RNC Cancels Breitbart Fundraiser

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And now the Republican National Committee is slowly backing away from Breitbart.

Washington (CNN) – The Republican National Committee has cancelled a fundraiser with conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, who is under fire for promoting an edited video that falsely portrays former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod as having boasted about discriminating against a white farmer looking for her assistance.

Breitbart was scheduled to appear with RNC Chairman Michael Steele at a reception later this month in Beverly Hills.

“We are working on scheduling and we fully plan to have another event scheduled soon based on our existing trips to California,” an RNC spokesman said in a statement sent to CNN.

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178 comments

Political Atheist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:00:05pm

Many steps back, and a now good couple inches forward. Crawl then walk I guess.

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:00:13pm

Whew! That was close!

freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:01:49pm

Yeah, I notice that they just didn’t say “Stay away Breitbart”, but rather cancelled the whole event, thus at least pro forma giving them a reason other than the odor of Breitbart.

HappyWarrior Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:02:30pm

Ha, can you say damage control.

freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:02:46pm

The spokesman said the fundraiser was cancelled “To better capitalize on the fall fundraising season that happens post-Labor Day, while also lowering costs by utilizing existing trips to California.”

Yeah, ok…

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:04:57pm

We are working on scheduling (that doesn’t include hacks) and we fully plan to have another event scheduled soon (without the hack) based on our existing trips to California (that doesn’t include said hack),” an RNC spokesman said in a statement sent to CNN.

Dancing along the light of day Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:06:25pm

Well, it’s a start….

jaunte Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:06:50pm

BigBackaway.com

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:07:18pm

Soundtrack stuff for the night (No, Steve… Ain’t the Stones)…

Melody Gardot… she’s something special. Helluva story too.

G’night knuckleheads.

Killgore Trout Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:07:25pm

Breitbart to get RNC invite
California event rescheduled, not canceled

“I don’t know Andrew Breitbart’s schedule for after Labor Day, but he certainly will be invited,” RNC Communications Director Doug Heye said, reiterating that the event “has been postponed,” rather than canceled as CNN reported.

Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:07:58pm

re: #3 freetoken

Yeah, I notice that they just didn’t say “Stay away Breitbart”, but rather cancelled the whole event, thus at least pro forma giving them a reason other than the odor of Breitbart.

It’s a nice try, but it’s hard not to read this as desperate backpedaling to put distance between themselves and Andy.

Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:10:11pm

re: #10 Killgore Trout

Breitbart to get RNC invite
California event rescheduled, not canceled

Shit, that’s even worse. “We’re not canceling, we’re just postponing. It has nothing to do with wanting this Sherrod fiasco to fade from voter memories, it’s just that we’re having…trouble with our schedules…yeah, that’s the ticket.”

SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:10:16pm

re: #3 freetoken

Yeah, I notice that they just didn’t say “Stay away Breitbart”, but rather cancelled the whole event, thus at least pro forma giving them a reason other than the odor of Breitbart.

Eh, I won’t quibble. Better this than the other thing.

Cato the Elder Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:11:38pm

Heh. Suck it, Andy.

theheat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:12:24pm

re: #10 Killgore Trout

Even when slapped upside the head with it, they won’t admit their problem. There’s a lot more honesty in AA meetings.

Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:14:39pm

re: #10 Killgore Trout

Breitbart to get RNC invite
California event rescheduled, not canceled

Guess that answers that question.

Cato the Elder Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:16:49pm

re: #10 Killgore Trout

Breitbart to get RNC invite
California event rescheduled, not canceled

Crap.

Just when you think someone is finally doing the right thing.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:17:39pm

Steele may be a giant doofus, but I think he’s a decent man and has some class. He probably wants nothing to do with the extreme twisted antics of a fraud like Breitbart.

SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:18:04pm

re: #15 theheat

Even when slapped upside the head with it, they won’t admit their problem. There’s a lot more honesty in AA meetings.

That may have to do with the fact that at AA meetings, you aren’t asking anyone for money.

SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:18:47pm

re: #18 palomino

Steele may be a giant doofus, but I think he’s a decent man and has some class. He probably wants nothing to do with the extreme twisted antics of a fraud like Breitbart.

I agree with your analysis of Steele, on all points. Doofus, decent, class, check.

Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:18:56pm

In other words. Wait for the dust to settle on Breitbart and bring him out again when no one’s looking.

theheat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:19:13pm

re: #19 SanFranciscoZionist

That, and the fact denialists are called out in AA meetings. You don’t get to pretend you don’t have a problem.

Killgore Trout Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:21:23pm

re: #17 Cato the Elder

Crap.

Just when you think someone is finally doing the right thing.

It’s a mistake to think the GOP has come to its senses.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:21:28pm

re: #20 SanFranciscoZionist

I agree with your analysis of Steele, on all points. Doofus, decent, class, check.

Let’s hope so. Maybe the RNC will retain some sanity while the teabaggers and other conservative republicans just get more demented.

Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:23:43pm

re: #24 palomino

Let’s hope so. Maybe the RNC will retain some sanity while the teabaggers and other conservative republicans just get more demented.

For the party to regain some level of sanity, they’d have to cast out the Tea Partiers and the far-Right, something I don’t think they’re prepared to do at this time. It will take a sound thrashing at the polls for them to realize that such crazies are weighing down the party’s prospects, something we may have to wait until 2012 to see.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:25:37pm

re: #23 Killgore Trout

It’s a mistake to think the GOP has come to its senses.

Maybe just a few of them? Like Steele. We can always hope.

Cato the Elder Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:27:25pm

re: #18 palomino

Steele may be a giant doofus, but I think he’s a decent man and has some class. He probably wants nothing to do with the extreme twisted antics of a fraud like Breitbart.

It seems that assessment was premature.

mich-again Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:28:15pm

I think the dumbest thing about Brietbart’s hit piece is that her full message packed enough of a punch that if he just reported her conclusions he would have been way further ahead. He missed the bigger story while creating one out of thin air. Imagine someone going in front of the NAACP and telling them after fighting in the trenches she has come to the realization the big struggle isn’t about race, its about the haves versus the have nots. Now thats news.
He sliced and diced the video to craft a different, less compelling, red meat storyline when an even bigger story was right out there up front.

jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:28:27pm

re: #24 palomino

Let’s hope so. Maybe the RNC will retain some sanity while the teabaggers and other conservative republicans just get more demented.

