O’Keefe targeted CNN reporter for depraved ‘prank’
I very much believe — and hope — that nothing is going to top this story in terms of pure strangeness. But the way things are going, that hope may prove to be false.
You may remember James O’Keefe, the conservative hero and “filmmaker” made famous by his ACORN work. Apparently, young Master O’Keefe wanted to find a way to “punk” and embarrass CNN, and to do so he set in motion a plan to lure a CNN reporter, Abbie Boudreau, onto a Maryland houseboat on the pretext of doing an interview.
The boat was to be outfitted with hidden cameras and other items, as detailed in the “equipment list” later acquired by CNN and republished below. O’Keefe then intended to try to seduce Boudreau, on hidden camera, and later release the video as some sort of triumph.
As CNN itself reports:
According to the document, O’Keefe was to record a video of the following script before Boudreau arrived: “My name is James. I work in video activism and journalism. I’ve been approached by CNN for an interview where I know what their angle is: they want to portray me and my friends as crazies, as non-journalists, as unprofessional and likely as homophobes, racists or bigots of some sort….
“Instead, I’ve decided to have a little fun. Instead of giving her a serious interview, I’m going to punk CNN. Abbie has been trying to seduce me to use me, in order to spin a lie about me. So, I’m going to seduce her, on camera, to use her for a video. This bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who comes on at five will get a taste of her own medicine, she’ll get seduced on camera and you’ll get to see the awkwardness and the aftermath.”
The plot was apparently foiled only at the last minute by a female colleague of O’Keefe’s, who intercepted Boudreau right before the meeting and confessed the scheme.
Go read CNN’s account. It has more details and weirdness than I can include here. I thought the Shirley Sherrod debacle was probably as low as this kind of thing could go, but clearly I had no idea.
There is something deeply sick, even depraved, about these people.
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Doggone/GA
September 29th, 2010
7:40 pm
“I don’t have any idea what would be correct but I think of “went to jail”, as arrested.”
I was just illustrating that the British aren’t the only ones who use that construction (without an article) – but even so, taking a line through your ““went to jail”, as arrested” – then “went to hospital” would mean admitted. Just as “went to jail” could be “admitted”
LV
September 29th, 2010
7:40 pm
“RB,
I don’t think O’Keefe had anything to do with the Sherrod story.”
That’s correct. It was O’Keefe’s daddy, Andrew Breitbart, who peddled that smear.
RW-(the original)
September 29th, 2010
7:40 pm
keep a handy supply of “foreign objects”, hidden away.
I hope I don’t have to get them from the list above, although handcuffing a ref to the turnbuckle might work out.
@@
September 29th, 2010
7:40 pm
DANG! I missed the opportunity to ask Luckovich a question. It’s never too late.
Mike said: i spend most of the day farting around until panic sets in.
Diarrhea?
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
7:41 pm
Hillbilly
Thinking about it, that’s the way I would use “to jail” versus “to the jail.”
PAUL
But I did get a get out of jail free card!
Del
September 29th, 2010
7:43 pm
Well the Democrats are rolling dice by having to go back and explain to their constituents why they didn’t vote on extending the Bush tax cuts. It will be difficult given the fact that Pelosi didn’t have the votes in the House nor Reid in the Senate to block the majority vote for extending cuts across the board for all. The clear disunity among Dem’s could hurt them even more in November.
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
7:43 pm
F. Sinkwich
September 29th, 2010
7:29 pm
I think you’re dating yourself with that one. Talk about old school. lol
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
7:45 pm
MARGO
“When the last conservative runs out of something/someone to hate please turn out the lights…..”
And they should join you in the dark?
Doggone/GA
September 29th, 2010
7:45 pm
“But I did get a get out of jail free card!”
and if you were in Britain would you get a “get out of the jail free” card?
RB from Gwinnett
September 29th, 2010
7:46 pm
DF, again, Jay does that right here every day. He presents parts of stories that support his agenda and leaves out the rest. Then his lackies run around saying he’s an opinion columnist, not a news writer to cover up his obvious omissions.
