John Stewart Just nailed it

OMG it was phenomenal he smacked down the Democrats for their insanity

Cuz Kerry definitely won the presidency.

Leave it to Jon to speak the truth. ... Not just about the Dems but about the stupid media narrative. Bravo!

The best political analysis of the current situation in years!!!!

Anyone who has not seen this..MUST make sure to catch the rerun or the later broadcast in their time zone!!!

the democrats have a larger majority than the republicans since 1928. and more than GWB did whatever the fuck he wanted

Blame on the Dems and credit to the fucking thuggish Repug cabal who have marched lock-step in absolute opposition to anything Obama/the Dems want. Hell, it's worked.

Can I laugh, cry, and be pissed off all at the same time?

See my post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x129451

To be crying over losing the 60th vote is a fucking joke.

How many seats do they expect us to get for them so they can do their jobs?

we had bigger ones in 1964 and 1936

1964 Congress:
The 88th Congress had:

Senate--

100 members: 63 (Democrats)- 37(Republicans)

House of Rep--

435 members: 259(Democrats)-176 (Republicans)

For a total of --322 Democrats out of 535 members

he said that we had a bigger majority than the GOP did since 1928

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I'm a "cheerleader" (as much as anyone) and thought it was hilarious...and dead on.

so we should leave it on the ground so they can just trip over it. - Among other many other things the pep squad won't like.

Stewart was absolutely brilliant tonight.

so they can fall down over the hole

It's not about a "pep squad" on the one hand or the "serial whiners" on the other. It's the Party. You are a Democrat, right?

I'm actually an activist

Weird. You seem to be relishing in the idea that the Dems might have a few challenges to iron out. Hmmm...

worked with the SEIU this summer in Indiana to pressure congressfolks to support HR 3200. Worked on various campaigns in Illinois from county Clerk to Congressional to Gubernatorial

because I do lean more toward the Farmer-Labor side. I've been active for 38 years and stuck with the party through thick and thin, but the insurance bill is pretty much the last straw for me and I'm not going to vote for any jerk who puts a "D" or "DFL" after his/her name.

Think of it as tough love, we don't do the party any good when we let it think that we're happy with every stupid move "our" elected officials or the party leadership make.

a guy i once dated did some recount work for Franken

.... watched by Democrats/Republicans and independents, the day before a major election?

... i'm having a hard time seeing the positive in that.

is warranted. He said basically anyone should be able to Brown cause well he has a truck and freeballs it lol

I gave it a rec, and I'm one of those "cheerleaders."

doh.

:P

TIA.

:P

:rofl:

he was spot on, on his critique of how we've bungled the health care situation

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for constantly bungling things, getting a candidate as shitty as coakley and scurrying to get support in fucking Massachusetts. I wish i had the link to it it was amazing.

while the democrats were in the nurse's office after gluing their balls to their thighs??

He was great! I'm going to try to stay up and catch the rerun!

the Republicans were playing chess while the Democrats were gluing their balls to their thighs.

chess, the repukes were playing checkers while the dems were in the nurses office cause they glued their balls to their thighs again."

Why don't he get off his ass and do something for the party instead of always putting it down?

it's that the democrats have set the bar so low for themselves and we've still rogered the boogley on it. this should have been a slam dunk for us. and we should demand more out of the party, we need more out of the party

That the MA Senate race is just one contest and doesn't signal the downfall of anything (if, heaven forbit, Bozo Brown wins). That the Repugs are still the out-party and it's time for the Dems to lead, not drift.

misunderstood.

Cause didn't know if you agreed with Stewart or disagreeing with the poster calling people "cheerleaders" or anyone criticizing what Stewart said. :shrug:

Or when he'd go after Bushco?

It's his job is to point out the absurdities on both sides.

in his own way. He is widely watched.

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A very valuable segment. Just too truthful.

Oh well. And here I was just on a forum making a laugh out of something- Sarah Palin/Humanzee 2012. The scary thing is, it COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN. A humanzee for a vp. Oh my god. What have we become. And by we I men all of the morans that can't take politics seriously.

He could have wait another couple of days and not do it BEFORE the election.

maybe it makes for good TV, but it's not accurate and I'm sure the Rs were pleased with his little monologue.

It's the Democrats' fault that the republicans filibuster everything as a matter of course for partisan political gain?

The filibuster used to be an extraordinary measure used sparingly, not a mundane tool to politically embarrass and frustrate the party in power. Don't believe me? Did you know the margin used to be 67 votes for cloture from 1917 to 1975, and before that, NO cloture! Can you imagine if the opposition party did then what the republicans are doing today? Government would have been utterly powerless. But no, the opposition party had more integrity, they governed in good faith and not with the sole goal of derailing the party in power with the hope of benefiting.

The Republicans are conducting shameful and unprecedented obstruction, and somehow that becomes the Democrats' fault.

And the 10 reasons Bush did whatever the fuck he wanted were:

(1) he has an ideologically narrow party
(2) the Democrats did not filibuster as a matter of course
(3 - 10) 9/11. 9/11 did wonders for Bush's presidential power. It made the country unify behind its government, it squashed media criticism of the president, it invoked such a fear in the nation that we would tolerate almost anything to feel safe no matter how legally and ethically questionable.

Because they might have had to take a stand on something or because too many of them agreed with Bush? The option was open to them and they could have stopped some bad legislation by using it.

they're called Blue Dogs and they are mostly from the right wing south.

the Republicans are good at politics which makes the dems scared to govern.

politics equals false equivalencies, i.e. 'partial birth abortion' 'welfare queens' 'hate america first'

The republicans have people believing that the dems are weaker on national security by asserting that America isn't strong enough to try suspected terrorists in our court system & that we aren't capable of keeping communities safe if we move Guantanamo prisoners to the states. Does that sound like the 'tough' party? No, because they aren't the tough party, but they have controlled perception and the narrative. Remember George "AWOL" Bush & Dick '5 deferment' Cheney getting a pass & John 'purple heart/war hero' Kerry's strength was questioned. Even Obama didn't do politics better than the republicans. He didn't employ 3a.m. phone call ads. He won because people were tired of politics as usual & McCain sucked. Well politics as usual are back & the dems aren't very good at it.


So I would say the number one reason Dubya did whatever he wanted was because the democrats were scared of the political cost of opposing him (remember keeping our powder dry?).

I don't care what he thinks any more than I care what Rush Limbaugh thinks. These people are entertainers, using this serious stuff for entertainment purposes and to make themselves famous. They are all pond scum and all making money from the big corporations progressives are always blaming.

Rush Limbaugh tells it like it isn't.

John Stewart tells it like it is.

IMO Rush isn't even close to being within 500 feet of John's league.

Who was speaking the truth for all those years in the mainstream?

Thats just fickle.

But the truth needs to be told, no matter how painful.

I love Stewart...he has more integrity than most all other "journalists" combined - save a precious few.

Who did his fact checking?

Otherwise, good job!