Democratic Convention Open Thread—Wednesday

Well, this worked well yesterday.  Let’s have at it again.

Speaker list (sorry, no times yet): Vice Presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden; Former President Bill Clinton; former Senator Tom Daschle; Governor Bill Richardson and Senators Evan Bayh, John Kerry and Jay Rockefeller. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Convention home state Senator Ken Salazar, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, and Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) along with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Representative Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth will lead a tribute honoring those who give so much to secure our nation’s future – veterans, active duty military and their families.

Posted by Kevin K. on 08/27/08 at 11:47 AM • Permalink

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So, anyone up for Bill Clinton speech predictions? I bet the bitter sumbitch makes me remember why I voted for him. Twice.

I hope you’re right Betty. Please be good to us Bubba or I won’t give your wife my $10.

Well I guess it depends on what color of tie he wears . . . :).  Bill loves to be loved and I voted for him twice too.  Voted for him happily.  I’m betting he’ll come through.

I recommend watching on cspan - personally I’d rather listen to the speech of the home-care worker who obama spent a work day with (and others like her) than spend my time listening to chris matthews et al between big party names…

Yeah, but then you can’t get a kick out of how many different fucked up ways Matthews’ hair can look every time he’s on camera.

If Bill wears an orange tie, lookout!!

If Bill wears an orange tie, lookout!!

I think I actually read last night that if he wears a pink tie, it actually means something.

Does anyone think Bill Richardson and Bill Clinton will actually talk tonight.  Richardson came right out and said that he hadn’t spoken to Clinton since he endorsed Obama.  That Bubba can hold a grudge.

Get ready for this bit of BS.  Hillary’s body language says she doesn’t support Obama

Can this get any more ridiculous?

So, anyone up for Bill Clinton speech predictions? I bet the bitter sumbitch makes me remember why I voted for him. Twice.

Make that bitter and petulant.

I’m surprised the PUMAS didn’t say that the Orange jumpsuit (The color of their balloons)was a sign to them to keep fighting. LOL!

I’m surprised the PUMAS didn’t say that the Orange jumpsuit (The color of their balloons)was a sign to them to keep fighting. LOL!

John, they’re way ahead of ya:

#205 nernina on 08.27.08 at 6:43 am

  I’m in Seattle and couldn’t sleep and didn’t get a chance to see Hillary’s speech as I had to work and then take my daughter to get school clothes and shoes…

  I am reading that she wore and orange pantsuit? That’s great! When I first read that

PUMAs were going to have orange t-shirts and balloons I thought yuk! Cheetos color…

  But I do see the wisdom of standing out and I can’t recall ever hearing that she’s worn an orange pantsuit before… she’s a PUMA!!!

OMG, that’s why I love this blog, always the best info! Thanks Betty.

And then there’s this from the PUMAs’ Crazy Person on the Street Corner, Puget Sound Island Girl:

Everyone knew when Obama gave Sen. Hillary Clinton the finger. Even the Obamabots in the crowd knew and they loved his big F-You to Hillary. I believe it was the day after she cleaned his clock in their last debate (remember, Obama wouldn’t debate her anymore—-the big chicken. Click on the link for a giggle.)

Well, when Hillary gives the finger to Obama, et al. it is done in such a classy way that I am sure the Obots missed the big “F-You!”

I saw the photo of the different colored pantsuits that her aides were holding by the podium. They were trying to decide which color she should wear. I think there were five to choose from. All I know is that I was hoping she would pick orange. It looked good with the background and I knew what the color orange would signify.

Last night Hillary came out in her orange pantsuit and I giggled. I knew what I thought and I knew she thought the same thing. Then today I read a comment that someone else noticed the color orange and the significance. I knew then that I WAS RIGHT!

Orange is the symbolic color of the Ukrainian Revolutionaries who protested the “selection” of the President in a rigged election. There was massive corruption, voter intimidation and direct electoral fraud.

Sound familiar????

In the end the Orange Revolution was successful. There was a re-vote that was watched by world observers (that’s what we needed here!) and Yushchenko became the President.

I guess only “rigged” elections in foreign countries get world outcry.

Later I am going shopping for an Orange t-shirt or two. It’s time for a Revolution and it will start in November!

hearing that she’s worn an orange pantsuit before… she’s a PUMA!!!

Fuck, I’m a natural red head, does that mean I’m a PUMA???? A natural born PUMA?...I think I hate myself now.
 
