Comments on: Terry And The Pirates

By: billy pilgrim

billy pilgrim — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:00:50 +0000

Yeah, you’ve got a point. It’s another level removed, in that way.

But anyway to attack a Democrat is the theme, here, no matter how inane. And, especially recently, the further it is from any real issues (on which the R’s lose, consistently) the better.

By: FlipYrWhig

FlipYrWhig — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:27:17 +0000

But donâ€™t you remember in 2000, when there were endless discussions about Gore, inventing the Internet, wearing earth tones, and Love Story?

I remember the full panoply of inanity, amply documented by the Daily Howler. But I do think this is a whole new level of stupid, because we’re not even talking about the candidate — as I understand it, we’re talking about members — not even leaders — of the candidate’s communications staff.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:11:31 +0000

Seeing as it looks like the Edwards campaign has suddenly decided to start paying attention to what goes on around the internets, I want to just add another voice to Spokane Moderate’s above…..

If the Edwards campaign is chickenshit enough to fold this quickly on this trumped up an issue, then John Edwards lacks the intestinal fortitude necessary to run a successful presidential campaign. He won’t have my support.

I’d like to see the Dems win for once, and stop spending all their time fellating whatever oozing appendage the right decides to stick in their faces whilst shouting “suck it, bitch”.

Speaking of which….how did it taste, Senator Edwards? Is it your very favorite flavor yet? I hope it is, because unless you find a spine real soon, you’ll be tasting it a lot over the next couple of years.

By: digamma

digamma — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:01:47 +0000

That’s a nice photo of Retardo.

By: BillyD

BillyD — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:46:56 +0000

Oops, wrong thread – ignore last comment

By: BillyD

BillyD — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:45:28 +0000

Resolved? Were you a debater, gavin?

By: teh l4m3

teh l4m3 — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:24:04 +0000

Well, Salon reported that the Edwards campaign fired Amanda, but the Edwards campaign is apparently refusing to confirm it.

If the Edwards campaign actually fell for Malkin’s crazy-makin’ craziness, and hasn’t been reading Gavilicious and Bradstance, then John Edwards DESERVES TO LOSE.

There. Said it.

By: Marco

Marco — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:17:26 +0000

My bad. It was Ehren Watada, not Anthony or even Jamil.

By: billy pilgrim

billy pilgrim — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:13:50 +0000

Flip-

I was being mildly facetious.

But don’t you remember in 2000, when there were endless discussions about Gore, inventing the Internet, wearing earth tones, and Love Story?

All meaningless, all with next to no basis in facts, and all receiving endless contemplation in mainstream news organizations.

It’s part of their playbook. At least we’ve got a start in pushback this time round.

By: Marco

Marco — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:13:30 +0000

If it’s true and these two evil leftist bloggers were fired, I am sure Michelle, Rick and anyone who has even read LGF will stand in a circle, point and start firing each other till they’re all out of a job. I mean, they’re Right Wing bloggers. It’d be the honorable thing to do.

PS. Michelle cuts another on regarding Anthony Watada (sp?) in her column today. After breezing through the eyesore that is her writing, she takes a shot at John Kerry’s honor.

This is the same Swift Boat-loving Michelle who got her ass handed to her by Chris Matthews in 2004.

Again, Right Wing Bloggers = honor and integrity.

By: cs

cs — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:54:45 +0000

yeah, but this is the rankest of rancid bullshit for other reasons: the Ed campaign just proved to the one of the main constituencies that can quickly and easily swing money and votes, whatever portion of the dem grassroots it is that organizes online, that they don’t know how to stand next to their own completely reasonable staff choices when confronted with completely unreasonable demands by the most fringe of loonies. this was about proving that the far fringes of the right wing are still loud enough to get their batshit insane concerns addressed in public forums and that they will attempt to brutally control the public messaging of both parties through the coming election.
thing is, there’s nothing to be done about it now, assuming the edwards campaign belatedly realizes they just got conned into eating dick by Malkin and that that’s not the place to be. the options are 1. pretend it didn’t happen, 2. accept that they got bluffed by a bunch of loudmouth lunatics and didn’t have the balls to stand at the table, 3. hire General JC and once the wingers realize it’s satire tell them to just shut the fuck up.
Or, i suppose, they could just hire Amanda back, and release a statement that says “Having reviewed the material in question we find it to be entirely reasonable given the context in which is was produced, unlike anything Malkin has ever produced.” which would be the say-fuck-you-to-their-faces-and-walk-away-whistling option. but that won’t happen, will it?

By: fridgemagnet

fridgemagnet — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:13:16 +0000

Wow. They are _so_ scared.

I mean, I like Pandagon, and I think Ms Marcotte is a good writer, but I didn’t go out and put money on Edwards to win or anything. There are a lot of other factors in political campaigning besides one member of staff being pretty sharp and funny.

Are they that wrapped up in the blogosphere that they assume that the presence of a blogger is all that matters?

By: FlipYrWhig

FlipYrWhig — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:33:18 +0000

billy, this is showing up in the New York Times and ABC News. I can’t believe that *anyone* actually thinks it’s even *minimally* important. It’s like waking up to find that Larry King is doing a special show on Ann Althouse’s opinions of Jessica Valenti’s bosom, or Stone Phillips asking Jeff Goldstein how much he truly enjoys cockslapping. Blogspats crossing over to the news. O brave new world.

By: Matt T.

Matt T. — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:59:16 +0000

FlipYrWhig,
No shit. Especially considering where all the vitirol’s coming from. I doubt two more loathesome specimens of humanity walk the earth than Malkin and Donahue. Especially that guy…most of the gay dudes I know don’t obsess so much over teh buttsexxor as he does.

By: billy pilgrim

billy pilgrim — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:57:38 +0000

You haven’t been paying attention, Flip.

By: FlipYrWhig

FlipYrWhig — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:45:05 +0000

This has to be the stupidest fucking shit I’ve ever seen happen in the world of blogs and politics.

By: Spokane Moderate

Spokane Moderate — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:32:57 +0000

Well, Salon reported that the Edwards campaign fired Amanda, but the Edwards campaign is apparently refusing to confirm it.

Understood. I just want to make the stakes clear. If they cut Amanda and Melissa loose, they can forget my support (and Edwards is definitely in the mix for me right now).

It’s a bit like a golf tournament. The old cliche is: you can’t win the tournament on Thursday, but you can lose it. If they won’t stand with the people they asked to work for them, I can’t stand with the Edwards campaign – and policy positions be damned.

By: ifthethunderdontgetyaÂ³Â²

ifthethunderdontgetyaÂ³Â² — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:31:49 +0000

I don’t think you could improve on “Get a brain, morans!”, a different brad.

By: a different brad

a different brad — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:03:40 +0000

Wow. It took under 5 minutes for Rick Moran to delete my comment calling him a childish dick. I guess it’s good to know that even after a few months he cares, and is watching.

By: Gavin M.

Gavin M. — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:03:34 +0000

Well, Salon reported that the Edwards campaign fired Amanda, but the Edwards campaign is apparently refusing to confirm it.

So, maybe 30% chance of not-fired, or however one can figure the odds.