If Napoleon was right about not interfering with an [in this case political] enemy in the process of destroying itself, this could be a time for Republicans to lay low. According to Ed Schultz, the left could be on the verge of an anti-Obama crack-up.
On his MSNBC show this evening, Schultz said to the face of a senior admin official that the left is seriously considering dumping support for the president.
Schultz's guest was reporter-turned-Obama-spokesman Linda Douglass. The point of Schultz's exercise was to hold Obama's feet to the fire for the way the prez is furiously backpedaling away from his pledge that any health care bill "must" contain a public option.
An agitated Schultz conducted this exchange.
LINDA DOUGLASS: The Democrats are much more unified than the picture you're painting, I think, Ed.My two cents say it's a bluff. Whatever PBO does, Schultz and his sort will eventually come around. Even fire-breathing leftist Rep. Barbara Lee sounded more conciliatory than Schultz when she subsequently came on.
ED SCHULTZ: I hope so.
DOUGLASS: Wanting to coalesce around these principles of lowering costs, expanding coverage, assuring quality, affordable options, protections from the insurance industry. Democrats are absolutely united on these principles.
SCHULTZ: They're not! I've got to challenge you on that. The Democrats are not united! You have a major division here in the Democratic party. The righties aren't causing this. The Democrats, and they're breaking off into different factions here. They're causing this problem. And the president can't seem to get all of his people on the same page after getting a mandate and winning nine Bush states! You've got the liberal left in this country that is seriously considering dumping support for Obama!
Still, it's entertaining to sit back and watch the liberal MSM throw a hissy fit.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Donner!, party of 10
August 18, 2009 - 20:21 ET by obageegeeYep, I knew it was coming
obage
August 18, 2009 - 20:26 ET by Free StinkerLOL!
Donner Party. ;-)
Mmmmm...
August 18, 2009 - 21:15 ET by superconNow that's some tasty leather shoe.
" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
Hilarious, Obageegee
August 19, 2009 - 05:21 ET by FeynmanFanFunniest comment I've read in months! Excellent.
Like They Could Dump Obama
August 19, 2009 - 10:59 ET by farstar99Without him, they've got NOTHING.
do'h
August 18, 2009 - 20:23 ET by sawing battaso much for that "post partisan" stuff...
drudgereport just posted a blurb
August 18, 2009 - 20:25 ET by iBlogthat the nytimes is going to run a story that says dems are about to dump repubs and go it alone on health care bill... I'd take drudge's word over crazy Ed any day.
They have the votes in the
August 18, 2009 - 20:48 ET by GregEThey have the votes in the House, and likely the Senate too. They been wanting Republicans so they didn't have to take it on the chin if it gets passed. Bad thing is, though they will pay dearly for pushing it thru, so will America.
wait...
August 18, 2009 - 21:10 ET by candancedems are about to dump repubs and go it alone on health care bill...
They've had a filibuster-proof Congress for months now. I distinctly remember this healthcare fiasco started because the Blue Dog Democrats were against.
It's a bluff. BO will sign
August 18, 2009 - 20:26 ET by d1carterIt's a bluff. BO will sign something and the Dems will declare it Health Insurance Reform and call it a victory.
"It's a bluff." GMTA: see
August 18, 2009 - 20:27 ET by Mark Finkelstein"It's a bluff."
GMTA: see next to last para of item.
Evenin' d1..... I agree
August 18, 2009 - 20:30 ET by bigtimerEvenin' d1.....
I agree with you about the OCare Bill...my problem with it is if there is any Bill passed, it will incrementally be added on to over time...to gain what they eventually wanted in the first place.
No Bill is a Good Bill!
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Exactly. That's how
August 18, 2009 - 20:55 ET by GregEExactly. That's how liberal crap gets done. They can't flip things on their head, but they can do things incrementally.
Ever heard of the "how to boil a frog" scenario? Put him in a pot of boiling water, he'll jump out. But put him in a pot of cool water, and start to warm it, he'll feel good, it gets warmer, he feels great, falls asleep, and is soon cooked.
In our state (VA) a bill was being debated on making it illegal to smoke in restaurants. That, in it's full blown version, didn't pass. What did pass is a "compromise," where it's legal in certain types of restaurants and venues, but in others it will now be illegal. The state legislature says it was a compromise. The media says both sides won. BS, liberals won. Conservatives didn't want govt being involved at all, but in the end, govt got a piece of it. So conservatives lost, and they can claim compromise all day but THEY LOST. This is how liberalism's tenacles get started.