I can hear the call of Hillary now: “Keep going little PUMA, keep going before the Obamabot slave catchers get you”

Then today I read a comment that someone else noticed the color orange and the significance. I knew then that I WAS RIGHT!

and in other PUMA news 1+1 now equals 18 million

Located at the genitals, the hara chakra monitors sexuality and reproduction. Sacral hara chakra is associated with reproductive organs, stomach and colon.

The color associated with the sacral hara chakra is Orange. Orange symbolizes energy. It is a combination of red (for personality) and yellow (for wisdom). Orange integrates these to help us overcome anger and develop self control.

Obviously, getting more orange on and around PUMAs is a really, really good idea.  They should start painting the PUMA Den orange, like, now.

I recommend watching on cspan

I’m sticking with MSNBC.  The way things have been going this week, they may actually come to blows on air.

Maddow could referee.

The way things have been going this week, they may actually come to blows on air.

True! Did you see the Scarborough vs. Shuster steel cage death match earlier in the week? Good god. I felt sorry for poor Mika—she kept trying to stop Joe from making a complete horse’s ass of himself. To no avail, of course. It was painful for her—like trying to prevent a very drunk friend from delivering a slobbering denunciation of the company to the executives at an office holiday party. (I’ve been there. I know.)

And then it was Scarborough vs. Olbermann. I think this is Joe’s cry for help—directed at Fox.

Heh, I actually saw Matthews get pissed off at Olbermann last night.  WTF is going on over there?

Maddow could referee.

Hopefully after she punches Pat “I hate you” Buchanan in the face.

I just added this to the Larry King/Daily Show pos, but wanted to post a link to this super snarky article about the PUMAs in the Observer since some of you may miss it.

Hopefully after she punches Pat “I hate you” Buchanan in the face.

I loved it when Maddow called him out on his bigoted Culture Wars speech the other night (and slyly pointed out that it helped sink Bush I). For once, he was speechless.

I loved it when Maddow called him out on his bigoted Culture Wars speech the other night (and slyly pointed out that it helped sink Bush I). For once, he was speechless.

Yeah and Buchanan had “no comment” about it for WaPo.

RE: The Observer piece: “Texas Hill Country” is a man?!?!? Sweet Jeebus eating Mrs. RuPaul’s fish sticks, you learn something new every day.

A half-dozen PUMAs converge on downtown Denver.

Roar.

This whole trip to Denver thing is going to start collapsing all around them after Hillary’s speech.

I knew what I thought and I knew she thought the same thing.

The PUMA manifesto.

If anyone sees Taylor Marsh at the convention, please do me a favor and pour a beer over her fucking head. This fucking Republican is now claiming that she was correct all along and all the Hillary-haters were wrong.

The Hillary-haters are called Republicans you senseless newt.

Fucking idiot.

I loved it when Maddow called him out on his bigoted Culture Wars speech the other night (and slyly pointed out that it helped sink Bush I). For once, he was speechless.

Betty, I loved when she did that too.  Loved it so much I blogged about it (warning: link takes you to my blog).  She is one sharp cookie.

Comment by iceberg wedge on 08/27/08 at 03:07 PM

One PUMA argued that the orange pantsuit meant she was being held prisoner by the DNC since that’s prison wear

And add Merritt to the beer-dumping. How the fuck is Obama supposed to win over all these Democrats who need winning over? She repeats this canard as if it makes even a scintilla of sense. Why the fuck does he have to sell himself to you? He won the fucking nomination, it’s now time for you to get on board with the rest of us, not the other way around. Why is this so fucking hard to understand?. A side note, Armando is a clueless fucking idiot as well.

PUMAs watch Hillary!

Comment by wrb on 08/27/08 at 03:23 PM

And add Merritt to the beer-dumping.

I never read Talk Left and studiously avoided going there after I found out she was friends with Jeff Godlstein. Fortunately, I’m batting a thousand when it comes to never reading previously respected blogs that went sour during the primaries with Obama hatred.

NQ ... nope
Taylor Marsh ... nope
Talk Left ... nope
Correntewire ... nope
MyDD ... nope

Any other pre-primary A to B listers I’m missing?

somehow that last post got screwed up

This is the vid of PUMAs in the Den watching Hil’s speech


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGr9MTRRg2U

Comment by wrb on 08/27/08 at 03:32 PM

Finally, they’re getting it (from The Confluence):

TheRealKim, on August 27th, 2008 at 3:24 pm Said:

This is embarrassing. I used to be proud to be a democrat, now I feel like the line in the movie “Carrie” - “They’re all gonna laugh at you.”

Meta Moment: PUMAs watching TV


One of them, in comments at RD’s place, actually called Michelle Obama “a bad politician.”  Yeesh…

D’oh!  wrb beat me to it.  Ah well…

From Riverchucky:

Rumors are swirling fast and furiously around here.  I am trying to confirm the following:

  * The delegates voted this morning from their hotel rooms and the vote was so close that Pelosi is trying to do damage control.  We don’t know what the status of the roll call is at this time or whether there will be one.
  * Bill Clinton refuses to stick to the script that was written for him and may not be speaking tonight.

They just can’t help themselves…

* Bill Clinton refuses to stick to the script that was written for him and may not be speaking tonight.

Man, if only the PUMASSES would do this, we’d have to shut your blog down.

Department of Corrections:

Corrente ... nope

that’s Correntewire.

Corrente (the original location) is still here:
corrente.blogspot.com

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shit, sorry, farmer.  I felt so bad, I actually went into the control panel and fixed it.

Whoa. This is a whole new level of “batshit crazy”:

http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/of-pan tsuits-and-presidents/

Comment by Tom65 on 08/27/08 at 05:48 PM

I love this blog, man!

I wonder how long my comment will stand. They are now literally howling the she has released her delegates and those delegates are now actually backing Obama!!!!

ROAR!!!@@!$%$%$!!!!##

Bill Gwatney’s widow just announced that Arkansas, home of, of course, the Clintons, was delivering all of their delegates to Obama.  That was really great to watch.  She said they were following Hillary’s wishes.

alot of people think roll call is corny.  I actually love it.

Hee hee


WMCB, on August 27th, 2008 at 6:00 pm Said:

I am donating to McCain tonight, and I am adding .44 to the amount, so that he knows it came from a PUMA.

Their code book must be as thick as a telephone directory. They have more secret signals than a baseball team.

It’s like a bunch of little 3rd graders learning sign language so their little brothers won’t understand them.

Humbolt, which PUMA site did you comment on?

PUMA pac final freak:

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The link Tom65 provided, that crazy woman who looks like Chucky.

PUMA PAC is up again and they’re all angrier than they’ve ever been.  And then there was this:

slyt2 on 08.27.08 at 6:17 pm

  This is just making her look so bad I would have never ever asked her to put her name in roll call had I know this was going to happen , this makes her look like so unpopular she is getting like 2 points to his 40 points and so on. I would not wish something like this on my worse enemy.

Second was Hillary wearing the bright orange pantsuit, which of course was the PUMA action color of the day, and the color that all of us were wearing.

Hello, my name is garychapelhill and I am a dickweed.

“I would not wish something like this on my worse enemy.”

Yes, there is nothing that would ever make these people happy unless Hillary grew wings and ROSE!  Rise, Hillary Rise!

Haha, I just saw this posted over at Balloon Juice.

Hilarious!

Yes, Kevin K., the wailng and gnashing of teeth on the pumapac blog is something to behold.  Their true Republican nature is really coming out.  Some of them are even being hateful to Hillary herself! Just amazingly stupid.

alot of people think roll call is corny.  I actually love it.

Yes to both.  Sometimes corny is good.

If you have not visited Wonkette’s blog yet, you must read her live blogging of the vote.  I cried from laughing so hard.

Comment by anti-Rocinante on 08/27/08 at 07:13 PM

A very interesting post at mpandgs.

Comment by anti-Rocinante on 08/27/08 at 07:34 PM

The wailing has begun over at Riverslug.

It’s like listening to a 14 yr wailing about their Constitutional rights when their parents refuse to let them drive.

Ok, with to the tune of Europe’s “Final Countdown” in your head, replace countdown with meltdown.

mesofreee on 08.27.08 at 7:37 pm

  we will take back the letter B

It’s like a bunch of little 3rd graders learning sign language so their little brothers won’t understand them.

When in mixed company they all speak in a form of Pig Latin.  It is called PUMA Latin and instead of switching letters around they just say a bunch of shit that is incoherent and irrational.  Apparently it is really hard to understand.

I think my favorite thing was Chuckydaughter’s post that Hillary’s Traveling Pantsuits comment was a callout to her personally.  Like I’m positive Hillary read her unintelligible gibberish diary on Kos about WTF was that with Campbell?
Run Pumas!  Run, run and keep running!  We will set the dogs after you!

Here’s Riverchucky’s latest post. I’m sure they’ll be popping off like firecrackers over there, because she tends to bang them out when PUMAs get bad news:

There will be no love train.  I’m not onboard.  I will never be onboard.

You didn’t listen to us during the primaries.

You didn’t listen to us during the convention.

