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They still aren’t mentioning the Palin thing about Morning Joe…

Posted: October 26, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…now logically you would think that either Politico would say something in the 6 a.m. hour because of the republican “divide” or a guest would bring it up to say how the party is having issues.

Nope still not a word. Why not?

If all of the “pundits” are right about it hurting republicans SOMEONE would mention it particularly on MSNBC, but nope.

Of course any publicity would highlight the need for the party to go in the Palin direction or would give Hoffman publicity, however aren’t the same media insisting that he can’t win?

This continues to support my thesis concerning this race, that even though some think Palin might hurt Hoffman the national media doesn’t believe it.

the Hoffman campaign is looking for foot soldiers, cluebat for all, moderates aren’t excited enough about anything for stuff like that. It’s the Tea Party people that make a difference. Hey NRCC will you be wanting excited people voting for you in 2010 or no?

Vote Hoffman.

Update: I’m thinking it’s the Acorn connection that is helping to keep them away.

Update 2: If you still don’t believe me consider this: For the last 7 min they talked NY politics on Morning Joe. They talked about the governors race, they talked about the senate race, they brought up the mayors race. The only race they didn’t mention is the one that is actually going on; NY-23. There is no way this is a coincidence!

Do you hear the crickets on the networks…

Posted: October 24, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…concerning the Palin endorsement of Doug Hoffman?

Granted I hit the sack around 10 last night and I did watch Monk instead of news last night (It was very funny).

I’ve seen no TV coverage particularly among the non-fox people. Morning Joe didn’t even find it worthy of mention.

However the Washington post does have this story which on the heels of their endorsement and then scoffing of Deeds is ironic:

And if Hoffman loses? If Republican Dede Scozzafava beats him and Democrat Bill Owens, it will humiliate Palin — who was she to presume that her endorsement would matter in New York? More than anything, though, Palin’s endorsement probably makes an Owens victory more likely. That would not just be a humiliation for Palin. It would be a notable loss for her party as it is trying to shake off years of electoral debacle. Of course, it’s possible that Palin isn’t actually planning to run in 2012, leaving her free to ignore such strategic concerns and endorse as she pleases. If only.

So the media strategy seems to be downplay or ignore Palin’s involvement in the Ny-23 race at a time when it could actually help Hoffman win, but lay the groundwork to blame her for a Democratic win.

I predict that if Hoffman loses the National media will suddenly notice Palin’s involvement and trumpet it as ineffective. This is the talking point that is being prepared.

Vote Hoffman

Update: Big Lizards gets it

Heh. I always love it when liberal Democrats give Republicans and conservatives helpful advice on getting our mojo back. (For further amusement, the blog Stromboli, or whatever his name is, writes for is titled “PostPartisan”!)

I suspect that if Palin draws the ire of liberals by endorsing Hoffman, she’s on the right track. In any event, she is already alienated from the moderate-liberal, neocon, GOP-establishment leadership. But this was also true of Ronald Reagan (cf. Don Regan, George Schultz, et al): The Realists (the establishmentarians of the 1980s) hated Reagan, and some made it clear that they would rather see Carter or Mondale win than Reagan.

To answer his point about the realists, realists will never go with a Palin or a Reagan, because that means instead of just enjoying the largess of office they have to assume the responsiblities of it. Much better to collect the money and go to parties.

Q: Why is Robert Stacy McCain a better Value than An Apple Computer?

Posted: October 24, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speech, oddities, tech
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A: Because for a $5 contribution to his shoe leather fund I got all these stories. Many of them first hand since he actually drove up to NY-23 and was there live to report on the various endorsements.

I even got link backs, and I got all of these things from the couch of my house rather than having to take an hour drive each way.

Of course with McCain I didn’t get to enjoy beautiful New England fall foliage…

Oh and Apple is a very liberal company, in NY-23 they almost certainly support Dede Scozzafava or the democrat Bill Owens.

Vote Hoffman, Buy Windows 7!

Q: Why is the NRCC’s even more foolish than Apple?

Posted: October 23, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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A: At least Apple can fall back on a fanatical customer base when they get other people upset.

The NRCC is not that lucky when they put out stuff like this:

“Conservative Party bosses in New York have been sold a bill of goods in the form of Doug Hoffman’s deceptive smoke-and-mirrors campaign, but fortunately they aren’t the ones deciding this election,” said Paul Lindsay, a spokesman for the NRCC, which has produced Web ads attacking Hoffman’s conservative bona fides. “We will continue to remind New Yorkers that a vote for Hoffman or Bill Owens is a vote for Nancy Pelosi and her far-left, radical agenda.

Yeah that Sarah Palin is sure one big Nancy Pelosi fan.

And the NRCC doesn’t have iTunes to fall back on either!

A serious You Fool moment.

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