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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:19 PM Original message |
I thought Stephanopoulis today was heavily invested in McCain being "right" about the surge |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Nothing new from George S. He's no longer a credible journalist. nt |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
2. Obama should also credit the complex and changing political sitch in Iraq, too. |
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JBoris (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Every time Obama gets the "surge" question he IMO should talk about oversimplification... |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. close, but no cigar....no DEFENSE---OFFENSE---see post #8 |
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JBoris (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. That isn't defense, it's attacking from a defensive position, |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. it doesn't work. it's been proven psychologically that people don't respond |
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JBoris (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. If you repeat the truth often enough, it absolutely does work. It is simply too cynical to |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. NO. it doesn't. to repeat the truth, you have to repeat the LIE first. |
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JBoris (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Look it up where? |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. there's this thing called.......uh...googe! |
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JBoris (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Thanks for the sarcasm, but |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. sorry for that, but I am, unfortunately, by nature composed of 98 percent sarcastic DNA. |
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JBoris (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. Thanks, I'll see if I can find it. |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. ABC doesn't want to talk about the bigger news that Bush is following Obama policies |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Woodward's Book Is Due Out Tomorrow |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. You're right. That will change the discussion. nt. |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. re: Surge - Obama Was Right/McSame Wrong |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hmmm . . . .Just like Brokaw vs Biden on Meet the Press. . . |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. he didn't take it nearly far enough, but it's a start. see post #8 |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. he should REFUSE to address that question and FILIBUSTER about how WRONG MCCain was |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. oh yeah....and how McCain LIES all the time about Iraq, and everything else..give examples |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. He actually did do a bit of that and did a good job of it too. |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. the key is not directly answering questions like that, which puts him on the defensive. |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. EXACTLY. You swat this down by questioning McCain's judgement. |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. there's video on youtube (Daily show has it, too) saying the war would be EASY |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
12. No one is swayed by the Sunday AM shows any more |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. I re-instituted my boycott of |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well, it should be off the table soon since O'Rielly |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
20. Shortie is a republican fellow traveler. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I think he just follows his marching orders which he was doing today as well. |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
22. Well, that's why they chose ABC to rollout Product Palin, after all. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. McCain on Face the Nation today also pledged Palin would appear there. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. Stephanopoulous is a shill. I like how his panel claimed that McCain is the one with a proven |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
26. His other straw man today was which candidate would break with their party more |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. What happened was G.S. started out asking questions about 'change' |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. If you watched the (too brief) cut-away |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. This is your second OP dissing Obama's performance on "This Week" |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. How pathetic. |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. People believe what they want to believe. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. He always has been a McCain shill...... |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. Now that George S. has a few bucks in his pocket he's afraid |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
39. This is the one weak point from Obama |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
41. Stop watching TV |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Republicans watch tv programs though. |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. It works as a solution |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
45. so was brokaw.....meme |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
46. I think Obama did really well against it. And I agree with you that GS seemed very biased. |
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gblady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
47. he was like.... |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-07-08 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
48. too bad |
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