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| 2008-02-20 |
| Pugnacious Surrogates, Milquetoast Candidates Jim Geraghty, National Review Hmm. Instead of Hillary's pretty empty non-concession speech last night, maybe the cable news networks should have shown her opening act: Early in his speech, Tom Buffenbarger [president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers] asked, "So now we have a decision to make. Will we rely on the Harvard Law Review editor? The silver-tongued orator from Kansas, Hawaii and Illinois? The man in love with the microphone?"But here's a problem with surrogates. Folks in the arena there for the Hillary rally heard it. But they're already convinced. (Or there was nothing else to do in Youngstown last night.) I grew up in Youngstown. Trust me, kids, there was nothing to do in town last night. (Or tonight. Or tomorrow night. And so on.) You and I are reading it, but our minds are probably already made up one way or the other. The folks who Hillary needs to hear it - persuadable Democrats in states like Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont will probably never hear it. Unless, of course, we hear comments in this vein from Hillary or Bill. I love that description of the Dem elite: "latte-drinking, Prius-driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies." I'm gonna use that one. A lot. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #10 "And yet you've been faithfully falling in line, as one of their major enablers in making it far more expensive for YOUR EMPLOYERS to build stuff here instead of having it built overseas. And you're just now finding out they're all a bunch of divorced-from-reality spoiled brats? YOU THINK MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE COME TO THIS REALIZATION BACK WHEN WE STILL HAD A MANUFACTURING SECTOR? What you said. Every word. When the true postwar boom ended, and labor decided to make worship at the altar of the false god of perfect job security their main religion, they basically set in motion the ultimate loss of their jobs entirely. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2008-02-20 19:56 |
| #9 Oh, and it's just been reported over at instapundit that Obambi was just endorsed by the Teamsters. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-02-20 16:46 |
| #8 I've got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius- driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies And yet you've been faithfully falling in line, as one of their major enablers in making it far more expensive for YOUR EMPLOYERS to build stuff here instead of having it built overseas. And you're just now finding out they're all a bunch of divorced-from-reality spoiled brats? YOU THINK MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE COME TO THIS REALIZATION BACK WHEN WE STILL HAD A MANUFACTURING SECTOR? |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-02-20 16:02 |
| #7 "Barack Obama is no Muhammad Ali. He took a walk every time there was a tough vote in the Illinois State Senate. He took a walk more than a 130 times. That's what a shadow boxer does. All the right moves. All the right combinations. All the right footwork. But he never steps into the ring." That's right, fella, but he's the best you got. Kinda scary, huh? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-02-20 15:35 |
| #6 I heard a radio commentator use a boxing analogy that Hillary was down and on her back, but not out. My first thought was - 'this is probably the first time in decades Billy Boy has seen her in that position.' |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-02-20 15:01 |
| #5 I'm guessing he's making the case that if superdelegates vote for her, it's a legitimate move. |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-02-20 13:52 |
| #4 "Will we rely on the Harvard Law Review editor?" No, Hillary served on the Board of Editors of the Yale Law Review. The silver-tongued orator from Kansas, Hawaii and Illinois?" No, Hillary from Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Arkansas, D.C., and New York. "The man in love with the microphone?" The woman in love with philandering Bill Clinton? "Barack Obama is no Muhammad Ali." "He's a poet..." Ummm, so was Ali. As near as I can figure, this guy is making the case that Hillary's only advantage is that she's better at boxing. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-02-20 13:49 |
| #3 Who's he shittin. If she comes back, he'll be the first in line to kiss their asses... And it'll work on most of them, too. Ultimately, it's about splitting up the boodle. |
| Posted by: charger 2008-02-20 13:45 |
| #2 Who's he shittin. If she comes back, he'll be the first in line to kiss their asses... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-20 13:33 |
| #1 I've got news for all the latte-drinking, Prius- driving, Birkenstock-wearing, trust fund babies... You are still worthless. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-02-20 13:25 |