C'mon Let's Play: WHO is your fantasy Press Secretary in the Obama administration?

[WA98296]

I'll cast a vote for Rachel Maddow or Keith Olberman...now I can't decide!

Updated, because I LOVE KEITH

[Lucky 13]

1. Definitely Maddow!!

I LOVE her!!

[demokatgurrl]

19. Love that pic. n/t

[mythyc]

93. hijack!

;)

[jasmine621]

147. I love the picture too. It should be on the cover of Time. nt

[Yes We Did]

85. Not either of them.

I would prefer them to just stay where they are. Power taints opinions. I would like them to stay... objective.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

2. Exactly, my first thought as well.

[DevonRex]

3. Rachael Maddow hands down. nt

[Bok_Tukalo]

4. Courtney Love

I have odd fantasies.

[Lucky 13]

41. Well... if we're looking for a Press Sec. who will take her panties off and crowd surf...

...then Courtney Love is your girl. I don't know that she'd be able to get clearance though.

[Barack_America]

5. The very name that went through my mind.

Damn, she would be good.

[ampad]

6. Keith Olbermann

[slick8790]

10. Absolutely agree. n/t

[WA98296]

17. Ohhhhh. Can we have TWO!

[Bensthename]

126. He is too good on his show.. He has to stay as is and keep O'reilly in check..

Though yes he would be awesome..
I say Maddow his buddy though..

[mikelgb]

7. Terry McAuliffe

:hide:

[Buzz Clik]

14. Yep. See post 11 below.

[Window]

16. LOL! You'd better duck.

[Tatiana]

79. "INCOMING........."

:hide:

[yurbud]

8. Jon Stewart

[AllexxisF1]

9. I love Rachel More Than Anyone...

But she is force we need in the media everyday not in the White House. Personally I think Obama has a great group within his own campaign staff to choose from.

[Buzz Clik]

11. Rachel Maddow? A waste of intellect and honesty. You need a smary, evasive jackass.

Terry McAuliff.

[newmajority]

21. I don't want McUseless anywhere near the Obamadministration

And I don't ever want to see his ass on TV again. :puke:

[Buzz Clik]

28. You are clearly intolerant of lying assholes. So much for the big tent.

:evilgrin:

[newmajority]

47. Guilty as charged.

No apologies for that either.

[helderheid]

148. ! Duzy !

:rofl:

[Forkboy]

57. Where do I apply?

:evilgrin:

[Buzz Clik]

64. That's easy:

click here: http://tinyurl.com/2q9j9y

[Forkboy]

68. I was born at night, but it wasn't last night...

:rofl:

[Buzz Clik]

72. I was just testing your ability to adapt.

My guess is you'll make the short list for press secretary.

[BrklynLib at work]

77. HAH! Astute analysis and good conclusion.

[Buzz Clik]

80. Uh, whoops. Who knew that Terry posted here at DU. Sorry, dude.

:evilgrin:

[BklynChick]

12. Keith! Keith!

[Hutzpa]

13. Need a poll n/t

[newmajority]

15. Another vote for Rachel

Keith needs to stay right where he is, and keep doing what he's doing. At least there's one decent human being in prime time TV News.

[BuelahWitch]

18. Al Sharpton!

:woohoo:

[newmajority]

24. Well, that would certainly keep things interesting.....

But I doubt the Reverend Al would be interested in the job.

[hokies4ever]

20. Terry McAuliffe would be the most entertaining for sure!

I can just see him now swilling back some shots during his press conferences. :rofl:

[IsItJustMe]

99. I was thinking the same thing. And you what, I bet Scott would take it.

[Poll_Blind]

22. Janeane Garofalo!

PB

[Adelante]

23. David Gergen nt

[sundancekid]

159. excellent choice - hat tip to you for going out of box

[vaberella]

25. Maddow.

[Poll_Blind]

26. WAIT WAIT WAIT! Stephen Colbert! -IN CHARACTER-

  I am only beginning to take a sounding of how goddamned hilarious that would be.

PB

[WA98296]

30. giggle

[Bright Eyes]

168. Imagine the Press Conferences about grizzly bears!

[sellitman]

27. Scott McClelland

wouldn't that just frost the repiggies TOTALLY!

[newmajority]

50. Only worth considering

...because then Mike Malloy could bring back the "duck" songs. :evilgrin:

[baldguy]

123. How about Mike Malloy?

Can you imagine him screaming at the Crack White House Press Corps?

[newmajority]

127. I love that idea.

You sons of bitches!! Get the Hell out of my briefing room and don't come back!!

[ccharles000]

29. Margaret Cho.

[Lerkfish]

44. me loves me some Cho.

always liked her.

[hisownpetard]

31. We need KO and Rachel where they are. I think David Axelrod would be great.

[earthlover]

94. Axelrod would be great!

[Hippo_Tron]

114. Axelrod will be too busy running Obama's political machine

[TwilightGardener]

32. Chuck Todd.

[BklynChick]

34. oh, I love that idea... change my vote!

[Imagevision]

100. Would love to see Ellen DeGenerous do the repugs...

[WA98296]

38. Nice idea.

[otohara]

58. Ohh....Yes - Nod to Todd

he always explains things really well.

[TexanDem]

103. ooh, good one. Can't think of anybody better! n/t

[invictus]

33. Keith Olbermann

n/t

[defendandprotect]

35. Sy Hersh --

[HCE SuiGeneris]

39. He needs to be an integral part of intelligence gathering

and adviser on a response team.

[newmajority]

45. Yeah, right.....

He could stand up in the press room and read Freeper e-mails that trash the President.

I don't think so. Sy has no credibility left whatsoever after that shit. Which really blows, because he actually wrote some decent stuff a few years back when the PNAC war machine was at full speed.

[vaberella]

36. How about TUCKER? He'd step up from being in the sanitation room. I can see him saying

Adios bitches to MSNBC

[DeeDeeNY]

37. Eugene Robinson

I'd like Rachel and Keith to stay where they are.

[WA98296]

43. LOVE Gene too!

[Lady-Damai]

40. Stephen Colbert

Lmao...

[helderheid]

151. OMG YES!!!!!!

:rofl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAvFM4TYQKU&feature=related

[helderheid]

153. I just had to watch that again. God, do I love Helen Thomas!

[Lerkfish]

42. Rachel

leave keith where he is, to do the most good. Rachel is a natural press secretary -- and I mean that in a good way.

[SharonRB]

46. Either KO or Rachel

or Nancy Skinner.

[EFerrari]

48. Bill Moyers He has the resume and I've never seen him stumble

or be ungracious -- even when he's creaming people.

[WA98296]

49. Wow, a very good idea too.

[newmajority]

55. He'd be great at it, but

..it would rob PBS of one of their greatest shows. :(

[FVZA_Colonel]

63. The practical experience in the position would be a plus.

But, as was posted above, do this and you take away one of the best newsmen today.

[Pisces]

51. Rachel Maddow!!!

[sandyj999]

52. Rachel for sure! She would be great!

I'm not in love with Keith anymore although he would probably be good also.

[izquierdista]

53. Demetri Martin

[Forkboy]

60. We would have the BEST visual aids ever!

:rofl:

[Political Heretic]

171. Whoever made THIS flash move:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end

[scheming daemons]

54. You all know it is going to be Gibbs, right?

Same role he's holding in the campaign.

[newmajority]

61. Which Gibbs?

You mean these guys?



OK, not the dead one, obviously......

[WA98296]

67. HEY...this is my/our fantasy...and I don't know Gibbs!

[Sancho]

56. Steven Colbert! He's earned it!

Besides, who would the GOP put on TV or radio to go after him? Rush?


:rofl:

[Eurobabe]

59. Helen Thomas n/t

[Buzz Clik]

66. That would be interesting.

I have a feeling that Ari Fleischer and Dana Perino would immediately apply for press passes.

[Eurobabe]

95. spray alert, love that siggie line! pwnd.

:rofl:

[Muttocracy]

110. there ya go - was looking to see if anyone else said that! :)

[Forkboy]

62. No one. Someone should just go out there and read some Vonnegut to the press everyday.

[Jersey Devil]

65. Keira Knightley

[swishyfeet]

97. ^ Yeah that!

[Catherina]

69. Rachel Maddow. Maybe Caroline Kennedy too?

I'm on a Caroline roll right now :)

[Hepburn]

70. Harrison Ford...

...now there is a lifetime of fantasy for me!

Seriously...Rachel! :hi:

[nxylas]

71. Nance Greggs

Nuff said

[zulchzulu]

73. Sandra Bernhardt

Lewis Black on Fridays...

