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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:32 AM Original message |
I'd like to hear a defense of the Clinton's successfully spiking the GQ story. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. I want to know what's in the story. If it's so damn bad that she |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
53. I hope it drives all the haters insane. I would really love that |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I'm sure you wouldn't want to hear anything bad about your candidate. |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. So knowing that Obama's kids don't want to jump in bed with |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. I know how to discount the trivial and heed the important. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. a bit of lucid thinking eh? Can't have that now. |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. She's running for president. |
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Zandor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Smart politics at that |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. What worries me about that is... |
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Zandor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. And used by many Democrats |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. But is this not the very essence of media control and manipulation |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. The Clintons are no better than the Bushies in this regard--WAYYYY too much |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Please don't turn this into a Hillary bashing thread |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Not bashing--just referring to the fact that it's their obvious power over |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. GQ is a fashion magazine. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. i am glad someone aside from me said it. politicians are not angels |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. ah, the everybody does it defense. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
29. sorry if reality is not a good enough defense for you. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
36. Right, if someone were going to print something unflattering to you |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. more power to her--- |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. That's an interesting one, let me ponder on that for a while. |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
8. You want to read about disagreements of people in a fashion |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
35. GQ Is More Than That |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
54. GQ has some really great investigative and political reporting. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
10. ...and a follow-up question.. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. It was about infighting among her campaign staff |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Well of course it is. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. The Whole Article Was About Campaign Infighting |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
44. And you care about the crumbling, disorganized,repukes |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
13. Any candidate would try to kill any unflattering story |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. They might try to kill it, but they shouldn't succeed. That is GQ's fault. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. More like Conde Nast's fault |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. So the difference between this episode of media manipulation |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. If you can't see the difference ....... |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Sweetie, I didn't ask for your help nor do I need it. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
64. Oh stop being so silly |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Indeed. |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
19. If you are running for president, you first of all have to control your image |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. NO IT WAS NOT DEAN'S FAILURE! |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Disagree. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
62. Substance over image anyday |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. Like it or not, to be elected you better have a good image. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Kill your TV |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
24. It Was GQ That Made the Decision to Spike the Story |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
26. Lemme ask a hypothetical |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. You are within your rights to make this a non-issue |
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durrrty libby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
55. I hope the small petty crap makes the small and petty lose their little minds |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
63. First off ..... she's very far from my choice to be our nominee ..... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #26 |
39. Do we like articles that make Rudy look bad? Do we appreciate getting |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #39 |
51. GQ Wouldn't Put Rudy On The Cover Of A Fashion Magazine Because He's Fugly |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
27. I don't think the Clintons need a defense on this issue. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. An unflattering portrayal is "bashing"? What if it's the truth? Is the truth "bashing"? |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Anything... |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:05 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Anything written about Hillary by Josh Green can be considered bashing. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:07 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. So I should discount anything he has to say because YOU think he's biased? |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #43 |
48. That's your choice. |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:00 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Do you honestly believe that Josh Green is not out to bash Hillary... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:03 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I don't know him, don't care who he is. If he has valid information, I want |
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Maribelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. GQ didn't have to put Clinton on the cover. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Then Boycott GQ |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. I do blame GQ. They shouldn't bow to pressure--they are obviously |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
41. I'd do it too, if I could. It's GQ, not the League of Women Voters, fer cryin' out loud. -eom |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. It's GQ, not the League of Women Voters, fer cryin' out loud |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:17 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. I've seen my candidates made into cartoons by fluff media. I support ANY Dem's ability to quash |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #52 |
56. I care about "personality profiles"--BIG TIME. Look at Rudy G.--we now |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Rudy easily exposes himself by his public policy actions, and yes I've enjoyed anti-Rudy articles |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
49. It happens all the time in publishing, and is much ado about nothing. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
58. I think this story and the Hsu fundraising will both bite her in the ass. |
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