Sunday Open Thread

27 Jul 2008 Author: Baratunde Thurston (Jack Turner)

Sorry for the delay. Rikyrah is on vacation for a while. The rest of us will try to cover for her incredible presence. We’ll fail, but we’ll try. She deserves the break.

Here’s a video from the Get Fisa Right crew that was born on my.barackobama.com

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Lynne
This is pretty interesting…and in the NY Post no less…..
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07272008/news/natio…
First story appeared on the 21st on a local Chicago station:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/l…
TruthSeeker
Is it my imagination, or has Barack been kicking the press's ass ever since he got back from his trip?!!
He smacked Tom Brokaw on Meet the Press, and he pushed back on that dumb surge question at the Unity Conference. Did O get a boost in confidence, a second wind, 8 hours sleep??? Feisty, I like it!
Meanwhile, McCain went to church to worship the Surge god, got home and drank some Surge Cola….and employs Surge Logic(as per Jason Linkins on HuffPO)
http://craighickman.blogspot.com CraigHickman
He shut Brokaw up on Meet the Press.
I read somewhere that Barack took the press corps to an off-the-record dinner at one of his stops in Europe. I'm sure he had some firm words for those in attendance. ;)
If I find that article, I'll post it. I can't remember where I read it now.
msmartin
I missed that – I hope Jack can post the clip.
msmartin
Details please – I missed it.
Lynne
Truthseeker…..Michelle met her man getting off the plane last night….its not your imagination…he got a second wind…but he didn't get 8 hours sleep…LOL
http://craighickman.blogspot.com CraigHickman
Here it is:
The Democratic presidential candidate and his media team turned the mood around as they travelled from Israel to the West Bank and on to Germany and France, with the final stop in London today. The press corps was appeased when Obama, who prefers to sit on planes with his iPod and press cuttings or a book, ignoring staff and journalists, made a rare trip to the back of the Boeing en route from Israel to banter with reporters. Even rarer, he had an off-the-record dinner with them, at a French restaurant in Berlin on Thursday.
http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com icebergslim
This Week with Barack Obama is up.
http://craighickman.blogspot.com CraigHickman
Click here and watch all the clips from the show from the left sidebar.
Lily
This isn't a clip but it is a pretty good analysis. If you got to MSNBC they have the whole hour on their site that you can watch.
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archiv…
TruthSeeker
Cool, thanks Craig.
http://craighickman.blogspot.com CraigHickman
Newsweek: Barack's Post-Tour Interview with Richard Wolffe
http://craighickman.blogspot.com CraigHickman
No problem.
Clearly Barack has come back ready to fight the nonsense being hurled at him.
A research study shows what we all know:
The Networks are Tougher on Barack
http://talesfromthe.net/jon jon
Thanks for the link!
jon, one of the Get Fisa Right crowd :-)
jdickenslaw
Okay everyone, My wife and I did not like Tom Brokaw's style of questioning or the tone of his questions in Obama's Meet the Press Interview. He did not seem bi-partisan to us. We were particularly disgusted with him when he stated to Obama, “David Brooks, for The New York Times, who was an early admirer of your rhetoric in the early stages of the campaign. . . ” implying that Obama doesn't really believe in the things he states in his campaign. We thought his tone was arrogant and disrespectful at times. What are your opinions? We definitely think he was not nearly as good as Tim Russert.
GreenLadyHere
TruthSeeker: Good ones! :>) :>) “virtual Dap”! :<) :<)
http://craighickman.blogspot.com CraigHickman
Toni Morrison's Bench of Memory at Slavery's Gateway
GreenLadyHere
jdiskenslaw: YEP! How do they all continue to forget that Mr. Obama IS BRILLIANT!!?
Answer: He's Black and he jes ain't 'pose ta be!! And, we jes cain't get our minds wrapped around him. Hence, this may very well be the basis for “the voters don't know him that well yet”!