That sounds like the worst of both worlds.

The state of the RNC won’t matter (or in fact it being in good working order will be a bad thing) until the people running on the conservative platform have a coherent political plan…

freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:28:30pm

re: #26 palomino

Maybe just a few of them? Like Steele. We can always hope.

He’s just fundraiser-in-chief (that’s what it means to be head of the RNC.)

There is no policy head at the GOP. Each state GOP has their own platforms, and representatives on the RNC.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:28:34pm

re: #25 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

For the party to regain some level of sanity, they’d have to cast out the Tea Partiers and the far-Right, something I don’t think they’re prepared to do at this time. It will take a sound thrashing at the polls for them to realize that such crazies are weighing down the party’s prospects, something we may have to wait until 2012 to see.

Spot on. Except maybe for one thing—I’m not even sure that a total drubbing in 2012 will do the trick. The gop no longer seems to have many pragmatists; instead they’re dominated by rabid true believers, the kind of folks who would rather lose than compromise an inch.

Will folks talking about second Civil Wars be willing to moderate in 2012?

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:29:04pm

re: #27 Cato the Elder

It seems that assessment was premature.

As is often the case, I may have spoken too soon.

Four More Tears Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:29:32pm

Drudge picks the most interesting headlines to link to…

PAPER: Will Washington’s Failures Lead To Second American Revolution?

jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:30:14pm

re: #28 mich-again

I think the dumbest thing about Brietbart’s hit piece is that her full message packed enough of a punch that if he just reported her conclusions he would have been way further ahead. He missed the bigger story while creating one out of thin air. Imagine someone going in front of the NAACP and telling them after fighting in the trenches she has come to the realization the big struggle isn’t about race, its about the haves versus the have nots. Now thats news.
He sliced and diced the video to craft a different, less compelling, red meat storyline when an even bigger story was right out there up front.

CLASS WARFARE!

Image: cod6-class-warfare.jpg

freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:30:53pm

re: #33 JasonA

IBD is a tabloid that ranks very low on the credibility scale, down there with American Thinker, etc.

No wonder Drudge loves it.

jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:30:57pm

re: #30 freetoken

He’s just fundraiser-in-chief (that’s what it means to be head of the RNC.)

There is no policy head at the GOP. Each state GOP has their own platforms, and representatives on the RNC.

Ehh, ehh, ehh, until somebody stands up to him on the right and doesn’t back down I will continue to consider Rush Limbaugh the policy head of the GOP…

Four More Tears Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:31:34pm

re: #35 freetoken

IBD is a tabloid that ranks very low on the credibility scale, down there with American Thinker, etc.

No wonder Drudge loves it.

Did you read the article? It’s really out there…

Cato the Elder Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:32:18pm

re: #28 mich-again

I think the dumbest thing about Brietbart’s hit piece is that her full message packed enough of a punch that if he just reported her conclusions he would have been way further ahead. He missed the bigger story while creating one out of thin air. Imagine someone going in front of the NAACP and telling them after fighting in the trenches she has come to the realization the big struggle isn’t about race, its about the haves versus the have nots. Now thats news.

Only if you haven’t been paying attention for the last 150 years.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:32:19pm

re: #29 jamesfirecat

That sounds like the worst of both worlds.

The state of the RNC won’t matter (or in fact it being in good working order will be a bad thing) until the people running on the conservative platform have a coherent political plan…

The gop is gonna have to crash and burn before they come back as a responsible party. But it would be nice if just one faction of the gop (maybe Steele’s RNC) maintained some dignity. Because in 2 or 4 or 10 years, or whenever, someone will have to be there to pick up the pieces and build a new gop.

Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:33:23pm

re: #33 JasonA

Drudge picks the most interesting headlines to link to…

PAPER: Will Washington’s Failures Lead To Second American Revolution?

These people are beyond brainless. Here’s the main headline:

LAYOFFS GUT E ST LOUIS POLICE; CRIMINALS ‘RUN WILD’

Which he made up from this:

“It’s open field day now,” said Tracy, the pastor of Straightway Baptist Church here. “The criminals are going to run wild.”

Any second now they’re going to be Tweeting over at #tcot that the Mexicans have invaded East Saint Louis. Or something.

mich-again Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:33:28pm

One potential side-effect of the GOP train running off the tracks might be that the Democratic primaries may attract more centrist GOP voters who cross lines for primaries because they want no part of the Tea Party express.

freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:34:23pm

re: #37 JasonA

Both authors have held positions in former Republican administrations, and show up online in the usual places.

mich-again Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:35:15pm

re: #38 Cato the Elder

Only if you haven’t been paying attention for the last 150 years.

A lot of people haven’t been paying attention.

Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:35:31pm

re: #31 palomino

Spot on. Except maybe for one thing—I’m not even sure that a total drubbing in 2012 will do the trick. The gop no longer seems to have many pragmatists; instead they’re dominated by rabid true believers, the kind of folks who would rather lose than compromise an inch.

Will folks talking about second Civil Wars be willing to moderate in 2012?

That’s what I’m gettin’ at, I think it’s gonna take an Obama second term for the GOP to realize that the Tea Party and its fellow travelers are a hindrance more than an asset. Way I figure it, even a middling turn out this November will be heralded by the TPers as proof that the country is wanting to go even farther to the Right, even further over the edge. That’s going to be the drive behind the GOP candidates come 2012: Courting the TP vote while trying (and failing badly) to win over the independent and liberal voters. So that in Nov 2012, the GOP’s gonna find itself watching as “the worst president in history” goes on to a second term despite the “Second American Revolution” BS.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:35:34pm

re: #30 freetoken

He’s just fundraiser-in-chief (that’s what it means to be head of the RNC.)

There is no policy head at the GOP. Each state GOP has their own platforms, and representatives on the RNC.

Sure, I’m just hoping that some gopers don’t jump into the pigpen of shit that Limbaugh, Palin, teabaggers, et al. currently play in.

Maybe I’m deluded, but I have more respect for Steele than most current prominent gop politicians. He seems rational—the kind of guy who could play a role in a future restored pragmatic gop.

freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:36:02pm

re: #37 JasonA

Oh, and of course that article is a hot item on Alex Jones’ Infowars… but Drudge linked to IBD instead of Infowars.

