Say what you want about the mainstream media, but one point is indisputable: They're a tenacious lot. So they're not going to let Hurricane Gustav dampen efforts to advance the Democratic presidential ticket.
Today's Chicago Tribune informs us - just in case we've missed it - that "Obama and Biden (are) a dynamic duo." The article begins:
Over the last several days, as Barack Obama and Joe Biden have campaigned together in Pennsylvania and Ohio, a dynamic has emerged for the new Democratic ticket.
Where Obama tends to employ his trademark soaring oratory and sweeping gestures, Biden has served as a change-up. He's a go-for-the-throat gambler, tending to condense policy points into bumper stickers. Saturday, when asked about the approaching Hurricane Gustav, he simply said: "Don't ride it out. Ride it out of town."
Physically, where Obama tends to stay fixed in one spot, Biden sweeps the perimeter, brandishing the microphone as though he's hosting a daytime talk show.
He makes the case for his ticket in man-of-the-people terms, preferring to begin sentences with "Ladies and gentlemen" and "Folks . . ." as if he's standing in for Ed Sullivan or Will Rogers. And so far at least, crowds have responded, especially when he mixes in references to his "small-town" roots in Scranton, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., and talks about his father telling him "Champ, when you get knocked down, get right back up."
OK. Obama's got his "trademark soaring oratory" while Biden speaks "in man-of-the-people terms." That Obama's oratory must be teleprompter enhanced or that Biden's man-of-the-people routine is already sounding paralyzingly artificial isn't mentioned.
By now there may be a question as to what these guys are running for: president and vice president of Scranton? Regardless, they're dynamic.
Just to show how objective the Tribune can be, in its print editions an article about McCain running mate Sarah Palin appears on the same page as the one about the dynamic duo. Oddly, this isn't as favorable, reporting:
Property tax cuts and a focus on bread-and-butter matters like roads, sewer and water supplies helped her win re-election in 1999. But her rapid rise came with sharp elbows and led to enemies, said Alaska state Senate President Lyda Green, a Republican who represents the area.
"You go under the bus and find a crowd there," said Green, a former friend who had a falling-out with Palin. Others here worry that Palin's growing family — she and husband Todd have five children —could preoccupy her in Washington.
Sharp elbows, under the bus, too preoccupied with her family. And now, with news breaking that Palin's 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant, there's even more reason to wonder about her candidacy.
The message is obvious: Obama and Biden are dynamic. McCain and Palin are not. What would we do without the mainstream media filtering the information we need to know to arrive at the "right" conclusion?
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September 1, 2008 - 13:11 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsI could maybe see Obama in a Batman outfit, but Biden as Robin? Naaaaahh.
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Biden as Robin
September 1, 2008 - 13:32 ET by Mike BatesJoe probably saves those tights for the weekends when Jill's out shopping.
Dadadada Blackman Dadadada
September 1, 2008 - 13:35 ET by Dan The Man 2Dadadada Blackman Dadadada Blackman ,,, Bif , Pow, wham. Blackman and his sidekick Bobbin.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Bif , Pow, wham
September 1, 2008 - 13:40 ET by Mike BatesThe Batman sound I associate with these two losers is "ugh!"
But
September 1, 2008 - 14:59 ET by allamericandudeWhat about the old man and his sidekick Dora the Explorer?
"Dynamic Duo"?
September 1, 2008 - 14:21 ET by wnaegeleThings must be really dead in Chi-Town these days...
dead in Chi-Town
September 1, 2008 - 14:26 ET by Mike BatesThings must be really dead in Chi-Town these days...
If you think it's "dead" now, just wait until election day.
You guys shouldn't talk
September 1, 2008 - 15:03 ET by allamericandudeabout dead with a 72 year old cancer survivor at the top of your ticket.
"We will see history made this year" - Keith Olbermann
"about dead with a 72
September 1, 2008 - 15:36 ET by Blazer"about dead with a 72 year old cancer survivor at the top of your ticket. "
Wow! There goes that liberal tolerance and compassion rearing it's ugly head again, kinda like that prarie dog effect you get sometimes after a night of tacos and cheap beer during your first cup of morning coffee.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Responding to DFTT
September 1, 2008 - 15:04 ET by allamericandudeI could also see McCain as Barnacle Boy in the cartoon Sponge Bob Square Pants and that Palin gal as let me see now, Sandy the Squirrel?
Wow, Mike....where to start?