:hi:

[KittyWampus]

149. guaranteed to offend

:D

[PBS Poll-435]

164. Um.....Excuse me.....Ms. Bernhardt?

C-SPAN frowns on the use of FUCK 56 times during the press gaggle.

Also, can you cut back using "That Cock-Sucker" when referring to distinguished members of the House of Representatives?

Thanks...

[Beregond2]

74. Pat Paulsen.

[crickets]

78. Hee, good one! I miss Pat. -nt

[Beregond2]

84. There are a lot of good Paulsen clips on Youtube.

He was the best.

[terrya]

75. Anderson Cooper

We've never had a gay Press Secretary before. It's about damn time.

[Exilednight]

76. Steven Colbert!! He can start the morning gaggle with "get to know a district" and push for .......

wrist violence awareness. http://www.handband.com.au/news/index.php/2008/01/29/the-colbert-report-gives-big-check-to-charity/

[Nickster]

81. You beat me to it! Remember the National Press Club meeting with his video audition for the job?

LoL. I'd love to see him give his briefing in character and leave everyone just staring at themselves in disbelief.

[4_Legs_Good]

83. Oooh, that would be SWEET!

Great choice

[4_Legs_Good]

82. Oprah!

Sorry that's just too good to pass up.

David

[vaberella]

87. I respect that choice.

[eleny]

86. I'll play - David Schuster!

[Hola]

88. Colbert

Or even McAuffile wasn't bad. He was quite fun to watch.

[discopants]

89. Bill Press .... or how about Dee Dee Myers!

[Sewsojm]

90. Sam Seder

[newmajority]

128. Complete with his "crybaby conservatives" sound effects?

Just wouldn't be the same otherwise.

[harun]

91. Sean Penn (with a lit up cigarette)

[WA98296]

134. Fun!

[Perky]

92. Lets be practical Clooney is not available so how about Smerconish.

He is a smart guy with a Philly attitude.

[Bluenorthwest]

145. Gee

Mikey Smerconish on Guantánamo Bay: "I've read the Time magazine piece. Where is the abuse? We shaved the guy's beard. We played Christina Aguilera music and we pinned 9-11 victim photos to his lapel. That's abuse?"

I'll take a pass on that action.

[Perky]

155. What a stupid thing to say

I was unaware. I just like the streetwise philly attitude. I guess it has it plusses and minuses. If I could delete the post I would.

[Imagevision]

96. Definitly! gotta go with Rachel Maddow...!

[ecstatic]

98. OMG I was thinking the same thing. Rachel would be awesome too. Even better nt

[A-Schwarzenegger]

101. Dave Chappelle.

[Shakespeare]

102. Fantasy is Rachel Maddow, reality is probably going to be Linda Douglas, which is also fine with me.

Very respected journalist, just signed on as one of his top communications people. :thumbsup:

[lutefisk]

104. Samantha Bee . . .n/t

[polmaven]

138. Or maybe

Aunt Bea.

[woolldog]

105. Jeremiah Wright.

:rofl: That would be a ratings grabber.

[rucky]

106. Randi Rhodes

purely for the entertainment value

[IDemo]

107. Lewis Black

[Indenturedebtor]

119. Dammit you said it first!

I would die to see Lewis Black blow a forehead vein while spraying the press with his bile!

:rofl:

Also of note the suggestion to have Dmitri do it. Can you imagine him drawing the "war room" charts? LOL

[truebrit71]

156. Brilliant!!!

:rofl:

[Mojambo]

108. Totally Colbert. n/t

[Gore1FL]

109. CJ Cregg?

you said fantasy...

[Hippo_Tron]

113. Damnit, you beat me to it

[dave29]

111. Bill Clinton

hehe

[tekisui]

112. Ed Schultz.

[tokenlib]

115. Ron Reagan..he is articulate, personable, a great communicator...

Also just his name out there would irritate the McClones who idolized his father....

[Z_I_Peevey]

117. I'll second that one!

Inspired choice.

[Carolina]

129. Oh that is so good

in your face repukes!

[NorthCarolina]

116. Gov. Jesse Ventura would be great in that role

eom

[canadian_is_cold]

118. Lou Dobbs......

Hahahahaha ROFL!

:rofl:

[Bensthename]

122. ugh, I thought you were serious. Scared me for a second..

[Unsane]

120. FWIW it's probably going to be Bob Gibbs.

Obama's communications director.

