1 But the Bible says, "Teh Meek Will Inherit Teh Earth!!111!!!1111111!

2 flib lol

3 I find their fear .... delicious.

4

Ah ha! See it now? Rubio is "advancing uphill." He expanded his lead. Momentum!

 

If Barack would let me, I'd go down and campaign for Ken.  He's clean, articulate and black!  I would be able to push him right to victory with a boost of  Joementum.  Yessireee.  I'm just waiting for the nod. 

5 40% is the key number in a 3 way race.  Either of the other candidates gets 21%  and it is over.

6

LOL and they couldn't resist throwing a Bush reference in describing Meeks as well!

 

Page One, paragraph one of the Democrat Playbook:

1.  Run against Bush.

2.  Lie about your record.

3.  Dig up as much dirt on your opponent as possible.  If there is none, smear your candidate with lies and inuendo.  You can always issue an apology or correction after you win the election.

7 Gabe - Your contempt for Independents is exactly why I am not a Republican nor a Democrat. You provide an excellent example of the elitist, narrowminded, doctrinarian attitudes that typify the worst of both parties. Now lick my balls, asshole, and maybe I won't vote for the other side...

8 3.  Dig up as much dirt on your opponent as possible.  If there is none, smear your candidate with lies and inuendo.

In CO, the dems are advertising against Buck by saying "he opposes a common form of birth control" because get this, he is pro-life.  No shit, thats the commercial.

9 Meeks! Where the hell is Meeks! (I know, I know)

10 Wait... You mean the media is biased against the conservative?

11 Reminds me of a (possibly made up) story about the Soviet press reporting on a race between an American car and a Russian car: 'The Russian car came in second and the American car came in second to last.'

12 Rubio is going to win this thing.  But it actually would be an extra helping of awesome sauce for Meek to catch up on Crist and leave him finishing third.

13 Arnie Duncan was just on meet the depressed.  One of my lib/dem friends commented "that guy just spoke in sound bites"....

yep that is exactly what he did, he's skilled in the new language soundbites...but he's also skilled in the new language called bullshit although none is more skilled in the education realm in that language, the language of bullshit, than randi weingarten

In a world where people in their teens and twenties get their news from stewart and colbert, twitter. cnn and gawker  and they read the headlines and rarely open the article...it's going to be an uphill battle

As the new accepted language bullshit is holding strong in America

14

Muckrakers, trash pickers, lying media mouthpieces.

Jobs created and saved by Obama.

15 O/T:  Fox just said they spent money to burn some guys book and they are having the guy on in the next hour.

Just the whole idea of buying someone's book and burning it gives me the creeps.   Anyone else get that creepy farenheit 451 feeling?

16 Just give me soundbites I can headline.

17

Crist is trying to copy Obama's presidential campaign slogans and the voters are not buying that crap this time.  His latest ad has really hurt him.

18 Wait. Isn't energy a placeholder for momentum? You can have the latter before the former? Well, media VS in any case...

19 You provide an excellent example of the elitist, narrowminded, doctrinarian attitudes that typify the worst of both parties. Now lick my balls, asshole, and maybe I won't vote for the other side... Posted by: Independent at September 26, 2010 11:56 AM (vXagV) So, you'd screw over the entire country out of spite. Now who sounds narrowminded and elitist? There are so many fence-sitters in this country that just want to be pandered to and be told how smart and principled they are. "I'm an independant! That means I have an open mind! Now tell me things to make me feel good and maybey I'll vote for you." Everyone I have ever met in real life who claims to be "independant" is actually shockingly ignorant. At least Liberals know what they want and vote accordingly. Independants are nothing but wind-socks.

20

Meek, the "dream candidate" who has "advanced uphill" and for whom "the tide is turning" is still losing. No change.

Actually, I tripped and when I landed on my face, it was more uphill than my feet. So...I kinda went uphill.

21 "Posted by: Independent at September 26, 2010 11:56 AM (vXagV)" Vote for the other side, dude. Please.

22 What does MFM stand for?

23

Just give me soundbites I can headline.

 

Although he paints himself as an ordinary guy who drives a pickup truck, Scott Brown is actually an out of touch elitest who owns a timeshare in Aruba!

24 Independent is a sock.

25 I notice they have no trouble putting the word "Democrat" in this kind of headline.

26 I also notice they have no trouble putting the word "Democrat" in this kind of article.

27 26 What does MFM stand for? The second "M" is for "media."

28 Mo Fo Media

29 Don,

I am an independent because I can't stand the libs/dems and what they stand for and the republicans look the same to me but in better Italian suits.  I think that independents have noticed, possibly before everyone else, that it is all about power and keeping the power and not so much about principle and party.  Who wants to join a party that stands for nothing?

Fox just had a debate where that nasty girl who makes those 7th grade girl faces when talking about the republicans basically said that the republican party is the party of the rich and the middle class can just go to hell.  She said it hasn't been that long since the republicans left office and the dems are going to remind them of how they felt.

I'm all for that.  Most people had a nice job and a nice house while GWB was president.  GWB was pushing the education billion dollar business to show it's worth.   No one was trying to build a mosque two blocks from ground zero.  We were moving toward tweeking health care not bombing it out of existence.  Charities were thriving because hey when you are doing well you want to make sure everyone has that chance.

30 I didn't see anywhere in the article where they said Rubio had a plan to recruit others to eat all the babies in Florida, so I chalk this up as a win.  Of course, I didn't read the article, either because I already know IT'S GOING TO BE PROPAGANDA!

That is all.

31 the energy-momentum relation is a relation between the energy, momentum and the mass of a body: E² = m² c⁴ + p² c² where c is the speed of light, E is total energy, m is invariant mass, and p is momentum.