Four More Tears Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:36:15pm

re: #40 Gus 802

Oh, and what the hell does afwot mean???

Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:36:46pm

re: #47 JasonA

Oh, and what the hell does afwot mean???

“Another fucking waste of time.” I made it up on the fly.

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:36:55pm

re: #45 palomino

Sure, I’m just hoping that some gopers don’t jump into the pigpen of shit that Limbaugh, Palin, teabaggers, et al. currently play in.

Maybe I’m deluded, but I have more respect for Steele than most current prominent gop politicians. He seems rational—the kind of guy who could play a role in a future restored pragmatic gop.

he’s not, he’s an unprincipled, gutless tool….where have you been?

Four More Tears Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:36:58pm

re: #46 freetoken

Oh, and of course that article is a hot item on Alex Jones’ Infowars… but Drudge linked to IBD instead of Infowars.

Heh. IBD does sound a lot better, doesn’t it?

Four More Tears Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:37:21pm

re: #48 Gus 802

“Another fucking waste of time.” I made it up on the fly.

No wonder my Google search went absolutely nowhere…

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:38:04pm

re: #51 JasonA

No wonder my Google search went absolutely nowhere…

if google neglects you, I can see why

jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:38:09pm

re: #39 palomino

The gop is gonna have to crash and burn before they come back as a responsible party. But it would be nice if just one faction of the gop (maybe Steele’s RNC) maintained some dignity. Because in 2 or 4 or 10 years, or whenever, someone will have to be there to pick up the pieces and build a new gop.

Ehh I’d rather the entire shebang implode/explodes, so long as some part of its maintain dignity they’re doing more harm than good by granting dignified cover to the rest of the rotting mess.

I hope that the people who put the GOP back together are all untainted by the previous GOP’s disaster and can come out and make clear why hey’ll be certain this never happens again.

One easy thing to say “No more culture war, we as people who believe in smaller government can not unhypocritcally suggest that the government should have the right to invade people’s bedrooms, places of worship (to tell them what kind of ceremonies they can preform (IE gay marriages)) and women’s wombs.”

Four More Tears Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:38:41pm

re: #52 albusteve

if google neglects you, I can see why

It didn’t. Gus said he made it up. Follow the conversation.

jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:39:22pm

re: #41 mich-again

One potential side-effect of the GOP train running off the tracks might be that the Democratic primaries may attract more centrist GOP voters who cross lines for primaries because they want no part of the Tea Party express.

Aren’t only people who are registered democrats able to vote in democratic primaries?

I can see people who don’t like the tea-party going independent, but not many of them would REGISTER as dems….

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:39:38pm

re: #44 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

That’s what I’m gettin’ at, I think it’s gonna take an Obama second term for the GOP to realize that the Tea Party and its fellow travelers are a hindrance more than an asset. Way I figure it, even a middling turn out this November will be heralded by the TPers as proof that the country is wanting to go even farther to the Right, even further over the edge. That’s going to be the drive behind the GOP candidates come 2012: Courting the TP vote while trying (and failing badly) to win over the independent and liberal voters. So that in Nov 2012, the GOP’s gonna find itself watching as “the worst president in history” goes on to a second term despite the “Second American Revolution” BS.

Problem is that credit for any success in Nov midterms will go to Palin and teabaggers. They will be emboldened before they are humbled.

Four More Tears Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:40:08pm

re: #55 jamesfirecat

Aren’t only people who are registered democrats able to vote in democratic primaries?

I can see people who don’t like the tea-party going independent, but not many of them would REGISTER as dems…

It differs from sate to state.

Four More Tears Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:40:29pm

re: #57 JasonA

It differs from state to state.

pimf

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:41:53pm

re: #49 albusteve

he’s not, he’s an unprincipled, gutless tool…where have you been?

sure, he’s a politician, but i don’t see him as a frothing at the mouth extremist a la Palin, Gingrich, Bachmann et al.

He sounds somewhat moderate in a party now dominated by the far right.

Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:42:35pm

re: #56 palomino

Problem is that credit for any success in Nov midterms will go to Palin and teabaggers. They will be emboldened before they are humbled.

Look down the road at 2012 and thinking of Sarah, I honestly would love nothing better than for her to follow in Howard “I Have A Scream” Dean’s footsteps, spending all over next year courting the Tea Party “angry” vote, getting all this “grassroots” support…and then imploding in Iowa.

mich-again Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:43:43pm

re: #55 jamesfirecat

Aren’t only people who are registered democrats able to vote in democratic primaries?

Depends on the State..

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:43:48pm

re: #59 palomino

sure, he’s a politician, but i don’t see him as a frothing at the mouth extremist a la Palin, Gingrich, Bachmann et al.

He sounds somewhat moderate in a party now dominated by the far right.

don’t matter what he sounds like….he should have been fired a year ago…he’s a TP chump, a token

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:43:53pm

re: #53 jamesfirecat

I don’t think you’ll find a group of right of center people totally unconnected to this debacle who will be in any position to put humpty dumpty back together. As usual in politics, it will be the lesser of many evils.

Soap_Man Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:44:27pm

re: #56 palomino

Problem is that credit for any success in Nov midterms will go to Palin and teabaggers. They will be emboldened before they are humbled.

And they will be humbled. A short-term victory propelled mostly from high GOP turnout and low Dem turnout will give them the wrong signals.

It’s going to be a pretty typical mid-term election for a new president — he’ll lose seats but wont get crushed. It would be wise to not read more into it than that, for both sides.

goddamnedfrank Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:44:36pm

“There’s a bear in the woods. For some people, the bear is easy to see. Others don’t see it at all. Some people say the bear is tame. Others say it’s vicious and dangerous. Since no one can really be sure who’s right, isn’t it smart to be as strong as the bear? If there is a bear….”

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:44:54pm

re: #63 palomino

I don’t think you’ll find a group of right of center people totally unconnected to this debacle who will be in any position to put humpty dumpty back together. As usual in politics, it will be the lesser of many evils.

