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Re: Guest Voice: News Flash to Jimmy Carter: You are No Longer President

Pyronite — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:09:25 -0000

Yet another article that ignores the advice of Brent Scowcroft, Lee Hamilton and Colin Powell.

It's all about Jimmy Carter, I guess. Can't bash him quite as strongly if you point out how other respected individuals agree with his approach.

Re: ‘Obamania Sweeps France’

Pyronite — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:40:36 -0000

It must be old following sites just so you can bash a candidate, eh Marlowecan?

Re: Twisting the Truth: Hillary, the Popular Vote, and Clintonian Ethics

Pyronite — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:33:12 -0000

I'm glad to see that we're taking our democratic cues from the great nation of Haiti. Maybe next time we'll have TWO people on the ballot, and one can even go on tv!

Re: The Hillary And The Hare

Pyronite — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:10:14 -0000

There is no finish line in site for Tortoise Clinton.

Re: Randi Rhodes at it again: calls Clinton voters “white trash”

Pyronite — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:06:40 -0000

So what we have: Randi Rhodes believes that "white trash" characterizes the older, less educated Clinton supporters, while Gov. Ed Rendell believes that "kool-aid drinkers" characterizes the younger, more educated Obama supporters.

This isn't coming from "those in the tank for Obama," it's coming from a woman named Randi Rhodes. Likewise, don't presume that Rendell's comments speak for all of "those in the tank for Clinton."

Re: McCain’s Integrity

Pyronite — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:52:58 -0000

Ahh, what could be better for a politician to do than to have someone else do their dirty work while they get to look like they have some integrity.

Not that John McCain doesn't mean what he's saying in his press release, just that it is politically advisable for him to follow this path. As Balloon Juice states:

Step 1: GOP wingnut (is that redundant?) says something offensive, writes a nasty editorial, creates a vicious radio or tv spot.

Step 2: Ad receives widespread coverage and national attention.

Step 3: McCain condemns the ad/editorial/whatever.

Step 4: Chris Matthews and other bobbleheads in the media show off their man-crush for McCain while praising his integrity AND showing the offending ad/editorial on national television.

Re: Ohiovania and Pennsylhio

Pyronite — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:07:25 -0000

They're not older, though. :-P

Clinton will take Kentucky handily and I wager that Obama will have a slight edge in Indiana.

Re: Clinton Pennsylvania Victory Means Democrats Split Could Deepen (Analysis And Roundup)

Pyronite — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:42:28 -0000

Superdestroyer:
I like how he loses one race on April 23, 2008, in which none of those things were even mentioned, in which Hillary Clinton holds many of the same beliefs, yet you still assign blame to those things.

Lame.

Re: David Gergen: The longer this goes on, the more likely Obama or Clinton will be forced into VP slot

Pyronite — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:48:08 -0000

I love Gergen, but I also like Toobin. Maybe it's something with -en/-ins in my case.

Re: Will Hillary Go Willingly After Pennsylvania?

Pyronite — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:00:25 -0000

Hillary wouldn't (and in my opinion shouldn't) quit after PA. If she's going to drop out, she should do it after NC and Indiana, where she is likely to lose both (and NC resoundingly).

It will be both better for her own personal ambition and better for the political party if she bows out at a truly low point with Obama having the momentum, not this "she didn't win big enough" stuff. If NC and IN were not so close to this date, I may feel otherwise, but that is not the case.

Re: Disenfranchised by Banality

Pyronite — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:03:16 -0000

It is true that Clinton holds a greater chance of winning New York (as you would expect), but OBAMA actually holds a greater chance of winning California than does Clinton.

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

Look on the right-hand side at the graphic that aggregates CA general election polling. Obama polls 9.7, .5 ahead of Clinton (at .5).

Re: The Bushed Generation

Pyronite — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:22:58 -0000

Chris,
I love how Sen. Clinton makes that statement without even blinking an eye. Perhaps practicing such unabashed hypocrisy is why only she and McCain pass the "Commander in Chief threshold."

Re: Why Obama Will Win In Pennsylvania

Pyronite — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:42:27 -0000

Clinton is more electable because she says so. It's not the polls, it's not the primaries... it's because she says so. This is her argument. Oh, and DWSUWF says so too. Does that about summarize things?

The suggestion that Obama obstructed a revote in Michigan is inane. Perhaps Obama supporters in the state legislature pushed in that direction, but since when have Presidential candidates the power to obstruct a state's primary? Beyond the point at which Obama and Clinton both agreed that Michigan and Florida would not count, that is.

It's worth pointing out that Obama stood a lot more to gain from holding a revote. He was and still is polling even with Hillary Clinton in the state of Michigan. Had a revote taken place, Clinton apologists wouldn't have the opportunity to put on the false act that we see DWSUWF doing in these comments, because the disparity in votes and delegates would be absolutely insignificant.

Re: Pennsylvania Undecided Voters Likely To Break For Clinton Who Leads 3 To 5% In New Polls

Pyronite — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:58:34 -0000

At this point, anything less than a home run for Obama can be construed as a victory for Clinton.

I believe that if she wins by five points the line will be that she still "managed to pull it out" with lip service to Obama's previous deficit in the state.

Re: Neil From Buffalo Makes a Confession

Pyronite — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:22:27 -0000

It's called reporting. Personal anecdotes are used to symbolize and humanize larger trends.

No partisanship about it, unless it's something you do not wish to hear.

