Login Here• Ben Tribbett (NotLarrySabato) does a walk-through of the Big Tent for CSPAN, and we chat about the ABC producer who was arrested trying to investigate some Senators and their big donor in the video above . The K Street Project -- not just for Republicans any more!
• The McCain campaign is scheduling an event for Saturday night. The Caucus concludes that since Lieberman doesn't do events on the Sabbath, unless it's a giant head fake he's not getting the VP nod. Tim Tagaris reminds me he showed up to the Temptations on a Friday night during the Lamont race, so I'm not sure he wouldn't sell that out too. But I'm also hearing Kay Bailey Hutchinson, based on -- well, nothing.
• Poor Fox News. They've been running with the Angry PUMA story all week, but the combined effect of the Clinton speech last night, and the complete failure to find any holdout delegates sort of blew it up.
• Handicap access at Pepsi Center was for shit. Old people walking for miles across hot pavement, proud that they're representing their state as delegates and all dressed up, it was painful to watch what they were put through. I'm hearing the line for Invesco now stretches for miles. As John Amato writes -- this is completely FUBAR.
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Burning Man!
They’re telling us to get over to Invesco now. I guess I’ll leave with Tagaris and Josh Orton are done drinking beer.
The sabbath ends at sundown Saturday.
WHen does the Mormon sabbath start?
The Jewish Sabbath (shabbat, shabbos, shabbes, shobos, etc.) is a weekly day of rest observed from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night
so it all depends on the TIME!
The John Amato link goes to C&L, but….I’m confused….
So it’s almost always not the Sabbath SOMEWHERE!
What’s the scoop on McPow’s big new tv ad that is supposed to be “historic” tonight? Anyone heard anything about this?
It depends on where you are…if you are in Thailand (Mitt has property there) or Utah or….Mitt has 55 pieces of real estate, so it could be Sunday and Saturday…all at the same time…just like it always is..it can be 2007 and 2008 all at the same time….
The one with H.A.N.G. in it??? As Rawstory reported?
McBush has to burn through every penny he’s collected so far before he accepts the nomination- so there are bound to be some big ad buys in the next week. He has forty million or so on hand as I recall.
Poor old John.
Look what happens when the battery in your hearing aid fails:
McCain:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/.....-peaceful/
Republican strategist Ed Rollins says that McSame has had a disastorous week. Is McSame the Hindenburg of the 2008 election season?
It’s something that he is going to run during Obama’s acceptance speech where he talks directly to Obama. Some video gimmicks and Republican propagandists say it will be an historic ad.
Isn’t Rollins WORKING for McBush?
Boy oh boy…Mother Nature is not happy….here is snippet from a meteorologist with a diary ongoing at KOS…it is only one scenario that is being predicted right now. They are gonna have one heck of a GOP Convention:
“UPDATEx4 …3:30PM EDT …Okay, this is probably my last update of the day. But I’ll certainly try to get a post up with updates tomorrow. But I wanted to get one more up today, as there is a plethora of new weather model data out from the global models. Moreover, they do some disturbing things with Hanna as well… though I can’t emphasize enough that any attempts to forecast Hanna beyond about day 5 involve a lot of guesswork. But this is what those various global models show…
ECMWF (European model): This has probably been the best performer this season. It has shifted Gustav just a shade west… to landfall between Grand Isle and Pecan Island, LA in the wee hours Tuesday morning. The “disturbing” issue with Hanna is that it allows her to sneak into the Gulf as a major hurricane, with landfall near Grand Isle, LA on Saturday. But, again, fear not on this one just yet. Focus on Gustav for now.”
http://www.dailykos.com/storyo.....720/576930
Right. The link needs fixing. I find nothing current by Amato there.
Oops- I guess it was Huckabee that Rollins signed up for.
I think the hang ad was actually from some time back. The ad tonight features McCain competing in a puppy eating contest with a python, or something like that.
Maybe Jane’s just too quick for him . . . ;>)
Hi Jane, Followed your link to the Times article, I am so happy that they
“scheduled” sundown. Hopefully the sun will follow its schedule time and not be late.
Nobody will listen to McBush…they will be focusing on BO. I hope he doesn’t drop some bomb (no pun intended).
We don’t need to worry about Hurricanes, Clusterfuck will stop em.
A FOX talking head actually schools the rest of the mainstream media on the art of the follow-up question…leaving Rove squirming in his seat - caught in a total lie about the call to Lieberman.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/.....eberman-2/
My fault on the link issue - we will have it fixed pretty quickly.