I…am a group of one

jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:45:08pm

re: #60 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Look down the road at 2012 and thinking of Sarah, I honestly would love nothing better than for her to follow in Howard “I Have A Scream” Dean’s footsteps, spending all over next year courting the Tea Party “angry” vote, getting all this “grassroots” support…and then imploding in Iowa.

I’m a Democrat and I will never stop being amused by this….

Youtube Video

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:45:48pm

re: #62 albusteve

don’t matter what he sounds like…he should have been fired a year ago…he’s a TP chump, a token

in this climate, i don’t think his replacement would be non-tp. would rnc be better off with a maniac like gingrich in charge?

Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:46:46pm

re: #67 jamesfirecat

I’m a Democrat and I will never stop being amused by this…

[Video]

Ah, good times.

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:46:47pm

re: #64 Soap_Man

And they will be humbled. A short-term victory propelled mostly from high GOP turnout and low Dem turnout will give them the wrong signals.

It’s going to be a pretty typical mid-term election for a new president — he’ll lose seats but wont get crushed. It would be wise to not read more into it than that, for both sides.

I’m glad you portend the future….no one else can

Dark_Falcon Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:46:51pm

re: #65 goddamnedfrank

“There’s a bear in the woods. For some people, the bear is easy to see. Others don’t see it at all. Some people say the bear is tame. Others say it’s vicious and dangerous. Since no one can really be sure who’s right, isn’t it smart to be as strong as the bear? If there is a bear…”

Great use of the Reagan campaign ad.

theheat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:47:19pm

re: #49 albusteve

He’s turned a blind eye too many times, while his party went off the deep end. He’s a figurehead, nothing more. He might be “classy” and educated and wear suits and aftershave and speak well, but he’s flaccid. In fact, the only thing he has done, is deny there’s a problem.

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:47:44pm

re: #68 palomino

in this climate, i don’t think his replacement would be non-tp. would rnc be better off with a maniac like gingrich in charge?

don’t know or care…but Steele is a proven lacky

Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:48:07pm

re: #68 palomino

in this climate, i don’t think his replacement would be non-tp. would rnc be better off with a maniac like gingrich in charge?

Steele, Gingrich, Palin. I don’t think it matters at this point. The narrative from the RNC will be to ride the Tea Party wave regardless of who’s at the top of the RNC.

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:48:30pm

re: #72 theheat

He’s turned a blind eye too many times, while his party went off the deep end. He’s a figurehead, nothing more. He might be “classy” and educated and wear suits and aftershave and speak well, but he’s flaccid. In fact, the only thing he has done, is deny there’s a problem.

I’ll bet he wears cool shoes….
spit
$$$

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:48:44pm

re: #66 albusteve

I…am a group of one

well then, you can always join the modern whig party

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:49:10pm

re: #74 Gus 802

Steele, Gingrich, Palin. I don’t think it matters at this point. The narrative from the RNC will be to ride the Tea Party wave regardless of who’s at the top of the RNC.

yes, exactly

Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:49:31pm

re: #72 theheat

He’s turned a blind eye too many times, while his party went off the deep end. He’s a figurehead, nothing more. He might be “classy” and educated and wear suits and aftershave and speak well, but he’s flaccid. In fact, the only thing he has done, is deny there’s a problem.

He’s there as an attempt by the GOP to rehabilitate their image as the “Old White Guy Party” in the face of Obama’s presidency. But knowing they couldn’t afford to piss off their base, they picked the most spineless, incompetent candidate they could find. You’re right, he’s a figurehead, nothing more.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:49:45pm

re: #73 albusteve

don’t know or care…but Steele is a proven lacky

isn’t being a lacky how you get to be chair of rnc/dnc?

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:49:55pm

re: #76 palomino

well then, you can always join the modern whig party

I have an aversion to political parties…they suck

Cato the Elder Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:50:26pm

It’s not a bear, it’s Manbearpig.

Dancing along the light of day Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:51:08pm

re: #35 freetoken

Which is too bad, since they are the financial “go to” paper of the moment.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:51:26pm

re: #80 albusteve

I have an aversion to political parties…they suck

so then you probably wouldn’t like anybody who chairs rnc/dnc

Dancing along the light of day Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:51:35pm

re: #40 Gus 802

Hey, how are you doing?
Stranger…

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:52:07pm

re: #74 Gus 802

Steele, Gingrich, Palin. I don’t think it matters at this point. The narrative from the RNC will be to ride the Tea Party wave regardless of who’s at the top of the RNC.

yeah, because at this point, what else have they got?

Soap_Man Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:52:09pm

re: #70 albusteve

I’m glad you portend the future…no one else can

I don’t have a crystal ball, but that’s how I’m guessing it will go down.

GOP picks up five or so seats in the senate, but doesn’t get close to a majority. House is a toss-up, but whoever gets the majority will have it by relatively slim margins.

To quote the late, great Mike Royko: “I may be wrong, but I doubt it.” (Said partially tongue in cheek)

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:52:35pm

re: #79 palomino

isn’t being a lacky how you get to be chair of rnc/dnc?

obviously

Dark_Falcon Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:52:57pm

I’m sleepy. It’s a great conversation, but I must head to bed. Good night, all.

freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:53:03pm

Speaking of the IBD/BUYGOLD!! contingent, I see Corsi over on WND is trying to whip the flames of fear with “Run on banks!” headlines.

It’s an exclusive to WND, of course. Only WND has the news that there is a run on banks… yea.

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:53:08pm

re: #72 theheat

He’s turned a blind eye too many times, while his party went off the deep end. He’s a figurehead, nothing more. He might be “classy” and educated and wear suits and aftershave and speak well, but he’s flaccid. In fact, the only thing he has done, is deny there’s a problem.

True, but I’m a sucker for after shave and a nice suit. It’s why I can only hate Palin 9 on a scale of 10.

Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:53:46pm

re: #84 Floral Giraffe

Hey, how are you doing?
Stranger…

Hi FG! Oh, not so good. Still need to see a doctor (probably a team at this point) and my wallet’s aching.

How are you?

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:53:49pm

re: #74 Gus 802

Steele, Gingrich, Palin. I don’t think it matters at this point. The narrative from the RNC will be to ride the Tea Party wave regardless of who’s at the top of the RNC.

Imagine a President Gingrich. People say Obama and Bush were divisive. He would re-define the term.

