Monday, April 03, 2006
Not About Blogs
What Stoller says. Right wing blogs merely duplicate the storylines and basic rhetoric you can find all over the conservative media.
Bye Scottie
CNN says Scottie's gonna say byebye.
Unlike Ari, you could always tell that Scottie didn't really like lying. Not that it stopped him.
Unlike Ari, you could always tell that Scottie didn't really like lying. Not that it stopped him.
"Whatever It Takes"
I'm not sure if Kevin is being coy or if he really doesn't understand what "whatever it takes" means, especially when it comes from a man who has portrayed genocide as a misfortune for which the victims have responsibility.
Peter Beinart is Making Sense
You have no idea how hard it was to write that.
Still, it drives me a little nuts that Peter Beinart even has to explain this. The idea that the more strident participants in the discourse can provide the rhetorical space for formerly "crazy ideas" to become suddenly not so crazy is such an obvious one. It's also part of the reason why the various "purge the Lefties" calls from Beinart, aside from being hideously offensive, have been so politically idiotic.
There are layers of discourse and they all can serve a purpose.
Still, it drives me a little nuts that Peter Beinart even has to explain this. The idea that the more strident participants in the discourse can provide the rhetorical space for formerly "crazy ideas" to become suddenly not so crazy is such an obvious one. It's also part of the reason why the various "purge the Lefties" calls from Beinart, aside from being hideously offensive, have been so politically idiotic.
There are layers of discourse and they all can serve a purpose.
The Schools!
Three years later is it okay to point out, first of all, that the top priority of "rebuilding schools" was an idiotic idea put in place to provide a talking point for domestic politics and not, actually, a sensible priority in the grand scheme of things.
Secondly, providing quality health clinics would've been a good idea but apparently that was "hard work" and didn't actually happen.
But, the company contracted will still get its money. It's the American away, George Bush style...
Secondly, providing quality health clinics would've been a good idea but apparently that was "hard work" and didn't actually happen.
But, the company contracted will still get its money. It's the American away, George Bush style...
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Our Brand is Crisis
Just saw it.
oy.
First, we fire all the consultants. Please, someone, make sure Tad Devine never gets near a camera again.
oy.
First, we fire all the consultants. Please, someone, make sure Tad Devine never gets near a camera again.
Local Event
Penn Democrats are having a fundraiser on Tuesday, April 4, 7pm, in College Hall 200 on the Penn campus.
Speakers include Patrick Murphy, Lois Murphy, Joe Hoeffel, Michael Nutter, Chris Bowers, and myself.
Suggested contributions: Host $250, Friend $50, Student $10.
Speakers include Patrick Murphy, Lois Murphy, Joe Hoeffel, Michael Nutter, Chris Bowers, and myself.
Suggested contributions: Host $250, Friend $50, Student $10.
Yearly Kos
Well, I signed up to go. I'll be on some sort of panel, though there will be many more much cooler panels to go to plus drinking, gambling, and general debauchery. Oh, and ponies. Lots and lots of ponies.
Hopefully it'll be fun despite the presence of all those damn kossacks (just kidding!)
Hopefully it'll be fun despite the presence of all those damn kossacks (just kidding!)
McCain the Chameleon
georgia10 writes:
Watch McCain say that Falwell is no longer an agent of intolerance.
What we saw in that interview was the death of McCain the Maverick, and the birth of McCain the Chameleon. If there was any doubt that McCain is--with his eye on a presidential bid--a politician to the core, this interview should snuff that doubt out. Flapping about like a fish out of water, McCain showed America that he will sacrifice his principles to pander to the religious right, and that he will do anything to remain in good favor with the President. He wants the 2008 nomination--badly. But with interviews like this, the Presidency is slipping further and further away from his grasp.
Watch McCain say that Falwell is no longer an agent of intolerance.
Feel the Nedrenaline!
Another good piece on the campaign in the Hartford Courant:
If you're in or near Connecticut here are some events you can attend.
Lieberman campaign manager Sean Smith said this past week when asked about supporting the winner of the August primary, “This is a campaign, man, we are in this to win. We’re not thinking about those contingencies.” Note to Sen. Lieberman: You may want to have someone who doesn’t speak like a Valley Boy issuing your statements. This is 21st-century Connecticut, dude.
Lamont takes a sunnier view of the post-primary climate. His campaign manager, Tom Swan, says, “Ned Lamont will support the Democratic nominee.” A switch in roles is taking place in the Senate race. Lamont sounds like the confident front-runner, Lieberman like the nervous and petulant challenger.
It isn’t the first role reversal of late. Much has been made of Lieberman’s disputatious appearance on WTIC radio’s “Bruce and Colin” program. The 18-year Senate veteran sounded peeved with a column by co-host and Courant columnist Colin McEnroe. His anxieties over the race with Lamont started to show.
Not as widely noted was Lamont’s appearance on the program not long after. He’s become a polished ad-libber in the two months since I interviewed him at his Greenwich office. His set piece announcement speech was a typical mix of slogans, jargon and rah-rah rhetoric cooked up for the newly converted. On his own in a radio studio fielding calls, a common battlefield in campaigns, Lamont is a pro.
If you're in or near Connecticut here are some events you can attend.
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