Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Paul Begala at CPNC

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Political Videos Donate to DU
 
Carnage251 Donating Member (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 03:01 AM
Original message
Paul Begala at CPNC
 
Run time: 24:08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwGtLNj2MfA
 
Posted on YouTube: July 09, 2010
By YouTube Member: campusprogress
Views on YouTube: 44
 
Posted on DU: July 11, 2010
By DU Member: Carnage251
Views on DU: 803
 
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
BEZERKO Donating Member (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 06:14 AM
Response to Original message
1. I watched the whole 24 minutes,
Ok, I played freecell while listening to the audio for this clip. It's hard to listen to him or Carville for that long for me. As usual, I agree with him on some of his points. He's right about a counter narrative to the conservative philosophy. Two of the four quads of the basic grid. What we say about them and what we say about ourselves, we have to win that battle. But he and Carville and the usual suspects need to fight their tendencies of co-opting parts of the conservative narrative. The big dog told both houses of congress, not to mention the American people, that "the era of big government was over." Carville, while on Crossfire, passed out buckets of chicken to the audience while interviewing Bruce Friedrich of Peta.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0301/06/cf.00.html

He preached the wonders of market fundamentalism on Thom Hartman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4mPbGF8vDs

A lot of the ideas and the arguments we need, lots of them, are already out there. A lot of emerging Dems understood this, Dean, Kos, Feingold etc., and were working within the party to change and fix a lot of what was broken. Begala and the usual suspects didn't like this and worked to put the old guard, centrist politics, back in charge.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/should-tim-kaine-be-fired_b_429294.html

Take a page out of one of the greatest NFL coaches, if you can't beat'em, steal their ideas (he implemented Lombardi's system). Just make sure you steal from the ones who win.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
breadandwine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 07:00 AM
Response to Original message
2. Hooray for Begala and the DLC! 24 minutes of not sayin' a F*CKIN' THING!
We have to contrast and debate the issues, but for 24 F*CKIN' MINUTES I'm not going to!

But it sure is great to use colorful Texas lingo man and boy!

We really SHOULD contrast the ideologies but not now! Some other day!

Matter of fact, let's put it off till after the Fall election!

Hooray for pseudo-progressive fact-free speechifying!




Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
RBInMaine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 11:22 AM
Response to Reply #2
3. DLC DLC DCL...Can't you at least find a more original way to bitch if you have to. Remember, BEGALA
Edited on Sun Jul-11-10 11:24 AM by RBInMaine
WINS ELECTIONS FOR DEMOCRATS.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
RBInMaine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 11:25 AM
Response to Original message
4. GREAT speech. Begala kicks GOBP ass ! And he WINS ! More more more. Spot on !
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Hulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 01:31 PM
Response to Original message
5.  Not terribly impressed...but there was ONE thing I take away from his speaking...
We need to debate the ideas. We need to contrast what we, the progressives, can offer; and what the "conservatives" are offering. We will win if we can do that.

Unfortunately, if you think about ANY politician on the media waves....NONE OF THEM will talk specifics. They are ALL scared of "facts". It isn't all pretty....but some are uglier than others.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Fri Apr 19th 2024, 05:51 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Political Videos Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC