Bye Mr. Olbermann Don't let the Door Hit You!

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Thursday June 17, 2010 · 4:38 PM PDT

2010/06/17 · 16:38

From time totime for various reasons, I think lots of people get tired of DailyKos.com. Often, it can be a result of our favored candidate not being supported, our favorite issue being ignored, or for various other reasons. So, I don't fault Keith Olbermann for deciding to leave Daily Kos for any of those reasons; however, I would have expected a bit more salient reason than this:

"can't verify, of course... (2+ / 0-)  but a friend in the news biz tells me he got a damaging e-mail from one of his pals at NBC. something to the effect that their anger was pre-planned because "beating up on the President has been good for ratings."
I haven't checked but I'm hearing that Olbermann slammed the speech on Twitter before it even started. "

- This commenter got 2 votes up. - I seriously doubt anyone paid much attention to the comment among thousands yesterday, until K.O. decided to bring it to the forefront with the instant bully pulpit he enjoys on Daily Kos.

Ilikepie

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Monday September 14, 2009 · 11:47 AM PDT

2009/09/14 · 11:47

Max Fisher of theatlantic.com does an excellent job of calling out both liberal and conservative folks for completely ignoring the largest gathering on the mall in DC on 9/12.

24th Annual Black Family Reunion

It is of utmost importance to remind the tea-baggers that they were not even the largest rally on 9/12 in D.C!

Ilikepie

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Friday September 04, 2009 · 4:56 PM PDT

2009/09/04 · 16:56

Back less than six month ago, when Governor Crist had no whiff of running for senator, guess what he was doing?

You guessed it...plenty of time giving political speeches to school students...

What did Jim Greer have to say?

crickets crickets

Ilikepie

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Friday August 07, 2009 · 2:10 PM PDT

2009/08/07 · 14:10

Mark Halperin ---

You know sometime author of the "thepage.time.com," media critique and arbiter of "conventional village wisdom" is back talking about Matt Drudge's "influence" over the media.

Now, before I delve deeply into Halperin's ideological procivilities, I want to remind folks that this is the same person who says:

http://www.youtube.com/...

2006 on Fox -- with Halperin's work at ABC
-- that "conservatives are under fire" while he basically kisses O'Reilly's butt.

http://www.youtube.com/...
As a bonus here's the News Busters guy complaining about "the most one-sided treatment in the 2006 elections evaaaaaaar."

Ilikepie

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Saturday May 02, 2009 · 3:59 PM PDT

2009/05/02 · 15:59

The premise of NCFANA is pretty interesting, although the U.S. has just gone through a record-long election cycle that dominated the news, essentially the Republicans are saying that they have no ideas about how
to handle the difficulties confronting the nation. As a result of the lack of viable platform to appeal to the center of Americans, Eric Cantor wants to create a new Republican Platform with the following features:

1.) Think contract with America.
2.) Think vague ideals, as Cantor is pretty clumsy.
3.) Think about avoiding the social conservative Rump.

Evidently "Freedom" has become the Republican word of the year.

http://republicanwhip.house.gov/...

Ilikepie

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Friday May 01, 2009 · 9:49 AM PDT

2009/05/01 · 09:49

Executed by Anon Reverse engineered by I Like Pie --- Rebranding the G-O-P in 5 easy steps.

Now with bonus latte for liberals step !

1.) Notice that GOP plans a new and improved branding campaign using failed presidential candidate John McCain and recently failed presidents' relative John Ellis Bush, along with assorted GOP "experts."

Given the release of the information given through GOP mouthpiece John King (CNN "State of the Union" host), and picked up through Mark Halprin (Drudge rules the world), and as a result is likely not yet thought out.

(CNN) -- Bruised by charges from Democrats that they've become the "party of no," Republicans on Thursday are launching an outreach effort to reshape their party's image.

Rep. Eric Cantor says the new council is an opportunity for GOP leaders to have a "two-way conversation" with the public.

The initiative, called the National Council for a New America, will send party leaders across the country for a series of town halls on health care, the economy, energy and national security.

http://www.cnn.com/...

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Saturday February 07, 2009 · 11:36 AM PST

2009/02/07 · 11:36

Michael Steele's sister has an interesting history with Eugene Byrd --
A large-scale Drug Dealer in the D.C. area.

Here is the court case, although I have not had the time to go through it today -- I'll do that later.

Here's the link:
http://www.courts.state.md.us/...
This is Eugene Byrd's Court case (the father of Steele's niece)

[Update x1]
Okay, some people seem to think that this diary is "guilt by association"

I'm torn, one b/c all of these articles are FACT, they aren't made-up, they have been printed in NY Daily, People and the Washington Post.

I can understand people being a bit squemish about family -- but Steele's sister (and ex-husband Mike Tyson) have campaigned frequently for Steele in his elections.

Ilikepie

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Sunday October 05, 2008 · 7:36 PM PDT

2008/10/05 · 19:36

If you come with a knife, then we come with a gun.

If you come with Rekzo, Ayers and Wright. Weak, guilt-by-association politics--then it's time to really let the show get started with the associations that people are really going to to be interested in.

Team-O is going after Keating Five with a mini-documentary!

First McCain and the Keating Five, then next I'm guess Palin and her secessionist friends in the AKIP.

Check out the politico info after the jump, along with a bonus web-site on John McCain's record.

Yes this IS by Team Obama Ya'll, the website clearly has "Obama for America" at the bottom.

On Update X 7

I'm adding info from around the web as it comes up on top blogs and google news.

There are already 165 results on google:
Results 1 - 10 of about 165 for keatingeconomics.com. (0.04 seconds)
I added "the chicago way" from untouchables
6
Added WSJ blogs!
7
Rahm warned them!

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Sunday September 21, 2008 · 9:49 PM PDT

2008/09/21 · 21:49

I saw the K5 info on dkos, which got me to thinking...

Now is the perfect time to construct a viral on the bailout...

The idea is to re-frame McCain while he tries to reframe himself as a
champion of the middle class and now a new champion of regulation.

The idea is to basically do the following stuff

Is it meaty enough to make the person:
1.) Mad at McCain
2.) Link McCain and Gramm and deregulation
3.) Link McCain to S&L and Keating
4.) Piss them off about the $$$$

However, I still have questions about the effectiveness of the information.

So, let me know!

Is this enough of an emphasis on K5 link to the current bailout?
Does it read easy enough?
Does it get the facts right?

If you send it out to your mailing list, use the title
You owe $2,293.53 dollars to Wall Street Fat Cats Inc.... check, cash or charge?
Or
You owe $2,293.53 dollars.

I got this concept from a diary here:
"You owe $2,293.53 dollars"..., sorry I can't find the link to the diary though.
Update the e-mail starts at "Ilikepie's diary
suggested title: You owe $2,293.53 or Your family owes $6,300.00
Update 2, I have added some different versions

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Saturday September 20, 2008 · 9:12 PM PDT

2008/09/20 · 21:12

Analysis of Team O Strategy: McCain's POW Status.

Team O strategy is consistently well thought out and is strongly dictated with long-range targets in mind. It is extremely important to understand that this strategy is carried out through day-to-day tactics designed to emphasize longer term objectives.

This little analysis, in good times, is meant to re-enforce the idea that team O has really thought things through and have a firm trust in their strategy. So, the next time you believe they should "use something immediately" or "need to attack," pause and consider this analysis and give Team O credit -- they likely looked at your suggested tactic, but decided (h/t watercarrier4diogenes) it would go against their longer strategic objectives.

This should not give people a false sense of security in regard to day to day operations, which need to be constantly and vigilantly maintained, improved and enhanced.

One of the most impressive things a candidate can have at their disposal is their biography.
The biography, if appropriately positioned and sanitized can be used to draw in voters to take a look at the candidates positions, and often give the candidate particular creditability in regard to key issues.

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Tuesday September 16, 2008 · 7:27 AM PDT

2008/09/16 · 07:27

According to Dougie Holtz-Eakin of the McCain staff, John McCain invented the blackberry. Interesting.... all this time I thought it was those hard-working CANADIANS at Research In Motion.

Not only is this dolt trying to take credit for a high-tech product, but the product isn't even American made.

LOL!

Actual info after the jump.

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Thursday September 11, 2008 · 10:17 AM PDT

2008/09/11 · 10:17

This is a viral e-mail, all truth, with citations from news sources and youtube. Cut, paste and send!

It touches on all the major things:
AIP
Choice
Book Banning
Troopergate
etc..

Title: "shocking dishonesty"

RSS

Bye Mr. Olbermann Don't let the Door Hit You!

[attn KeithO!] Liberals be aware of the Invisible 9/12 Rally.

Yes Republican Jim Greer has NO SHAME

Halperin back Shilling for Drudge Report

Jeb Bush calls Americans Stupid (NCFANA Townhall Summary)

How to rebrand the GOP with $30 in 5 easy steps.

Michael Steele: Where is the money coming from and going to?

Team O: Keating Five web-site is Alive! Update X7

[viral email]: You owe $2,293.53 dollars to Wall Street Fat Cats... check, cash or charge?

Analysis of Team O Strategy: McCain's POW Status.

John McCain Invented the Blackberry

Viral Mail (with citations): Shocking Dishonesty