May 18, 2008
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TRex86
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Change, Hope... and Money!
Gosh, you left out nuclear war in the MiddleEast if we elect McCain or Hillary. That's gonna be total fun! posted 05/16/2008 at 07:23:08
The two "losers" are Clinton and McCain. Sadly, those who lack vision, well, lack vision. Cynicism is a cheap dodge that serves the Rovian status quo. Obama is not the second coming, but he is positioned (with big majorities in both houses) to institute a Neo-New Deal. It won't be easy. Get past your fears. posted 05/16/2008 at 07:10:56
What's an elitist, Mr. Primate? Is this post the best you can do? posted 05/16/2008 at 07:06:10
The Tortured Law on Torture
Reading Beretta and Fred makes me sick at heart. By their account (and John Yoo's) McCain wasn't tortured in the Hanoi Hilton.
Once upon a time America held the high moral ground. No more. What's doubly tragic is that the threat of terrorism is all psychological. Al Qaeda has no capability to inflict major damage on our country. Of course, they don't need to destroy us; we're doing it ourselves.
Of all the egregious failures of the Bush administration this one puts us in league with the devil.
Jail to the Chief--and his evil minions. posted 05/15/2008 at 16:36:54
Once upon a time America held the high moral ground. No more. What's doubly tragic is that the threat of terrorism is all psychological. Al Qaeda has no capability to inflict major damage on our country. Of course, they don't need to destroy us; we're doing it ourselves.
Of all the egregious failures of the Bush administration this one puts us in league with the devil.
Jail to the Chief--and his evil minions. posted 05/15/2008 at 16:36:54
Top 10 Reasons Obama Defeated Clinton for the Democratic Nomination
Unfortunately, Hillary is running the Decline and Fall of the Third Reich as her campaign strategy. Long after the war is lost she fights on, accomlishing only more death and destruction. As evidenced by her "hard working white people" line of reasoning it's no longer a virtue for her to continue. We've already had rigid and stubborn for the past seven years.
No matter if she turns sweetness and light her credibility has been damaged beyond repair. Even George Wallace realized late in life the error of his ways. posted 05/12/2008 at 13:51:06
No matter if she turns sweetness and light her credibility has been damaged beyond repair. Even George Wallace realized late in life the error of his ways. posted 05/12/2008 at 13:51:06
Clinton Still Attacking Obama On Campaign Trail
How do we get our new Terminator to crawl through that metal press?
She is becoming a self-parody. Between Bill's demented rants and her neverending, now racist, campaign it's hard to believe that she will emerge from with a scintilla of credibility.
My Daddy used to say, "If you find yourself in a hole stop digging." posted 05/10/2008 at 14:44:22
She is becoming a self-parody. Between Bill's demented rants and her neverending, now racist, campaign it's hard to believe that she will emerge from with a scintilla of credibility.
My Daddy used to say, "If you find yourself in a hole stop digging." posted 05/10/2008 at 14:44:22
The Military Analyst Scandal Dies -- Even on NPR?
Of course. Castro has been a disaster for his people--only made worse by our stupid policy towards Cuba.
My challenge to you: will you abandon such debating gimmicks as using a strawman ("folks like you never criticize...") and discuss the issue at hand directly? posted 05/10/2008 at 14:33:28
My challenge to you: will you abandon such debating gimmicks as using a strawman ("folks like you never criticize...") and discuss the issue at hand directly? posted 05/10/2008 at 14:33:28
"Folks like you never criticize that."
On what basis, pray tell, sir do you make that statement?
You don't know me.
The use of such a broad generalization is the sign of a lazy--if not empty--mind.
How dare you. Go back to Dittoland. posted 05/10/2008 at 08:01:14
On what basis, pray tell, sir do you make that statement?
You don't know me.
The use of such a broad generalization is the sign of a lazy--if not empty--mind.
How dare you. Go back to Dittoland. posted 05/10/2008 at 08:01:14
NPR's worst sin is its insipid coverage of the news. The conversation programs occasionally have interesting material, but they carefully steer away from anyone outside a narrow, centrist world view. Far better to have the argumentative edge of unabashedly right or leftwing programs than the watered down, safe jargon they propound. Can anyone make sense of their interchangeable use of words like militants, insurgents, extremists in their coverage of Iraq? Note how they describe Palestinians as "gunmen" and Israelis as soldiers or defense forces. Despite their callow service of corporate Amerika, mostly they're just lazy. posted 05/10/2008 at 07:55:08
'Scuse me, colonel, "defeatist news about OUR side during wartime" is a classic propaganda phrase. FYI, we won the war five years ago. That mission was accomplished. What followed, the illegal occupation of a non-belligerent nation has been a disaster, the results of which cannot be turned into a simplistic "win:lose" paradigm. Gen. Shenseki (sp?) knew this when he criticized the size of the occupation forces. Moreover, our failure to have clear goals for the occupation--or goals that are under our control--is a failure worse than Vietnam.
As to the "warring powers" concept, who's the other "warring power?" That notion is Cold War stuff. If it's Al Qaeda, we gave them a pass when we invaded Iraq. It's bad enough to spout Bush talking points, but the tragedy is a complete failure to understand our failed policy to the point that the desperate Bushites are threatening a war with Iran for no reason other than homeland politics--a war we could lose unless we deploy nuclear weapons. posted 05/10/2008 at 07:28:00
As to the "warring powers" concept, who's the other "warring power?" That notion is Cold War stuff. If it's Al Qaeda, we gave them a pass when we invaded Iraq. It's bad enough to spout Bush talking points, but the tragedy is a complete failure to understand our failed policy to the point that the desperate Bushites are threatening a war with Iran for no reason other than homeland politics--a war we could lose unless we deploy nuclear weapons. posted 05/10/2008 at 07:28:00
NPR has been a joke for some time. They are leaders in timid, tepid reporting. Their editorial spin is reflected in their vacuous style manual. For instance, in a recent interview with Isabelle Allende the interviewer mentioned that her uncle Salvador had "died under suspicious circumstances." No shit. He was deposed and murdered by a military coup headed by Augosto Pinochet. If NPR dodges this kind of non-controversy (was Kissinger vetting their copy?) imagine what they do with current events. They are masters of the world of pseudo-controversy: "Some say the world is flat; others disagree." A pox on their useless house. posted 05/09/2008 at 09:05:23
Bill: "I Didn't Come Here To Ask You To Vote For My Wife"
Pray for her to regain a sense of decency.
Pray for her to take the high road.
Pray for her not to destroy the Democratic Party.
Pray for her to drop out. posted 05/05/2008 at 09:19:03
Pray for her to take the high road.
Pray for her not to destroy the Democratic Party.
Pray for her to drop out. posted 05/05/2008 at 09:19:03
The New Karl Rove: Sidney Blumenthal (And Hillary Is in Bed with Both of Them)
Alas, the seeker has such a long way to go. Love that "converted to Christianity" line though.
The awful truth is that Obama made the fatal error of going to a black church. Moreover it kept videos of sermons--from 20 years of which a whole minute of irrational ranting could be found. Shoulda gone to the Crystal cathedral, Obama, you phony Christian convert. Hanging with those white folks in Orange County mighta even made a Republican out of you so you could join Ken Blackwell, Clarence Thomas and other elite (AKA token) black people on the right. posted 05/05/2008 at 09:36:07
The awful truth is that Obama made the fatal error of going to a black church. Moreover it kept videos of sermons--from 20 years of which a whole minute of irrational ranting could be found. Shoulda gone to the Crystal cathedral, Obama, you phony Christian convert. Hanging with those white folks in Orange County mighta even made a Republican out of you so you could join Ken Blackwell, Clarence Thomas and other elite (AKA token) black people on the right. posted 05/05/2008 at 09:36:07
Hillary's Psychic Reality
This interesting analysis of Hillary's fluid grasp on reality goes far to explain her ability to endure Bill's sexual escapades. Moreover, her disconnect from the real world makes her comes across as a female GW Bush (with a higher IQ). Do we need this in the White House? posted 05/02/2008 at 21:20:05
The New Security
Our "insecurity" is a paranoid delusion used to feed the military-industrial complex. We spend more than the rest of the world combined on defense. Against what? Sorry, a bunch of ragtag religious fanatics can't do one millionth the damage of a Soviet nuke. We wallow in our stupidity and greed while spending ourselves into banana republic status.
As the USSR collapsed of its own contradictions so shall we. America has become the Gilded Age Redux, a land driven to put wealth in the pockets of the rich and pauperize everyone else. Our pathetic Iraq war was won in three weeks. We have spent more time since--and as much money--as we did in WWII pursuing an illegal occupation of a non-belligerent nation. I can only hope to live long enough to see our leaders tried before the World Court for their crimes. Shame on us. Stop the madness now! posted 04/30/2008 at 09:39:39
As the USSR collapsed of its own contradictions so shall we. America has become the Gilded Age Redux, a land driven to put wealth in the pockets of the rich and pauperize everyone else. Our pathetic Iraq war was won in three weeks. We have spent more time since--and as much money--as we did in WWII pursuing an illegal occupation of a non-belligerent nation. I can only hope to live long enough to see our leaders tried before the World Court for their crimes. Shame on us. Stop the madness now! posted 04/30/2008 at 09:39:39
So, You Want a Theocracy Now?
All continents have an HIV epidemic. The mode of spread is somewhat different. It jumped from Africa to Europe to the USA via gay sex in the late 70's but remained heterosexual in Africa due certain practices of female prostitutes using vaginal emollients. Since the initial wave of gay HIV in most modern countries it is driven by IV drug abuse. Our idiotic policies on drugs will make it impossible to eradicate in the USA.
