Because I’m sure not.
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Is anyone surprised by this?
Posted: October 7, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/newsTags: gulf oil spill, reality
I understand why Stacy likes Dave Weigel so much…
Posted: October 6, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/newsTags: conservatism fights back, dave weigel, david frum, don't be drinking when you read this, just deserts, reality, sam tanenhaus
The Great Recession has done wonders for the Republican Party. Two years after being tossed out of power at every level, it’s about to waltz right back in, kicking aside the corpses of Democrats foolish enough to go along with the designs of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. This is good news for most conservatives. It’s slightly worse news for a smaller group of conservatives—namely, the ones who spent the end of the ’00s explaining why a Republican comeback like this was not really possible.
This piece is absolutely classic as all those like Sam Tanenhaus who’s book did so good on Amazon but somehow can’t wrap their head around what has happened.
Of course, to the horror of the smart set, this is exactly what is happening. The conservative base looked at any attempt to answer the Democrats on policy as a cave-in to socialism. When they’re making the case for their research, Douthat and Salam acknowledge that reality. But they argue that Republicans have been using their key insights anyway and that the hot rhetoric of the GOP obscures what actually happened.
Yup all those tea party people had nothing to do with it.
Read the whole thing, but don’t be drinking while you do.
Stacy McCain is right on concerning that Christine O’Donnell ad
Posted: October 5, 2010 by datechguy in elections, mediaTags: 2010 election, beltway elites, christine O'donnell, delaware senate, election 2010, media spin, morning joe, reality
yet MSNBC is falling into the trap playing the ad again and again. They don’t get it at all.
Stacy McCain is exactly right about this
Forget the words. Just turn off the sound and look at it. The moment she flashes that first smile, the average person likes her. They can’t help it. It’s an autonomic response.
Whether “I like her” translates into “I want her to be Senator,” I can’t say. But we’ve recently elected a president whose chief politic assets are a resonant baritone voice and a vague resemblance to the Allstate man, so I think it unwise to underestimate the superficiality of voters in the Age of Image.
Morning Joe today has been playing the ad
The Morning Joe crowd is laughing their heads off. I’m sorry they have no clue. If I’m O’Donnell I’m playing the clip of them laughing at her at every rally there is. That clip of the Morning Joe team laughing at her is a fundraiser waiting to happen.
Memo to the left and MSNBC if your argument is “this person is a lunatic” the best plan is not to play an ad the screams “normal”.
memeorandum thread here
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