2008 Primaries Thread 2: THE QUICKENING

hey tracer what do you think about this kind of politics?

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/2/201352/0048/265/467565

i mean really, how far does she have to go before you think 'you know, maybe shes being kind of sleazy?'

wow @ using people as signposts

deej i think that's a third-hand comment from a blog, is what i think

let's assume it's all true though - is it sleazy to hire a marketing company to get fake "supporters" out to hold signs for you? dunno

yeah it is, kinda

I mean lolz get some real black supporters

i lean more towards "something every candidate does but which no one is proud of and would be embarrassed by if rumbled" - clinton shoulda paid them more not to say things like "paid for"!!!

xpost well yeah, hard not to draw that conclusion - which makes me question the third-hand "reporting" and sudden vaulting to prominence on the biggest dem activist blog in the world

things which have resonance in people's preconceived narratives are the things which tends to get traction, and i think it's clear that the "liberal blogosphere" has determined that it is in fact hillary clinton who is the antichrist

I'm so glad all of you enlightened white people are out there to pick up on the outrage on things like this; it really does offset my complete and utter apathy/couldn't-possibly-care-less-itude.

(nb I support Obama but getting outraged about Clinton paying some people to hold signs for her is really stupid.)

stuff white people like: sanctimonious outrage

oh I'm not outraged it just seems kinda silly.

Do we notice, though, when a candidate does not stoop to the level of fabricating supporters or distorting facts or smirking? I think many Americans do.

dailykos is outraged

(nb I support Obama but getting outraged about Clinton paying some people to hold signs for her is really stupid.)

yeah i see dudes on the sidewalk every day getting paid to hold signs for men's suit sales and strip clubs and haircuts. not sure where the horror at paid sign-holding comes from.

i bet hillary paid the people who produced her tv ads too.

seems kind of irresponsible to run a word of mouth story like that without doing any research or questioning to prove that the people holding the signs were chosen to do so because they were black.

but i guess that's what blogging is all about.

So apparently Clinton made a remark lauding her and McCain's "decades" of experience, compared to Obama, who "made a speech in 2002." Seems like tricky territory to me.

er sorry, a "lifetime" of experience.

The rabid anti-Hillary media is really gonna run with that story tomorrow, I'm sure.

What a coincidence! I, too, have been having experiences all my life. I wish I could remember more of them.

god, naomi klein is an idiot. I assume she'll also be all "why is it bad that they're calling obama articulate? it's an insult to the many articulate Americans." because in context they're both racist codewords, you jackass.

I just got back from my hillary-hating meeting, what did I miss?

Lots of reposted Drudge and Politico links.

not a single lollable jpeg in over 2 days

that mccain/hillary one's pretty good.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/03/02/nyregion/03papaya.2.large.jpg

You know, i could use some hot doggery in my life, famous or not

not a bad slogan

Come to think of it, I've never had a NY hot dog. I just always assumed this was one of the many food areas that Chicago surpassed it. Is it like a Coney Island or something?

one of the many food the only area that Chicago surpassed it.

chicago is known for its bagels, right

cant forget that ol perennial fave the windy city cheesecake

one of the many food the only area that Chicago surpassed it.

-- jhøshea, Monday, March 3, 2008 10:16 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

i cant believe you would say this in this thread of all threads

lol i didnt mean to cross out the food part

http://imgserver.cms2005.com/imgServer/5377194/CappuccinoMEDIUM.jpg

them chi-town black&white cookies can kill

PIZZA

and for you meat lovers out there, enjoy a second second city strip

pizza = "many"!?

crust toooo fattay

wuss

got tickets to the election day obama rally in san antonio, but thats for after i spend all day the polling place holding signs and reminding people they can vote twice.

daerest politix thred: wear a suit? y/n
wear obama shirt under suit? y/n

Wear tasteful, non-threatening business casual

"Look kinda lame" is your watchword here

wear obama shirt over suit y

xpost

this is basically my stock in trade, YAY

In an e-mail message sent over the weekend to The Los Angeles Times, Mark Penn, Mrs. Clinton’s pollster, appeared to be distancing himself from the campaign’s operations when he said he had “no direct authority in the campaign.” Mr. Penn described himself as merely “an outside message adviser with no campaign staff reporting to me.”

Mr. Penn is a longtime friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton and serves — as he invariably describes himself — as the campaign’s chief strategist. This means he is involved in directing the message presented by Mrs. Clinton in her speeches and campaign advertisements, and the overall strategic thrusts of the campaign. He has also often served as the voice of the campaign — appearing on television and giving interviews pressing Mrs. Clinton’s cause.

One worker was pulled along by the crowd and ended up shaking Mrs. Clinton’s hand. “Aw, man,” he said. “Now I have to go home and wash my hands.”

gabbneb?

loooooooool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaMccee1iOY