32 Did you know that the name "Marco Rubio" sounds just like "Topo Gigio"?

Just sayin'.

33 That Charlie Crist is one good-lookin' hunk o' man.

34

"Hey Rocky, watch me pull a bunny out of my ass!"

 

Doesn't it taste like chocolate?

35 Similarly, looks like the LA Times just put out its usual phoney-poll to try and sink Fiorina.

36 Did you know there were 666 Republicans in our voter survey which proves they dislike Obama? Republicans. Too extreme (and evil) for America.

37

 Independent is a sock.

 

An empty tube?

38

If Scott Brown had a racist pick up (I still don't even have any idea how that is possible), we should we hearing soon about how Rubio was speaking Spanish and may have said something bad about Vietnames people.

"The reporter could not understand what he said, but another politician (of unknown party) recently said something bad, so Rubio was most likely following suit."

39 Independent is a sock.

Stolen by Ken Buck from your dryer!

40 I haven't read any newspaper article in over 4 decades that wasn't an open campaign commercial for the Democrats in one form or another.

In a world with justice they would be considered in-kind campaign contributions.

41

Gabriel,

California media is doing the same thing, but with the old tried and true method of oversampling "democrats" when conducting a poll. Revolution, be it peaceful or bloody, is this nation's only real chance. 

42 btw even though I am sure Paul will win in Kentucky, watch the MFM refuse to call the KY or IN senate races for at least an hour and a half to blunt momentum. We have IN,KY,SC,GA,VT,VA results coming in by 430pm PST, then NC,WV,OH,FL,PA,TN, pretty quickly after that. Watch NONE of the Republican-leading races get called for a while to try to blunt it.

43 Here in Michigan, Peters (Pelosi stooge) has been running cheap-shot attack ads at his Republican opponent with the help of the Detroit Free Press, liberal rag, for the last several days.

Apparently, this is a plan because it is happening all over, and all at the same time.

I have also noticed some mighty strange polls this morning which goes with the misinterpretation of other polls that Gabe observed.  I wonder if they are trying to start a wave with a whole bunch of poll results?

44 OMG, Conway has momentum in Kentucky, he's only down by 2 to Paul!!11!

45 Why did you Republicans put the Death Panel provisions in the Health Care Reform bill?  Why? 

46

If Scott Brown had a racist pick up (I still don't even have any idea how that is possible

 

All racist rednecks with confederate flag license plates drive pickup trucks to carry the wooden crosses they will eventually set on some poor Black family's lawn and light on fire.  Scott Brown drives a pickup truck.  Therefore he's a redneck racist who burns crosses on the lawns of Blacks, and probably Latinos.   

47

Here in Michigan, Peters (Pelosi stooge) has been running cheap-shot attack ads at his Republican opponent with the help of the Detroit Free Press, liberal rag, for the last several days.

Apparently, this is a plan because it is happening all over, and all at the same time.

I had to mute one of the ads against Vitter because it was so nasty and the kids were in the room. Of course I can't say it was entirely undeserved...

OTOH, I see signs for him all over the place and have not seen even one for the Democrat.

48 I wonder if they are trying to start a wave with a whole bunch of poll results?

No need to wonder. The dems get free campaign advertising every night in the local and national news.  The theme is "Republicans are too extreme", no need for outright coordination, they take the cues and run with them.

Of course, they never mention how extreme socialist healthcare and triple massive deficits are.  Those are just normal.

49 And what kind of name is "Marco Rubio" anyway?  Who the hell ends their names in vowels?  Eye-ties, that's who.  And we'll be damned if we'll let the Republicans hand our fine state over to the Mafia.

50

And what kind of name is "Marco Rubio" anyway?  Who the hell ends their names in vowels?  Eye-ties, that's who.  And we'll be damned if we'll let the Republicans hand our fine state over to the Mafia.

 

You know who's name ended in an "O" and killed a lot of people?  Tony Soprano.  If Marco Rubio gets elected, a lot of people will get killed.  The only seat Marco Rubio deserves is an electric chair.  Vote no on Rubio for the Senate.

51 For what its worth, Odipstick has a new high in disapproval on the rcp avg.

And if you really want to see spin, wait for the unemployment #'s next week and mindbending adjustments from the govt.  The last one before the election.  All is well, recovery baby.

52

And gays......don't forgot the gays

 

Thanks, Mallamutt!  I forgot Teh Gays.  (whispers)  We are allowed to mention them here as long as they aren't fighting, right?

53 The dems get free campaign advertising every night in the local and national news.  The theme is "Republicans are too extreme", no need for outright coordination, they take the cues and run with them.

Kind of like Obama suddenly deciding to single out and attack John Boehner and then, totally unexpectedly, the NY Times runs a hit piece on Boehner 2 days later.

What an amazing coincidence.

54 Headline: Crist campaign....Rubio caught molesting underage boy.

Story body: An aide said "The only way Crist could win is if Rubio is caught molesting an underage boy."

55 I'm beginning to think that the Conservative party is the only party in NYS that has it's stuff together.  Sure, they ran lazio ads where he thought hsi opponent was cumo....but hey the ads were great and it made you say "wow, that was the conservative party"

56 There's a lot of BS polling coming out today, in California and Kentucky. The MSM will not give up without exploiting every trick in the book.

57 Get ready for the October crash

58

thank you for this post!

I had no idea there was this much word-a-logy involved on how the press uses its dwindling power to nudge outcomes and voters.

59

Kind of like Obama suddenly deciding to single out and attack John Boehner and then, totally unexpectedly, the NY Times runs a hit piece on Boehner 2 days later.

What an amazing coincidence.

