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Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

Quote tweet friends, screenshot enemies.

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

I would try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

Too little, too late, ftfnyt. fuck all the way off.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

To the privileged, equality seems like oppression.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

“Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.”

Keep the Immigrants and deport the fascists!

If you’re gonna whine, it’s time to resign!

Also, are you sure you want people to rate your comments?

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

“I was told there would be no fact checking.”

The snowflake in chief appeared visibly frustrated when questioned by a reporter about egg prices.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

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  2. 2.

    John Cole

    Oliver-

    I have stated repeatedly that I think Dean is going to win the nomination. I am just surprised he has not modeled his campaign after the ones run by Clinton and Bush II. Other than the “It’s the Economy, Stupid” and the derision of Republicans, if my memory serves correctly, Clinton ran a pretty upbeat campaign- he had things he wanted to do. Same for Bush II.

    All Dean has done is vent his spleen, tap into hysteria and fear, and I really, honestly have no idea of anything he is in favor of- except election.

  3. 3.

    Oliver

    John, it drives me up the wall when people on the right claim that the Dem candidates aren’t saying what they stand for. They are, and have hit these issues consistently in their speeches (as far as Kerry, Edwards, Dean, Graham and Gephardt go at least). But of course the media is going to cover their anti-Bush stances more. That’s how politics is covered.

    To retort your second point about the Clinton and Bush II campaigns, both of those candidacies had the alleged failure of their predecessors as a linchpin. Clinton asked the “are you better of now?” question while Bush whined “they had their chance”. That’s how the game is played.

  4. 4.

    Stephen

    I put this question on an earlier Dean thread. I’m re-asking it here in hopes of answer:

    Dean: “The Internet might soon be the last place where open dialogue occurs.”

    I’d like to know (from ‘Thomas’ if not Dean himself) just what are the ‘first–through–nth” places where other open dialogue now occurs (or occured).

    Seriously asking.

  5. 5.

    John Cole

    Clearly, Oliver, I know what he stands for- I have been one of the many Republican bloggers who has stated repeatedly that I don;t recognize Candidate Dean from Governor Dean. He was a moderate as Gov., now he is angry, petulant, and bitter. My point was all the Democrats seem to do is attack, all the while claiming they don;t play hard enough, and no one ever says what they want to do. So, in a brand new forum, what does Dean do- scare tactics.

    It is damned tiresome.

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    Thomas

    Stephen,
    I guess it depends on what you mean by ‘open dialogue’. Crossfire or something similar provides something resembling dialogue. Magazines like the New Republic and the Weekly Standard, maybe…I don’t know. There’s certainly fodder for dialogue, if you know where to look, but these are publications and shows aimed at a small and supposedly-elite audience. I’m also fairly certain that neither the New Republic or the Weekly Standard make money, though I may be wrong.

    The bigger problem is for people who don’t read the NYTimes or the Post or spend hours on blogs. Where you don’t have dialogue, or even thought, is in the nightly news, most newspapers, and almost every business section of every paper. The latter especially: it’s almost indistinguishable from the p.r. put out by the industries being discussed, which is not surprising, since a lot of ‘news’ was actually p.r. in disguise.

    I’m not sure if that answered your question.

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