Comments on: Early Morning Swim http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:01:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrel http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598197 MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrel Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:19:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598197 <p>Snakes! Now that McSame has tied up that all-important Wilford Brimley endorsement, let’s see Wilford do some ads! Speak at the RNC! Oh, please!</p> Snakes! Now that McSame has tied up that all-important Wilford Brimley endorsement, let’s see Wilford do some ads! Speak at the RNC! Oh, please!

]]> By: MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrel http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598195 MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrel Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:19:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598195 <p>Californian. It’s known as “newscaster’s English,” which I no longer consider a compliment.</p> Californian. It’s known as “newscaster’s English,” which I no longer consider a compliment.

]]> By: ItchyBrother http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598155 ItchyBrother Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:23:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598155 <p><em>Carville was exactly right. […] “Don’t be afraid of the candidate” is pretty weak tea as an opening night theme.</em></p> <p>If all you heard last night was “Don’t be afraid of the candidate”, then all I can say is that you must be afraid of the candidate. Is it his policies or skin color that frighten you?</p> <p>What I heard throughout the evening was that Obama is a man who came from humble beginnings, earned everything he has by way of hard work and determination, is as down to earth as anyone I’ve ever known, and will be an excellent president for all of these reasons.</p> Carville was exactly right. […] “Don’t be afraid of the candidate” is pretty weak tea as an opening night theme.

If all you heard last night was “Don’t be afraid of the candidate”, then all I can say is that you must be afraid of the candidate. Is it his policies or skin color that frighten you?

What I heard throughout the evening was that Obama is a man who came from humble beginnings, earned everything he has by way of hard work and determination, is as down to earth as anyone I’ve ever known, and will be an excellent president for all of these reasons.

]]> By: T-Bear http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598145 T-Bear Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:21:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598145 <p>and here is me thinking, y’all is plural for you. </p> <p>I’m with nomolos - colonists! I was one and got remedied ;-)</p> <p>Where can I hire a speech teripist?</p> and here is me thinking, y’all is plural for you.

I’m with nomolos – colonists! I was one and got remedied ;-)

Where can I hire a speech teripist?

]]> By: ItchyBrother http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598137 ItchyBrother Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:13:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1598137 <p><em>i don’t see anything offensive in what ecahn was asking.</em></p> <p>Then you were not paying attention. Here is what was said…</p> <p><em>Why did she not lose hers [accent]? Does she think it makes her more authetic?</em></p> <p>The latter question is implying that Michelle might be faking it to manipulate the people to whom she is speaking. If someone suggested that I was doing this, I would be offended.</p> i don’t see anything offensive in what ecahn was asking.

Then you were not paying attention. Here is what was said…

Why did she not lose hers [accent]? Does she think it makes her more authetic?

The latter question is implying that Michelle might be faking it to manipulate the people to whom she is speaking. If someone suggested that I was doing this, I would be offended.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597994 SouthernDragon Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:03:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597994 <p>edit - <strike>won</strike> run</p> edit – won run

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597992 SouthernDragon Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:02:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597992 <p>Carville is a scumbag. Always was, always will be.</p> Carville is a scumbag. Always was, always will be.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597989 SouthernDragon Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:01:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597989 <p>We all have our ideas about how the campaign and convention should be won. We’ll just have to wait and see how it all works out, won’t we?</p> We all have our ideas about how the campaign and convention should be won. We’ll just have to wait and see how it all works out, won’t we?

]]> By: dws3665 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597985 dws3665 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:59:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597985 <p>The anger at Carville is misplaced. Shoot the messenger much?</p> The anger at Carville is misplaced. Shoot the messenger much?

]]> By: dws3665 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597980 dws3665 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:54:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/26/early-morning-swim-10/#comment-1597980 <p>The problem isn’t “so-called Dems.” That’s just flat out wrong. The problem is we have a candidate who wants everyone to like him and is afraid — so far — to have sharp elbows. He wants everyone to like him, and that is bass-ackwards in this campaign. His key issue should be “it doesn’t matter who I am insofar as I am NOT a Republican who will continue the disastrously unpopular course that we’re on. Instead, he’s trying to “reach out” to them. Fail. Picking Biden is a step in the right direction on this front, but the first night was squandered.</p> <p>Where does the convention go if it opens with fire and brimstone? I have two reactions to that: 1) Anywhere it wants to go — the theme of “McCain is bad and more of the current assholery that no one wants” is established as the foundation of the convention; and 2) who said anything about “fire and brimstone?” I guess it’s too much to ask for the Dems to, you know, come out with at least a few jabs, if not a haymaker.</p> The problem isn’t “so-called Dems.” That’s just flat out wrong. The problem is we have a candidate who wants everyone to like him and is afraid — so far — to have sharp elbows. He wants everyone to like him, and that is bass-ackwards in this campaign. His key issue should be “it doesn’t matter who I am insofar as I am NOT a Republican who will continue the disastrously unpopular course that we’re on. Instead, he’s trying to “reach out” to them. Fail. Picking Biden is a step in the right direction on this front, but the first night was squandered.

Where does the convention go if it opens with fire and brimstone? I have two reactions to that: 1) Anywhere it wants to go — the theme of “McCain is bad and more of the current assholery that no one wants” is established as the foundation of the convention; and 2) who said anything about “fire and brimstone?” I guess it’s too much to ask for the Dems to, you know, come out with at least a few jabs, if not a haymaker.

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