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(Drudge)   Democrats' 2008 campaign strategy: "Republicans are fat." May also try "Republicans suck" and "God hates Republicans"   (drudgereport.com) divider line
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7of7
2006-02-14 4:17:31 PM  
While those three statements are true, I again ask why submitter thinks anyone would believe that dumbass Drudge has factual information about anything related to Democrats.
 
kronicfeld
2006-02-14 4:21:18 PM  
Um, even if every fact in Drudge's "article" is true, that his and submitter's characterization is woefully false. And to put it in quotes, as those it's an actual varbatim citation? Well, that's downright fraudulent.
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 4:22:45 PM  
Good strategy. Beats the hell out of fielding decent candidates.
 
phreakinowski
2006-02-14 4:22:48 PM  
I only needed statement number 2 of the three to convince me.

/I may dislike the Democrats, but I HATE the Republicans.
 
albo
2006-02-14 4:24:26 PM  
from some of the political threads it's clear the strategy is also to paint voters as stupid for voting for republicans. that's red meat to the left wing of the base, but poison if you are trying to pick up swing voters
 
kronicfeld
2006-02-14 4:25:33 PM  
Note to self: stop smoking crack before entering comments.
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 4:26:06 PM  
albo: from some of the political threads it's clear the strategy is also to paint voters as stupid for voting for republicans. that's red meat to the left wing of the base, but poison if you are trying to pick up swing voters

Very true -- especially when you remember that the people they need to convince are the ones who did vote republican last time.
 
albo
2006-02-14 4:26:23 PM  
stop smoking crack before entering comments.

ectasy is a much better coping drug for political threads
 
7of7
2006-02-14 4:30:00 PM  
Voters are just stupid in general. History has proven that time and again. It's got nothing to do with who they vote for. We all vote for rich guys, that alone shows how stupid we are. How is someone who has lived his entire life in the lap of luxery going to make decisions for people who haven't?
 
Buddha04
2006-02-14 4:30:02 PM  
Better than "Be Afraid of Gays" or pretending to be "Compassionate"
 
Voramyr
2006-02-14 4:31:46 PM  
I guess Democrats HAVEN'T learned anything from their disastrous 2000 and 2004 campaigns.

Seriously guys, get your shiat together. We're all sick of the Republicans in power.
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 4:33:03 PM  
7of7: Voters are just stupid in general. History has proven that time and again. It's got nothing to do with who they vote for. We all vote for rich guys, that alone shows how stupid we are. How is someone who has lived his entire life in the lap of luxery going to make decisions for people who haven't?

Well, there's a flip side of that: if someone isn't smart and dedicated enough to be able to amass enough money to live comfortably, why the hell would I want them in charge of spending my tax dollars?
 
sweigardc
2006-02-14 4:34:27 PM  
A Drudge and WND article greenlit in one day? I think Cheney is trying to kill off TF today too.
 
rocker5969
2006-02-14 4:34:27 PM  
FTA: "We should expect nothing less than name-calling...." - from a republican - that is pure comedy.

/sheesh, I don't normally hate, but i'm learning, yeas I am.
 
General Specific
2006-02-14 4:35:53 PM  
[image from whitehouse.gov too old to be available]

'Lections? Is it that time again Dick? I know! I'll tell 'em to stay the course even though it's all goin' to hell. Heh heh. It's like when you're lost, the last thing ya need is one of them there maps. Heh heh heh.
 
twistedknickers [TotalFark]
2006-02-14 4:37:11 PM  
listening to anything drudge has to say about democrats' 'strategy' is like taking ethics advice from tom delay. better do it with a big ol' hunk of salt.
 
swahnhennessy
2006-02-14 4:37:19 PM  
'We should expect nothing less than name-calling and referring to ones political opponents as fat from Howard Deans Democrat Party.'

Yeah, because he's crazy!
 
Shadi
2006-02-14 4:38:04 PM  
Teekno: You forgot that anyone who has amassed wealth has done so with the blood & sweat of the proletariat, not through their own hard work & ingenuity.
 
robsul82
2006-02-14 4:39:02 PM  
Huckabee's the only Repub I'd consider in 2008, all because of that book. He'd make fat-ass America domestic issue #1, which we desperately need. Plus he's not a loony conservative, which is good.

And 7of7 - Drudge made his name off having the beginnings of the Lewinsky scandal before anyone else. It's the only thing he's been correct about ever, so yeah, once - a long, long time ago - he stumbled across fact as it related to Democrats.
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 4:39:52 PM  
Shadi: Teekno: You forgot that anyone who has amassed wealth has done so with the blood & sweat of the proletariat, not through their own hard work & ingenuity.

My bad, I always forget that part. Thanks.
 
Buddha04
2006-02-14 4:40:56 PM  
"One Republican strategist who had seen the opposition research packets said.."