Africa remains a case of abject poverty with most countries' per capita GDP at about $200, making any sort of systematic eradication impossible. Of course, the USA is too pre-occupied with the exaggerated threat of terrorism to attend to real threats to human life like HIV. Diverting a fraction of our military budget to research would probably get a cure for this tricky RNA retrovirus, but in the "minds" of our ruling racists, homophobes and xenophobes--why waste money on that? posted 04/30/2008 at 10:19:12
Africa remains a case of abject poverty with most countries' per capita GDP at about $200, making any sort of systematic eradication impossible. Of course, the USA is too pre-occupied with the exaggerated threat of terrorism to attend to real threats to human life like HIV. Diverting a fraction of our military budget to research would probably get a cure for this tricky RNA retrovirus, but in the "minds" of our ruling racists, homophobes and xenophobes--why waste money on that? posted 04/30/2008 at 10:19:12
Obama's Reverend Wright Press Conference (VIDEO)
A lot of bizarre "damned if you do..." posts. How about taking Obama at his word: He rejected Rev. Wright's prior over the top statements. He now rejects Rev. Wright Redux. Anybody bother to notice that a Clinton supporter set up yesterday's NPC appearance? Gee, how'd that happen?
The sad truth is that this is a historic election with the first electable black and the first electable woman running against each other. The Democrats are carrying water for social justice issues that have been neglected since the late 60's. Actually, this primary has unearthed rancor that has been embedded in Western Civilization for millennia, second class status for women, blacks and various other religious or ethnic minorities. As the goal comes near it's no wonder that both candidates tend to lose their poise. They are auditioning for future iconic status.
Given these facts, I think Obama wins out by staying on the high ground. Hillary's MO is vicious and destructive. It's not much of a win to get to the top behaving like those who been the oppressors. Sainthood is seldom bestowed on the survivor when lots of bodies litter the town square. posted 04/29/2008 at 14:52:31
The sad truth is that this is a historic election with the first electable black and the first electable woman running against each other. The Democrats are carrying water for social justice issues that have been neglected since the late 60's. Actually, this primary has unearthed rancor that has been embedded in Western Civilization for millennia, second class status for women, blacks and various other religious or ethnic minorities. As the goal comes near it's no wonder that both candidates tend to lose their poise. They are auditioning for future iconic status.
Given these facts, I think Obama wins out by staying on the high ground. Hillary's MO is vicious and destructive. It's not much of a win to get to the top behaving like those who been the oppressors. Sainthood is seldom bestowed on the survivor when lots of bodies litter the town square. posted 04/29/2008 at 14:52:31
Clinton Backer "Organized" Wright's Press Club Event
His ministry did a great service to his community--white, black and otherwise. His few inflammatory statements (taken out of context) were only fuel for McCarthyite guilt by association. They had begun to dwindle away until his latest antics, which seem to come straight from the Clinton playbook. He shows no generosity of spirit, no magninimity, no forgiveness of the undeserved scorn heaped on him--up until now. I guess having the first AA president is not as important as pumping up his own ego. posted 04/29/2008 at 13:28:19
Another Tonya Harding moment. I would like more details of what "organized" means, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Clintons knew Reynolds was going to put Rev. Wright out front. They will do anything to damage Obama. I think it will backfire on them however. Wright's public persona is so toxic that it's easy to distance Obama from his "former pastor." Moreover, it's better that this happens now rather than October. Overexposure to the real Wright does less damage than 30 sec soundbytes on an endless loop. It amazes me how churlish the minister is behaving. Jealousy? Spite?
Consult your Bible, Jeremiah. posted 04/29/2008 at 13:22:23
Consult your Bible, Jeremiah. posted 04/29/2008 at 13:22:23
Media Jump Ship From Obama To Clinton
Obama's McGovern coalition? Good. We're not running against an incumbent criminal named Richard Nixon; we're facing McSame who has become The Worst of Bush. We can beat McSame running one of my dogs for president. We just need to get going. And let's stop apologizing for progressivism and rolling over whenever they slime us. A clear, dignified rebuttal is easy. We have the votes. We have the money. Our agenda has been side-tracked for thirty years.
Besides, it's about damn time that the progressive McGovernites had a shot at straightening out this benighted country. Even though he's a loyal supporter of Hillary (endorsed early and won't change his public support) George McGovern has a very clear-eyed view of the horrors of what America has become in the era of Reagan-Bush. What happened to our economy? Where'd social justice get buried? How did we become militaristic aggressors against other nations? When did blithering incompetence and cronyism become requisites for presidential appointments?
God granted McGovern a long life to vindicate his vision. He was a true war hero, but he hates war. He is disgusted at our Hundred Years War in Iraq and all the sundry depradations of Bushworld. I hope he's a keynoter at Obama's nomination. posted 04/25/2008 at 10:51:47
Besides, it's about damn time that the progressive McGovernites had a shot at straightening out this benighted country. Even though he's a loyal supporter of Hillary (endorsed early and won't change his public support) George McGovern has a very clear-eyed view of the horrors of what America has become in the era of Reagan-Bush. What happened to our economy? Where'd social justice get buried? How did we become militaristic aggressors against other nations? When did blithering incompetence and cronyism become requisites for presidential appointments?
God granted McGovern a long life to vindicate his vision. He was a true war hero, but he hates war. He is disgusted at our Hundred Years War in Iraq and all the sundry depradations of Bushworld. I hope he's a keynoter at Obama's nomination. posted 04/25/2008 at 10:51:47
"Fairy Tale," "Jesse Jackson" and The Evil Genius of Bill Clinton at Work in Pennsylvania
Friends of progressivism also don't dredge up 60's radicals like Bill Ayers for another round of guilt-by-association. Bad enough they do the Rev Wright smear all day long. In Hillary's case she hung with radicals and commies back then, but oh how soon we forget. It's not a memory problem because she can remember things that never happened. It's just craven opportunism. Doesn't anybody get it? The "electability" issue is code for the fact that Obama is black. posted 04/24/2008 at 15:48:22
Bill's IOU to Hillary for his life of sexual addiction was to get her elected president. When her campaign ran aground in Iowa panic set in. He has done nothing since then but tarnish his presidential image by acting unpresidential and unstatesmanlike in ways heretofor unseen from any ex-president. (Granted none previously has run his spouse for the office). Not even the disgraced Nixon, who managed to salvage his reputation after leaving office. The pathological co-dependency between the two Clintons--Bill, the naughty boy and Hillary the scorning, scolding angry mother--is reason enough to keep her from office. America does not need a sequel to their late 90's melodrama. posted 04/24/2008 at 13:48:42
About Bill: It's not rare to emerge from open heart surgery having lost some cognitive function. Lifelong Bill made it on his glib brilliance despite significant character flaws. Now he's lost a lot of that brilliance but retains the flaws. posted 04/24/2008 at 13:37:46
Why Hillary Makes My Wife Scream
Hillary epitomiozes the decline and fall of the Boomers. Maybe the marijuana did cause brain damage. She was an OK fellow traveler with radical causes back in the 60's when it was trendy. Now she is a disgusting, triangulating, sabre-rattling, Red-baiting opportunist. She is willing to trash the Democrats' chances in November to make the case for her "electability." I don't know what's more infuriating, her use of a former Weatherman to smear Obama or her snuggling with the excerable Scaife to win his endorsement.
Obama will be nominated anyway, and she will say, "I told you so," not "I made it so" when McSame wins the election. She has no moral compass and knows no shame. Cackle. Cackle. posted 04/23/2008 at 09:56:34
Obama will be nominated anyway, and she will say, "I told you so," not "I made it so" when McSame wins the election. She has no moral compass and knows no shame. Cackle. Cackle. posted 04/23/2008 at 09:56:34
Hillary Clinton Slams MoveOn With Karl Rove's Lies
Hillary has narcissistic personality dosorder. She is charter member of the Hillary party. It stands for whatever she wants whenever she wants it. Condemning MoveOn is tantamount to eating the seed corn. Cultivating a base of young progressives is the best way to get to a future that isn't The Sorrows of Empire. She gives opportunism a bad name. Her desperation has taken her far out of bounds.
Hillary, STFU! posted 04/21/2008 at 11:31:40
Hillary, STFU! posted 04/21/2008 at 11:31:40
Kristol, Lieberman, and Will Unmask Obama's Secret Marxist Agenda
The Republicans are unreformed Social Darwinists, throw-backs to the late 19th Century. They accumulate fellow travelers along the way, former Trotskyites and drop-outs from the New Left who become neo-cons, giving a face of imperialistic pretension. Nonetheless, the central organizing principle hasn't changed since Lincoln was shot. The Republican party is the party of wealth. It transmutes wealth into political power in order to defend itself. All other positions are marriages de convenance. Balanced budgets? Only if it suits their desire to destroy federal social programs. Vast deficits? Ditto. Isolationism? Expansionism? Whatever is good for their corporate allies.
Some history: During the Depression they started a counter-revolution to undo the New Deal. They got side-tracked by WWII, and war hero Ike was no Republican, so they didn't get a real Republican president until Nixon. His IQ lifted him a bit above the crass self-interest of the breed. Unfortunately his personality disorder did him in. From Reagan on the Republicans have stayed on task: transfer wealth to the wealthy.
They have manipulated voters to act against their own interests, perfecting wedge issues like abortion to drive traditional Democrats out of the party. They have manipulated tax policy to put more and more of the burden of government the lower classes. (The SS tax is the highest tax for 75% of Americans; yet its surplus revenue is used to offset the deficit in progressive income taxes). Follow the money... posted 04/18/2008 at 11:46:10
Some history: During the Depression they started a counter-revolution to undo the New Deal. They got side-tracked by WWII, and war hero Ike was no Republican, so they didn't get a real Republican president until Nixon. His IQ lifted him a bit above the crass self-interest of the breed. Unfortunately his personality disorder did him in. From Reagan on the Republicans have stayed on task: transfer wealth to the wealthy.
