Who should DNC present to the networks to analyze the Repub Convention?

[kentuck]

If left to the networks, they will choose Joe Lieberman or Zell Miller-type Democrats to analyze the Repubs. We need to have a small group of partisan Democrats that will be ready to go on the cable shows and respond to each Repub point. Who would you volunteer to be on the Democratic Response Team?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Howard Dean or Carville

two of the best bashers we've got

[lovedems]

2. Al Sharpton!

He would be the RNC's worst nightmare with his brilliant one-line analysis!

[livetohike]

3. Al Sharpton and Wes Clark

and Michael Moore.

[still_one]

4. No they will try to be fair and choose Alan Cholms

[blueblitzkrieg]

5. James Carville, Paul Begala nt

[DemWitch]

6. my line up

Mary Landrieu
Joe Lockhart
Barack Obama
Barney Frank
Harold Ford
Paul Begala
Molly Ivans

and the Big Dawg Himself...

Bill Clinton

[kentuck]

7. I would question your choice of Landrieu, Ford, and Clinton...

:shrug:

[Thrill]

9. Richard Holbrooke

and Robert Kennedy Jr

[DemWitch]

14. what's the question?

[kentuck]

16. The question is would they question the Bush regime?

Or would they be sitting in the middle and accomplishing nothing, as far as being a fair response to the Republican message?

[DemWitch]

23. my take

They would parse the speeches very well. Bill and Mary would would be very polite, and quietly point out inconsistancies in what was being said v. actions taken (or not taken). After that you'd have the clean up crew come in, Barney, Paul and Molly to skewer them, do a real Rove job, then at the end you'de have Joe, Barack and Harold to sweep up the mess and leave everyone with a positive "but this is what we would do as Democrats"...

See, you just can't assail someone and leave it at that. You have to be polite and point out their mistakes, giving them enough rope to hang themselves. Then yank it as hard as you can, hanging them with it. Then you need to leave the viewers with the "If we were in office this wouldn't have happened, that's why we are better, we care, etc.

I understand it's quite a politcal thing to do... but hey... sometimes telling someone to go fuck themselves (cheney themselves?), as much as you want to, is not the smart thing to do.

[kentuck]

28. My concern would be....

that a couple of them might agree with the Repub points....thereby shooting ourselves in the foot and other places.. :)

[greenbriar]

15. James Carville

has the stones to speak the truth

[Kazak]

8. Michael Moore

:evilgrin:

[thebigidea]

10. Franken, Garofalo, Krugman, Ivins, Conason

[lottie244]

11. Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Mrio Cuomo.

I'd be satisfied.

[Walt Starr]

12. My bet, they'll trot out Zell Miller

and the like.

[terrya]

13. Barney Frank is very good at this.

Smart, great with a sound bite. I'd add him to the Truth Squad!

[farmbo]

17. Obama, Dean and Wes Clarke...

...With Jim Carvelle, Al Sharpton and Jeananne Garafalo (sp) for color commentary.

[blueblitzkrieg]

20. Definitely Wes Clark...

He cleaned Tweety's clock night before last.

[leftofthedial]

18. Carville, Franken, Randi Rhodes

[gratuitous]

19. To quote the Big Dog's speech

Send me! Give me a minute, and I'll compile a list of other DUers who could provide rebuttal.

[LibDemAlways]

21. My Dem dream team would

include Kucinich, Boxer, Carville, Cleland, and Obama. The reality is they will trot out Zell, Lieberman, and Ed Koch, who'll spend their face time bashing the Dems while kissing repuke ass at every opportunity. If these guys are so enamored with repukes, they should have the guts to change their party affiliation.

[NewJeffCT]

22. My truth squad

1) Al Franken, Randi Rhodes & Janeane Garofalo from radio
2) James Carville from TV
3) Wes Clark & Al Sharpton as former presidential candidates
4) Molly Ivins, Joe Conason and somebody from the Center for American Progress from the print & online media area.
5) George Clooney & Ben Affleck from Hollywood.
6) Barack Obama, Frank Lautenberg, Dick Durban (sp?)& Hillary Clinton as other Democratic voices.

[DBoon]

24. Paul Krugman and Kevin Phillips

n/t

[graywarrior]

25. Ronnie Reagan

Jon Stewart.

[realFedUp]

26. Ebert and Roper

Well, at least they can dissect the bad acting....

[LWolf]

27. Sharpton.

I don't know about the rest, since I do very little listening to that sort of thing. How about a DU'er? :evilgrin:

I nominate Guy James.