 

Unprecedented and completely unexpected.

In other news, in 2013, the 3.8% "Medicare" tax on unearned income starts (includes rental property and the sales of single family homes, condos, co-ops etc.)  I'm sure that the fallout from that will be unprecedented and completely unexpected as well.

60 Just the whole idea of buying someone's book and burning it gives me the creeps.   Anyone else get that creepy farenheit 451 feeling?

NO, NO, a thousand times NO!  Books are just pieces of paper between thicker pieces of paper.  They aren't magic.  We need to stop fetishizing the paper and start thinking about the ideas expressed in books. (Ideas, incidentally, can't be burned.)

My husband heard from a woman who said that she was buying his books in order to burn them.  He replied with a complete bibliography of all his books so she wouldn't accidentally miss any, and told her to encourage her friends to buy his books too.  Royalties are royalties.

61 and look at what the alleged "republican pollster" has up: " Senate Balance of Power: Dems 51 GOP 45 Toss-Ups 4  
Governor Scorecard: GOP 27 Dems 13 Toss-Ups 10"

now, last night he had the congress and today you can't readily find it...
but you can find Susan Estrich's slam piece on palladino.


that scott, keeping up the thought that the Senate is just a little too far a reach for the republicans....and since the polls are showing congress may be lost, just not putting up the poll at all

62 Being an independent does not meant that someone is weakminded.  It means that the person knows that both parties are completely full of shit.  It just so happens that the Republicans are (often) less full of shit than the Dhimmicrats.  But not always.  I'll vote for Mickey Mouse, Ted Bundy, or Charles Manson before I'll vote for a sleazy partisan of pork RINO.  If that means the Dhimmi gets the position, then that means the system is functioning precisely as it should.  I'm not in this for the team, I'm in it for the country.

63 thanks for illuminating this subject gabe.  I see it very clearly and have for a while but I think others may not realize how they are being subtly manipulated every day.

64 I still think that chuckie is vulnerable.....I mean he is doing commercials and he broke out the plaid shirts, the plaid shirts.....he knows he's in trouble...

65 Quiet around here today.  Too quiet.  (Cue ominous music)

66 "Momentum" is just journalista code for whichever losing candidate the writer in question favors.  No more, and no less.

67 They will call South Carolina. Probably before the polls even close.

I thought after the 2000 election that, under pressure, all the news agencies agreed that they would never call any election in an area before polls closed again.

68

who is "chuckie"?

schumer?

69 You forgot the next phase. Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station October Surprise!

70 Your contempt for Independents is exactly why I am not a Republican nor a Democrat am congenitally unable to make up my God Damn mind about anything. I'd love to do a poll of so-called "independents" and see how many really have a preferred candidate before they leave the fricking house to vote on election day. Not many. It probably boils down to which candidate has the better hairdo, or drives a cooler car.

71 Posted by: johnc_recent_EX-dem at September 26, 2010 12:59 PM (ACkhT)

yep.....among my friends we call him "chuckie" among other things

72 This must be the journolist plan of the week. HotAir talks about polls skewed in the CA races too, thanks to skewed samples.

Is this all you got, Dems? You're only going to energize us more.  Welcome to the jungle.

73 Thanks, العاب هاواي, for settling that argument.

74 Gabe - good post.

75 Re: the book burning thing, it was an operational security matter. The DoD didn't properly vet the book, so they bought the first run of 9500 copies. The redacted second printing is available. In a way, this is a pretty good response, as it avoids prior restraint of speech. The govt. didn't ban the book, and the publisher gets paid for their book.

76

If there is no white candidate in the race, which is the next preferred color?  I've got brown, black and orange to choose from.

77 Catholic School Girl update:  $2,594,450.98  

That's up 50 grand since this morning.   Nothing heard from the LSM.  The silence is deafening. 

Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"

Holmes:  "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."

Gregory:  "But, the dog did nothing in the night-time?"

Holmes:   "That was the curious incident."

Never entrust power to anyone not willing to surrender it. 

78 I want pudding!  Tons and tons of delicious pudding!  Balls-deep, baby!

79 The DoD didn't properly vet the book, so they bought the first run of 9500 copies. The redacted second printing is available.

No it was properly vetted for security during the Bush years. But it had no been vetted for embarrassment of the Clinton years for a warning about Mohamed Atta, e.g. Able Danger.

So the Democrat vetting is using taxpayer funds to burn the books.

80 9 Gabe - Your contempt for Independents is exactly why I am not a Republican nor a Democrat. You provide an excellent example of the elitist, narrowminded, doctrinarian attitudes that typify the worst of both parties. Now lick my balls, asshole, and maybe I won't vote for the other side...

Posted by: Independent at September 26, 2010 11:56 AM (vXagV)

I share his disdain for "Independents."  Got some words for me, Cappy?  Scratch an independent, find a coward.

81 Posted by: XBradTC at September 26, 2010 01:27 PM (wZ1Ss)

except, the army had already vetted the book and the author, when interviewed on fox said that everything in the book was readily available and findable on the internet and other places.  the only disturbing thing he said was that some of his material was taken out of his office and that he had to threaten to include his testimony in the book in order for his point to be made.  That's concerning.  But hey, the book is selling like hot cakes so I guess they inadvertently gave him a ton of free press.

82

Posted by: Independent at September 26, 2010 11:56 AM (vXagV)

with all due respect, I don't agree with this.

I am a registered independent, I used to be a democrat.  I have found only those independents who don't know what they actually believe in are the ones who sway one side one year and the other side the next year.

The independent minded independents tend to be libaeratarians and conservatives, (barring stances on social issues.)

