Interesting “slip” – Bush instead of McCain.

“Talk about being for it before you’re against it.” – great line.

This John Kerry probably would have won in 2004.

If he knows how to attack like this now, why the hell didn’t he attack 4 years ago???

Woo-ha! Looks like we’re getting some red meat! I’m so bad he was able to turn that “for it before he was against it” meme back on it’s authors.

Kerry is nailing McCain.

Exactly!!!

That Kerry was fighting the MSM more than the candidate. Corsi was on every channel and got more coverage than Kerry.

Exactamente.

Okay, this has got to be some space alien who’s wearing Kerry’s body…

I was thinking the same thing, and yesterday when Dennis K spoke and last night when Hillary spoke.
I guess they weren’t desperate enough before?
I don’t know. Maybe this test really Is More Important!

“Nothing left but personal attacks.” So true – always the rethug way.

Yep. Where was he then?

Kerry on torture too! Thank our stars.

Oh BEAUTIFUL salute to Barack’s uncle!

The “red meat” speeches are gathering momentum. I really NEVER thought I would hear Kerry go on the attack. Now I’m REALLY interested to see what Biden’s going to say… Feeling energized here in Georgia!

Barak’s Uncle marched with Patton, damn, he should have gotten on one of those tanks!

He’s doing so much better than expected

Uncle Charlie seemed a little overwhelmed. *g*

wait, i thought this was supposed to be kerry?

Same problem Gore had – too much attention paid to “handlers.”

Wow, I really like this guy.

I sure hope Biden gets to continue this level of attack. Since Kerry’s speech is only on CSPAN and Bill’s was before the networks start coverage, Biden has to attack for any of this to have any effect.

He has to be mid-80’s.

Feeling energized here in Georgia!

and here too

If Kerry had talked like this 4 years ago . . . . (and if we had had a dem in the secy’ of state office in Ohio) . . .

PBS too

He just went to do his duty. I doubt he ever thought people would applaud him for it that way. Bless him.

Just listened to a biography of Patton by Alan Axelrod. Good book. Short & balanced. Weighed the plusses & minuses.

He was the one who went into Buchenwald to liberate it IIRC.

can’t imagine Biden wouldn’t
I’m psyched now,
Fee fie fo fum
I smell the blood of a Republican

Oh, Senator Kerry. Where the hell were you in 2004?

They didn’t throw caution to the wind until they lost.

Eggzactly.. bless his heart

“Meet American hero, Barack Obama’s uncle, Charlie Payne!” Tricky! Pulling out all stops now! IMO, they should use every trick in the books!

Wow, this woman 3 star general looks like she’s too young for words. How did she get the promotion? Seems like a google chore.

windsurfing

Kerry did a great job tonight.

Ain’t it the truth. What a shame & loss.

Durbin

He got “handled” just like Mc Cain is now.

Kerry’s speech was awesome. So far Senator’s Clinton, Kucinich, and Kerry gave great speeches.

Kerry did a great an absolutely extraordinary job tonight.

Small correction, with your permission…

Durbin what?

I think it’s more like they didn’t feel free to say what they really thought until the pressure was off. Kinda sad, really, both could have done so much better.

And the above picture is great…looks really happy.

its TRUTH to POWER

Mateo, I’m thinking the people who love America are now scared that we could lose it, as we are. This is huge. Can’t wait for Biden.

Why is it that so many politicians don’t know how to say hello until it is time to say goodbye?

Wishing Clark was on that podium too.

Durbin was on with KKKRoves dancing partner

Of course, you do realize that the Very Important Pundits will say that because there are so many military and ex-military people are speaking that the Democrats are “using” the troops… It’s all going to be okay for McSame…

If Sen Kerry had that much fire in his belly four years ago we would be renominating an incumbant at this convention

True, but it’s not just the consultants — surrogates always know they can be less restrained than the candidate. They’re expected to say things that candidates would get slammed for if they said it themselves (though with a healthy dose of IOKIYAR, to be sure.)

The Kerry campaign is O-VER. The only value it has is to make sure not to make the same mistakes. . .make new ones!

Heh! This guy sounds like he’s attending a “Republican’s anonymous” meeting.

“Hello. My name is ____ and I was a Republican”

The Grand Old Party is just Old.

He’ll be in Denver tomorrow.

Grand Old Party isn’t grand.

It’s just OLD!

FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!!!!

“The grand old party is no longer grand, it’s just old.” John Hutson, former Republican and retired Rear Adm.

