Comments on: FDL Book Salon Welcomes Senator Harry Reid: The Good Fight

By: alfen

alfen — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:33:55 +0000

Along with the other issues mentioned above, I would like to include the importance of net neutrality, not only for individuals but for small and medium-sized businesses to be able to compete with the ‘big guys.’

By: RieszFischer

RieszFischer — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:39:18 +0000

That’s why we should band together and take him down, like we did Al Wynn.

Of course we would probably be unable to take him out in the primary so we will have to support whatever Puke runs against him, but that would really send a message.

By: Smgumby

Smgumby — Sun, 11 May 2008 06:51:31 +0000

Oh what a book salon to miss!

I was so hoping someone would ask Harry if Republicans are ever going to be forced to ACTUALLY filibuster a bill, or if the Democrats will continue to fold at every threat of a filibuster…

By: ACitizen

ACitizen — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:00:35 +0000

Thanks for this….sadly, or rather fortunately I missed this conversation or FDL would have joined Corrente, TalkLeft and the execrable OpenLeft in banning me.

I’ve met the diminutive Senator and he is a pretty good politician for being from a backwater. Which is to say he’s one slippery snake when he needs to be. You folks asked some good to great questions.

None of which did he answer.

I see nothing in his ‘leadership’ nor that of the sclerotic ‘old guard’ to support this election. I’m going to be looking for more such as Donna Edwards and Jerry McNerney. And before you start he is moving the goal posts in very red district. No one knows how the titanic struggle between Sister Beezlebub and Barry the Glass Jawed One will come out. Neither are progressive so it really doesn’t or shouldn’t matter to us.

So I’m for ‘A Blue Majority Now!’ in Congress made up of newcomers who will say to Miss Nancy: ‘Git off yer Armani clad butt and git to work or get the hell out!’

We can do it.

Think for yourself and as always….

Fight Back!

By: ACitizen

ACitizen — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:49:05 +0000

Good try….that is the key.

By: rap24tor

rap24tor — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:25:51 +0000

The following is a comment about your
leadership as well as Ms. Pelosi’s.
Remember when Dick Durbin said that
Guantanamo Bay was like a Russian gulag
and the Dem leadership - which would be you
and Steny Hoyer et al made him apologize
the next day on the floor of the Senate because
of the outcry from Bush? Last year Pete Stark called
Bush a homicidal maniac in so many words and Pelosi
made him apologize the next day because of the
outcry from Bush. Bush/Cheney are really homicidal maniacs
and must be impeached. The Dems are little, itty bitty
mice who are terrified of speaking up. In the words of
Helen Gurley Brown they’re “mouseburgers.” They are
emotional eunuchs who have cost this country
what’s left of its heart and soul. Hillary has the crazies
terrified which is why they’ve assasinated her.
Dean also scared them so they did the same to him.
Gore and Kerry both won but assasinated themselves.
But they’re all wealthy so they won’t suffer. We put you in
charge in 2006 to get us the (blank) out of Iraq…well
we’re still waiting. The Republicans go for the throat
and the democrats go for brunch. Which is why Obama’s
call for unity is absurd. I want to see a schorched earth
democratic campaign. Nothing more or less will do.

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:11:28 +0000

I got the wording wrong. Here’s the front of the AT&T envelope they mailed to customers:

http://www.americablog.com/attlistenx.jpg

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:08:08 +0000

Ayup. ;-)

By: Valley Girl

Valley Girl — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:08:05 +0000

I really think that we can make our politcal points to Reid the best if really keep our politcal focus here, and leave the intra- FDL community comments for another thread. Focus!

By: perris

perris — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:06:38 +0000

it seems I owe you a coke