Anyone hear if Rahm ever apologized to the Liberal base?

[SHRED]

yeah...right

[boston bean]

1. You're a hater! You want a pony?? Get the fuck over yourself!

He didn't personally call you a retard.

Obama picked Rahm, therefore he can say whatever the fuck he wants!

If you are going to diss Rahm, you are hoping for the president of the united states to fail!

Can't you just keep your fucking mouth shut?!

(i'm being sarcastic, btw)

[SHRED]

2. LOL

[GirlAfire]

7. lol.

best.
response.
ever.

[Canuckistanian]

13. LOL

Nominated for best use of the 'pony' reference in a sarcastic post.
:thumbsup:

[QC]

32. That was so realistic it gave me a cold chill. n/t

[KonaKane]

3. What is it about Rahm that is so....Terry McAullife?

Another well known disaster for the Democratic party?

[Cetacea]

4. Nope.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. good one

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[rurallib]

6. Rahm is really, really sorry that the liberals are - well - you know.

[mzmolly]

8. For saying it's essentially ignorant to run ads against Democrats?

I hope not. ;)

[EFerrari]

30. It's better to simply insult them to their faces? What kind of modeling is that?!

I can see how Rahm would absolutely hate Democrats actually interfering with his agenda by lobbying for what they want. But, that's what political parties do and should do. If Rahm got to set all our goals without a challenge, then what on Earth does the party need the rest of us for?

[mzmolly]

41. The question is, do we want to destroy the only Democrats

who are viable in certain areas. The answer is no.

I think it's fine to run progressive Dems against people like Lieberman, like we did in 04. But we have to think about the logic of helping to defeat Democrats, period.

[EFerrari]

50. If Democrats aren't actually behaving as Democrats, who are they "viable" for?

I have no problem defending Democrats that I only agree with a small percentage of the time for practical reasons. I sent money to HAROLD FORD, LOL.

But, I also have no problem challenging Democrats in public when they not only refuse to serve their constituency but make that constituency an object of public ridicule, something that happens too often and that is corrosive as hell.

The answer to the ads in question is never to insult the people running them but to invite them to the table, where they belong in the first place, so they won't have to resort to public disagreement for lack of a more appropriate venue. Period.

[mzmolly]

52. Behaving as Democrats according to

whom? I agree that progressives should challenge Democrats who don't act like Democrats. I just think the way to do that is to support progressives in local primaries vs. try to take them out and leave an R in better shape to win.

Peace E. :hi: I'm watching the HC Summit live. GREAT STUFF! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35523266?from=en-us_msnhp>1=43001

[EFerrari]

53. Back atcha. We'll disagree here and nothing bad will happen.

lol

:hi:

Glad you're enjoying the summit.

[bvar22]

54. Depends on what you mean by "viable".

Do you think that Republican Arlen Specter is the only "viable" candidate for the Democratic Senate seat in Pennsylvania?

He already has the pledged FULL support of the Obama Administration, the DNC, and the DSCC to steam roll ANY and ALL REAL Democratic challengers in the Primary.
Is THAT what makes Republican Arlen Specter "viable"?

You do see the problem when Republican friendly Corporate"Centrists" get to pre-determine who is "viable", and then direct the financial support of the entire Democratic Party AND the president's Bully Pulpit to their chosen candidate.
The results is too many Republicans INSIDE the Democratic Party.

I don't buy the smug premise that we have to run a Republican to get elected in some areas.
A Fire Breathing Populist (like Huey Long) who avoids the Wedge Issues, and runs on a platform of Economic Justice for Working Americans CAN get elected anywhere, especially in today's economic climate.

THAT really scares the "Centrists" who will direct the full might of the "Democratic Party" financial resources to crush any REAL Democrats early in the local Primaries.
(I've SEEN it.)

Thus, we have the self-fulfilling and self-serving myth perpetuated by the "Centrist"/Big Business Democrats that you MUST run a Republican and move to the right to get elected.