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:54:05pm

re: #83 palomino

so then you probably wouldn’t like anybody who chairs rnc/dnc

of course not…am I crazy?
politicians are not your friend, but give them your money anyway, I don’t care

Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:54:40pm

re: #92 palomino

Imagine a President Gingrich. People say Obama and Bush were divisive. He would re-define the term.

Yeah. Gingrich. Mr. Personality.

albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:55:40pm

re: #86 Soap_Man

I don’t have a crystal ball, but that’s how I’m guessing it will go down.

GOP picks up five or so seats in the senate, but doesn’t get close to a majority. House is a toss-up, but whoever gets the majority will have it by relatively slim margins.

To quote the late, great Mike Royko: “I may be wrong, but I doubt it.” (Said partially tongue in cheek)

ever read his book about Daly and the Chicago machine?….every donk should read it

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:55:54pm

re: #93 albusteve

of course not…am I crazy?
politicians are not your friend, but give them your money anyway, I don’t care

I don’t give them money, except through taxes, where all I can do is hope for the best, or least terrible.

Soap_Man Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:57:03pm

re: #95 albusteve

ever read his book about Daly and the Chicago machine?…every donk should read it

“Boss.” Very good book.

SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:57:06pm

re: #95 albusteve

ever read his book about Daly and the Chicago machine?…every donk should read it

Because then…we’d know more about Daly and the Chicago machine?

palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:57:20pm

re: #94 Gus 802

Yeah. Gingrich. Mr. Personality.

Gingrich—almost as old as McCain, fatter, far less heroic. Doesn’t sound like a winner.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 9:58:46pm

re: #97 Soap_Man

“Boss.” Very good book.

yes, that’s it…thanks

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:00:20pm

re: #98 SanFranciscoZionist

Because then…we’d know more about Daly and the Chicago machine?

yes, and his descendents

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:00:20pm

re: #99 palomino

Gingrich—almost as old as McCain, fatter, far less heroic. Doesn’t sound like a winner.

Not at all. Americans have a thing about personality. I hate to bring up 2012 but he would be another one that wouldn’t make it beyond Iowa. Not only is he generally a grouch but he has far too many skeletons in his closet. Plus he’s since re-invented himself as this new theocon.

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jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:01:03pm

re: #99 palomino

Gingrich—almost as old as McCain, fatter, far less heroic. Doesn’t sound like a winner.

The guy who decided that while your wife is recovering from cancer its a good time to discuss how you want to break up with her?

The guy who though it was just fine to be having an affair while at the same time trying to impeach Clinton fro fooling around?

In a just/sane world his own personal life should make him a non starter among Republicans…

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:01:20pm

re: #96 palomino

I don’t give them money, except through taxes, where all I can do is hope for the best, or least terrible.

I don’t dislike politics, I just despise politicians….all of them basically

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freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:01:21pm

Heh, as if we needed more evidence of the stupidity of the tea partying right, let’s look at the latest headline story at Townhall:

Racism and the Small Business Jobs Act

[…]

Clearly, Spanish might be required for the large Spanish-speaking population of entrepreneurs in the U.S. which comprise 40% of small businesses. Perhaps Ebonics for the African-Americans who comprise 28% of small business owners? What about Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese? Asian businesses have grown to 28%. But, if Congress were to be fair and unbiased, then should financial institutions also consider advertising in Hindi, and Arabic? What about Swedish or Polish or Russian or German?

[…]

That’s right, just as people from historically Spain-conquered countries speak Spanish, Koreans speak Korean, Swedes speak Swedish, Poles speak Polish, Germans speak German… African-Americans speak “Ebonics”.

Classy, real classy.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:02:30pm

re: #99 palomino

Gingrich—almost as old as McCain, fatter, far less heroic. Doesn’t sound like a winner.

Newt jumped the shark…
he’s a useless gonner

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jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:02:36pm

re: #105 freetoken

Heh, as if we needed more evidence of the stupidity of the tea partying right, let’s look at the latest headline story at Townhall:

Racism and the Small Business Jobs Act

That’s right, just as people from historically Spain-conquered countries speak Spanish, Koreans speak Korean, Swedes speak Swedish, Poles speak Polish, Germans speak German… African-Americans speak “Ebonics”.

Classy, real classy.

Don’t worry, I speak Jive!

Youtube Video

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austin_blue Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:03:36pm

Aww..I cry for Breitbart. Imagine how much his feelers are hurt!

Real crocodile tears.

Okey dokey then, I’m for the rack to get some kip. Later Lizards!

Play nice.

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:03:42pm

re: #105 freetoken

Heh, as if we needed more evidence of the stupidity of the tea partying right, let’s look at the latest headline story at Townhall:

Racism and the Small Business Jobs Act

That’s right, just as people from historically Spain-conquered countries speak Spanish, Koreans speak Korean, Swedes speak Swedish, Poles speak Polish, Germans speak German… African-Americans speak “Ebonics”.

Classy, real classy.

Where do they find these people?

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freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:03:59pm

re: #109 Gus 802

Where do they find these people?

In the United States of America.

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palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:04:55pm

re: #106 albusteve

Newt jumped the shark…
he’s a useless gonner

yeah, but he’s waited his whole life to run, and I think he’s made the choice. He’ll run for the same reason as Palin—loves the spotlight, so even if he loses he wins.

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freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:05:08pm

It’s soooo Limbaugh-esque to do the dog-whistle with “Ebonics”.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:05:22pm

I’ve been reading LGF for years and I do not always agree with Charles….but when he posted about Newt and his religious affiliations a couple of months back I was truly taken aback…rare for me, very rare…it blew me away

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Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:05:39pm

re: #102 Gus 802

Not at all. Americans have a thing about personality. I hate to bring up 2012 but he would be another one that wouldn’t make it beyond Iowa. Not only is he generally a grouch but he has far too many skeletons in his closet. Plus he’s since re-invented himself as this new theocon.

Gringrich, assuming he decides that running for the presidency is in the cards, will be an also-ran. At worst, he’ll drop out within a few weeks, heading for the hills with the media hot on his heels. At best, he’ll survive up until Iowa, where he’ll be sharing a spot next to Ron Paul on the back bench. He might go farther than that, but the odds of him playing higher than 5th are about the same as the Pope converting to Islam.