83 All you guys are making the classic mistake with this shit about the "independents". You are confusing the term "independent" with "undecided". About 30% of the population call themselves "independent". All that means is that they are not a registered member of a party.

You will find more of these independents in States with an open primary since you don't have to be a member of the Party to vote in the primary.

But the fact is that the independents almost always vote for one Party or another. On a very small percentage swap back and forth.

Now the typical "undecided" when you get down to within 3 months of an election is a clueless idiot who is not likely to vote anyway.

84 "Independent" is typical of the dipshits that look at a generalization that hold true, and yet feel that since they are (or feel they are) the exception, then the entire generalization is invalid. The fact is, independent voters are the last to make up their minds, and they are very often influence by what Ace has previously described at a "preference cascade." Which is just fancy talk for "all the cool kids are doing it."

85 You know, you can give it up anytime on the weak-minded independent voter who hasn't picked a team yet thing. Unless you want to drive us off too. A pox on both your pathetic political parties. I wouldn't be a member of either any party if you paid me. Why should I swear fealty to an entity that hasn't earned it and doesn't deserve it? My stance must always be: do as I say, Bitch, or you're gone.

86 Ken Buck once campaigned at an animal shelter and refused to adopt a puppy. Ken Buck never served in World War Two. Ken Buck. Heartless. Unpatriotic. Wrong for Colorado.

87 I have a good friend who is an "Independent." In his case, at least, he is wishy-washy on issues (often offering mutually contradictory opinions with no sense of irony) because he wants to be liked. Unfortunately, most of the people he hangs out with are libtards. So we all know where his vote is going.

88 Posted by: jwpaine at September 26, 2010 02:00 PM (g4J4S)

not necessarily.  It is PC to be a lib/dem in some cities.  Heck, were you to say you don't agree with their beliefs you would be socially shunned.  So, you keep your beliefs to yourself but, that doesn't mean you vote the way they do.

89 As a former independent I registered republican last year. It became clear to me that leaving the early choices to 'political junkies' was not giving me many choices I liked in Nov. I think the country would be stronger if the D party could be pulled back from the commies but its not happening soon. OTOH the tea party folks have made great strides in pulling the R's towards real fiscal conservative positions and constitutional government IMO. And there were years as an independent when I just voted against the politician with the most obnoxious ads. I have to hand it to P/R/O they have created a huge amount of civic energy in folks like me who used to consider voting in Nov and paying their taxes was good enough.

90 I'm not convinced the Herald or papers in general really move public opinion all that much.

91 similiar operation happening in Deleware too, push polls showing Coons way ahead is just a trick to discourage the O'Connell/tea party voters.

92 101 I have a good friend who is an "Independent." In his case, at least, he is wishy-washy on issues (often offering mutually contradictory opinions with no sense of irony) because he wants to be liked. Unfortunately, most of the people he hangs out with are libtards. So we all know where his vote is going.

I wouldn't be so sure.  If he hangs out with libtards, and lives in a libtard area in which there is intense social pressure to conform to libtardism, the fact that he is even willing to offer any deviating opinion at all, even if it is self-contradictory, is proof that there is hope for him yet.

93 I have not seen Fox New Sunday.  I am told that Brit became emotional and in less than a minute crystallized what the American people are actually feeling.  I'm told that this would make a hell of a commercial for republicans yet, fox news has this segment up and not the one where brit became emotional.  I'm hoping to see the repeat of the show and to be able to at least transcribe what brit said.

94 Remember peeps.  Ships have momentom when they sink. They put on speed when they fill with water going dow in the open ocean.  It hits the bottom faster.  (to leftist readers, that means they hit the bottom harder)

95 Jeez.  What fluff.  What spin.

Is JournOList still active?  Who gives orders to reporter Beth Reinhold of the Herald to write a piece like this, in this way?

It is happening all over.  Is this their new method?  How does one unravel it?

Freeze it.  Personalize it.  etc.

96 I heard a funny story yesterday from one of my friends.  He went to the quintessential liberal institution.  He majored in poli sci and then went on to law school.  He happens to also be black.  He happens to be a conservative....I mean really conservative.  (he sort of came out of the closet the other night in telling this story)

Apparently he could not wait to get his degree.  he got it, framed it, put it up on the wall and then got a copy of his transcript and framed that.  And then he called the one professor, with whom he had two classes and asked the professor to come to lunch. 

At the lunch he told the professor that he had to hide his conservatism in the professor's class and, if he didn't realize that was the impact he was having, he, my friend, wanted to let him know that he felt it was sort of an unhealthy environment if people had to hide their true beliefs and just spit back at him the very liberal, almost communist, almost socialist beliefs of said professor.

My friend thought this would be a positive conversation that he was doing something good, that he was letting the professor know that there was no give and take, no real teaching going on and he actually thought the professor would love the feedback and thank him.

do you know the professor told my friend that an institution can rescind a degree.  Did you ever hear of that?  Anyway, that one comment made my friend disgusted.

He says he stood up, they had not even gotten their lunch yet.  Threw enough cash on the table to pay for lunch and said "i've lost my appetite." and as he was starting to walk out of the restaurant he said "this is very contradictory to my beliefs but just remember you don't have to be a lib to play the race card, professor, have a good day" and out he walked.

Now, he told this story to a bunch of lib/dems and he got a lot of "good for you", "what a nerve" "ooo wows".....

the climate in NYC is changing ......

97 chemjeff/curious:

You may be right (and I hope you are), but I tend to take people at their word. If somebody posts a Greenpeace article lambasting "frankenfish" legislation in California, I just don't see them voting tea party/conservative/republican, even if they badmouth Ogabe later.

It's one thing to filter ones comments in order to avoid saying "fuck" in a kindergarten classroom; it's quite another to mouth socialist bromides so your friends don't think less of you.