I received an email today, Wes will be there tomorrow.

No edit function, take out the “are” of your choice….

and im soooooo tired of SLIM Pickens mug hawking his energy plan

how sweet. I’m happy for them.

I used to LOVE Durbin. Now not so sure.

WOW…. if This John Kerry ran for election in 2004 I bet my bottom dollar he would of won…… If this John Kerry spoke like that in 2004 it would of been a landslide…. where has THIS John Kerry been hiding?

and this guy is from The Franklin Pierce Institute!

what turned you off Durbin?

Tune in to C-Span… No Slim Pickens, no babbling Brooks, no Very Idiotic Pundits.

It’s similar to looking slim by hanging around people who are fatter than you. The secret to seeming smart is to be seen with David Gregory.

Some of us were with him in April, 1971.

That’s a good point, but I still think that genuineness is necessary for a successful campaign, and paying attention to handlers cost that. People can tell, even in videos, and it costs.

Loo Hoo,

Going to kick some Republican butts! They won’t be able to sit down for a decade.

Snort! And that without a spew warning? Not fair, not fair at all….!

but KEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIF

I think you’re right. Another reason they’re the Greatest Generation.

Sad that Barack’s grandma couldn’t see this in person. I’m glad her brother got to stand up and be recognized tonight. Touching.

FunnyD
Is it just me, or does that Rear Admiral look a little like that Joe Wilson guy?

Well, this dude has a really insincere smile… Is a Texas politician virus or something?

Him I like, and Rachel. The rest of them, not so much at all… Plus, you’re missing half of what’s being said from the podium.

that’s a chat for another day. Suffice it to say I think he sold out to the powers that be—now he are one and he’s been backing people like Tammy Duckworth and a variety of DINO’s rather than fight for progressives.

OKAY i switched

Just another example of a VEEP candidate Barack passed over with his good judgement. This loser was Pelosi’s choice. Aack.

My laptop battery is dying, gang. BT will take over for me if it poops out before Biden. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up…

oh bad boy

Wow, Kerry. I’m glad he showed up tonight. If only…..

Pelosi, Speaker of the Cave-People.

I’m glad somebody got through to the Democrats and got them to say “fiscally responsible” instead of “fiscally conservative.” I hated that — not only did it give undeserved credence to the other side, but any sane person looking at the last quarter century should be able to see that “fiscally ‘conservative’” means massive debt, cronyism, and giveaways to the rich.

Exactly to hear some f’ing repuke talk shit. Are they going to do this at the puke convention. I doubt it. We’ll have to hear every pathetic word.

reply to JimWhite @ 79

would send you power if we could.

Thanks so much for being there! The peanut will love to hear your stories and years from now she’ll really be able to appreciate them.

Yeah, I’m feeling like the lead-up to Biden is a parade of “well, at least it’s not…”

Hmmmm… That’s an interesting thought. We should keep track to see how that plays out. I’ll probably try to choke/gag my way through their convention, and maybe then I’ll need a dose of Keith and Rachel!

CSPAN is showing all the speeches. If that’s what you want why don’t you watch it. Jesus what a bunch of crap.

au revoir!

Ooh, that’s good!

RSS feed now working again. Thanks to whoever fixed it behind the curtain.

Oh, absolutely, the handlers are a big part of it, just not all of it.

I am afraid that when they look back on our generation they are going to see all of the bushies and our handle will be the greediest generation. After being indoctrinated on JFK” ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country” bush has been a kick in the gut.

Who is this jerk on MSNBC saying that the Clintons will vote for McCane?

Tuned to MSNBC just now, to see Tweety engaged in a debate with GOP tool Mike Murphy, who apparently just asserted that the Clintons will vote for McCain.

Our televised political discourse is in ruins.

This is what makes me hate George W. Bush and the parents who raised him.

Pictures of caskets and grieving families. Pictures the rethugs have made ILLEGAL to show.

How f*cked up is that?

ok, I’m caught up. Number 1 Son called just as Bill Clinton walked on-stage. Some things take precedence.

But thank dawg for DVR’s – I got to see it all and am caught up now.

Anything egregious from the networks?: (watching C-Span here)

*sigh
they are finally talking about the war/occupation
Yay!

Let me buy you a back up.

Rahm Emanuel’s 2006 money-pit Tammy Duckworth at the podium now.

What a great video, it brought tears to my eyes. Good job Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks! Thanks.

Thanks, Teddy. Jack of Asses.