You are going to hear from us in November.

Barack Obama will NEVER get my vote.  I don’t owe the party anything.

And if you want to find someone to blame, look no further than the superdelegates.

Backlash is comin’.  We will make the powers that be the powers that were.

Let the DNC and your State Attorney General know how you feel about having your vote stolen by faithless delegates and a party who asks for your taxdollars to run a primary and then does what the hell it wants.

I have a lot of empathy for Hillary’s real supporters (ya know, the Democrats) tonight, but lemme direct a humongous FUCK YOU in Riverchucky’s general direction.  What a petulant bag o’ farts. “We will make the powers that be the powers that were.” Yeah, just like you were sending 10,000 supporters to the RBC protest, raised 10 million dollars for Hillary, and how you were going to get her the nomination in Denver using poorly-attended candle-lighting ceremonies and Harriet Christian making balloon animals. Now they actually believe they have the overwhelming PUMA power to unseat every elected Dem who wasn’t 100% behind Hillary.

Republicans, they’re all yours.

Republicans, they’re all yours.

Hear, hear.

And may I add that I adore Betty Cracker? If her husband is reading, not in that way, but you know, in the makes me laugh so fucking hard way. Just sayin’.

I think my favorite thing was Chuckydaughter’s post that Hillary’s Traveling Pantsuits comment was a callout to her personally.


Yeah, of course, Hillary got that from Riverdaughter/Goldberry’s obscure KOS diary and not from the teen book series Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Who would ever think to slap “suits” on the end of that?  And, please, never mind that America Ferrera, one of Hillary’s biggest celebrity supporters, starred in the movie.  There’s no way that was a shout out to Ferrera. I can hardly wait until tonight when Bill Clinton says “we are the ones no one was expecting” in his speech tonight.

I don’t know about you all but I am getting nervous.  Come on Bubba make us proud.

Retail Politics:

DancesWithPumas on 08.27.08 at 8:06 pm

  You might want to consider requesting a refund on any contributions you have made to the DNC.

I think Matthews has his toupee on upside-down.

Logic doesn’t just escape them, it runs away screaming and shitting its pants.  They’re too god damned stupid to be trusted with a vote, if you ask me.

I look forward to their next project: Bring Back Tom DeLay!  He was forced out of office by evil Democrats!

Morons…

Shit, I forgive Bubba already ...

“I am here first to support Barack Obama!”

YES!

Bill Clinton says “I’m here to support Barack Obama”

My 9yr old sitting next to me says “I think I saw his fingers crossed”

I’m a bad mother.

:-)

Just like Hillary, he’s delivering ... big time.

terry - Hah!

Yeah, Pop.

Dear Bill,

All is forgiven.

Love,

Gimme

“Barack Obama is READY to be president of the United States.”
Bill Clinton Aug 27 2008

Absolutely, Gimme! Go Bill! He is leaving no doubt.

It’s awfully mild. an I get a condemnation by name of bush and Cheney? Is it that hard to slam those rat bastards by name?

...more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power

hot damn, bubba!

“People abroad have always been more impressed by the power of our example, than the example of our power.”

What a great line!

“more of same”

everyone drink!!!!

Ha ha ... message to the PUMA asswipes: thanks, but no thanks.

OMFG!!!!!#@##$%% OMFG!!@@!#@$$$%# Hillary is wearing blue!!! That’s a clear signal to us that she wants to keep umm, keep on keepin’ on, err, umm, doing whatever the fuck it was that we were doing!!!!! OMFG@!@#$%^&&* WE FIGHT!!!!! THE FIGHT CONTINUES!!^&*(%#$##

everyone drink!!!!

Umm, OK.

OMFG!!!!!#@##$%% OMFG!!@@!#@$$$%# Hillary is wearing blue!!! That’s a clear signal to us that she wants to keep umm, keep on keepin’ on, err, umm, doing whatever the fuck it was that we were doing!!!!! OMFG@!@#$%^&&* WE FIGHT!!!!! THE FIGHT CONTINUES!!^&*(%#$##

The blue dress obviously means she wants us PUMAs to sprout wings and fly into the pretty blue sky with her.  Fly little PUMAs fly!

Fuck ... I forgot about that Humboldt. Everyone, remember the signal; if Hillary wears blue, go outside and chase your own PUMA tail for twenty minutes and then sit on your rear haunches and lick your own crotch. OK, begin now!

