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Foj
Citizen
Username: Foger
Post Number: 1713
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 11:46 pm: | 
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I cant imagine this dufus Taylor winning anything. Hes a complete ••••••.
http://movies.crooksandliars.com/PaulHackettHardball.wmv
or Quick time
http://movies.crooksandliars.com/PaulHackettHardballHi.mov
When Matthews hit him on the fact that almost nobody in Iraq is being killed by Al Qaeda -- because Taylor kept bringing Al Qaeda into the picture -- the befuddled Texan could only go back to his prepared script.
"We need to be in Iraq because of Al Qaeda and we cannot leave Iraq until Al Qaeda is eradicated from that country."
There's a long pause before Matthews blurts out "But those are talking points!"
But then Hackett jumps in and really schools Taylor on how, if he's going to appear on television to defend Bush's disastrous policies in Iraq, he better come with more than a handful of GOP talking points.
Here's Hackett:
"What you're watching [in Iraq] is chaos, pandemonium, civil war. This is not something that's going to happen in the future, if we leave because we are going to leave. It's something that is happening every single day in Iraq because this administration has mismanaged this war, has mismanaged the military, has redirected the military, has ignored the advice of the military leaders and has made America the laughing stock of the world.
"They have depleted our prestige, the have depleted our strength as a country and, frankly, Mr. Taylor is an apologist for this failed mission, lack of policy, lack of strategy, lack of goal-oriented mission accomplishment. There is no goal. There is no strategy. There is no plan. This administration is floundering on the world stage and you and I are paying the price for it."
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cjc
Citizen
Username: Cjc
Post Number: 5822
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:04 am: |
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Taylor wasn't ready for prime-time, much less MSNBC. Hackett uses talking points too -- as does Matthews -- but they're just better at weaving them into normal sounding dialogue. |
notehead
Supporter
Username: Notehead
Post Number: 3744
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:53 am: |
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Talking points are like the elementary riffs of blues guitar. Depending on your level of ability and awareness, you might not even need anyone else to spell them out for you, and you can make them the basis of something really compelling without even referring to them explicitly. But if they're all you have, you should take a seat and let the experts work. |
notehead
Supporter
Username: Notehead
Post Number: 3749
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 11:14 am: |
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Meanwhile, in Alaska, Frank "Oil Industry Sock Puppet" Murkowski lost the Republican primary. Awwww....
I'm not familiar with the winner (Sarah Palin) but this is one of those situations where ANYBODY would be better for their state and the country than the incumbent, regardless of party. |
Chris Prenovost
Citizen
Username: Chris_prenovost
Post Number: 1046
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 11:50 am: |
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If you keep repeating a lie often enough, some people will begin to believe it. |
Hoops
Citizen
Username: Hoops
Post Number: 1954
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 11:56 am: |
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themp
Supporter
Username: Themp
Post Number: 3203
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 6:22 pm: |
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I don't ordinarily say this, but she comes close to fulfilling certain "hot for teacher" or "naughty nurse", or even plain old "hot librarian" ideas that I sometimes ruminate on in my down time. That's a big share. |
Foj
Citizen
Username: Foger
Post Number: 1716
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 10:21 pm: |
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42 yrs old, WOW. |
dave23
Citizen
Username: Dave23
Post Number: 1972
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 9:08 am: |
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I've never heard of an incumbent getting only 19% percent of the vote, let alone a primary. |
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