September 1, 2008 - 13:17 ET by BlondeThis article has it all....backwards.
I think I'll start by putting Barry & Biden in capes, with goofy Batman grins. And while we're at it, for my gentlemen friends here, we'll put Sarah in a Catwoman suit (just because she can obviously get away with it).
Okay...Washington elitist is a "man of the people"
The expert at the under-bus-throwing contest is Sarah Palin.
Check. Got it.
You must get out of Chicago, Mike. It's the fountainhead of delusions, apparently.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
fountainhead of delusions, Blonde
September 1, 2008 - 13:34 ET by Mike BatesYou must get out of Chicago, Mike. It's the fountainhead of delusions, apparently.
Yeah, but it's funny, people said it didn't get that way until I showed up. Wonder what that means. . .
Wow...see how fast the
September 1, 2008 - 13:22 ET by bigtimerWow...see how fast the Twoferone Dynamic Duo has been replaced with the leftists in the msm...
Desperation is all this is...and anyone with a brain knows it...and desperate they should be.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
The Dynamic Duo
September 1, 2008 - 13:25 ET by fed upThe Marx Brothers ..... Karl and Groucho
Nah, Groucho had some
September 1, 2008 - 14:44 ET by Indiana JoeNah, Groucho had some class.
Gummo, maybe.
The Repub Duo
September 1, 2008 - 15:06 ET by allamericandudeLouis V1 and Marie Antoinette. Fed up now?
Louis V1 and Marie Antoinette.
September 1, 2008 - 15:14 ET by Mike BatesLouis V1 and Marie Antoinette.
Missed each other by about 700 years. Close, but - as Klintoon would say - no cigar.
So BHO's got "soaring oratory and sweeping gestures"....wOw
September 1, 2008 - 13:27 ET by JayTeeUh....we would like a little more substance here, Dude ... if'n you don't mind.
This "News Coverage" crap is in Newspapers ? Man, we have to get some replacement Journalists, soon !!
Wait, help is on the way...Palin has a B.A. in Journalism !! and a PHD in Family Values !!!
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
replacement Journalists, JayTee
September 1, 2008 - 13:37 ET by Mike BatesMan, we have to get some replacement Journalists, soon !!
It won't be terribly long. The old journalism is dying. Of course, so are the rest of us, but. . .
You already got fox and talk radio
September 1, 2008 - 15:09 ET by allamericandudeStop your partisan whining now, Enough!
"We will se history made this year" - Keith Olbermann
Partisan whining
September 1, 2008 - 15:11 ET by Mike BatesStop your partisan whining now, Enough!
Oh, OK.
Allolbermanngirl
September 1, 2008 - 15:14 ET by Mica the MagnificentIsn't it odd that talk radio doesn't work for libs?
The exchange of ideas openly and live on the air between thinking Americans simply doesn't work for libs?
Claiming America sucks for hours and hours doesn't grab an audience or sponsors.
Geez. Who'dda known?
Talk radio and libs
September 1, 2008 - 15:16 ET by Mike BatesIsn't it odd that talk radio doesn't work for libs?
They can't compete in a free market, one of the reasons they hate the concept.
Why aren't cons successful on the internet?
September 1, 2008 - 16:07 ET by allamericandudeMaybe it's because you only like talking crap on air and believe if you say it the loudest it will be true. You are not capable of putting together a rational point that's why you are bitterly losing the fight in the blogoshpere. HuffPost and Dkos absolutely crush any conservative website when it comes on to traffic and user participation. Dkos alone has about 2 million page views per day and HuffPost is outranking almost every major news outlet in the old media including cnn, msnbc and fox news in online traffic. You keep your talk radio, that's so yesterday. We dominate the internets.
Yeah conservatives can't compete for the Jr High and High school
September 1, 2008 - 16:14 ET by Dee Bunkor College crowds who frequent those sites.
"We dominate the internets"
September 1, 2008 - 16:14 ET by Mike BatesWe dominate the internets.
Remind me, please. How many "internets" are there?
Michael M. Bates
September 1, 2008 - 16:55 ET by allamericandudeAsk Bush how many "internets" are there for he was the one who coined that word with his knack for abusing the English Language. We on the left has since taken to using that word as a sarcastic slight against as the right (sweet I just rhymed). The fact that you didn't pick this up shows just how out of touch you are, no wonder you like McSame.
