Exhibit A: he thinks of lines like this before me:
“This is not the ACORN I knew.”
This is just too much fun.
Posts Tagged ‘acorn’
Why Stephen Green has a “job” at Pajamas media and I don’t
Posted: September 17, 2009 by datechguy in funTags: acorn, I wish I said that
How the Charles Johnson Robert Stacy McCain fight has changed (almost) changed the world
Posted: September 17, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speech, opinion/newsTags: acorn, charles johnson, history, irony, mccain/johnson, robert stacy mccain
Firedoglake April:
or, Lord help ’em, Charles Johnson (to whom I will never link, even by bankshot).
Firdoglake yesterday:
It seems that the unlinkable Robert Stacy McCain has developed a worse case of the red-ass than usual because LGF’s Charles Johnson has been talking shit about him by calling a not-a-spade a not-a-spade.
You know you have fallen far when firedog lake backs you up, but one bit of advice for Tbogg. As Robert Stacy has pointed out his great grandfather was captured at Gettysburg, so putting Mr. McCain in a southern uniform is not going to insult him. Unlike a certain candidate, if he says he can no more disown someone than he can disown his own grandmother, he actually means it.
He still doesn’t link to Charles, that is a bridge too far for him. Unlike obliquely defending acorn.
Update: Ah two different diaries, that might make a difference.
Update 2: I can no more disown acorn…
How do you know when the president is in trouble?…..
Posted: September 17, 2009 by datechguy in baseball, opinion/newsTags: acorn, conservatism fights back, morning joe, MSM, red sox
…when an MSNBC show hits them for not appearing on Fox:
Cripes even the NYT guy on Morning Joe is saying this along with everyone else.
Of course I’m kinda tired so I might be dreaming but everything else seems real except for yesterday’s comeback. Cripes gonzo got the game winning hit.
I must be asleep, one of the newspapers on the morning paper list had a visible acorn story, sure it was in Pittsburgh but it counts.
The Acorn falls from the tree
Posted: September 16, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speech, opinion/newsTags: acorn, conservatism fights back, house, just deserts, life is good, MSM
With yet another tape now on smuggling illegals across the border the paradigm has shifted.
Acorn was undoubtedly hoping that suspending business and starting an internal investigation would buy time and give cover to House Democrats to justify either delaying or voting against defunding them under the “all the facts aren’t in yet” theory.
But with governors and states and pols happy to take a swing at them some like AHNULD (with apologies to Frank J) get free brownie points that they desperately need and John Stewart hitting them and the media the MSM can no longer ignore the story (hell even Charles reported on it, well linked to Acorn’s CEO’s press release and put “sting” in quotes) . Even Gibbs is backing away.
Yesterday Hoyer said this:
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters Tuesday that the behavior shown on the videotapes was “despicable,” but that it isn’t clear whether problems at Acorn are isolated. If such behavior is widespread, Hoyer said, “I think we need to look very carefully at the assistance that we give.”
Now that we have three states and DC and 5 tapes with likely more to come that position is not tenable. Once the actual smuggling of illegals was part of the story the game was over. If the democrats in Congress are in any way smart they will ram through a 400-35 or some lopsided bill to de-fund acorn NOW and be seen doing it. If they do not then the blue dogs will end up joining republicans to attempt to force a vote and Nancy Pelosi doesn’t need that added to her plate.
One last thing: Conservatives in General and the GOP in particular need to remember that the midterms are still 14 months away and a lot can happen in that time. If the GOP members of congress overreach in the same way as the Democrats have then all the advantages they currently enjoy can go poof.
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