In 2000 at least as high a percentage of McCain’s primary supporters as these supposed Hillary-deadenders said they wouldn’t vote for Bush. But they did overwhelmingly. The hypocrisy of crazy Clintonoids like Harriet Christian – who Jane Hamsher very unwisely turned into a Youtube superstar at the DNC hearings, to be picked up by FOX of course as a “spokesperson” for disappointed women – is stunning when one looks back at McCain’s laughter (“cackle”?) and response “That’s a good question” when asked by a supporter “How do we beat the bitch?” just a few primary months ago. I also think this is going to be a very tiny minority phenomenon within weeks – although FOX, et. al. will continue to try to exploit it.l

At a Republican fundraising dinner in 1998, Sen. McCain uttered this one liner about Clinton’s daughter, who was just a child:

“Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.”

I find it more than a little twisted that this man – who has referred to Vietnamese people as “gooks” – is will be getting even a single vote by anyone wanting to call themselves “feminist.”

(H/T to B Bradley who dissected that in the WEEKLY)

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/05/24/040524crbo_books

Yeah, who could have guessed that “a bunch of wires” would leave us with what we have today.

As the ancient historian Tacitus once quipped, “hypocrisy once revealed has little refuge but in audacity.” The difference, of course, being that the two situations above aren’t the same. McCain’s statements WERE in context.

Speaking of which, here’s an interesting discussion of the Ropeline Brouhaha by Jay Rosen, responding to some of his fellows:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-rosen/when-bill-clinton-met-may_b_106974.html

http://barackobama.meetup.com/165/

Here’s some more polling to drool over…

According to Rasmussen Obama leads McCain in Missouri – 43-42. That’s an insignificant lead, but we’re talking about Missouri. And, while Rasmussen hasn’t been the best poll, the trending is very bad news for McSame: a month ago he was leading Obama by six points in the same poll and in March he was 15 points ahead of the kid in MO.

(Seeing this thing tighten and turn Missouri into a “battleground” I’m determined to work my schedule and finances so I can spend 10 late October days at my sister’s in SW Missouri – California will be fine without my modest efforts. It would also be a hell of a lot more interesting than Oakland, where we just wander around grinning and giving each other terrorist fist-bumps. Although I’m excited about the impact Obama is going to have on our voter reg outreach.)

Here’s some more polling to drool over…

According to Rasmussen Obama leads McCain in Missouri – 43-42. That’s an insignificant lead, but we’re talking about Missouri. And, while Rasmussen hasn’t been the best poll, the trending is very bad news for McSame: a month ago he was leading Obama by six points in the same poll and in March he was 15 points ahead of the kid in MO.

(Seeing this thing tighten and turn Missouri into a “battleground” I’m determined to work my schedule and finances so I can spend 10 late October days at my sister’s in SW Missouri – California will be fine without my modest efforts. It would also be a hell of a lot more interesting than Oakland, where we just wander around grinning and giving each other terrorist fist-bumps. Although I’m excited about the impact Obama is going to have on our voter reg outreach.)