They have manipulated voters to act against their own interests, perfecting wedge issues like abortion to drive traditional Democrats out of the party. They have manipulated tax policy to put more and more of the burden of government the lower classes. (The SS tax is the highest tax for 75% of Americans; yet its surplus revenue is used to offset the deficit in progressive income taxes). Follow the money... posted 04/18/2008 at 11:46:10
My Recollection of Hillary Clinton at the 1995 Camp David Meeting
I wonder if Bill lost some brain cells with his open heart surgery. (Not joking here). It's not uncommon to have permanent cognitive changes. Maybe Darth Cheney has the same problem. Rumor has it that he was once liked and respected by his Democratic colleagues before his many cardiac events turned him into Torquemada. posted 04/17/2008 at 21:28:37
So after seven years of the most anti-intellectual, incurious, and not coincidentally incompetent president in history we should be uncomfortable that the Clintons held Chataquas with "intellectuals." This is how far down this country has gone. No intellectuals need apply. Let's stay stupid and ignorant because it's condescending to use good English and bolster ideas with scholarship. Hell, let's go on creating our own reality. Why be proud about knowing anything? Those snobby PhD's--who needs em by jingo. posted 04/17/2008 at 21:23:49
Ayers And Obama: What Is Their Relationship?
No, the use of Bill Ayers is a red herring actually. It's also guilt by association. In the fantasy world of gotcha politics a candidate's having any contact with a morally impure individual requires an accounting for the actions and beliefs of that person. Don't talk about the candidate's views; talk about somebody else's and smear the candidate with that person's views. Up to and including the candidate's spouse the discussion should be about the candidate's views not somebody else's. As journalism it's lazy. It's cheap. It's shallow. It's stupid--and ultimately a grand distraction from the important questions of the day. Indeed a divide no longer exists between the place where Karl Rove ends and the MSM begin. posted 04/17/2008 at 21:54:33
Your point? posted 04/17/2008 at 21:36:53
The tensions of the 60's and early 70's drove a few people to extreme criminal acts. They were wrong. MLK showed how effective non-violence can be; they showed how ineffective violence is. Unfortunately, we only hear about the Weathermen, the Panthers and other lefty organizations. We have forgotten the swath of illegal acts perpetuated by the federal government back then. Agitation, domestic spying and assassination were part of the federal counter-revolution. Fred Hampton? Salvador Allende? Our docile, anencephalic press only dredges up a selected, well-scrubbed version of history in order to do guilt-by-association games.
But what's our excuse for failing to stay on top of the real day-to-day crimes of the Bush administration? We're preoccupied with terrorism? If that's the case why is Osama still wandering the Pakistan-Afghanistan border dragging his dialysis machine behind him? The fact is that the terrorist threat is completely overblown, however it serves the needs of our lazy journalists and our neo-fascistic government. It's the boogeyman against which we can eternally fear-monger. Their capacity to harm us is less than the Asian flu. They did their worst by catalyzing our self-destruction. posted 04/17/2008 at 15:34:21
But what's our excuse for failing to stay on top of the real day-to-day crimes of the Bush administration? We're preoccupied with terrorism? If that's the case why is Osama still wandering the Pakistan-Afghanistan border dragging his dialysis machine behind him? The fact is that the terrorist threat is completely overblown, however it serves the needs of our lazy journalists and our neo-fascistic government. It's the boogeyman against which we can eternally fear-monger. Their capacity to harm us is less than the Asian flu. They did their worst by catalyzing our self-destruction. posted 04/17/2008 at 15:34:21
Wayne, the Evil Knievel of conclusion leaping. My former dentist murdered his wife in 1977. So I hang out with murderers? A job awaits you on Fox news. I guess that's why you use the play on Wayne's World, trolling for a spot when O'Reilly departs. You'll fit right in. posted 04/17/2008 at 15:10:21
Perhaps the most pathetic, ill-conceived post in the history of Huffpo. Get help. posted 04/17/2008 at 14:50:19
Undefendable (sic.)? Hillary's use of this latest attack is indefensible. posted 04/17/2008 at 14:43:23
HI, Rush. Time to blog in your busy schedule? posted 04/17/2008 at 14:18:05
The "Hate America" criwd? Is this your new pen name, Rush? posted 04/17/2008 at 14:12:27
She has finally done it. Under no circumstances will I vote for Hillary. It's not that Bill pardoned two Weathermen (which she has conveniently forgotten)--a commendable act compared to Marc Rich--it is her exploitation of fading memories of late 60's radicalism to bolster her sagging campaign. She's gone too far whether the words came from her lips or her surrogates.
She was a contemporary to Bill Avery. She lambasted Edward Brooke, the (liberal) Republican (African-American) senator from Massachusetts at the Wellesley graduation, remember? She worked for a radical Berkeley law firm, remember? Those were tough times that led to the brink of fascism with government show trials, cointelpro, agents provocateurs, FBI assassinations, the War on the Panthers and all the better known dealings of the Nixon administration. The true story has yet to come out, but she knows enough to know that demagoguery on those bygone times is a despicable way to run for public office in 2008.
Hillary knows no shame. She stands for nothing! She is a hypocrite extraordinaire, a spoiled, nasty, arrogant narcissist. She isn't going to be president. Time to get over it. posted 04/17/2008 at 14:09:56
She was a contemporary to Bill Avery. She lambasted Edward Brooke, the (liberal) Republican (African-American) senator from Massachusetts at the Wellesley graduation, remember? She worked for a radical Berkeley law firm, remember? Those were tough times that led to the brink of fascism with government show trials, cointelpro, agents provocateurs, FBI assassinations, the War on the Panthers and all the better known dealings of the Nixon administration. The true story has yet to come out, but she knows enough to know that demagoguery on those bygone times is a despicable way to run for public office in 2008.
Hillary knows no shame. She stands for nothing! She is a hypocrite extraordinaire, a spoiled, nasty, arrogant narcissist. She isn't going to be president. Time to get over it. posted 04/17/2008 at 14:09:56
Lies and Consequences
Great post. Joe Welsh lives on. posted 04/16/2008 at 12:19:07
Joe Lieberman Willing To Star At GOP Convention
Lieberman is a non-entity, but his descent from freedom rider to Republican wannabe is truly depressing. It should be an object lesson in the loss of youthful ideals. From anti-Vietnam to Bomb Iran. Disgusting. I suspect he represents interests external to both political parties. posted 04/17/2008 at 09:49:38
The Power and Responsibility of our Nation's Broadcasters
The good capitalist will sell you the rope you use to hang him.
N. Lenin posted 04/16/2008 at 09:54:29
N. Lenin posted 04/16/2008 at 09:54:29
Now the right wing buzzword elitist is back out there in the ethers. What pray tell does it mean? Rich people that are traitors to their class? The Bush administration is full of grads of Ivy League schools. Are they elitists too? W went to Andover, Yale and Harvard. Does his faux Texas accent save him from being an "elitist?" That meaningless word is just another propaganda tool to keep the underclass distracted from hearing the real message about the way this country has been driven into the ground by the plutocracy. posted 04/16/2008 at 09:53:08
This is the stuff of a great Steve Martin skit.
I suspect at the end of the talk he paused a few beats and said, "Nah!"
I can't imagine the audience got it. posted 04/16/2008 at 09:32:50
I suspect at the end of the talk he paused a few beats and said, "Nah!"
I can't imagine the audience got it. posted 04/16/2008 at 09:32:50
Confessions of an Elitist
Not factual. The inspectors were in Iraq. (Blix and Al Baradei). They were finding NOTHING! Everyone knew this in real time. Many have reinvented these facts afterwards because what we did was despicable, engaging in an unprovoked war of aggression. That Hussein was horrible didn't differentiate him from many of our allies like the Saudis who provided most of the 9/11 hijackers. His oil sure made him special however. Call me what you will. Use whatever rightwing buzz words make you feel happy, but we were wrong and remain so. This country has engaged in war crimes. We have killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis for no good reason. I hope our leaders pay the price some day soon. If this is elitism, so be it. posted 04/17/2008 at 15:53:27
Rational thinking is an acquired taste. Nothing in popular culture is intended to cultivate critical thought. Au contraire, in a consumption driven economy we are constantly programmed to consume based on the most primitive emotional appeals. No wonder the political process has not moved beyond the "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion" level of name-calling of the late 19th century. Political campaigns are sales campaigns. They do not prosper if they raise the bar. Moreover, negativism breeds cynicism, which paralyzes marginal voters, ceding the election to special interest groups that show up to vote their issue (guns, abortion, gay marriage, etc).
The Willie Horton smear on Dukakis was a classic emotional appeal as crude as those of yore. (Dukakis had nothing to do with his release--but what if he had?) GHWB shamelessly dragged out a blatant racist message and voila! his 19 point gap vanished. In the Atwater/Rove era there are lies, damned lies and politics. I can hardly wait to see what the repugs throw at Obama (or Hillary) in the fall. It will go well beyond the Muslim, unpatriotic, elitism crap we've sampled so far. posted 04/16/2008 at 10:10:15
The Willie Horton smear on Dukakis was a classic emotional appeal as crude as those of yore. (Dukakis had nothing to do with his release--but what if he had?) GHWB shamelessly dragged out a blatant racist message and voila! his 19 point gap vanished. In the Atwater/Rove era there are lies, damned lies and politics. I can hardly wait to see what the repugs throw at Obama (or Hillary) in the fall. It will go well beyond the Muslim, unpatriotic, elitism crap we've sampled so far. posted 04/16/2008 at 10:10:15
Should Thin Be Illegal?
The ultra-thin aesthetic is simply a marketing tool to make real people feel unattractive. Spend your way to beauty. Consume without consuming (food). While it may make sense to drape overpriced couture on a human praying mantis it's not a good lesson for young people who end up smoking cigarettes to "maintain their weight." Two deaths for the price of one. Moreover, artistically, I find nothing attractive in 85 pound teen-agers. Does anyone recall the ideal woman of the 19th century? Lillian Russell et al were rather hefty. In the early 20th century when the aesthetic changed women ate tapeworms to keep their weight down. Ain't western culture grand? posted 04/17/2008 at 09:40:31
What Will a Hillary Clinton Presidency Look Like?