Hillbilly Deluxe
September 29th, 2010
7:48 pm
The only “O’Keefe” that I know anything about is this one………
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySqrUXfK5RY
Writes a pretty good tune.
Cheorkee
September 29th, 2010
7:49 pm
Both sides need to get a grip immediately.
I’m a young fiscal conservative and social moderate and this O’Keefe joker is a nut. JB, I almost never agree with you, but ‘depraved’ is the perfect word.
RB from Gwinnett
September 29th, 2010
7:51 pm
Hey, Jay, did you post that tax number you’re willing to fork over today? Did I miss it or did you duck it again?
Paul
September 29th, 2010
7:51 pm
josef nix 7:38
If we did bring it with us, it can only improve our cultural standing in the world.
Margo
Gates of hell?!!? From a progressive?
Are you conflicted?
josef nix
Did you get a ‘get out of jail free’ card?
You’re still here, aren’t you?
Speaking of which, that drink sounds like a fine idea right about now.
Pleasant evening, all -
Margo
September 29th, 2010
7:52 pm
If Jesus had been killed 20 years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little Electric Chairs around their necks instead of crosses….
Doggone/GA
September 29th, 2010
7:53 pm
“but ‘depraved’ is the perfect word.”
but isn’t it lots of fun watching those who come here and try to defend him?
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
7:54 pm
Can one of you conservatives, anyone, explain to me why republicans are blocking the subpoena of BP relating to the Gulf oil spill??? Really, I’d like a conservative to provide a good explanation as to why it’s ok to block this investigation.
Hillbilly Deluxe
September 29th, 2010
7:56 pm
Don’t Forget
My guess is they’ve been bought off. That’s just me talking though.
Mick
September 29th, 2010
7:57 pm
O’keefe is delusional. First, he imagines himself as a pimp which he looked as phony as three dollar bill. Now, he becomes don juan and clearly a johnny depp he ain’t. String that together with his imaginary espionage phone repairmen intrigue, and I have to say that”s one creepy guy..
Del
September 29th, 2010
7:58 pm
Doesn’t appear that this O’Keefe, CNN Boudreau thing is getting much play any where else but here. Of course CNN doesn’t draw much attention these days, so maybe it’s an attempt to get some attention and boost their ratings.
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
7:59 pm
My O’Keefe contribution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:O%27Keeffe_Georgia_Ram%27s_Head.jpg
Doggone/GA
September 29th, 2010
7:59 pm
“why republicans are blocking the subpoena of BP ”
Maybe Demint didn’t approve it.
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:01 pm
Mick, I’m not so sure he actually wore that pimp outfit to the Acorn offices (someone correct me if I’m wrong) it was just part of the stereotype.
Mick
September 29th, 2010
8:02 pm
del
I believe just the opposite, people are wising up to the fact that the repubs are all for cutting the deficit but at the same time shielding the wealthy from that 3% increase at every turn. It’s sickening and I think the majority is quite repulsed by the idea. It’s a loser for the repubs and the country. After bush, and because of what they are saying and their lack of specifics, I’ll never vote for that party again.
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:02 pm
Doggone/GA, I think it’s a House committee so DeMint doesn’t have that power, although I’m sure he wants it, lol.
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:04 pm
MARGO
“…wearing little Electric Chairs around their necks instead of crosses….”
Cite your work. It’s from “The Eleventh Commandment”
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:04 pm
I tell you what conservatives, I’ll happily write an extra check for taxes to cover the Bush cuts I got if you stop drawing on that socialist medicare plan and cashing those socialist social security checks.
Mick
September 29th, 2010
8:04 pm
Don’t Forget
You are right. Still in his little video he looked like a retarded, discarded porn actor – amatuer hour incarnate.
Margo
September 29th, 2010
8:06 pm
What’s the difference between joseph nix and a refridgerator? refridgerators don’t fart when you put the meat in….
Ted Striker
September 29th, 2010
8:06 pm
After reviewing the 13 page “CNN Caper” document that O’Keefe produced, I’m not sure he hasn’t violated his probation with an attempt at illegal wiretapping and recording.
This was a sick plan. That said, Abbie Boudreau would’ve gotten up and demanded to be allowed to leave had he commenced doing what he said he was going to do.
