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Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery.

Tonight! I guess the “race is tightening” narrative is shot all to hell. ROOOWWWR!

8:41PM
So the cable news consensus is that Palin has destroyed the McCain campaign.

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  • http://obamaproject.windonwater.net QueenTiye
  • JG

    Damn–on to the Biden quote…let’s beat that one to death…mmmm BBQ

  • J M Ashby

    JG – Theres a lot of different BBQ sauces. They have to serve up the Biden quote with every single flavor.

  • jane

    Awesome, QT- thanks.Oh, and fuck John McCain.

  • dontpanic23

    @ QT – love it”if we’re going to spend an hour and a half watching you pace back and forth like Gary Busey on a meth bender…”"…watching you tamp down your Tourette’s.”Wonderful stuff!

  • jane

    Don’t Panic! I also know the Stormbear! Couldn’t wait to tell you, for some silly reason. (It’s a small web after all.)

  • dontpanic23

    Jane! Killer! Storm and I are in the same wittle bitty wedneck pwace, different parts of the county. Amazing, huh? I literally stumbled upon him (with the little “stumble” bar on my browser) and had one of those head slap moments with the small web thing. Amazing. So now we sing the song?

  • KatinWilm

    QT – that was pretty fantastic! I think my favorite part was: “Hell, apparently, is the McCain campaign, cause he fucking hired them.” (referring to the robo-call company) But, QT, you’re blushing from the url? I can’t imagine what you must do while reading the comments on this blog! :)

  • jane

    DP, I knew the Bear back in another life. I’m not caught up on the Town called Dobson yet…oh, THAT song. (slaps head)

  • J M Ashby

    Buchannan VS Matthews – Live on PayPerView, only 39.99

  • jane

    If we could Bachmann another congresscritter like what happened to Michele Bachmann (raising her opponent nearly a million bucks)…Robin Hayes? Larry Kissell! Heather Wilson? Martin Heinrich! Who’s next??? Dollar democracy here, peeps.

  • J M Ashby

    Oh sweet Bill Maher is on hardball.

  • lovetheblue

    @ QT – loved loved loved that rant!!!!!!And I thought I was foul mouthed……… ;-)

  • dontpanic23

    @Jane, you know him from a previous world wide or real world thing? I figure you are right about the same age. College maybe? Or internets? I turned my son-in-law onto his strip the moment he moved here from the UK and he’s hooked.Hold hands, sing “Small World” again.

  • dontpanic23

    Why can no one pronounce Religulous? He has to ‘splain it on every show.*oh God the Bachmann NOOOO*

  • jane

    DP, we worked on a no-budget indie movie, him doing FX so he wasn’t always on set. Then there was for a while a film chat thingy (think open thread). Another life, back in dial-up days…so I guess you could say, both!

  • dontpanic23

    Palin’s just “pulling it out of Joe the Plumber’s crack”–Bill Maher, genius

  • jane

    Hell would be coming back as Chris Matthews’ hankie, wiping his spittle…

  • J M Ashby

    Dontpanic – I missed that line because I had to take a business call, thanks for posting it. Thats hilarious.

  • dontpanic23

    @Jane – To my knowledge I’ve never met him in person, but when you only know someone’s internet name…who knows. So, while we’re singing the song, do you also know a guy named Angus MacLachlan? He wrote the film “Junebug”. He’s an old friend from long before the internet, and lives just south of me and west of you.

  • J M Ashby

    Did I just hear someone say Tito the Carpenter? wtf?

  • dontpanic23

    No problem, Ashby. I really couldn’t help myself.

  • jane

    Junebug doesn’t ring a bell, and I’m fairly sure I’ve never met an Angus…I haven’t done any film/commercial stuff in at least ten years now.But I bet we do know other peeps in common.

  • J M Ashby

    McCain “accidently” agreed that some of PA is racist:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/21/mccain-accidentally-agree_n_136702.html“You know, I think you may have noticed that Senator Obama’s supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Western Pennsylvania lately,” McCain told the audience in the town of Moon Township. “And you know, I couldn’t agree with them more.”"