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:05:50pm

re: #110 freetoken

In the United States of America.

Yeah. I thought maybe they came out of Beavis & Butthead or some time machine.

Get this, she was Administrator of the United States General Services Administration: Lurita Doan.

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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:05:52pm

re: #91 Gus 802

I’m excellent, as usual. It’s a mind set, I’m stuck in!
I do hope you will get your health issues sorted out.
*smooch*

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:06:00pm

re: #102 Gus 802

Not at all. Americans have a thing about personality. I hate to bring up 2012 but he would be another one that wouldn’t make it beyond Iowa. Not only is he generally a grouch but he has far too many skeletons in his closet. Plus he’s since re-invented himself as this new theocon.

spit x 2

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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:06:39pm

re: #102 Gus 802

2012 is going to be much uglier than 2010, IMHO.

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:06:45pm

re: #116 Floral Giraffe

I’m excellent, as usual. It’s a mind set, I’m stuck in!
I do hope you will get your health issues sorted out.
*smooch*

(((Floral Giraffe))) Thanks.

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palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:06:48pm

re: #105 freetoken

I don’t think those numbers quite add up.

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Varek Raith Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:07:27pm

re: #119 Gus 802

(((Floral Giraffe))) Thanks.

What’s going on?
You ok?

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palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:07:34pm

re: #109 Gus 802

Where do they find these people?

how dare you? there’s no racism in teabag land.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:08:10pm

re: #114 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Gringrich, assuming he decides that running for the presidency is in the cards, will be an also-ran. At worst, he’ll drop out within a few weeks, heading for the hills with the media hot on his heels. At best, he’ll survive up until Iowa, where he’ll be sharing a spot next to Ron Paul on the back bench. He might go farther than that, but the odds of him playing higher than 5th are about the same as the Pope converting to Islam.

just like Rudi…no real conviction, pols are like that and shit runs downhill….this I know

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Soap_Man Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:08:22pm

re: #105 freetoken

Heh, as if we needed more evidence of the stupidity of the tea partying right, let’s look at the latest headline story at Townhall:

Racism and the Small Business Jobs Act

That’s right, just as people from historically Spain-conquered countries speak Spanish, Koreans speak Korean, Swedes speak Swedish, Poles speak Polish, Germans speak German… African-Americans speak “Ebonics”.

Classy, real classy.

And Americans speak English! Go figure.

(Side note: This guy at the bar I work at once tried to explain to me why would should start calling the language American, because “we are better at it.” He also spent some time mocking the metric system.)

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palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:08:53pm

re: #113 albusteve

I’ve been reading LGF for years and I do not always agree with Charles…but when he posted about Newt and his religious affiliations a couple of months back I was truly taken aback…rare for me, very rare…it blew me away

i think that’s how you stay relevant in today’s gop.

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Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:09:01pm

re: #118 Floral Giraffe

2012 is going to be much uglier than 2010, IMHO.

I’ve come to the conclusion that, short of the GOP having a sudden attack of sanity and putting forward a moderate candidate that doesn’t pay lip-service to the TPers, that 2012 is gonna be a disaster for them. I’m almost to the point that I’ll bet money that there will be a second Obama term.

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jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:09:02pm

re: #118 Floral Giraffe

2012 is going to be much uglier than 2010, IMHO.

What’s amusing is how 2011 will be, think back to how 2007 went… (at least from my memories of the Daily Show) the GOP has about 10 months left to figure out who they want to run for President….

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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:09:12pm

re: #121 Varek Raith

What’s going on?
You ok?

Just cyber hugging friends in need.
((Varek))
You get some too!
LOL!

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:09:40pm

re: #121 Varek Raith

What’s going on?
You ok?

Something wrong with my neck. On the left side near the right near the carotid artery to be exact. So, I’ve been taking Aleve for the past few months and I think that’s causing other systemic problems. Fun stuff like that.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:10:50pm

re: #125 palomino

i think that’s how you stay relevant in today’s gop.

it’s how one stays relevant in politics…sell out
election/re-election trumps everything….everything

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Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:10:58pm

re: #127 jamesfirecat

What’s amusing is how 2011 will be, think back to how 2007 went… (at least from my memories of the Daily Show) the GOP has about 10 months left to figure out who they want to run for President…

Think the GOP will do the exact same thing as the Dems did with Kerry: Pick a middling candidate that nobody’s exactly thrilled with, but are “supporting” because he’s “Not Obama.”

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:12:01pm

re: #129 Gus 802

Something wrong with my neck. On the left side near the right near the carotid artery to be exact. So, I’ve been taking Aleve for the past few months and I think that’s causing other systemic problems. Fun stuff like that.

have you considered a transplant?
jus kidding

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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:12:19pm

re: #129 Gus 802

Youtube Video

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jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:12:50pm

re: #131 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Think the GOP will do the exact same thing as the Dems did with Kerry: Pick a middling candidate that nobody’s exactly thrilled with, but are “supporting” because he’s “Not Obama.”

So you’re saying they’re gonna go with Mitt Romney?

“A patrician Flip Flopper from Massachusetts… good luck with that!”

Jon Stewart…

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:12:54pm

re: #132 albusteve

have you considered a transplant?
jus kidding

Yeah. A brain transplant would be nice. That is I get to keep my current CPU.

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theheat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:13:05pm

re: #131 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Pick a middling candidate that nobody’s exactly thrilled with, but are “supporting” because he’s “Not Obama.”

A little bit ~~country~~ fundie, a little bit rock n’ roll.
/

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palomino Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:13:13pm

my wife’s screaming at me to come to living room to watch mad men. hopefully i’ll talk to you peeps some other day.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:13:26pm

re: #132 albusteve

have you considered a transplant?
jus kidding

be careful of your liver…I’m not familiar with Aleve…
and get WELL!

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freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:13:32pm

re: #115 Gus 802

The thing is, she probably would not really approach this issue from this angle, were it not for the fact that this is where the “conservative” market is, thanks to decades of conditioning by Limbaugh and other talkers, and Fox, etc.

Doan is described as an “African American”, but that is not really what matters here. Just like the topic of this thread, what matters is how one can sell one’s party/program.

