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Re: More Thoughts On Arlen Specter

AnotherBlackChad — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:44:45 -0000

For what it is worth, I saw this diary on KOS.

Thank You Hillary, For 60 In The Senate.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/4/28/725620/-Thank-You-Hillary,-For-60-In-The-Senate.

Re: More Thoughts On Arlen Specter

dragnet — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:12:58 -0000

THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!!! FOR KARL ROVE'S PERMANENT MAJORITY!!!!

Seriously, all that's left now is that little sh!t to get on TV talking about how "we've got 'em right where we want 'em".

Re: More Thoughts On Arlen Specter

Shawn — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:01:53 -0000

The Eagles got their good news last Saturday when they drafter Shady McCoy. Of course, I'm a Pitt alum, so I may be biased. Still, it was a good pickup for them and thus excellent news.

I wonder if anyone's gonna challenge Toomey now?

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CitizenE — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:50:59 -0000

Digby: "If you want to enjoy this watch Fox news. They all look like they've just sucked on a bag of lemons." Excellent news.

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Dan Fox — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:48:00 -0000

I don't read TPM often, so I missed the joke to some extent. Err rather, I thought the joke was about Hillary running for that Senate seat as the "little girl from Scranton"

Re: More Thoughts On Arlen Specter

Brent — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:44:46 -0000

Its one of those internet tradition sort of jokes. Back during the Democratic primaries, it was common for pundits who had a vested interest in prolonging the race to interpret all sorts of relatively meaningless data as good news for hillary. They often did the same for Guiliani.

This went well past the point of absurdity and there was a blog commenter, named idiotic I believe, who posted at TPM a lot who would ridicule this media tendency by pointing out, even at times when the news was unambiguously in Obama's favor that it was excellent news for Hillary.

People started to pick this up and made an internet tradition out of it in various ways.

Re: More Thoughts On Arlen Specter

CitizenE — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:40:32 -0000

My speculation, though I am as in the dark about this as burnstony, is that this sounds to me, mmmn, smells like EXCELLENT NEWS!!!! FROM RUSH LIMBAUGH!!!!!--cigar smoke and mirrors with half a brain tied behind his back--the inCONTINent oxy-moron nation.

THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!!! FOR THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS!! The Eagles, perhaps, or not so much?

Re: More Thoughts On Arlen Specter

burnstony — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:30:35 -0000

Why for Hillary - I am often confused by Coates post - can someone explain this post

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Ta-Nehisi Coates — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:30:10 -0000

Awesome-Sauce.

THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!!! FOR DICK CHENEY!!

Re: More Thoughts On Arlen Specter

tom c — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:29:21 -0000

THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!!! FOR MICHAEL STEELE!!!!

That has to make you feel a little better.