Comments on: Sunday Morning Fraudsters, Fighters, Showboats, and Closet Queens

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 21 May 2007 01:40:41 +0000

Finally, I think (?), a favorable mention of Ron Paul on a MSB (main stream blog). I don’t read every word of all MSB’s, but Atrios, Kos, Digby etc. hasn’t peeped a word about the man.

By: MarkH

MarkH — Sun, 20 May 2007 22:56:29 +0000

Pachacutec @ 71

Jane Hamsher @ 67

Unbelievable. Comey testifies about the complete
lawlessness of the Bush junta and Timmeh has a round table about St. Ronnie Reagan?

Exactly. I don’t see anyone else pushing this angle, either.

They’re shutting off the soldier’s communication outlet (MySpace, YouTube, etc.). They’re planning to refuse to allow anyone below Colonel to testify to Congress. They refuse to talk about current issues on Sunday Morning political/governmental talk shows. And, Bush has changed the standing orders for national emergencies, so he personally can take over the entire government in case of some kind of ‘emergency’ (presumably to be declared by Dubya himself).

Yep, nothing to see here. Move along.

By: MarkH

MarkH — Sun, 20 May 2007 22:53:39 +0000

Oklahoma kiddo @ 68

I voted for DiFi many times, clear back to when she ran for mayor of SF. Senator Feinstein is a disappointment.

Isn’t she working to take out AG Gonzales? WTF do you want?

By: neokneme

neokneme — Sun, 20 May 2007 21:43:53 +0000

Would somebody put some goddamn Micky Mouse ears on that mugshot of Mitchey MaC!

By: CitizenE

CitizenE — Sun, 20 May 2007 18:42:41 +0000

Can anyone tell me how folks why folks like Gingrich, Deaver, and Meese still have a public podium? This isn’t like having a fired football coach doing color commentary. Two of these men resigned from their posts in the middle of scandals, the other was convicted of a lobbying crime. At the very least, every time these guys appear to pontificate, audiences should be reminded of their resumes in toto. Contract on America, a deal they won’t allow the populace to refuse, the gang that can’t shoot straight but can’t stop shooting, the public face of the right wing looks more and more each day, eh Fredo, like a political mob at Uncle Junior’s bedside, does it not?

By: azureblue

azureblue — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:58:09 +0000

I have a question: When the Christiansists start their tirades against xxxx, why aren’t they called on it? It doesn’t matter if it is turning the Us inti a theocracy, praying in school, hatign gays, there is only one reply:
“What did Christ say about this? What did He say are the two greatest commandments? How did Christ teach us to act, in his sermon on the mount (The beatitudes)?”
They will always hem & haw around this, because they know they are ignoring the teachings of jesus, and this is where they are stopped- one simple finesse:
“If you know what Christ taught us, and yet you ignore it, then you are not a Christian, and are certainly anti Christian.”
Don’t let them try to wiggle around it.

By: dougR

dougR — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:53:49 +0000

I had to scroll all the way down past 160 comments of bitching about the usual Sunday gasbags (with which I agree, by the way) to finally see ONE comment about Katrina Vanden Heuvel on Stephanopolous this morning! She was fresh & bright as a new penny, said everything I would have said (as opposed to the usual oatmeal Steph’s supposed “liberal” commenters emit) and knocked George Will off his talking points more than once (delicious to see!).

So before this thread gets stone cold,I want to raise a firepup paw for Katrina–and plan to write “This Week” later to send them some appreciation for FINALLY, FINALLY having someone on who represents what so many of us believe.

Anyone wants to join me, please do, I’m sure the suits can use all the encouragement we can muster to book her (or another progressive) back on the show.

By: SonOfLiberty

SonOfLiberty — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:39:47 +0000

Well, God bless Katrina Vanden Heuvel, one of the few commentators you can count on not to let the talking heads just regurgitate Repub talking points without objecting. This Week did cover Comey’s testimony regarding the happenings in Ashcroft’s hospital room. Even George Will stated that it was like something out of a thriller “set in a banana republic”.

When it was said that Abu Gonzales would have to resign for the President to put this behind him, Katrina laid into them. She said that all that would do is open the way for yet further investigation into Attorneygate, Rove, and the politicization of the DoJ.

Once in a while they screw up and let an articulate liberal voice on the screen.

By: Ninbus

Ninbus — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:28:55 +0000

Excuse me: make that 3422

By: Ninbus

Ninbus — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:27:42 +0000

I keep a constant sign on my door, listing the number of fatalities (or what we know about) in Iraq. As I was updating the number (last evening – 3315; this morning – 3322), I heard that bastard Fred Kagan on FTN, talking about how marvelous things were in Iraq, how we’re ‘making progress’, how some areas are complicated (read: FUBAR) and how the Iraqi Police Force presents a ‘mixed picture’ (see FUBAR, supra).

Kagan, his brother and his sister-in-law are the consummate evil. The very notion that anyone would give this POS air time is deeply repugnant to me. I ought to also take myself to task for having the TV on while he sullies the screen.