[image from gsnmagazine.com too old to be available]
 
flaEsq
2006-02-14 4:42:47 PM  
Buddha04: "One Republican strategist who had seen the opposition research packets said.."

That place in Ft Meade sure comes in handy
 
albo
2006-02-14 4:43:05 PM  
You forgot that anyone who has amassed wealth has done so with the blood & sweat of the proletariat, not through their own hard work & ingenuity.

Proletarier aller Lnder, vereinigt Euch!
 
7of7
2006-02-14 4:43:41 PM  
Well, there's a flip side of that: if someone isn't smart and dedicated enough to be able to amass enough money to live comfortably, why the hell would I want them in charge of spending my tax dollars?

First of all most rich people today aren't bootstrap US dream types but were born rich and did their damndest to lose it. Look at George Bush, born rich, failed at business, is still rich. Second of all, being rich isn't a sign of anything. For every person who worked their way to the top through dedication and honor there are five Google cofounder or a Steve Jobs types who stumbled into their fortune without doing anything particularly amazing.
 
SSP
2006-02-14 4:53:21 PM  
As Republicans have proved time and time again...you win elections by name calling ...not bringing up actual issues..hence....flip flopper....self inflicted wounds....look at that fat ass, drunk, Kennedy.

Why should voters care if the Bush administration lied us into a war of choice, not necessity, or that the troops don't have decent armor, or that the Vice President outed a CIA operative, or that the President and Abramoff are chummy buddies, or that the President and his cronies are looting the national treasury at a record rate. Why should stuff like that matter to the average American?
 
alcoholic_entropy
2006-02-14 4:56:37 PM  
smackem yackem: Fark is amusing in its attempts to "find a balance" on the days when bad news breaks for the Nush administration.
Which is just about every day lately.


Pretty sad that articles like this are what has to be resorted to.

/but, but... Michael Moore!!!
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 4:58:17 PM  
SSP: Why should voters care if the Bush administration lied us into a war of choice, not necessity, or that the troops don't have decent armor, or that the Vice President outed a CIA operative, or that the President and Abramoff are chummy buddies, or that the President and his cronies are looting the national treasury at a record rate. Why should stuff like that matter to the average American?

See, this is the problem that today's Democratic party has -- they keep giving people reasons not to vote for their opponents.

People don't want a reason to not vote for someone -- they'd much rather have a reason to vote for someone. In the past two presidential elections, the Dems haven't nominated anyone who inspires people outside the base.
 
alcoholic_entropy
2006-02-14 5:04:58 PM  
Teekno: See, this is the problem that today's Democratic party has -- they keep giving people reasons not to vote for their opponents.


Yea, unfortunately "this guy is a lying ass farking illiterate crook with a yee-haw foreign policy" just doesn't mean as much as it used to.
 
flaEsq
2006-02-14 5:06:29 PM  
Teekno: See, this is the problem that today's Democratic party has -- they keep giving people reasons not to vote for their opponents.

I'm hoping the 08 candidate runs on a positive platform that reminds us we're brave, strong, and need not fear and cower behind circa 2001 political duct tape and plastic.

(and 2000 wasn't a big numeric loss, just one vote, where it counted, but why pry that one open again :( )one again)
 
SSP
2006-02-14 5:10:53 PM  
2006-02-14 04:58:17 PM Teekno


SSP: Why should voters care if the Bush administration lied us into a war of choice, not necessity, or that the troops don't have decent armor, or that the Vice President outed a CIA operative, or that the President and Abramoff are chummy buddies, or that the President and his cronies are looting the national treasury at a record rate. Why should stuff like that matter to the average American?

See, this is the problem that today's Democratic party has -- they keep giving people reasons not to vote for their opponents.

People don't want a reason to not vote for someone -- they'd much rather have a reason to vote for someone. In the past two presidential elections, the Dems haven't nominated anyone who inspires people outside the base.

I kinda like Paul Hackett and General Wesley Clark, I just wish the Dems would stop messing with them. As for fresh ideas, I like to check out the website Center for American Progress (John Podesta - chief of staff for Clinton)
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 5:14:27 PM  
smackem yackem: The expiration date on that line of thinking's about to expire.

The expiration date on that thinking already expired, but the Democrats haven't figured that out yet, and I really wish the hell that they would.
 
IXI Jim IXI
2006-02-14 5:16:42 PM  
The quote underneath the Gingrich photo reads In His Own Words: Gingrichs Solution To Childhood Obesity: Turn off the TV, cut the fatty diet and get exercise.

Ok...I don't see where any of the Democrats called him fat...although they'd be perfectly justified in calling him "hypocrite"
 
patrick862
2006-02-14 5:18:29 PM  
Um, after reading the article, I don't see the Democrats calling anyone fat. They have a picture of Newt Gingrich in a packet, with an AP caption.

All I see is a nameless republican "strategist" saying that the Democrats called people fat. Hm.