Mendacity means lying. I think you meant audacity or didn't you use it because Obama owns that word? posted 04/14/2008 at 11:37:17
Don't you get it, MM? "Who cares about race relations when I cannot feed my children...?" THE ULTIMATE WEDGE ISSUE IS RACE. Race is a proxy for economic exploitation. When all else fails divide us along specious racial lines. It's those blacks on affirmative action or those Mexicans taking all the good jobs. God forbid that we look at the plutocracy that's really running this country (into the ground). Racism kept the white share-croppers docile because they had somebody to look down on. This is what Obama was saying to those "latte-sipping Californians:" Bush panders to the "haves and have-mores" while those at the bottom of the ladder cling desperately to their distractions. Americans will do almost anything to avoid a class-based analysis of a country in which the kleptocracy, the top 0.5% have prospered over the last 30 years--at the expense of everyone else. Without the comforting distractions the economic slide would have caused armed rebellion. The ruling elite are super-rich internationalists that happily ship our jobs overseas...and religion is the opiate of the right wing. posted 04/14/2008 at 11:34:02
Definitely not psychotic, but a personality disorder is likely: narcissistic-histrionic. Her loose grasp on reality and ever-shifting explanations--sans apology--for mendacities are quite Bush-like.
She is much the distaff version of W. While there is no evidence to suggest the cold, abusive upbringing under mother Babs that the Shrub endured, her attraction and loyalty to her utterly flaky husband suggests a highly dysfunctional childhood in which normality was non-existent. Alcohol family?
In any case, Bernstein's observation that she bloomed only when Bill was out of the picture bodes ill for her putative presidency. Their co-dependant psychodrama is not the right stuff for this terrible era. It might be well for McCain to win as things are headed into the toilet no matter what Hillary or Obama do. Let McSame play Hoover to W's two terms of mcKinley/Coolidge. posted 04/14/2008 at 11:16:41
She is much the distaff version of W. While there is no evidence to suggest the cold, abusive upbringing under mother Babs that the Shrub endured, her attraction and loyalty to her utterly flaky husband suggests a highly dysfunctional childhood in which normality was non-existent. Alcohol family?
In any case, Bernstein's observation that she bloomed only when Bill was out of the picture bodes ill for her putative presidency. Their co-dependant psychodrama is not the right stuff for this terrible era. It might be well for McCain to win as things are headed into the toilet no matter what Hillary or Obama do. Let McSame play Hoover to W's two terms of mcKinley/Coolidge. posted 04/14/2008 at 11:16:41
Here We Go Again
Hillary's use of the "elitist" tag was straight from the Rove playbook. She has no shame. Her desperation to win at any cost has her parrotting Repug's talking points and campaigning for McCain. She is the nadir (not Nader) of the Democratic party, a waffling, triangulating fake who claims to understand the plight of blue collar America. And now she's a gun nut?
I recommend Eric Alterman's essay in the Nation for a study of the etymology of "elitist," a powerful right wing buzzword utterly devoid of meaning. When God, guns and gays no longer distract the downtrodden from their fate it is the last refuge of the ruling class to label critics of the status quo as "elitist snobs" that look down their noses at real people. It worked against Dukakis, Kerry and Gore. It may even work against Obama. An "elitist" black man. Who knew?
That the patrician Bush clan can be portrayed as common folk is laughable enough, but much of the repug leadership has bloodlines that include Andover, Choate, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, breeding grounds of the conservative elite, the top tier of which are the Skull and Bones men from Yale. What they learned at those fancy schools was how to get average Americans to vote against their own interests. Must be a grad level course in propaganda... posted 04/14/2008 at 09:20:20
I recommend Eric Alterman's essay in the Nation for a study of the etymology of "elitist," a powerful right wing buzzword utterly devoid of meaning. When God, guns and gays no longer distract the downtrodden from their fate it is the last refuge of the ruling class to label critics of the status quo as "elitist snobs" that look down their noses at real people. It worked against Dukakis, Kerry and Gore. It may even work against Obama. An "elitist" black man. Who knew?
That the patrician Bush clan can be portrayed as common folk is laughable enough, but much of the repug leadership has bloodlines that include Andover, Choate, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, breeding grounds of the conservative elite, the top tier of which are the Skull and Bones men from Yale. What they learned at those fancy schools was how to get average Americans to vote against their own interests. Must be a grad level course in propaganda... posted 04/14/2008 at 09:20:20
Obama's Remarks Give Clinton an Opening
Hillary once again goes to the repugnants' playbook. She of the $100 million family income. The proof that Hillary is Republican Lite is her disingenuous use of the "elitist" label. This is the tag the repugnants hung on Kerry in 2004. He wind-surfed, "looked french," and spoke with a Boston accent. Heavens, he must have been an elitist snob looking down his nose at all the fools that let God, guns and gays stand in the way of his triumph. Man-of the-People George W Bush was just a good ole boy you could have a beer with down in Crawford.
It is mind-blowing that Hillary persists in echoing McCain in her desperate quest to recapture a nomination that long since slipped out of her grasp. The Tonya Harding of politics. And do we need Bill wandering around making things up as he goes along? Despite his occasional slips Obama has emerged as the class act in this campaign. I guess in Hillaryworld that makes him an elitist. posted 04/12/2008 at 14:51:44
It is mind-blowing that Hillary persists in echoing McCain in her desperate quest to recapture a nomination that long since slipped out of her grasp. The Tonya Harding of politics. And do we need Bill wandering around making things up as he goes along? Despite his occasional slips Obama has emerged as the class act in this campaign. I guess in Hillaryworld that makes him an elitist. posted 04/12/2008 at 14:51:44
Punished for the Truth
Obama is the "elitist" and millionaire McCain a man of the people? The mystery of politics is how consistently Americans vote against their own interests. Obama hit on this phenomenon, the displaced anger from the economic freefall of the past 30 years. The ruling class has waged a brilliant propaganda war. Once they captured the media they owned the message. No criticism of the folly of marketplace worship that passes for economic policy. The income gap is back to that of the Gilded Age. Other than the top 0.5% everyone else has slid continuously since the Reagan Revolution. The distractions have succeeded, the scapegoating, religiosity and mind-numbing amusements.
When will Joe Average figure it out? Absent a clear-eyed (Marxist) critique Americans cling to the get-rich-quick illusion sold 24x7 by the corporate media. Missing blondes get more coverage than torture, illegal wars, spying, politicized law enforcement--or Enron's missing billions. Our political philosophy remains unjustifyably self-congratulatory: Jingoism, Chauvinism and other forms of ostentatious patriotism trump criticism of our foreign policy. Religion IS the opiate of the people. Guns DO create a false sense of security. That John McCain has a chance to win the election is testimony to how deluded we have become. Anyone who thinks Obama's observations on blue collar Pennsylvania were "elitist" should check out the Deerhunter and reflect on how well things have gone for the citizens of the Quaker State over the 30 years since that movie was released. posted 04/12/2008 at 14:26:56
When will Joe Average figure it out? Absent a clear-eyed (Marxist) critique Americans cling to the get-rich-quick illusion sold 24x7 by the corporate media. Missing blondes get more coverage than torture, illegal wars, spying, politicized law enforcement--or Enron's missing billions. Our political philosophy remains unjustifyably self-congratulatory: Jingoism, Chauvinism and other forms of ostentatious patriotism trump criticism of our foreign policy. Religion IS the opiate of the people. Guns DO create a false sense of security. That John McCain has a chance to win the election is testimony to how deluded we have become. Anyone who thinks Obama's observations on blue collar Pennsylvania were "elitist" should check out the Deerhunter and reflect on how well things have gone for the citizens of the Quaker State over the 30 years since that movie was released. posted 04/12/2008 at 14:26:56
We Can't Afford This War Anymore
Blade, you have a point but don't realize it. The entitlements aren't unconstitutional. They represent a special category of "non-discretionary" spending, run on autopilot without annual congressional budgeting. The entitlements need an overhaul. Their financing is highly regressive (highest on those with the least money). Medicare is not sustainable much longer. Social Security can hang on for a few decades more, but an ugly little secret is the fact that it has been in surplus since the Reagan "tax cuts." That surplus isn't sitting in a vault somewhere. It's been borrowed to offset the huge deficit in general revenues. Some day that borrowing will represent a multi-trillion dollar claim against income tax revenues.
The military budget is by far the biggest discretionary item and is back to a level not seen since the USSR was deemed a threat. It is crowding out other important matters like research, highways, etc. Moreover, our spending on Iraq is now close to what we spent in WWII (and we've been there longer than our role in that war). We have the good fortune that we can recognize that the Iraq invasion was a catastrophic mistake and walk away. We can then spend a few dollars pursuing Bin Ladin where he actually lives while pocketing the savings on defense spending. Everybody wins. posted 04/14/2008 at 13:47:51
The military budget is by far the biggest discretionary item and is back to a level not seen since the USSR was deemed a threat. It is crowding out other important matters like research, highways, etc. Moreover, our spending on Iraq is now close to what we spent in WWII (and we've been there longer than our role in that war). We have the good fortune that we can recognize that the Iraq invasion was a catastrophic mistake and walk away. We can then spend a few dollars pursuing Bin Ladin where he actually lives while pocketing the savings on defense spending. Everybody wins. posted 04/14/2008 at 13:47:51
It's amazing what seven years of Republican rule have done to take us to the brink of collapse. Instead of continuing the prudent policies of the Clinton era they have sacked the treasury, burying us under debt that we may not be able to refinance. Meanwhile the unfunded liabilities of the feds mount to staggering levels, $40-50 trillion for Medicare and Social Security over the next 40 years. Add to that the guaranteed $10 trillion of federal debt Bush will leave behind and that's some real money.
It's not that we can't carry debt at 2% of GDP; it's the fact that the underpinnings of our economy are gone. As a debtor nation who's going to buy our debt? We're a consumption driven economy, and the consumer is tapped out. Home equity is the lowest since WWII. Our industrial base is gone. Our civic infrastructure is crumbling.
It's amazing that the American public still buys the absurd notion of a "War on Terror." We're willing to destroy ourselves pursuing its as yet unarticulated goals. We have hit the tipping point of all civilizations that collapse under the weight of arrogance and excess. How pathetic that the catalyst to our self-destruction was a few religious fanatics armed with $20 worth of box cutters. posted 04/14/2008 at 12:44:57
It's not that we can't carry debt at 2% of GDP; it's the fact that the underpinnings of our economy are gone. As a debtor nation who's going to buy our debt? We're a consumption driven economy, and the consumer is tapped out. Home equity is the lowest since WWII. Our industrial base is gone. Our civic infrastructure is crumbling.
It's amazing that the American public still buys the absurd notion of a "War on Terror." We're willing to destroy ourselves pursuing its as yet unarticulated goals. We have hit the tipping point of all civilizations that collapse under the weight of arrogance and excess. How pathetic that the catalyst to our self-destruction was a few religious fanatics armed with $20 worth of box cutters. posted 04/14/2008 at 12:44:57
Dude, if you're going to mention the "Clinton Recession" (sic.) then give deference to the surplus he left at the end of his term. He and Rubin left a plan in place to pay down a substantial portion of the national debt. Then the Republicrooks showed up and off-loaded the surplus into the pockets of their base, the "haves and have-mores."
Their recklessness, arrogance and outright stupidity led to the disastrous Iraq invasion--instead of staying on Osama, who's still out there dragging his dialysis machine from cave to cave. Iraq is a rathole. It is an occupation that cannot be defined as won or lost. Whenever we leave conditions will be the same, a catastrophically unstable country in the midst of our drug of choice, oil.
Bush and his supply-side, neocon cronies have created an economic checkmate. Regarding the economy nothing we do will lead to anything but pain. For starters, let's get out of Iraq NOW. Repeal the Bush tax giveaways. Then use that money (albeit much of it still borrowed from the Chinese and my kids) to do another New Deal, complete with all sorts of makework projects that repair our infrastructure and get Americans back to work. Invest some in alternative energy sources, restoration of the environment, and other liberal do-gooder projects that KEEP THE MONEY HERE. posted 04/14/2008 at 12:15:25
Their recklessness, arrogance and outright stupidity led to the disastrous Iraq invasion--instead of staying on Osama, who's still out there dragging his dialysis machine from cave to cave. Iraq is a rathole. It is an occupation that cannot be defined as won or lost. Whenever we leave conditions will be the same, a catastrophically unstable country in the midst of our drug of choice, oil.
Bush and his supply-side, neocon cronies have created an economic checkmate. Regarding the economy nothing we do will lead to anything but pain. For starters, let's get out of Iraq NOW. Repeal the Bush tax giveaways. Then use that money (albeit much of it still borrowed from the Chinese and my kids) to do another New Deal, complete with all sorts of makework projects that repair our infrastructure and get Americans back to work. Invest some in alternative energy sources, restoration of the environment, and other liberal do-gooder projects that KEEP THE MONEY HERE. posted 04/14/2008 at 12:15:25
Obama: No Surprise That Hard-Pressed Pennsylvanians Turn Bitter
Voting for the House of Homophobia? Are you nuts? The GOP wanted to quarantine gays a few years back. Now they routinely use homophobia to distract religious nutcases. It's like a Jew voting for Hamas. posted 04/12/2008 at 20:56:58
"Elitist" is a right wing yakker term. As with all their slurs it has a private meaning. It means a "traitor to his class." Any rich person that doesn't support Social Darwinism--making the rich richer--is an "elitist." One needs to appreciate the delicious irony in considering Obama an elitist and Bush/McSame a man of the people. posted 04/12/2008 at 20:48:08
Spot on. posted 04/12/2008 at 20:39:35
Quote his "hate" language, please. posted 04/12/2008 at 16:52:47
Yep. This is a worker's paradise. posted 04/12/2008 at 16:47:56
Yeah, by jingo! Are you David Horowitz? what exactly is your "heritage?" Does it come with a white sheet? Kindly explain how that 30 year war with the Islamic fascists works? Didn't we support one (Saddam--whom we gave CBW) back when Reagan was president? Didn't we arm and train a band of religious fanatics in Afghanistan (the Mujahadeen)? Ever heard of the word "blowback?" Or is blowhard the only word you know? posted 04/12/2008 at 16:46:42
The Clinton-Colombia Connection: It Goes Back a Long Way
The War on Drugs may not be as expensive a boondoggle as regular wars, but it sure has legs. At nearly 100 years-old (dating from the Harrison Act of 1914) it is an epitome of America's love of bad ideas. Amongst the beneficiaries are hack politicians that can play both sides of the road, maundering against illegal drugs while doing nothing that undermines this astonishingly profitable business. The only answer to America's drug problem is de-criminalization, medical management of a disease rather than continuing to use the criminal justice system in a role to which it is utterly unsuited. And BTW, Hillary is one of those "zero tolerance" zealots the reason for which is now abundantly clear. Does anyone believe that any innovation in drug policy will occur if she is elected? posted 04/10/2008 at 11:19:45
To Get Elected, Obama Must Cater To White Racists. Really?
"Confronting white fears?" "Putting the race issue to rest..." How laughably racist. Obama in one campaign can undo our hideous racial legacy. I wish. At least his election will be a huge symbol that the young folks are willing to start the healing and reconciliation.
Blaming the victim is a hoary courtroom scam. Let's see: for a 20 year-old AA male the odds of graduating from college are the same as the odds of being murdered, which has led to the peculiar observation that Americans in their teens and 20's are the only segment with a rising death rate. The odds of a young AA man of going to prison are about one half the odds of going on welfare, leaving a rather small population holding down regular middle class roles in society.
And entry level jobs are so plentiful. They can go into the army, of course--or deal drugs, but otherwise upward mobility is daunting. Maybe they can get legacy admissions to Yale. Or let them eat cake. Since African-Americans are genetically more Caucasian than African it's hard to make these phenomena a racial thing. Au contraire, race is a proxy for economic class. The exploitation of African Americans helps poor whites feel good about themselves. It supports the prison industry and the War on Drugs. It's a distraction from our top down class warfare wherein the ruling class loots the economy despite epic miss-management that threatens the next Great Depression. posted 04/09/2008 at 14:54:25
Blaming the victim is a hoary courtroom scam. Let's see: for a 20 year-old AA male the odds of graduating from college are the same as the odds of being murdered, which has led to the peculiar observation that Americans in their teens and 20's are the only segment with a rising death rate. The odds of a young AA man of going to prison are about one half the odds of going on welfare, leaving a rather small population holding down regular middle class roles in society.
And entry level jobs are so plentiful. They can go into the army, of course--or deal drugs, but otherwise upward mobility is daunting. Maybe they can get legacy admissions to Yale. Or let them eat cake. Since African-Americans are genetically more Caucasian than African it's hard to make these phenomena a racial thing. Au contraire, race is a proxy for economic class. The exploitation of African Americans helps poor whites feel good about themselves. It supports the prison industry and the War on Drugs. It's a distraction from our top down class warfare wherein the ruling class loots the economy despite epic miss-management that threatens the next Great Depression. posted 04/09/2008 at 14:54:25
Randi Rhodes is Wrong
I'm a total fan of Randi. Her comments were out of line, especially at an Air America function. A little common sense indicates that such outrageous name-calling accomplishes nothing. Whatever the excuse she needs to make a strong, sincere on air apology. HuffPo should offer her the opportunity to do the same in writing. The ability to admit error is a test of character. Hmm, where have I heard that before? posted 04/04/2008 at 11:05:51
Not Until the Fat Lady Sings
Asking Chelsea about Monicagate was tacky. No question about it, but when one campaigns for office (to quote Bill C), "If ya don't like gettin hurt don't suit up." That rule applies to surrogates working for the campaign too. It applies to impertinent questions. It applies to "personal" matters. Character counts. The Repug slime machine will be doing far worse. (Or did Hillary cut a deal with Scaife to lay off?)
HIllary did the 3 AM red phone ad and then excuses her "misspeaking" on Snipergate as being from "SLEEP DEPRIVATION!" That's a bit of a contradiction. She's cool with the nukes after hours, but can't remember the difference between flowers, poems and gunfire when she's lost some sleep. Though not a dispositive issue it is pertinent to know how Hillary handled the domestic and political chaos associated with her husband's most publicized sexual dalliance. Moreover, Chelsea's dad handed the 2000 election to Bush with his public lie on a matter where he could have fessed up. Why didn't he? Did Mme Clinton have anything to do with that? Does she have a clear handle on the truth? posted 04/01/2008 at 15:07:37
HIllary did the 3 AM red phone ad and then excuses her "misspeaking" on Snipergate as being from "SLEEP DEPRIVATION!" That's a bit of a contradiction. She's cool with the nukes after hours, but can't remember the difference between flowers, poems and gunfire when she's lost some sleep. Though not a dispositive issue it is pertinent to know how Hillary handled the domestic and political chaos associated with her husband's most publicized sexual dalliance. Moreover, Chelsea's dad handed the 2000 election to Bush with his public lie on a matter where he could have fessed up. Why didn't he? Did Mme Clinton have anything to do with that? Does she have a clear handle on the truth? posted 04/01/2008 at 15:07:37
Architect Of Vast Right Wing Conspiracy "Reassesses" Hillary
Kindly don't buy Hillary's disingenuous assertions about "counting" the votes in MI and FL. She signed an agreement last year to abide by the DNC ruling that their delegates would not be seated. Only back then she thought that her nomination was inevitable. Now she's a born-again Freedom Rider with regard to two tainted primaries, but she still disdains state caucuses. Oh, and does she acknowledge that Obama won Texas? Those darn caucuses again. The most disappointing aspect of Hillary is her shape-shifting around the truth. A measure of integrity is the ability to stand behind agreements. She could be a good president from the standpoint of knowing the job and the system, but WHAT DOES SHE STAND FOR? posted 04/01/2008 at 14:19:44
Murdoch. Rove. Scaife. Next the ghost of Joe McCarthy. This IS a deal with the devil. McCain and Cain.
