Let's Not be Niggardly In Our Praise...

Via Glenn, TIME Magazine delivers one for the "Can't make this up" file.  And yes, after the editors blanched they edited the headline to "Obama's Win Reshapes Race".

This portends a long day at The Onion and at Scrappleface as they strain to keep pace with the new competition.

Comments

[Porchlight]

The headline was changed from "rejiggers" to "reshapes" within the last several minutes. Interesting. I wish I'd grabbed a screenshot of the article when I first looked at it after JMH's link. But google "Obama's rout rejiggers" and you'll see all the references to it.

[Porchlight]

Oops, duh, should have read the post more carefully...

[Semanticleo]

It ain't exactly 'macaca', is it?

The right-wing schadenfreude is palpable
evidence of the spoiler mentality which
attends to the despair over your lack of
meaningful candidates. But don't think
I am all that thrilled with the choices for dems.

It's about the 'lesser of two weevils'.

[Other Tom]

Remember the local pol in D.C. who was censured, and forced to apologize, for using that word? Whenever I heard W.F. Buckley use it I had this feeling that he was being just a teensy bit provocative.

[Topsecretk9]

It ain't exactly 'macaca', is it?

Cleo's got his racist scale out.

[Semanticleo]

"Cleo's got his racist scale out."

It's more like a ruler....

"What Bush did to McCain in the 2000 S. C. primary"

FACT SHEET:

Bush Waged Nasty Smear Campaign Against McCain in 2000
Bush Supporters Called McCain “The Fag Candidate.” In South Carolina, Bush supporters circulated church fliers that labeled McCain “the fag candidate.” Columnist Frank Rich noted that the fliers were distributed “even as Bush subtly reinforced that message by indicating he wouldn’t hire openly gay people for his administration.”

McCain Slurs Included Illegitimate Children, Homosexuality And A Drug-Addict Wife.
Among the rumors circulated against McCain in 2000 in South Carolina was that his adopted Bangladeshi daughter was actually black, that McCain was both gay and cheated on his wife, and that his wife Cindy was a drug addict.”

[windansea]

relax Cleo

the Clintoons are gonna go down hard and will make macaca look like kindergarten

watching the ashen faced drones last night on CNN report the results was delicious

[Semanticleo]

"the Clintoons are gonna go down hard"

I am relaxed. I don't have a problem with it.

[Other Tom]

So Cleo is reduced to citing Frank Rich, who in turn cites unidentified "supporters" of Bush. Whose "supporters" made the last-minute robocalls in SC using Obama's middle name four times in each call?

Remeber Hillary supporter Sidney Blumenthal smearing GHW Bush's WWII combat record during the '92 campaign? (That would be the Sidney Blumenthal who, following his grand jury testimony, stood on the courthouse steps and gave an absolutely fictitious account of the questions he had been asked. Unfortunately for Sid, he had to appear a second time, and the grand jury foreman forcefully rebuked him for his lies.) I forget--did Blumenthal beat his wife?

[JM Hanes]

Yahoo apparently didn't get the memo, so if anybody wants the screenshot, get it while it's hot.

Speaking of memos, Semanticleo, "schadenfreude" is soooo yesterday's news.

[Other Tom]

Cleo is not the only leftist dupe who is now realizing how badly he's been fooled by these two vicious, unprincipled crooks. He thus joins the likes of Jim MacDougal, Web Hubbel and a host of others who realized too late that what we Fascist Hyenas have been saying about them was right all along.

[Semanticleo]

"schadenfreude" is soooo yesterday's news.

S'OK.

I still wear Ray-Ban 'Wayfarers'.

Substance over style.

[Semanticleo]

I'm curious, OT.

Who's your candidate?

[windansea]

I am relaxed. I don't have a problem with it.

yes well the macaca smears you are whining abaout are old news

Billary are gonna cook up some nice huevos divorciados con macaca for you

[Semanticleo]

"Billary are gonna cook up some nice huevos divorciados con macaca for you"

....and that means what, to me?

