1 Scott Brown is a Taxachusetts 'Republican'....that's all you need to know.

2 That's a woman in the left picture?

3 Hmm there is an article on brown in the side bar under.
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4

Well, if any DIABLO deserves sliming, it's Scott Brown.

And I voted for him and support him whole heartedly until the next primary.

5 I bet they BOTH drive pickup trucks.

6 Strange. Good catch. WSJ? WTF?

7 This would not have happened if it were not for Global Warming

8 Lincoln looks like Christopher Walken in drag.

9 hspace is your friend.

10 Dishonest smears in the media? Did the sun rise in the east again?

11 8 Lincoln looks like Christopher Walken in drag.

Posted by: Driver at April 21, 2010 12:22 AM (eXZjc)

Damn, that's what I was going to say.

12 Blanche Lincoln looks exactly like my junior-high gym teacher.

What was his name?

13 David Bowie is a senator? Who knew?

14 Lincoln looks like Christopher Walken in drag.

I'm offended for Christopher Walken!

15 Glenn Beck said this week:  "Just for the next month, pretend that nothing is a coincidence."

Huh.

16

Sigh...Obambi called Brown today to "discuss" the financial regulation issue.   Brown  says so himself over at NRO.

So maybe it "was" a "rushed editing" thing.

Someone should compile a list of "Neverminds" from Ace and his contributors.   Get rid of the ancient Paul Anka shit etc and list them on the right.

Embarrassing.

(what's worrisome is that Teh Won perceives Brown as someone who can be "got".)

 

 

17 And yet Brown is still not mentioned at all in the actual WSJ article, making his inclusion still nonsensical, no matter how much Obumbles calls him

18 Wyoming has Senators? Aren't they like a territory or a theme park or something? Do the Senators outnumber the population? (not counting sheep of course)

19 I have it on good authority that tomorrow's WSJ will have  Lindsey Graham being smeared by photo placement association with Barney Frank's shit-covered boner.

Stay turgid, Morons

20 Oh, oh. Democratic smear techniques. Murdoch The Muslim Panderer may have a target he needs destroyed.

21 I don't believe in "coincidences" when it comes to things like this. Actually PA, this is indeed one of those "Don't ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity" moments. First, the author of the article is rarely the same person that publishes it. It gets handed off to an editor, who writes the headlines, decides where in the paper or on the web site to put it, etc. And it's likely a third person was involved in making the graphics. And those two people are almost always swamped, regardless of how leisurely the reporter got to handle his/her assignment. Second, the embarrassment this sort of thing causes the paper far outweighs the momentary negative idea Brown's photo placement might cause in a few readers' subconscious minds. It makes the WSJ looks like it's staffed with drunken hoboes, and journalists have some of the most insufferable egos in the universe. Even if they wanted to screw over Scott Brown, it wouldn't be worth the cost of being laughed at by their co-snobs over at the New York Times. Besides, if they're going to do such a thing, why do it to Brown? He's still pretty small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, and a moderate to boot. It would make more sense for them to post a photo of someone they're truly scared of and want to see totally destroyed, someone like Sarah Palin. In short, it's a newsroom. It's full of people who think they're smarter than they actually are, and are overworked because no news organization these days is willing to pay for enough staffers. When you're doing the same amount of work as was done by three people a few years ago, you screw up a lot. Someone at the WSJ screwed up.

22 Three things we can depend on: death, taxes and that Murdoch doesn't smear conservatives--at least not intentionally. But I still don't take it as an accident; instead, fantasy matching the necessarily leftmost R with the necessarily rightmost D that doesn't like pee standing up is like an invite the prom, a box o' chocolates, flowers, a vague pass -- to break us down the coming hot breath, sweaty, multi-towel cross-pollination on financial reform. The GOP is way ahead in the polls, base chatter, money [not that chump change dropping out of Steele's pockets -- real candidate-targeted and Citizens United money], and history going into the midterms, and don't wanna risk cutting into all that over defending a bunch of 401k rapists whose reflexive approach to a crisis is a 100% both-sided hedge and like to use lobbying money like a pedophile uses candy outside an elementary school. Obama's gonna cough up a nice, plump, juicy SCOTUS target shortly that'll occupy the summer months nicely, and by the time that's over, independents are going to believe he takes his advice from Putin and dollboy Dimitri.