Re: Zogby Post-Debate Poll: Clinton Opens Up Small Lead In Pennsylvania

Pyronite — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:59:14 -0000

I don't trust Zogby. They have been pretty inaccurate throughout the primaries, as evidenced by this survey of prior results:
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/03/pollster...

That said, I expect the margin of victory to be more than 4 percent for Clinton. It will be a major disappointment for her if it is not.

Re: Baracky: The Movie (NOW SHOWING!)

Pyronite — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:15:55 -0000

This is a good one!

Re: “Screw ‘Em”; or, Hillary’s Hypocrisy

Pyronite — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:01:34 -0000

What did you expect, cookies?

Re: AP Photographer: Jailed In Iraq For Two Years…

Pyronite — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:14:36 -0000

RE: Marlowe and Tully

"AP is self-serving."

First: what does the AP mention have to do with Bilal Hussein's innocence? The AP conspiracy suggestions make you sound like Michelle Malkin. (Fitting that I now see you link to her later in the post. There is your first mistake.)

Bilal Hussein may be in Iraq, but "innocent until proven guilty" is not just a funny ideal for here in America.

"Bilal Hussein was released as part of a general amnesty."

Wrong. Bilal Hussein was released through judicial amnesty; an Iraqi judicial council found him effectively innocent of (or unsubstantiated in being charged with) all accusations:
http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2008/0...

"He was captured by American troops in a raid, not on journalists, but on an al-Qaeda safe house."

Wrong. Is this the kind of stuff that passes for justice these days?

Your statement does not even jive with official military statements: he wasn't "captured" in an "al Qaeda safe house," it was at his OWN house, which he voluntarily let U.S. military personnel use, wherein they found what was believed to be suspicious material. Again, for a source -- and not Michelle Malkin:

"Hussein, an Iraqi who lives in the western Anbar province city of Ramadi, has been held without charge by the U.S. military since April 2006, when bomb parts and insurgent propaganda were found in his house after the U.S. military asked to use it as an observation post during an operation."
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/19/photo...

"but you forgot to mention he was with two known Al Qaeda members in that apartment when he was caught"

Again: an absolute fabrication. See above.

"He had a remarkable ability to capture photographs of al-Qaeda victims during or immediately after their execution."

...Out of Hussein's body of work, only 37 photos show insurgents or people who could be insurgents, Lyon said. "The vast majority of the 420 images show the aftermath or the results of the conflict -- blown up houses, wounded people, dead people, street scenes," he said.

Only four photos show the wreckage of still-burning U.S. military vehicles.
http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/wn_...

"Of course, AP's defense was that Bilal "just happened" to be there..."

Are you sure that you are an American?

You're willing to lobby for the detention of a man for two+ years who has had no evidence presented against him and nothing but speculative statements such as these "incriminating" him.

The military no longer considers him a threat in any way (after more than two years in jail) and the best you can STILL do is to come here and propagate misinformation.

The guy might be guilty, but without a shred of evidence, and with a bunch of "quality" hearsay of the type that Marlowe and Tully are here trying to pawn off, it doesn't seem to matter if he is innocent until proven guilty. It seems people have already made up their mind.

And honestly, it almost sounds like you want him guilty because the pictures involved offend you.

Re: Jig’s Up Hillary: Bruce Defends Barack

Pyronite — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:10:40 -0000

It was ripped out of context, Marlowecan. When you read Obama's full response, it is clear that he is laying the blame on both political parties for causing voters to turn a blind eye towards economic promises on the stump. They are more likely to turn into single-issue (guns, anti-illegal immigration, anti-trade) voters when they believe the wider issues will never be addressed.

I'm still not totally sure what you're saying, though. Is it okay to take Obama out of context because you believe Obama took McCain out of context? Are you saying that Springsteen is right and it's wrong to take Obama out of context, just like it was wrong to take McCain out of context? Or are you just looking to take a potshot without having to put down a coherent viewpoint?

Re: Obama Closes The Gap In Pennsylvania: An Interview With a Keystone State Political Pro

Pyronite — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:34:36 -0000

Elrod, you stole the words out of my mouth. Great interview!

Re: Gallup Daily Tracking: Obama’s 11% Lead Over Clinton Biggest All Year

Pyronite — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:39:15 -0000

"Also, as any good conservative knows, one must always disregard polls. They invariably overpoll progressives and those on the left, and underpoll conservatives and those on the right."

Yeah -- like Karl Rove having the math on NPR, right?

I'm not sure what you're talking about, but if you believe it along with the "good conservatives" you cite, I invite you to study up on the topic.

Re: Room for a leap of faith

Pyronite — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:39:28 -0000

And the crazies come out to comment.

Re: Gallup Daily: Obama Support Holding Despite Small-Town “Bitter” Flap

Pyronite — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:11:11 -0000

Interesting (and good to see) when TalkLeft comes out against the ARG poll. Big Tent Democrat is a very outspoken Clinton supporter.

Re: A Postcard From Small-Town Pennsylvania

Pyronite — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:16:08 -0000

81% of Americans believe that their country is headed in the wrong direction. Cynicism towards the political realm and of the government is high. "It's not going to change anything anyway" is a familiar refrain. What's the opposite of Congress? Progress.

I'm not sure how you can say Americans aren't bitter. They have every reason to be bitter. What's really at issue is a certain kind of political correctness that won't allow commentators to acknowledge the word "bitter."

Bitter
bit·ter
Pronunciation:
\ˈbi-tər\
Function:
adjective
3: Cynical and resentful