Dowd: Banned in Boston (Puke Alert)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/29/opinion/29dowd.html?hp=&pagewanted=print&position=

The Democratic convention stage has the hushed mahogany dignity of a Republican men's club: all dark wood paneling with maroon and faux marble trim. The podium has an ersatz presidential seal with a flag. Even the hoi polloi in the press are ennobled by the Eastern Establishment staging; the writing tables in the FleetCenter have mock blue marble tops.

"The preppy stiff," as other Massachusetts pols called young John Kerry, according to Newsweek, is not doing an outré interpretation of the flag, like Michael Dukakis's salmon, eggshell and azure stage in 1988.

"Stable change," one top Democrat said, in an oxymoron describing the set for tonight's live shot of "Live Shot," as his colleagues dubbed the camera-loving senator. "We want to bring evolutionary change, not revolutionary change."

The Democrats think the way to overthrow the Republicans is to mimic Republicans. Democratic rivalries are tamped down; liberal losers are kept offstage or out of prime time; the positive message - strength, heroism and patriotism - is relentlessly drummed in. The Swift boat crewmen are toted everywhere to vouch that John Kerry is a comrade, not just a set of political calculations.

When the National Guard mistakenly thought someone was parachuting onto the FleetCenter roof on Sunday night, reporters joked that it must be the nominee, once more proving what a manly man he is in yet another extreme sport, perhaps even landing in a rocket pack.

[The Zanti Regent]

1. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Who needs sleeping pills when Whoreen is on the rampage???????

[Liberal Christian]

2. Why on earth does she still have a job?

She just gets worse and worse and worse.

[Justitia]

3. MoDo the DoDo strikes again!

Can you believe that Alan Sorkin (West Wing) actually has sex with this crazy person, reporter wannabe?

Same crap, different day.

[leftistagitator]

4. So Al Gore was too much of a nerd for her.

And Kerry is too preppy for her. Amazing how this woman never runs out of bullshit highschool metaphors with which to malign the Party.

[hadrons]

5. she did have one sentence that made sense ....

The Democrats think the way to overthrow the Republicans is to mimic Republicans

haven't we been knocking Dems for being too much like Reps here???

[Mecil]

6. She has more

She has a few good points in the post, the one you mentioned, and the last one:

"Some Democrats fear that Mr. Kerry could be falling into a Republican trap, so worried about offending swing voters that he misses the knockout swing."

[KoKo]

7. I think that's her point. Chastising them for appearing like Repugs.

I don't have a problem with that. We've heard other criticism that going too far to the Right to win the swing voters might alienate those of us on the Left.

I'm also worried about Lieberman speaking tonight before Kerry. Lieberman was on Imus saying the "WMD might still be found and that Saddam collaborated with terrorists who kill Christians and Jews."

If Lieberman is doing that on Imus why is he featured the night Kerry gives his big acceptance speech? We "anti-Iraq Invasion folks" see Lieberman as a slap in our face. So, I think MoDo's points are worth the read. :shrug:

[Demeter]

8. And Then There's Her Standard Clinton Tirade

That woman needs medication. The Clintons are not going to go away, and neither is the deep gratitude the country feels for their presence and exemplary leadership, no matter how much she screams and stamps her feet. The reality is that the Clintons built up the country, while Maureen tore down the Clintons. Nothing particularly useful or noble about that.