Anyone who gives O-Keefe the time of day from here on out is a fool.
Del
September 29th, 2010
8:07 pm
mick,
The most reliable polls tell a different story but we”ll soon find out.
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:09 pm
The pimp outfit was designed for a select, sheltered audience.
RB from Gwinnett
September 29th, 2010
8:10 pm
“But Congress has not yet passed legislation that grants the commission those powers. The House of Representatives approved a bill granting the commission subpoena powers, but the bill is held up in the Senate”
“Graham noted that in June, the House voted 420 to 1 to grant subpoena power”
And these are the same people upset because some aspiring film maker doesn’t tell the whole story??? OMG!!! Please tell me how the Republicans have ANY responibility for this. They overwhelmingly supported it in the house and the senate, controlled by DEMOCRATS, hasn’t done their job, but it’s the Republicans fault? What a moron you must be!!!
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:10 pm
Margo, you don’t queef? lol
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:12 pm
What’s the difference between Margo and a refrigerator?
The light in a fridge comes on when you open the door…
Margo
September 29th, 2010
8:13 pm
Don’t Forget,
My queefs are inverted for my pleasure, I’m a selfish lover….
Mick
September 29th, 2010
8:13 pm
del
The only poll that matters is which side will turn out more voters. The repubs had the edge but as we get closer to game time, people want to know what is their plan? In regards to that question I don’t think they’ve closed the deal. The pledge was a flat line event. Why would anyone want to vote for the repubs? What do they stand for? The working man and the middle class? I’m not feeling it…
Hillbilly Deluxe
September 29th, 2010
8:14 pm
At least Josef can spell refrigerator.
Del
September 29th, 2010
8:15 pm
mick,
Like I said we’ll soon find out.
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:16 pm
Hillbilly
“My guess is they’ve been bought off. That’s just me talking though.”
Now what on earth would make you think that?
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
8:17 pm
“I’ll happily write an extra check for taxes to cover the Bush cuts I got if you stop drawing on that socialist medicare plan and cashing those socialist social security checks.”
If you can get the government to stop confiscating 15% of my pay each month without any recourse Don’t Forget, I’ll take you up on that.
Otherwise, your statement is rather weak.
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:17 pm
Hillbilly
It I did spell it right, that’s a new one for me! When it matters, I have to look it up every time!
Margo
September 29th, 2010
8:17 pm
Nix,
Humor is not your forte’, stick to something your good at, like masturbation….
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:18 pm
Ok, you were right, it’s not a house committee investigating BP it’s a presidential commission and DeMint is blocking it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rORbqq_FHoM
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
8:19 pm
“Why would anyone want to vote for the repubs? What do they stand for? The working man and the middle class? I’m not feeling it…”
They are standing for fiscal sanity and smaller government, and while you’re not “feeling it”, about 60 % of the country is.
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
8:21 pm
Margo, josef has a great sense of humor.
Homo sapiens appreciate it a great deal. Neanderthals – not so much.
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:22 pm
MARGO
How do you know my expertise there? Have you been talking to Unmentionable?
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:23 pm
DAVE R
And why wouldn’t I have a good sense of humor. I have to look in the mirror to shave…and I’ll leave the vulgarities to you know who on that one!!!
@@
September 29th, 2010
8:26 pm
If any Braves fans are interested, Kyle’s offering a tribute to Bobby Cox.
I’ll offer this…..(_!_)…..up for a little pat. It’s Bobby’s butt.
@@
September 29th, 2010
8:28 pm
Oops! Sorry, bad timing.
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:29 pm
@@
You just plumb bad! I did read over Kyle’s column…good read…
Margo
September 29th, 2010
8:30 pm
What’s the difference between a good ole’ boy and Hillbilly Deluxe? A good ol’ boy raises livestock. Hillbilly Deluxe gets emotionally involved.
silly righties, thoughts are for dems!
September 29th, 2010
8:32 pm
Amazing (not really) that the “Family Values” right-wingers see absolutely nothing wrong with this…simply because a “liberal” was the intended victim. What the heck is wrong with you people? Wrong is WRONG, regardless of the political affiliation of the victim or perpetrator.
