Democrats eating their own again: Ed Rendell

[tallahasseedem]

Well, here we go again. Ed Rendell is on Hardball saying that the hits on Bain are a little harsh.

I swear, they're trying to blow this!

[WI_DEM]

1. Ed Rendell has always been kind of a thorn in Obama's side.

Can't these idiots get on message? if not, then shut up.

[flamingdem]

9. Exactly, enough of the backstabbing

grrr. Are they idiots or what.

[Raine]

23. They're worse than idiots, they're traitors. nt

[trueblue2007]

33. TODAY ED RENDELL WAS A TOTAL JERK

[sadbear]

2. Seriously, if these corporatist Democrats can't keep their mouths shut

they need to be purged.

[tallahasseedem]

6. He just said that the "vampire" remark was out of line...

My blood is boiling! As is Tweety's!

[rufus dog]

19. The other guest had the biggest smirk on his face after Rendell made the vampire comment

Then went after Bain for taking 100 million out of a company and screwed over the pension holders.

You could tell the guest wanted to say, "what the fuck would you call sucking the money away from retirees?"

[Fumesucker]

3. Follow the money...

No more potent investigative tool has ever been invented for finding the source of corruption..

[enough]

4. Rendell lost me when he opined that Gore should give up and admit he lost to Bush

within 24 hours of the closing of the poles in 2000.

[ProSense]

5. Strange:

He's featured in this video: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002714993

[Sentath]

7. Good Find

I'll watch both after work (sigh)

[sadbear]

14. Yes, very strange.

Good thing Rendell isn't running for office. Someone might accuse him of being a flip-flopper.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

8. He's talking out of both sides of his mouth.

What a dick.

[tallahasseedem]

11. Well I hope that his sensitive little vulture capitalist friends are happy now.

UGH!

[KharmaTrain]

10. Three Dimensional Chess...

This seems more and more like the Obama campaign is egging this story on. Despite Tweety's "concern", we're yet again talking about Bain and Mitten's role of playing vulture "capitalist". The game right now is to paint Willard as a greedy rich boy and the more the name Bain stays in the news the more that reputation is cemented.

[tallahasseedem]

12. I sure in the heck hope you're right...

but right now, it's like they're turning on the President.

[KharmaTrain]

21. He's On The Offensive Here...

The corporate media needs a horse race and to manufacture angst where it doesn't really exist. I found it interesting that the moment the rushpublicans put out the video with Booker, Team Obama was up with one showing all the rushpublicans who dissed Rmoney. In the bigger scheme of things the more there's talk about Bain the deeper people will scrutinize both the company and Willard...and there's not much to like unless you're an investor.

[GoCubsGo]

20. Yep. But, I think there may be another side to this coin.

Thom Hartmann had a great discussion on this subject today. He was explaining the difference between venture capitalism and private equity (vulture capitalist) firms, such as Bain. In the process, he suggested that, like the vast majority of the population, Cory Booker probably doesn't understand the difference between the two. I am willing to bet that neither does Ed Rendell.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Obama campaign is egging the story on, either. At the very least, it's getting people to look a little deeper into what Bain does, and what Willard did when he was there.

[tallahasseedem]

22. I sure hope you're right!

It's just getting a little frustrating!

[DisgustipatedinCA]

24. I think that when you're a smart guy and you take 1/2 a million from a corporation

...you'd better know whose money you're taking.

I really, really liked Corey Booker, and I was very impressed with him, with his intelligence, his energy level, and his commitment.

If this was just an error on Booker's part, then he's far more naive than I had assumed.
If it wasn't an error, that's just unforgivable.

Either way you slice it, I'm really disappointed in the man.

[KharmaTrain]

27. Rope-A-Dope...

The more I look at this the more I see an interesting game being played here. Of course Booker and Rendell know the difference between companies that generate jobs vs. generating wealth. And so do most people...especially President Obama. And that's where I see a little rope-a-dope going on as the more people like Rendell and Booker and Ratner and others come out to "defend" the vultures on Wall Street the more populist the President looks. Booker, as we've seen here, created a shitstorm of outrage with his statement as he came off defending the "1%" and President Obama appearing to be on the side with the "working" people. The fact that Mittens glammed onto defending Booker only solidfies his image of being the greedy rich boy.

At this point I don't think a lot of people understand what type of "capitalism" Mittens was involved with but the more its made an issue the more people will understand and that's not a good thing if you're a rushpublican.

Cheers...

[ellenfl]

36. i think it's a setup. obama was front & center clearly explaining bain after booker's remarks.

and they're firing up the base.

ellen fl

[BeyondGeography]

13. Useless old hack

[bullwinkle428]

15. Sean Hannity's favorite Democrat - he's a frequent guest of his.

[JoePhilly]

16. Ed has shifted to paid pundit. And his job requires a close race.

[napkinz]

17. will we ever learn?

[SpartanDem]

18. backstabbing asshole

[Hawkowl]

28. Isn't that a little harsh towards Obama?

Calling him an asshole, I mean...

[Pirate Smile]

30. Both words applied to Rendell

[Lilyeye]

25. I've never liked him.

[AtomicKitten]

26. Rendell is a POS.

I knew he was a POS when he said his state, Pennsylvania, would never vote for a black man.

He was as wrong then as he is now.

[flamingdem]

37. It is a bummer he's hooked up with MSNBC

maybe they can fire him.. sadly the controversies work for their bottom line

[RZM]

29. Odd comment for a man who said we are becoming 'a nation of pansies'

Shouldn't he be telling the private equity sector to 'take it like a man?'

[Pirate Smile]

31. Be tougher! Oh, no, you're a meanie.

Grow up, Ed.

[leeroysphitz]

32. Delicious!

[madrchsod]

34. hey ed! the kids of the next generations have something to tell you...

/

remember dumb ass... it`s going to be their world when both you and i are gone. maybe you should think about them instead of your own stupid ass.

[rhett o rick]

35. The Democratic tent got too big. There are a lot of our enemy now under the tent.

Traitors, blue dogs, conserva-dems, new democrats, DLC, they are killing the party.