“At Obama fundraiser in Chicago. Admission only $51, but room is half full,” New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor wrote on Twitter.
C'mon, cut the Obama cheerleading - the room was half empty!
Which reminds me - some say the glass is half empty but I say it's a specimen cup.
I'm confused as to what Crowley says unnamed Republicans think is death-wishy about the Ryan pick. What is the antecedent of "this debate" and "these things"?
Posted by: Porchlight | August 13, 2012 at 08:09 PM
glasater:
Congratulations on your absolutely spectacular meteor photo! It really is an unbelievable shot. Have you ever seen what I think was a Science Channel program on the guy who takes pix of lightning? He could sure sympathize with you about the difficulty of aiming his camera in the right direction and timing the shutter release. He must take a gazillion shots for every one that actually captures the moment, so you done good!
Posted by: JM Hanes | August 13, 2012 at 08:10 PM
Ex-you have no idea. What I was working on this morning actually said in the conclusion what most of us had guessed.
We need to change the minds of Americans so they will interpret the Constitution differently.
No. We need to put the melanin content of your skin or who your forebears were off limits as a matter of govt still stepping in to "make equal."
Only in a govt run state can you make real differences equal. The emphasis on equal outcomes means none of us are free.
Posted by: rse | August 13, 2012 at 08:11 PM
ccal:
"They really shouldn't even be in contention for a debate moderator slot based on that alone."
I was sort of assuming that if the debate is on CNN, they would be in a position to restrict the moderator to one of their own anchors. On second thought, though, I don't recall PBS sponsoring the debates that Gwen Ifil and Jim Lehrer moderated, so I think I'm probably wrong about how it's handled.
Posted by: JM Hanes | August 13, 2012 at 08:21 PM
I am in need of help and advice. Tomorrow is the CT primary. The Republican choice for senator to replace Joe Leiberman is between squishy Chris Shays and Linda McMahon of Professional Wrestling fame, who makes conservative noises but is frankly a little scary and strikes me as Ahnold in a skirt--it's more about her than the party or the principle. McMahon is carpeting the state in money, just about all of it her own (no less than 3 flyers a week in the mail, daily phone calls and radio and TV commercials everywhere) and is probably going to win the primary anyway. I would ordinarily consider Shays to be more "electable" in the general in a squishy place like CT, but there is very litle to distinguish him from the phonies competing for the Dem nomination, he won't fight very hard, and he sounds like a wuss. I think I just convinced myself, but I could use some help here.
Posted by: boatbuilder | August 13, 2012 at 08:21 PM
Only in a govt run state can you make real differences equal.
As an Italian-American, I know this more than most. Why after The Godfather came out, many people looked at us as unequal gangsters from the 30's, not like "all those other presidents on the dollar bills."
Only a benevolent government can heal that gaping, swollen, oozing wound.
Posted by: Extraneus | August 13, 2012 at 08:22 PM
Vote for McMahon. She should have won against the fake Vietnam war veteran {who said he was in country when he wasn't}Shays is a wuss who often voted with the dems in the House.
Posted by: maryrose | August 13, 2012 at 08:32 PM
I'd vote McMahon too. I can't stand Chris Shays.
Posted by: Jane - talk is cheap! | August 13, 2012 at 08:38 PM
Porchlight:
"What is the antecedent of "this debate" and "these things"?"
I don't know because I didn't watch the show, but I have a good bit of respect for Crowley and think she's got a bigger rolodex than a lot of the other crew at CNN. Casually suggesting that she was probably trying to sell her own opinion in the guise of phantom Republicans just seemed unwarranted to me.
Posted by: JM Hanes | August 13, 2012 at 08:56 PM
Ditto.boatbuilder.
Posted by: Clarice | August 13, 2012 at 09:01 PM
Extraneus:
"I'm ok with Palin not speaking at the convention as long as she gets Interior or EPA."
The Dept. of Energy wouldn't be a bad spot either!
Posted by: JM Hanes | August 13, 2012 at 09:01 PM
Vince McMahon creeps me out, a LOT, but he's supported the troops more than most high exposure people and voting for Linda over Shays strikes me as an automatic.
Posted by: Captain Hate | August 13, 2012 at 09:04 PM
I would not be surprised if Crowley's information came from a RINO. I suspect most RINO's see Ryan's pick as a death wish for their political ambitions. I fervently hope it is. Fortunately for our point of view, I don't think many of them will vote for Omama.
Posted by: Jim Rhoads a/k/a vjnjagvet | August 13, 2012 at 09:08 PM
LINDA! it is. I just needed a little pep talk. Thanks.
Posted by: boatbuilder | August 13, 2012 at 09:11 PM
Chris Shays makes my skin crawl.
Posted by: Danube of Thought | August 13, 2012 at 09:19 PM
OT, after watching the Closer for seven years, it will be a little poignant for it to end tonight starting in an hour.
Love The Closer. Great characters, kind of a cross between CSI (which I hate) and Barney Miller. They've managed to steer clear of all the political correctness of L&0. I will miss it. But no spoilers, please, as I'm Tivoing it for viewing at my convenience.
