2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts) Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:21 AM Jul 2016

Alan Colmes reminds me of the face at the bottom of a pro wrestling card who always lost

Wrestling has changed a lot... When I was a kid there were wrestlers that always lost and were always at the bottom of the card. That's who FOX liberal, Alan Colmes, reminds me of.

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Alan Colmes reminds me of the face at the bottom of a pro wrestling card who always lost (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 OP

I haven't had cable for ages... citood Jul 2016 #1

He comes on occasionally to let a conservative beat him up. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #3

Yes, he is a jobber, for sure n/t Godhumor Jul 2016 #2

I used to listen to his radio show late at night. Frank Cannon Jul 2016 #4

He's the Washington Generals, as Chris Matthews says.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #5

Did Chris say that? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #6

Yup. Twice I've heard him say it on Hardball. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #8

If you are going to speak in my name don't be a pinata. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #10

The working production title for Hannity and Colmes was.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #11

I read that Jake Tapper originally auditioned for the job but he slapped Hannity around so bad... DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #13

I have a soft spot for Alan Colmes ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #16

The guy under Bruno Sammartino? BeyondGeography Jul 2016 #7

I grew up in the south . It was NWA territory. Bruno was WWF DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #9

The Mulkeys ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #12

I grew up on Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, and Jack Brisco. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #14

Yeah, I was the 80's and in the Northeast ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #15

I kind of like Alan lillypaddle Jul 2016 #17

Alan Colmes Loses Argument With Nephew Nye Bevan Jul 2016 #18

There's a new Hannity/Colmes show on Sirius / Potus. Not quite as bad, more subtle. But wiggs Jul 2016 #19

citood

(550 posts)

1. I haven't had cable for ages...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:30 AM

Jul 2016

...but I thought Colmes no longer had a regular show there?

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

3. He comes on occasionally to let a conservative beat him up.

Reply to citood (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:33 AM

Jul 2016

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)

2. Yes, he is a jobber, for sure n/t

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:33 AM

Jul 2016

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)

4. I used to listen to his radio show late at night.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:39 AM

Jul 2016

It was entertaining to hear callers from all over the political spectrum constantly heaping abuse on him, with him just sort of weakly responding in his trademark pathetic way.

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

5. He's the Washington Generals, as Chris Matthews says....

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:49 AM

Jul 2016

Make a run in the third and lose by 25.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

6. Did Chris say that?

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 11:52 AM

Jul 2016

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

8. Yup. Twice I've heard him say it on Hardball.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:02 PM

Jul 2016

Once about Colmes and also I think about Juan Williams.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

10. If you are going to speak in my name don't be a pinata.

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:05 PM

Jul 2016

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

11. The working production title for Hannity and Colmes was....

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:10 PM

Jul 2016

"The Sean Hannity and unnamed liberal Project".

The Colmes solo TV show on weekends with Laura Ingraham and Monica Crowley screaming at him on either side of him was another great FOX liberal show.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

13. I read that Jake Tapper originally auditioned for the job but he slapped Hannity around so bad...

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #11)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:13 PM

Jul 2016

I read that Jake Tapper originally auditioned for the job but he slapped Hannity around so bad Ailes decided not to match them up.

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

16. I have a soft spot for Alan Colmes

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #13)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:21 PM

Jul 2016

He ended up getting Howard Stern's time spot on WNBC-AM radio in the late 80's before it became WFAN. He was sort of a lame version of Howie's show, but I remember someone used to call every day and tell him "You suck, Alan" for about three minutes and he'd let it go on.

BeyondGeography

(39,377 posts)

7. The guy under Bruno Sammartino?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:01 PM

Jul 2016

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

9. I grew up in the south . It was NWA territory. Bruno was WWF

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:05 PM

Jul 2016

The only WWF wrestlers I saw live in the south were Pedro Morales and Andre The Giant.

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

12. The Mulkeys

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:12 PM

Jul 2016

I grew up a WWF fan, but the Mulkeys were usually getting tossed around by Tully Blanchard or The Midnight Express in opening matches.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

14. I grew up on Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, and Jack Brisco.

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #12)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:14 PM

Jul 2016

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)

15. Yeah, I was the 80's and in the Northeast

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #14)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:18 PM

Jul 2016

Hogan, Junkyard Dog and The British Bulldogs were my guys when I first watched.

We didn't get cable until 1987 and then we started watching Crockett Promotions right around the time it became WCW.

lillypaddle

(9,581 posts)

17. I kind of like Alan

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:27 PM

Jul 2016

I listen to his show when I can't sleep. He definitely has a different style, but he can be pretty clever and biting.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

18. Alan Colmes Loses Argument With Nephew

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 03:22 PM

Jul 2016

NEW YORK—Alan Colmes, the liberal co-host of the Fox News debate program Hannity & Colmes, lost an argument to his nephew Bryan while babysitting the 8-year-old Monday. "I wanted to stay up late to watch television, but Uncle Alan said, 'There's already too much self-parenting in America,'" Bryan said. "So I started screaming, 'Mom lets me, Mom lets me,' real loud. He gave in after, like, 20 seconds." In the past two years, Bryan has won arguments with Colmes on the subjects of Pokémon cards, Crunch Berries cereal, and steel tariffs.

http://www.theonion.com/article/alan-colmes-loses-argument-with-nephew-4440

wiggs

(7,816 posts)

19. There's a new Hannity/Colmes show on Sirius / Potus. Not quite as bad, more subtle. But

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 06:28 PM

Jul 2016

the trend is right-leaning under the guise of non-partisan discussion: Both parties are equally bad. Both parties have valid points. Both parties need to compromise more. The people are tired of candidates from both parties. Clinton and Trump are equally disliked.

Most often stated as fact: safety net programs are entitlements that need to be cut to stave off economic disaster.

Michael Steele and Rick Unger.

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