“This is the best bad idea we have sir, by far.” – Ben Affleck in ARGO, playing C.I.A. agent Tony Mendez November 4th, 1979. As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA exfiltration specialist concocts a risky plan to free six American hostages. SOMETIMES A FILM meets with an event in history and [...]
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Obama has Added to Lack of Faith in Institutions and Democratic Governance
IT WAS THE most important thing said on the Sunday political shows. It not only goes to the lack of faith in institutions, but to the challenging of actual objective facts that now pervades our politics. MR. TODD: Stop here. This has been– this is really making me crazy. The Federal Reserve gets questioned out [...]
Etch-a-Sketch Continues: 47% Remark “Just Completely Wrong”
DEBATE NIGHT, Mitt Romney actually did something to change the dynamics that were playing out, which I’d written was the missing quotient in order for him to have a chance of winning. But Romney also needs to keep from making mistakes that have dogged his campaign. The mercurial nature of presidential politics, coupled with Romney’s [...]
What Should Romney Do in the Debate? The O’Reilly-Ingraham Edition [Video]
THE SEGMENT on “Fox and Friends” today turned into a battle over whether Michael Savage is “malicious” or not, with O’Reilly and Laura Ingraham colliding on debate strategy for Romney. Watching Bill O’Reilly’s face as Laura Ingraham takes it to him is a priceless moment. The upshot of the whole segment? Romney needs to capture [...]
It’s All About the Script
NOBODY COULD sell schlock better than Ronald Reagan. Everyone thought Mitt Romney, who looks the part of president, would be able to sell his schtick, too. It’s not as easy as it looks. You gotta believe. If you’re job is anything like mine, it’s been a long crazy week. Enjoy the weekend.
Top Story — Romney Video from 1985: Bain Goal to “Harvest” Companies for Profits
MOTHER JONES strikes again, with David Corn reporting another devastating sound bite from Mitt Romney, this time its Bain Capital’s motives and Romney’s view of capitalism. Harvest the financial organs of a company, then leave it and the workers who depend on it for their livelihood dead. This goes to the heart of why workers [...]
Top Story: Pew Delivers Death Blow Number: Obama +43 on “Connects with Ordinary People”
IT’S THE one number ricocheting around the Romney campaign headquarters that is likely to be the most depressing. Only 23% of those polled by Pew believe Mitt Romney “connects with ordinary people.” Does anyone believe there is anything Mitt Romney can do to change this fact? President Obama’s 43-point advantage on relating to ordinary people [...]
The Greatest Communicator
“It’s quite good, actually,” Clinton said of their relationship. “It’s candid, it’s open. We haven’t been close friends a long time or anything like that, but he knows that I support him.” [The Hill] MAKING THE CASE is what he does. Making an emotional connection with people is how he does it. The political power [...]
Republicans Jump on Abortion Platform Language
REPUBLICANS ARE CLAIMING that “‘rare’ is now too much for the Democrats’ platform committee.” They forget that Pres. Obama made free contraception available for all women, which actually legislates and codifies “rare” in public policy. This is the seminal misunderstanding Republicans have about government power. They want to use state and federal power to force [...]
Top Story: Paul Ryan Lands, Received as New Conservative Leader
“A Romney-Ryan administration will protect and strengthen Medicare, for my Mom’s generation, for my generation, and for my kids and yours,” Ryan said. “My mom started a small business, and I’ve seen what it takes. Mom was 50 when my dad died. She got on a bus every weekday for years, and rode 40 miles [...]
Team Obama Targets Paul Ryan Before National Speech Tonight
“Mr. Ryan is new to the national scene with out-of-step views from a bygone era.. He is known as the author of the extreme GOP budget, the ‘Path to Prosperity,’ one that many say hurts the middle class.” [h/t The Hill] THE NEXT GENERATION Ronald Reagan takes to the stage tonight. Also speaking tonight is [...]
How Rachel Maddow Got Away with Smacking Around Ronald Reagan Without It Bothering Anyone
SHORTLY AFTER the narrative begins, Rachel Maddow offers a silly little piece of ancient text. Why in the world would anyone be interested in the 1973 moment when Congress set out to write “A Joint Resolution Concerning the War Powers of Congress and the President”? Directing that “to fulfill the intent of the framers of [...]
Top Story: RNC Platform Begins By Restating Reaganism that No Longer Represents Republicans
“… In other words, we said to Osama bin Laden we think getting rid of Saddam Hussein is seven times more important than dealing with you. – President Bill Clinton (2006) POLITICO GRABBED the RNC platform that was mistakenly uploaded on to the Internet. Republicans aren’t claiming it’s the final language. This is how it [...]
Bill Clinton, Shadow Candidate in the 2012 Election
In his stump speeches, Obama frequently credits Clinton-era policies for the strong economy in the ’90s, arguing the country fared well under Clinton because he “understood what it takes for this economy.” “Nobody has a better grasp and understanding of the issues than this man,” Obama said at a June fundraiser in New York. – [...]
Obama-Biden Versus Romney-Ryan Now Four-Way Brawl
Forgive me, but I’m not prepared to join this walk down Great Umbrage Street just yet. Yes, it’s ugly out there. But is this worse than four years ago, when Obama was accused by the GOP vice presidential nominee of “palling around with terrorists”? Or eight years ago, when Democratic nominee John Kerry was accused [...]
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