This week has been pretty damned amusing around here.

[jobycom]

Started with Clinton being bashed for comments one of her associates made. Obama supporters blasted her as racist, the media hammered away at her, asking why she hadn't fired Ferraro already. Clinton distanced herself, expressed affection for Ferraro, and finally had to dump her. When she did dump Ferraro, it was too little too late. The Obamatons were orgiastic in their outraged glee, the Hillbots defensive against their ropes. Every post was on that subject.

Ended with Obama being bashed for comments one of his associates made. Clinton supporters blasted him as racist, but most of the media ignored it completely. Obama distanced himself, expressed affection for Wright, and finally had to dump him. When he did dump Wright, the media finally decided to report the story as an example of how well Obama handled the situation. Still, the Hillbots were orgiastic in their outraged glee, the Obamatons defensive against their own ropes. Every post was on that subject.

Same exact scenario, two completely different media responses. At least DU handled the problems the same way, although the roles were reversed for each.

Can't wait for next week! Although someone might ruin it and actually bring up an issue or something for the candidates to discuss. That would be boring. Then we can all unite in a collective yawn.

Anyone else reminded of the Randy Quaid Miller Lite commercials?

[KittyWampus]

1. Ferraro was part of the Clinton campaign pushing a message the Clintons WANT in PA against Obama

as Hillary and her flying monkeys go about their pandering to Archie Bunker types.

Wright is not part of the Obama campaign. And his message has nothing to do with Obama's politics.

So your equation of the two is utter nonsense.

[jobycom]

3. And the amusement continues!

:rofl:

[melody]

6. Oh, now that really helped open dialog for the unification of our party n/t

[jobycom]

8. What was there to dialog with in that post?

Same crap I was posting against.

[melody]

10. As I said, if you're going to take a stand at least take a stand

Welcome to my ignore list

[jobycom]

13. I did. You misunderstood my stand. nt

[niceypoo]

16. Can you prove this?

or did you just pull it out of your ass?

[melody]

2. What's not amusing is how both sides of the true believers insist on inflicting this crap on others

I've been angry at Obama and Clinton the last twelve months at different times. I'm so tired of their respective supporters downplaying/up-playing according to their whims. I'm sick of good people like Keith Olbermann being insulted. I'm tired of Bill Clinton being called "racist". I'm sick of all of it.

[jobycom]

4. Yeah, well.

You could interpret "amusement" to mean just what you said.

[melody]

5. No, your negativity in the language toward one candidate made the bias obvious n/t

[jobycom]

7. Read it how you want, I guess. nt

[melody]

9. Disingenuousness is even more annoying to me than True Believer attitudes

You evidence both in these posts.

[jobycom]

12. Jumping to undeserved conclusions annoys me more than both.

Read the damn post again and you'll see that I criticized the media's handling of the story, not Obama or Clinton. I am certainly supporting one over the other, and you can read other posts to see which if you want, but nothing in this post insults or praises or even really comments on either candidate. I was commenting on the media and on DU.

But as I said, read it how you want, read this how you want, believe what you want. Don't worry about what the post actually says.

[melody]

14. Welcome to my ignore list. n/t

[jobycom]

17. Oh, that'll make a difference. You ignored what I said when I wasn't on ignore.

[GoldieAZ49]

21. LOL are you two married?

sounds like a married couple

LMAO

[jobycom]

22. .

:spray:

THAT was genuinely amusing!

[niceypoo]

18. Hide from people you cant win a debate with....

the brave thing to do!

[jobycom]

19. The worst part is she and I agreed. This is this funniest ignore post I've ever gotten.

:shrug: What a weird week.

[Armstead]

11. Yes the unnecessary demise of the Democratic Party is a laugh riot.

It'll be especially amusing as John McCain takes the oath of office.

[jobycom]

15. Unnecessary? Demise? I don't believe either.

The post was sarcastic, especially in the use of the word "amuse." I pointed that out to another poster, who seemed uninterested in what I actually said.

Hard campaigns are not unnecessary, nor do they signal any demise. We have the full attention of the voters right now. All they hear, all day long, is our debate over our issues. McCain wishes he could get in on that, but until the conventions, he's a lame duck. That's good for the party, good for us in November. If we lose in November, it won't be because of this silliness, it will be because of the failure of whichever candidate emerges from this race. Or so I believe. Clinton and Brown battled just as hard, and we did fine after that. Reagan vs Bush didn't destroy either, unfortunately, and that was even more divisive than this battle. For that matter, McCain vs Bush II wasn't any less harsh than this one, and Bush almost won the election in 2000.

[GoldieAZ49]

20. LMAO how many weeks until the next debate

good grief this is going to be a long 6 weeks to the PA primary

[jobycom]

23. Real debate, or DU debate?

On DU, the next debate will begin the next time a candidate or a supporters says something, anything.

Poor Pennsylvania. They must feel like Kansas in 1854.

[GoldieAZ49]

24. God forbid they speak to each other or look at each other or don't shake hands

I meant the real one in PA

Can you imagine them trying to gear up for this road show coming to the state? LOL

at least it will bring lots of money to the state

[jobycom]

25. Or they don't speak to each other or do shake hands.

At this point, anything will start a riot around here. I thought it was crazy when they both came to Austin.

You know, both of them are probably chatting on their cells right now, laughing at all this and giving each other tips. You can't buy publicity like this.

[GoldieAZ49]

26. no kidding, it was reported (but missed on DU) that they did talk on the floor of

the senate briefly and agreed to tone it down about

Then the Wright videos hit the fan

[jobycom]

27. I saw that posted on DU, but it got little attention. No blood, I guess.

[Dogmudgeon]

28. The ISSUES? Are you out of your fuggin' MIND?

It's the sunspots. They're back. I knew it!

--p!

[jobycom]

31. Sunspots? Seriously, who paid you to say that?

Not that it isn't blatantly obvious! Someone will be watching you!

(Honestly, remember the days when everyone was afraid of Agent Mike, instead of fellow DUers?)

[Forkboy]

29. What do you mean "this week"? This forum is a perpetual straight man.

And because it's become so amusing let me clarify that I mean straight man in the comedic sense. There's no telling what'll set people off here. :)

[jobycom]

30. Wasn't Bob Hope a straight man? And isn't Hope Obama's theme?

You'll be watched after that comment! :rofl:

[Forkboy]

32. LOL

You have a future in this place. :D