[Jane]

Cleo is not the only leftist dupe who is now realizing how badly he's been fooled by these two vicious, unprincipled crooks.

I think seeing those people rendered utterly speechless is the most fun of all. Let's all watch them wonder what else they got wrong.

Perhaps we should make a list.

[Rick Ballard]

I really think that Mrs. Clinton dislikes blacks more than even Bubba does. Bubba always kept some around as pets and even allowed a couple in his cabinet. I can't think of a single black that could be said to be included in Mrs. Clinton's "inner circle" (that's the one adjacent to the River Cocytus). That might be a small part of her problem at the moment.

[Topsecretk9]

Rick

A white racist woman is better than a black drug dealer seems to be the Clinton campaign theme.

[JM Hanes]

Semanticleo:

LOL! You're talking substance over style -- in your Ray-Bans?

Rick:

I don't think the Clintons are racists, and I don't think they like or dislike blacks. They use colors as demographic labels.

[Semanticleo]

"LOL!" is soooooo today!!

[Semanticleo]

BTW;

Does ANYONE here want to extol the virtues of their chosen candidate?

[Other Tom]

Mine's McCain, Cleo. Who's yours?

Do you really need me to extol his virtues?

[richard mcenroe]

Trust the professional journalists with their layers of editors and fact-finders, to call a spade a spade.

SemanticLeo -- Both Romney and Giuliani brought their polties back to surpluses from enormous deficits. Whattayou got?

[richard mcenroe]

Trust the professional journalists with their layers of editors and fact-finders, to call a spade a spade.

SemanticLeo -- Both Romney and Giuliani brought their respective polities back to surpluses from enormous deficits. Whattayou got?

[richard mcenroe]

One of those things is not like the other.

[MikeS]

Semanticleo,
I agree with you that factually inaccurate attacks are improper by anyone. I wonder if you would agree with me that the candidate bears more responsibility for attacks or attackers that are more directly connected to him or her?.

How's your Marine doing?

[Semanticleo]

"Mine's McCain, Cleo. Who's yours?"

A bold statement. In 2004 I would have voted for him. Not so sure, now.

Edwards is my choice.

[Rick Ballard]

JMH,

They're not racists - they dislike people who refuse to stay in their gender/race boxes pretty indiscriminately. They don't even like or dislike tame pets on a gender/race basis. The only quality that they truly admire is a willingness to be and stay duped.

Right now, blacks happen to be on the Clinton's doubleplusungood list but if they start behaving as they're supposed too, the Clinton's will give them a special treat.

[Semanticleo]

"I wonder if you would agree with me that the candidate bears more responsibility for attacks or attackers that are more directly connected to him or her?."

Mikes

Perhaps more so because they haven't the guts to accept the flak. Also, the hypocrisy of
the surrogate's deflection contaminates any semblance of trust, both public and private.

Zack graduated 1/18 and is home for 10 days leave and 28 days Recruiters Assistance. He's doing great (yes sir, no ma'am, opening doors etc)

Thanks for asking.

[Neo]

The black community must be happy for Obama and wondering just how taken they had been with "Slick Willy."

When I read Bill's comments relating to Jesse Jackson to Obama, I thought is sounded real bad, but when I saw the video, it didn't seem so bad.

A couple of hours later, I realized that "Slick Willy" had fooled me too !

No wonder he had his "black face" on for so many years, and got away with it.

[MikeS]

I realized that "Slick Willy" had fooled me too !

The man is not just a liar. He is a Magnificent Liar!

Who among normal men could hope to have the audacity necessary to argue about the meaning of is, or whether fellatio is a sex act, or that a strong economy is actually a recession.

[Cecil Turner]

Edwards is my choice.

In that case, perhaps ought to avoid discussion of things like "meaningful" or "qualified" as it relates to candidates. (Unless "personal grooming" becomes a measure of merit.)