23 Looks like the photo editor was sloppy - the most likely explanation is that the editor was supposed to place Richard Shelby's photo instead of Scott Brown's.

24  A good working theory is that the editorial page of the WSJ is conservative, the rest of that newsroom is mostly lib. It has been this way for years.

25 Lincoln looks like Christopher Walken in drag.

Posted by: Driver at April 21, 2010 12:22 AM (eXZjc)

There's no need to insult me. 

26
mornin, fagz

27
Anyone else notice the price of tuna jumped this week? Like 10%.

28 My jr. Senator Scott Brown is mentioned in the bar graph of top wall street money recipients for 2010 cycle. He's 6th, behind Reid and Schumer and Dodd. Of course he actually ran a campaign already. Dodd isn't even running for re-election and he's raking in the cash. Chuck is as always number 1 in investment money.

29
We live in Bizarro Universe. Watch this.

30 I clicked on that bar graph and looked at the top donors.  I saw Bain Capital about 12 bars down and saw that they donated to Democrats at a 10 to 1 clip... isn't that Romney's old firm?  Or is that a different Bain I'm thinking of?

31 I saw Bain Capital about 12 bars down and saw that they donated to Democrats at a 10 to 1 clip... isn't that Romney's old firm? Or is that a different Bain I'm thinking of? Same firm. Headquartered in Boston. It seems that the more affluent suburbs are more likely to vote Dem. WTF are they thinking?

32 Same firm. Headquartered in Boston. It seems that the more affluent suburbs are more likely to vote Dem. WTF are they thinking?

They're affluent and assume that tax hikes 1) won't affect them and/or 2) they can withstand them.

33 someguy has the hots for PA! He's calling himself "Puce" Avenger?!! More like Puce Bigelow. Hey, Puce! Show us your tits.

34 24 that would be accurate.  And the embarrassment factor will not be good for barky and friends.  Which makes my cold dead seditious bitter gun and bible clinging, teadrinking heart go pitter patter.

35 They're affluent and assume that tax hikes 1) won't affect them and/or 2) they can withstand them. Decades ago, I saw a segment on the news where they were interviewing people about party politics. Some guy said, "I can't see how anyone with two nickels to rub together could ever vote Democrat." He had a strong Southern accent, so he was obviously wrong.

36 Three things we can depend on: death, taxes and that Murdoch doesn't smear conservatives--at least not intentionally.

Bull Shit

Who did Fox push during the 2008 primaries? They started pushing RINO Rudy. When he decided not to run they switched to the Maveriky SOB.  Neither one of those is a conservative. In fact, most of us question whether or not they are even Republicans.

There has long been a meme out there that the WSJ is 'conservative". Just like the meme that Fox is conservative, it is FOS. The WSJ "news" section is just like the Fox "news" section, staffed with a pile of ultra-liberal Obama voters.

The communists like to complain about Fox, and to some extent, the WSJ. They do that to try and throw out the idea that there is some kind of balance in the news.

There is no balance. Every print newspaper from the big cities down to the little hickburgs are nothing more than PR rags for the Democrap party. And every TV news organization is liberal to the core.

We lost "freedom of the press" years ago when the DOJ allowed all the mergers.  It was no coincidence that it was Democraps in power when that happened.

37 In a push up bra, when I've had the opportunity to have my hair done, when I'm feeling tanned and rested, I make a helluva woman.

38 I wonder if they meant to show Sherrod Brown (Moonbat-OH) instead.  He's on the banking committee instead.

39 I'd rather see a picture of Brown in an article not mentioning him that the endless "acai berry exposed" and "mom makes $77/hr" scam ads on AOS. 

