Comments on: Pudding And Pie http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/ Firedoglake weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:35:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jeany http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1346549 Jeany Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:16:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1346549 <p>BTW, I was for Edwards, and it took me a long long time to shift into the Obama camp; what swung it for me was common sense about coattails and the chance to expand the party in the future with so many young’ns coming out for him. My sister and her hubby (a Persian) were split between Hill and the big O, but the speech yesterday flipped my sister, totally flipped her. You see, she and I could write a book on the cringeworthy things our parents say, and it’s a priceless opportunity in front of us.</p> BTW, I was for Edwards, and it took me a long long time to shift into the Obama camp; what swung it for me was common sense about coattails and the chance to expand the party in the future with so many young’ns coming out for him. My sister and her hubby (a Persian) were split between Hill and the big O, but the speech yesterday flipped my sister, totally flipped her. You see, she and I could write a book on the cringeworthy things our parents say, and it’s a priceless opportunity in front of us.

]]> By: Jeany http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1346530 Jeany Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:09:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1346530 <p>Rachel Maddow delivered an interesting factoid on her program tonight, gleaned from Ben Smith’s Politico blog; seems that he was comparing the view count of YouTube files, like Senator Obama’s “More Perfect Union” speech (now upwards of 1.6 million views) with the offensive sermon clips of Rev. Wright, which has perhaps 1/3 that number of views. Rachel calls it bullying, that Dems are respoding to a ginned-up perception, and that the method is a staple in the Republican playbook of things that turn Dems into quivering puddles of nevermind, that it’s been used wwith security, and the war, and the Constitution, and FISA, it’s the threat that an unholy shitstorm is just about to break on the Democrat’s head, and we could do a lot worse than take a good look at those numbers and take a lesson..</p> Rachel Maddow delivered an interesting factoid on her program tonight, gleaned from Ben Smith’s Politico blog; seems that he was comparing the view count of YouTube files, like Senator Obama’s “More Perfect Union” speech (now upwards of 1.6 million views) with the offensive sermon clips of Rev. Wright, which has perhaps 1/3 that number of views. Rachel calls it bullying, that Dems are respoding to a ginned-up perception, and that the method is a staple in the Republican playbook of things that turn Dems into quivering puddles of nevermind, that it’s been used wwith security, and the war, and the Constitution, and FISA, it’s the threat that an unholy shitstorm is just about to break on the Democrat’s head, and we could do a lot worse than take a good look at those numbers and take a lesson..

]]> By: RevBev http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345527 RevBev Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:57:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345527 <p>I am not clear what you are saying about intelligence and church involvement. Both Hill and Bill are very intelligent and have been involved actively in church life; Hill credits that background with much of her life choices. It is not unusual to be tied to a minister of 20 years, someone who performed marriage and baptism.</p> I am not clear what you are saying about intelligence and church involvement. Both Hill and Bill are very intelligent and have been involved actively in church life; Hill credits that background with much of her life choices. It is not unusual to be tied to a minister of 20 years, someone who performed marriage and baptism.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345260 eCAHNomics Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:15:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345260 <p>*g*</p> <p>I thought, after I typed that, that it could be a generational thing. I’m a year or two ahead of the boomers, and we take life very seriously & dig into problems (at least those of my generation who I resonate with). That is reinforced by my career experience as a woman on Wall St. I just don’t get the have hope & let’s all work on it together. That’s not the world I have lived in for 63 years.</p> *g*

I thought, after I typed that, that it could be a generational thing. I’m a year or two ahead of the boomers, and we take life very seriously & dig into problems (at least those of my generation who I resonate with). That is reinforced by my career experience as a woman on Wall St. I just don’t get the have hope & let’s all work on it together. That’s not the world I have lived in for 63 years.

]]> By: sadlyyes http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345250 sadlyyes Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:11:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345250 <p>not me,but i liked Horton heres a who</p> not me,but i liked Horton heres a who

]]> By: dosido http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345244 dosido Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:09:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345244 <p>Oh yeah, Julia’s upstairs…</p> Oh yeah, Julia’s upstairs…

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345243 eCAHNomics Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:09:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345243 <p>Read his “hope” book. Found it glib & uninformative.</p> Read his “hope” book. Found it glib & uninformative.

]]> By: RonD http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345241 RonD Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:09:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345241 <blockquote><p>they took over the school board the <strike>ignorant country bumpkins</strike> people rose up and ran them out.</p></blockquote> <p>Huh. Maybe the “ignorant country bumpkins” you refer to aren’t so ignorant after all.</p>

they took over the school board the ignorant country bumpkins people rose up and ran them out.

Huh. Maybe the “ignorant country bumpkins” you refer to aren’t so ignorant after all.

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345240 eCAHNomics Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:09:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345240 <p>I don’t worry about my kid’s future. He’s a wingnut & deserves everything he will get. As he’s 26 with no girlfriend, I doubt I’ll ever have grandkids, which suits me just fine as I want no progency in the world as it will be. Main reason I am happy to have senior citizen status. Don’t want to live in that world myself.</p> I don’t worry about my kid’s future. He’s a wingnut & deserves everything he will get. As he’s 26 with no girlfriend, I doubt I’ll ever have grandkids, which suits me just fine as I want no progency in the world as it will be. Main reason I am happy to have senior citizen status. Don’t want to live in that world myself.

]]> By: dosido http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345238 dosido Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:08:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/19/pudding-and-pie/#comment-1345238 <p>Hi cbl2</p> <p>In addition, I think Obama is smart enough not to be threatened by the presence of other smart people who can work together to solve these problems vs. hire yes men to embrace bush/cheney war profiteering…</p> Hi cbl2

In addition, I think Obama is smart enough not to be threatened by the presence of other smart people who can work together to solve these problems vs. hire yes men to embrace bush/cheney war profiteering…

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