"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans. I want us to compete for that great mass of voters that want a party that will stand up for working Americans, family farmers, and people who haven't felt the benefits of the economic upturn."---Paul Wellstone

[mzmolly]

56. What I mean is someone

who can win in Virginia for example.

[dflprincess]

9. No

but he will hold the irrelevant and unneeded liberals responsible if things don't go well in November.

Like all Republicans (and that's just what he is) he's not capable of taking responsibility for his own actions.

[PeaceNikki]

10. He apologized. Here's the video.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/rahm-emanuel/1199682/

[SHRED]

14. HAHAHAHA

[EFerrari]

16. LOL

:rofl:

[PeaceNikki]

17. I thought so, too.

:D

[EFerrari]

24. This should be a weekly segment.

:hi:

[Kalun D]

11. That

is a fuc*ing retarded question

[tritsofme]

12. For what?

[seeinfweggos]

15. he doesn't owe us one

i see your other attempt at raising this got shitcanned.

[SHRED]

18. If you aren't getting "shitcanned" now and then...

...you aren't trying hard enough.

:rofl:

Mod moods can be quite conservative here at times.


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[EFerrari]

19. Speak for yourself. Rahm is likely costing Obama a good portion

of the youth vote. He has the finesse of a tire iron. His mouth needs a minder. He makes Joe Biden look like the Dalai Lama.

[SHRED]

20. Bingo...and look at his corporate ties

[EFerrari]

22. I don't want to look at his corporate ties or at his Friday Casual.

I can't stand him. lol

But, I hope SNL keeps doing skits about him because it humanizes him a little bit to younger people.

[seeinfweggos]

26. i think the snl portrayal is actually flattering. nt

[EFerrari]

33. It is and that's why I hope they keep doing that kind of sketch of Rahm

because maybe we can get back some of the kids he's insulted and driven away.

[seeinfweggos]

34. i wonder how many are driven away by you making up quotes. nt

[EFerrari]

35. LOL.

[seeinfweggos]

36. let me restate that - driven away because they think he actually said

stuff like you falsely claimed he did because they read it on the internet.

[EFerrari]

38. I don't think there are that many bad readers in that age group.

[seeinfweggos]

39. so if he's so bad, why do you make up quotes for him? hmm? nt

edited to say nevermind. your made-up shit is gone i see.

[EFerrari]

49. I wasn't referring to Rahm but to your inability to differentiate

between "made up shit' and the hypothetical carrying out of your strategy, "he's right' as a way to keep, let alone win, young voters.

lol

[seeinfweggos]

25. why should he apologize for being right?

nt

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[PVnRT]

43. So, you think liberals are "retards" too, eh?

That kind of attitude used to get people banned around here.

[Kaleva]

21. What for?

[SHRED]

23. HERE:

http://rawstory.com/2010/01/fire-obamas-chief-staff-calls-liberal-strategy-fucking-retarded/

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[Kaleva]

27. I see no reason for him to apologise to the "liberal base".

[seeinfweggos]

37. +1000

[UTUSN]

28. For what - helping elect a Democratic president? Just asking. n/t

[fan of the arts]

40. No, but a political puke named Marshall in VA said "retarded kids are god's revenge for abortion"

So that then explains Rammituphisass's comment that "progressives are fucking retarded". Progressives are the result of abortions according to today's current political consensus in the wonderfully corrupt and failed disaster capitalist states of Amurika.

[dionysus]

42. you're the flip side of loz with his nader threads.

[BurtWorm]

44. He was retarded

in getting to the apology. I don't know why he was retarded.

[DevonRex]

45. Obsess much?

:crazy:

[dionysus]

46. CONSERVADEM!! LATTE IN MY FACE11!11!!

:hi:

[mmonk]

47. No Republican nor Sarah Palin has asked him to yet that I'm aware of.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

48. When are these so called "liberals" going to apologize for being so fucking...

Well, you know.

[Uzybone]

51. Who is the liberal "base"?

bloggers?

[alfredo]

55. It doesn't matter if he does or he doesn't. We all have

a mouth and we all have an asshole. At times we all get them confused.