Obama's a Community
August 18, 2009 - 20:28 ET by bigtimerObama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Rush said it all!
Ya gotta' love it....
Ugh...yeah because Rush is a
August 18, 2009 - 20:58 ET by balboaUgh...yeah because Rush is a real uplifting person himself...
boa... Spot-on! Glad
August 18, 2009 - 21:01 ET by bigtimerboa...
Spot-on!
Glad you agree ;-)
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Well done!
August 18, 2009 - 21:21 ET by UnsaneThis is by far the smartest thing you posted. Glad you see that Rush does indeed have positive, uplifting messages in his program.
Well done.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Uns... LOL...glad it
August 18, 2009 - 21:31 ET by bigtimerUns...
LOL...glad it tickled you too... ;-)
...Rich isn't it?
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Hee hee, balboa forgot his
August 19, 2009 - 07:06 ET by bretzysdudeHee hee, balboa forgot his "sarc off".
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
August 18, 2009 - 20:31 ET by Rod PatrickHmmmm.
Who cares? They are all liars.
Ed Schultz is an
August 18, 2009 - 20:32 ET by Free StinkerEd Schultz is an Idiot.
Barrack Obama is an Idiot.
The Left and Obama deserve each other.
Ed near tears.
August 18, 2009 - 20:36 ET by TexndocEd near tears is not an unpleasant sight.
Another interesting sight I saw was Chris Matthews referring to himself as a "political moderate" tonight. See, he's opposite of Ed and feels the Ed Schutzs may be driving Messiah's poll numbers down and remember Tingles promised to do or say anything to ensure that Messiah is successful. So if Messiah triangulates, a new "political moderate" is born. Wahhh-Wahhhh. Messiah: "The public option is not a necessity." Tingles: "Is the public option a necessity? I don't think so."
Chris Matthews referring to himself as a "political moderate"
August 18, 2009 - 20:38 ET by Free StinkerChris Matthews referring to himself as a "political moderate"
ROFLMAO! Those Libs like Matthews are a hoot, aint they !?
"We have a duty to ensure this President is successful."
August 18, 2009 - 20:43 ET by TexndocMessiah: "From here on out, the sky is green."
Tingles: "Just look at that gorgeous green sky."
SCREWBALL WITH SCREWBALL...
August 18, 2009 - 22:07 ET by danybhoyFree Stinker,
As moronic as Matthews sounds by claiming he is a moderate, I think he believes it. That should be the alarming part. The circles this clown travels in sees McCain & The Govenator in California as the new (accepable) right wing of the Republican party. So anyone like Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, & & other real conservatives as "extreme". Whatever, count me in, I'm extreme.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Liberals think they are
August 19, 2009 - 05:25 ET by ChadLiberals think they are moderates if they do not blow up buildings to make a political point.
~Chad
Cincinnati, OH
My two cents say it's a bluff.
August 18, 2009 - 20:33 ET by R D HelmI agree.
After all, these people are all essentially nothing more than robotic, freedom-hating, all things government-worshiping, nanny-state supporting socialists to their very core.
Like all birds of a feather, at the end of the day, they will all flock together. And that includes their rubber stamp, B. H. Obama.
Of course, if the dims are as united as the now proven liar of a propagandist Linda Douglass claims, why has this freedom-destroying bill not yet come up for a vote in the House?
-Dave
RACIST!
August 18, 2009 - 20:47 ET by karelingDoesn't Ed know they would be RACISTS if they dumped Obama?
:)
August 18, 2009 - 21:14 ET by SkipperMLMOnly if a conservative does it.........Good point...Give them enough gasoline and they'll burn their house down.
As an add on...watching
August 18, 2009 - 20:48 ET by bigtimerAs an add on...watching Mis-Information and Crazy Ed go at it makes you think cannibalism can be amusing at times...what was really rich is Crazy Ed wasn't blaming this on the righties for once in his TV-Land life...which I imagine is getting much shorter the more he speaks like this.
Olbie won't be happy....Immelt will be notified.
Soros will give the nod...
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Yeah, that's what I'm saying!!!
