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Bill Clinton, Billy Kristol, Christine O'Donnell, Colin Powell, GOP, Mike Bloomberg, Neo-cons, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, teabaggers
First for housekeeping: There is a new post over at Walking in the Shadows, should you be so inclined. I’m not sure yet how I’m going to operate this blog vis-a-vis this one. I’m still working it out in my little old head.
Of more consequence, please take a look-see at a new blog Republic of Gilead. Ahab, the writer, left a comment on yesterday’s post about the Values Voter Summit. He went as an infiltrator. I’ve added him to my reader, and he promises to keep watch at the goings on of the religious right. We seem to pretty much look to the same sources, but he’ll make my job a whole lot easier no doubt, and he has a nice looking and reading blog.
I saw Colin Powell and President Bill Clinton on Meet the Press. Powell excoriated the “chatter” from the far right that went beyond legitimate criticism of the President. “Let’s get this straight. The President was born in America, he is a Christian.” Both he and Clinton however saved their worst for Newt (the Slime) Gingrich: Clinton said:
Gingrich does this sort of thing from time to time. (Clinton alluded to similar treatment of he and Hillary during his years.) Newt is running for office. He likes to do this kind of thing and stir things up. It’s his shtick. He knows better, he’s an intelligent person.
This is serious paraphrasing on my part, since I can’t locate any transcripts yet (MSNBC doesn’t have them up yet), but the gist is correct. Powell also said that such attacks are inappropriate. “Attack him on policy, not on stuff like this,” he said.
In other words, Newt, you are an irrelevant SOB and go sit down and shaddup.
Meanwhile (you can’t beat that word for a segue can ya?) Sarah forewent the VVS and paid the price coming in #5 in the “who we want to be prez” vote, and spoke in IOWA last night. I only got a snippet, but it seemed the Moosalini was kinda threatening. Kinda like, “estab GOP, you best do as I say or mama is gonna send my grizzlies against ya.” It was I assume a rather not so veiled finger wagging at Karl (the dough meister and soon to be irrelevant) Rove and perhaps at other more establishment types.
Perky Palin as in “PAY lin,” may just be astute enough (a word she probably doesn’t know), to realize that she is unelectable but she can sure be the power broker and thus amass more $$ to her personal vault in WaSiLLA. Just a shot in the dark on my part.
Speakin’ of which: Palinator’s baby clone, Christine has continued the ways of most of the really wacko right teabaggers–refuse to be questioned! She cancelled stops at Face the Nation and Fox, apparently not ready to, answer a thing. Foxy will no doubt set her straight – “we made ya baby!”
The Contrarian came up with an interesting scenario. If the GOP nominates an utter wacko (ala Palin or one of her generated clones) might Bloomberg enter the race as a third-party candidate? And if Colin Powell, another centrist, should join him? Well I’d have to think long and hard about NOT voting for them. At least I would have to seriously investigate a lot of written positional material. What think you?
Am I wrong to think that Billy Kristol may be getting a bit nervous? Between Iraq and Sarah, I’m thinking perhaps a lynch mob might start forming outside his residence? I may do a piece on the neo-con wonder boy next week. Stay tuned.
Well, enough today. I’ve added, subtracted, and otherwise cleaned up a few of the blogroll entries. Too many to name but take a look and if you have been around a while and you’re not there, let me know. I tried to add all my new friends, but invariably will miss someone!
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- Colin Powell Knocks Down Gingrich and Birthers (themoderatevoice.com)
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Existential Ennui 
Yes, Sherry, things are getting very interesting indeed! It’s starting to feel like the early 70’s all over again, when the allegedly GOP-friendly Silent Majority found its voice. When it finally spoke its mind, what a surprise that it wasn’t thinking at all like many presumed. Powell and Bloomberg are both starting to rally and I’m sure when their disgust at their party trickles down, the message will take hold.
Is the circus leaving town? God, I hope so!
Tim, it promises to be an interesting time for sure. Right now, it’s quite amusing since we can sit back and watch the show. We shall have to contend with it in the end in some fashion I expect. Then it might not be so funny. There is much to played out here yet.
I’m not sure about bloomberg, have to think about that, but I just might vote for Colin Powell, no matter what position he ran for….I doubt he’ll ever run, though, too smart.
Terri, what impresses me about Bloomberg is his willingness to stand his ground regardless of the mob. If he does this on all issues, I’ll listen carefully to see whether I can agree with him on issues. I’m looking for some honesty frankly, and a reasonable willingness to compromise and obviously agreement on some basic core principles. Much remains to be seen.
I suspect you are right. Colin Powell has seen the political beast and probably won’t stoop to it.
I am a completely a-typical voter so count my opinion as lightweight, but I personally will never use my vote to give Colin Powell his political life back – after his disgraceful failure to very visibly resign from the Bush administration after they used his creds so very wantonly in the phoney lead-up to the Iraq war.
Of course, Republicans don’t understand anything about resignations of protest, or standing on honor, so why hold Powell to such high standards? Hey, sounds like he dosn’t wannabe Republican any more. I don’t know, but I took him down off the pedastel then and there – I honestly think he could have stopped the Iraq boondoggle in 2003 if he was really ‘presidential material’.
No offense I hope. Like I say, I’m nobody to pin a demographic on. I just will never.
JOhn, what we need are atypical voters! I am not making a final judgment on CP. I too was unhappy that he didn’t resign, but frankly, perhaps he felt he could do more trying to hang on and protect foreign policy as best he could from the Bush/Cheney crazy.
He did say he wasn’t being pushed out of the GOP, but I suspect he won’t have the stomach for a run at the VP,which is all I see Bloomberg would be willing to go with. Just an idea, that I thought most intriguing.
So, I say as to Powell, I have suspicions, but I’m still willing to be educated. Same for Bloomberg.
(1) I got a feeling that the public is discovering that Insanity is Insane. Might just vote overwhelming Democrat.
“Social Security and Medicare are unconstitutional”, just now FOXy.
What kind majority vote would that get?
(2) There’s no “religion” in the ‘religious right’.
Tony I sure hope you are right.
First, thanks for the shout-out! 😀
Second, I’m pleased that Powell is rational enough to see right-wingers for what they truly are. He’s been one of the few halfway sane Republican voices for years.
You’re welcome Ahab, and yes, I hope Powell can induce some other moderates to stick it out and try to retain whatever is worthwhile about the GOP. I’m not sure what that is, but I think there still must be something.