Grow up. You people are what is WRONG with this country. You’ve turned into a bunch of ravening fanatics who don’t care what happens to anyone whose political opinions differ in the slightest from your own. Garbage – each and every one of you.
Hillbilly Deluxe
September 29th, 2010
8:35 pm
Margo
……………and the horse you rode in on.
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
8:36 pm
Paint with a broad brush much, silly?
Way to lump virtually every right winger into a category that is populated by about a dozen bloggers or so.
Try to lay the hyperbole on a little thinner, would you?
Mick
September 29th, 2010
8:40 pm
**about 60 % of the country is.**
I very much doubt that. However, if that is the case and the repubs prevail, the ball will be in your court and so far I’ve heard a whole lot of nothing. By the way, because of our wars the estimated medical costs for our wounded vets will cost in the range of 900 billion. Tax cuts for the wealthy anyone?
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:40 pm
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
8:19 pm
They are standing for fiscal sanity and smaller government,
lol, you believe that huh
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:40 pm
Hillbilly
Wait…I thought she was the horse’s ass…now I’m really confused…
Mick
September 29th, 2010
8:42 pm
Vet costs from war-
http://my.earthlink.net/article/pol?guid=20100929/7c241527-4197-4cb0-8d2c-affda624742f
Margo
September 29th, 2010
8:43 pm
deluxe,
funny! how ’bout a dinner and a movie, I’m easy but not that easy….
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:43 pm
silly righties, thoughts are for dems!
September 29th, 2010
8:32 pm
Amazing (not really) that the “Family Values” right-wingers see absolutely nothing wrong with this…simply because a “liberal” was the intended victim. What the heck is wrong with you people?
Ever heard the Dylan song “With God on our side?” I think that explains the cognitive dissonance pretty well.
Margo
September 29th, 2010
8:44 pm
nix,
not funny! no soup for you….
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:44 pm
silly
I haven’t heard anybody yet right, left or center say they see absolutely wrong with this…I think we’re all pretty much agreed that it stinks on ice…
Hillbilly Deluxe
September 29th, 2010
8:44 pm
josef
well, most people know the first part of that phrase. I figured she could fill in the blanks.
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:46 pm
Margo
Glad you didn’t find it funny…I’d be more worried if you did…
Margo
September 29th, 2010
8:48 pm
Why does a Jew pick his nose?
It’s cheaper then a tissue…
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:48 pm
Hillbilly
Bless her heart.
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
8:48 pm
“and so far I’ve heard a whole lot of nothing.”
Just because you’re not listening, doesn’t mean they’re not saying something.
And Don’t Forget, if the Republicans prevail in November, we’ll just have to wait and see, won’t we? Thus far, the ONLY political party that has shaken itself up is the GOP. Democrats by and large haven’t even had primary opponents, so they’re obviously not going to change, so I’m content to let the Tea Partiers change the GOP for me. If they do, we’ll be a lot batter off as a country.
You libs just don’t get it. In a span of just 4 years, you’re about to go from a majority party to a minority party, with potential record losses of congressional seats in one election.
Tell me again why you think the country agrees with your platform and performance in office?
Hillbilly Deluxe
September 29th, 2010
8:50 pm
josef @ 8′48
We know the unspoken ending to that one, too.
Don't Forget
September 29th, 2010
8:50 pm
RB from Gwinnett
September 29th, 2010
8:10 pm
“But Congress has not yet passed legislation that grants the commission those powers. The House of Representatives approved a bill granting the commission subpoena powers, but the bill is held up in the Senate”
“Graham noted that in June, the House voted 420 to 1 to grant subpoena power”
And these are the same people upset because some aspiring film maker doesn’t tell the whole story??? OMG!!! Please tell me how the Republicans have ANY responibility for this. They overwhelmingly supported it in the house and the senate, controlled by DEMOCRATS, hasn’t done their job, but it’s the Republicans fault? What a moron you must be!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rORbqq_FHoM
Gee RB, I guess you’re actually the moron. I never really doubted it though.
