Strike Up The Band
by digby

On the Stephanopoulos bobble head roundtable this morning, Cokie Roberts raised the baton and started the drumbeat: the Democrats risk moving waaaaay too far to the left and that is going to be a biiiiig problem for them “just like it was in Vietnam.” Yes, she said it out loud. And David Gergen agreed whole heartedly.

Does anyone recall these gasbags saying that Bush was moving so far to the right with his monarchic, fundamentalist, shock and awe presidency that it was going to be a biiiig problem for them? I must have missed all those warnings. Now that he’s at 28% and the conservatives are on the run after having proven that there really is a limit to how far the crazed radical wingnuts can go, they are still warning about the Democrats moving too far to the left. These people have not had an original thought in 40 years.

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Cokie Roberts was also one of those pundits striking up the band for a Lieberman Independant campaign…stating that the election of Ned Lamont would be “a disaster for the Democratic Party”.

Imagine! A Senator from Connecticut in step with the people there and working WITH his party and its leadership rather than an obstructionist crypto-Pug who votes lockstep with the party of obstruction at every opportunity! THAT’s would have been a “disaster”…

Cokie must think that the immolation of the Hindenburg was a Texas BarBQue!

There’s a very young female golfing phenom … sorry, I can’t recall her name.

Wie

Personally, I think the problems Lohan and Spears had was starting out with Disney. You just know they’re gonna corrupt any kid they have on contract.

Seriously, what went wrong with those three (Lohan, Spears and Hilton)? Was it just too much money and no restraints or guiding moral force (read parents)?

Are they a model for modern Rich Conservatives who believe in extreme wealth without restraint or common sense?

Pink may be a worthy for this generation
Dear Mr. President
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9eDJ3cuXKV4

and Dixie Chicks

I like both of these suggestions!

demi @ 142

Oh yeah? And…and…
You need a Publicity Gal? Yes?
Oh, hell, what if I do get my Dream Job with that Non-Profit? (will know in a few days, up or down.)
Run, Loo Hoo, Run!

This is a very flattering moment for you Loo Hoo. Congratulations. If you have never run for office before, I would like to give you a word of advice. Talk to the Dems and see what they are willing to commit to doing for you. Get explicit commitments. Will they see that you get an experienced campaign manager, for example? What about money, the mother’s milk of politics? What about voter lists, etc? Maybe you are content to be a standard bearer, maybe you will only run if you determine that you have a chance to win. Does the local D party have any polling data? Your opponent, is he/she an incumbent? Who ran against this person last time? What popular Dems will agree to endorse you if you run? Can they prepare a well-attended press conference with well-regarded public figures to announce your candidacy?

Thanks, Mitch. You’re the first in my new Loo Hoo’s Campaign File.

Strike Up The Band
by digby

On the Stephanopoulos bobble head roundtable this morning, Cokie Roberts raised the baton and started the drumbeat: the Democrats risk moving waaaaay too far to the left and that is going to be a biiiiig problem for them “just like it was in Vietnam.” Yes, she said it out loud. And David Gergen agreed whole heartedly.

Does anyone recall these gasbags saying that Bush was moving so far to the right with his monarchic, fundamentalist, shock and awe presidency that it was going to be a biiiig problem for them? I must have missed all those warnings. Now that he’s at 28% and the conservatives are on the run after having proven that there really is a limit to how far the crazed radical wingnuts can go, they are still warning about the Democrats moving too far to the left. These people have not had an original thought in 40 years.

more here

Don’t you think the Sunday “Talking Heads” shows would be improved if we could have Mike or Joel and the Bots at the bottom, a la MST3K?

I’d certainly watch [and I don’t now].

Come to think of it, wouldn’t Tony Snow pressers & Bush State of the Union addresses be similarly improved by such an addition? Ditto re the questioning by certain Republican Senators & Congressmen at various hearings.

Hmm, if only there were someone with experience, like perhaps that obtained at the USC Film School, who might know how to put together such a thing . . . .

On the initial topic, word had it that just after the Supremes made W the anointed, he remarked to a friend something very close to “Can you believe I’m going to be the f…g President?”I think even he knew how completely insane that prospect appeared…may be no one knew how completely disastrous.