Malkin (Coulter wannabe) uses yesterday's terror plot to attack John Edwards, NYT

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The right-wings hatred of John Edwards continues...

==Michelle Malkin, subbing again for O'Reilly on the Factor, used the Talking Points Memo today 6/29/07 to scold about people hiding their heads in the sand about the real threat of terrorism. Any time a violent plot is uncovered or interrupted the radical right hysterically choruses "we told you so!" and accuses the saner citizens of not being terrified enough.
With video.

One woman close to the plot had this to say to the AP: "I know you can't live your life being scared," Natalie Huntley, 28, a tourist from Adelaide, Australia, said outside St. Paul's Cathedral even as police investigated another suspicious vehicle parked on nearby Fleet Street. "You've just got to keep going, don't you?"

Malkin, of course, just wants to claim the terror issue as her own (she being representative of the far right, although I believe she describes herself as "conservative." ) In that vein, she twisted yesterday's foiled plot in England into an attack on John Edwards and the New York Times, repeating talking points that they don't "get it."

Again, people on the left are relieved that good police work and alert citizens prevented what could have been a massacre, and await word from British authorities about the who-why-how aspects. Then we'll carry on, working for progressive values of cooperation, justice, fairness, and peace. Malkin can keep on being a condescending scold, working towards more divisiveness, control, and domination. ==

You can get a good laugh by watching it at http://www.newshounds.us/2007/06/30/malkin_subs_for_oreilly_scolds_farleft_edwards_and_nytimes_heckuva_job.php

[tblue]

1. Why are the G.O.Psychos so focused on John Edwards?

[Mythsaje]

2. Because he's dangerous to the status quo...

Probably more so than any other candidate. His "two Americas" platform scares the crap out of the PTB with its undercurrents of Class Warfare.

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4. I agree

That and his advocacy for an activist government scare them to death because Edwards could do for the public's view of government and economic issues what Reagan did in the opposite direction. Reagan made "government" a bad thing. Clinton solidified that, by accepting Reagan's basic premise, just as Eisenhower solidified FDR's New Deal. Reagan also made "class warfare" a pejorative term (although he did launch a class war--against everyone who was not rich). An Edwards presidency would make "class warfare" a staple of the economic discussion for a generation and this inherently would put the Republicans at a disadvantage. They benefit greatly from the myth of a classless society. An Edwards presidency would cause them to lose the advantage they currently have by exploiting hostility to "big government."

Other candidates can win; Edwards is a game-changer for a generation.

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3. This thread has a great article about the threat he poses to the domestic, economic status quo

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3345908&mesg_id=3345908

Edwards is no Kucinich but he is the closest thing to Kucinich that can get elected. Edwards is also the most aggressive in re-framing fundamental issues, such as the war on terror and economic issues in a populist direction, as opposed to a Third Way/DLC direction, which uses GOP frames. Another reason for their special dislike of him is that many surely view him as the most electable Democratic candidate. They know the election will be an uphill climb for them under any scenario; Edwards makes it an upmountain climb and will help candidates at every level of the ticket.

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5. Thanks for the reply. I think you are so on the money. I'm really, really getting excited about

JE. I'm thinking......Edwards/Clark 08. Two southerners, domestic/foreign policy fully covered, zero b.s. in their backgrounds, passion/compassion/wisdom, and enormous telegenic appeal. And they would be damn good for the country. Oh yeah. I could get very excited. I think maybe it's good JE is not the front runner at this time. Let it rise to a slow boil.

[poverlay]

6. J.E. has definitely risen in my estimation. How about an Edwards/Gore, or vice-versa, ticket? n/t

[tblue]

Gore and a drunk pig would do it for me. Oh wait, we've already got a drunk pig.

[tblue]

13. Gore and a drunk pig would do it for me. Oh wait, we've already got a drunk pig.

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7. No problem! I agree with you

Edwards/Clark=landslide. They would flip several red states and nearly sweep the purple states while retaining all Kerry states.

[Mythsaje]

8. I think you're right...

Though I certainly have nothing against the idea of a woman President or an African-American President, quite the opposite, really, I'm coming to consider Edwards our best chance of turning a lot of the crap around, and Clark would make an excellent running mate to round out the ticket.

[Chipper Chat]

9. The Puke Talking Heads will ratchet up their Edwards-bashing

into NEXT July. They don't want Edwards as the nominee because he would win the general election.
I am growing a bit weary of Hill and Obama (overexposure and supposedly bashing each other). And I like the clever way Edwards signalled his support for gay rights through his wife's "personal opinion." John is slowly winning me over.

[Mythsaje]

10. He's got my support.

I was on the fence until now, but I've made my choice.

[rasputin1952]

11. One should also note that there have been no attacks on any of his

views on policy...it is all personal attacks. The GOP is terrified that if they attack the "message", he'll get more people to listen to what he has to say. He learned well after the loss.

All of the candidates have some good ideas, but they need to stick to issues and not get distracted by the garbage the RW tosses at them. The RW has zero ideas, nothing...issues will win the next election, and by a landslide, but the RW will do all it can to get people 'off message', Responding to attacks is fine, but a one/two line answer just calling them BS is necessary, and then, "we need to talk about the issues that face the American people..." and take off w/what we can do to aid the people of this great nation.

Malkin, Coulter, O'Reilly, Hannity and a host of other mindless drones will harp on about a $400 haircut, but let them, who really cares? And looking at Hannity's hair, I'm wondering what poor baboon is running around w/a shaved butt after donating said butthair for his is oh so empty cranium...:D

[Mythsaje]

12. A most excellent point...

Thanks, Rasputin.

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14. Good point nt

[Chipper Chat]

15. I'm waiting for the day when Alan Colmes jumps up and...

starts swearing at Shammity.
"Sean, you moth*****f***** I'm so tired of your stupid crap I refuse to take it any longer (tips over desk and throws the Fox emblem at Hannity). I've taken your sheet for 8 years now and I'm damn DAMN tired. Well you can kiss by posterior I'm off to the Food Channel." (Flips bird at camera and says "Take this Rupert you obnoxious cerdo." He knocks over John Gibson as he stomps out of the studio. Gibson's right-wing talking points papers scatter everywhere. Hannity sits aghast - his mouth wide as if eagerly awaiting Jeff G.

[rasputin1952]

16. Colmes was chosen specifically because he does not blow off like

Hannity. Colmes is far smarter than Hannity, and Hannity knows it. Problem w/Colmes is the he is either tethered by FOX, or he lacks a spine. I couldn't spend 5 minutes in a room w/Hannity w/o beating him senseless..(well that really wouldn't take much), I don't see how Colmes does it night after night...:shrug:

I am willing to bet that both Hannity and O'Reilly spent a lot of their school time trying to avoid getting beat up or locked in a wall locker. Both have "body guards", but LW speakers don't...they are cowards to the hilt, and when Hannity "writes" a book and brags that there are no words over 5 letters long, I am convinced that not only is HE an idiot, but those who "buy" his book are dumber still...