August 18, 2009 - 20:58 ET by BarkerKucinich/Jackson-Lee 2012
The ED (Electile Dysfunction) Show...
August 18, 2009 - 21:11 ET by SkipperMLMWhat can I say?...The man is correct on this point.
But I'm sure the media will be there for marital counseling for the love triangle between BO, Pelosi, the senate and Hillary the "I am My Own Person". Oh wait! that's four parties. I mean love "square".
Then there can be one huge fawning party again with Chris Matthews leading the way wabbling on his tingling legs.
I definitely think that Repubs,...
August 18, 2009 - 21:13 ET by PrairieSkyfor the most part, should lay low right now, and sit back and watch the fire. However, I also think that no matter what "O" does or doesn't do, I just can't see the Leftists completely abandoning him...Where are they going to go? The only other option would be to stay silent, and wait out Obama, and go looking for another Leftist candidate to groom for the next election...Hey, it could happen...Look how fast Obama's candidacy and support came together. Did anyone, back in 2004, seriously think that a "President Obama" was a serious possibility in 2008?
But even given this outside possibility, I just don't see it happening. The Left is too tied to and invested in Obama, and no matter what, I just don't see them casting him aside.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
The more I think about this
August 18, 2009 - 21:19 ET by iBlogThe more I see it as a ratings ploy for Ed. He's failed miserably in his attempt to gain viewers by making outrageous claims about Cheney and repubs so now he's trying it with the left. No way would he just attack the white house and blindside LD like that. If he did they'd never go on his show again. I think it's a setup.
fishy
August 18, 2009 - 21:50 ET by FlatlinerJust when I've found something worth sending to Flag@Whitehouse.gov, they shut it down.
Oh well, even though no one watches msnbc, someone will probably tell obama what Ed said.
I have a theory
August 18, 2009 - 21:52 ET by candanceI know the kos kids were furious on Sunday. The far left literally was preparing to turn on Dems and "kill the bill" without the public option.
And then Obama comes out 48 hours later saying no more compromise, he'll shove it through ASAP?
Ed's threat was real and legit, the Dems heard it from all their supporters, and they quickly leaked it to the NYT that Obama would heel. For good measure, Ed did this to drive it home that Obama belongs to them.
That's what really happened.
You're right, Mike . . . .
August 19, 2009 - 01:37 ET by DoktorFranken. . . . when you say you think it's a bluff. When I read what lard ass had to say I thought it was the same ol' line of BS and misdirection.
I would never take anything the Left said about the Right as the truth so why should I believe what they say about the Left? And besides - it's Ed Schultz, for crissakes. What an idiot! If brains were lard he wouldn't have enough to grease a pan. His IQ wouldn't even make a respectable earthquake.
And the people that HIRED him . . . . .
Racism?
August 19, 2009 - 02:58 ET by Apostate_FritterBut...but....wouldn't dumping support for O'Bugger be RACISM?
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
One in the same
August 19, 2009 - 08:48 ET by Caringwhiteguy"Schultz's guest was reporter-turned-Obama-spokesman Linda Douglass."
Nice thing about blogging. There aren't so many editors to delete repetitive words or phrases.
schultz for brains speaketh....
August 19, 2009 - 09:00 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonAnd linda schultz for brains listens intently, praying silently to herself for a breath of fresh gas to be passed.....
http://gjresult.com
proof that media is fair
August 19, 2009 - 11:25 ET by RayRayeventually, criticisms of Obama when he is not liberal enough to suit the media will only be counted as criticisms of Obama. Then statistics will be compiled to "prove" that the media is fair, because Obama was criticized X number of times.
The exact same thing happened with Clinton. In his first months, he was criticized only for things like not forcing open gays on the military. Today, we see statistics presented that the press criticized Clinton in his early months. Then the press claims that it is balanced because Clinton was criticized.
We sure as hell don't want
August 19, 2009 - 16:15 ET by RR GOPWe sure as hell don't want him.
It's scary to realize that there are so many hard left loons out there.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
To quote the wise sage,
August 19, 2009 - 17:04 ET by ReaganRuledTo quote the wise sage, Terrell Owens: "Get ya' popcorn ready!"
For all of those Statists who were celebrating the "demise" for the next 50 years of Conservatism once the 0bamessiah was immaculated, this will be fun to watch!