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Rohirrim
10-24-2008, 11:16 AM
Ha! Let me warm my hands on this picture.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14891.html
The Repugs are going cannibal on each other. :rofl:
At his Northern Virginia headquarters, some McCain aides are already speaking of the campaign in the past tense. Morale, even among some of the heartiest and most loyal staffers, has plummeted. And many past and current McCain advisers are warring with each other over who led the candidate astray.
One well-connected Republican in the private sector was shocked to get calls and resumes in the past few days from what he said were senior McCain aides — a breach of custom for even the worst-off campaigns. ;D
Rohirrim
10-24-2008, 11:19 AM
“If you really want to see what ‘going negative’ is in politics, just watch the back-stabbing and blame game that we’re starting to see,” said Mark McKinnon, the ad man who left the campaign after McCain wrapped up the GOP primary. “And there’s one common theme: Everyone who wasn’t part of the campaign could have done better.”
“The cake is baked,” agreed a former McCain strategist. “We’re entering the finger-pointing and positioning-for-history part of the campaign. It’s every man for himself now.”
Ouch! :rofl:
Dan Schnur, a McCain communications adviser during his 2000 run and now a political analyst at the University of Southern California, said McCain should step in to halt the defeatism and self-serving leaks — an epidemic of incontinence — on his own team.
I really don't think it's fair to use the word "incontinence" when you're talking about McCain. Ha!
Rohirrim
10-24-2008, 11:26 AM
"You have half of the campaign saying Ayers is a major issue, and then the candidate out there saying he doesn’t care about a washed-up terrorist. You have McCain one day echoing Milton Friedman and the next day echoing FDR.”
Yikes!
TailgateNut
10-24-2008, 11:33 AM
It's turned into a "Chinese fire drill" for the McStain/ imPalin campaign. Every time the attempt to thro a boomerang, it comes back and smacks them in the head.;D
Dumb and Dumber!
Traveler
10-24-2008, 12:35 PM
Can it get any worse?
McCain Adviser Endorses Obama
The Wall Street Journal today rounds up the horde of prominent Republicans jumping ship to Barack Obama. Now one of John McCain's actual advisers has switched sides:
Charles Fried, a professor at Harvard Law School, has long been one of the most important conservative thinkers in the United States. Under President Reagan, he served, with great distinction, as Solicitor General of the United States. Since then, he has been prominently associated with several Republican leaders and candidates, most recently John McCain, for whom he expressed his enthusiastic support in January.
This week, Fried announced that he has voted for Obama-Biden by absentee ballot. In his letter to Trevor Potter, the General Counsel to the McCain-Palin campaign, he asked that his name be removed from the several campaign-related committees on which he serves. In that letter, he said that chief among the reasons for his decision "is the choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis."
TPM has the press releases touting Fried's presence on the McCain campaign.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/24/mccain-adviser-endorses-o_n_137590.html
Paladin
10-24-2008, 12:44 PM
Now is not the time to crow. There is a chance that some changes in the voting can take place. It is possible fo rMcCaion to wwin. He has not been eliminated. The ship jumpers are probably a bit premature.....
Rigs11
10-24-2008, 01:11 PM
Republican Former Mass. Governor Endorses Obama
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld joined other prominent Republicans endorsing Obama over GOP nominee John McCain in the campaign's final weeks
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, a Republican, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president on Friday, citing the senator's steady leadership, good judgment and ability to unify Democrats, Republicans and independents.
"Sen. Obama is a once-in-a-lifetime candidate who will transform our politics and restore America's standing in the world," Weld said in a statement.
"We need a president who will lead based on our common values and Sen. Obama demonstrates an ability to unite and inspire. Throughout this campaign I've watched his steady leadership through trying times and I'm confident he is the best candidate to move our country forward," he said.
Weld joined other prominent Republicans endorsing Obama over GOP nominee John McCain in the campaign's final weeks, including former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson and Scott McClellan, former press secretary to President Bush.
Last year, Weld came to New Hampshire to campaign for another former Massachusetts governor, Republican Mitt Romney, who ended his bid for the presidential nomination in February.
Weld was governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997. Before that, he was U.S. attorney for Massachusetts under President Reagan and was later led the criminal division of the Justice Department.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/24/republican-mass-governor-endorses-obama/
Paladin
10-24-2008, 01:19 PM
Those were all made before McCain went "native" against Bush. I would still not crow.
