I've wondered when a "hot mike" was going to really sink an American politician? The most famous example was Dick Cheney calling a NY Times columnist an "asshole" to George Bush -- but in America, especially with Republicans that and "go fuck yourself" are turn ons" (and precursors in that case) but not when its made about an average person. Sadly, the
UK beat us to it depriving us of a month long cable news freak-out.
Rising Hegemon
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Gillian the Plumber.
I don't get it. She WAS a bigot. I don't understand.
I'm with you Larry. Seems we've reached a point in history when we can no longer speak the truth. The langauge is broken. Maybe this is Right-wing reaction to political correctness. "If I can't call a black man a n****r because it will offend him, then you can't call me a bigot????"
WTF, davedave??? I hope to gawd that you're joking because the two things are not equivalent. OBVIOUSLY.
It was actually Bush who opined to Cheney that New York Times reporter Adam Clymer was a "major-league asshole."
It was Cheney who replied "Oh yeah, big time."
Umm, a "hot mike" did sink that CA state senator a while back (the one describing in considerable detail his sexual exploits with a female lobbyist), but, I guess we have to consider him a minor figure and an exception that proves the rule.
The truth is that nothing Repugs say is held against them, and since they have no shame, nothing they may say they've done induces them to commit political seppuku.
Plus, they have that built-in advantage--"God has forgiven me," and therefore, so should everyone else. They've got a duffel bag full of get-out-of-jail-free cards, in all colors and sizes.
what larry said. tea swilling teabagger.
hehehehe....too fn funny!
Some longtime friends from England were visiting Mrs Arrows and I just yesterday and were going on about how they plan to vote for Brown.
They'll be absolutely horrified when they hear about Brown's self-destruction.
heh/ also very, very pissy about having come to terms with the US led coalition having decisively won in Iraq. Gawd but it's fun watching these kind of people bask in the success of the US of A!!!!! And Mrs Arrows was poking the bear just a little and rubbing it in for the defeatist Euros. Bless 'er heart....
hehehe
I see (via the facebook thingie) that they've learned of Brown's disasterous mistake.
to each his own. Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity et all outdo Brown with their swill.
A man makes a mistake. Apologizes.
The British are accomodating folks.
vox
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gordon said SORT OF a bigot. a mini bigot. gnews are everywhere.
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there's no chance whatsoever for Brown after a gaffe of this magnitude. (was already polling behind iirc?) Brown's hot mike showed his utter disdain for common folk so he's dead meat politically after this....
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