I would submit – YES THEY DO!! They just ain't feelin' what they see and know!!
WHEW!! DEEP BREATHS!!! :>) :>)
GreenLadyHere
ice: Thanks, as always!
Lynne
OK, my fault for flipping to the channel, but Geraldo has a segment on (dum-du-dum-dum-DUUUUUUUUMMM)……..Obama dissing the troops…can u believe it? Well, its Fox, of course you can.
Lynne
“The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Obama than on Republican John McCain during the first six weeks of the general-election campaign.”
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-onth…
Ohhhh boy……………
GreenLadyHere
O.K. Got to post this. I hope that it is not a repeat!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/27/mccain-fumble...
Sam Stein: “The Senator made CLOUDY[SEEE :>) ] DEBATABLE [SEEE :>)] statements on a WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS in the process of providing fodder for his Democratic critics.”
Mini-analysis: At this point in time, it is obvious that “MCANCIENT” is imploding on himself. Errybody can see it and their reporting jargon highlights it!! Aricept please! [No offense to that brand of meds! I can't be sued, can I? :>) Someone let me know.]
He REVERSED his POSITION on a state ballot measure to end racial and gender-based affirmative action in Arizona. “I SUPPORT it”, said “MCANCIENT”.
In 1998 he called a similar measure “DIVISIVE” and spoke out AGAINST the initiative.
Mini-analysis: Does the term (long term) “FLIP – FLOP” come to mind??? Let the DATA speak for itself! :>) :>)
FINALLY – BIG FINISH!: “I have NOT SEEN the DETAILS of some of these proposals [the affirmative action measures]. But, I've ALWAYS opposed quotas!!
Mini-analysis: IF, he were to become POTUS, he is ADMITTING that he DOESN'T READ DETAILS!! There are sooo many “what ifs” that can be asked here. Suffice it to say – LAWD have mercy![she said shaking her drooped head from side to side.]
WHEW!!! BIG DEEP BREATHS! This is scary! :>)
TRW
Thank you. Maybe I have been drinking to much of the Obama juice, but I have been disgusted with all of his interviews lately. From Katie, “everyone is scratching their head about your opposition to the surge” Couric and with Brokaw, who should know better, basically giving Brooks a shout out by reading, not paraphrasing, but reading almost his whole article on his “take” on Obama's speech. I was thinking, you have got to be kidding me.
I found his tone extremely condescending. He was basically acting like, I know more than you because I disagree with you, and your opinions don't matter. Excuse my language on Sunday, but this media coverage is complete horse shit. From Katie “I'm not really a journalist, I just play one on tv” Couric, to Tom “why don't I just read the conservative talking points instead of doing objective journalism” Brokaw, I couldn't believe my eyes or ears. Anybody who repeats this false meme that the media is in the bag for Barack is deaf, dumb, and blind.
Before he even went overseas, they were the media was rooting for him to fail, basically waiting for him to gaffe it up, but since he didn't and people have responded favorably to him, they now seem to be trying their best to knock him down a peg.
GreenLadyHere
Lynne: Thanks. Data! YES!!! Wait 'til the other proverbial “shoe” drops with the general election post-nominations' results.
Back to your observation 'bout Black bloggers and well wishers!!
“virtual dap” again! :>) :>)
GreenLadyHere
Jed Said: ” Seismic Collapse of McCain's Attacks”
-Could it be that the Repug “noise machine” has all but given up on John McCain's dishonorable attacks on Barack Obama?
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/07/a-seismic-colla.html
He's just askin' :>) :>) :>)
GreenLadyHere
From The New York Times: “Cold Shoulder” John Freeman Gill
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/nyregion/thecity/27h...
Three pages of financial “EXPECTATIONS” that apparently were NOT made into REALITY. Hence -”Cold Shoulder” toward bill & billary. Ya think that they might move?
I'm just askin'! :>)
TruthSeeker
Good grief, you're a link posting machine! I can barely keep up.