I do admit that it looks very good for Obama, but those darn machines are so tricky......
SJ Bronco
10-24-2008, 01:22 PM
http://stealthsoftball.org/images/dog_pile_paula.jpg
LMAO! everyone is piling on!
Traveler
10-24-2008, 01:23 PM
Those were all made before McCain went "native" against Bush. I would still not crow.
I do admit that it looks very good for Obama, but those darn machines are so tricky......
I agree with you. Not crowing in the slightest. Just shocked at how many folks are jumping ship.
Bronco Bob
10-24-2008, 06:35 PM
I agree with you. Not crowing in the slightest. Just shocked at how many folks are jumping ship.
Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary, announced Thursday that he is endorsing Barack Obama for president.
McClellan is the second former Bush administration official this week to come out in support of the Democratic presidential candidate.
Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell announced his endorsement last weekend.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/10/mcclellan-obama.html
Good. The more fratricide in the GOP, the better.
Now the Democrats need to do the same.
A pox on both parties!
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-24-2008, 06:53 PM
GOP Forms "Circular Firing Squad"
:thumbsup:
Let me know if you need any extra bullets, fellas!
El Minion
10-24-2008, 07:02 PM
Now is not the time to crow. There is a chance that some changes in the voting can take place. It is possible fo rMcCaion to wwin. He has not been eliminated. The ship jumpers are probably a bit premature.....
He would have to have the political equivalent of The Drive to win, and McCain is no Elway or Bill "Comeback Kid" Clinton.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5ieXw28ZUpg/SQJS4Nxx-3I/AAAAAAAAAbE/zv8o0VWbuj0/S1600-R/1024_mainchart.png
Rohirrim
10-24-2008, 08:11 PM
Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary, announced Thursday that he is endorsing Barack Obama for president.
McClellan is the second former Bush administration official this week to come out in support of the Democratic presidential candidate.
Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell announced his endorsement last weekend.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/10/mcclellan-obama.html
McClellan? You've got to be kidding me.
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-24-2008, 08:16 PM
Now is not the time to crow. There is a chance that some changes in the voting can take place. It is possible fo rMcCaion to wwin. He has not been eliminated. The ship jumpers are probably a bit premature.....
It's true that it's never over 'til the fat lady sings, but if McTwitch had any meaningful chance then the big GOP money men would be betting on him.
They're not.
No Cavalry Coming For McCain (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/22/politics/politico/main4538433.shtml)
Bronco Bob
10-24-2008, 10:38 PM
It's true that it's never over 'til the fat lady sings, but if McTwitch had any meaningful chance then the big GOP money men would be betting on him.
They're not.
No Cavalry Coming For McCain (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/22/politics/politico/main4538433.shtml)
Sort of ironic that the stock market crash wiped out the swift-boaters.
Maybe there is such a thing as karma.
“Donors just weren’t willing to give the money,” explains LaCivita.
“They were hurt badly in the market crash and they were always
concerned about how McCain would react.”
The timing of the financial crisis couldn’t have been worse for Republicans.
When Lehman Brothers went under on September 15, McCain was tied or
in the margin of error in national polls. But when his poll numbers fell along
with the stock market, wealthy conservatives saw little reason to invest
their shrunken holdings on what was far from a sure thing.
“Republican donors at the end of day aren’t stupid,” said another Republican
familiar with third-party activities this cycle. “They’re not going to throw
good money after bad news.”
BroncoBuff
10-24-2008, 11:07 PM
These poor GOP bastards ... the party is definitely over for them :~ohyah!:
Funny story ... I was walking downtown here a couple afternoons ago, and there was a small group of Dave Reichert guys closing up their little stand where they were passing out flyers (a la Lyndon LaRouche).
Anyway, Dave Reichert is the prototype Bush Cowboy-Congressman, the worst kind of lock-step GOP lemming. Forget McCain's "90%", Reichert is a 100-percenter Busher. He beat Democrat Darcy Burner by a very small margin in 2006, but trails her now by 6-8% (she is pretty cute btw).
