Comments on: The Great American Do-Over http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/ \"...a somewhat popular blogger\" Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:57 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: LittlePig http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-15062 LittlePig Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:35:06 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-15062 <p>“More principles-driven”?</p> <p>Hell yeah I bet that’s a lot shorter than the 2004 GOP platform document. How much paper does it take to say “Steal everything that isn’t nailed down and send non-Aryans packing”.</p> “More principles-driven”?

Hell yeah I bet that’s a lot shorter than the 2004 GOP platform document. How much paper does it take to say “Steal everything that isn’t nailed down and send non-Aryans packing”.

]]> By: makeitstop http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-15052 makeitstop Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:26:03 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-15052 <p>Oops, sorry Mr. Reality; my error. I can only point to the craziness currently happening in my city and say it confused me greatly. </p> <p>I have been keeping an eye on the Naderites locally. Ralph and running mate are having a “big” event this Weds at a location far from the convention (for some odd reason…), but apparently tickets aren’t selling that well. I wonder why that is? I’m going to go just so I can collect anecdotes and see just who the hell these people are, plus find out who their dealer is.</p> Oops, sorry Mr. Reality; my error. I can only point to the craziness currently happening in my city and say it confused me greatly.

I have been keeping an eye on the Naderites locally. Ralph and running mate are having a “big” event this Weds at a location far from the convention (for some odd reason…), but apparently tickets aren’t selling that well. I wonder why that is? I’m going to go just so I can collect anecdotes and see just who the hell these people are, plus find out who their dealer is.

]]> By: TheRealityBasedDave http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-15049 TheRealityBasedDave Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:04:53 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-15049 <p>“And I must say I’ve enjoyed seeing the billboard that will great the rethugs as they descend upon <strike>Minneapolis</strike> <strong>St Paul</strong>:”</p> <p>Minneapolis? Eh, don’t care what happens there. But I’m very upset that the rethugs are decending on <strong>my</strong> fair town, Saint Paul! Betty won her last election 70%-30%. St Paul is a very DFL* town!</p> <p>*DFL = Democratic Farmer Labor. (local stuff)</p> “And I must say I’ve enjoyed seeing the billboard that will great the rethugs as they descend upon Minneapolis St Paul:”

Minneapolis? Eh, don’t care what happens there. But I’m very upset that the rethugs are decending on my fair town, Saint Paul! Betty won her last election 70%-30%. St Paul is a very DFL* town!

*DFL = Democratic Farmer Labor. (local stuff)

]]> By: makeitstop http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-15014 makeitstop Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:32:43 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-15014 <p>And I must say I’ve enjoyed seeing the billboard that will great the rethugs as they descend upon Minneapolis: <a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/08/25/open-thread-909/" rel="nofollow">http://www.crooksandliars.com/.....hread-909/</a></p> And I must say I’ve enjoyed seeing the billboard that will great the rethugs as they descend upon Minneapolis: http://www.crooksandliars.com/…..hread-909/

]]> By: moondancer http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14994 moondancer Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:40:15 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14994 <p>Throw in a handful of 911 911 911 911’s and I think you got it.</p> Throw in a handful of 911 911 911 911’s and I think you got it.

]]> By: PaminBB http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14987 PaminBB Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:07:48 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14987 <p>This is the best:</p> <p>“The 2000 platform referenced George W. Bush over 40 times.The 2004 platform referenced him over 200 times The 2008 draft platform references Bush zero times. It references John McCain zero times.”</p> <p>From a PR perspective, it’s like the New Coke disaster times 1000. Of course, Coke had a huge advantage, since they had a popular product to start with. The Repubs, not so much to work with. Hence the emphasis on the rat-fucking.</p> This is the best:

“The 2000 platform referenced George W. Bush over 40 times.The 2004 platform referenced him over 200 times The 2008 draft platform references Bush zero times. It references John McCain zero times.”

From a PR perspective, it’s like the New Coke disaster times 1000. Of course, Coke had a huge advantage, since they had a popular product to start with. The Repubs, not so much to work with. Hence the emphasis on the rat-fucking.

]]> By: mikefromtexas http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14984 mikefromtexas Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:58:21 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14984 <p>I got their platform in three words - We Got Nothing.</p> I got their platform in three words – We Got Nothing.

]]> By: captphealy http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14983 captphealy Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:55:01 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14983 <p>Keep the memories - we’ll need them to prevent repeats.</p> Keep the memories – we’ll need them to prevent repeats.

]]> By: Lori http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14981 Lori Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:44:57 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14981 <p><i>“Remember all those years we bragged about popularity and wanting to have a beer with our guy? Well, forget it. Now popularity is the harbringer of evil.”</i></p> <p>That is exactly what they are saying. I simply cannot believe there are enough stupid Americans that will buy the BS that popularity is now evil, or that Barack and Michelle Obama are elitists. If the American voter can be swayed that easily, we are freakin’ doomed.</p> “Remember all those years we bragged about popularity and wanting to have a beer with our guy? Well, forget it. Now popularity is the harbringer of evil.”

That is exactly what they are saying. I simply cannot believe there are enough stupid Americans that will buy the BS that popularity is now evil, or that Barack and Michelle Obama are elitists. If the American voter can be swayed that easily, we are freakin’ doomed.

]]> By: Hatmandu http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14979 Hatmandu Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:22:09 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/08/25/the-great-american-do-over/#comment-14979 <p>Shorter Repub platform;</p> <p>“The last few guys fucked up things and good. Sorry about that. But hey, we got this old guy now and…look over there, a shiny object!”</p> Shorter Repub platform;

“The last few guys fucked up things and good. Sorry about that. But hey, we got this old guy now and…look over there, a shiny object!”

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