Doan is playing into the self-views of the Townhall readership. As a Vassar grad she probably grimaces at the poor English of those African Americans whose proper schooling is lacking.

This need to sell is exactly whey the GOP has done what it did wrt Breitbart at the now “postponed” event. The GOP needs the Breitbart fans, but it also needs those who might feel uncomfortable with him. They dare not lose either camp.

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:13:51pm

re: #138 albusteve

be careful of your liver…I’m not familiar with Aleve…
and get WELL!

Thanks Steve.

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goddamnedfrank Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:14:11pm

Here’s Gingrich’s take on Terry Schiavo, apparently the Republican mistake was in not comparing her to a convicted murderer and playing up the bullshit abuse allegations enough (severe hypocrisy alert):

The challenge with the Schiavo case wasn’t what they did; it was how they did it. If we had a 6 or 8 week build-up and the country had understood that if you’re a convicted murderer, you get to appeal from the state court to make sure that your rights as an American have been protected — and all that they were trying to do was insure that families in conflict situations on behalf of an innocent person would have the same right to have a review of their situation that a convicted murderer has — I think the country would have shrugged and said, “Well, that makes sense,” and not worried about it.
The way it happened was so startling, it looked like such an over-reaction on behalf of one case, that I think people thought they had lost their sense of perspective. So I think the way they did it was actually more controversial than what they were doing, if, in fact, they had explained what they were doing.

John Hawkins: So basically it was a good idea, but they just didn’t explain…..

Newt Gingrich: I mean, if you’re asking me – in situations where there’s a conflict, over the life of a human being and where the state is, in effect, being asked to eliminate that person’s chances of living, should it be possible to have judicial review beyond a local judge who may or may not be prejudiced, it seems to me that’s pretty self-evident. Because you’re talking about a very peculiar set of circumstances and in situations where the whole family agrees this would never come up, but here you had an allegation by the parents that the husband was systematically trying to block her recovery by putting her at risk. Does that make sense?

John Hawkins: Yes.

Newt Gingrich: You need to recognize that we’re now entering a time of medical knowledge where the state in the form of the law is in effect making life and death decisions and having a bias in favor of life and in favor of caution strikes me as very reasonable because you know historically that there have been cases where people have manipulated the thing to kill somebody for insurance or to kill somebody for property. I think you have to establish a balance there.

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goddamnedfrank Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:14:59pm

re: #141 goddamnedfrank

Link.

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Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:15:34pm

re: #134 jamesfirecat

So you’re saying they’re gonna go with Mitt Romney?

“A patrician Flip Flopper from Massachusetts… good luck with that!”

Jon Stewart…

Nah, Mitt’s never gonna seize the nomination. He’s got his own skeletons, sure, but the big thing sticking out like a sore thumb to the base is the fact that he’s not the “right” kinda Christian.

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:16:00pm

re: #139 freetoken

The thing is, she probably would not really approach this issue from this angle, were it not for the fact that this is where the “conservative” market is, thanks to decades of conditioning by Limbaugh and other talkers, and Fox, etc.

Doan is described as an “African American”, but that is not really what matters here. Just like the topic of this thread, what matters is how one can sell one’s party/program.

Doan is playing into the self-views of the Townhall readership. As a Vassar grad she probably grimaces at the poor English of those African Americans whose proper schooling is lacking.

This need to sell is exactly whey the GOP has done what it did wrt Breitbart at the now “postponed” event. The GOP needs the Breitbart fans, but it also needs those who might feel uncomfortable with him. They dare not lose either camp.

Right. It’s the context in which she’s speaking and the audience therein. Especially at this stage of the game and the current racial climate. It’s unneeded and uncalled for.

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freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:19:28pm

Oh look, Ms. Doan is a writer for Bratfart’s Biggovernment.com:

[Link: biggovernment.com…]

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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:20:04pm

re: #106 albusteve

Newt jumped the shark…
he’s a useless gonner

Christ, Steve, is there anyone you’re optimistic about?

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jamesfirecat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:21:29pm

re: #143 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Nah, Mitt’s never gonna seize the nomination. He’s got his own skeletons, sure, but the big thing sticking out like a sore thumb to the base is the fact that he’s not the “right” kinda Christian.

Was just guessing as Mitt seems to be about as “middling” as a candidate can get these days…

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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:21:39pm

re: #115 Gus 802

Yeah. I thought maybe they came out of Beavis & Butthead or some time machine.

Get this, she was Administrator of the United States General Services Administration: Lurita Doan.

Well, she looks pretty normal…even attractive…is there some terrible thing I should know about this lady?

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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:22:39pm

re: #124 Soap_Man

And Americans speak English! Go figure.

(Side note: This guy at the bar I work at once tried to explain to me why would should start calling the language American, because “we are better at it.” He also spent some time mocking the metric system.)

How do you qualify for being ‘better’ at English than another English-speaking nation?

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:22:48pm

re: #148 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, she looks pretty normal…even attractive…is there some terrible thing I should know about this lady?

See…

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

Freetoken linked above. Not the end of the world but still.

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freetoken Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:23:06pm

re: #148 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, she looks pretty normal…even attractive…is there some terrible thing I should know about this lady?

She was run out of her government job as head of GSA because of scandals, and she works for Bratfart.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:23:39pm

I don’t like BO…I can’t stand John McCain, and GB really turned me away after 06…looking at the GOP is a seriously flawed joke, there is nobody there, just smoke and mirrors…I’m getting a major concerned again about the quality of leadership in this country…everybody has baggage, everybody is dirty, everybody is in the game for the exact wrong reasons….to me it’s a hell of a lot less about parties than the assumption that our elected officials will serve the people then move on after their time….we are fucked, there is no way out…the electorate is just too stupid

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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:23:42pm

re: #148 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, she looks pretty normal…even attractive…is there some terrible thing I should know about this lady?

Nevermind. I got it.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:23:53pm

re: #146 SanFranciscoZionist

Christ, Steve, is there anyone you’re optimistic about?

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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:24:27pm

re: #150 Gus 802

See…

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

Freetoken linked above. Not the end of the world but still.

Got it. Didn’t realize she was the author.

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Soap_Man Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:25:31pm

re: #149 SanFranciscoZionist

How do you qualify for being ‘better’ at English than another English-speaking nation?

