Left In Alabama - Recent Comments

replace him at convention?

normboyd40 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:03:59 GMT

Yes, that is what I was hinting at in my diary. I have heard it and thought I'd help them come up with a reason. Just trying to be helpful, y'know. That would give them three months to campaign with the new guy, (Mitt?).

"No doubt Lieberman, Gramm and Graham are trying hard to keep him on course."

herding old cats — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:59:35 GMT

The course they are trying to keep him on makes me ill.

Bastards!

Lindsay Graham has become McCain's sidekick, too

mooncat — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:54:39 GMT

Rescuing him from mean reporters, gently correcting his facts and hardly ever leaving his side. I would look for Graham to be a VP pick except he has the same problem Charlie Crist has (Crist just got engaged, btw, for the fifth time.)

Have y'all heard the rumors that Republicans might actually replace McCain as their nominee at the convention? A good chunk of the base is unhappy with his policy, a chunk of the big backers think he's running a crappy campaign to date and he's probably just about one public screw-up from getting the heave-ho. No doubt Lieberman, Gramm and Graham are trying hard to keep him on course.

The problem with the first one

herding old cats — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:52:09 GMT

Is that the Alabama state flag, without a border, looks like an X. So you get this X 4 O and wonder "What the hell does that mean?" The "Bama for Obama" is good, though. Provided the lettering is big enough to read from a safe distance in a following car.

The sticker from the primary is great. If there was an Emmy for bumper stickers, that one ought to get it.

The third one has some potential. Maybe if the "4O" were level and centered over the caret.

The first and third both have "'Bama" which is a draw for UA fans. Not sure how the Auburn folks feel about it. Perhaps I shouldn't go there as they have a Sunni-Shiite thing kind of going on...

i like jerry...

fake consultant — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:43:02 GMT

...and find his show to be a guilty pleasure--but to me he seems less a waste of potential and more a guy who has trouble distinguishing between work and fun most of the time...which, if i understand correctly, is the definition of success.

AL-02

mooncat — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:39:50 GMT

I just love how the Republicans in the 2nd District congressional race are throwing that "liar" word around, even dusting off the 10 commandments and accusing each other of not having good moral character. What do you expect from the party of Bush, Cheney, Rove, Delay, Abramhof and McCain?

Harri Anne is right about one thing, she didn't need anyone's permission to use that footage of the governor and it's misleading of Love (and Riley?) to insinuate that she broke the rules with that ad. She must have struck a nerve with that one.

Thank you

normboyd40 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:35:45 GMT

A really confusing and convoluted situation explained clearly and concisely. And of course it will get no airtime in a US fixating on fist-jabs and flag-pins.

Nothin' fake about our consultant!

normboyd40 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:50:12 GMT

I agree totally with your comment Fake. Like you, I do not know the specific post that led to Dale's pique. I do see, as we all do, that he likes to stir things up. which I confess I occasionally do on some Red blogs. The difference is that I don't whine when I get slapped down or treated like an interloper, which in fact is what I am.

Actually, a couple of times I have enjoyed Dale's comments and thought that we could have a good discussion, but maybe that was too optimistic.

Very sharp pickup, Felicia

normboyd40 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:33:58 GMT

Reagan may indeed have been a test, and, if so, we sure as hell failed it. Thank you for the other sources.

Oh, hell yes, Melissa

normboyd40 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:32:19 GMT

I so agree with you. There was a time I actually liked him. The guy has faded so fast and somebody needs to just shout,"Emporer, your a** is nekked!"

Power over patriotism

felicia531 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:26:29 GMT

"If the GOP leadership knows that this candidate is not physically or mentally capable of leading this nation, do they not have an unavoidable obligation to remove him from the position at the head of the ticket and choose a new candidate? "

The people you are talking about in this new GOP/neocon group will exploit anyone and anything for power..even this war hero's mental and physical condition (sadly, Ronald Reagan may have been the test to see if and to what extent they could get away with it). The choice of a GOP vice-presidential candidate will either allay or solidify the concerns you express.

Thinkprogress.com documents Senator McCain's misstatements and Senator Lieberman's corrections. Unfortunately, there seem to be a number of them there.

Springer is Potentially Awesome

Constance — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:14:31 GMT

Actually, I just blogged about Springer the other day. Have you listened to the This American Life on him? He's such a study wasted potential. He has so much unused talent, not leverage with a very hard-to-reach public - the working class.

trailerwitch.blogspot.com - scroll down a coule posts.

I see it, too.

Melissa — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:43:45 GMT

McCain appeared several times on a newscast I did when I worked in Arizona. I tagged along for one interview with him, had him live on shows, and went through plenty of fresh, raw tape.

He is not the same at ALL. Age has taken a serious toll. It's sad because I've actually seen him really sharp and witty. I used to like him as far as Republicans go. The thought of him as President is pretty scary...look what he has already compromised with Rove whispering in his ear.

McSame

mooncat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:06:32 GMT

The Bush/McCain disaster team.

i'm coming to this...

fake consultant — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:39:52 GMT

...with admitted ignorance, as i was unaware of the specific discussion that has led to this thread.

that said, felicia seems to have hit it exactly on point--the best way to change minds here is to prevail in argument...and to add to that comment, reasoned argument works and is appreciated.

and while i'm sure the disputational skills of those on the website are impressive, i'm not sure "bullying" would be a word that's ever come to my mind in my interactions here.

honestly, dale, if ann coulter can stand up to the world of reason and come back another day you should be able to deal with the crew on this site.

beyond the immediate issue at hand, however, there may be a lesson here for the larger d community as to the depth of the frustraion on the r side that the old tactics are not working as well as in the past.

but in fairness to dale, it appears form the record as it's presented that the one specific comment he made is less offensive than the response suggests--and in fairness to this community, the accumulation of dale's...shall we say, assertive, comments...probably had more to do with the response than the specific comment would have, had it been a singular occurnace.

not all americans were...

fake consultant — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:19:51 GMT

...riuned by mr. bush.

on the navajo reservation they blame mccain.

watch the video.

Does that count as a tiny leap

countrycat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:04:16 GMT

instead of a giant step?

In any case, it's forward motion.

And sounds JUST like something my grandfather would have said.

now Norm....

countrycat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:01:55 GMT

My cukes are tender and delicious too. Just small.

And we all know that size isn't everything! ;-)

OK

mooncat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:40:51 GMT

I'll take that as good news.

The good news...sort of

Lindy — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:31:16 GMT

I asked an 80 year old man of my acquaintance who he was voting for. He said, "I'm voting for the n*****.

I love those!

mooncat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:35:56 GMT

Conjunction junction was my favorite -- never saw this one.

Thanks for sharing

mooncat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:30:23 GMT

It's hard to know what can usefully be said to people, and there are definitely times when it's more productive to walk away. I believe your opinion counts for more when you already enjoy a relationship with someone. It's harder for them to just dismiss you out of hand as a kook, so you can influence friends, family, etc. more easily than perfect strangers.

Pretty impressive that you convinced your grandmother to remove the lawn jockey. My in laws had one and my sister in law ragged them for years about it, to no avail.

Remember This!!

Melissa — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:50:36 GMT

Stuff I never knew about Jesse Helms

mooncat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:41:29 GMT

Read it here.

Great American video

mooncat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:17:19 GMT

From Athenae at First Draft, a "venerable drunken tavern song:"