He was running the campaign for the Holy guitar player
Saturday—aren’t there college football games scheduled? If McBush fucks up someone’s game coverage with his announcement there’ll be hell to pay.
Interesting that he’d do an “historic” ad on the anniversary of MLK’s dream speech…
Hope someone reminds the world that McBush voted against MLK day in AZ.
Oh, David.
Have Fun, Man.
If not, it’s just a short ride to another time zone.
No kidding!
It’s hard to imagine McCharisma living up to all the hype with which his campaign is polluting the news. Hopefully, another green-screen moment.
My team plays tonight! My remote will be getting a workout - unless this season is anything like last season.
I noticed an interesting thing this morning on MSNBC…all the talking heads were going on and on about how the Obama campaign doesn’t attack McCain enough…then Scarborough and crew start reciting what they would write if they were writing an attack speech against McCain and Bushco…then they all joined in with ideas.
Now, how brilliant is that…get the media to do the dirty work!! It was pretty good!
I hope there is a Youtube of it somewhere.
McBush and Lieberweasel announcing from a flying airplane that follows the setting sun into the west.
He will probably be gushing over his “mentor” Rep Lewis
Hey! I just saw Christie on TV!
McCain had a dream. Of course, Republicans only dream in black and white… mostly white.
Hi Jane.
My first two days of blogging about the netroots nation convention this year were entirely about the horrible wheelchair access.
I must be completely out of the loop but I need some help here.
As a vet I know what FUBAR is but what the hell is a PUMA?
I do not read American print media and the acronym is not in Le Monde or Novaya Gazeti.
Is it a new breed of Republican mutant?
I have it from the highest authority that Mitt has his suit pressed, his blue undies all starched and a fresh coat of plastic on this hair and is ready to go. s/
Gore speaks tonight!
f’d up beyond all recognition
Party.Unity.My.Ass.
Jane, if I had my wheelchair in that tent, could I even get to a table? Looks VERY crowded.
PUMA = Party Unity My A** AKA a bunch of Repub trolls trying to make the Dems seem FUBAR’d
Oh. I remember that.
Party Unity My Ass
Yeah…Cheney’s all “invested” in Mitt. It would be funny if it was Huck.
Further, PUMAs supposed to be disaffected Hillary supporters. That only the McCainStreamMedia is talking about and unable to find any.
FUBAR = F**ked Up By A Republic.
McCain is wearing his new rubber underpants with the ruffles. They must be going out on a date.
That’s anything a GoOPer has touched, isn’t it?
Tula upstairs
I’m hearing Mitt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FUBAR
If it’s Ghouliani…I’ll puke.
Close. Actually FUBAR = F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition. Step beyond SNAFU (Situation Normal All F*cked Up)
I love the update, too! Martin sticking by his story, calls Rove OUT:
McShame’s nominee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew
That’s the pre-2001 definition.
Huck was punditting on Colbert last night; I think he’s pretty invested in making some serious bank for himself, Jethrene and those hungry, hungry chilluns.
LOL
From Jonathan Martin yesterday:
About that KBH for veep buzz
‘Tis the season for the veep float, but Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) has not been any asked for any documentation of the sort typically handed over for vetting, according to a source in a position to know.
If McBush were to pick Lieberweasel, he would offend so many goopers that he could hold the convention in a phone booth. Rover knows this.
What? Vet a saintly Republic? Completely unrequired.
New McCheese ad.
Daring the Democrats to attack him…
I think the goopers will find Mitt offensive, too. He isn’t born again at all. If McC chooses Huck the DC Repub establishment will faint dead away.
Not a lot of good choices for the ol sea salt- and I DO mean OLD.
Who knew Rove had a “camp?”
What a lying, thieving weasel…and a tortfeasor, traitor and terrorist to boot.
Scouts shake with their left hand, rather than their right.
Why? Because your left hand holds your shield, the right hand holds your weapon.
I would not recommend that Barack shake left hands with John McSame.
Most gooper pres candidates pick candidates to the RIGHT of them- in case they get elected- it provides anti assasination insurance…So who’s to the right of McBush? Delay?
If any of these guys carried a sword, they would have stabbed themselves with it by now. McBuch is most ferocious when loaded with 1,000 pound cluster bombs- otherwise he can only move when lubricated with a case of anti-inflamatories.
Ian is 2 flights up.
Ian Welsh upstairs!
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Jane, you are so modest. You don’t disclose that you appear @ 4:50 of the clip!!
Nice to see you.