  • jane

    oops. n00b.JM- have ya seen Tito yet?? Next up: Phinneas the Dwarf? Crystal the Genital Engineer?

  • J M Ashby

    Genital Engineer, Jane? Clearly I need some of what you’re drinking.

  • dontpanic23

    @Jane he also wrote several others over the years, one called “Mater, Tomater” or something like that, based very loosely on some people we were around while working in the same bookstore decades ago.http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3096091392/nm0533666

  • dontpanic23

    Genital engineer? What channel and what drink?

  • J M Ashby

    Olbermann! Go!

  • JG

    McCain/Palin could claim Obama wants to kick small babies, and the BBQ media would pick it up–

  • jane

    I like pie.Also.

  • J M Ashby

    McCain should have fired Davis and Schmidt months ago and chosen Mittens instead of Palin, and then he might have actually had a chance.

  • J M Ashby

    Fineman looks rough tonight.

  • J M Ashby

    McCain pulling out of Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire. Meanwhile, Obama going into Georgia, South Carolina, and Arizona.Lovely.

  • http://livefreeordie08.wordpress.com LiveFreeOrDie08

    This is a fun way to counter Joe the Plumber. Al the Shoe Salesman…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99HzP6BQm5Y

  • jane

    I’m pretty sure I saw Tater Tomater at Flicker in Chapel Hill back in the 90s…sorta monthly film festival.

  • KatinWilm

    On KO – 55% think Palin’s not qualified. That is some serious boomeranging (I know…not a word). She needs to move to Australia.Mmmm…Wolfie’s discussing the horrible pick Palin is. He sounds so fucking smart when he says it.Jane – Genital Engineer? Where do you go to school for that? And can I order up a man with a doctorate in Genital Engineering?

  • jane

    On a lighter note, who read about the dead black bear cub with Obama sign sandwich shoved over his head (in Cullowhee NC wheeeee so proud of my state right now)

  • J M Ashby

    I read it last night Jane. It left me wondering if its going to be a person next time.

  • jane

    Oh, it’s okay- the students in custody (re: the bear) only found it and TOOK IT TO A PARTY before dumping it on campus, and those campaign signs? That was to “cover the head wound and prevent blood from spilling into their truck.”Phew. I feel better.

  • J M Ashby

    Nate Silver looks rough tonight too. Him and Fineman are probably both running on 80% coffee and 20% sleep though.

  • KatinWilm

    It was top on our local news this morning, Jane. There are some seriously scary rednecks in our lovely state. Disappointingly, though, none were out when I voted this afternoon. Yes, I voted. And it was glorious. I actually teared up a bit standing there. To make the experience complete, though, I was hoping that some McFucker supporter would try to heckle me – just so I could have the pleasure of laying a little smackdown. No such luck though – they all must have been off shooting poor little bears in the mountains.

  • jane

    BACHMANN ROBIN HAYES!! Donate to Larry Kissell!!

  • jane

    Kat- saw James Taylor today at a rally in Raleigh (heh). I too was eagerly looking for protesters, but “those kind” were prolly too scared to go. I mean the bus station is right there.

  • jane

    Whaddya know? McCain bought all those sassy outfits, like the red leather zip-up jacket Mooselini wears!

  • J M Ashby

    Joe being a plant wouldn’t shock me in the slightest.

  • J M Ashby

    John hayes” She got’er’did “????

  • http://livefreeordie08.wordpress.com LiveFreeOrDie08

    So, has anyone checked to see if they packed-up some Iranian caviar to go with this?http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14805.html

  • jane

    ROBIN Hayes, JM. I want him to go dooooooown.

  • jane

    ROBIN Hayes, JM. I want him to go dooooooown.

  • jane

    (should I say it again?)

  • J M Ashby

    Speaking of going down, the ACORN ship just took nosedive for McCranky.

  • jane

    McCain’s Acorns! We are all Schadenfraude now.

  • KatinWilm

    Nathan Sproul looks lopsided. From the lobotomy? The extraction of his soul out the side of his face? Damn, there are some weird looking Republicans out there.

