Liz Cheney fans got to see quite a faceoff between her and Sam Donaldson on Sunday's "This Week."
As the panel discussion turned to Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to investigate the terrorist interrogation procedures of the CIA, Cheney and Donaldson predictably shared opposing views.
Despite both parties being guilty of interrupting and stepping on one another, television critic Tom Shales, in a column published by the Washington Post Tuesday, felt Cheney was "intentionally rude" while employing "guerrilla rhetoric."
Not surprisingly, Shales had nothing negative to say about Donaldson's behavior (highlights below the fold with video of the exchange, h/t Jennifer Rubin):
Perhaps it was good TV when, on Sunday's edition of the estimable and ever-excellent ABC News program "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," veteran network nabob Sam Donaldson tangled with rising purple pundit of the right Liz Cheney over matters related to terrorists, torture and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
There was acrimony, there were scowls and, as is a habit of Cheney's -- honed during what was for her a sort of Chatterbox Summer -- there was simultaneous talking that rendered both participants unintelligible. Cheney has a way of continuing to talk, charging forward in single-minded determination, when someone else has the floor, even if that "someone" might be moderator Stephanopoulos, who is supposed to set the agenda.
She doesn't just finish a thought, she doesn't just finish a sentence, she'll go right into a new paragraph and ignore all attempts to head her off. [...]
Cheney's behavior on the talk shows is guerrilla rhetoric to some degree, and intentionally rude; its flouting of civility helps brand her a hero to her constituency, as someone who'll stand up to opposing forces and keep up a steady stream of words even if she renders herself incomprehensible, too.
It may not matter to Cheney that her own argument can't be understood as she continues on her course of rudeness as rhetoric. Content is moot; this is "discussion" as obfuscation, the use of language not to communicate but to obliterate. And it works.
Here's what actually happened on Sunday. You decide whether Cheney was rude or marvelously informed and effective:
Commentary's Jennifer Rubin aptly stated of Shales's critique:
It used to be that the high-brow media critics deplored the sound-bite culture and pined for intelligent debate where guests could finish their thoughts. Well, what is really going on is a recognition among members of the Left punditocracy that Liz Cheney is a force to be reckoned with, and that their side lacks anyone with a similar command of detail on national-security matters and the ability to explain that detail to ordinary viewers.
I agree, and wonder if this is just another example of liberals being thoroughly incapable of tolerating an outspoken conservative woman.
Brava, Liz!
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→ Thanks Noel
September 1, 2009 - 10:46 ET by Cool ArrowI think I commented Sunday that Sam was pulling an "Alan Colmes", referring to Mortimer Snerd's penchant for talking over women but showing deference to men.
It surprised me that George didn't try to reign Sam in.
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I've been out all day and
September 1, 2009 - 18:46 ET by motherbeltI've been out all day and just caught this now, but I have to say, I'm really disappointed in Liz Cheney.
Didn't anyone tell her that when someone else interrupts her, she is supposed to shut up and yield the floor?
\sarc
Mr. Shingles has alot of
September 1, 2009 - 11:00 ET by mattmMr. Shingles has alot of gall calling someone rude - there is nothing that he writes that isn't condescending, rude and hateful - not to mention factually challenged.
I don't think she was rude in any sense of the word
September 1, 2009 - 11:02 ET by nwahsAs far as talk shows go, this is a typical interaction. I honestly don't see the reason to do a review on this particular exchange. Had this been a Giraldo/O'Reilly scream fess, or perhaps Gibbs calling Hannity an anti-Semite, yea, perhaps that would rate a review of the exchange. But this? This was a typical pundit exchange ( and of course Donaldson is a pundit).
"O..L..I..G..A..R..H.. one letter is missing."- Glenn Beck
Not to mention a putz,
September 1, 2009 - 11:12 ET by PeskyDaneNot to mention a putz, Zippy!
of course you don't nwahs
September 1, 2009 - 11:33 ET by candanceThe point here is not the exchange itself. It's the hit piece published in the Washington Post. They know that most of their readers won't bother finding the clip to judge for themselves, so they get away with describing Liz Cheney as a loudmouth bully. I'm sure you would greatly appreciate if you went on a "nonpartisan news show" hosted by a former Bush lackey, held your own in a conversation against five opponents, and later read on Fox News that you had spent the whole time screaming at them.