[PeterUK]

FACT SHEET: full of sheet facts.

[Other Tom]

Let's not forget that John Edwards is more responsible than any living human for raising the cost of health care in America. No small achievement, that.

[Clarice]

Cleo--Edwards served one term in the Senate.
He never ran again because it was obvious the people in his state had severe buyers' remorse.
Even so about half of that term he spent in a failed attempt to become VP.
Now he's running for president on a platform that consists of attacking every major proposal he did vote for in his short intermezzo on Capitol Hill.
If I never doubted your judgment before, I'd have to with your pronouncement that he's your guy.

[JM Hanes]

I'll go with Russ Feingold on Edwards:

The one that is the most problematic is (John) Edwards, who voted for the Patriot Act, campaigns against it. Voted for No Child Left Behind, campaigns against it. Voted for the China trade deal, campaigns against it. Voted for the Iraq war … He uses my voting record exactly as his platform, even though he had the opposite voting record.

Feingold obviously drew up his list before Edwards started claiming to be the grown-up candidate -- while closing out every primary with the story of "The Woman Who Puts Children to Bed in Their Coats." Apparently, Feingold is not the only Democrat to notice Edward's actual record, because when you look at the exit polls, Edwards is picking up the white, conservative, pro-war segement of the vote.

[PeterUK]

"The man is not just a liar. He is a Magnificent Liar!"

Not only is he all of that,but he is a pathological liar.

[Semanticleo]

You folks remember I said 'lesser of two weevils'.

I suspect McCain reflects that image from the other side of the aisle.

[JM Hanes]

Clarice:

Edwards didn't actually finish out his term, although the amount of time he spent pushing his own political career at the expense of representing his state certainly contributed to discontent at home. One of the few things I still respect him for doing, however, is resigning his seat when he officially announced his run for higher office. McCain touts his support for the war, among other enthusiams, but time and again he was missing in action when that support could really have made a difference in the Senate.

[Clarice]

Thanks you for the reminder,jmh. I'd forgotten he did the admirable thing and resigned.

[JM Hanes]

Alas, Semanticleo, short of comparison to Hillary or Huckabee, I'm not convinced McCain is even the lesser weevil.

[Prairie Dog]

Ok, just as an aside. For the last two-three years, every time a lefty and a righty talked politics in the same forum it soon became so full of bile, it became unreadable. (That's pretty much every comments section in all the blogs I read, and I read them on both sides of the aisle) I have noticed a remarkable and laudable softening in the hate. (I did so enjoy when both sides accused the other of being the more vitriolic.)

Anyway, just sayin'.

[Jane]

In what time frame PD?

[Prairie Dog]

Hmm, I'd say just this month. Maybe I should keep my mouth shut, and hope it isn't just a fluke. It might be that Bush and Iraq etc, are no longer the main topics. The candidate races are taking up the slack.

[Patrick Tyson]

Edwards did not resign his Senate seat.

[richard mcenroe]

SemanticLeo -- A good friend of mine had to cross three state lines to find an OB-GYN who would handle her pregnancy... because of your candidate's lawsuits.

Thousands of women in this country have had their bellies slit open with steel blades in unnecessary C-sections because of your candidate's lawsuits.

Way to keep the faith, sister.

[Sue]

Did anyone besides me notice Hillary's southern voice in Tennessee last night? She has more accents than a fisherman's wife has fish.

[PeterUK]

PD.
I have noticed that as well,put it down to the fact that losing in Iraq is no longer a policy issue for the Democrats.The attack dogs have been called off and the rest of the pack have lost interest.

[maryrose]

cleo:
Glad to hear the good news about your son Zack.
Politically you and I are polar regions apart. my candidate is Romney but will vote for Mccain if I must.

[Jane]

I have noticed that as well

I was hoping it was out of realization that the Clintons are not what they thought they were, and as a result they are embarrassed. But I assume they have way too much invested to admit that.