40

Brown's pic was placed next to Lincoln's to show that a Republican man is always a hundred times foxier than any Commiecrat female.

41 They did the same thing on Politico for the past two days.

www.politico.com /news/stories/0410/36112.html

They must have figured everything looks better with Scott Brown. The Dems are still sore that they lost to him but wish he was on their team. So, they're putting the story out that he is. Concern trolls stroll through comment sections of blogs calling Brown a secret infiltrator and a sellout. It's totally baseless, but I hear it everywhere.

Republicans must think Brown's disposable now, because the healthcare bill passed. They're too pessimistic by nature to believe they could actually win in Massachusetts by merit of their ideas. So, they believe the Dems when they say Scott Brown won owing to his looks and has no loyalty to the party who elected him. I hope everyone can see what's going on here.

42 On Imus this A.M.  Tea party leader asks that Graham admit to being gay....

43 I just decided to run an Open Secrets search on the Wall Street Journal, and apparently no one who works there has ever donated to a political campaign.  Or, at least, didn't list them as an employer.

44
violent rhetroic is the new racist

45 In the article comments, someone made a sniping remark (in ital below) that may be part of the Lefty Common Lore™, and therefore something a Common Lefty Graphic Designer™ would feel comfortable including without a specific mention. I've been in editorial and publishing long enough to know that most designers don't bother to read.

Anyway, I imagine this talking point will be spewed endlessly when Brown goes for reelection:

In the 6 days before the special election for US senator from Massachusetts, employees of financial companies gave a whopping $450,000 to Scott Brown. Guess they got what they paid for.

Now all 25,000 won't lose their jobs because, the Senator from Massachusetts is there to protect them and not let those evil liberals destroy "free trade".

46 The picture asks the question, "who has the largest testicles?"

47

Newsflash:

Study: Dietary Added Sugars Pose Heart Attack, Stroke and Diabetes Risk Added Sugar May Be Where You Least Expect It --------

They came after your salt yesterday.

They're coming after your sugar tomorrow.

48

I heard Brown's appearance on Face the Nation the other day and he was strong. He didn't fall for Schieffer's baiting tactics - namely, that Republicans are for Wall St. shenanigans because they oppose teh won's latest scam bill.

Brown clearly stated that teh won's bill casts a wide net that will ensnare employers such as Liberty Mass, other financial institutions in the state of Massachusetts, and that thousands of jobs are at stake. Schieffer then coyly attempted to entrap Brown into the 0bama/socialist meme, but Brown redirected the old bitch to the fact that all the JOBS promised by teh won stimulus have not appeared.

This is what the Republicans need to keep hammering - where are the promised jobs?

49 Sorry, should have said "Common Lefty Photo Editor™" rather than graphic designer. I'm a magazine guy, not newspaper...

50 On Imus this A.M.  Tea party leader asks that Graham admit to being gay....

One way of getting rid of Graham; a dead girl or a live boy.

I hope and pray someone finds that "live boy". Of course that assumes that he will behave like a Republican and resign in shame and not like a Democrap and parade his stuff in front of everyone like Bwarney Fwank.

51 Oh for cripes' sake, this stupid buggy WYSIWYG editor dropped the ital in my final paragraph.  Looked fine in preview.

52 It's like they think that if they remove everything from your diet, your air, your environment, your mind then you will live forever. Guess what? When I see these 95+ people at mom's retirement resort, I'm not so sure living to 100 is a good thing. However, most of them have no freakin' clue what year it is so...

53

Get rid of the ancient Paul Anka shit etc and list them on the right. Embarrassing.

I admire your ability to be embarrassed by such things.

54
That clip I linked above supports my point that Palestinians and Democrats are identical in their tactics.

The Palestinians can kill Israelis, call for genocide, insult, inflame, and lie. But when the Israelis defend themselves or just build apartment buildings, they're committing war crimes and crimes against humanity!

The Democrats can insult you, spread rumors about you, even call for your arrest, imprisonment, and execution. But if you hold a peaceful protest against their policies...

55

Get rid of the ancient Paul Anka shit etc and list them on the right. Embarrassing.

