Some Democrats Are Sensing Missed Opportunities
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 18:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 8 February 2006 18:44 (eighteen years ago) link
I haven't read the article yet, but I think it could be a Frankie Goes to Hollywood 12" cover for the naughties.
― youn, Thursday, 9 February 2006 00:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― youn, Thursday, 9 February 2006 00:12 (eighteen years ago) link
A slamdunk example of cronyism and mismanagement, and what does the Democratic spokesman do? He criticizes the Republicans for "standing by their man" - apparently totally oblivious to the fact that phrasing it that way makes the Republicans look solid and upstanding and reliable, as "standing by your man" is something most Americans would consider a virtue. Totally inept handling of the media...
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 9 February 2006 00:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 9 February 2006 00:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 9 February 2006 01:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 9 February 2006 01:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 9 February 2006 20:38 (eighteen years ago) link
Paul Hackett just quit the Senate race in Ohio due to reported pressure from Harry Reid & Chuck Schumer to switch to the House race against Jean Schmidt. Somebody needs to dump the bullshit consultants that the DNC listens to:
Jennifer Duffy, who analyzes Senate races for the Cook Political Report, said that part of what made Democratic leaders nervous about Mr. Hackett was what had also made him so popular with voters."Hackett is seen by many as a straight talker, and he became an icon to the liberal bloggers because he says exactly what they have wished they would hear from a politician," Ms. Duffy said. "On the other hand, the Senate is still an exclusive club, and the party expects a certain level of decorum that Hackett has not always shown."Mr. Hackett was widely criticized last year for using indecent language to describe President Bush. Last month, state Republicans attacked Mr. Hackett for saying their party had been hijacked by religious extremists who he said "aren't a whole lot different than Osama bin Laden."Though Republicans called for an apology, Mr. Hackett repeated the mantra of his early campaign: "I said it. I meant it. I stand behind it."
"Hackett is seen by many as a straight talker, and he became an icon to the liberal bloggers because he says exactly what they have wished they would hear from a politician," Ms. Duffy said. "On the other hand, the Senate is still an exclusive club, and the party expects a certain level of decorum that Hackett has not always shown."
Mr. Hackett was widely criticized last year for using indecent language to describe President Bush. Last month, state Republicans attacked Mr. Hackett for saying their party had been hijacked by religious extremists who he said "aren't a whole lot different than Osama bin Laden."
Though Republicans called for an apology, Mr. Hackett repeated the mantra of his early campaign: "I said it. I meant it. I stand behind it."
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:09 (eighteen years ago) link
who are these consultants?
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:09 (eighteen years ago) link
only if it gives in to the desires of some that it become the party of alienation
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:13 (eighteen years ago) link
Won any elections lately? Had any legislative successes lately?
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:26 (eighteen years ago) link
no it isn't. they're both running against an incumbent with 40% approval ratings, the lowest in the Senate. while theoretically a grapefruit could win, the guy who's more "electable" is the guy with built-in name recognition who doesn't get on the news only because he uses profanity or physically threatens someone who disrupts one of his events. i don't want to let the GOP parlay stuff like that into a victory (wouldn't be extraordinarily hard - go for the McCain "he's nuts" route, or the family values one) when the election is a gimme for our side as a referendum on the incumbent.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
hahahahahaha o rly?
― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:30 (eighteen years ago) link
oh, this guy. there's been plenty about him floating around online lately. It didn't help that he had the Dubya embrace at the latest SOTU.
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link
Do you think U.S. troops should have to serve under United Nations' commanders? (yes, no, undecided)
Do you support President Bush's initiative to allow private religious and charitable groups to do more to help those in need? (yes, no, undecided)
― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:59 (eighteen years ago) link
xpost
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 21:59 (eighteen years ago) link
I figured I'd justwait for Eth4n to tell usit was OTM
― Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 22:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 22:48 (eighteen years ago) link
multixpostBlountI got a survey from the Republican Party ....
― Dave will do (dave225.3), Tuesday, 14 February 2006 22:57 (eighteen years ago) link
"My donor base and host base on both coasts was contacted by elected officials and asked to stop giving,” Hackett said. “The original promise to me from Schumer was that I would have no financial concerns. It went from that to Senator Schumer actually working against my ability to raise money.”
Saying he felt betrayed by his own party, the 43-year-old Indian Hill attorney dropped out of the Senate race and declared his short political career over.
“I made this decision reluctantly, only after repeated requests from party leaders, as well as behind-the-scenes machinations, that were intended to hurt my campaign,” Hackett said in a statement.
How embarassing would it be to have this quote included in a national news story?“Chuck Schumer should buy a conical hat and follow the wall until he finds a corner,” said Bob Brigham of San Francisco, one of three bloggers who runs the liberal political site SwingStateProject.com.Bob Brigham, wit for hire.
― Erick Dampier is better than Shaq (miloaukerman), Wednesday, 15 February 2006 00:21 (eighteen years ago) link
“The original promise to me from Schumer was that I would have no financial concerns. It went from that to Senator Schumer actually working against my ability to raise money.”
yeah, he's leaving out the intermediate steps of Hackett failing to make up his mind whether to run, Brown entering the race, and then Hackett entering the race after Brown was declared
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 15 February 2006 00:25 (eighteen years ago) link
....Personality in a media age precedes policy.
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 20 February 2006 17:37 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=838
I don't even like state-sanctioned marriage for anybody, but everytime I hear a pandering Dem say "marriage is between a man and a woman" I yell "Fuck you" very loud.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 May 2006 20:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 18 May 2006 20:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― lf (lfam), Thursday, 18 May 2006 20:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 18 May 2006 20:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 18 May 2006 20:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 18 May 2006 20:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Thursday, 18 May 2006 23:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― don weiner (don weiner), Friday, 19 May 2006 01:18 (eighteen years ago) link