Internets
September 1, 2008 - 17:00 ET by Mike BatesOh, yeah, I'm sure that was just a subtle jab on your part. And all the other grammatical and spelling errors of yours? They're just jokes too?
Man, you have the gaul to
September 1, 2008 - 17:07 ET by BlazerMan adhd, you have the gaul to post that, with the spelling and syntax errors without using spellcheck. Your are definitley not only a loser and a hypocrite, but well on your way to becoming my favorite "internets" punching bag.
Cogratulations, Hannah Montana, Dave High and Proffessor Truth are gonna be so jealous.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Gaul, Blazer
September 1, 2008 - 17:09 ET by Mike BatesWasn't this person hanging around a couple of weeks ago calling himself "angryafrican"? On second thought, maybe not. Occasionally, aa made a semi-valid point. Unlike this lad. Although, he does have wireless!! What a guy.
In all fairness M. B, angry
September 1, 2008 - 17:29 ET by BlazerIn all fairness M. B, angry african is a better class of troll and at least tries, and although I dont' agree with him, angry attempts to bring a little game to the debate table and at least he tries to make cognizant, valid point's.
angry african see's alot of the media bias and doesn't drink so much of the Kool-Aid so to speak, adhddud, has drank so much, I believe he's brain damaged
a.a.dud is nothing but a communist troll.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Here's why, AAD
September 1, 2008 - 16:15 ET by Mica the MagnificentDkos alone has about 2 million page views per day
It's probably the same 100 or so unemployed lib/commies so stoned they visit the same site over and over and over thinking they're seeing it for the first time.
And these people are your friends AAD. So sad.
Where am I?
September 1, 2008 - 16:19 ET by Mike BatesIt's probably the same 100 or so unemployed lib/commies so stoned they visit the same site over and over and over thinking they're seeing it for the first time.
The same people who wake up each day asking, "Where am I? What am I doing here?"
"Why aren't cons
September 1, 2008 - 16:38 ET by Blazer"Why aren't cons successful on the internet?"
Thats funny allah'samericandud, it was we unsuccesful "cons" on the internet that killed the "McCain-Kennedy" amnesty bill to and shame you lib-tards into taking down trashy posts and issuing apologies on a dailly basis.
we had the nutroots and internet in 01' and 04' too by the way.
You guys are succesful on the internet like I'm succesful takin' a crap on the toilet, but heck, most three year olds can manage that.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
The MSM will pay a big price
September 1, 2008 - 13:33 ET by stancoyleThe MSM will pay a big price in the long run for their obvious bias! They think they are smart, but their time will come in the future and their credibility will be Zero!! In the short term....let them laugh!!!
The future is now
September 1, 2008 - 14:46 ET by Indiana JoeI think this election cycle is the last gasp of the liberal MSM... and they know it!
It's why they're flailing so hard to pretend they're still relevant.
Yeah right
September 1, 2008 - 15:11 ET by allamericandudeLike talk radio and fox news has paid a price for spewing Republican proganda 24/7.
aad
September 1, 2008 - 15:16 ET by Mica the MagnificentIt's not propaganda if it's true.
Exactly Michael - the media tells people and unfortunately
September 1, 2008 - 13:49 ET by Dee Bunkit works. It even worked on me! I thought Obama was this spectacular orator and had some unstoppable charisma until I started watching the debates and his unedited speeches. He's BORING! Really boring. Even his Thursday speech (one of his best) was still pretty boring through the middle.
I've seen the 60 minutes interview with the two of them, the introduction of Biden and a few other interviews and they are a pretty pathetic team. Biden talks over Obama all the time and comes off as the one in charge. Biden is still saying stupid things and the media is just ignoring them. I really think they are one of the the worst teams I've ever seen. They don't compliment each other at all.
Compliments, Dee
September 1, 2008 - 13:52 ET by Mike BatesThey don't compliment each other at all.
I think they compliment each other all the time. C'mon, folks, Joe's from Scranton - more or less - and BO was a "community organizer" for heaven's sake. They complement each other well.
Boring Barack
September 1, 2008 - 15:05 ET by timrfrench61This is something I haven't seen get traction yet but I think should: in a world of falling attention spans and skimmed internet news, "Soaring Oratory" ends up as just being boring and looses the young vote that Barack supposedly appeals to. I think he's boring too! I do not get it...
timfrench - Obama is no better than Bush
September 1, 2008 - 15:51 ET by Dee Bunkor McCain. They are all kind of boring (but adequate) speakers when given a well written speech but flub up when talking on their own. Of the three though, Obama is by far the worst and most boring on his own in interview mode.
