tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post7024064101460177627..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: 45% Of Dems Want To See Obama Face A Primary Challengereality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-43782475409678634152010-11-25T15:15:54.626-05:002010-11-25T15:15:54.626-05:00I think he is counting on that too - and with over...I think he is counting on that too - and with over $300 million of his own cash to drop on the race, we shouldn't discount this happenstance.<br /><br />That said, I wonder just how much the rest of the country would be open to voting for a "Gimme your guns, your cars, and your transfats" kind of president who also was on record calling opponents of the Islamic community center near the WTC "bigots" and is a big supporter of gay rights and Goldman Sachs CEO privileges.<br /><br />Oh, and he HATES being called out on the carpet about anything. <br /><br />Can't wait to see how he handles political debates and actual campaigning in, say Iowa.<br /><br />I do think Bloomberg likes the fellatio he gets performed on him by the Village Eliters at the Washington Post and Newsweek who are telling him to run.<br /><br />But I think he might get a little bruised in that attempt.<br /><br />We'll see - $300 million can change a lot, so you never know.<br /><br />Can you imagine Secretary of Education Cathie Black?reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-19392712275527702882010-11-25T13:43:23.953-05:002010-11-25T13:43:23.953-05:00Unfortunately there's another possibility--a w...Unfortunately there's another possibility--a weakened Obama, a wingnut Tea Party candidate, and enter Mayor Moneybags.<br /><br />I think he's counting on just such a happenstance.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-46109172782407660322010-11-24T20:52:31.640-05:002010-11-24T20:52:31.640-05:00Seems more & more like Prez Accountability wil...Seems more & more like Prez Accountability will bail out in 2012. He doesn't like defeat. Even if it means passing some crappy bill & taking a victory lap - like the Romneycare health insurance bailout plan. He is the opposite of Feingold who can stand tall in defeat , and same with Alan Grayson.<br /><br />Bailout Barack is my title. His biggest bailout to date - that of the Republicann brand - which he bailed out from deep inside the toilet. Even Dubya couldn't bail him out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-2536567391325871582010-11-24T20:48:11.157-05:002010-11-24T20:48:11.157-05:00This one dedicated to all Feingold admirers like m...This one dedicated to all Feingold admirers like me :<br /><br />http://original.antiwar.com/vlahos/2010/11/22/giving-thanks-to-outgoing-sen-feingold/<br /><br />Read & weep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-86024582855860169482010-11-24T20:47:06.402-05:002010-11-24T20:47:06.402-05:00I would love to see President Accountability prima...I would love to see President Accountability primaried. But it is a long shot - the media is just not going to prop up anybody else. Remember how the lame stream media ended Howard Dean's bid? They seem to like the mealy-mouthed centrist Kerry. Amy Goodman mentioned Kucinich was kept out of the debates in New Hampshire fearing he would turn out to be a popular & insurgent due to his strong positions on Iraq and single payer health care. The outlet - NBC, ABC or whatever crap that is) said they will allow only the top 4 finishers from Iowa. Get that? LSM will decide who will run even among the Dems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-55553081391795618392010-11-24T17:19:43.115-05:002010-11-24T17:19:43.115-05:00Back in August I did a piece on ed notes addressin...Back in August I did a piece on ed notes addressing this issue:<br />http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2010/08/is-obama-toast-is-hillary-waiting-in.html<br /><br />I closed with this:<br /><br />Predictions<br />Given that just about everyone agrees that the midterms will be a disaster for Obama - just how bad is what is being discussed - and even Democrats are abandoning him - similar to what Republicans did with W in 2008 - Obama will be dealing with an ungovernable, vastly polarized nation where he will be helpless to take action.<br /><br />Obama faces primary challenge, or pulls out altogether: Enter Hillary<br />As it becomes clear that under no circumstances - even with Palin as Republican candidate - can Obama win in 2012, pressure builds in the Democratic party for him to stand aside to save the country from Palin. If he refuses, look for a Eugene McCarthy type primary challenge to Obama from the left - or also someone from the Dem right. Who knows anymore?<br /><br />At this point, people are pleading with Hillary Clinton to come in and save the party and the nation. Could she pull a Bobby Kennedy and actually enter the primary?<br /><br />If all this happens, the concept that history repeats itself will be written on every lamp post in the nation.<br /><br /><br />SINCE THEN- Read what Russ Feingold who opposed Obama on some prime issues had to say when he lost his race for senate. How about another wisconsin guy like McCarthy making Obama pull an LBJ? Then Hillary plays RFK when Feingold wins an early primary?<br />In the meantime Palin kicks ass as her opponents whimp out before her- gee, her daughter whose dancing looks like her feet are stuck in concrete almost wins Dancing With the Whatever ....And then there's Bloomberg trying to play Ross Perot.<br />Obama will be an excellent ex-president.ed notes onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.com