I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Bring on the double
Atrios -
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(Please,everyone else - no more "Frist"-ing. We're more mature than that!)
Whatsay? No fisting.....?
I wonder if he's going to make it to South Philly for some Cheesesteaks and Cheez Whiz...
or do some stupid Rocky joke thing with the stairs and whatnot.
Hey, great idea, gonzo!
OT, but worthwhile:
Bush at the Urban League
"Listen, the Republican Party has got a lot of work to do. I understand," he said before looking at the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was seated near the front of the audience.
"You didn't need to nod your head that hard, Jesse," Bush said, drawing laughs.
There was nothing light-hearted about Jackson's post-speech remarks. He criticized Bush for naming every black in his administration during his speech but not mentioning Attorney General John Ashcroft, Vice President Dick Cheney or Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
"These are the guys who are driving the agenda," Jackson said.
He also criticized Bush initiatives that he said have resulted in fewer police officers on the street and the curtailment of after-school programs.
Jackson seemed particularly peeved about his brief post-speech chat with Bush.
"I asked him can we meet and discuss one single issue: the counting of our vote. . . . I said can we meet to discuss this issue because a million black voters were disenfranchised in 2000," Jackson said. "He said, 'I'll check with Karl Rove.' "
Democratic challenger John Kerry got an enthusiastic greeting at the NAACP event, as he did at the Urban League conference Thursday, drawing 4,000 for his speech. Bush spoke in a smaller hall that was filled with 1,000 people.
Urban League spokesman Ricky Clemons said security concerns forced the Bush event into the smaller room.
Bush got a respectful reception from the crowd, which applauded politely at most of the appropriate places in his standard stump speech. But the response was nowhere near the ovations Kerry elicited, or the thunderous response Bush gets when he delivers the same lines to the supporters who usually fill his campaign events.
jac, you would have thought the two candidates had the same amount of trouble with the Urban League, had you watched CNN yesterday. They really made the audience sound like stubborn sons of bitches, and the two candidates sound equally weak on issues that are important to "the African American community."
it's a feature of media coverage that any politician speaking to black voters is portrayed as "pandering," as if talking to them is somehow illegitimate.
jac, thanks for posting that. It's pretty pathetic that the president wants democracy in Iraq so badly that he'll send troops, but if an American asks for it, he has to check with Karl Rove first.
I guess nothing should surprise me with a president who is going to have to get his aids to create an executive summary of the executive summary of the 9-11 commission report. (we wouldn't want him to get an 'inkling' about anything during his vacation, would we?)
And "the black vote" is that funny little bit of the electorate that if you took it away, some people wouldn't win. So they don't really have a mandate.
More than that Atrios, not only are the speeches portrayed as illegitimate, the organizations themselves are portrayed as lacking in legitimacy and gravitas.
An entire race portrayed as an "interest group"
I guess nothing should surprise me with a president who is going to have to get his aids...
Okay, so the mis-spelling had me hopeful for a moment. Would I wish AIDS on a human being? I know I shouldn't wish AIDS on anyone. But it reminds me of how David Frum forgave Bush for mocking Karla Faye Tucker (the death row inmate), writing:
Bush has moved far and fast since then. For one thing, he has had to comfort thousands of grieving survivors of the people murdered on 9/11. Proximity to sorrow changes us – and it seems to have changed Bush.
So even though I would normally never wish AIDS on another person, maybe in this case it should be an exception. If proximity to sorrow has changed Bush, think how SERIOUS proximity to sorrow would change him. Why, he might turn into a democrat!
(aids=aides. whoops)
Check out the new look for georgewbush.com today. If nothing else, his urban league visit provided some new photos to add to the "compassion" section of the site.
I can't believe the Philly event is free. Those kind of rallies don't happen in NYC (unless you're Howard Dean) -- usually Democrats only show up here to raise money. Too bad. Blue states are no fun sometimes.
dirtgirl, I want to live in a blue state. seriously, my husband and I are talking about where in the world we want to live for the rest of our working lives, and we are talking BLUE STATE, all the way.