I was really shocked at the different impression I got from Obama when I heard him unedited vs how the clips had portrayed him. I bought it hook line and sinker. I knew that the press made Bush look worse than he was with their editing but it never dawned on me that they were making Obama look better than he was. Here I am a complete media skeptic who doesn't trust anything they say and I believed them. That is what is really scary. We don't realize how often we accept the media's line
Laugh Out Loud
September 1, 2008 - 15:21 ET by allamericandudeand how boring is McSame? I can't tell the number of times I've fallen asleep watching the old man trying to muster a speech. Y'all know he sucks, I don't have to tell you. McSame was trying to spice things up for his painfully boring campaign when he chose that unquallified unkown as his V.P. but he's probably made the worst gamble of his life. Americans don't want grandpa and a beauty queen running the affairs of the country. The Obama/Biden team looks way more attractive to average Americans. The Dems could not have put together a more powerful ticket.
Obama-Biden powerful
September 1, 2008 - 15:27 ET by Mike BatesThe Obama/Biden team looks way more attractive to average Americans. The Dems could not have put together a more powerful ticket.
Yeah, those 9,000 primary votes Joey amassed are pretty intimidating.
Sensationalism does sell,
September 1, 2008 - 15:27 ET by lotrSensationalism does sell, especially to weak minds.
McCain is equally as boring as Obama in Speeches
September 1, 2008 - 15:55 ET by Dee Bunkbut McCain is much better unscripted. Obama is cuter and dresses much better.
Which planet are you from? really
September 1, 2008 - 16:11 ET by allamericandudeIf Obama is as boring as McSame, then Bush is as smart as Einstein. You are more than ridiculous.
No - you are just brainwashed
September 1, 2008 - 17:37 ET by Dee BunkObama is nothing special
Obama is cuter
September 1, 2008 - 16:16 ET by Mike BatesObama is cuter and dresses much better.
Don't know about you, but that's what I'm lookin' for in a president.
Too Bad
September 1, 2008 - 17:00 ET by allamericandudeThis is going to be a classic Kennedy-Nixon matchup. McSame can book into his retirement home from now.
Michael - you would hope most people would feel the same
September 1, 2008 - 17:39 ET by Dee Bunkbut it's clear that many of the American Idol culture do as evidenced from add's comments.
Michael M.B.
September 1, 2008 - 17:54 ET by MrShyHe's also got great teeth, a wonderful smile, he's fit and trim, "nuanced", tall dark and handsome, has a great voice.... The aesthetic/superficial list goes on and on.
All the things we need in a Commander In Chief.
That is, of course, if you're a Hollywood screenwriter or casting director.
* * * SOCKS THE CAT '08 * * *
For REAL Change
Only if he is casting for a
September 1, 2008 - 18:28 ET by JerryOnly if he is casting for a democrat president. If he is casting for a Republican president, any old crumudgeon or street person will do.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Shy, lets not forget
September 1, 2008 - 18:32 ET by BlazerShy, lets not forget "articulate" and "clean" also. He should be doing toothpaste commercials, not running for POTUS.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
'Obama and Biden a Dynamic
September 1, 2008 - 13:51 ET by Jack BauerunHoly Reverend Wright, Batman.. aren't Obama and Biden more like The Joker and The Penguin?
Joker, Jack
September 1, 2008 - 13:56 ET by Mike Bates.. aren't Obama and Biden more like The Joker and The Penguin?
Hmmm, don't know. For one thing, the Joker's got a sense of humor, even about himself. And the Penquin's more "balanced" than Biden, don't you think?
Hey Jack - that's great - lol
September 1, 2008 - 13:56 ET by Dee Bunksounds like a good spoof theme to me. More videos!
The Ambiguosly Marxist
September 1, 2008 - 13:59 ET by BlazerThe Ambiguosly Marxist And Half Gay Duo.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
McCain/Palin
September 1, 2008 - 16:14 ET by allamericandudeThe Ambiguously Fascist and Half Trash Duo.
Tribune out of touch with No'Bama's base
September 1, 2008 - 14:13 ET by Carbon SasquatchFirst thing I thought of from the title--SNL's animated shorts documenting the adventures of 'The Ambiguously Gay Duo'
I'd love to attach a video link here, but that's impractical out here in dialup land.