Thanks for the links.
GreenLadyHere
TruthSeeker: WOW! :>) Thank you VERY MUCH! There is soo much that I don't know about this
“blogging stuff”! :>) I just started 4 months ago! I don't know the terminology. :>) Had to ask my
grown children what does “LMAO” mean. After they got up off the floor, they told me. :>) :>) I do have an excuse, well several! #1. I like doing this! It's a whole new world for me. :>) #2 I retired from work and I NEEDED something ta {yes, I said TA :>) ]do. :>) So back to #1. This is fun and I get to THINK and be humorous!
So, she said, getting off the “therapist's” couch, I'll carry on!
Again, thanks for supportin' this Senior [citizen, that is]. :>) :>) :>)
GreenLadyHere
Lynne: YEP! :>)
TruthSeeker
Toni Morrison is a wonderful, wonderful woman..although the 'black president' thing drove me nuts. In High School a precocious best friend talked about Toni's writing all the time….while I mentally vegged out. I was reading Rosemary Rogers, and Erica Jong and other kinds of smut. Perspective is a bitch.
My favourite book of Toni's is “The Bluest Eye”.
TruthSeeker
No, thank you.
TruthSeeker
I bet they had a lot to celebrate!
GreenLadyHere
Last one 2-Night: From http://www.blackpoliticsontheweb.com
“Black Republicans See No Conflict With Obama” – Bill Rufty, The Ledger in Lakeland, FLA.
All 2 people interviewed stated that they had no problem supporting Mr. Obama. O.K., she said, allowing her voice to slur upwards into a question. :>) :>)
http://www.theledger.com/article/20080727/NEWS/8072704... L8R :>)
GreenLadyHere
O.K. 1 more: Mr. Obama at UNITY
http://www.my.barackobama.com/page/content/hqblog
Whooooo – hoooo!!! :>)
GreenLadyHere
Found some [ not all] cute cartoons on this site: :>)
http://www.msnbc.com/id/25877760/
OOPS! They were published on or about April 10, 2008. So, once you get to Msnbc, you have to search for “cartoons on Barack Obama”.
UMMM, this is the best that I can do. :>) We all know my skills – technologically – NOT!! :>) :>) :>)
GreenLadyHere
http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com has a good article on Attorney Warren Ballentine[radio personality ]. Seems as if he is putting “MCANCIENT” on MAJOR BLAST!! :>) :>) He is billed as the answer to “Speedy Limbaugh”! :>) :>)
black4barack also cites all the Black radio personalities!
Back to you Lynne! You were “spot on” in describing the “Black media arsenal!”
MAJOR PROPS for pointing this out!! :>) :>)
Lynne
Oh I am convinced that the reason for the fear-mongering amongst the neo-cons is their inability to stop us from getting (dum du-dum dum DUUUUUUMMMMMM)… information! LOL They can't shut up Warren Ballantine, Tom Joyner or Steve Harvey. They damn sure can't stop these blogs from speaking truth to power. We keep spreading the truth instead of buying into the lies….and there is nothing they can do about it…its KILLING THEM. Everytime they put out another smear, it gets debunked within 15 minutes and I swear I can see one of the little minions running back to Rupert Murdoch himself seething “CURSES!! FOILED AGAIN!”
GreenLadyHere
Lynne: “Virtual Dap” :>) :>)
eclecticbrotha
OK,you guys are gonna love this “coincidence.” Bush just approved a military execution, the first one in almost 50 years. Now, how many guesses to you need to figure out what color he is?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_go_pr…
eclecticbrotha
OK,you guys are gonna love this “coincidence.” Bush just approved a military execution, the first one in almost 50 years. Now, how many guesses to you need to figure out what color he is?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_go_pr…
eclecticbrotha
OK,you guys are gonna love this “coincidence.” Bush just approved a military execution, the first one in almost 50 years. Now, how many guesses to you need to figure out what color he is?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_go_pr…
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