Sigh, just more Republican lies and spin.
 
patrick862
2006-02-14 5:20:02 PM  
Beat out by mere seconds by IxI Jim IxI. Damn you.

Drudge is someone I just don't get - a gay man supporting the party that demonizes his lifestyle.
 
IXI Jim IXI
2006-02-14 5:21:18 PM  
Seconds?! Bah, almost 2 full minutes! :D

/sorry :)
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 5:22:51 PM  
If you guys are gonna let the facts get in the way of good political humor, you'll never make it in show biz.
 
Ghost Rider
2006-02-14 5:24:05 PM  
patrick862: the party that demonizes his lifestyle


Oh, horseshiat. Supporting defining marriage as being between a man and a woman =/= demonizing his lifestyle.

How idiotic.
 
IXI Jim IXI
2006-02-14 5:24:07 PM  
Or politics, for that matter
 
bloodhound
2006-02-14 5:28:09 PM  
I'll never vote for a filthy Republican again! Party of Corruption, liars, theives, and chicken farkers.
 
patrick862
2006-02-14 5:30:08 PM  
GhostRider Oh, horseshiat. Supporting defining marriage as being between a man and a woman =/= demonizing his lifestyle. How idiotic.

Oh, please. It's self evident in issues concerning more than just marriage, knucklehead.

/next you're going to say repulicans whole-heartedly support evolution in schools
 
hillbillypharmacist
2006-02-14 5:30:13 PM  
robsul82: Huckabee's the only Repub I'd consider in 2008, all because of that book. He'd make fat-ass America domestic issue #1, which we desperately need. Plus he's not a loony conservative, which is good.

exactly. The liberals here in Arkansas (of which I'm one) have a love/hate relationship with him. We could do much worse. I'd probably vote for him, if his platform was moderate and public health was a strong issue. He's been helpful for education, merciful with criminals, and respectful of the judicial branch (we've got our own pet Constitutional crisis here, and he's handled it well where others would bungle it horribly).

Yes. We could do much worse. Already have, actually.
 
TwoHead
2006-02-14 5:30:36 PM  
Teekno: See, this is the problem that today's Democratic party has -- they keep giving people reasons not to vote for their opponents.

See, this is the problem that today's GOP has -- no matter how corrupt and or incompetent their own party is, they spend all their time worrying about Democratic strategy and how they can spin it to sound "angry".
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 5:30:52 PM  
patrick862: next you're going to say repulicans whole-heartedly support evolution in schools

Many, if not most, do. I did when I identified as Republican.
 
patrick862
2006-02-14 5:32:13 PM  
Teekno Many, if not most, do.

could I see some numbers on that? Or should I just point you to the many "teach the controversy" speeches by various Republicans?
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 5:32:14 PM  
TwoHead: See, this is the problem that today's GOP has -- no matter how corrupt and or incompetent their own party is, they spend all their time worrying about Democratic strategy and how they can spin it to sound "angry".

The GOP worrying about Democratic strategy is like the Democrats worrying about the GOPs fiscal responsibility -- there's nothing there to see.
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 5:34:32 PM  
patrick862: could I see some numbers on that? Or should I just point you to the many "teach the controversy" speeches by various Republicans?

Well, unless your speeches are written by tens of millions of different Republicans, I don't see that you have a greater claim to the truth on this, either.

I know some Republicans who want to teach creationism and/or ID in schools. Hell, I know Democrats who want that too. But I know a lot more people from both parties who want evolution as the sole origin of life lesson taught in public schools.
 
patrick862
2006-02-14 5:38:46 PM  
teekno Well, unless your speeches are written by tens of millions of different Republicans, I don't see that you have a greater claim to the truth on this, either.

It's right here:

http://pewforum.org/surveys/origins/

"Nearly six-in-ten conservative Republicans believe that living things have always existed in their present form, while just 11% say that evolution occurred through natural processes. Among liberal Democrats, by contrast, only 29% hold the creationist position, while a plurality (44%) accepts the natural selection theory of evolution."
 
Teekno
2006-02-14 5:43:17 PM  
patrick862: It's right here:

http://pewforum.org/surveys/origins/

That link doesn't actually answer the specific issue we were talking about, which is whether or not most republicans support teaching evolution in public schools.
 
patrick862
2006-02-14 5:46:24 PM  
Teekno That link doesn't actually answer the specific issue we were talking about, which is whether or not most republicans support teaching evolution in public schools.

Um, yes it does.

"Politically, a majority of conservative Republicans favor replacing evolution with creationism in the classroom, but support for this proposal falls below 40% for all other political groups, including moderate and liberal Republicans."
 
pitydafoo
2006-02-14 5:50:06 PM  
sweigardc: A Drudge and WND article greenlit in one day? I think Cheney is trying to kill off TF today too.

/furiously searching NewsMax to complete the trifecta
 
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