So I strike up a conversation with these guys, "Burner is really tying your guy to Bush in the TV ads, huh?" One guy shoots back, "we're all done here for today." But of course I don't let it end there, "you guys have any examples where Reichert has voted outside the GOP?" The younger guy spins around and snaps, "WE'RE FINISHED HERE FOR TODAY!"
:~ohyah!:
BroncoBuff
10-24-2008, 11:09 PM
http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060905/060905_reichertburner_hmed_12p.hmedium.jpg
There you go ... Dave "Party's Over" Reichert, and Darcy Burner. LOL
I'm kinda reminded of what happened to the Dems in 1980 and 1984. Totally crushed to goo.
Then they shaped up, tossed aside the McGovern/Carter/Kennedy era, picked Bill Clinton, and got the WH back. 'Course, he kinda screwed up in his 1st couple years by tacking too far left and handed Congress to the GOP for the rest of his Presidency, but he proved that even Dems can learn from their mistakes.
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-24-2008, 11:14 PM
W*GS: Master of the bad analogy. :oyvey:
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-24-2008, 11:17 PM
These poor GOP bastards ... the party is definitely over for them :~ohyah!:
Funny story ... I was walking downtown here a couple afternoons ago, and there was a small group of Dave Reichert guys closing up their little stand where they were passing out flyers (a la Lyndon LaRouche).
Anyway, Dave Reichert is the prototype Bush Cowboy-Congressman, the worst kind of lock-step GOP lemming. Forget McCain's "90%", Reichert is a 100-percenter Busher. He beat Democrat Darcy Burner by a very small margin in 2006, but trails her now by 6-8% (she is pretty cute btw).
So I strike up a conversation with these guys, "Burner is really tying your guy to Bush in the TV ads, huh?" One guy shoots back, "we're all done here for today." But of course I don't let it end there, "you guys have any examples where Reichert has voted outside the GOP?" The younger guy spins around and snaps, "WE'RE FINISHED HERE FOR TODAY!"
:~ohyah!:
ROFL!
Can't help but notice how a lot of republican candidates are trying to conceal their party affiliation, e.g., the ballot says "GOP Party" instead of "Republican."
BroncoBuff
10-24-2008, 11:24 PM
ROFL!
Can't help but notice how a lot of republican candidates are trying to conceal their party affiliation, e.g., the ballot says "GOP Party" instead of "Republican."
Man, you are right on board with more Washington State politics there. Our State Supreme Court six weeks ago okayed Republican gubernatorial challenger Dino Rossi to put "GOP" on the ballot instead of "Republican."
Any of you guys remember the Dino Rossi vs. Christine Gregoire Washington governor race in 2004? Made Bush-Gore look like a landslide. Three recounts, the second of which had Gregoire leading - state wide - by 23 votes. That's "twenty-three" votes. The difference in the last recount was just over 100 and she won.
Now they're too close to call again. Might wanna watch that one on the 4th.
BroncoBuff
10-24-2008, 11:27 PM
How so?
I'll tell you 'how so,' he meant the overall picture. That's just the Reagan-Mondale map. The House of Representatives was still Democrat-controlled, remember? Tip O'Neill Speaker of the House?
What we're talking about here is a tsunami SO huge, that even a GOP backlash tsunami in 2010 won't be able to give them back either chamber of Congress ... the majorities will be too great this time.
No sir, this is a near-guaranteed Democrat WH and bi-cameral majority until at least 2012. Get used to it.
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-24-2008, 11:27 PM
Man, you are right on board with more Washington State politics there. Our State Supreme Court six weeks ago okayed Republican gubernatorial challenger Dino Rossi to put "GOP" on the ballot instead of "Republican."
Any of you guys remember the Dino Rossi vs. Christine Gregoire Washington governor race in 2004? Made Bush-Gore look like a landslide. Three recounts, the second of which had Gregoire leading - state wide - by 23 votes. That's "twenty-three" votes. The difference in the last recount was just over 100 and she won.
Now they're too close to call again. Might wanna watch that one on the 4th.
Yep.
I remember reading about the Rossi "GOP Party" thing.
I was laughing my ass off. Ha!
Let's hope the rethugs don't get their hooks into WA, eh?
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-24-2008, 11:35 PM
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TailgateNut
10-25-2008, 06:20 AM
It's just too bad that these people didn't come to the conclusion that Bush was a complete disaster in the making back in 04. Just think of how much of the damage we could have avoided had they not stolen the election.
