Comments on: Late Late Nite: Dire Straits http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:47:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Unrepentant Liberal http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989606 Unrepentant Liberal Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:03:14 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989606 <p>Despair not my friends! Even though the Democratic Congress has suffered some setbacks this week, rejoice, the republican party is coming apart at the seams. They’ve written off the black and hispanic vote in the next election and possibly for all time; the white-wing-nut-religious-crazies will soon be the only ones left in the party with the top one-half-of-one-percent rich unless they get fed up and bolt for a third party run; a distinct possibility I believe.</p> <p>And the topper; Nobody, but the Beltway Types, believe the republican party anymore. Ronald Regan’s ‘Shiny City on a Hill.’ A lie. People are finally coming around to the fact that their financial interests are not the same as those of the top-half-of-one-percenters; i.e ‘the haves and have-mores’ Most people are hanging on by their economic fingertips and they now know that anything they want or need from government will absolutely be decimated by republican rule. The old republican God, guns, Gays mantra just doesn’t have the magic it once had.</p> <p>I think it’s the big HELLO moment for voters and the republican party. I believe in my bones that if trends continue, 2008 will be an electoral disaster of epic proportions for the republican party. And that’s something to be happy about on this nice fall day.</p> Despair not my friends! Even though the Democratic Congress has suffered some setbacks this week, rejoice, the republican party is coming apart at the seams. They’ve written off the black and hispanic vote in the next election and possibly for all time; the white-wing-nut-religious-crazies will soon be the only ones left in the party with the top one-half-of-one-percent rich unless they get fed up and bolt for a third party run; a distinct possibility I believe.

And the topper; Nobody, but the Beltway Types, believe the republican party anymore. Ronald Regan’s ‘Shiny City on a Hill.’ A lie. People are finally coming around to the fact that their financial interests are not the same as those of the top-half-of-one-percenters; i.e ‘the haves and have-mores’ Most people are hanging on by their economic fingertips and they now know that anything they want or need from government will absolutely be decimated by republican rule. The old republican God, guns, Gays mantra just doesn’t have the magic it once had.

I think it’s the big HELLO moment for voters and the republican party. I believe in my bones that if trends continue, 2008 will be an electoral disaster of epic proportions for the republican party. And that’s something to be happy about on this nice fall day.

]]> By: SanderO http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989500 SanderO Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:53:51 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989500 <p>Great site, great minds.. always informative and a good read.</p> Great site, great minds.. always informative and a good read.

]]> By: Don Davis http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989497 Don Davis Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:50:59 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989497 <p>Here’s the song I’d like them to perform: <a href="http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=249">DIRE STRAITS IN IRAQ: ‘LIVES FOR NOTHING’</a></p> Here’s the song I’d like them to perform: DIRE STRAITS IN IRAQ: ‘LIVES FOR NOTHING’

]]> By: Marion in Savannah http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989445 Marion in Savannah Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:35:11 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989445 <p>I got up late. Coffee, tea and muffins upstairs.</p> <p><a href="http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/">http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/</a></p> <p>Frank Rich does snark. Who knew?</p> I got up late. Coffee, tea and muffins upstairs.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

Frank Rich does snark. Who knew?

]]> By: mack http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989433 mack Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:16:19 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989433 <p><a href="#comment-989421"><em>twolf1 @ 198</em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-arts-marceau.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin">Marcel Marceau, Acclaimed Mime, Is Dead at 84</a></p></blockquote> <p>last words<br /> ….</p> twolf1 @ 198