No pol has stooped so low. It makes McCain's reconciliation with Bush after the 2000 primary look like a renunciation. If Obama has to account for his preacher's intemperant remarks (two minutes taken out of context over 23 years of preaching) then how can she not be taken to task for going to bed with the worst of the right wing baddies? Is she the Manchurian candidate, her inner Goldwater Girl about to emerge like the alien after 40 years? Her Iraq vote wasn't cautious triangulation; her few enlightened votes were window dressing. At worst she is the worst opportunist of modern politics. At best she is a Machiavellian calculator, willing to kiss and make up with vile reactionaries that spent a decade trying to destroy her and her husband. posted 04/01/2008 at 14:03:29
No pol has stooped so low. It makes McCain's reconciliation with Bush after the 2000 primary look like a renunciation. If Obama has to account for his preacher's intemperant remarks (two minutes taken out of context over 23 years of preaching) then how can she not be taken to task for going to bed with the worst of the right wing baddies? Is she the Manchurian candidate, her inner Goldwater Girl about to emerge like the alien after 40 years? Her Iraq vote wasn't cautious triangulation; her few enlightened votes were window dressing. At worst she is the worst opportunist of modern politics. At best she is a Machiavellian calculator, willing to kiss and make up with vile reactionaries that spent a decade trying to destroy her and her husband. posted 04/01/2008 at 14:03:29
Bill Clinton To Obama Campaign: "Let's Just Saddle Up And Have An Argument"
Bill, you need a little self-awareness. Here's a clue: several million Americans saw you point that digit at the moment of untruth in denying that you "had a sexual relationship with that woman." Remember? Those of us not yet suffering from alzheimer's tend to associate that gesture with your lying. In poker it's called a tell. It's your own version of the old saw about knowing a politician is lying because his lips are moving. posted 03/26/2008 at 20:56:50
Illiteracy and insults--a heady combination. posted 03/26/2008 at 20:47:05
Going where? The Lieberman party? Arkansas? Lately she's campaigning for McCain or haven't you noticed? posted 03/26/2008 at 20:45:13
Bill has saddled up too many times already. Oh, sorry, we're not talking sex here. posted 03/26/2008 at 20:42:45
A six fingerwag callout? Bill has totally lost it. Gerry was just giving "the party line?" Whatever happened to Slick Willy? This is only going to hurt the party. posted 03/26/2008 at 16:18:53
McCain, Iraq, and Bush's Third Term
The American tragedy, our fatal character flaw, is our inability to walk away from our mistakes. We adore bad ideas. What we must acknowledge, however, is that it is a predictable consequence of our political process. During the election cycle outspoken critics of our idiotic policies get labelled as America haters, pro-terrorist, soft on crime, etc. Demagoguery trumps honest self-criticism. Craven politicians position themselves to deflect these kinds of attacks, leaving us paralyzed to undo our errors.
To repair our democracy we need a healthy fourth estate willing to look beneath the surface and challenge the propaganda. As voters we need to support politicians that speak truth to the demagogues. We need to call the propagandists out every time they play another dirty trick from the Karl Rove/Lee Atwater book. Our politicians must not engage in these tactics. They must show America what respectful, healthy dialog looks like. We have institutionalized so many bad ideas there is much to do. posted 03/26/2008 at 13:46:29
To repair our democracy we need a healthy fourth estate willing to look beneath the surface and challenge the propaganda. As voters we need to support politicians that speak truth to the demagogues. We need to call the propagandists out every time they play another dirty trick from the Karl Rove/Lee Atwater book. Our politicians must not engage in these tactics. They must show America what respectful, healthy dialog looks like. We have institutionalized so many bad ideas there is much to do. posted 03/26/2008 at 13:46:29
Coalition? Laughable. Of the 7% of non-American troops at the start of our invasion most were instructed not to engage in belligerent activities. Mongolia? El Salvador? Estonia? Pappy Bush put together a real coalition for Gulf I that included Arab states and was run at a profit. Idiot son has bankrupted us for absolutely nothing.
Nihilistic is a word that best fits the Bush administration neo-cons (no sense of values) not religious fanatics that follow their bizarre version of Islam. In Iraq those variously named and characterized opponents to our presence (AQI, extremists, militants, Baathists, dead-enders, etc, etc) are a little short on air power and the capacity to carry out shock and awe. We, the USA, illegally invaded and occupied a sovereign country, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and wrecking the infrastructure. WE DID IT.
Kindly use words in their accepted usage not your own private meaning. If you're going to spout Republican propaganda at least disguise the terminology of the talking points. posted 03/26/2008 at 12:18:18
Nihilistic is a word that best fits the Bush administration neo-cons (no sense of values) not religious fanatics that follow their bizarre version of Islam. In Iraq those variously named and characterized opponents to our presence (AQI, extremists, militants, Baathists, dead-enders, etc, etc) are a little short on air power and the capacity to carry out shock and awe. We, the USA, illegally invaded and occupied a sovereign country, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and wrecking the infrastructure. WE DID IT.
Kindly use words in their accepted usage not your own private meaning. If you're going to spout Republican propaganda at least disguise the terminology of the talking points. posted 03/26/2008 at 12:18:18
US, Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militia
What does "winner" mean? What does it look like--the return of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? How can you be a "winner" in the moral sense if you illegally invade a country and murder its people? You win the ignominy prize? The eternity of damnation award?
This is another Vietnam flashback: No clear goals + no exit strategy = decades of quagmire. In the end did anyone care that the North Vietnamese defeated us without winning a single battle? Did our standing as a super-power suffer in any way? Would it have been better to have committed genocide on all the North Vietnamese and become the proud owners of a vast Indo-Chinese cemetary? posted 03/25/2008 at 15:50:07
This is another Vietnam flashback: No clear goals + no exit strategy = decades of quagmire. In the end did anyone care that the North Vietnamese defeated us without winning a single battle? Did our standing as a super-power suffer in any way? Would it have been better to have committed genocide on all the North Vietnamese and become the proud owners of a vast Indo-Chinese cemetary? posted 03/25/2008 at 15:50:07
Just wait. The Democrats will be blamed because of their anti-war position for giving encouragement to the "extremists," "militants," Al Qaida, Mahdi army--whoever we deem our enemy du jour. After all the Dems are to blame for the deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. They shoulda encouraged the first strike use of nukes. They rushed to war. They opposed the surge. They hate America.
We gotta stay the course. We can't run up the white flag. Wa gotta win. We can't surrender...
Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!!! posted 03/25/2008 at 14:48:11
We gotta stay the course. We can't run up the white flag. Wa gotta win. We can't surrender...
Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!!! posted 03/25/2008 at 14:48:11
Clinton: Wright "Would Not Have Been My Pastor"
Hillary is shameless. There is no level too low for her to stoop. Her festival of narcissism must stop. She is sucking the life out of the Democratic party. posted 03/25/2008 at 14:31:25
The Clinton Credibility Gap: More Nixon than Gore
Hillary is digging herself deeper and deeper into a hole. Pre-absolution is no excuse. The right wing will slime Mother Theresa if it serves their purpose. The correct response is to stand with her opponent and denounce their tactics, eg, guilt by association (with Rev. Wright) not jump on the vast rightwing bandwagon. (Did anyone notice in Bill's latest encomium for McCain and Hillary he couldn't even say Obamas name?)
Her problem is the "vision thing." I believe she cannot grasp Obama's hold on the public imagination, his ability to be fresh, idealistic and forthcoming. Neither in her para-political career as first spouse nor in her personal relationship with a world class adulterer has she had a stable relationship with the truth. She stayed in a marriage with Mr. "Is-is." How can she rationalize that? Unfortunately the kindest explanation is that her ambition overwhelmed her integrity. More likely she adapted to marital chaos (as is the case in highly dysfunctional families) by adopting a malleable relationship with the truth. posted 03/26/2008 at 10:39:52
Her problem is the "vision thing." I believe she cannot grasp Obama's hold on the public imagination, his ability to be fresh, idealistic and forthcoming. Neither in her para-political career as first spouse nor in her personal relationship with a world class adulterer has she had a stable relationship with the truth. She stayed in a marriage with Mr. "Is-is." How can she rationalize that? Unfortunately the kindest explanation is that her ambition overwhelmed her integrity. More likely she adapted to marital chaos (as is the case in highly dysfunctional families) by adopting a malleable relationship with the truth. posted 03/26/2008 at 10:39:52
Why I Was Right About Iraq
In early 2003 I bet a friend that we were going to invade because we knew the Iraqis had no WMD. If they had them they would have attacked Israel inciting retaliation, a byproduct of our aggression we couldn't afford to let happen as it could lead to a mid-east conflagration and Jihad. Opposing the invasion wasn't hard (for all the reasons Jane cites). Consider the source: Bush and Cheney. Neither has ever had an intimate relationship with the truth or the "reality-based" world. Five years later Bush has deteriorated to the point of presiding over an Easter egg roll on the occasion of the 4000th death, and Darth has become so schizoid he can barely muster monosyllables to grunt out his approval for this epic disaster. His arrogant "so?" will live in infamy. I can't wait for God to take a moral inventory of these crooks. Dante would place them in one of the lowest levels of hell. I hope the Almighty does the same. posted 03/25/2008 at 14:23:28
The Florida Supreme Court ordered a complete recount. The allegedly pro states' rights members of the US Supreme Court invoked the "equal protection clause" to over-rule a matter that has always been a state's prerogative--to have a recount. It was a 5:4 decision along partisan lines from justices that have no use for that clause when it applies to civil rights, a moment of everlasting shame for all the blowhard conservatives that blather about wanting "strict constructionists" on the court. posted 03/25/2008 at 14:10:40
Whether Jeffords jumped ship out of ideology or opportunism his defection was no different from Strom Thurmond exiting the Democrats years ago to embrace the newly segregationist Republicans. Switching parties is not the same as the dirty tricks that delivered Bush a presidency that he didn't win. An abundance of data shows that a Florida recount would have gone to Gore. The Supremes invoked a one time only use of the "equal protection clause" to stop the recount. Get real. posted 03/25/2008 at 14:03:37
The term Weapon of Mass Destruction is a false construct. Poison gas, which we supplied Saddam to use on Iran (and his own people) is tricky to handle. When used effectively it can kill a few thousand people. Bioweapons are highly speculative. Anthrax killed what, five people, in 2001. These weapons are even trickier to deliver to a specific target and not get blowback. In short, the only WMD is a nuclear weapon, the largest of which can take out Western Europe with one bomb. A few properly scattered around the world would wipe out human existence.