Does anyone want to weigh in on what it's like to live in Seattle, btw?
Did anyone see the front pages of today's WaPo and NYT with exactly the same picture on the front of each? Bush and Jackson smiling past each other -- really weird.
I like the idea of a blue state, but maybe NY is just weird. its internal politics suck. I am not enthusiastic about any of my representatives in Congress. And there are far fewer competitive races than there should be at every level of government. Our state legislater was voted most useless in the nation recently, which is a bit of an understatement.
There are other blue states I'd prefer to live in, namely California, but it's just as expensive as NYC. I shouldn't have to be a career-obsessed mid or high-level professional just to be able to afford my own home.
I'm tempted to move home to the red state where I grew up. Where you can actually buy a house and spend some time in it instead of working.
What's up with blue states being so prosperous anyway?
(legislater = legislature. i'm a retard)
Since Kerry can't fundraise anymore really from here on out there'll be a lot more "campaign rallies" and a lot fewer "fundraising events."
He'll probably attend fundraisers for other people, but the money game fo rhim is basically over.
Art museum?-When I hear the word culture,I reach for my Budweiser.
Tomato,
Ever seen anyone die of Aids?
dirtgirl, yeah, our state is really impressive. I forget, do we have a budget yet? IIRC, it's supposed to be passed in April.
I'm in a blue city in a red state, and I have the blues.
Actually, my state is purple as all get out. It's a good thing I don't watch much television, because the ads would drive me over the edge.
jac, you would have thought the two candidates had the same amount of trouble with the Urban League, had you watched CNN yesterday.
Tomato Observer
Just say NO to CNN on TV, TO. (Given their crappy ratings, most of us do.)
We saw excerpts from the speech on the NewsHour - it was obvious from the backgrounds and the crowd noises that Bush was in a MUCH smaller room. And he looked REALLY uncomfortable, more so than normal. No wonder they only let him speak in front of adulatory audiences.
This is the second free Kerry event in Philadelphia that I know of -- he was also here in April before our primary at a rally at the Convention Center, bookended by fundraising events on either side.
I'm a New York Democrat who does get ticked off at the local Democratic Party. Yeah, we did produce Mario Cuomo, but the last two Democratic mayors we had were the loudmouthed, pathologically egotistical and incredibly dishonest Ed Koch and the incompetent, politically deaf David Dinkins. In the last election, I couldn't bring myself to vote for Mark Green--he's a much better writer than politician or public official--so I finally voted for Bloomburg, who really is a Democrat in Republican clothing (though I voted for him on another party's line).
And I consider myself a staunch Democrat!
The kind of Democratic mayor I'd like to see is someone like Philly's ex-mayor (and now PA governor) Ed Rendell: a pragmatic, competent liberal.
Um...
Is it okay to announce here that John Edwards will be in San Antonio on Sunday? He'll be at a fundraiswer at Aldaco's at Sunset Station from 11.30 - 2.00p.m. The dinner is $250/plate, but local activists are encouraging Kerry/Edwards supporters to make an appearance before and after outside the restaurant.
Also, Edwards will pay his respects, so to speak, at San Fernando Cathedral, the oldest continuously operating Catholic parish in America. I don't know yet if Edwards will be there before or after the fundraiser--still awaiting word. But I do know he will be there.
Anybody in shoutin' distance of SA, come on down and show your support for the ticket.
Yeah I got that Kerry in Philly email also... Its too bad the timing sucks for me, because I would really like to go. The Bar exams in PA and Jersey are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and they are only held twice a year. I'll also have to miss watching most of the convention too...
Yes, I'll be yet another "greedy trial lawyer" who "specializes in jacuzzi cases."
Yeah I got that Kerry in Philly email also... Its too bad the timing sucks for me, because I would really like to go. The Bar exams in PA and Jersey are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and they are only held twice a year. I'll also have to miss watching most of the convention too...
Yes, I'll be yet another "greedy trial lawyer" who "specializes in jacuzzi cases."
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