Comments on: Oh Shit http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/ Breathtaking Inanity Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: albert http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-609 albert Tue, 26 Jul 2005 05:07:47 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-609 he was very good. i wonder if any of the dem candidates stayed up to watch it. he even slippery slipped around jon's last question on civil rights in the 60s and homosexuality now. if jon only had a 2 hour long show and rick was locked in there with him, unable to leave until he actually answered some questions. he was very good. i wonder if any of the dem candidates stayed up to watch it.

he even slippery slipped around jon’s last question on civil rights in the 60s and homosexuality now. if jon only had a 2 hour long show and rick was locked in there with him, unable to leave until he actually answered some questions.

]]> By: philly http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-610 philly Tue, 26 Jul 2005 05:25:02 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-610 <strong>"Oh Shit"</strong> Chris stated it very well in his last post on Sanitorium's appearance on The Daily Show last night. Ricky was good. Very good. I hope the entire Pennsylvania Democratic establishment and grassroots just watched Rick Santorum's interview with John Ste... “Oh Shit”

Chris stated it very well in his last post on Sanitorium’s appearance on The Daily Show last night. Ricky was good. Very good. I hope the entire Pennsylvania Democratic establishment and grassroots just watched Rick Santorum’s interview with John Ste…

]]> By: The Tattered Coat » Blog Archive » Tuesday Linkfest http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-611 The Tattered Coat » Blog Archive » Tuesday Linkfest Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:19:10 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-611 [...] Chris watched Santorum on The Daily Show tonight, and comes to us with a stern warning in Oh Shit: I hope the entire Pennsylvania Democratic establishment and grassroots just watched Rick Santorum’s interview with John Stewart on the Daily Show like I did. If they did, they would have seen what they are up against, and the picture isn’t at all pretty. Make all the cream puff, man on dog, drama queen jokes you like, but Santorum is a very seriously talented politician. If we allow ourselves any underestimation of his ability to win a general election, we will have our asses handed to us in the general. [...] […] Chris watched Santorum on The Daily Show tonight, and comes to us with a stern warning in Oh Shit: I hope the entire Pennsylvania Democratic establishment and grassroots just watched Rick Santorum’s interview with John Stewart on the Daily Show like I did. If they did, they would have seen what they are up against, and the picture isn’t at all pretty. Make all the cream puff, man on dog, drama queen jokes you like, but Santorum is a very seriously talented politician. If we allow ourselves any underestimation of his ability to win a general election, we will have our asses handed to us in the general. […]

]]> By: somegirl http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-612 somegirl Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:55:17 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-612 i thought he came off as retarded. but my friend thought "he thinks fast for a retarded guy." i thought he came off as retarded.
but my friend thought “he thinks fast for a retarded guy.”

]]> By: Richard Cranium http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-613 Richard Cranium Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:28:03 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-613 Chris, I didn't see him on TDS, but I did see him on Aaron Brown last night. And I agree with your assessment completely. He is slick, and voters "buy" style over substance every time. Though Casey has a poll lead on Santorum right now, that will evaporate pretty quickly after the Dem primary next year. No Democrat should believe that this will be an easy race. It's an absolutely critical race, but there's no way it's easy. By the way, blogrolled you finally - been meaning to do that... Chris, I didn’t see him on TDS, but I did see him on Aaron Brown last night. And I agree with your assessment completely. He is slick, and voters “buy” style over substance every time.

Though Casey has a poll lead on Santorum right now, that will evaporate pretty quickly after the Dem primary next year. No Democrat should believe that this will be an easy race. It’s an absolutely critical race, but there’s no way it’s easy.

By the way, blogrolled you finally - been meaning to do that…

]]> By: Samantha http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-614 Samantha Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:52:25 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-614 Calm Down Chris. It is not the end of the world. Santorum is a skilled politician, but the voters in PA are not that stupid. Calm Down Chris. It is not the end of the world.

Santorum is a skilled politician, but the voters in PA are not that stupid.

]]> By: Chris http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-616 Chris Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:01:00 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-616 Thanks Richard, that means a lot. Samantha, while I would tend to agree that voters in PA are not that stupid, we've repeatedly failed to prove it in the case of Santorum. Just judging from some conversations I've had recently, I think too many people are dismissing this as an easy win for any Democratic nominee. I couldn't disagree more. This is going to be a long nasty fight. Thanks Richard, that means a lot.

Samantha, while I would tend to agree that voters in PA are not that stupid, we’ve repeatedly failed to prove it in the case of Santorum. Just judging from some conversations I’ve had recently, I think too many people are dismissing this as an easy win for any Democratic nominee. I couldn’t disagree more. This is going to be a long nasty fight.

]]> By: heinrich http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-617 heinrich Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:21:10 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-617 C+L has the video for anyone that's interested and missed it: http://tinyurl.com/beo4d C+L has the video for anyone that’s interested and missed it:

http://tinyurl.com/beo4d

]]> By: Samantha http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-618 Samantha Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:17:51 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-618 Chris, I am one of those who think that this will be easy. In my eyes, it will be easy because Santorum is destroying himself. Maybe I need to be on guard some more. Chris, I am one of those who think that this will be easy. In my eyes, it will be easy because Santorum is destroying himself.

Maybe I need to be on guard some more.

]]> By: Rep. Mark B. Cohen http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-628 Rep. Mark B. Cohen Mon, 01 Aug 2005 02:34:29 +0000 http://rowhouselogic.com/2005/07/26/oh-shit/#comment-628 Unfortunately, one of the most accurate predictions I ever made came when I talked to Senator Harris Wofford, who had defeated former Governor Dick Thornburg in a special election in 1991, about Rick Santorum about a year before Santorum's victory. I told Wofford I thought Santorum could be a lot tougher to beat than Thornburg was; Wofford's response was vague and unmemorable. His campaign though spent very little time boosting Wofford up, and too much time trying to tear Santorum down. This was a losing strategy inherently, and a surprising one for a guy with a fantastic resume and record of achievement. I think the difference between 2006 and 1994 is that people have gotten to know Santorum better. He is slick, he is personable; he is a better human being than his record would indicate. But his record and his wild statements create major obstacles for him. He has long tested the outer limits of acceptablity for a Republican in Pennsylvania, and he has jumped off the cliff to please the right wing too many times. The maddening Democratic factionalism in Pennsylvania may yet elect him, but we have a good chance to defeat him precisely because he has made himself so well known. Unfortunately, one of the most accurate predictions I ever made came when I talked to Senator Harris Wofford, who had defeated former Governor Dick Thornburg in a special election in 1991, about Rick Santorum about a year before Santorum’s victory. I told Wofford I thought Santorum could be a lot tougher to beat than Thornburg was; Wofford’s response was vague and unmemorable. His campaign though spent very little time boosting Wofford up, and too much time trying to tear Santorum down. This was a losing strategy inherently, and a surprising one for a guy with a fantastic resume and record of achievement.

I think the difference between 2006 and 1994 is that people have gotten to know Santorum better. He is slick, he is personable; he is a better human being than his record would indicate. But his record and his wild statements create major obstacles for him. He has long tested the outer limits of acceptablity for a Republican in Pennsylvania, and he has jumped off the cliff to please the right wing too many times. The maddening Democratic factionalism in Pennsylvania may yet elect him, but we have a good chance to defeat him precisely because he has made himself so well known.

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