So then how do we prevent the proliferation of nukes? The old fashioned way with diplomacy that dates back since WWII--and the threat of mutually assured destruction. It's possible that a terrorist organization could gain access to the nuclear junkyard that was once the USSR. Our policy should be to assure that doesn't happen not by invading a non-threatening mid-eastern country, but by working with the Russians. Bush's use of WMD's to attack Iraq was a thinly contrived hoax. posted 03/25/2008 at 13:29:45
So then how do we prevent the proliferation of nukes? The old fashioned way with diplomacy that dates back since WWII--and the threat of mutually assured destruction. It's possible that a terrorist organization could gain access to the nuclear junkyard that was once the USSR. Our policy should be to assure that doesn't happen not by invading a non-threatening mid-eastern country, but by working with the Russians. Bush's use of WMD's to attack Iraq was a thinly contrived hoax. posted 03/25/2008 at 13:29:45
Economics -- and Life -- In a Post-Fact World
Clinton was center-right. Newt was an ideologue bent on destruction. The best thing Clinton did was balance the federal budget and create surpluses that could pay down much of the national debt over the current decade. Bush's first move was to give the surplus to his "base" and resume an orgy of spending and borrowng that has doubled the national debt--and put much of it in foreign hands.
The right wing counter-revolution extends from the Depression. It's simply the super-rich keeping their money. They have deployed their wealth and translated it into political power using that power to line their pockets, recapturing their expenditures many times over. They hate the progressive income tax, the New Deal, and the Great Society. They have blocked all social welfare legislation since the 60's. Over the last decade they have succeeded in turning back the New Deal regulation of the financial system--much to our current dismay.
A major innovation came during the Reagan Revolution. They abandoned fiscal austerity for "borrow and spend," the Grover Norquist school of bankrupting the federal government in order to drown it in a bathtub. Reagan stumbled onto a bonus when he raised the SS payroll tax while cutting income tax rates. Ever afterwards the surplus of Social Security has been hijacked to offset deficits in income tax revenues. The impact has been to shift much of the cost of the federal government to lower-middle class earners for whom FICA is their highest tax. posted 03/27/2008 at 10:41:10
The right wing counter-revolution extends from the Depression. It's simply the super-rich keeping their money. They have deployed their wealth and translated it into political power using that power to line their pockets, recapturing their expenditures many times over. They hate the progressive income tax, the New Deal, and the Great Society. They have blocked all social welfare legislation since the 60's. Over the last decade they have succeeded in turning back the New Deal regulation of the financial system--much to our current dismay.
A major innovation came during the Reagan Revolution. They abandoned fiscal austerity for "borrow and spend," the Grover Norquist school of bankrupting the federal government in order to drown it in a bathtub. Reagan stumbled onto a bonus when he raised the SS payroll tax while cutting income tax rates. Ever afterwards the surplus of Social Security has been hijacked to offset deficits in income tax revenues. The impact has been to shift much of the cost of the federal government to lower-middle class earners for whom FICA is their highest tax. posted 03/27/2008 at 10:41:10
McCain Gaffe -- It Wasn't on Our Minds
The Repugs are brilliant at hijacking the conversation. Their guru, Karl Rove, was a champion debater who is well schooled in all the dirty tricks of argumentation. They have updated the Goebbels playbook of propaganda. It is my hope that the MSM can be forced to call out the trickery as it happens. Olbermann is the only one likely to do it. His instincts are great, but he hasn't mastered the terminology. He might field test this with his Worst Person troikas.
A few examples: Looping 30 seconds of Rev. Wright to tarnish Obama is the old favorite GUILT BY ASSOCIATION. Joe McCarthy made this one a classic. When the rightwing yakkers ask, "Why do liberals like (fill in a name) hate America?" it's called BEGGING THE QUESTION. This tactic is particularly rich because it incorporates empty language into a question that presumes something is happening. (When did you stop beating your wife?) The final concept for today is portmanteau words like "Islamo-fascism," used against all meaning of the root words to describe fanatical religious fundamentalists who are about as distant from fascists as is possible. (The Islamic fascists eg, Saudi Arabia, are our allies). posted 03/24/2008 at 10:10:30
A few examples: Looping 30 seconds of Rev. Wright to tarnish Obama is the old favorite GUILT BY ASSOCIATION. Joe McCarthy made this one a classic. When the rightwing yakkers ask, "Why do liberals like (fill in a name) hate America?" it's called BEGGING THE QUESTION. This tactic is particularly rich because it incorporates empty language into a question that presumes something is happening. (When did you stop beating your wife?) The final concept for today is portmanteau words like "Islamo-fascism," used against all meaning of the root words to describe fanatical religious fundamentalists who are about as distant from fascists as is possible. (The Islamic fascists eg, Saudi Arabia, are our allies). posted 03/24/2008 at 10:10:30
Funny post. Better to laugh than go insane. Keep it up. (It's "lie down" BTW). posted 03/24/2008 at 09:31:34
McManus actually let slip that Iraq is not what the corporate MSM want on our minds. Our embarrassing fiasco goes on at a duration and cost on a par with WWII, but it doesn't sell advertising. They want all Rev. Wright all the time! I don't know which is greater, the dumbing of the American mind or the duplicity of the media. WE CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH! Compare the stage managed coverage of Iraq with the horrifying images of Vietnam. The MSM should be deeply ashamed of their role in perpetuating this abomination.
That the Iraq occupation is interminable and costly is beyond their grasp. They are too craven to report that it is a monstrous war crime, embedding within it other crimes such as torture, kidnapping, and murder. How impolite to question the motives of our wonderful leaders. In their stenographic role they recycle the talking points sans question. Thank God for Air America, Pacifica and left wing print journalism. NPR has become a vacuous joke along with the rest of the MSM.
The media have become a cult of celebrity celebrating other celebrities. As journalists they are lazy, cowardly and superficial. I want ot puke every time I see B-roll of Bush strutting and waving. They can't even put fresh images on the screen. And that includes the feckless New York Times with its uncritical cheerleading for the Iraq invasion. They are all terrified of controversy, shaking in fear after Dan Rather was brought down by Rove's dirty tricks. The MSM could spend the next year on mea culpas alone.
Harry, where is the Credibility Gap now that we need them? posted 03/24/2008 at 09:23:34
That the Iraq occupation is interminable and costly is beyond their grasp. They are too craven to report that it is a monstrous war crime, embedding within it other crimes such as torture, kidnapping, and murder. How impolite to question the motives of our wonderful leaders. In their stenographic role they recycle the talking points sans question. Thank God for Air America, Pacifica and left wing print journalism. NPR has become a vacuous joke along with the rest of the MSM.
The media have become a cult of celebrity celebrating other celebrities. As journalists they are lazy, cowardly and superficial. I want ot puke every time I see B-roll of Bush strutting and waving. They can't even put fresh images on the screen. And that includes the feckless New York Times with its uncritical cheerleading for the Iraq invasion. They are all terrified of controversy, shaking in fear after Dan Rather was brought down by Rove's dirty tricks. The MSM could spend the next year on mea culpas alone.
Harry, where is the Credibility Gap now that we need them? posted 03/24/2008 at 09:23:34
HE'S BACK: Bill Clinton's Campaign Remarks
Historical footnote: Bill pointed his finger when he averred that he didn't have "sexual relations with that woman." The difference between Bill and W is that Bill's lies are small, pathetic, and wholly unnecessary--the result of his dysfunctional upbringing. Bush reads from the Rove-Goebbels-Atwater style manual. His lies are epic and never-ending. His lies serve more than the defense of his damaged ego; they serve the ruling class of which he is a privileged member. posted 03/23/2008 at 16:05:02
Beloved Bill? I don't think so. As a progressive I couldn't vote for him in 1996. He was a good president in hindsight, but his peccadillos cost him a shot at greatness and put bush in the White House. He is a self-destructive sex addict. Now he's jeopardizing the future of this country by de facto campaigning for McCain. Bill, STFU! posted 03/23/2008 at 15:59:15
Thanks, Judge. Keep posting good sense. posted 03/23/2008 at 14:10:50
MN, patriotism is another dodge, a slogan of vast emptiness, wielded as a weapon by scoundrels. It's used often as part of another rhetorical trick, BEGGING THE QUESTION. "Why do liberals hate America?" Another reminder: in a free society it is healthy to question the leaders. Make them account for their policies. Bush-Cheney desperately needed a war to bolster their power, giving them a bludgeon they could not wield in peacetime. For slime like the Republicrooks it's a standard tactic to equate criticism and debate with "not supporting the troops." (Another empty slogan). In their party only Linc chaffey and Chuck Hagel had the cojones to stand up to the slime machine. John Dean ex-Watergate Nixon attorney has thoroughly exposed the demagoguery and authoritarianism of the Bush administration.