[crankychatter]

121. fun thread.... my vote is for OBAMA GIRL - nt

.

[Bensthename]

124. Maddow for sure..

[Carolina]

125. Rachel Maddow!

Smart, sharp, always prepared, plus pleasant personality and such a lovely young woman to look at.

[FredScuttle]

130. Bill Belichick

mumble, mumble....we got a plan to crush them and embarass them in front of their families....mumble, mumble....that's a fucking stupid question...mumble, mumble...yeah, we taped their caucus, what of it?...mumble, mumble...

If he's not available, then Joe Conason

[RichardRay]

131. Walter Cronkite

OK, so it's a fantasy to thing the Uncle Walter can even stand up for more than a few minutes at a time anymore, but if we could get the Walter Cronkite from about 30 years ago....

[Liberal Veteran]

132. Oprah Winfrey.

[Kahuna]

133. Hillary. nt

[BlooInBloo]

135. I called Maddow a month or so ago in a thread about Obama's staff - woot!

[alteredstate]

136. Chuck Todd

I love the guy.

[Liberal In Texas]

137. Thom Hartman.

Half the press corps won't know what he's' talking about!
:rofl:

[polmaven]

139. Thank you WA...

Fun in GD-P....Who'da thunk it???!!

[TexasObserver]

140. For comic value, I have to go with Zell Miller.

[eissa]

160. I challenge you to a duel!!!!

Oh, I just LOVED the SNL skit with Will Forte playing him, screaming until his face turned bright red and veins started popping out of his forehead! :rofl:

[redsoxrudy]

141. Randi Rhodes?

Probably not but I would love to see her call Carl Cameron of FAUX News a fucking whore.

[DrZeeLit]

142. Let's see...mmm... Candace Bergen -- hey! She's a journalist (Murphy!) AND

she's an older white woman. Who speaks French (a plus!).

Mary Tyler Moore -- but she really only has t.v. news production experience.
I think someone more well-rounded is needed.

Woodward and Bernstein -- either as themselves or in the guise of Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman - are savvy, but I think they're mavericks and a team player is needed.

So... we're looking for a writer/journalist with t.v. experience who is savvy, but a team player.
Hmmmmm.....

Katie Couric might be looking for a job -- but she'd have to work on the "team" thing.
Diane Sawyer would be on the short list.
And let's face it, Baba WaWa was fine but now with the tell-all book -- she's jumped the shark.

My favorite in this race for the Press Secretary -- Stephen Colbert or John Stewart.
But that's just off the top of my head.
I need to vet these candidates and get back to you.

[mckeown1128]

143. Terry McAuliffe

No matter what Obama does in office Terry would just keep spinning. If there is anything he has proved during the Hillary's campaign it is that he is our own little Bagdad Bob.


I hated his horrible spin... but his antics were the highlight of Hillary's sad and bitter campaign.

[RB TexLa]

144. Same one I have for any Democratic president. Newy Scruggs .

[jasmine621]

146. He would be his own best press secretary. NO, not KO.

He just is not the person who would be respected as press secretary by the WH jounalists.

[CabalPowered]

150. Warren Beatty

:)

[weezy2736]

152. Donna Brazile, anyone? n/t

[muryan]

154. Bill Maher

Id watch every single briefing

[Egnever]

157. Jack black!

I just think it would be fun!

[cbc5g]

158. Rachel Maddow gets my vote!

[PBS Poll-435]

161. Scarlett Johannson

[GalleryGod]

162. Sorry- Ass't Press Secy goes to,one, NANCY HOGAN. Press Sec? Who cares. Pick an Anti-Ari face.

Exec. Ass't to Tom Daschle.*
end-of-story.












*Obama's Chief of Staff,btw.

[EnviroBat]

163. Mr. Potato Head.

He's light-years more qualified than the current Bush admin Press Secretary.

[kdpeters]

165. Boomhauer

Dang ole ... man.

[olkaz]

166. Charles Barkley.

"I'm a dumbass."

[PBS Poll-435]

167. Kicking because this was a fun thread.

I avoided work for about 12.333 minutes reading it and posting on it.

[TexanDem]

169. I changed my vote from Chuck Todd to Axelrod. I appoint David Axelrod.n/t

[QueenOfCalifornia]

170. Kathy Griffin

Because we need a person to answer the religious right with:

"Suck it Jesus"