Posted by: jimmyk | August 13, 2012 at 09:24 PM
Barney Miller
The world is divided into two groups of people: The first group loves Barney Miller and the second, vastly larger group, thinks WTF.
Posted by: Captain Hate | August 13, 2012 at 09:33 PM
LOL, Captain, I never did get that show, I was more a fan of shows like SWAT.
Posted by: narciso | August 13, 2012 at 09:38 PM
I loved Fish and Yemana and Inspector Luger.
The show wasn't laugh out loud funny usually but those guys made it fun.
Posted by: Ignatz | August 13, 2012 at 10:10 PM
OK - I really loved Barney Miller.
And "WKRP"
And "Quark"
And "Pee Wee's Playhouse."
And other odd ball stuff.
Arghhhhhh! Preezy's lying ad is besmirching The Closer.
Posted by: Frau Dick und Doof | August 13, 2012 at 10:15 PM
the second, vastly larger group, thinks WTF.
We are an elite group, CH. Seriously, I just meant The Closer takes the best of both. Or does well what they did poorly. Or something like that.
Posted by: jimmyk | August 13, 2012 at 10:33 PM
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | August 13, 2012 at 10:44 PM
I went to college near Mooresville
So did I (class of '82), though I hadn't thought of the KoP in 30 years. Went there in Jan 1980 right after learning the biopsy of a lymph node was Cat Scratch Disease and not TB or worse.
The Navy doctor at Bethesda had said (after discretely asking if it could be syphilis) to see a doctor if it was still a lump in 3 weeks. My mother said, don't wait, go to the campus doc next week; he sent me to a clinic in Charlotte, and it was out within a week. Yeah, I'm all for single payer. (Despite it taking a year for CHAMPUS to pay for it because the hospital misspelt my name).
Did you forget the Peregrine House across the street and their famous "So's Your Mother" pizza, or were they not around when you were there?
Posted by: Ralph L | August 13, 2012 at 10:51 PM
I just meant The Closer takes the best of both. Or does well what they did poorly. Or something like that.
LOL; I was just waiting for somebody to mention it so I could respond. Kind of like the Three Stooges episode when somebody says "Niagara Falls". Btw, people who like Barney Miller seemed to invariably watch "Taxi". At least it seemed that way at the time...
Posted by: Captain Hate | August 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM
Meet Gar Byrum, "moderate," and face of the Cleo-ization of a town which
has gone from Republican to Democrat in 35-40 yearswas taken over by politicizing *all* elective city offices during the past four decades. I have lived here for over 52 years and have watched the League of Women Voters, the Democratic Club and our local religious left coordinate every election. Please watch a few moments of this person who attends each major convention and helped found their very own American Institute for Progressive Democracy which serves as a platform for about 10 people to pretend they are very important.LUN
Posted by: Frau Einzelgaenger | August 13, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Frau, that's a Pitzer grad, no? If I were on a jury sitting in judgement over some bangers that tuned him up, they'd walk for sure.
Posted by: Captain Hate | August 13, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Meet Gar Byrum, "moderate," and face of the Cleo-ization of a town
Anagram is Rub my Rag, which almost seems to fit. He has the face, manner and nasally whine that make you want to beat him up, just on principle.
Frau, you ought to move to Hawaii. We have tens of thousands of Gar Byrums, but you're already used to it, and our climate is better.
Posted by: (A) nuther Bub | August 13, 2012 at 11:43 PM
My favorite Barney Miller episode is when Jack Soo was making the soup in the squad room.
Posted by: cathyf | August 13, 2012 at 11:57 PM
cathyf, that sounds vaguely familiar, but you'll have to refresh my memory, if you so desire.
And CH, I never watched Taxi, though people I respect loved it.
Posted by: jimmyk | August 14, 2012 at 12:01 AM
My favorite Barney Miller episode was that one where Abe Vigoda had a glum look on his face.
The classic Taxi episode was the one where the whole crew had to take a written exam at the DMV and Jim got stuck on one of the questions. "What does a yellow light mean?" 'Slow down'. "Whaaaat doeeees aaaaaa leeeellloooow lliiigght meaaan?"
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | August 14, 2012 at 12:15 AM
Soo has a pot boiling in the squad room, and the guys come over and say that it smells like garbage. He objects, hey it's an ancient recipe. Fish heads, intestines... [wheels-in-brain-turning pause] Hey it IS garbage!
Posted by: cathyf | August 14, 2012 at 12:25 AM
I love the Joe Trippi/Karl Rove polling segments on Special Report. Just in case anybody was wondering.
Posted by: JM Hanes | August 14, 2012 at 12:53 AM
My favorite Barney Miller episode was that one where Abe Vigoda had a glum look on his face.
I remember that one(s).
I think the show got better after Vigoda left and the Landesburg character came on.
Hey it IS garbage!
Thanks, I actually do remember that one.
Posted by: jimmyk | August 14, 2012 at 01:03 AM