Why did the Dems let themselves be set up by the rumored

[rzemanfl]

Clement nomination? Lou "that's bullshit" Dobbs is saying their talking points against Clement are "ludicrous, she isn't even the nominee." Hasn't anyone learned about Repuke disinformation by now?

Lou's an ass, but the Dems were set up by the White House again.

[snowbear]

1. Bill Schneider set Lou straight though,,,

Said that the Rethugs also thought Clement was going to be the pick. Now they're guessing it will be the "other Edith" :eyes:

[rzemanfl]

4. Schneider is like somebody's uncle who wants to please

everybody. The harm was done before he got a chance to open his mouth. The Dems walked into a trap, forgetting the prime directive, "if a Republican's lips are moving he's lying."

[qanda]

2. What Dems? Who is saying something?

I haven't been watching tv, but I haven't seen anything on DU about Dems responding. Can you fill me in. Thanks

[rzemanfl]

7. Dems circulated talking points against Clement. Media had

copy, now they are saying she's not the nominee.

[qanda]

13. Oh, Thanks!

I hadn't heard that. Yeah, I guess it would be beneficial to know who the candidate is before you send out talking points.

[enough already]

14. Kennedy, for one, is popping off

I love the guy, but I have to admit that spouting off without knowing the actual nominee looks really stupid.

[gizmo1979]

3. I like Lou dobbs

He's ok he fights for American workers everyday.Which is alot more than alot of people on this board I'll tell you that.

[snowbear]

10. Gizmo, why not provide an example or two?

That's painting this place with one huge brush, isn't it?

Please provide examples. Thanks.

[gizmo1979]

16. The CAFTA posts

get very few replies.Not to many people seem to care about it.I've seen many anti american car posts.And there are as many anti-union responses on union type posts as pro union.I didn't mean to paint a broad brush,I used the word many I think,but Lou Dobbs talks about the job issue everyday,And if he thinks someone is spinning something no matter which side he'll call them out.He's also civil with people whether he agrees with them or not.

[swag]

5. So what, exactly, do you think has been lost?

[rzemanfl]

8. Dems took a hit before the fight even started. Sort of like when

Bush gave Saddam 48 hours and then bombed him before they were up.

[swag]

9. Took a hit?

What hit?

[rzemanfl]

12. Repukes will say Dems are against any nominee, and cite this

as proof, which will appeal to their unthinking base. Doesn't "ludicrous" strike you as a word that shouldn't be applied to our side?

[swag]

15. Republicans say a lot if idiotic and untrue things daily.

I don't agree with you at all that this alleged fake-out is more a cause for panty-wadding and undie-bundling than the actual quality of these floated names as judicial appointments.

Hearings will probably begin in August. Instead of convulsing that we didn't guess the name before 9 p.m. Eastern Time, we should focus our energies on seeing that our interests are represented, as much as possible, at those hearings and in the confirmation/rejection process.

[rzemanfl]

17. Maybe this means no more to the outcome of the game than

the guy from our team sliding into second when the throw was to first, but I hate to see someone get their uniform dirty unnecessarily.

[DemsUnited]

I like Lou, too.

Often don't agree with his positions, but he's consistent, seems straight forward and honest, is passionate about issues he really believes in (border security, exporting America) and doesn't read from anyone's talking points.

[LisaM]

6. Yeah, really, the Clement rumor just started this morning

and who ever took it for more than a rumor?

[Vickers]

11. Yes, why did they respond to what the media was reporting?

:eyes:

Doesn't matter, we have a religious psycho to fight now!

[DCWageSlave]

18. Clement = classic disinfo

The Clement ruse was classic disinformation from the Bush
camp. We saw it the first time when he first picked Cheney for
VP back in 2000... Cheney was supposedly just the head of the
search committee.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

19. Hi DCWageSlave!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[DCWageSlave]

20. Hi thanks

I'm mostly just a reader but I was surprised not to see people raising flags about that earlier so I figured I'd throw 2c in.