tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post8146160634847050110..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Democrats Use Supercommittee As Cash MachineAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22750139190710838842011-08-15T18:49:05.231-04:002011-08-15T18:49:05.231-04:00DUQ, We can become the early boosters of the Damon...DUQ, We can become the early boosters of the Damon for President campaign! :-)<br /><br />We could even organize a PAC and then use the money on booze!<br /><br />Oooh, I'm liking this!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88765068981413733182011-08-15T18:36:11.053-04:002011-08-15T18:36:11.053-04:00We should do a draft Matt Damon campaign!We should do a draft Matt Damon campaign!DUQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-7290921182849427442011-08-15T17:54:41.831-04:002011-08-15T17:54:41.831-04:00T-Rav, I'd rather see someone who could cause ...T-Rav, I'd rather see someone who could cause more chaos -- like Hillary. But I'll take Damon! Anybody with some charisma, some money and some name recognition would be great.... as compared to the usual Ralph Nader run (yawn).AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43202952854911906202011-08-15T17:51:45.650-04:002011-08-15T17:51:45.650-04:00To quote the philosophers at Team America: MATT DA...To quote the philosophers at Team America: MATT DAAAMMMOOOONNNNN!!!!<br /><br />Anyway, if a primary challenge by Damon would add to the turmoil among to the Democrats, then I agree, they're welcome to it.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-35126916784774131112011-08-15T16:41:57.172-04:002011-08-15T16:41:57.172-04:00Unfortunately, he can do a lot of damage every day...Unfortunately, he can do a lot of damage every day he remains in power. So let's hope his days are numbered and we get a solid conservative in 2012 who is willing to undo the damage Obama has done rather than just stopping further damage.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39086359391998864362011-08-15T16:38:47.563-04:002011-08-15T16:38:47.563-04:00I think I just straight out fear 4 more years of O...I think I just straight out fear 4 more years of Obama-style "leadership" fro the US. <br />Heck, I fear 2 more years...rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8030563591686632832011-08-15T16:33:26.268-04:002011-08-15T16:33:26.268-04:00rlaWTX, I am by nature cautious and know never to ...rlaWTX, I am by nature cautious and know never to count chickens before they are hatched, grown and in the frying pan... but the evidence is overwhelming that he's lost the one thing he needs to save himself: the willingness of people to listen to him.<br /><br />Without that, he can't turn this around.<br /><br />As we get into the race, the polls will tighten, they always do. But if I had to put money on it, I would bet on a landslide right now.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82055864356401301152011-08-15T16:31:08.209-04:002011-08-15T16:31:08.209-04:00Bev, This sounds like the type of wishful thinking...Bev, This sounds like the type of wishful thinking that self-described moderates (who are really leftists and don't know it) come up with... "if we only had direct democracy then we could get rid of the parties and our politicians would fix everything."<br /><br />It's childish, utopian thinking that thinks that everyone believes the same thing and it would all work out if we just agreed what to do, but a few evil people with money somehow stop the world from being perfect. It's idiocy.<br /><br />Here's the lin: <a href="http://www.americanselect.org/" rel="nofollow">LINK</a>AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49297069611542075402011-08-15T16:22:25.372-04:002011-08-15T16:22:25.372-04:00I have this deep seated fear that, despite all of ...I have this deep seated fear that, despite all of these bad polls and generally unhappiness about Obama, he'll pull it off.rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54590688498649500972011-08-15T16:19:18.696-04:002011-08-15T16:19:18.696-04:00FYI - There's a new movement in afoot. This g...FYI - There's a new movement in afoot. This group is advocating doing away with party politic system and conventions by fielding their own candidate chosen directly by "the people" in an online convention.<br /><br />http://www.americanselect.org/ <br /><br />As I see it they are just forming a third party that is entirely online.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44623437193110731672011-08-15T16:02:19.967-04:002011-08-15T16:02:19.967-04:00Bev, That's how I interpret T-Rav and Matt Dam...Bev, That's how I interpret T-Rav and Matt Damon's Ego. And I agree, run Forrest... er, Damon, run!!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62502697662947583112011-08-15T15:59:07.781-04:002011-08-15T15:59:07.781-04:00Actually, I misunderstood. Someone wants Damon to...Actually, I misunderstood. Someone wants Damon to RUN against Obama in the primary? That kind of makes me laugh. Damon hasn't even played a President in a movie yet! But, run Damon run!BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-79395511890080546842011-08-15T15:40:01.554-04:002011-08-15T15:40:01.554-04:00Bev, I think it would still be a disaster. If he ...Bev, I think it would still be a disaster. If he did his job too well, then he would tear Obama apart because Obama has no real ability to defend himself orally. But if he went soft on Obama, then people would feel like it was all a gimmick designed to make Obama look good and they would be pretty upset.<br /><br />It's kind of a no-win scenario.