Comments on: I’m With the Band http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:02:52 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: CalGeorge http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398737 CalGeorge Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:01:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398737 <p>Wow! </p> <p>Journalists appalled by the debate are “not merely observers but participants in the Obama phenomenon.”</p> <p>Is that what they are suggesting? Seriously?</p> <p>How clueless can you get?</p> Wow!

Journalists appalled by the debate are “not merely observers but participants in the Obama phenomenon.”

Is that what they are suggesting? Seriously?

How clueless can you get?

]]> By: GregB http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398647 GregB Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:01:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398647 <p>Has John McCain rejected and denounced Ollie North for negotiating with the Iranians and giving missiles, a cake and a bible to the regime that took US embassy staffers hostage?</p> <p>Curious.</p> <p>-G</p> Has John McCain rejected and denounced Ollie North for negotiating with the Iranians and giving missiles, a cake and a bible to the regime that took US embassy staffers hostage?

Curious.

-G

]]> By: Ann in AZ http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398611 Ann in AZ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:35:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398611 <p>Okay, I just heard McSame on CNN talking about taxes. He says he wants to double dependent exemptions from $3,500 to $7K for each dependent. Since I have none, and neither of my kids nor my niece nor my nephew have dependent kids, I object! To top that off, he says that we should not stifle innovation with excessive regulation, etc., so he is proposing to ban all taxes on wireless cell phones and ban taxes on the internet. My question, how does that comport with net neutrality? Does it have no bearing at all, does it mean he’s supporting net neutrality? Is this a smoke screen to fool us into thinking he’s for net neutrality while he allows the companies to tack on their own fees to internet usage? And why didn’t he address reducing taxes for companies that keep their businesses here, rewarding companies that keep Americans working?</p> Okay, I just heard McSame on CNN talking about taxes. He says he wants to double dependent exemptions from $3,500 to $7K for each dependent. Since I have none, and neither of my kids nor my niece nor my nephew have dependent kids, I object! To top that off, he says that we should not stifle innovation with excessive regulation, etc., so he is proposing to ban all taxes on wireless cell phones and ban taxes on the internet. My question, how does that comport with net neutrality? Does it have no bearing at all, does it mean he’s supporting net neutrality? Is this a smoke screen to fool us into thinking he’s for net neutrality while he allows the companies to tack on their own fees to internet usage? And why didn’t he address reducing taxes for companies that keep their businesses here, rewarding companies that keep Americans working?

]]> By: fahrender http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398597 fahrender Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:26:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398597 <p>and, by the way, Jane, i sure would like to be a fly on the wall with you and Glenn in the room. the vibe must be really special ……</p> and, by the way, Jane, i sure would like to be a fly on the wall with you and Glenn in the room. the vibe must be really special ……

]]> By: fahrender http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398591 fahrender Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:23:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398591 <p>hey, it was easy ……</p> <p>Mitterand could’ve worked for Colbert.</p> hey, it was easy ……

Mitterand could’ve worked for Colbert.

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398590 DWBartoo Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:22:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398590 <p>I like that. Thank you.</p> I like that. Thank you.

]]> By: fahrender http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398588 fahrender Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:21:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398588 <p>the thing about Santorum is he has this smooth, pleasant, small town earnestness about him. he acts and sounds like a nice guy, if you don’t pay attention to the meaning of his words - especially the subtext.<br /> a lot of voters are taken in by his manner. a lot of them. he just has to be a good guy, you know? he couldn’t be bad or wrong!<br /> the Republicans have this down. completely.<br /> fundamentally, Americans, a huge number of them, are into this.<br /> if fuckwad and the Delays of the Party hadn’t screwed up so very, very, badly, Santorum and his ilk would still be riding high. we may win in ‘08 but they’ll be back. you can count on it.</p> the thing about Santorum is he has this smooth, pleasant, small town earnestness about him. he acts and sounds like a nice guy, if you don’t pay attention to the meaning of his words – especially the subtext.
a lot of voters are taken in by his manner. a lot of them. he just has to be a good guy, you know? he couldn’t be bad or wrong!
the Republicans have this down. completely.
fundamentally, Americans, a huge number of them, are into this.
if fuckwad and the Delays of the Party hadn’t screwed up so very, very, badly, Santorum and his ilk would still be riding high. we may win in ‘08 but they’ll be back. you can count on it.

]]> By: fahrender http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398575 fahrender Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:10:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398575 <p>don’t know if this applies to Hillary or not but<br /> my favorite take on Margaret Thatcher:</p> <p>“She has lips like Marilyn Monroe and eyes like Caligula.”</p> <p> -Francois Mitterand</p> don’t know if this applies to Hillary or not but
my favorite take on Margaret Thatcher:

“She has lips like Marilyn Monroe and eyes like Caligula.”

-Francois Mitterand

]]> By: Petrocelli http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398567 Petrocelli Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:07:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398567 <p><em>Touche !</em></p> <p>It truly has unfolded before our eyes …</p> Touche !

It truly has unfolded before our eyes …

]]> By: DWBartoo http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398564 DWBartoo Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:05:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/04/19/im-with-the-band/#comment-1398564 <p>Read it. Agree with much of it. </p> <p>Do you think Herbert has a clue?</p> <p>Isn’t it much more fun to bash each other and feel smug about it?</p> <p>Oops, only one ’side’ is ‘bashing’, right?</p> <p>Durn ‘Bama INTIMIDATORS!</p> <p>But, of course, Herbert is anti-Hillary and we must take his purview with a grain of assault.</p> Read it. Agree with much of it.

Do you think Herbert has a clue?

Isn’t it much more fun to bash each other and feel smug about it?

Oops, only one ’side’ is ‘bashing’, right?

Durn ‘Bama INTIMIDATORS!

But, of course, Herbert is anti-Hillary and we must take his purview with a grain of assault.

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