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
8:50 pm
Margo
You can pick your nose and you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your friend’s nose and you can’t wipe your friend under the table top. But then to get that one, you’d have to have a friend…
@@
September 29th, 2010
8:50 pm
Don’t Forget:
I see the dust up between O’Keefe and Boudreau as their business to settle, not ours.
Not sure why Boudreau finds it newsworthy.
Scout
September 29th, 2010
8:53 pm
Headline: “Alien planet looks ‘just right’ for life”
“Astronomers say they have found the first planet beyond our solar system that could plausibly sustain life as we know it.”
Gee, I wonder if there are any Democrats there? Hopefully, they never evolved.
Mick
September 29th, 2010
8:56 pm
dave r
You repubs crack me up. After 8 years you create a disaster of epic proportions, get voted out of office, then blame the democrats because they haven’t fixed the disaster in two years, almost unbelieveable. Like I said its not enough to be against everything, you have to be for SPECIFIC policy. Trust me I’ve been listening but nothing is on the table except platitudes. The repubs will gain seats but probably won’t take either house.
Margo
September 29th, 2010
8:56 pm
Scout,
Maybe if gays served in ‘Nam we wouldn’t have got our arses handed to us…..
josef nix
September 29th, 2010
9:00 pm
Okay, time to check out..gotta start teaching the little ones how to count money tomorrow…so many lines there, so little time…!
Michael
September 29th, 2010
9:04 pm
I hope the first thing the Retardicans do when they take over is to repeal the First Amendment so their buttboy followers can no longer blog.
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
9:07 pm
Mick, once again, I am not a Republican. I am a Constitutionalist, which is why you never get anything right when trying to debate me. I am a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. I usually vote third-party or “None of the Above” in most elections.
Paul Ryan has a very specific policy outlined. More Republicans and even more potentially newly-elected Republicans are buying into his plan.
And you’re about the only person on the planet that thinks that the GOP won’t take the House, especially considering that there are over 40 solidly favoring GOP districts already, and another 40 leaning GOP or too close to call. Even long-time Democrat strategists are giving up on the House and trying to save the Senate. Independents are breaking 70%-30% to the Tea Party or GOP candidates.
Why do you ignore what is staring you in the face?
Oh, that’s right. . . you’re a liberal.
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Me.
September 29th, 2010
9:08 pm
@@ 8:50,
You are kidding ……..right??
Scout
September 29th, 2010
9:08 pm
Margo :
Nesweek Magazine (1/31/90)
About a year ago, Charlie Rose, the nighttime talk-show host, was interviewing Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the military adviser at the White House coordinating efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq. “We have never been beaten tactically in a fire fight in Afghanistan,” Lute said.
To even casual students of the Vietnam War, his statement has an eerie echo. One of the iconic exchanges of Vietnam came, some years after the war, between Col. Harry Summers, a military historian, and a counterpart in the North Vietnamese Army. As Summers recalled it, he said, “You never defeated us in the field.” To which the NVA officer replied: “That may be true. It is also irrelevant.”
Our military never was defeated. Our cowardly politicians gave it away.
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
9:09 pm
And with that, ladies and gentlemen, I must be off to pick up the missus from work.
Don’t cry too much, libs.
Jay
September 29th, 2010
9:11 pm
No Scout, the American people decided that the cost in blood and treasure could no longer be justified.
And the American people were correct. Get over it.
Kamchak
September 29th, 2010
9:13 pm
Why do you ignore what is staring you in the face?
Oh, that’s right. . . you’re a liberal.
How did you put it?
Oh yeah.
Paint with a broad brush much, silly?
Way to lump virtually every
right wingerliberal into a category that is populated by about a dozen bloggers or so.Try to lay the hyperbole on a little thinner, would you?
@@
September 29th, 2010
9:20 pm
Me.:
Nope. Not kidding.
I’m out.
ODDOWL
September 29th, 2010
9:20 pm
James “magic wand” O’keefe =====> Unemployed Pimp…
Mick
September 29th, 2010
9:22 pm
dave r
You sure do pontificate high and mighty sometimes. I eschew labels, just as you don’t consider to be a repub. No matter, like I said if they win, the ball is in their court – they doesn’t give me any confidence in getting something done except maybe gridlock.