Uh ohhhh Shawnie...
September 1, 2009 - 15:27 ET by PA ConservativeYou've got me fired up again. The taser is also warming up. Here's a challenge for you and everyone who criticizes Beck (and I assume by your smarta$$ signature, that is what you are subtley doing): Answer his questions about the messiah and the people he has surrounded himself with. Nobody on the left will answer or refute anything he is saying...they will, however, attack Beck as a loon or whatever. Please look up ad hominem in the dictionary. It is, unfortunately, a favorite tactic of my friends on the left. In this case, make fun of his spelling error (which was ridiculous BTW) but don't address the issue he brings up. Very annoying...
PAC
That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends,
it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new government...
I'm not making fun of Beck
September 1, 2009 - 16:08 ET by nwahsI'm quoting him verbatim :)
"O..L..I..G..A..R..H.. one letter is missing."- Glenn Beck
nw... ...and all the left
September 1, 2009 - 16:19 ET by bigtimernw...
...and all the left wing sites are still going on and on about it...you may want to tell them to get a life.
Here's some more regarding Beck and Dobbs:
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Glenn Beck raped and murdered a child in 1990? (0+ / 0-)
http://www.fark.com/...
It's on the Internet, so it must be true -- and Beck is not denying it.
Also be sure to watch the video....
http://www.fark.com/...
Yes, Beck has stumbled upon our secret attempt to create an Oligarhy.
by poncewattle on Tue Sep 01, 2009 at 08:07:37 AM PDT
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CNN: Stop Dobbs as FAIR rally participant (0+ / 0-)
The immigration hate-monger and eugenics mouth-piece, Lou Dobbs is at it again.
According to MediaMatters for America Dobbs will air his radio broadcast from Capital Hill on September 15 and 16 as part of the annual "Hold Their Feet to the Fire" rally sponsored by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
FAIR has long since been labeled 'hate group' by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C.
www.fairus.org
Today, FAIR claims a staggering 70,000 members, although that number is almost certainly inflated. Tanton remains on FAIR's board and also is the publisher of The Social Contract Press, which sells racist anti-immigrant tracts.
Dan Stein, the group's executive director, has warned that certain immigrant groups are engaged in "competitive breeding" aimed at diminishing white power. Rick Oltman, FAIR's western representative, has spoken before and worked with the racist Council of Conservative Citizens.
Garrett Hardin, a FAIR board member, has argued that aiding starving Africans is counterproductive and will only "encourage population growth." Overall, FAIR blames immigrants for crime, poverty, disease, urban sprawl and increasing racial tensions in America, and calls for a drastic cut in the numbers of those allowed in.
FAIR recently helped run a billboard campaign in Virginia blaming immigrants for traffic and sprawl. Last summer, FAIR attacked Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.), an Arab-American, for supporting more visas for foreigners with high-technology skills.
In radio and TV ads, it said Abraham's proposal could "make it easier for [Arab] terrorists like Osama bin Laden to export their way of terror to any street in America." FAIR's ads were condemned across the country and caused former Sen. Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.) to resign from FAIR's advisory board.
In a 1997 interview, Tanton said that unless U.S. borders are sealed, America will be overrun by people "defecating and creating garbage and looking for jobs."
Dobbs' participation in FAIR's rally will be that of a 'Leading Voice,' and thusly associates CNN with FAIR.
CNN not only refuses to disassociate the cable news network with Dobbs, it has even gone as far as to cite FAIR numerous times as a credible source in issues of immigration.
Email CNN, the so-called Most Trusted Name in News, and insist that they stop Dobbs from participating in this event:
http://mediamatters.......