  • J M Ashby

    ROFL LMAO”Bush does not have the courage to clean his own diaper”…cant breathe….

  • J M Ashby

    Yeah Bob, I’ve been thinking and saying for a while that when its over, the blame is going to be directed at Palin. McCain will ride off into the sunset while Palin becomes more lampooned than Britney Spears.

  • ceu

    Yeah, but she’ll get the lovely parting gift…$150K in clothing.

  • jane

    JM- I can’t wait to hear what kind of trollopy c-word Johnny calls her if he loses…

  • ceu

    So the cable news consensus is that Palin has destroyed the McCain campaignHeard David Gregory (I think) asking what was the bigger drag on McCain’s campaign – the economy? Palin? something else…. No one’s asking if it’s McCain himself and his reactionary policies!

  • ceu

    [I want it noted that I said the "lovely parting gifts" stuff before Keith did tonight. Don't want to be thought of as stealing Keith's material.]

  • jane

    Chris! Duly noted. I thought KO stole from you.

  • J M Ashby

    Im still laughing at the Bush cant clean his own diaper line.

  • jane

    It’s been a schadenfraudey day.

  • J M Ashby

    Wow and I actually thought Bill Bennet was intelligent at one point. I was just proven dead wrong in one sound bite. Associating with Rick Davis must have an impact on one’s reasoning skills though, for the worse.

  • dontpanic23

    Ashby, who said it? I lost the tv to a little control freak offspring tonight. Gotta watch the late version. And RM online tomorrow. Damn.

  • J M Ashby

    Dontpanic – KO was speaking about Bush deciding he will not close Gitmo afterall and instead leave it for the next president to clean up and he said “Bush does not have the courage to clean his own diaper.”

  • jane

    Rick Davis SO looks like a serial killer.

  • J M Ashby
  • KatinWilm

    Bill Bennett just answered a question that has been haunting me for months now: why do I despise Sarah Palin? Apparently, I’m jealous because she’s pretty. And happy.I’m so glad I’ve got that all straightened out. It obviously has nothing to do with her medieval policies regarding women, her penchant for lying and just being a all-around bitch. Glad that’s all figured out. I’m jealous of her hair.

  • dontpanic23

    Jane he’s Dahmer. Someone nailed it last night between several of us trying. We got shithead, weasel and Jeffrey Dahmer.Thanks, Ash. OMG.

  • J M Ashby

    I take credit for tossing “shithead” into the pot.

  • dontpanic23

    Kat, that’s it. I really want poofy hair. *barf*

  • dontpanic23

    Yup, I had weasel.

  • jane

    Yes! Dahmer! Thanks, DP! And Kat, didn’t you get a kick outta that exchange? I lurve all these newfound Republican male feminists.

  • jane

    So who came up with Dahmer?

  • J M Ashby

    Dahmer was Scahenfroid… looked it up.

  • KatinWilm

    I bet Bachmann is jealous of Palin’s hair.Genius – whoever came up with Dahmer. That totally nails it.

  • dontpanic23

    Yes, thanks JM. I was having to run to the back of the house on a bum foot and catch some Rachel. Thanks for giving credit where due.

  • jane

    Did yall read Elvis’ truly moving post ahead? Snarky and eloquent. Such a talented boy.

  • J M Ashby

    Aw DP, you need a laptop and some wireless for the TV room.

  • jane

    I’ve been misspelling it. I guess schadenfraude is laughing when someone gets busted for voter fraud while accusing others of the same thing.

  • J M Ashby

    I hope Bill Richardson gets a place in an Obama administration. He really is a smart man and he has done a lot on behalf of Obama.

  • dontpanic23

    I just finished Elvis’ post. I skipped Rachel when I saw it. She’ll forgive me.*need widget for laptop fund*

  • KatinWilm

    Thanks for the heads-up on Elvis’s post, Jane. He dun good. He dun real good.

  • KatinWilm

    Okay. Rachel’s graphic people need to figure their shit out. They keep putting pictures over her lovely face.

  • jane

    He got ‘er done.

