http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251181212

But the one I was thinking of had a bunch of replies. It was about a week and a half ago... jonas?

It was a much longer first post. And it had several longer responses interspersed throughout. It was a logical argument that went in great detail and pretty much assuaged any fears I might have had. As each doubt came up within the discussion thread they were swatted away with well thought out arguments and counterpoints.

Towards the end it was long enough to need a (view all) link.

have been saying. I referred to it in terms of the power of narrative and 3 act structure but the underlying dynamic is the same.

He put well when he referenced 'if one must strike at the king, one must kill the king'. And that's exactly right.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251130631

It wasn't a grizzled old veteran or a gazillion posts...

huh?

Oh well... it's still a good post.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/sofa%20king/96

But here's the thing: you can only lie to voters as long as the truth hasn't bit them in the ass already--and it has; you can only steal an election in America by getting close enough to steal it--and they won't; you can only frighten people who have something to lose--and millions of us don't have anything left to lose anymore. The ruse has worn thin. President Obama isn't just going to win, he's on a 500+ electoral vote trajectory, with coattails 5,000 miles long.

The hard work was drawing his opponent into the uncomfortable position of having to sacrifice its electoral viability in exchange for keeping rich assholes rich. He already did that, and the Republicans cannot make that go away, and they cannot make us forget it. We should allow ourselves to enjoy this time, because the years 2010-2012 are going to be the textbook example of how to overcome a corrupt oligarchy by generating overwhelming public support against it.

And you don't even have to believe me, 'cause I'll be right here to tell your dumb asses "I told you so" in November 2012. And when Thomas and Scalia announce their retirements just before Christmas of that year, I'll tell you again.

Not so solid on the 500 EVs or the retirements of Supreme Court conservatives, but I'm still here, dammit, and I shall be proven to be largely correct.