You shook Sinatra's hand. You should know better.
by Patty SoandSo on Tue Sep 01, 2009 at 09:31:34 AM PDT
These people are not living in the real world....it's comical, it really is...with the exception of the what people do when desperate...they left knows no bounds....while Soros provides the $$$.
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Shawnie...
September 1, 2009 - 16:20 ET by PA ConservativeHere's how this is going to play out between you and I if you keep this up:
http://www.youtube.c...
PAC
That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends,
it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new government...
PA - it's a red herring
September 1, 2009 - 16:32 ET by FeynmanFanDon't pay any attention to the Beck quote. It doesn't have any meaning in the context in which it's being used and serves only to distract people from focusing on the real issues.
"I support the President but not his policies" - Blonde
FYI - The Missing C Was An Intentional Headfake
September 1, 2009 - 18:32 ET by Junk Science SkepticFor those members of the class who were actually paying attention, Beck was setting up the lefties as the straight man to provide the lead-in for his punchline, and like the fools they are, the lefties walked right into it.
Everybody has heard the old line about not being able to make an omlette with breaking some eggs, and several similar variations. Or more recently, The Lowe's ad that says "you can't spell LOWESt (prices) without Lowe's."
The night after the missing C episode, after the lefties predictably frothed away about "Beck doesn't know how to spell," what was the punchline, likely written weeks before either episode ever aired?
"You can't spell OLIGARCH (illustrated as an acronym on the chalkboard for those who missed both episodes), without the C in Czars."
Does anybody really think that after ranting all week about Czars, and after reporting that the only White House rebuttals all week were about two appointees not being Czars, does anybody really believe that when he did his OLIGAR_H summary of Obamism on the chalkboard on Thursday, that he (and the 20 people talking into his earpiece) not only forgot how to spell, but that he also forgot the little detail about the Obama administration having more Czars than Imperial Russia ever had?
If anybody who watched both episodes really didn't see that from at least a mile away, I'd suggest a trip to that Lowe's place to buy a clue-by-four.
Before anyone dismisses this as 20/20 hindsight, I'll take the first five bets for $10 to the winner's favorite charity, that the OLIGARCH bit is in Beck's newest book, written and printed well before last week and on its way to bookstores now.
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Well, the Libtards could
September 1, 2009 - 18:37 ET by RR GOPWell, the Libtards could see there was a misspelling when they ran to dictionary.com to look it up and see what it means, so don't imply they're stupid!!!
Even if they still don't get it...don't say they're stupid!!!
(Got your back here, Comrades...semper fi, carry on.)
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.
I'll take your bet
September 1, 2009 - 19:17 ET by nwahsI'll take your bet and retire the tag until there is a winner.I know just the charity. Its a favorite of mine and, I'll bet a favorite of Beck's.
"If you can't answer a man's argument, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names." -Elbert Hubbard
My Tag kicks your Tags butt!
September 1, 2009 - 20:49 ET by MightyMouth...even though you "don't get it".
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
That guy's a wuss
September 1, 2009 - 16:55 ET by nwahsI'm a tough guy. I barely jiggle when tazered...
"O..L..I..G..A..R..H.. one letter is missing."- Glenn Beck
It is totally beyond me why
September 1, 2009 - 11:19 ET by Captain RepusIt is totally beyond me why ANY conservative wastes their time going on this freak show. The deck is always stacked against them by the ultra-liberal host, the resident 'conservative' who's only interests are baseball and presenting himself as a wannabe William F Buckley (sorry Will, you have reached your pinnacle of unimportance), the token liberal black woman and one or both of the has-been hosts.
This program would be more appropriately aired on MSDNC.
Leave a mark
September 1, 2009 - 11:20 ET by saintknowitallSam is going to learn that he shouldn't tangle with her. She left a mark on him that is not going away anytime soon.
The left has convinced itself that all republicans are stupid. I guess they learned a valuable lesson today.
Conservatives...
September 1, 2009 - 15:53 ET by retroconConservatives always win these debates, and they win on facts, not emotions. That's why, normally, the only opposing view points you usually get from the MSM are the interviews with the so called "astro terfer" at the town halls, or tea parties.