Whew, I’m out of breath, my tongue tastes like my girlfriend’s and my cat looked at me like I belonged to some freaky radical group of fumbledicks who knew not what the fuck they were about.

did anyone see john hutson’s speech? you gotta love the alienated (smart) republicans

Comment by joanne on 08/27/08 at 10:01 PM

Wow, joanne .. that is amazing:

DENVER, Aug 26, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX—The following is a transcript of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by John Hutson at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 26, 2008:

My name is John Hutson. I served in the United States Navy for 28 years and retired as a rear admiral, capping my career as judge advocate general, the Navy’s top uniformed lawyer. And I have a confession: For my entire adult life I was a registered Republican.

But today I have traveled from my home in New Hampshire to declare myself a proud member of the Democratic Party and to endorse Barack Obama for President of the United States. Why? Because the Republican Party I once knew has become something different, something I no longer recognize. The “Grand Old Party” is no longer grand. It’s just old. The same old, failed policies. The same, old Washington culture.

[link]

Try this [link]

Bill knocked it out and I fell in love with him again. Yes,i’m drinking.

Thank God for this blog, that’s all I say.

Wonderful tribute from Beau Biden.

Obama is going to appear?

WOW - Beau!

Go Mira, go mpandgs ...

Obama is going to appear?

The crowd is going to go crazy!

His plane has landed in Denver.

Watching Biden talking about and to his mom brought tears to me eyes. I’m a simple Irishman, but damn, that’s spot on.

Ok that was funny

Joe just said “If George, I mean John McCain gets elected…”

:-)

work is more than a paycheck, it’s dignity and respect ....

fuckin’-a.

Go Mira, go mpandgs ...

Comment by poputonian on 08/27/08 at 11:30 PM

If you say so…okay.

MSNBC shows Obama’s car weaving through the Denver streets on its way to the Pepsi Center. it’s going to be mad.

Obama’s excellent judgment is validated once again.  This time by his selection of Joe Biden.  What a fucking perfect speech.

I heart Mama Biden!!!

This is the turning point ... Republicans are going to get their asses kicked.

The bottom (for me) at Riverdaughter’s site tonight:

From the esteemed “Carol” in reference to Senator Clinton’s speech (the Senator Clinton they profess to esteem as the strongest, smartest, most tenacious candidate)

Carol, on August 27th, 2008 at 6:47 pm Said:
Good - they trotted her out to rape her in front of all of us!

And this “rape” theme was repeated and applauded, turning Senator Clinton into a helpless victim of violent force. This is both sick and stupid and I don’t throw those terms around lightly.

Joe hammered it. My buddy called me and we bemoaned the fact that there was no attack. Joe attacked.

PUMAs across the states have their tails between their legs. Shame on them for trying to destroy the mission.

Thank you Kevin for this space this week.  ‘Tis a good time to be a Democrat or leaning our way :-)

I second that gimmeabreak! I love this blog, the absolute best people in the world are right here!

Now that’s the Big Dog I remember.  He delivered!

Comment by Kevin K. on 08/27/08 at 06:01 PM

Thanks Kevin. I appreciate that.

And thanks to a whole lot of people here too for links pointing to puma stories and comments which i used in some of my own posts… at Corrente, the original location since 2003… and NOT Correntewire, the tragic wreck out on the Information Highway. Thanks again.

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Kevin K, I’m worried about your buddy Petey Puma Pants.  Did his head explode?

Will we get another episode of PUMA Pounce Radio?

My sincere apologies if I spoiled Obama’s entrance for anyone. I’ve been kicking myself since that post.

I thought John Kerry’s speech was actually really excellent!

And if you haven’t seen Dennis Kucinich tear up the podium you’re missing out (WAKE UP AMERICA!). John Kerry, Dennis Kucinich and Michelle Obama are the speeches of the convention so far, by far!

John Kerry - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1yri5CXDZg

Dennis Kucinich - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv0smG7ptcM

Flowbee reached fucknuttery status a while ago but…seriously…is this where you’re at right now? Really?!

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/08/27/baracks-al-g ore-kiss-moment/#more-4441

Poor Flowbee. Not that he ever had a sane argument, but now he’s reduced to whining about Obama having cooties.

I guess the whitey tape never showed up.

Great nite GO DEMS :)

And this “rape” theme was repeated and applauded, turning Senator Clinton into a helpless victim of violent force. This is both sick and stupid and I don’t throw those terms around lightly.

Shit, I just realized who they remind me of.  Virulently racist, mouthing empty platitudes about women’s empowerment while actively embracing the most violently regressive gender stereotypes—sounds like Gone with the Wind to me.  Margaret Fucking Mitchell, the very first PUMA.

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