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69940056494302340512011-08-15T15:36:55.998-04:002011-08-15T15:36:55.998-04:00T-Rav - The same people who would listen to Obama ...T-Rav - The same people who would listen to Obama will be the same ones who care what Matt Damon thinks. So having him shill for Obama will probably have a net-zero effect.<br /><br /><b>[No offense to Matt Damon's Ego] </b>BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50667245226170139242011-08-15T15:34:14.726-04:002011-08-15T15:34:14.726-04:00Matt, Be my guest. Heck, I'll send you $5 if ...Matt, Be my guest. Heck, I'll send you $5 if you promise to run in the general election no matter what happens! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-60569991056283952382011-08-15T15:19:48.281-04:002011-08-15T15:19:48.281-04:00Matt Damon would make the greatest president ever....Matt Damon would make the greatest president ever. He's fought terrorists and was smarter than everyone at Harvard and and and stuff.Matt Damon's Egonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-18759867740161514642011-08-15T15:17:18.492-04:002011-08-15T15:17:18.492-04:00T-Rav, I think they're great too. Obama is in...T-Rav, I think they're great too. Obama is in serious trouble. And he has an impossible choice -- try to reach out to the middle to get voters (who aren't listening) and turn off his base.... or appease his base and turn off the middle. He really has turned himself into a man without any support.<br /><br />On the primary challenge, I'd heard that several leftists are calling for it and a couple are considering it. They are quite upset at Obama. Ha ha!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39436513420843683812011-08-15T15:14:23.480-04:002011-08-15T15:14:23.480-04:00Andrew, I saw those numbers! That's awesome!
...Andrew, I saw those numbers! That's awesome!<br /><br />Bev, I wonder though how many of those are people who don't think Obama's been left-wing enough. If there's chatter about recruiting Matt Damon to primary him, well...T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16796493880545629412011-08-15T15:13:54.691-04:002011-08-15T15:13:54.691-04:00Bev, 41% in New York is amazing! I honestly can&#...Bev, 41% in New York is amazing! I honestly can't see how he can get re-elected. This isn't a one time dip in his numbers, this is the end result of a long steady decline, like a ski slope. I actually think the length of time these numbers have remained so low shows that people have completely turned on him and won't go back.<br /><br />On the lobbyist thing, they did parse it, but I can't remember what they said. I think they ended up making a distinction between his "personal staff" and "White House staff" and then they re-defined "lobbyist" to exclude the types of lobbyists he had hired.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-23364805178439628882011-08-15T15:08:38.069-04:002011-08-15T15:08:38.069-04:00Andrew - NY his poll numbers are down to 41% and t...Andrew - NY his poll numbers are down to 41% and that's Liberal NY!<br /><br />Also, you said "Do you remember Obama's promise not to employ lobbyists? That didn't last 5 minutes, but liberals still repeat it like it's true."<br /><br />Trust me, if the Dems in Congress were called on this, they will parse it out that "OBAMA said he wouldn't employ lobbyists, but he never said WE shouldn't!" In other words, Obama wouldn't, so he just sent the lobbyists over to his friends in Congress with a note pinned to their lapels "Please use gently as I will want them back by 2012" Or "...as soon as no one is paying attention..."BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-48641306505998414212011-08-15T14:56:33.489-04:002011-08-15T14:56:33.489-04:00BTW, I don't know if anyone saw this, but Obam...BTW, I don't know if anyone saw this, but Obama has hit a new low in the polls according to Gallup -- 39% approve, 54% disapprove.<br /><br />Wow!<br /><br />And that's Gallup, which is usually +5% for leftists.<br /><br />I think his re-election prospects are close to 0% at this point.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-56717459065079772802011-08-15T14:02:25.637-04:002011-08-15T14:02:25.637-04:00Ed, Thanks! True too. It definitely has the doub...Ed, Thanks! True too. It definitely has the double connotation and I think it's more important that it shields their supporters from the truth than it shields the Democrats from the public (though both functions are important). But their primary concern these days is to keep their own followers blind and stupid.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-63268733027941605902011-08-15T14:01:14.428-04:002011-08-15T14:01:14.428-04:00Ed, True, that is a form of "society made me ...Ed, True, that is a form of "society made me do it." And you hear that a lot, particularly from liberals talking about street crime... "how they avoid getting pulled into crime when everyone around them is doing it?" Liberals are sheep.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-30391516857007533142011-08-15T13:53:02.665-04:002011-08-15T13:53:02.665-04:00DUQ & Andrew, "Shields" is the perfe...DUQ & Andrew, "Shields" is the perfect word. That's what the MSM does. It shield the Democrats from the public and it shields rank and film Democrats from having to know the truth.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-75350542632346398802011-08-15T13:51:59.866-04:002011-08-15T13:51:59.866-04:00Andrew, the "everybody does it" argument...Andrew, the "everybody does it" argument is really popular among liberals because it excuses all personal responsibility and puts the blame on society. I can absolutely see liberals making that argument if Becerra is exposed by the MSM -- a huge IF if ever there was one.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.com