Oh, yeah, that's right, i do remember when a tea party goer destroyed that CNN interviewer ;-)
Otherwise, liberals don't have debates with conservatives, they just put a lib or two on their own show, they invite more libs, or libs pretending to be moderates, and then they find quotes by conservatives that they can take out of context, and run with them.
Noel I saw something
September 1, 2009 - 11:24 ET by buddycNoel
I saw something entirely different than you did or perhaps I missed your point.
I like are delivery, her knowledge of the facts and her toughness but really she couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Donaldson continuously interrupted her and even tried to insult her inviting the others to join in which I don't think they did.
Liberals have a tendency to skip key points in their argument. They base an argument on an either false or disputed premise to reach a conclusion that is logical only if you ignore the original or a key premise. Cheney challeged those disputed premises.
How could anyone believe she was rude to Donaldson? You seem to agree that she was but called it bold and innovative.
Please help me out here. She appeared to me to be trying to answer a question that Donaldson interrupted her on.
rude?
September 1, 2009 - 11:24 ET by katainkentI can think of two verbal assaults that passed as interviews for conservatives on another network. That was rude.
Liz just wants to answer the question fully and Donaldson isn't allowing her to do so. Terms have a two sided coin for the media. There is 'us' - always put in a negative light and then there is 'them' - always in the positive. Had it been Donaldson on the offensive he would have been called 'hard hitting'.
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"Maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking the painkiller" Barack Obama (Dr. In Chief)
This has nothing to do with
September 1, 2009 - 11:25 ET by Chris NormanThis has nothing to do with what actually happened. This has everything to do with Shales running down a potentially strong Republican candidate. He obviously can't use the typical liberal tactic of denigrating her intelligence, so he will try to get her some other way. Why would anyone seriously listen to a thing like the old man/boy Shales?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Imagine
September 1, 2009 - 11:43 ET by nwahsIf Sara Palin had the dexterity of Liz Cheney. To dream..
"O..L..I..G..A..R..H.. one letter is missing."- Glenn Beck
Ummm....
September 1, 2009 - 16:09 ET by retroconSarah Palin, in her first national debates, against a person who has run for president and the senate numerous times against other expert debaters, held her own, and even whacked him a few times.
Sarah Palin, in her first national speech, accepting the VP nod, has the teleprompter foul up on her, she improvised without a hitch. When it fails for Obozo, he talks to it, and stumbles around verbally until it's fixed.
Oh, but nwahs is focusing on taped and edited interviews, where the MSM violated every level of journalistic integrity, to create an artificial image of Palin that is 180 degrees contrary to real life.
I've read the available transcripts and commentary.
Like Palin, libs fear her
September 1, 2009 - 12:04 ET by FOXFANLiz is a strong and intelligent woman and liberals fear her, same with Sarah Palin. The loudest one there was Donaldson who seemed to have trouble stating his facts(lies). So gas bag Shales goes on the attack and looks like the whiner he is, Liz is more informed than anyone there. By the way, I'd swear Donaldson is wearing a rug.
Go Liz!
Really likes Sarah..
September 1, 2009 - 12:28 ET by kengieLez really likes Sarah..I mean REALLY likes Sarah!! wink, wink!
I think you're thinking of
September 1, 2009 - 13:00 ET by NewsbusterbrownI think you're thinking of the wrong Cheney daughter.
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Wrong daughter.
September 1, 2009 - 13:28 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonnuff said.
http://gjresult.com
Toupee
September 1, 2009 - 14:28 ET by rockyracoonA bad rug at that FOXFAN!!! Aside from the distracting dead squirrel/rat on top of his head...oops I just did a Tom Shales. Aside from that I agree on all your points. I don't have the patience to watch this Colmes/Donaldson type of interview. Their minds are made up before they ask any question and they have no choice but to interrupt the factual points being made that are in contratast to their world/national viewpoint.
paging the rude police
September 1, 2009 - 12:11 ET by candanceLookie what I found (via HotAir). Liberal organizers coaching lefties on how to shout over conservative questions.
he has the manual
September 1, 2009 - 12:24 ET by katainkentand its all in the manual you know :) And video after video from the town halls shows exactly these tactics in action. This seals it though. I'd like to know exactly who that guy is and who is paying him. I submitted that to Drudge. That puppy needs some views.
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"Maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking the painkiller" Barack Obama (Dr. In Chief)
I saw that interview, she
September 1, 2009 - 12:20 ET by kengieI saw that interview, she was rude but Sam just ripped her a new one. Sam is a bull dog and one hell of a journalist, so it is understandable. Liz is not ready for prime time with the big boys!
Stinky bait
September 1, 2009 - 12:23 ET by nwahswhats that, garlic on the worm?
"O..L..I..G..A..R..H.. one letter is missing."- Glenn Beck
→ kengie
September 1, 2009 - 12:37 ET by Cool ArrowYou think only men should be heard. We get that.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
You are probably right
September 1, 2009 - 12:54 ET by kengieYou are probably right Berry, I just can't find any REAL men on the right only a Lez and someone who quits and winks!
Another epic Kengie-ism- HA!
September 1, 2009 - 13:11 ET by SickofLibsA lez and a quitter?
You do realize that MARY is the lesbian in the Cheney family, not Liz correct?
Nah, don't answer that - I already know the answer.
→ kengie steps up
September 1, 2009 - 13:21 ET by Cool ArrowI make a casual comment about his masogyny, and he jumps in with wholehearted agreement with my assessment.
Methinks "Kengie Has Two Daddies" (Not that there's anything wrong with it), but it gives him a skewed view of a woman's place in society.
Now I understand. He's speaking baby-talk. His dads named him "Tango", but it comes out "Kengie"
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
Way..No way..
September 1, 2009 - 13:25 ET by kengieOMG...you mean that MARY IS A LESBIAN?? The DICK had 2 of em?? No wonder Dick is a Dick...
→ kengie
September 1, 2009 - 13:32 ET by Cool ArrowA couple of days ago, I'd have said you're going too far.
I still don't like it, but I can't stop you.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
rumors of liberal tolerance
September 1, 2009 - 13:33 ET by katainkentstill greatly exaggerated.
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
same with intelligence
September 1, 2009 - 13:36 ET by SickofLibssame with intelligence
Thanks Berry!!!
September 1, 2009 - 13:39 ET by kengieI couldn't do without ya'll!! Now I'm headin out for a town meeting to do some SHOUTIN!! ha!
→ I see, kengie
September 1, 2009 - 13:45 ET by Cool ArrowOne of those gatherings where you liberal guys get together, wear loincloths, engage in primal screaming, and pair up, exhausted, for the night.
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
After reading your comments, I should
September 1, 2009 - 13:46 ET by ParagrouperTake this moment to warn you about the potential consequences of shooting off your fool-mouth in public, but some kids just got to stick their hand in the fire.
Have fun at the Town Hall, Goofy.
"Beware the fury of the patient man." - John Dryden
Nice! Gotta add that to my "Kengie's Greatest Hits" compilation
September 1, 2009 - 13:34 ET by SickofLibsKeep 'em coming, boy!
Greatest hits keep a commin..
September 1, 2009 - 14:32 ET by kengieThanks!! ..this is loads of fun..
You can't find any "real"
September 1, 2009 - 13:45 ET by fitzfongYou can't find any "real" men on the right, eh? Why are you looking for any in the first place? Perhaps if you stopped searching the local red light district to find them, you'd have much better luck.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Hey fritzy, thanks for the
September 1, 2009 - 14:08 ET by kengieHey fritzy, thanks for the advice! Obviously you got it down and know where to go..I guess you found to many Sally's here also. Good luck in you search!
