What the hell is Joe Klein? A neo-liberal, a neo-con, an idiot -obviously.

Pirate Smile

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:08 PM
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What the hell is Joe Klein? A neo-liberal, a neo-con, an idiot -obviously.

Edited on Wed Feb-15-06 10:10 PM by Pirate Smile

What the hell is he?

They sometimes have him on shows as a liberal.

What a joke.

I don't know all that much about him except he is an asshole. Time columnist. I know he wrote a book re Clinton as an anonymous author.

Anyone have any more insight?

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rusty_parts2001

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:11 PM
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1. He's a stooge

Kinda like Combs on Fox. Never trusted the guy since Primary Colors.

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OldLeftieLawyer

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:12 PM
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3. Amen

He's a flaming opportunist who will kiss whichever ass seems to be on top.

Ignore, ignore, ignore.

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Oceansaway

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:11 PM
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2. yep, asshole...he fits right in eh ...n/t

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Telly Savalas

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:12 PM
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4. Wasn't he the backup center for the Bulls back in the Jordan days?

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babylonsister

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:19 PM
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5. Are you watching Scarborough? He said

some telling things, like Cheney should answer for Iraq, mentioned many of the big stories, etc. Very out of character, but he was trying to deflect attention from Cheney? I'm also confused.
Dee Dee Meyers was great!

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Pirate Smile

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:30 PM
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6. He is confusing. He defends so much of their crap, so often.

Edited on Wed Feb-15-06 10:51 PM by Pirate Smile

He reminds me of Pat Caddell. Just off the wall most of the time. Seems to hate Dems more then Repubs but then will occasionally say something coherent.

I don't know.:shrug:

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bluedeminredstate

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:38 PM
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7. What happened to Cadell?

Tweety seemd to be the last hold out on a man who was looking coked out and out of control. Eventually even Tweety couldn't take it and Cadell disappeared. Any idea where he is?

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Pirate Smile

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:48 PM
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9. He became, of course, a Faux Democratic talking head.

A Dem-hating Dem is their favorite kind of Dem.

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bluedeminredstate

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Wed Feb-15-06 11:16 PM
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13. Thanks.

I should have known he'd go to Faux, but frankly when he was going down the tubes on MSNBC I thought he was incapable of pulling it together for another gig. He's lost a lot of weight from when I last saw him.
:puke:

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babylonsister

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:40 PM
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8. Who is Pat Cadel? Sorry, but I have no clue. nt

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Pirate Smile

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:49 PM
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10. A Democratic strategist who seemed to hate Democrats.

He, of course, joined Faux.

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Pirate Smile

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:55 PM
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11. This guy

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babylonsister

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Wed Feb-15-06 11:27 PM
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15. Now THAT guy I remember as being run out prior to the '04

elections, as a Dem.
I will add no disparaging remarks. :evilgrin:

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Yupster

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Thu Feb-16-06 01:01 AM
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16. Caddell was part of Jimmy Carter's inner circle

He was the one who told Carter on election eve that the final campaign polls had come in and there was a major change happening and the close election was going to turn out badly. Carter was going to lose the next day and likely lose big. It was quite a shock as the race had been seen as very close almost till the end.

That vignette happened on Airforce One flying from one rally to another.

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drbtg1

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Wed Feb-15-06 10:56 PM
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12. He was revealed to be the anonomous author of Primary Colors

The book that posed as fiction to trash Clinton

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Zomby Woof

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Wed Feb-15-06 11:26 PM
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14. He is also a Woody Guthrie biographer

His book "Woody Guthrie: A Life" is a fantastic biography.

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