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Archive for September 10, 2010
More Blogcon photos from the presentations:
Posted: September 10, 2010 by datechguy in special eventsTags: blogcon
Latest Examiner Article: Kristine Abrams, Chris Lackey & the Tea party Political Revival
Posted: September 10, 2010 by datechguy in elections, examiner columns, local stuff, tea partiesTags: 11th plymouth, 2010 elections, election 2010, elections 2010, kristine abrams, mass gop, massachusetts state elections, tea parties, twin city tea party
My latest examiner article actually went up a few days ago but I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to promote it. The article talks about the difference between what my arch enemy friend Chris Lackey and what other people see:
Chris, whose critique didn’t touch much on speakers like Bill Campbell (r), was very unlucky, as a committed atheist he picked the only week that any presentation remotely touched on religion, If he had been covering other tea party events he perhaps would have understood the heart of the tea party, best exemplified by people like Kristine Abrams who is running for state rep on the Republican Ticket in the 11th Plymouth district.
Kristine is not a politician, she is a regular person who got sick and tired of what was going and an instead of deciding that there was nothing she could do; decided to do something herself. She had campaigned in her district with a message of fiscal responsibility and is making a difference by challenging the one party status quo in this state.
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There was a very good rebuttal at the Sentinel & Enterprise a few days ago:
No, what is clearly evident is that people who share Mr. Lackey’s views are terrified that their humanist/statist hold on government policy is being threatened. However, the philosophy of the tea party in the Twin Cities is nothing to fear. It is a view of smaller government, more local control, peaceful protest, and an inclusive environment where anyone is welcome. To accuse the Twin Cities Tea Party of being intolerant or rude is completely ridiculous and a terrible slight to the group of individuals who take the time out of their busy lives to make it possible for us to have our forum.
My own rebuttal didn’t make the papers I’ll throw it up later.
Is this story at the Hill satire?
Posted: September 10, 2010 by datechguy in congress, politicsTags: 2010 election, delusional left, election 2010, elizabeth warren, media
If it is not then it says more about the fantasy world of Brent Budowsky than anything about the administration:
Within hours and possibly minutes I expect the president will name Elizabeth Warren to lead the new consumer protection agency, and if he does, the Democratic base will erupt and turn out to vote in far greater numbers than any current poll suggests.
I could be wrong; Obama might give up at the last minute, which would be the last betrayal of the Democratic base and very possibly the death knell of the Democratic House of Representatives. But if he names Warren, the pundits be will amazed, astonished and flabbergasted by the lift this would give to the Democratic base and by the voter turnout that would follow.
After all the one thing the American people are worried about is who is going to lead the consumer protection agency.
Assuming it is not a parody the amount of delusion necessary for such belief is ….interesting.
memeorandum thread here. Why does such nonsense have a thread?
Just one minute nails it:
I think Mr. Budowsky has lost the distinction between “the base”, live voters, and people with whom he Tweets, i-chats, and chirps. I have no doubt the nomination of Elizabeth Warren will prompt lefty bloggers to swoon, for a day anyway. But over in reality, the economy will still be what it is, and Obama will still be talking about something else and preparing his imminent pivot to jobs, jobs, jobs.
Has this guy ever met anyone who lives outside of the beltway?
Update: Professor Bainbridge maybe wrong about Sarah Palin but he nails it here:
This has to be about the dumbest piece of political prognostication I’ve ever read.
Look, I have tremendous respect for Elizabeth Warren. She is a very smart bankruptcy law professor with an enviable publication record and tremendous success as a policy entrepreneur. On the couple of occasions that I’ve met her, moreover, she has been unfailingly courteous and friendly.
But the idea that her appointment would turn around the fundamentals driving the 2010 elections is just absurd
I dearly hope that the left believes this nonsense, not only will it help them lose, it will make it very funny…”it’s not possible that we lost Elizabeth Warren has been on the job for three weeks!”
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