98 Huh. Guy doesn't like me generalizing about independents. What's that I say? Read what I actually wrote??

This is particularly attractive for the weakminded independents who haven't picked a team yet.

I didn't say all independents were weakminded. I said independent's who haven't picked a team yet are weakminded. Stop generalizing about my writing, jerk. Generalizing is bad.

99 Not so fast peeps.  With the Obumer 2 years it has made the Bush admin start to look better.  I think HIS approval rating is going to go up and up as the leftist idiot approval rating is going to keep going down, down, down,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://tinyurl.com/2bx3gu3

100 People who generalize are always assholes. 

101 Full disclosure: I have been invited to a lot of social gatherings, but rarely to the same place twice.

102 Posted by: jwpaine at September 26, 2010 02:32 PM (g4J4S)

There are going to be some so called "independents" who aren't really independents but are full blown libs but for whatever reason they use independent as a cover.

And there are the uninterested who say on election day "oh is today voting, guess I should go and vote"....I've decided that this year I am going to answer that with "your vote is very important and unless you've done the necessary research and observation to vote responsibly, to develop an informed opinion through critical thinking then I might suggest that you refrain from voting altogether until you take it as the serious right that it is"

103 All generalizers are assholes but not all assholes are generalizers.  I can prove it using Venn diagrams.

104 In NYS in order to vote in the primaries you have to registered in a party.  So the independents give up the right to vote in primaries.  But they vote in the general elections.  I was surprised when I came to this blog to learn that there are some states that allow independents to vote in the primaries and I think someone even said dems can vote in the republican primary, though I'm not sure if that is correct.   It seems that would certainly skew the primaries.  I'm still trying to understand the caucus process since so many say hillary ignored them to her peril and BO capitalized on them.

105

curiod...   What about their "dont ask dont tell" law in acadamia?

It most be only they military.  We had the same crap way back in the 80's.  I had some proffs like him.  That is why I alwaya wore a hat to class.  My short hair was a dead give away.

106
Great work,  Gabe.

107 I have not seen Fox New Sunday.  I am told that Brit became emotional and in less than a minute crystallized what the American people are actually feeling.

I have watched the first panel segment and no fireworks so far. He had a golden opportunity in discussing the Woodward book but no dice.

As for rescinding a degree, not possible unless the university shows that the degree was obtained fraudulently.

108 Some generalizations are true.

Example: People are no damned good. And women are worse.

I rest my case.

109 I'm getting so sick of how everyone has to be labeled.  "oh your gay, well then you must be a lib"  "oh your black then you must be a lib"  "oh your hispanic then you must be a lib"...."your white so you probably are a dem, but if you are 'rich' then you're a republican"

that's not true, not in my experience.  this compartmentalizing of human beings is tearing the country apart.  If you have to self censor and can't say what you truly believe then where is this country headed?

110 One thing the panel is showing; Juan Williams is the epitome of stupid.

111 I just realized that this is probably all about the "words matter" comment that is often made.

112 OK; Brit unloaded on Juan. Maybe that was the fireworks.

113 One thing the panel is showing; Juan Williams is the epitome of stupid.

Posted by: Vic at September 26, 2010 02:51 PM (/jbAw)

To me he has lost all credibility.  At least mara, when logic hits her like a train going 100 mph bends to the reality but not Juan, juan continues to argue his point.

114 You know the dems throw out the talking points.  Some people understand what they mean and how to present them.  Others worry about getting each talking point out, even if it is a total non sequitur.....Juan is one of those.

115 Some generalizations are true.

It was a joke, jwpaine. The sentence: "Generalizing is bad" is a generalization. It's self-demonstrating.

116 At least mara, when logic hits her like a train going 100 mph bends to the reality but not Juan, juan continues to argue his point.

Mara simply spouts the Democrat Party line right off the email she gets daily from the headquarters.

Juan does everything he can do defend the indefensible and takes no time to even think about how stupid his statements are.

He has degenerated to the point now he is making these panels a laughingstock.  But I guess being a laughingstock is "fair and balanced".

Anyway, I didn't see what I would call major emotion or fireworks. I would have loved to see Brit unload on the segment regarding Obama killing American soldiers for the sake of Democrat politics.

117

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at September 26, 2010 02:56 PM (1TvCg)

Explaining jokes about generalizing is always a waste of time.

118

Explaining jokes about generalizing is always a waste of time.

Posted by: Cicero at September 26, 2010 03:04 PM (veJzk)

Trying to explain ANY joke to an AOS Moron is a waste of time.

119 People who generalize are always assholes.

ISWYDT.

Posted by: toby928™ at September 26, 2010 02:58 PM (S5YRY)

I don't get it.

120 I seem to recall a time when I thought Juan Williams made some valid points, but I can't recall when that would have been. Certainly not in the past two years.

121 129 Some generalizations are true.

It was a joke, jwpaine. The sentence: "Generalizing is bad" is a generalization. It's self-demonstrating.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at September 26, 2010 02:56 PM (1TvCg)

Um, so was mine. But then, everything I say is a joke.

122 Posted by: Vic at September 26, 2010 02:58 PM (/jbAw)

The show repeats so I"m going to watch it then to try and see what they were discussing. 

Vic, I thought you might enjoy seeing this.  She owns Anderson, owns him.

Oh and last night SNL sort of made their own statement about this and it didn't seem to follow bloomies' lead.

123 jwpaine's generalization jokes always suck.

124 I don't know how she is doing in her race but she has a brass set.

125 That could be the exception to the rule, cicero. Even I know they suck.

126 Gabe, did you really write this article?

127 when you google renee ellmers+wikipedia you get bob etheridge's wiki page at the top...

and they say google doesn't do politics.