In other words...

PUNCH DOWN, YOU FUCKING IDIOTS!!! IF I HAVE TO TELL YOU ONCE, IT'S TOO FUCKING MUCH!

56 I don't know that a picture of Scott Brown ever hurts him.

57 the most likely explanation is that the editor was supposed to place Richard Shelby's photo instead of Scott Brown's.

All those old white men look alike, eh?

58 When I see these 95+ people at mom's retirement resort, I'm not so sure living to 100 is a good thing.

I don't want to be alive if there's no bacon, beer, and donuts.

59 54

It's feudalism, and we're the serfs. Salt and sugar are precious commodities.

60 49 i hate graham

61

There has long been a meme out there that the WSJ is 'conservative". Just like the meme that Fox is conservative, it is FOS. The WSJ "news" section is just like the Fox "news" section, staffed with a pile of ultra-liberal Obama voters.

This was true before Murdoch bought the WSJ. As a regular reader, it seems a little different now, but not much.

The editorial page is, and long has been, conservative. It's why I first started reading it (since I have no real money/interest in the markets.)

62

Glenn Beck said this week:  "Just for the next month, pretend that nothing is a coincidence."

I woke up this morning needin' to scratch my ass, and just after that someone sent me a link to a video of an Ibex scratching it's ass with it's giant horns.

DAMN!!!!!!  BECK IS ON TO SOMETHING!!!!

63

tweet from daveweigel:

Act 1: GEICO voice actor leaves voicemail mocking FreedomWorks.

Act 2: GEICO looking for new voice actor. http://bit.ly/a9Wq4k

64

Certainly they needed a Scott Brown photo to balance out the hag on the left.

So most of the big money rakers from Wall St. firms are Democrats yet Republicans are painted as in the pockets of the rich?

65 Separated at birth.

66

There has long been a meme out there that the WSJ is 'conservative". Just like the meme that Fox is conservative, it is FOS. The WSJ "news" section is just like the Fox "news" section, staffed with a pile of ultra-liberal Obama voters.

Correct, for the most part, though possibly less than other MSM outlets, owing to the WSJ's editorials attracting righty newswriters who couldn't/wouldn't work elsewhere.

I wrote to one of the WSJ newsies about a story in which he tossed off references to "redlining" as though it were fact. It is, in fact, lefty lore, not a speck of truth to it. He wrote back citing several lefty books as authorities.

67 since 99% of America could'nt recognize Brown from his photo I doubt this will do much sliming ...

68

Two Points:

1. In the print edition of the article, there are 6 senators. They cropped it to the last two online: Lincoln and Brown.

2. In the same issue:

Republican leaders, Obama aides, tea-party activists and Senate Democrats all want to know: Who is the real Sen. Scott Brown?

Is he the Republican avenger who stormed to victory three months ago vowing to block the health-care overhaul? Or is he the pragmatic politician who has shown a willingness to compromise on the Democratic majority's priorities?

So far, the Massachusetts lawmaker has been a bit of both. The next clue to his identity could come as early as this week, when Mr. Brown could face a decision on whether to back the Obama administration's drive to overhaul regulation of the banking industry.

Senate Democrats need at least one Republican to break a logjam and push ahead on the initiative. The former Massachusetts state legislator is a top prospect, and if he goes with the majority it could open the door for others to follow or, at a minimum, lend a veneer of bipartisanship to the vote.

69 That Blanche Lincoln is a masculine motherfucker. I want in on whatever supplements she is taking.

70

38 It seems that the more affluent suburbs are more likely to vote Dem. WTF are they thinking?

 

The residents of affluent suburbs are like the snobs & co-snobs of the media referred to above, worrying about little details like taxes shows that you aren't really affluent, you're just a poseur.  Because after all, the truly rich don't give a damn about paying taxes, they have so much money that they never even miss the extra money out the door for taxes (in reality they have fifty schemes till Tuesday on how to avoid paying taxes but that's another story).