  • dontpanic23

    Richardson was my mom’s favorite candidate when they were lining up before the primaries. He’s made of awesome. And all distinguished looking now with the beard.

  • J M Ashby

    To Rachel Maddow: Why does taking my turn with the beerbong mean I can’t vote?

  • jane

    Kat has a girl-crush! Kat has a girl-crush!So do you like the nightly look, or the Letterman (?) look, big glasses, less makeup etc? I thought she looked infinitely cooler.

  • KatinWilm

    Rachel’s “Dems Be Cool” segment was right the fuck on. And she broke out the pig Latin. I love her.

  • dontpanic23

    *ah hell that 1812 Overture scene at the end of V For Vendetta is so fucking great*

  • J M Ashby

    My parents were both Biden fans early on, but they also liked Obama, so a ticket with them both on it is a win-win.

  • dontpanic23

    Yes, Mom likes Biden too. Her dream ticket (before the primaries started) was Richardson/Obama.

  • KatinWilm

    I freely admit my girl-crush, Jane! I can crush on Richard Wolffe though, too, so apparently I’m bi. And I like her relaxed look more too. Luckily, they have gotten better with her makeup, but she obviously isn’t that into it. Either way, it doesn’t matter. It’s her brain that’s hot.

  • dontpanic23

    Oh yeah, Wolffe is double-dog hot.

  • jane

    Mmmmm. Brains.(wondering which serial killer Elvis looks like.)

  • J M Ashby

    Geez, I guess I need to somehow obtain the brains of Maddow and the looks of Wolffe, then I can charm the ladies.

  • dontpanic23

    Bundy?

  • KatinWilm

    Jane – maybe Ted Bundy?

  • dontpanic23

    You got it, Ashby.

  • dontpanic23

    Kat we are one tonight.

  • KatinWilm

    Apparently so, DP. Who knew…we have the same taste in men.

  • dontpanic23

    And serial killers.

  • dontpanic23

    Speaking of Bundys, that Al the Shoesalesman video LFOD put up was great. That needs to be on tv, not just here.

  • jane

    I just KNEW one or both of youse woulda said Bundy by the time I refreshed!

  • J M Ashby

    I think I may have the brains down, but not the looks.

  • jane

    JM, now you gotta work on the modesty. ;)

  • KatinWilm

    Get yourself some little glasses, JM. One thing they both have in common. And yummy. So what serial killer do you look like?

  • jane

    …and what bloody clothes are you wearing?

  • dontpanic23

    You could say Brad Pitt and we wouldn’t know the difference, eh?Al or Ted?

  • KatinWilm

    Asking about his clothes, Jane? You are so saucy.

  • dontpanic23

    Jane has the nerve of this bunch.

  • jane

    I’m hoping he says rubber gloves.

  • dontpanic23

    LOLrolling back to bed–tricky on one foot–laughing my ass off. G’night, guys. You’re a hoot.

  • jane

    Yeah I need to roll off too. Head hurts. Thanks for the lulz, you guys (and Bob)!

  • KatinWilm

    I’m out too. Good night – see you ’round the blog!

  • J M Ashby

    What serial killer do I look like? I’ll have my campaign get back to you on that one.

  • http://www.clusterdouche.com Elvis Dingeldein

    Bundy? Oh for heaven’s sake, how insulting! I’m much more the John Wayne Gacy type.Mmmmmmmm. Cloowwwwwns.

  • http://www.clusterdouche.com Elvis Dingeldein

    Or maybe it’s Ed Gein.

  • J M Ashby

    I guess you could say I look like Gary Ridgway if you gave him a full beared and mustache.

  • CycloCynic

    I favor Thomas Harris’ serial killer Francis Dolarhyde (“Toothfairy”), better known as the Red Dragon.

  • schadenfroid

    Schadenfroid here….Sorry I brought up poor Jeff Dalmer but…..A pig with lipstick is a pig with lipstick. Congrats to me…..the entire repugnant party are now serial killers. You do what you can do..

  • http://cousinavi.wordpress.com cousinavi

    The Final Bloody End of Sarah Palinhttp://cousinavi.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/150000-palin-shopping-spree/