I love Liz Cheney!

Posted: May 12, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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Her appearance on morning Joe was incredible. She successfully took on Eugene Robinson, Mike Barnicle and Andrew Sorkin and ran rings around them and her argument was so strong that Andrea Mitchell who followed her was hesitant to attack even with her gone.

If we need a face and a voice for the GOP you just saw it.

Update: I guess her argument is was good enough for Ford but she would have taken exception to the word torture, and is the worm turning?

Update 2: Rush is running with this today

…against the barbarians lined up against them, but you know as a Catholic the idea that the Pope owes the state of Israel an apology for the Holocaust is not only nonsense but in my opinion requires an apology for the attempt to hang Hitler’s final solution around the neck of my church in general and this Pope in particular.

The democratic state of Israel is waging a just struggle against lying barbarians who would slaughter them all and then cheer. They deserve support and as a civilized man I am obliged to give it. The Jewish race and religion are the older brothers of my Catholic faith. They are no less God’s people then they were when God spoke to Abram. They deserve respect. These are facts and one insult is not going to change it, but I’m feeling very Josey Walesish today.

Here is the speech in question:

BTW I want to again give Israellycool big props. I suspect we don’t agree on this issue but he posted the speech in full and linked to the reactions so people could make up their own mind. He has been very fair and to continue the metaphor from above, brothers disagree and get angry on occasion, but that doesn’t mean we don’t stick together.

Warning: Rabbi Joke ahead

Posted: May 12, 2009 by datechguy in fun
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Q: What is the best way to find Lester when he is missing?

A: Ask Robert Frost, he’s always going on about the road Les traveled by.

Q: What does this have to do with a Rabbi?

A: Edwardo Michelangelo Vitagiliano is a 61 year old native of Fitchburg. He went to Fitchburg High School graduating with the same class as Mike Barnicle. He went to Vietnam and still never talks of it. That is where he picked up the nickname “The Rabbi”. From that day on, only his late Mother and his wife of almost 40 years call him by his actual name. He moved to Florida about 6 years ago and currently lives there.

He known for his knowledge of sports, he love of warm weather, and his absolutely horrible jokes. He will tell a joke that is horrendous and then pump is fist saying either “I’ve got a million of them.” (He Does) or “I’ve still got it.” (Unfortunately he does). The people who know and love him after decades of these jokes refer to any joke that is sufficiently bad as a “Rabbi” joke, that is a joke that would be told by the Ed “the Rabbi” Vitagiliano.

So when you see the “Rabbi Joke” label beware the joke that follows is likely very bad.

Update: Actually his wife is 61. He is older but I don’t know his exact age.

Niche marketing works

Posted: May 12, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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Anderson Cooper is losing to Olberman’s RERUNS!

The amiable star is about to be passed in the late evening cable ratings by Keith “Worst Shouter on Cable News” Olberman taped reruns.

Ouch!

Maybe the Obama White House’s recent expressed preference for MSNBC, reported here in The Ticket, is helping out the NBC outlet.

This is a great example of Rush being right. To wit:

Fox is clearly right leaning, anyone who denies that is not honest. They have been for years and have earned a large amount of loyalty from the right.

MSNBC is clearly left leaning (actually in my opinion beyond left leaning but a person of the left might say the same about Fox) anyone who denies that is not honest. They have in my opinion made a decision to program in that direction. They have earned the loyalty of liberals who have over the last few years moved farther left.

CNN leans left but doesn’t affirm the left to the degree that MSNBC does. They will throw the odd bone to the right but the right doesn’t trust them.

If the audience was in the middle or even center left CNN could draw them, but the country is center right. CNN is in the wilderness that is not where the people are.

Moderates are not a majority.