Margo
September 29th, 2010
9:24 pm
Scout,
That qoute certainly tops Rumsfeld to paraphrase, “You go to war with the army you have, not the army you wish you had….”
md
September 29th, 2010
9:26 pm
“they doesn’t give me any confidence in getting something done except maybe gridlock”
And sometimes, gridlock isn’t such a bad thing…….
Jackie
September 29th, 2010
9:30 pm
The House of Reps finally got around the Repubs manuvers and obfuscation to pass a special health care bill for first responders to 9/11. 160 Repubs voted AGAINST the measure, even though they are the first ones to trot out a speak about “hollowed ground” and other such nonsense.
The story is not over because Sen. DeMint (R-SC) has indicated that he will oppose any and all bills that come to the Senate prior to the November election.
It is a pity the Dems did not have enough courage to force the Repubs to vote on the tax reduction bill before the election.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/29/house.9.11.first.responders/index.html?hpt=T2
Mick
September 29th, 2010
9:31 pm
md
It’s so important for repubs to believe that they will be the victors come november. After eight years of bush, if the country wants to go back for more, we will get what we deserve…
RW-(the original)
September 29th, 2010
9:38 pm
Not sure why Boudreau finds it newsworthy.
@@,
She and CNN suddenly find it newsworthy because their documentary airs this weekend.
Jackie
September 29th, 2010
9:40 pm
@RW
Per your 6:53 posting, of course you don’t know what I am talking about because your specious talking points have no validity and you can not justify the lies you are telling yourself!
If there is question in your mind about anyone needing anything, you have a severe case of your ability to comprehend.
Scout
September 29th, 2010
9:41 pm
Jay:
Even though you are wrong, you made my point to Margo that it was not a military defeat.
We took our football and went home.
Revisionist history is easy. I suggest you and Margo read “An American Anmensia (How the U.S. Congress Forced The Surrenders of South Vietnam and Cambodia)” by Bruce Herschensohn. It basically describes how America signed a treaty (to obtain a cease fire) stating they would use air power to help repel any North Vietnamese Invasion. We signed the treaty, a contract ……….. then shamefully walked away from it with no honor.
The American soldier can hold their head high. Some of the American People, Congress of that day and you cannot.
By the way, leaving as we did cost an estimated two million Cambodian lives as long as you are couinting bodies.
As far as your personally condesending, sacastic, unpatriotic remarks aimed at me, this quote fits you perfectly. It’s from another war that a huge portion of the American people were against and in fact fought for the other side:
“Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say ‘what should be the reward of such sacrifices?’ … If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands, which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!” Samuel Adams
Oh, perfidious nation.
md
September 29th, 2010
9:41 pm
“It’s so important for repubs to believe that they will be the victors come november. After eight years of bush, if the country wants to go back for more, we will get what we deserve…”
I don’t see it that way Mick – I see a country that prefers to stay in the middle while 2 parties continue to try to pull it one way or the other. The voters are trying to send a message to both parties – check your agenda at the door and compromise……….
Kamchak
September 29th, 2010
9:44 pm
Just remember, Oh, perfidious nation spelled backwards is noitan suoidifrep ,hO.
Mick
September 29th, 2010
9:48 pm
**check your agenda at the door and compromise……….**
You actually believe that repubs will compromise on anything while obama is president? Scorch earth policy is the repub strategy, example – demint. It’s not about the people, it’s the power stupid…
Mick
September 29th, 2010
9:50 pm
**If ye love wealth better than liberty**
Describes modern republicanism of today.
RB from Gwinnett
September 29th, 2010
9:56 pm
Jay, so you are sill perusing the blog, yet you CONTINUE to avoid answering my question from earlier today. How much of YOUR money are you willing to toss into the coffers, Jay. Real dollars. Quit ducking the question and man up, Jay.
Dave R.
September 29th, 2010
10:00 pm
“The voters are trying to send a message to both parties – check your agenda at the door and compromise……….”
I think anyone who believes that in THIS election season has missed the entire point of the Tea Party movement.