tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post5585605329710741258..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Political Incest Somebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-70633229326384110932014-04-27T23:00:19.848-05:002014-04-27T23:00:19.848-05:00Burke's campaign is starting to remind me of t...Burke's campaign is starting to remind me of the geezer who ran for mayor of Philadelphia against Frank Rizzo in the 70s. After one of his boring speeches, a supporter came up and told him, "you ain't much, but you're all we've got."Bill Kurtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-27297127715577310682014-04-27T12:42:17.053-05:002014-04-27T12:42:17.053-05:00About the Gorge Carlin clip. Heartland Institute ...About the Gorge Carlin clip. Heartland Institute is taking some heat (deservedly so) for posting a meme on their FB site that grossly misrepresents Carlin's message. Daily Kos has picked up on it. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/26/1294819/-George-Carlin-Quote-Bastardized-on-Facebook-by-Heartland-InstituteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-90202328213149985852014-04-26T14:37:01.919-05:002014-04-26T14:37:01.919-05:00It is awfully strange that the DPW leaders would c...It is awfully strange that the DPW leaders would condone such relationships with the Teapublicans. Barca--a Democratic leader among legislators--also thinks the Burke campaign is not functioning like they want to win. You have to get your name and message out there, as well as give people real reasons to vote for you. You can't just depend on 'I look different than Scott Walker' to be your campaign. <br />Tanya Bjork's strategic advice so far does very little to enthuse people enough to want to make the effort to head for the polls. Her devotion to Democratic Party ideas seems rather tepid: kind of like Bill Clinton getting ideas from Dick Morris.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-64584989301842487382014-04-25T22:34:21.699-05:002014-04-25T22:34:21.699-05:00Unfuckingbelievable.Unfuckingbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-55936856453699295772014-04-25T11:56:11.191-05:002014-04-25T11:56:11.191-05:00I was actually referring to Bjork, Jeff. I think B...I was actually referring to Bjork, Jeff. I think Burke cares about winning, but seems remarkably willing to take what I find to be bad advice from the alleged "experts" on campaign strategyJake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-51889805898774305582014-04-25T11:04:17.749-05:002014-04-25T11:04:17.749-05:00Jake, I want to be clear here. I do not think tha...Jake, I want to be clear here. I do not think that she is a "gop mole" I do think though, that she is smart enough to know that, in todays political environment, her best long term financial success depends on her not being too aggressive in attacking scott walker. <br /><br />She could be Paul wellstone incarnate and progressive to the bone, but business is business. Jeff Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118335402641807712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-39902000331832527552014-04-25T09:32:42.432-05:002014-04-25T09:32:42.432-05:00Even more disheartening is the knowledge that ever...Even more disheartening is the knowledge that every dollar I might contribute to Burke will end up in the pockets of right-wingers who own all the television outlets, radio stations and newspapers in Wisconsin, with a nice chunk left that will be paid to a Republican lobbyist. Our political system has devolved into an elaborate extortion racket and the Oligarchs are laughing. <br /><br />But whatever you do, don't criticize the Burke campaign, because that means you want Walker to win.Garethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-20938702581002053252014-04-25T09:19:23.738-05:002014-04-25T09:19:23.738-05:00I wasn't originally buying the "GOP mole&...I wasn't originally buying the "GOP mole" theory inside the Burke campaign, but why else are they being so soft on things that Walker and a WisGOP should be getting killed for? Barca going public as he did shows that others are asking the same question.<br /><br /> And the point about how the consultant/lobbyist class is a good one. These guys care more about getting paid than they care about winning and getting things done. I also wonder why we aren't back in the streets.Jake formerly of the LPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660401299391001751noreply@blogger.com