Raven, a long time friend of mine was in prep school with Kerry- same year. Said Kerry always seemed to be distant, not one of them, aloof. Same friend I mentioned to you a good while back- you said “hypervigilance” (re: Nam). Not quite where I’m going with this, except to say that Kerry might have been the same person before and after Nam- I do wonder.

I am sure Bill’O will Duckworth a traitor.

“More than a borrowed flight suit….”

Nice one, Tammy

He can’t, she’s wearing a lapel pin.

I do believe if obama wins, even the republikkkans will call out bush as the worst president of all time

they will need to blame their failure on a person rather then their platform

me cannot wait for the day

great line, Teddy!

raspberries in this house. Carpetbagger planted by Rahmbo to take out a progressive dem who had the guts to run against Henry Hyde and managed 44% of the vote.

If Cegelis had a free run in 06 she might have won. Instead they bankrolled Duckworth (who had to move into the district in order to run) and she lost anyway.

Listen, when we got to DC and saw this guy parading around with a megaphone trying to be “in charge” we laughed our asses of. He was as useful to us as we were to him but he sure as fuck wasn’t one of us. On the other hand his remarks were great and we unhinged, long haired, pissed of 20 year old’s could have never pulled it off.

She is Way More Than Just That.
And she’s giving a damn fine speech.

seems to me we have several people here who feel the same way about hr because she didn’t do what THEY wanted.

She is giving a good speech. She hit McCain a good solid whack!

Who is this jerk on MSNBC saying that the Clintons will vote for McCane?

doesn’t matter – I’m sure the networks will have many, many Democratic strategists critiquing the Repub convention too, right? /s

I think Tammy is being dinged off the podium…. or is my smoke detector battery low?

Military people talking to G. Ifill with all the reasons of W failed policy and ways Obama will look out for troops and Vets. Focus on better judgment, etc. Wonder how the friend of Condi feels about all that criticism?

whut oh

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No they won’t, for the first 5 years of Bush, they blamed every screw up they couldn’t worm out of on Bill Clinton. They’ll never fault their party or policies as long as there is a Democrat they can scapegoat.

You won’t let up will you?

Hey y’all, I missed the Bog Dawg, I was at Costco getting my anti-anxiety meds refilled (Suze and a few others know why I need them).

How did the Dawg do?

Wish it were only so. Rs seem on a death march. Ds are too weak to counter it. If that hypothesis is right, we have many many more years before the Rs have any self-examination.

but but but McShame was a POW don’t ya know?

I was wondering.

I heard it too.

Raven- just to clarify- “this guy” = Kerry? And, time frame- you mean remarks tonight? If so, I agree.

Pat Buchanadana says Big Dawg blew it.

Kerry yes, remarks in 1971.

“Last one to die for a mistake”

http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/

read this…

Pelosi’s up. Boooo.

I want to see our values win. Not just dems who are doing the same bidding of the corps that the rethugs do. We need people who are going to vote against things like FISA and retroactive immunity. No, I won’t let up when it comes to those values and those who support them.

If Rahm had spread that six million dollars he spent on Tammy to some more likely winners, we’d have Congressman Charlie Brown, Congressman Larry Kissell, Congresswoman Darcy Burner, Congresswoman Vic Wulsin, and Congressman Eric Massa.

Regardless of her service and losses and courage, Tammy Duckworth will always represent the losing strategy of corporatist DCCC head Rahm Emanuel in 2006.

House Spelunker Nancy Pelosi…

k, got it. ty.

Why did anyone ask him? Gag

Well ladi dah.

pass the popcorn

quel surprise

Must admit I’m not proud of my party/gender at this juncture. Just MO.

As much as Pelosi frustrates me, I still get a kick out of her when she’s on.

biden thread upstairs

Now we must hear the 30 minute sound bite from Biden.

Yea, and Jim Webb will always represent “Vietnam was a noble Cause” but people around here fall all over themselves about how frickin great he is.

Teddy- thanks for mention Eric Massa. I love that guy.

well, there’s a reliable source on the matter. If he says so, it must be so.

Not me.

Nice montage on Biden.

new thread for Biden

What a surprise. From what I’ve seen Buchanan has come up with some reason to think every speaker has “blown it.”

it would have been nice if MSNBC had thought it was as important to show his speech rather than talking over it and then cutting to a commercial.

“The grand old party is no longer grand, it’s just old.” John Hutson, former Republican and retired Rear Adm.

And for most of us that have lived through their rule…it ain’t been no PARTY!