Glad to be of assistance,
September 1, 2009 - 16:27 ET by fitzfongGlad to be of assistance, kengie. But I'm afraid you might be a little disappointed once you find those "elusive" real men on the right you've been looking for. Speaking as a real man on the right, I can assure you that we do not tolerate the advances of creepy perverts such as yourself. We have wives, kids and (unlike your ilk) gainful employment, so we do not have the time nor the inclination to indulge the sad fantasies you appear to harbor. In addition, we tend to avoid the red light districts, so are unfamiliar with the "Sallys" you apparently patronize "here" (wherever "here" is).
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Good point
September 1, 2009 - 20:21 ET by American.Patriotthe lefty scrum trolls are ill equipped to have intelligent dialogue on NB.
Another point though, as a moderator, George Stephanopolois (sp) is a complete turd. He's so enamoured with himnself that he was just speechless.
Liz knows how to go after the jugular with facts, something the left wing terds can't comprehend.
Nice try, kengie. Deep
September 1, 2009 - 13:39 ET by fitzfongNice try, kengie. Deep down, you know that Liz Cheney thrashed your hero with the squirrel pelt on his head...but you're desperately afraid to admit it. Sam Donaldson is an ignorant bully, and Liz Cheney put him in his place.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
liz cheney
September 1, 2009 - 12:24 ET by charlietexasthe real torture was watching Sam's wig and whether it was going to fall off while he was yelling and pointing at Liz.
That's what I kept thinking!
September 1, 2009 - 12:59 ET by deerjerkydaveThat's what I kept thinking! His toupee looks like it is ready to fall off at any moment.
I'm surprised that they even invited Liz Cheney on the show at all given her past record of take downs of liberal logic. Perhaps we have seen the last of her with this appearance.
Fall off?
September 1, 2009 - 17:00 ET by DEVILDOCMOMTo me it looked as if it was stitched in place...I did not think he could look more ridiculous than the last time I saw him, but he does. Does he actually every watch himself on TV, if that was me I would be mortified.
DevilDoc... I truly
September 1, 2009 - 17:05 ET by bigtimerDevilDoc...
I truly believe some of these talking heads really have had their ego's patted or padded for that matter so many times they believe they are they simply best...while they ooh and aah over watching themselves over and over and over.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
bt, you must be right
September 1, 2009 - 19:49 ET by DEVILDOCMOMI guess that is what is wrong with our elected officials as well.
Rude! to Sam Donaldson?
September 1, 2009 - 12:35 ET by AvitarSam Donaldson has always been a hateful bigoted S.O.B. His demands that everyone agree abortions are absolute necessity are unforgivable. His attitude was positively threatening some years ago to Mother Teresa when she said to give her the children that would result in stopping abortions and she would raise the children. You cannot have a polite conversation with Sam he only communicates in rude mode.
Liz Cheney is great!!!!!
September 1, 2009 - 12:36 ET by totsotvaitnLiz Cheney knows her facts and doesn't let liberals ride rough shod over her. She can stand toe to toe with any left thinking pundit and is never rude.
Liz Cheney is a marvel to watch in any forum. I love her style and grit. Go Liz.
Liz Cheney is on Hannity
September 1, 2009 - 12:51 ET by Jack BauerLiz Cheney is on Hannity tonight.
The Cheneys seem to be a one man, one woman Republican Response team. Where's the official GOP here?
Apart from a series of other one man responses, there's a high level muteness that is baffling to me.
The Dems are taking a hell of a beating. But the offical GOP is still not stepping up.
There needs to be some new blood at the top. Like the House guy who promised yesterday that Reps would REPEAL Obamacare if they take back the House.
The GOP needs to draft some of the superb, articulate conservative Iraq vets who can take House seats from Pelosi's Poodles.
Get you finger out GOP.
I want to see
September 1, 2009 - 14:45 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonPeople at the local level running for DA on the promise of forming Grand Juries to investigate politicians at all levels for violation of oaths of office as well as corruption.