Marcel Marceau, Acclaimed Mime, Is Dead at 84

last words
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]]> By: things come undone http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989431 things come undone Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:14:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989431 <p>Barron’s September 24, 2007 pg 59 no link subscription only<br /> “1.6 million U.S housholds have already made the decision to relocate” to another country. “That figure has remained stable for a year and a half “. “Another 1.8 million are seriously considering relocation,” ” 7.7 million are somewhat serious. “<br /> “Add it up almost 10% of U.S households plan on leaving.” ” The largest group that has actually made the choice to leave is in the households where the adults are 25 to 34 years old.”<br /> It seems that Barrons a big part of Bush’s elite base if there ever was one has noticed that young people with money don’t seem to have any faith in Bush or the Democrats abilty to make things better.<br /> Almost 10% of the population! The implications are scary.</p> Barron’s September 24, 2007 pg 59 no link subscription only
“1.6 million U.S housholds have already made the decision to relocate” to another country. “That figure has remained stable for a year and a half “. “Another 1.8 million are seriously considering relocation,” ” 7.7 million are somewhat serious. “
“Add it up almost 10% of U.S households plan on leaving.” ” The largest group that has actually made the choice to leave is in the households where the adults are 25 to 34 years old.”
It seems that Barrons a big part of Bush’s elite base if there ever was one has noticed that young people with money don’t seem to have any faith in Bush or the Democrats abilty to make things better.
Almost 10% of the population! The implications are scary.

]]> By: twolf1 http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989423 twolf1 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:03:18 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989423 <p><a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/23/sunday-talking-head-thread-71/">New thread</a></p> New thread

]]> By: twolf1 http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989421 twolf1 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:02:55 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989421 <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/entertainment-arts-marceau.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin">Marcel Marceau, Acclaimed Mime, Is Dead at 84</a></p> Marcel Marceau, Acclaimed Mime, Is Dead at 84

]]> By: wigwam http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989420 wigwam Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:02:46 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989420 <p><a href="#comment-989414"><em>things come undone @ 192</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Wigwam@ 190 exactly and I’m giving the Evil Eye to all the Democrats who want to keep troops in Iraq. I’m thinking maybe its to late for this election but we do need to consider some primary challenges for Democrats.</p></blockquote> <p>Siun has been trying to get straight answers out of candidates on the question of “residual troops.” IIRC, only Kucinich has given a straight answer. I did find an Edwards ad the seemed to be unequivocal for immediate and complete troop withdrawal, but I don’t think that his campaign has given Siun a straight answer yet. The same goes for Obama. So far I’ve not seen Hillary make any claim that she’d completely withdraw the troops, and she’s so deep into the pockets of the Lobby (google Haim Saban) that I doubt that she has any intention of complete withdrawal. In fact, she will not even take nukes off the table in going after Bin Laden.</p> things come undone @ 192

Wigwam@ 190 exactly and I’m giving the Evil Eye to all the Democrats who want to keep troops in Iraq. I’m thinking maybe its to late for this election but we do need to consider some primary challenges for Democrats.

Siun has been trying to get straight answers out of candidates on the question of “residual troops.” IIRC, only Kucinich has given a straight answer. I did find an Edwards ad the seemed to be unequivocal for immediate and complete troop withdrawal, but I don’t think that his campaign has given Siun a straight answer yet. The same goes for Obama. So far I’ve not seen Hillary make any claim that she’d completely withdraw the troops, and she’s so deep into the pockets of the Lobby (google Haim Saban) that I doubt that she has any intention of complete withdrawal. In fact, she will not even take nukes off the table in going after Bin Laden.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989418 egregious Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:02:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/09/22/late-late-nite-dire-straits/#comment-989418 <p><a href="#comment-989416"><em>things come undone @ 194</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>egregious 1 800 ERI POSTE…..”Hello?” ok what does that mean?</p></blockquote> <p>Eriposte the blogger painstakingly untangled the set of lies surrounding the aluminum tubes that were part of the justification for invading Iraq. </p> <p>So we need to call him/her and say there’s some followup consulting available.</p> things come undone @ 194

egregious 1 800 ERI POSTE…..”Hello?” ok what does that mean?

Eriposte the blogger painstakingly untangled the set of lies surrounding the aluminum tubes that were part of the justification for invading Iraq.

So we need to call him/her and say there’s some followup consulting available.

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