128 Except for "People are no damned good and women are worse." That's funny, right there.

129 Yeah Gabe.  Generalization jokes aside, I thought your post was really excellent. 

130 I don't know how she is doing in her race but she has a brass set.

There doesn't appear to be much polling going on the congressional races. The last one that was ran in my district was back in early May.

And no, I can not stand Anderson Cooper.

131 Juan Williams is one of the biggest idiots I have ever seen or heard.

132 Almost everything one sees on TV has a director, a producer and a storyline if not an actual script.  It is all about ratings.

You are not going to see a conservative get regularly pummeled on FNC, it would be bad for ratings and their casting is much too good for that.

Beckel at least understands his role and accepts it along with a large paycheck one would presume.

But Williams, on the other hand, is a well paid dufus, put out there for fodder like a T34 put out for Abrams target practice.  He has no clue.

On he fights, popular as hemorrhoids.

133

The Houston Comical does the same thing with the few stories they don't repost from AP/WaPo/LAT/NYT.  After 26 paragraphs of breathless hyperbole, a fact or two is presented to qualify the story as "hard hitting news."  Said fact(s) being in opposition to the meaning of the headline and the previous 26 paragraphs.

Nice work, Gabe.

134

Beckel at least understands his role and accepts it along with a large paycheck one would presume.

Posted by: Robert at September 26, 2010 03:25 PM (cd6Ip)

Ha! And he does, in spades. The only thing he doesn't do during his on air appearances is to drool on his tie. I almost feel sorry for the bastard.

Almost.

135 While speaking to a Spanish speaking crowd, Rubio was heard to use the phrase "cordon negro", clear proof to this reporter that he is in favor of lynchings.

136 I found the clip on Real Clear Politics.   You need to fast forward to the end when brit hume finally let's juan have it...You might want to watch from the point where Chris Wallace shows Velma and Juan spins what velma is saying as not what she is saying at all....and chris wallace even calls him on that.  But what brit hume says is epic....in a little amount of time he crystallizes everything the American people are feeling....(it starts at 5:30, the velma segment but bret hume reaction starts at 7:02)  link

137 I find it fascinating that fox didn't put this clip up and that even chris got it when he said "results!"

138 Posted by: Vic at September 26, 2010 03:22 PM (/jbAw)

I can't stand anerdson either but man she put him away so deflty even my lib/dem friends said she had a brass set.

139 curious -- thanks!  I was looking for tha clip.

140 Posted by: johnc_recent_EX-dem at September 26, 2010 03:39 PM (ACkhT)

my dad found it and called me right away.

141 Momentum is what you have after all your energy has been spent. "An object in motion tends to stay in motion", and all that.

142 MORE RASCISM FROM THE REICH WING!  SPIT!

143 O/T:  the SNL david Patterson sketch from last night
and more free publicity for the one who shall not be named.  link

oddly enough, people were asking me why the witch hat and the broom....i think my friends are either living under a rock or I am too well informed

144 From Kay In Maine's blog:

"Was Paul LePage married to a Canadian woman and bore two kids with him back in the 1970Â’s?"

Kay, try to edit your blog a little more carefully, especially if you post the link to it on this site. We tend to be critical of stupidity.

145

curious, I just watched the clip and that's about as spittin' mad as I've seen the normally reserved Brit and he was dead-on accurate.

Juan Williams is a prime example of a brainwashed douchebag liberal who lives his or her life in a bubble of their own brand of illusory unreality.

146

I thought Kay In Maine's post was sort of an dunderheaded attempt at wit.   After looking at her site, I see that she probably considers MORE RASCISM FROM THE REICH WING!  SPIT! to be the apex of insightful political discourse.

 

Way to go Kay.  You've successfully erased the line between commentary and parody.

147 O/T:  This is such a fun little story.  link

148

Way to go Kay.  You've successfully erased the line between commentary and parody.

Posted by: Cicero at September 26, 2010 03:57 PM (veJzk)

Heh, I just checked the site too and I'm still not sure if it's parody or serious. I'm leaning towards serious.

149 Posted by: ErikW at September 26, 2010 03:55 PM (rRGVs)

I know right.  He is normally reserved and very professional.  But in the face of what is obvious to most of the country and seems to remain elusive to the libs/dems he dared to show a wee bit of emotion. 

150 Way to go Kay.  You've successfully erased the line between commentary and parody.

I thought Joe Biden already did that.

BTW, Gabe: I have yet to find anything you've written that I disagree with, and some things I've wished I'd said. Okay, maybe that generalization scold stung a bit, but hey, nobody's perfect.

151 Paul LePage "bore two kids"? Three guesses who knocked him up.

152 And the two wrong guesses aren't me.

153 this article from the Miami Herald....

By Beth Reinhard, Miami Herald...


The Miami Herald's Beth Reinhard is moving to National Journal

"Beth Reinhard has the skill, the wit, the insight, and above all the passion for the game that makes a great political correspondent," said Ron Brownstein, National Journal Group Editorial Director.  "The only thing she lacks is the national audience she deserves.  We look forward to providing that at National Journal, and we know our audience will benefit tremendously from the fresh voice and fresh perspective she will bring to the national political debate."

From National Journal's release: Reinhard is the latest in a growing list of talented writers, reporters, and analysts joining National Journal Group.  In the last several weeks, National Journal Group has announced several important new additions, including former Fox News correspondent Major Garrett, Newsweek's Michael Hirsh, veteran magazine writer and editor Matt Cooper, political analyst Matthew Dowd, The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder, USA Today's Aamer Madhani....