When 'our representatives' start going to jail for violating their Oaths of Office, maybe a few will start paying attention to their role on government.
http://gjresult.com
Jack..."The Dems are taking
September 1, 2009 - 20:08 ET by celatorJack..."The Dems are taking a hell of a beating. But the offical GOP is still not stepping up."
It is baffling, indeed. If this were a boxing match, the D's would be staggering around, black-eyed, nose bleeding, one ear three sizes larger than normal. All of which they would have inflicted on themselves.
The other boxer, the R's, is still be sitting in the corner filing their nails, not quite comprehending it's their job to land the (now easy) knock out punch and end the fight right then and there.
Very odd.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
having watched this fight
September 1, 2009 - 20:29 ET by katainkentfrom the middle of the ring for years now. That's pretty much how it always looks. Sometimes the GOP looks like its made a convincing show... most of the time they show up just in time to watch the other guy topple over. Waiting for the dems to screw themselves over (which they inevitably do) has spoiled them and that's how many of us Independents now have this infuriating choice of Dem and Dem-lite.
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
Glad to see that WaPo's
September 1, 2009 - 13:33 ET by fitzfongGlad to see that WaPo's signature professional couch potato managed to step away from the sticks of butter he routinely consumes to defecate this bit of analysis. Actually, I'm not glad. I'm embarrassed for him. The depth of his political knowledge simply reiterates that he should stick to watching "So You Think You Can Dance".
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
George Best Quote
September 1, 2009 - 19:01 ET by Junk Science SkepticI think Best may have borrowed that line from W.C. Fields. But at least Best's version is G-rated.
Stop Funding Leftist Propaganda - Boycott GE & Disney
You may be right. He also
September 1, 2009 - 19:52 ET by fitzfongYou may be right. He also borrowed a few Miss Worlds in his day.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Go Liz! ignore Shales! he
September 1, 2009 - 13:34 ET by JAJTGo Liz! ignore Shales! he is just a typical Liberal Parrot who knows nothing... JAJT
"Rude" to Sam Donaldson? Not possible. Shales is such a schnook.
September 1, 2009 - 14:23 ET by wnaegeleSigh!
I saw most of this
September 1, 2009 - 15:36 ET by bigtimerI saw most of this Sunday...as usual, Cheney was fully armed and informed...the leftist just cannot handle her, try as they might, what is funny to me now about all of this I went to the some lib sites today to see what they are whining about and this was one of them...I lmao reading their sniveling...the leftists are starting to get worried, they don't know how to try to diminish her, that's because they can't.
Like I've said from day one of watching her back on msnbc, along with some on CNN, Liz is my kinda gal...you go girl!
Cheney '12!
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Noel is on Steve Malzberg now!
September 1, 2009 - 15:44 ET by bigtimerHey, hey, hey....Steve Malzberg is talking about this now on his show ...Great JOB Noel...I'm getting a kick out of this!
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
I figured it was Shales
September 1, 2009 - 16:01 ET by RR GOPI figured it was Shales before I even read the article.
I must be tapped into the Dark Side or something.
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.
Donaldson clearly interupted CHeney first...
September 1, 2009 - 18:45 ET by TheDeuceIt's plain as day as she's outnumbered with no moderator support to stop repeated attempts at pulling the conversation further and further away from the point which was to answer a question asked of Cheney by a panelist.
3 pointer
September 1, 2009 - 22:21 ET by LindamaeSo, Blondie kicked the toupe out of the arena?
Good for her. She's just such a meanie not to slaver at Sam. She should have just smiled, and then ruffled his "hair" and asked, "Aw, Sam, are you unhappy with me?"
Sam's bombastic style does not support any substance. Never has.
Good for our team!!!
Women unite.
Linda Mae
Is Sam related to ......
September 1, 2009 - 23:18 ET by richard........the Breck girl? I mean, every lock is sooo perfectly in place. It must take hours in the make up room to get him ready.
But then it hit me, a side shot of his head showed a tag sticking out from under that rubber, KMart looking, slap on wig he wears. And to think, I was so taken with Sam and his perfect locks for all these years. Oh the horror of it........ I'm just so, so dashed.