Rabbit Hussein Smorgasbord
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A response to a certain troll
I posted this as a comment, but buried in a long list of replies to a troll who posts in high volume it won't do any good. I hope no one minds the repost as a blog entry, but because...more »
Posted on April 30, 2008 11:31 PM
It's all over
Fox and NBC are both calling it for Hillary. As a result, Obama will go into the remaining primaries with an insurmountable lead in pledged delegates, a strong lead in the popular vote, and a huge advantage in fundraising ability.I...more »
Posted on April 22, 2008 8:55 PM
So what's the scenario, Hillary fans
Obama said some true things but said them in a very clumsy fashion, and it's hurting him. In the end I think he'll probably pull out of it, but it will probably cost him a bit. The Hillary supporters...more »
Posted on April 12, 2008 3:12 PM
Obama made a mistake
I hope I don't get kicked out of the echo chamber for admitting this, but Obama made a mistake.The word "bitter" may be accurate, but it was a poor choice of words. When you say someone is "bitter" you're criticizing...more »
Posted on April 12, 2008 2:10 PM
BREAKING: Obama vows to stay in the race until the convention
In a move likely to demoralize even his most devoted supporters, Barack Obama today vowed that he would "stay in the race until the convention." He cited his lead in the pledged delegate count and his superior fundraising ability,...more »
Posted on April 1, 2008 5:14 AM
Let's talk scenarios: The Status Quo, the Hillary Mo, and the Obama Oh No!
Scenarios assuming the race goes to the convention:Scenario 1: Status Quo. Hillary wins the races she's expected to win, Obama wins the ones he's expected to win. Obama is still ahead in pledged delgates. Obama is still ahead in the...more »
Posted on March 30, 2008 7:52 PM
A simple solution: Gore/Obama for the nomination, Hillary to the Supreme Court
Just what the title says. Gore steps in to heal the rift in the Democratic party, and Obama agrees to take the Veep position. Gore agrees to appoint Hillary to the Supreme Court, giving Hillary a lifetime appointment where she can...more »
Posted on March 26, 2008 4:33 PM
It will be an all out brawl!
<i>It will be an all out brawl!</i>That's what a Hillary supporter is quoted as saying, on the front page of TPM.Think about that. The idea of an "all out brawl" between Obama supporters and Hillary supporters is considered to be...more »
Posted on March 21, 2008 10:18 PM
It will be an all out brawl!
<i>It will be an all out brawl!</i>That's what a Hillary supporter is quoted as saying, on the front page of TPM.Think about that. The idea of an "all out brawl" between Obama supporters and Hillary supporters is considered to be...more »
Posted on March 21, 2008 9:51 PM
First McCain, now Huckabee ... can Hillary rise to their level?
First we had McCain supporting Obama on the Wright issue:<a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/03/john-mccain-supports-obama-on.php">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/03/john-mccain-supports-obama-on.php</a>McCain said "I know Senator Obama, he does not share those views."Now Huckabee:<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/03/20/an-fair-minded-republican.aspx">http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/03/20/an-fair-minded-republican.aspx</a><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/huckabee-defend.html">http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/huckabee-defend.html</a>With two examples to follow, maybe Hillary and her supporters will aspire to having has much...more »
Posted on March 20, 2008 11:15 AM
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My guess is that she truly believes Obama will be beaten by McCain and is giving it all she has to stop that.
So if she thought that Obama could beat McCain, you believe she'd suppress her own personal political ambitions and withdraw from the race for the good of the Democratic party?
Posted at May 11, 2008 10:48 PM in response to Why is Hillary
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a true Universal Health Care package?
Lovely idea, but it ain't gonna happen. A true Universal Health Care package would require the candidate to talk frankly about raising taxes, about single-payer, etc. It's the right solution, but it's political suicide.
There's a slim chance that Obama could be pressured into supporting some sort of fake "universal" health care package, based on mandates. I.e., "if you can't afford health insurance our solution is to force you to pay for it and garnish your wages if you don't." But I think he's smarter than to go for something like that.
Posted at May 11, 2008 10:07 PM in response to Clinton Rules: Telling the Fat Lady When To Sing
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The liberal contempt for the Bubba vote is no secret,
Hard to deny. As one well-known Democratic candidate put it in 1995 (as confirmed by four people at the meeting), when talking about working-class white Southerners:
Screw 'em.
Who was it who said that (according to four people who were in the meeting)? Anyone remember?
Posted at May 11, 2008 9:54 PM in response to Clinton Rules: Telling the Fat Lady When To Sing
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I think Gore has a better shot at the Democratic nomination than Hillary. In the sort of brokered-convention scenarios that are Hillary's last gasp chance, the delegates would find it easier to converge on someone like Gore who could unify the party, rather than a divisive figure who endorsed the Republican opponent, who has favorability numbers hovering just above a fourteen-year low, and who ran such a poor campaign that she squandered all of her huge advantages to end up running second to a freshman Senator with "Hussein" for a middle name.
Posted at May 11, 2008 2:26 AM in response to Obama Gains More Super-Delegates, AP Says He Now Leads
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D'oh. Stupid formatting.
An edit functionWould be oh so very nice
Bad formatting sucks.
Posted at May 11, 2008 2:14 AM in response to Clinton broken heart haiku
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I took some liberties with the syllable structure in the last line:
Cherry blossoms fall In gentle morning breezes; Oh, just face reality and fucking withdraw already Hillary, you're starting to look pathetic.
Posted at May 11, 2008 2:10 AM in response to Clinton broken heart haiku
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HILLARY?
Posted at May 11, 2008 1:20 AM in response to Obama Gains More Super-Delegates, AP Says He Now Leads
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demonstrated her ability to come up with reasonable plans and contingency plans
demonstrated her INability, obviously
Posted at May 9, 2008 10:51 PM in response to Can Obama Survive this Ad?
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If you would have said she DID run this ad, I would not have been surprised.
She's run her campaign badly, demonstrated her ability to come up with reasonable plans and contingency plans, and had a Bush-like tendency to let loyalty outweigh incompetence. But none of her ads (that I've seen) have been as thoroughly lame as this one.
On the other hand the depths of Penn's incompetence have yet to be fully explored. And she's been embracing GOP rhetoric and GOP positions more and more, so I suppose I could believe that she could start using GOP boilerplate "tax and spend" rhetoric against a Democratic opponent. It wouldn't be any stupider than making "experience" an issue and ending up looking foolish for inflating a photo-op in Bosnia into some sort of heroic war zone story.
And in general she's run such a completely incompetent campaign that she's squandered huge leads in name recognition, fundraising, and endorsements, to end up losing to a freshman Senator with "Hussein" for a middle name and a last name that rhymes with "Osama."
So I guess now that you mention it, if she ran this ad I wouldn't be all that surprised.
Posted at May 9, 2008 10:50 PM in response to Can Obama Survive this Ad?
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If Obama were to pick Hillary, we'd see wall-to-wall ads with video clips of Obama's own running mate saying that Obama isn't ready to be commander-in-chief and endorsing his GOP opponent.
Obama isn't going to make that kind of mistake.
Posted at May 9, 2008 10:29 PM in response to The Nightmare Ticket
