Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

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

We need to vote them all out and restore sane Democratic government.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

“In this country American means white. everybody else has to hyphenate.”

If you don’t believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn’t freedom, it is privilege.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

White supremacy is terrorism.

Mediocre white men think RFK Jr’s pathetic midlife crisis is inspirational. The bar is set so low for them, it’s subterranean.

This fight is for everything.

Republican also-rans: four mules fighting over a turnip.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

Reality always gets a vote in the end.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

They are not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

I don’t recall signing up for living in a dystopian sci-fi novel.

The republican ‘Pastor’ of the House is an odious authoritarian little creep.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

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  2. 2.

    Turbulence

    The switchboard claims that the comment line is busy, but they did give me the direct number : 818 460 7477.

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    Soylent Green

    When you call, don’t bitch about how unfair the moderators were to your candidate. Explain that after 20 minutes you turned the damn thing off and never saw any of their sponsors’ ads. Promise not to watch ABC News as well. That’s what will get their attention.

  4. 4.

    TR

    The complaint line was busy. The switchboard operator sounded like she’d been directing calls there all morning. Good.

  5. 5.

    Shinobi

    You have to REGISTER at ABC to comment and there are over 13,000 comments. I bet they are getting the message. Damn.

  6. 6.

    Andrew

    If ABC is too busy to take your calls, call NBC and CBS and tell them how much ABC sucks. I bet they will be tickled pink.

  7. 7.

    Dug Jay

    Woe is us and ABC. Your little terrorist-associating, flag-hating, crazed minister-loving dipshit of a candidate can’t take the simple little questions from a couple of ABC news guys??? How on earth do you expect such a brain dead fartwad to hold up to a real threat, such as Iran or North Koreas’ leaders? Obviously, Obama is simply not up to the job of President, or dog catcher, for that matter.

  8. 8.

    Lee

    Mods-delete first post.

    This one with all the punctuation:

    BC NEW YORK NEWSROOM: (212) 456-5100 [email protected] Newsroom Fax Machine 212.456.5150

    Peter Salinger (THE MAN IN CHARGE OF ELECTION COVERAGE) Director, Special Events & Sports 212.456.5105 [email protected]

    Cristi LandesManager, Programming 212.456.5107 [email protected]

    Wayne Fisk Director, Programming 212.456.5327 [email protected]

    Jeff Fitzgerald Executive Director, Operations 212.456.5554 [email protected]

    Heidi Oringer Executive Director, Entertainment 212.456.5541 [email protected]

    Jon Newman News Coverage 212.456.5100 [email protected]

    Joyce Alcantara Assignment Manager 212.456.5106 [email protected]

    Jim Kane Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief 212.222. 6604 [email protected]

    Andrew Kalb Executive Director, Programming 05.567.2269 [email protected]

    Robert Garcia Executive Director, News & Sports 212.456.5103 [email protected]

  9. 9.

    Davebo

    John Prine, as relevant as ever.

    While digesting Reader’s Digest
    In the back of a dirty book store,
    A plastic flag, with gum on the back,
    Fell out on the floor.
    Well, I picked it up and I ran outside
    Slapped it on my window shield,
    And if I could see old Betsy Ross
    I’d tell her how good I feel.

    Chorus:
    But your flag decal won’t get you
    Into Heaven any more.
    They’re already overcrowded
    From your dirty little war.
    Now Jesus don’t like killin’
    No matter what the reason’s for,
    And your flag decal won’t get you
    Into Heaven any more.

  10. 10.

    area man

    Thanks for the addresses. I wrote them all with the following:

    To whom it may concern:

    I am writing to share my absolute disgust with ABC’s handling of last night’s Democratic debate. Your network was given an opportunity to delve into issues and clarify the choice between the candidates but you chose the low road of lame, meaningless ‘gotcha’ questions. As someone who has long thought of ABC news as one of the ‘good guys’ in broadcast journalism, I cannot tell you how shocked I was to see the line of last night’s questioning. I honestly had to look at the channel guide to make sure it wasn’t Fox. You owe this country so much better than this and you should be ashamed of last night’s travesty.

    Yours in profound disappointment,

    I’m just glad Peter Jennings wasn’t around to see that.

  11. 11.

    Conservatively Liberal

    I’ve hit them too, and I have tried calling several times but can’t get through. Yet. I politely told them that what they called a ‘debate’ was no debate. There was almost no coverage of the important issues that the next president will face, instead it was ‘gotcha’ journalism at its worst. I said that if I wanted to watch this kind of garbage, I would have tuned in to Fox News instead.

    I did not focus on Obama or Hillary in my writing, I focused on the lack of real debate and objective journalism. What they did was a new low in television news. I hope it hurts them and but good. Who needs ABC, CBS and NBC? We have better and more accurate information available on the internet now. They will either adapt of die off, and I hope it is the latter.

    Personally though, Snuffalagus should not have been up there last night. That would be like letting Carville handle it, IMO. I would not expect George to be fair and objective, and he was not. Charles was a total wanker with his ‘capital gains’ worries, as if real voters are concerned about how much more money the rich get to take home. Not.

  12. 12.

    jack-of-all-thumbs

    “I’m just glad that Peter Jennings wasn’t around to see that.”

    That says it all.

    I would just be sad if it wasn’t so damned important. But the potential impact of that two hours of tabloid that could have been scripted by Karl Rove makes me very, very angry.

    We can’t afford more of the same leadership we’ve been suffering under. Having ABC provide more ‘bread and circuses’ like last night is instrumental in keeping us on the wrong path

  15. 15.

    firebrand

    Dug Jay Says:

    Woe is us and ABC. Your little terrorist-associating, flag-hating, crazed minister-loving dipshit of a candidate can’t take the simple little questions from a couple of ABC news guys??? How on earth do you expect such a brain dead fartwad to hold up to a real threat, such as Iran or North Koreas’ leaders? Obviously, Obama is simply not up to the job of President, or dog catcher, for that matter.

    Oh look. The wingnut brigade is here. So what is pissing you off today, Mr. Wingnut? That Obama, despite all these hitjobs, is still doing as well as he is? Or that Bush hasn’t declared war on the rest of the planet yet? Maybe you’re just pissed because black people still have the right to vote.

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    Xanthippas

    How on earth do you expect such a brain dead fartwad to hold up to a real threat, such as Iran or North Koreas’ leaders?

    Beacause you know, taking questions from two guys in a suit is the exactly same as confronting vicious dictators.

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    rachel

    Andrew Says:

    If ABC is too busy to take your calls, call NBC and CBS and tell them how much ABC sucks. I bet they will be tickled pink.

    I think that’s a good idea, especially if you encourage NBC and CBS not to do likewise if or when they host any debates.

  18. 18.

    LiberalTarian

    And your flag decal won’t get you
    Into Heaven any more.

    My kids were SO SICK of that song after 9/11. I couldn’t help it, every time I saw a flag decal I sang it!! But, today? Not so many flag decals.

    I’m pretty sure I’m going to use the corpses of all my moving boxes to go freeway blogger. Any good suggestions for flag waving?

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