So coming out in favor of policies that are bad for you is actually good for you, as long as you can show your fellow dummies that you are voting for the "correct" candidate and that your thinking is in all ways "correct". 

71 Horatius' Law of Media Photos:

Absent proof to the contrary, always assume every photo has an editorial slant of some kind.

72 That's not a Senator!, that's a man, man....

73 Who is the fella on the left?

74 The editorial page is, and long has been, conservative. It's why I first started reading it (since I have no real money/interest in the markets.)

I would say that their editorial page is "somewhat" conservative much like Fred Barns. Yes, the WSJ is just like Fox. Their reporters are overwhelmingly liberal while they have "editorial" people who are conservative.

75

This is why the WSJ needs to stick with stipple portraits:  http://www.nolinovak.com/

 

76 78 - perfect description of Swarthmore, PA

77 GEICO looking for new voice actor.

Too bad, so sad.  Leftists don't understand that actions can have consequences and the 1960's civil rights legislation does NOT protect against discrimination based on political stance.

78 Good catch WSJ. Put his picture there with no reason mentioned in the story, it is a good way to tar the guy by association with no reason given for including him. Reminds me of the Palestinians in the West Bank holding signs of Khomeni, Arafat and Bert from Sesame Street. It's like "Bert? Zuh?" Same thing here, makes me wonder.

79 I asked this on another thread but it is important.  Did anyone watch Bill OReilly last night?  When discussing South Park, he said that free speech is not worth the effort if it means your life is threatened. 

80

I would say that their editorial page is "somewhat" conservative much like Fred Barns. Yes, the WSJ is just like Fox. Their reporters are overwhelmingly liberal while they have "editorial" people who are conservative.

Reporters in general are overwhelmingly liberal. As Bernie Goldberg has pointed out, 'it's not a conspiracy, it's just natural.' The editorial page, especially the editorials themselves, are conservative on almost every issue you can name. Except illegal immigration.

84 78 - perfect description of Swarthmore, PA

The trend in PA (and probably a lot of the country) is that Democrats flee the Democrat-run shitholes as soon as they are able...move to GOP areas for low crime and good schools....and then resume voting Democrat. Until they create new, suburban shitholes, from which they flee to sub-suburban havens and start continue the cycle. The area around Phildelphia is a prime example.

81 It's inevitable: Scott Brown will become another Arlen Spector. But he'll continue to receive the support of ditzy, Republican women, who think with their pussies, instead of with their brains.

82 The trend in PA (and probably a lot of the country) is that Democrats flee the Democrat-run shitholes as soon as they are able...move to GOP areas for low crime and good schools....and then resume voting Democrat.

That is exactly what is destroying NC in the Raleigh/Durham area.  It is also starting to happen here in the Myrtle Beach area which has been exploding in population the last 20 years. (they have gone from a sleepy little southern town of 7K to a metro area with a population of over 500K.)

83 Are there two senators Scott Brown (R) Massachusetts?

In my morning print edition of the WSJ, the Scott Brown picture next to Blanche Lincoln is not the Scott Brown from Cosmo and the most recent election.

It is some old fat guy. (maybe Richard Shelby?)  But it says "Scott Brown" under the pic.

Below the senator story, on the same page, is a different, unrelated story on Scott Brown.

I'm confused.  I think the WSJ messed up badly here.  I noticed lots of editing mistakes, proofreading mistakes and typos since Rupert took over.  Hmmm.

84 In today's PRINT edition, there's a graphic, "Top 10 Senate recipients, 2010 cycle," adjacent to the article. It lists Brown as #5. (Not surprising: Special election, duh!) Senators pictured in the print version are: Schumer (#1), Gillibrand (#2), Reid (#3), Dodd (#4), Brown (#5), and Lincoln (# . Which still raises the question of why they used Brown's picture but omitted Richard Shelby, who ranks #7 for 2010 contributions and gets 7 paragraphs in the article.