The Buzz September 2, 2010


Well, I know what national political magazine just moved to the top of my bathroom periodicals stack.

154 Did anyone here watch Fox news Sunday and if so, did you see Boehner?

155 That link is really confusing ... it goes to tampabay.com where you find the St, Petersburg Times running a Miami Herald story  .. it is a small world after all.

But why so difficult ... was Rubio 40/Crist 28/Meeks 23 to hard to understand  ?

156 The Herald must have felt compelled to counter a recent Palm Beach Post article suggesting that Democrats are fleeing Meek to Crist because they believe Meek unelectable (which is true)

157

o/t MANILA, Philippines – The U.S. government said Sunday it made an "honest mistake" when it displayed an inverted Philippine flag — which wrongfully signified that the Southeast Asian nation was in a state of war — in a meeting hosted by President Barack Obama.

These guys are really a mess.

158 Did anyone here watch Fox news Sunday and if so, did you see Boehner?

Posted by: dagny at September 26, 2010 04:15 PM (6hy4U)

No. Did he grow a pair?

159 173 No. Sigh. I could have given better answers and I'm not a full time policy wonk.

160 o/t MANILA, Philippines – The U.S. government said Sunday it made an "honest mistake" when it displayed an inverted Philippine flag — which wrongfully signified that the Southeast Asian nation was in a state of war — in a meeting hosted by President Barack Obama. These guys are really a mess. -------------------------------- Well, they(Philippines) are fighting a war of man-human disaster............man-made contingency...........man-caused..........oh.......fuck it!

161 dagny, is this what you are looking for?  link

boner making a boner....."it will not be business as usual in Washington DC" but "sir that's not answering my question"..."it will not be business as usual in Washington DC...

I am boner.  I am programed.  watch me talk....

162 He's making a great case for why michelle bachman is going to derail his quest for "the power" should the republicans, through no effort on their part, win the house.

163 Just like MTV, some people just don't get it. I hope that by November 3rd, we're able to finally drive home the point.

164 Posted by: ErikW at September 26, 2010 04:20 PM (rRGVs)

he's going to borrow from michelle bachman.  she has more than enough to share...

165 Mostly on topic, and good news: Steve Burke to become CEO of NBC after sale completed to Comcast. [Howard Kurtz, LA TImes] Bad news for the scions of MSNBC propaganda machine. Look for a increased focus on sports

166 ...But my guess is the Repubs will continue to smack the social-issue tar baby ("Repeal ObamaCare? Oh, look, a gay is getting married!") and believe they can simply belly up to the trough once the Dims are swept away

167 Odious sock Be Gone!

168

Gabe, you're full of shit on the contempt you showed Independents.  I'm registered Independent but always vote Republican.  Why don't I register Rep?  Because I don't fucking want to.  It's that simple.  And the rest of you fuckholes who have such contempt for guys like me can fuck the fuck off. 

Does that mean I'll switch sides?  Nope, but it does make you worthless cocksuckers.

169 Let's see the dinner guests are: Dinnerjacket Calypso Louis New Black Panther Baton Twirlers Gee what could go wrong http://tinyurl.com/23fgqel

170 That they should think about coming over to the winning guay.

FIFY

171 Posted by: Burn the Witch at September 26, 2010 05:28 PM (fLHQe) ------------------------------ You are obviously a special case. A "special case" that should be turned over to your nearest state-run psychiatric hospital.

172 If you don't like Gabe's shit, then WTF are you doing here reading it?

I know, it feels so good when you quit, right?

You really are a dumb shit.

173  Most people had a nice job and a nice house while GWB was president.  GWB was pushing the education billion dollar business to show it's worth.   No one was trying to build a mosque two blocks from ground zero.  We were moving toward tweeking health care not bombing it out of existence.  Charities were thriving because hey when you are doing well you want to make sure everyone has that chance.

Posted by: curious at September 26, 2010 12:19 PM (p302b)

Curious, slow down turbo. I am to the right of Reagan politically in addition to being a realist.  The first thing we need to understand is the fact GWB, as much as we may want to square his presidency with a conservative narrative, ran unabated in spending.  Medicare Part D alone cost over $1Trillion. 

The entire economy over the last 15 years was based on a super cycle of interventionist economics sustained by the Fed's monetary expansion, speculation and ill-packaged and ill rated bonds sold in the form of collateralized debt obligations; which were in turn bet against by the very same firms who marketed and sold them.  The bets were called credit default swaps and were at the core of the liquidity crisis of 2008.  Investment banks selling the bonds could also bet against the bonds without even owning them.  Those owning the default swaps were essentially shorting the entire housing market and spurned on the meltdown through calling the collateral of firms such as AIG.

Before you continue to vent, you need to understand the fact the economic build up over the last 15 years was completely inorganic and false - -  period.

We are going through a global deleveraging and are in the midst of not a recession but a highly unique depression that cannot be explained through conventional economics for we are in a simultaneous deflationary and inflationary environment for which the Fed is purposefully pursuing a policy of currency debasement and have even come out and stated this.

Understand one thing, there is not going to be an economic recovery.  The monetary unit and reserve currency of the dollar is collapsing and this is not conjecture nor whimsical analysis.  The currency is right now collapsing before your very eyes. 

The reality is change and the environment is volatility.

That said, Obama remains a socialist and is a failure of a president, because he is not a leader and is adding fuel to the fire, a fire that was started prior to his arrival.       

174

Doesn't that make you a Republican?

No, it makes him a Republican who can't vote in Republican primaries.  That's a brilliant strategy for someone who doesn't want to have any say in who the GOP puts up for the general election.

Bet he complained about having to hold his nose to vote for McCain too.

