Through no more than the most meagre fault of their own at best, and through no brilliant strokes on the part of the Dems either, really…
• Hurricane Gustav comes roaring in and causes them to tamp down and virtually cancel the first day of the Republican convention
• That prompts the newsfolks to remind anyone who’d forgotten it, all about Katrina and heckuva job Brownie.
• [del]But the Republicans move to act compassionately and somberly in the face of this Category 5 disaster so at least they can demonstrate that they care[/del] or rather they would have except that Gustav more or less wandered off and did very little.
• News media, deprived of Gustav horrors to spray all across page 1, give a fair amount of attention to Sarah Palin’s daughter’s pregnancy, plus the metastory about whether or not this story will have any political fallout to speak of for the Republican ticket.
• And that, in turn, leads them to include a few more mentions of Troopergate than they might otherwise have done, and at least a few mutterings to the effect that the McCain ticket is floundering and failing to define itself.
well, OK, their politics dismay me enough that I’m mostly gleefully watching all this, but at least a little part of me feels sorry for them for just not being able to catch a break…
Just when I think you couldn’t get more pathetic, you do. Well done. I hope you’ve managed to get yourself a good meal by now after that stale bread and water diet you’ve been on because of New Orleans.:rolleyes:
I didn’t make any grandiose claims that I’d refrain from celebration, unlike the Republicans who did, then didn’t follow through on. It’s rather hilarious that you take such great offense to posting a link to a news report, though.
Moderator’s Warning:Magellan01, this is out of line for the forum. No personal insults or else take it to the Pit; you know better.
Moderator’s Note: That said, I don’t really see much of a debate here, or much chance of one developing, so as of now I am moving this from Great Debates to the BBQ Pit.
Don’t feel too sorry for us, AHunter3. It’s true that things haven’t exactly been going swimmingly for us lately, but it’s shaping up to be a much closer race than you might think and you just might find yourself congratulating us in a couple of months instead…should you be able to rise to the occasion and do so.
Do not pity. Show no mercy, for it is sure you will receive none. Such is the mentality one needs to face the GOP and its smear machine. I used not to feel this way, back when the GOP actually had some morals and integrity (that would be pre-Reagan).
I sure wish those GOP people would care about hurricanes when there isn’t a convention scheduled. But their “response” to it was such a typically “compassionately conservative” (sorry, I still can’t say that phrase without chuckling) one: express concern, sympathy and the desire to help, all while making a futile and impractical gesture that means nothing in the end. Oh, and actually do nothing to truly effect the problem–but it sure looks good! I feel warm and fuzzy all over…
It does look like media coverage at this point has moved more to topics of which the Republicans would approve. I do not wish you good luck, but may the race elect the better candidate.
It’s clearly a sign that God favors the Democrats. After all, God starts with a G, and so does Gustav, and whenever a hurricane hits the Gulf Coast it’s an incarnation of God’s will. Yes, I am certain of this.
Here’s what the Republicans did to a certain John McCain in 2000:
The battle between Bush and McCain for South Carolina has entered American political lore as one of the nastiest, dirtiest, and most brutal ever.
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Bush allied himself on stage with a marginal and controversial veterans activist named J. Thomas Burch, who accused McCain of having “abandoned the veterans” on POW/MIA and Agent Orange issues: “He came home from Vietnam and forgot us.”
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McCain ran ads accusing Bush of lying and comparing the governor to Bill Clinton, which Bush complained was “about as low a blow as you can give in a Republican primary.”
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An unidentified party began a semi-underground smear campaign against McCain, delivered by push polls, faxes, e-mails, flyers, audience plants, and the like. These claimed most famously that he had fathered a black child out of wedlock
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During a break in a debate, Bush put his hand on McCain’s arm and reiterated that he had no involvement in the attacks; McCain replied, “Don’t give me that shit. And take your hands off me.”
You know, I’m not a fan of Republican politics by any means, but every time I catch a glimpse of TV news I am really stunned by how anti-Republican it really is. Am I just missing the anti-Obama stuff, or is it really all that bad?
That piece wasn’t journalism, it was just tabloid/trash media that served no purpose whatsoever other than to drum up false outrage. Some lobbyists threw some parties. Like that never happens on the Democratic side? Bizarre.