85 @Derak, my print version is the "Central Edition," and the picture in that one is definitely Brown, although a different picture than the one PA shows above. Maybe somebody changed their mind as the paper was going to press. Question is: Did they originally intend Shelby, or Brown? Inquiring minds, etc. ------ And furslugginer automatic smilies: re previous post Blanche Lincoln is Number 8 in recipients.

86 My wsj is printed in Seattle, the pacific edition, I guess. 

It has in the horizontal bar chart that Brown received $353k in political donations from the securities and investment industry.

But that is decidedly NOT a picture of Scott Brown, though the caption says it is. It is Richard Shelby.
There is not a single mention of Brown in the actual written piece.

The article directly below the aforementioned article is "Upstart Senator Stays in Play"  ....who is the real Scott Brown? and goes on to try and figure out what the guy stands for and what kind of republican politician he will be.

"Brown does not consider himself "wooable" by either party, noting, "I don't owe anyone anything"..."

Yeah, shenanigans.

87

OG,

Which still raises the question of why they used Brown's picture but omitted Richard Shelby, who ranks #7

The article below this one in the print edition highlights Brown as a key vote:

Republican leaders, Obama aides, tea-party activists and Senate Democrats all want to know: Who is the real Sen. Scott Brown?

Is he the Republican avenger who stormed to victory three months ago vowing to block the health-care overhaul? Or is he the pragmatic politician who has shown a willingness to compromise on the Democratic majority's priorities?

So far, the Massachusetts lawmaker has been a bit of both. The next clue to his identity could come as early as this week, when Mr. Brown could face a decision on whether to back the Obama administration's drive to overhaul regulation of the banking industry.

Senate Democrats need at least one Republican to break a logjam and push ahead on the initiative. The former Massachusetts state legislator is a top prospect, and if he goes with the majority it could open the door for others to follow or, at a minimum, lend a veneer of bipartisanship to the vote.

88

The area around Phildelphia is a prime example.

Yes, the five counties surrounding the city were Republicanistan twenty years ago.

Philadelphia's refugees have transformed the suburbs, in ways too depressing to even consider. (I was a city resident for a long time, don't have anything against the town per se. It soldiers on despite the parade of crooks and buffoons who govern it.)

89 It's inevitable: Scott Brown will become another Arlen Spector. But he'll continue to receive the support of ditzy, Republican women, who think with their pussies, instead of with their brains.

Why are you making derogatory comments about women voters before Scott Brown has even voted? This goes back to my comment 48.

90 Scott Brown is unlikely to vote for the banking bill when Chris Dodd makes such an easy target. Notice the Democrats are trying push the meme that there is infighting and a leadership collapse. It's utter BS.

91 Democrats are like a hoard of locusts. Everywhere they go, they create mayhem, leaving the landscape barren; e.g., 30 years ago, until they swarmed into New Jersey from New York City and Philadelphia,  that state was predominantly Republican, affluent and tranquil - a great place to raise a family.  Now it has become a sewer.

92

Philadelphia's refugees have transformed the suburbs, in ways too depressing to even consider. (I was a city resident for a long time, don't have anything against the town per se. It soldiers on despite the parade of crooks and buffoons who govern it.)

Born and raised there. I am pretty harsh toward it only because the people keep electing the crooks and buffoons, and the newspapers endorse them.

93 Frankly, Brown has smeared himself with some of his comments, votes and absence from rallies of late.

Me thinks that the Massholes knew they were electing a RINO but they cause the couldn't find a conservative in time for the election.

He said two things that made me go Hmmmm.

1. He said his job between now and 2012 was to get re-elected.
2. The tea party didn't help him get elected.

There was more but it was more ambiguous but there's some smoldering ego under there and some arrogance also. Can you say Massachusetts Maverick?

94 Re: 102 should read "... but they did because they couldn't find a conservative Democrat in time for the election."

95 Maybe they just wanted pictures of the best looking male and female DEMOCRATIC Senators?

96 I don't think that's a smear, his politics are not that far from hers anyway.

97 Out of those two pictures, only Blanche Lincoln has taken a bribe to betray her constituents.

98 büyütücü hap