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By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:52:06 +0000

One ought to hate one’s enemies, of course, but one also must never underestimate one’s enemies nor overestimate their capabilities.

By: swampacreage

swampacreage — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:27:46 +0000

“I despise this people ” Who wouldn’t ? They are the best at beating you at your own game which is SPIN the bottle . . oops (Freudian slip . . Bill can do that to you . . mesmerize) I mean spin the stories. And besides get over it Democrats and Republicans are more the same than they are different. . Pespi-Coke BORINGLY the same . . of course not for the hanger ons and all the nice plush civil servant jobs that go with it . . the fringe benefits page boys . . interns etc. . Fanta anyone ? It is refreshing !

By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:45:46 +0000

2008.01.22 Politics and National Defense Roundup

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By: Allen

Allen — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:17:06 +0000

I thought the debate in SC was quite illustrative. Apparently there are code words, and phrases, which are meant to cause stink eye.

They used them on each other, and the outcome was predictable. The Clinton’s came up with the phrase “personal destruction.”

By: Friend of USA

Friend of USA — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:30:38 +0000

A black woman who is a lesbian would get elected easily.

a trifecta!

Is Condi Rice a lesbian?

By: expat

expat — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:09:16 +0000

I just saw CNN reporting a poll that asked whether the US was ready to elect a woman president. Then they go on to interpret the replies in terms of Hillary. Am I missing a connection here or is Hillary the only woman in America? Are these polls designed to push voters further into identity politics?

By: jj

jj — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:45:59 +0000

The interesting thing is, garbage that Bill Clinton is, he has very, very sharp instincts for this stuff.

Anybody who thinks that he’s “off the reservation” in ANY sense is either cracked or not paying attention: he knows EXACTLY what he’s saying, and so does everyone on Hillary’s senior campaign staff. At this level you do not go “off the reservation” except with calculation and deliberation, and that’s what we’re seeing.

To what end? To distract Obama, make him react, take him off message, and make him look like a dope – and it’s working beautifully. Look at the current situation: here’s Obama wasting his powder, not to mention his time and his attention; on what is purely a sideshow. He, the candidate; is getting into a pissing match, not with Hillary, note: but with a surrogate!

There is NO reason for Obama to be wasting so much as a second responding to Bill, the surrogate. That is – or ought to be – the job of some of his own surrogates: the candidate does not get into it with the other candidate’s surrogates – period. For Obama to do so is a huge and distracting mistake, and it makes him look pretty damn stupid, too. He’s spending: “almost as much time responding to Hillary Clinton’s husband” – and that’s just dumb.

But don’t believe for a second that Bill isn’t under control, or doesn’t know EXACTLY what he’s doing, or has opened his mouth at all without checking it all through with campaign headquarters.

I despise these people, but it took them no time at all to bounce Obama off message and into the weeds, did it? With total deniability for the candidate (in the eyes of the stupid, not for the thoughtful): it isn’t Hillary doing it, it’s old out-of-control Bill.

Much as I hate them, it’s informative as hell to watch.

By: ymarsakar

ymarsakar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:30:39 +0000

Eliminate the media and you cut the Gordian Knot.

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