May he live to be 120, but when Bob Shrum eventually goes to his reward, his epitaph could read "Here lies Shrum. He thought he was great. But his presidential record . . . was 0-8."
After Shrum taunted Pat Buchanan on today's Morning Joe as "living on Mars" for supposedly overestimating the power of affirmative action as an issue, Pat fired back, reminding Shrum of his dubious lifetime achievement of having consulted on eight losing Dem presidential campaigns with nary a win.
View video here [NB: low audio level].
PAT BUCHANAN: [McCain] finally came out against affirmative action. Now, that may not be a big issue with Bob Shrum, but it has never lost in an election statewide, in Michigan, California, Washington. It's on the ballot in Arizona. There are a lot of these referenda issues that are cutting issues, if you can get Obama on one side, McCain on the other, I think you can move Obama back out to the left, and he has not closed the sale.
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BOB SHRUM: If Pat thinks that affirmative action is the answer [to McCain's problems], then he's living on Mars.JOE SCARBOROUGH: Pat, are you living on Mars?
BUCHANAN: Well look, I didn't, I haven't lost eight straight, I haven't lost eight straight presidential campaigns [inaudible].
Shrum feigned a smile and tried to laugh it off.
SHRUM: Let's have a real discussion. Pat, you've run out of arguments this morning, haven't you?
So . . . low blow by Buchanan, or does Bob's Guinness-book worthy losing streak reflect on his acumen?
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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It beats me...
July 28, 2008 - 14:00 ET by heldmyw...How Shrumdum can go ANYWHERE and have an opinion about ANYTHING and expect to be taken seriously.
I mean, nobody wins all the time, but when you're 0 for 4, you gotta start wondering why people still hire you. When you're 0 for 8...
Give it up, man, this game ain't for you!
So . . . low blow by
July 28, 2008 - 14:08 ET by motherbeltSo . . . low blow by Buchanan, or does Bob's Guinness-book worthy losing streak reflect on his political judgment?
Low blow? I'd call it "sauce for the gander."
Libs throw in personal stuff about their opponents, as if that discredits their arguments! At least Buchanan's jibe is relevant!
As to your question: I'm going with the latter. Maybe not judgment, but certainly expertise!
Obama's theme song
audio doesn't work
July 28, 2008 - 14:09 ET by viluzionThe wmv clip is video only.
Crank it up: the audio is
July 28, 2008 - 14:13 ET by Mark FinkelsteinCrank it up: the audio is weak, but it's there.
Mark
July 28, 2008 - 15:01 ET by viluzionThanks.
ROFL!Everytime I see
July 28, 2008 - 14:10 ET by bigtimerROFL!
Everytime I see Shrum open his mouth and give his opinions on all these talking head shows, I ask myself why do these leftist twits keep putting him on year after year as if he is some kind of a master or all lefty politics, he has never WON ONE political race! (Sometimes I say/yell it out loud, as he can be infuriating...)
I have waited years for someone to say what Pat did this morning to Shrummie...made my day...(funny how Shrum was afterwards...heheheeee)
Btw...Pat makes excellent points, throw in Drill often... Drill Everywhere with his suggestions, and McCain could win.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Awwww. Give the guy a break
July 28, 2008 - 14:24 ET by c5thenIt's tough always betting on the second fastest horse in the race. I can hear him talking to himself now....It's got to work this time, what are the odds....
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
An astute observation by
July 28, 2008 - 14:32 ET by bassndudeAn astute observation by Buchanan is all it is. Truth hurts sometimes, and this is one of those for Shrum.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Bob Shrum... Didn't he also
July 28, 2008 - 14:34 ET by Tim the EnchanterBob Shrum... Didn't he also work as a part-time coach for the Buffalo Bills in the 90's?
OUCH!!!
July 28, 2008 - 15:11 ET by HypocriteHaterAs a Buffalonian who witnessed all 4 Super Bowl loses, I have to call "low blow" on you!!
Shrum, Typical liberal.
July 28, 2008 - 15:15 ET by dronetekI love how shrum attacks Pat for "not having any arguments", after shrum just lodged a personal attack agianst Pat. I've noticed most liberal do that in debate. They will call you every name in the book and claim the high ground.
P.S.: I'm a Buffalonian too!
July 28, 2008 - 16:04 ET by Tim the EnchanterP.S.: I'm a Buffalonian too! Wide Right, No Goal, all that stuff...
Tim, I grew up in
July 28, 2008 - 16:22 ET by hydrodynDMTim,
I grew up in Buffalo. Your comment reminded me of when that movie Ace Ventura came out - I saw it at the McKinley Mall and when it was revealed that the main antagonist was an ex-kicker who lost their marbles after missing a Super Bowl winning kick you could hear the entire audience groan.
Buffalo Bills
July 28, 2008 - 18:17 ET by biscuitAs a Seahawk fan, your team made it to the SB four times more than mine did in that time-frame
Yes, I believe he started
July 28, 2008 - 15:20 ET by Uncle JohnYes, I believe he started out as Scott Norwood's kicking coach, and then was elevated to a higher position with the team because of his fine work.
You've got to figure that a
July 28, 2008 - 18:40 ET by Chris NormanYou've got to figure that a lot of these so-called political consultants and operatives would be busy working on current campaigns - if they were any good - and wouldn't have time to regularly appear on all these shows - sometimes four and five times a day.
McNotObama '08
idiots!!!
July 29, 2008 - 11:58 ET by charlietexasWho's the idiots??? Shrummmmm??? or the 2nd thru 8 prez camp's that picked him to run their campaigns??
Its about time that someone pointed that out to Shrum. Why is he even on tv as a consultant?? go figure
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