FYI: the Iraq War ended in 2003. Ever after we have been engaged in an unlawful occupation of an illegally invaded sovereign country. The Bushies call it a war so they can manipulate the public and play the gambit that patriotism=supporting their policies. Our current disaster isn't even a counter-insurgency. the word "insurgent" means rebels against duly constituted authority not those fighting an occupying military force or its puppet government. They walked away from the campaign against Al Qaeda in order to act out neo-con delusions about world domination. posted 03/23/2008 at 14:03:51
FYI: the Iraq War ended in 2003. Ever after we have been engaged in an unlawful occupation of an illegally invaded sovereign country. The Bushies call it a war so they can manipulate the public and play the gambit that patriotism=supporting their policies. Our current disaster isn't even a counter-insurgency. the word "insurgent" means rebels against duly constituted authority not those fighting an occupying military force or its puppet government. They walked away from the campaign against Al Qaeda in order to act out neo-con delusions about world domination. posted 03/23/2008 at 14:03:51
On NPR McGovern said that he endorsed his old friend last year and will stick with her. He also spoke very positively of Obama. I suspect that John Glenn would make similar statements. Compare that with Bill's artless role in the campaign. Instead of being a (not-so) elder statesman he's been in full attack mode. I find the slurs in these posts on Glenn and McGovern reprehensible. They are great Americans and fully entitled to support whomever they wish. McGovern also pointed out in his interview that the problem is the Bush administration not the two Democratic candidates. posted 03/23/2008 at 13:45:20
MN, let me spell this out: GUILT BY ASSOCIATION. Look it up if the meaning is obscure. Have you ever associated with someone with whom you disagree, say a Republican? Do you now need to account for everything that person has ever said?
GBA is a standard hack political tactic worthy of Karl Rove and Lee Atwater. Let me make it clearer: WILLIE HORTON. Da ya remember? The black guy that rescued GHWB's campaign when it looked like Iran-Contra was going to sink it. The Repugnants' slime machine will be looping pastor Wright and Farrakhan and Osama and God knows what else from now through the first Tuesday in November. How about admitting that the pre-occupation with the reverand is a dirty tactic. Period. posted 03/23/2008 at 13:35:02
GBA is a standard hack political tactic worthy of Karl Rove and Lee Atwater. Let me make it clearer: WILLIE HORTON. Da ya remember? The black guy that rescued GHWB's campaign when it looked like Iran-Contra was going to sink it. The Repugnants' slime machine will be looping pastor Wright and Farrakhan and Osama and God knows what else from now through the first Tuesday in November. How about admitting that the pre-occupation with the reverand is a dirty tactic. Period. posted 03/23/2008 at 13:35:02
Bill is supporting his spouse in a way that is destructive to his reputation, her reputation, and the USA. I challenge you to produce the evidence of the "hate filled sermons" beyond the two minutes of endlessly looped stuff on Fox. Moreover, the Rev. Wright thing is McCarthyism, guilt by association. It's a hoary tactic to make a candidate defend something he hasn't said, done or believed in. MN, you know better than that. I've read your posts.
Michelle isn't running for office. Bill was a good president; he's turning into a lousy ex-president. He has the stature to elevate the tone of the campaign. Now is a good time to start. On its face the Clinton strategy is campaigning for McCain. They will destroy the party if they can't get their way. posted 03/23/2008 at 13:26:05
Michelle isn't running for office. Bill was a good president; he's turning into a lousy ex-president. He has the stature to elevate the tone of the campaign. Now is a good time to start. On its face the Clinton strategy is campaigning for McCain. They will destroy the party if they can't get their way. posted 03/23/2008 at 13:26:05
Campaigning for his wife is different. His lack of decorum shows. Bill is engaged in a psychodrama of remorse and repentence--like any other addict in a co-dependent relationship. He could have been one of the two greatest presidents of the 20th century despite his tendency to triangulate were it not for his sexual addiction. He handed the moribund Republicans the opportunity to paralyze his presidency by lying instead of admitting his dalliances (and apologizing). His deepest character flaws made Bush's selection possible (Gore won neither Arkansas or Tennessee--either of which would have put him over the top). Now he is trying to make amends by getting Hillary into the history books. Well, making amends is the 9th step. It shouldn't happen until the first 8 have been worked. I particularly recommend no. 4: "made a...fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Unless he cleans up his act Bill gets to own the defeat of the Democratic party in an election that should be nearly impossible to lose. posted 03/23/2008 at 07:41:59
It's amazing how far Bill has gotten off his game unless his strategy is to run Hillary in the Lieberman party this fall. He's been so consistently bad that at some point one must conclude that his statements aren't gaffes but intentional. I'll cede the fact that no ex-president's spouse has run for the office. There isn't an established playbook. I think his deeper motivation has to do with his strange marriage. Instead of dealing with his addiction he "repented." Instead of dumping him Hillary stayed married for reasons that are reminiscent of Lady MacBeth's overwhelming, displaced ambition. He's trying to heal their relationship by getting her elected the first woman president. It's a scary psychodrama.
Nonetheless, away from the curbside psychoanalysis, during his triangulating presidency he never had trouble being a Republican lite. I suspect that's how he wants the race to go between Hillary and McCain: hang Bush's record around McCain's neck and run another Gore-Kerry timid, tepid, middle-of-the road bore-a-thon, Compare the current Clinton style, shrill, bitter, sarcastic with Obama's uplifting, healing message. It's all about their resentment that Obama's taking away something they took for granted. Bill needs a refresher. Start looking like a statesman not like James Carville. The Clintons cannot win the nomination fairly. They must not win it with a backroom deal. The party will go down in flames and he will get a large share of the credit. posted 03/23/2008 at 07:21:58
Nonetheless, away from the curbside psychoanalysis, during his triangulating presidency he never had trouble being a Republican lite. I suspect that's how he wants the race to go between Hillary and McCain: hang Bush's record around McCain's neck and run another Gore-Kerry timid, tepid, middle-of-the road bore-a-thon, Compare the current Clinton style, shrill, bitter, sarcastic with Obama's uplifting, healing message. It's all about their resentment that Obama's taking away something they took for granted. Bill needs a refresher. Start looking like a statesman not like James Carville. The Clintons cannot win the nomination fairly. They must not win it with a backroom deal. The party will go down in flames and he will get a large share of the credit. posted 03/23/2008 at 07:21:58
Carville Compares Richardson Endorsement To Biblical Betrayal
The strongest argument against Hillary is that her campaign is a package deal with her ex-president and his sycophants thrown in. Notwithstanding her Terminator image it's hard to believe that she can rise above the weaknesses of Bill's presidency and move beyond his carefully triangulated politics, which laid a foundation for the Bush-Cheney disaster. To undo the last seven years' damage the Democrats must sweep to huge majorities in both Houses of Congress. The longer Hillary runs her campaign the weaker the Democrats become. The peace and prosperity of the 90's was a moment that had no carry-through owing to Bill's peccadillos. Let's try a fresh start. posted 03/23/2008 at 16:24:03
Carville's comments are clear proof that stupidity is an STD. posted 03/23/2008 at 16:13:32
The Day Hillary Clinton Knew She Had Lost
Obama hasn't stopped anything. Neither state wants a re-vote. His official position is that he will (continue to) abide by the DNC rules. Hillary's position is utterly disingenuous. She agreed to the rules that (stupidly) disqualified the early primaries in MI and FL. Repeat: she agreed. Hello. Now she wants to redo the rules. OK, if the DNC had found a way to do it let the votes be recounted.
So stop the crocodile tears, Hillary. And return to the high ground. It's fine if you want to campaign straight through to November (another Lieberman gambit?), but stop campaigning for McCain. Face it, Obama's campaign is historic. Yours is pre-historic. posted 03/22/2008 at 07:25:19
So stop the crocodile tears, Hillary. And return to the high ground. It's fine if you want to campaign straight through to November (another Lieberman gambit?), but stop campaigning for McCain. Face it, Obama's campaign is historic. Yours is pre-historic. posted 03/22/2008 at 07:25:19
Her story would be compelling if she had been an underdog from the start. Unfortunately she was a slam dunk to win the nomination and the presidency until the primaries started. She blew it--most likely out of arrogance. She's no "comeback kid." Her campaign was a disaster that didn't plan to last beyond the start of February. How thoughtless of Obama to run his campaign so effectively and put her on the ropes. Since her stunning string of losses she has scratched out some wins but has no chance to win outright no matter how she spins her prospects. Her outrageous redefinition of the two rogue primaries in Florida and Michigan have shown the depths to which she will stoop. There is simply no way to reconcile her statements (and agreements) before those primaries with what she spins now. She is the incredible shrinking candidate. I don't care if she campaigns right up to mid August, but she needs to rehabilitate her stature by running a high minded campaign that focuses more on McCain than Obama. She briefly hit the right note when she showed humility and generosity at the end of her final debate with Obama. Unfortunately, it was a ploy, a feint before she went kitchen sink. If she doesn't raise the level of her campaign...good riddance. posted 03/21/2008 at 20:13:40
Another Bill Clinton Moment On The Campaign Trail
Enough, Bill. You were a good president. Not great because you recklessly gambled your presidency for an act of fellatio. Now you're co-campaigning with McCain? Listen up. Hillary remains a long shot. Campaigning for John McBomb only shatters the Democratic party and assures four more years of Bush policy. Return to the shadows before your legacy vanishes. McCain already has Lieberman's support. posted 03/21/2008 at 19:14:41
Meet The (White) Man Who Inspired Wright's Controversial Sermon
Kindergarden with at its finest. posted 03/22/2008 at 15:05:10
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