Comments on: Democratic Debate Thread: Truce? http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:20:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1206484 MarkH Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:39:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1206484 <blockquote> <p>They have all but blamed the bloggers for the race thing. That’s twice got Obama and once for Williams. </p></blockquote> <p>Me me me me. I take full blame…not.</p> <p>Can you imagine the leader of a country blaming his whiny noise making for a solid week on some guy on the net that nobody’s ever heard of? Toss ‘em off the stage!</p>

They have all but blamed the bloggers for the race thing. That’s twice got Obama and once for Williams.

Me me me me. I take full blame…not.

Can you imagine the leader of a country blaming his whiny noise making for a solid week on some guy on the net that nobody’s ever heard of? Toss ‘em off the stage!

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1206473 MarkH Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:36:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1206473 <blockquote> <p>Obama - “my greatest weakness is that I’m a slob, which I view as being worse than my uncontrollable flatulence”.</p> <p>Hillary - “my greatest weakness? I’m impatient and pushy, which in no way should be construed as my being a bitch.” </p></blockquote> <p>OMG, LOL ROFLMAO</p>

Obama – “my greatest weakness is that I’m a slob, which I view as being worse than my uncontrollable flatulence”.

Hillary – “my greatest weakness? I’m impatient and pushy, which in no way should be construed as my being a bitch.”

OMG, LOL ROFLMAO

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1206465 MarkH Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:34:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1206465 <blockquote> <p>Russert asking “greatest strength/weakness”…</p> <p>if you were a tree, what kind would you be?</p> <p>geebus! </p></blockquote> <p>Hey Timmie, if you were a pumpkin what kind would you be?</p>

Russert asking “greatest strength/weakness”…

if you were a tree, what kind would you be?

geebus!

Hey Timmie, if you were a pumpkin what kind would you be?

]]> By: PhysioProf http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205840 PhysioProf Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:03:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205840 <p>These people are simply *not* journalists, by any definition of the term. I like how in Great Britain, they refer to them accurately as “newsreaders”.</p> These people are simply *not* journalists, by any definition of the term. I like how in Great Britain, they refer to them accurately as “newsreaders”.

]]> By: BeltlineBetty http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205825 BeltlineBetty Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:01:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205825 <p>I don’t know if they “take orders from” this guy or that guy.<br /> But they are arrogant. Russert thinks he’s the ninja of slice-n-dice gotcha interviews. Brian Williams thinks he’s a genius journalist. They have an infotainment bias. Make everything a gossip fest, whip up false outrage, humiliate the guests, nitpick until they quiver. It’s easier than actually doing research, understanding complex issues, understanding nuance and the impossibility of simple answers.</p> <p>Charlie Gibson didn’t think professors in N.H. earn over $100,000 because he takes orders from anyone…it’s because he’s a rich arrogant elitist who doesn’t know what’s really going on out there. And he doesn’t really care.</p> I don’t know if they “take orders from” this guy or that guy.
But they are arrogant. Russert thinks he’s the ninja of slice-n-dice gotcha interviews. Brian Williams thinks he’s a genius journalist. They have an infotainment bias. Make everything a gossip fest, whip up false outrage, humiliate the guests, nitpick until they quiver. It’s easier than actually doing research, understanding complex issues, understanding nuance and the impossibility of simple answers.

Charlie Gibson didn’t think professors in N.H. earn over $100,000 because he takes orders from anyone…it’s because he’s a rich arrogant elitist who doesn’t know what’s really going on out there. And he doesn’t really care.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205764 cinnamonape Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:51:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205764 <blockquote><p>Russert asking “greatest strength/weakness”…</p> <p>This is the kind of stupid shit I ask job candidates in an interview when I run out of real questions. Didn’t they prepare Punkinhaid with some real questions?</p></blockquote> <p>My greatest weakness is being overly tolerant of imbecile pundits who are assigned to “moderate” debates.</p>

Russert asking “greatest strength/weakness”…

This is the kind of stupid shit I ask job candidates in an interview when I run out of real questions. Didn’t they prepare Punkinhaid with some real questions?

My greatest weakness is being overly tolerant of imbecile pundits who are assigned to “moderate” debates.

]]> By: PhysioProf http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205748 PhysioProf Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:48:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205748 <p>Good one, Eli!</p> Good one, Eli!

]]> By: Eli http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205726 Eli Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:46:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205726 <p>“Doesn’t matter, just as long as I get to piss on your leg.”</p> “Doesn’t matter, just as long as I get to piss on your leg.”

]]> By: raisethebar http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205713 raisethebar Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:43:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205713 <p>pumpkinheed’s next question…</p> <p>If you could be any kind of dog - what kind of dog would you be?</p> pumpkinheed’s next question…

If you could be any kind of dog – what kind of dog would you be?

]]> By: jacqrat http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205699 jacqrat Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:42:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/01/15/democratic-debate-thread-truce/#comment-1205699 <p>oops I mean Petition the FCC - after the democrats take over, of course and that butt-boy for the corporate interests is no longer chairman.</p> oops I mean Petition the FCC – after the democrats take over, of course and that butt-boy for the corporate interests is no longer chairman.

]]>