No wonder you use dialup
September 1, 2008 - 16:17 ET by allamericandudeYou are an acient artifact like McCain who by the way is just learning to use the computer. I have the privilege of uninterrupted wireless service on my laptop. Eat you heart out!
Eat "you" heart out!
September 1, 2008 - 16:21 ET by Mike BatesI have the privilege of uninterrupted wireless service on my laptop. Eat you heart out!
Wow. That is, like, so fascinating. Like.
Uninterrupted?
September 1, 2008 - 16:25 ET by Mica the MagnificentUninterrupted wireless service on your laptop???
WOW! You're so special!
"uninterrupted wireless
September 1, 2008 - 16:24 ET by MrShy"uninterrupted wireless service on my laptop"
Man, AAD is sooooo cool...
He's way ahead of us. He's gotta be a Democrat.
Democrats = cool people with high-speed wireless and laptops
I -- and I'm sure I speak on behalf of all of us neanderthal right-wingers -- envy you, AAD !!!! (Monsieur Shy typed, on his laptop with uninterrupted wireless.)
* * * SOCKS THE CAT '08 * * *
For REAL Change
uninterrupted wireless, MrShy
September 1, 2008 - 16:28 ET by Mike BatesNext step for the lad: A spell checker!
How old is this troll?
September 1, 2008 - 16:30 ET by lotrHow old is this troll?
C'mon, lotr!
September 1, 2008 - 16:33 ET by Mica the MagnificentOld enough to have UNINTERRUPTED WIRELESS SERVICE!
Didn't you hear the news??
Old enough to give us
September 1, 2008 - 18:31 ET by JerryOld enough to give us Uninterrupted Mindless Service.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Who Is Barack Obama? His
September 1, 2008 - 14:21 ET by lotrWho Is Barack Obama?
His autobiography paints a disturbing picture
MICHAEL GLEDHILL
"SELF-PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR [OBAMA]
Dreams from My Father reveals Barack Obama as a self-constructed, racially obsessed man who regards most whites as oppressors. It is the work of a clever but shallow thinker who confuses ideological cliché for insight — a man who sees U.S. history as a narrow, bitter tale of race and class victimization. The Barack Obama presented in these pages is not electable to national office. No wonder that Obama, aided by a compliant media, has created a new self for public view, one the Obama of Dreams wouldn’t recognize and probably would disdain."
Who is John McCain?
September 1, 2008 - 16:29 ET by allamericandudeWho is John McCain?
You're in for a shocker. This is not the old man you think you know.
The Truth About John Sydney McCain ("JiSM")
The blog provides an ugly but
well-researched and documented truth about John McCain's voting record,
his fatal inconsistencies, his marital unfaithfulness and divorce
record, his absurd and dangerous statements about Iraq and Iran, and
all of the reasons why Senator John McCain from arid Arizona ought
never, ever become president of the United States of America.
This is a link to a
September 1, 2008 - 16:38 ET by lotrThis is a link to a left-wing drone blog.
a left-wing drone
September 1, 2008 - 16:40 ET by Mike BatesA tad redundant?
What's next, a link to the
September 1, 2008 - 18:33 ET by JerryWhat's next, a link to the movie "Day After Tomorrow" to support global warming? Wow! Game, set, match!
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Batman should sue,
September 1, 2008 - 14:47 ET by cocodrieBatman should sue. These two are nowhere near as smart as Adam and Burt. I'm still waiting for Hussein and Biden to come up with the brains of a dead chicken between the two of them. I didn't want to insult Dumb and Dumber by referring to the pride of the left wing radicals as such.
The Trib today
September 1, 2008 - 14:56 ET by MudhenColonel McCormick must be spinning in his grave. No wonder their readership keeps dropping. I canceled my subscription after they ran a "Repeal the 2nd Amendment"editorial right after Heller v D.C. was announced. Its a disgrace the way the paper is sliding downhill so fast. The only thing left reading is John Kass and Steve Chapman's column's. They can be read online, so why buy the paper for them?
Dynamic Duo? That's a
September 1, 2008 - 16:25 ET by JerryDynamic Duo? That's a bunch of.... do-do do-do do-do do-do
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
You've just accurately
September 1, 2008 - 16:32 ET by allamericandudedescribed the Republican ticket. Thank you!
"We'll see history made this year" - Keith Olbermann