I still hope that he is impeached and tried after his term is over.
I'll tell you 'how so,' he meant the overall picture. That's just the Reagan-Mondale map. The House of Representatives was still Democrat-controlled, remember? Tip O'Neill Speaker of the House?
What we're talking about here is a tsunami SO huge, that even a GOP backlash tsunami in 2010 won't be able to give them back either chamber of Congress ... the majorities will be too great this time.
No sir, this is a near-guaranteed Democrat WH and bi-cameral majority until at least 2012. Get used to it.
It's funny how left-wingers supposedly object to concentrations of power when it comes to the economy, but when it comes to politics, the potential for a near-monopoly on power has them licking their chops. Reminds me of Republicans...
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-25-2008, 06:33 AM
It's just too bad that these people didn't come to the conclusion that Bush was a complete disaster in the making back in 04. Just think of how much of the damage we could have avoided had they not stolen the election.
I still hope that he is impeached and tried after his term is over.
Yep.
Where are all those self-righteous right-wing a$$holes from '04 now?
(Besides W*GS - he's present and accounted for.)
LABF, you really need some help to deal with your pathological need to lie.
What's your problem?
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-25-2008, 06:39 AM
W*GS needs some serious professional help with his projection problem.
The current election is, in large part, a referendum on eight years of lies (lies W*GS has defended and co-signed every step of the way.)
Rohirrim
10-25-2008, 06:43 AM
I'll tell you 'how so,' he meant the overall picture. That's just the Reagan-Mondale map. The House of Representatives was still Democrat-controlled, remember? Tip O'Neill Speaker of the House?
What we're talking about here is a tsunami SO huge, that even a GOP backlash tsunami in 2010 won't be able to give them back either chamber of Congress ... the majorities will be too great this time.
No sir, this is a near-guaranteed Democrat WH and bi-cameral majority until at least 2012. Get used to it.
James Carville (who admittedly goes over the top on occasion) is calling this a complete sweep to the scale of 1932; A total repudiation of the entire Republican Party and everything they stand for.
TailgateNut
10-25-2008, 06:47 AM
[QUOTE=L.A. BRONCOS FAN;2140036]Yep.
Where are all those self-righteous right-wing a$$holes from '04 now?
QUOTE]
They are all libertarians NOW. (and say they were libs in 04) Not man enough to stand up and admit they voted for the ****wad in 00 and 04. ( too bad the search engine wont allow us to find posts from 04.
TailgateNut
10-25-2008, 06:49 AM
A total repudiation of the entire Republican Party and everything they stand for.
They infected our country and must be erradicated. A total lack of concern for the country as a whole.
W*GS needs some serious professional help with his projection problem.
Any more, when you write, you lie. For example:
The current election is, in large part, a referendum on eight years of lies (lies W*GS has defended and co-signed every step of the way.)
Nope. Since you've never been able to point to a single post of mine, ever, that has "defended and co-signed" anything the GOP and/or Bush has done, you're simply lying. Again.
What is your problem with the truth, anyway?
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-25-2008, 06:54 AM
( too bad the search engine wont allow us to find posts from 04.
I just got done reading a few old threads from '04.
A few minutes on some of those threads, and you could compile quite the "where are they now?" list of self-righteous Bush lemmings. ;)
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-25-2008, 06:56 AM
LMAO, as always, @ W*GS doing his impression of Peter denying Christ.
:laugh:
Yep - another post about me from LABF, and another lie.
You need help, son.
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-25-2008, 06:58 AM
They infected our country and must be erradicated. A total lack of concern for the country as a whole.
+1 :thumbsup:
I hope they go the way of the Whigs.
Maybe the few real conservatives left in America can form a new party that reflects their traditional values.
L.A. BRONCOS FAN
10-25-2008, 07:00 AM
Yep - what am I thinking?
No one here on the Mane has ever busted W*GS for covering Bush's flank.
It's all in our minds.
You're using the Goebbels-ian "big lie" technique, and you know it, LABF.
Neither you nor anyone else has ever pointed out a single post of mine that has "defended and co-signed" anything the GOP and/or Bush has done. Ever.
You can't put up, so shut up.