In this guy’s case, by being really drunk.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:26:10pm

re: #156 Soap_Man

In this guy’s case, by being really drunk.

in that case I’m an expert
heh

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goddamnedfrank Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:26:49pm

re: #149 SanFranciscoZionist

How do you qualify for being ‘better’ at English than another English-speaking nation?

America, fuck yeah!

That’s how.

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SanFranciscoZionist Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:27:15pm

re: #158 goddamnedfrank

America, fuck yeah!

That’s how.

Well, I can’t argue with that.

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Dancing along the light of day Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:27:15pm

Goodnight, all.
Be good, or be very,very bad!
Enjoy it, either way!

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:27:36pm

re: #155 SanFranciscoZionist

Got it. Didn’t realize she was the author.

One of the bi-products of the internet age. Everyone’s an “author”. Being rude or over the top seems to be the SOP.

Although I suppose Vidal and Buckley almost getting into a fist fight was over the top.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:27:37pm

re: #158 goddamnedfrank

America, fuck yeah!

That’s how.

Goo Kewbayz!

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theheat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:27:40pm

Mitt, Huckabilly, Palin, Jindal, Newt, Tancredo - I’m not voting for any of them. I can’t think of a viable GOP candidate who’s had any face time I would vote for, because they’ve already outed themselves as nuts, racists, idiots, fundies, homophobes, birthers, climate change deniers, or a combination of all. More importantly, they’ve all remained silent while their party’s been railroaded by the aforementioned. In fact, many support those causes, and are happy to see it running toward the extremist side of the spectrum.

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:27:56pm

re: #160 Floral Giraffe

Goodnight, all.
Be good, or be very,very bad!
Enjoy it, either way!

Later Floral. ;)

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Targetpractice Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:28:33pm

re: #147 jamesfirecat

Was just guessing as Mitt seems to be about as “middling” as a candidate can get these days…

True enough, but like I said, he might as well have “Mormon” tattooed on his forehead, because that’s all the Right needs to know to oppose him.

I’m curious to see if someone like Paul Ryan might run, as what I’ve seen of him so far leads me to believe he’s a fairly moderate Republican with a good head on his shoulders.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:29:29pm

re: #163 theheat

Mitt, Huckabilly, Palin, Jindal, Newt, Tancredo - I’m not voting for any of them. I can’t think of a viable GOP candidate who’s had any face time I would vote for, because they’ve already outed themselves as nuts, racists, idiots, fundies, homophobes, birthers, climate change deniers, or a combination of all. More importantly, they’ve all remained silent while their party’s been railroaded by the aforementioned. In fact, many support those causes, and are happy to see it running toward the extremist side of the spectrum.

there is a seat on my bus for you….wipe your shoes off on Steele before you board, thanks

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:31:17pm

re: #163 theheat

Mitt, Huckabilly, Palin, Jindal, Newt, Tancredo - I’m not voting for any of them. I can’t think of a viable GOP candidate who’s had any face time I would vote for, because they’ve already outed themselves as nuts, racists, idiots, fundies, homophobes, birthers, climate change deniers, or a combination of all. More importantly, they’ve all remained silent while their party’s been railroaded by the aforementioned. In fact, many support those causes, and are happy to see it running toward the extremist side of the spectrum.

And Pawlenty. I still think Romney is the best in that list. I know he’s got a lot of baggage but less so than the others. I wouldn’t even put him in the same category as that nut Tancredo. I’m speaking of one were to choose from there and wanted to vote for a Republican.

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goddamnedfrank Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:31:32pm

re: #159 SanFranciscoZionist

Well, I can’t argue with that.

Our greatness is all about the superliminal.

/Hey you, JOIN THE NAVY!

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Soap_Man Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:32:08pm

re: #149 SanFranciscoZionist

How do you qualify for being ‘better’ at English than another English-speaking nation?

Seriously though, I think this gentleman falls into the category of “America does everything better than every other nation in the world, so they should all go fuck themselves.”

While sometimes true, I think people can go a little overboard with that. Like every other country in the world is a backward shit-hole that does nothing right and has never had a good idea or invention. Like I said, he then trashed the metric system. I told him it was better because it is more logical and easier to learn and use, especially for kids. He dismissed me with a wave of his hand.

People sitting alone in bars love to talk politics. As a part-time bartender, it is sometimes fun and sometimes annoying.

Gotta go. See you folks later.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:32:28pm

politics
here it is for me

Youtube Video

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:33:25pm

re: #167 Gus 802

And Pawlenty. I still think Romney is the best in that list. I know he’s got a lot of baggage but less so than the others. I wouldn’t even put him in the same category as that nut Tancredo. I’m speaking of one were to choose from there and wanted to vote for a Republican.

Mitt seems like a decent guy, and smart
he’s doomed

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theheat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:33:38pm

re: #167 Gus 802

Ditto on Pawlenty. There’s so many, it’s hard to keep track. And those are just the A-listers. Second tier B-listers you get Bachmann, etc.

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Gus Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:34:25pm

re: #172 theheat

Ditto on Pawlenty. There’s so many, it’s hard to keep track. And those are just the A-listers. Second tier B-listers you get Bachmann, etc.

Bachmann! Nooo! Better have the passport and Visa ready at hand!

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theheat Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:37:40pm

re: #173 Gus 802

I know I’m not interested in living under the American Taliban. Some of its boldest ambassadors are GOP candidates.

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albusteve Sun, Aug 1, 2010 10:38:57pm

unlike most people here at LGF, I don’t give a damn about who’s running for the House in FL, or some gunner in MT that tweets about a revolution…I care about a few issues and performance in office…show me the beef

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giantslor Mon, Aug 2, 2010 12:59:15am

BigPariah.com

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Dom Mon, Aug 2, 2010 4:21:39am

Drudge was a site I was checking on pretty consistently for a long time whether or not he was pissing me off. But he and Breitbart are too powerful. Gone from my Chrome thumbnails and I can’t say my life is impoverished over the last few days, I can check the news without his help. They don’t deserve an iota of success.

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darthstar Mon, Aug 2, 2010 7:24:18am

Sweet. Nothing says, “HE AIN’T ONE OF US!!11ty!” quite like the phrase “working on scheduling and we fully plan to have another event scheduled soon”…

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