tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post2859558917983438556..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN TACTICS JUST AREN'T AS EXCITINGLY DISRUPTIVE AS RACISM AND MAGICAL THINKINGSteve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-89176864973833126282016-09-24T14:20:48.093-04:002016-09-24T14:20:48.093-04:00If KenRight says it, the opposite is true.If KenRight says it, the opposite is true.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-26190605796212125662016-09-23T23:24:22.029-04:002016-09-23T23:24:22.029-04:00Hillary's campaign has been pretty awful to be...Hillary's campaign has been pretty awful to be honest. It's all very well to say "Oh she doesn't like big stadium rallies and isn't good at them" but that's beside the point. A presidential candidate SHOULD not only be good at them, but enjoy them. As Obama has said, part of the job is performance art.<br /><br />She's also failed to develop a handful of powerful themes. The last reference I could find to her talking about global warming, for example, was in July. July!<br /><br />She seems to have based her campaign on the belief that the more Americans saw of Trump, the less they'd be inclined to vote for him. It wasn't an unreasonable expectation, but it's been clear for more than a month that it was wrong. But she doesn't seem to have a plan B.Ken_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709548046018362581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-75413416009120943322016-09-23T20:18:54.979-04:002016-09-23T20:18:54.979-04:00http://www.moonofalabama.org/2016/09/hillary-clint...<br />http://www.moonofalabama.org/2016/09/hillary-clinton-knows-that-she-lost.html<br /><br />Are you folks excited....about Clinton's Max Boot and Michael Hayden<br />neocon campaign tactics?<br /><br />If not, why not vote Stein for your own integrity? And bloodless hands.<br /><br />https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/23-september-2016-this-is-why-no-decent-person-can-vote-for-the-duopoly-this-year/KenRighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861276158382647529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-39886953020681377862016-09-23T19:54:08.348-04:002016-09-23T19:54:08.348-04:00How did Krugman get by with lying that he was a pr...How did Krugman get by with lying that he was a progressive when he supported free trade for so long?<br />Anybody here gather of list of Krugman's lies about Sanders' economic program flaws?<br />Okay, I guess this wouldn't be the proper time to list them.KenRighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861276158382647529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-64676570951024778482016-09-23T15:52:44.687-04:002016-09-23T15:52:44.687-04:00There's a great article by JAmes Fallows at th...There's a great article by JAmes Fallows at the Atlantic about the debates:<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/10/who-will-win/497561/<br /><br />Worth a read. He makes clear the difference between the primary debates, which had multiple contenders, and a one-on-one debate. Trump managed to excel at the first, mainly by insulting people and making zingers, but Clinton had a whole primary's worth of one-on-one debate practice with Bernie. She's clearly got the advantage.<br /><br />Of course that doesn't mean that the media won't be grading Trump on a curve - he will have no trouble meeting the low expectations they have for him.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-79050571031708771562016-09-23T14:58:56.228-04:002016-09-23T14:58:56.228-04:00What's to disagree with? The debate is a live ...What's to disagree with? The debate is a live event. Sure, it'll be Soundbite City the next day. But in the moment, he's gonna be up there with nobody "Trump! Trump! Trump!"-ing him along, just staring into the darkness and trying to get from one sentence to the next without emitting a Palin-esque yarn-ball of gibberish, while Clinton makes the same "are you finished yet, dumbass?" face she made at Trey Gowdy at the Benghazi hearing. But whatever.Phil Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041604069121995890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-19742719177632895382016-09-23T14:28:20.094-04:002016-09-23T14:28:20.094-04:00On debate night, he's not gonna have the video...<i>On debate night, he's not gonna have the video editor on his side to pluck out the one halfway-cogent (in a horrible, racist, thuggish sort of way) bit and spotlight it. </i><br /><br />I couldn't disagree with this more.<br /><br /><i>The debate audience is under STRICT orders to remain completely silent at all times. </i><br /><br />Who's going stop them if they want to cheer? Is Lester Hold going to tase violators?Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-60446025556114046812016-09-23T13:37:45.818-04:002016-09-23T13:37:45.818-04:00Trump's gonna look really stupid on Monday nig...Trump's gonna look really stupid on Monday night. He's got a couple of major problems going in:<br /><br />1) He does well in a group situation where he can let other people do most of the talking and every once in a while, interject a mean jab at his chosen victim for the evening (Rubio, Jeb(...), Cruz, etc.) - in a one on one debate, where he's gonna have to talk a lot more, he won't do as well because <br /><br />2) His speeches, if you watch them at full length, are actually terrible and boring. He has a couple of big lines, which are the bits that get picked up by the nightly news, but they're stuck in the middle of 45 minutes of rambling, empty bluster. Yes, he speaks to big crowds, but there's plenty of reporting documenting the fact that people leave halfway through the "show." On debate night, he's not gonna have the video editor on his side to pluck out the one halfway-cogent (in a horrible, racist, thuggish sort of way) bit and spotlight it. It's gonna just be word salad upon word salad. And<br /><br />3) If he goes straight at Clinton on the stage, he's gonna look like a bullying asshole, for several reasons, including the fact that he's about a foot taller than she is. If he pulls some shit like Rick Lazio pulled, actually getting into her physical space, he'll fuck himself completely.<br /><br />4) Also, a big part of his act is feeding off the crowd. There are TONS of call-and-response bits in his usual act - everything from asking the crowd who's gonna build the wall to his repeated refrains of "Believe me!" The debate audience is under STRICT orders to remain completely silent at all times. Without that sounding board, Trump is gonna flounder, and will probably have at least one "lost-in-the-weeds" moment.Phil Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041604069121995890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-73476405609571800762016-09-23T12:49:58.780-04:002016-09-23T12:49:58.780-04:00I'm from another era, huh? Good to know. As so...I'm from another era, huh? Good to know. As someone who's done fundraising, I think the Clinton campaign is doing an excellent job. Ask early and often, and personalize your approach. Beats the hell out of Trump's "Dear _____" emails. That's literally what I received, several times, before I unsubscribed. Never did figure out how I got on the list in the first place.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651455277401911296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-83001939420129453042016-09-23T11:49:22.411-04:002016-09-23T11:49:22.411-04:00Preferably, fuck Bobo with something white-hot, an...Preferably, fuck Bobo with something white-hot, and jagged - with barbs!<br /><br />Maybe, like a "pearl-necklace" of white-hot fishing lures running from his ass, out of his mouth.<br /><br />t_RUMP would love to have celebrities, but all he can muster is Baio, that Armadillo woman - one of his few African-Americans - and Ted "They Human Angry Booger" Nugent, a has-been guitarist.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-88129535834795097882016-09-23T11:44:24.157-04:002016-09-23T11:44:24.157-04:00Obama and Sanders tapped into the energized populi...<i>Obama and Sanders tapped into the energized populist base, but Clinton has Barbra Streisand, Cher and a cast of Wall Street plutocrats.</i><br /><br />Obama's 2008 campaign took off with a splashy appearance with... Oprah Winfrey. Fuck David Brooks roughly with something jagged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-91309945916014376442016-09-23T10:45:55.628-04:002016-09-23T10:45:55.628-04:00Trump has gotten Republicans and Republican-leanin...Trump has gotten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents to fall in line. That is all that has happened. That's why the election is close. It has nothing to do with "wanting to blow stuff up." Trump remains unpopular with a majority of the public, but many Republicans are willing to put aside their dislike for the sake of victory.AllieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994768860067988405noreply@blogger.com