Hack Kristol Urges McCain To Fire His Whole Campaign
You have to marvel at the Times for keeping neocon columnist Bill Kristol on its op-ed page. He's not smart, he writes poorly and he's nothing but a GOP flack.
Today's column urges McCain to get rid of his campaign staff and run as the great guy he is. It's typical Kristol, all simplistic strategy, no discussion of issues. Why does Kristol care who wins? One, because the neocon drive on Iran will collapse without McCain. And, two, only a GOP administration will employ his friends.
The Times is really something else. There is that faker David Brooks who, in private, can't stand the 2008 McCain, is horrified by Palin and will no doubt vote for Obama but, in public, plays the part of tweedy Republican. He's no Republican. Like Kristol, the only thing that attracts him to the GOP is the neocon agenda although, for him, that is surely not enough to make him vote for McCain.
I don't know which of these guys offends me ore. Kristol, the happy hack. Or Brooks, the agonizing fake who refuses to level with his readers.
What is wrong with the Times?
They both bring new meaning to the phrase "lesser of two evils."
October 13, 2008 9:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
The choice of Mr. Kristol is actually a brilliancy.
On the progressive side the Times has Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman. For the neo-cons, it's the inane Bill Kristol.
The contrast is a crushing demonstration of the nullity of Republican ideology.
October 13, 2008 2:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's the celebration of the new mediacracy. They feel they must give equal time to the misinformed, untalented, and uninspired--after all, every minority deserves representation. We can't ALL have something MEANINGFUL to say--something that actually makes sense, and keeps the wolves from our door. Some of us can only repeat slogans and write gibberish. Would you deny our essential, shallow contribution to the dialogue?
October 13, 2008 10:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
Okay, so give ink to the misinformed, untalented and uninspired, NYT, but why must you provide ink to someone who turns my stomach to boot.
October 13, 2008 11:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
Kristol's the east coast version of Rush. They both depend on pushing extreme class warfare agendas and psuedo-patriotic buttons for ratings and support.
I wonder what they think of each other.
October 13, 2008 10:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
C4, is that mediacracy or mediocrity? Hmm, when applied to Kristol and Brooks, same thing really.
October 13, 2008 11:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
The academy just announced that Kristol has received a special Nobel prize for hackonomics.
October 13, 2008 11:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
The NYTimes is not allowed to be balanced? They are only allowed to have pro-Obama or anti-McCain articles?
I've known Maureen Dowd to be simplistic and whimsical at times but never heard anybody on here complain about it.
October 13, 2008 6:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh Brother Where Art Thou Campaign?
Here is a glimpse into a McCain campaign meeting:
John McCain sits smoking a cigar, nursing a glass of
whiskey, and soliciting the counsel of his sad campaign staff.
McCain
Languishing! Goddamn campaign is
languishing! We need a shot inna
arm! Hear me, boys? Inna goddamn
ARM! Election held tomorra, that
sonofa***** Obama would win it in a
walk!
Davis
Well he's the reform candidate, Johnny.
McCain narrows his eyes at him, wondering what he's getting
at.
McCain
...Yeah?
Davis
Well people like that reform. Maybe
we should get us some.
McCain whips off his belt and slaps at Rick Davis with it.
McCain
I'll reform you, you soft-headed
sonofa*****! How we gonna run reform
when we're the damn incumbent!
He glares around the table.
McCain
Zat the best idea any you boys can
come up with? REEform?! Weepin' Jesus
on the cross! Schmidt, you may as
well start draftin' my concession
speech right now.
Schmidt grunts as he starts to rise.
Schmidt
Okay, John.
McCain whips him back down with his belt.
McCain
I'm just makin' a point, you stupid
sonofa*****!
Schmidt
Okay, John.
As he settles back Schmidt looks around the table and helpfully
relays:
Schmidt
John just makin' a point here, boys.
Here's his next meeting:
John McCain sits around the conference table in a staff meeting,
smoking a cigar and sipping from a glass of bourbon as the
evening sun goes down.
McCain
I signed that bill! I signed a dozen
a those regulation bills! Everyone
knows I'm a friend a Joe six-pack!
What do I gotta do? Get onna stump with a SIX PACK?
Davis
We cain't do that, Daddy, we might
offend our constichency.
McCain
We ain't got a constichency! Obama
got a constichency!
Schmidt
Them straw polls is ugly.
Salter
Obama is pullin' ah pants down.
Schmidt
Gonna pluck us off the tit.
Salter
John gonna be sittin' there pants
down and Obama at the table soppin'
up the gravy.
Schmidt
Latch right on to that tit.
Salter
Wipin' little circles with his bread.
Schmidt
Suckin' away.
Salter
Well, it's a well-run campaign,
with a economic plan and all.
Schmidt
Devil his due.
Salter
Helluva orgazation.
Davis
Say, I gotten idee.
Schmidt
What sat, Rick?
Davis
We could get us a little economic
plan better than Obama's?
McCain whips at him with his belt.
McCain
Y'ignorant slope-shouldered sack a
guts! Why we'd look like a buncha
satchel-ass Johnnie-Come-Latelies
braggin' on our own plan! Don't
matter how stumpy! And that's the
goddamn problem right there - people
think this Obama got fresh ideas,
he's oh coorant and we the past.
Schmidt
Problem a p'seption.
Salter
Ass right.
Schmidt
Reason why he's pullin' ah pants
down.
Salter
Gonna paddle ah little bee-hind.
Schmidt
Ain't gonna paddle it; he's gonna
kick it real hard.
With his mouth forming an O around his dropping cigar, McCain
looks sadly from one to the other, like a spectator at a
particularly boring tennis match.
Salter
No, I believe he's a-gonna paddle
it.
Schmidt
Well now, I don't believe assa
property scription.
Salter
Well, that's how I characterize it.
Schmidt
Well, I believe it's mawva kickin'
sichation.
Salter
Pullin' ah pants down...
Schmidt
Wipin' little circles with his
bread...
Thanks to the Coen brothers
October 13, 2008 9:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Really funny. Should be Thy Campaign, or Thine Campaign, but really funny.
October 14, 2008 10:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
I watch Fox News Sunday every weekend, like a religion. And much to my amazement (and somewhat to my chagrin), I'm becoming a real fan of Chris Wallace. He gives it to everyone. Doesn't matter if they're Republican, Democrat or Libertarian, he kicks all ass. Sort of like a winger version of Tim Russert. I wish they could get Palin on before the election. Chris Wallace would rip her a new one.
My three least favorite people on the program:
1). Mara Liasson. A completely transparent trojan horse, masquerading as a reasonable human being.
2). Juan Williams. A spineless liberal twit, chosen for his tendency to prefer the path of the feckless, toadying enabler. He's still rooting for Hillary to win.
3). Bill Kristol. The son of his fascist father and nothing more. Whenever Bill Kristol speaks, I imagine that below the desktop he's wearing a pair of shortpants and knee socks that his mommy dressed him in that morning. He became a force in the Republican Party because the rest of them are too busy drinking moonshine and fucking their cuzzins to care.
October 13, 2008 11:29 PM | Reply | Permalink