175 Just saw a clip of John Boner with Chris Wallace on Fucks News. Boner wouldn't promise to end earmarks if he becomes House leader, but came off with some lame "it won't be business as usual" horseshit.

All the worthless sonofabitch can do is mouth platitudes, lest he inadvertently make a promise that might cut off his own pork supply.

Fuck him and fuck his tan.

176 Posted by: Burn the Witch at September 26, 2010 05:28 PM (fLHQe)

You registered 'independent' because you're a clueless feckless witless asshlole

Any other questions?

177 Posted by: SantaRosaStan, not in a glass house at September 26, 2010 06:20 PM (dPcmp)

I don't think that you are being fair to "Burn the Witch." His reading comprehension is so woefully inadequate that he simply didn't understand Gabe's point. So calling him clueless isn't strictly accurate. He had the clues available; he just didn't interpret them correctly. So...he is definitely witless, certainly an asshole, and I will reserve judgment on his fecklessness until he spouts off on something else (although all indications are good).

178 Confidential to The GOP: If you think the people reacted with anger to D.C.'s betrayal of their trust, imagine how they'll react if/when their Republican rescuers offer nothing but more betrayal.

BTW, Boner: "It will not be business as usual" sounds one hell of a lot like "I promise I won't come in your mouth."

179 I am registered as an "independent" but live in VA, so I can vote in either primary. I skipped being an election officer this year so I could be a poll watcher. Mr. Muse is a registered R, so he gets called for jury duty.

180

Rather than respond to each one point by point, I'll jump right out and admit that I may not be reading Gabe right.  Though on subsequent reading, I'm just not seeing anything but contempt from him and several commenters long before I posted a damn thing here. 

I know there's a lot of inside stuff here at the HQ and thought I'd picked up on most of it, but apparently I'm missing something, so before I jump back into a flame war, I'd certainly appreciate someone who can set me straight. 

181

Bet he complained about having to hold his nose to vote for McCain too.

Nope, but it's not like I haven't seen that done here ad nauseum.

182 I registered independent because the Rino National Committee is clueless, feckless, and witless.  Any other questions?

“… Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses.”  (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, describing the end of the Roman republic in Satire X, A.D. 200)

183

If you don't like Gabe's shit, then WTF are you doing here reading it?

Am I supposed to agree with Gabe's posts before I read them???

WTF?  And you're calling me a dumbshit??

184 *who haven't picked a team yet.* Your reading comprehension apparently fails to get these 6 little words in Gabe's 2nd paragraph BTW. And you couldn't be bothered to read the thread where he clarified. People who walk around with a chip in the shoulder annoy me.

185 And I annoy myself when I don't proofread and catch things like in the where I meant to type on the.

186

*who haven't picked a team yet.* Your reading comprehension apparently fails to get these 6 little words in Gabe's 2nd paragraph BTW. And you couldn't be bothered to read the thread where he clarified. People who walk around with a chip in the shoulder annoy me.

The part you quote and the "indeptards" comment in his 'translation', along with the usual contemptuous commentary I guess just contributed to my misreading, though I don't think it's much of a stretch to read it that way.  There's usually a decent amount of seething contempt toward Independents on this blog by a number of people. 

And while it's usually just in the commentary, it came across that way in Gabe's post - that's what prompted my ill-considered response, not a "chip" on my shoulder.  And looking back upthread, I see that I only paid attention to the first part of Gabe's clarification, and not the second.  And I'll see if I can start another sentence with "and".

I withdraw my comment and apologize for not starting a more interesting flamewar with more competence.

187 The article is encouraging Meek to stay in the race and telling Crist he will lose and only help Rubio win. There is no way Meek will drop out, and no way he will win with Crist in the race. Maybe toward the end, the Democrats will offer Crist an incentive to drop out and endorse Meek. Rubio will still win, because he is just that good a candidate.

188 Flame on!

189 There's usually a decent amount of seething contempt toward Independents on this blog by a number of people.

That's only because "independent" is usually code for disengaged and generally clueless until things get so bad one of their own personal oxes gets gored and they're compelled to start paying attention to what's going on.

190

Crist is trying to copy Obama's presidential campaign slogans and the voters are not buying that crap this time.  His latest ad has really hurt him.

Posted by: lan sing at September 26, 2010 12:08 PM (YHrQZ)

That settles it. Crist has an agreement with the Dems and is trying to steer the indies to Meek. He knows he is a dying man, but maybe an appointment.

191 Posted by: Purple Avenger at September 26, 2010 07:25 PM (QPHpx)

That sort of explains the hazing I got when I first got here.  I understand it now...

192

Bet he complained about having to hold his nose to vote for McCain too.

Posted by: Cicero at September 26, 2010 06:04 PM (veJzk)

I'm sick of everyone bitching about McCain. Between him and Obama, it was an easy fucking decision. I still believe this country would be a lot better off if McCain won, and I give no second thought to the 2008 primary losers.

193 I doubt Obama would waste an appointment on Crist.  Crist has effectively ended his political career with this insane independent run.  The Republicans will never take him back, and the Democrats don't trust traitors enough to go all in backing them (look at what happened to Specter)

Ogabe might promise him something, then double cross him though.  That would be sweet, and there's nothing Charlie could do about it.  The dems can deny any promise as long as it was only made verbally, and Charlie would look like a pathetic whiner if he did make a double cross allegation publicly.

194 KayInMaine is back?!! Now we just need Erg, Poon, Honest Cloud and Palin Steele, and it will be just like old times.

195 In a perfect world, this Malor piece would be a lecture given to undergrads on any American college campus.

In a course called "Media and Politics."

If only conservatives inhabited college campuses.  Alas.

196 Language alert, for Christ's sake.

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