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February 17, 2009 - David Letterman - Top Ten Things Hillary Clinton Wants To Accomplish On Her Trip Overseas
10 Exchange U.S. dollars for currency that's worth something
9 Win respect defeating Japan's top-ranked sumo wrestler
8 Shift world's perception of America from "hated" to "extremely disliked"
7 Personally thank all of her illegal campaign donors
6 Three words: stylish Indonesian pantsuits
5 Visit burial site of revered Chinese military leader, General Tso
4 Get drunk with that Japanese finance minister guy
3 Convince China to switch from lead-tainted products to mercury-tainted products
2 Catch Chinese screening of Benjamin Button entitled "The Strange Adventures of Freaky Grandpa Baby"
1 Pick up carton of duty-free smokes for Obama
February 16, 2009 - David Letterman - Top Ten Things Abraham lincoln Would Say If He Were Alive Today
10 "Sup?"
9 "I see Madonna's still a slut"
8 "Who's that handsome sumbitch on the five?"
7 "Is that free Grand Slam deal still going on at Denny's?"
6 "I just changed my Facebook status update to, Tthe 'ol rail splitter is chillaxing'"
5 "How do I get on 'Dancing with the Stars'?"
4 "Okay, Obama, you're from Illinois, too. We get it!"
3 "Hey Phelps, don't Bogart the weed!"
2 "What's the deal with Joaquin Phoenix?"
1 "A Broadway play? Uhhh, no thanks. I'm good."
January 28, 2009 - David Letterman - Top Ten Things Overheard at the Meeting Between Barack Obama and the Republicans
10 "I miss the Clinton administration when we'd meet at Hooters"
9 "Can we wrap this up? I've got tickets to the 4:30 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop"
8 "Smoke break!"
7 "You fellas really need to take it easy on the Old Spice"
6 "Mr. President: don't misunderestimate the Republicans"
5 "Another smoke break!"
4 "What was the deal with Aretha Franklin's hat?"
3 "About that tax the rich stuff -- you were joking, right?"
2 "Sir, it's refreshing to have a Chief Executive who speaks in complete sentences"
1 "Senator Craig's offering his stimulus package in the men's room"
January 27, 2009 - David Letterman - Top Ten Ways Rod Blagojevich Can Improve His Image
10 Star in new television series, "America's Funniest Haircuts"
9 Quit politics and become a fat, lovable mall cop
8 Start pronouncing last name with Jerry Lewis-like "BLAGOOOYYYJEVICH"
7 Offer a senate seat with no money down, zero percent interest
6 Team up with John Malkovich and Erin Brockovich for hot Malkovich-Brockovich-Blagojevich sex tape
5 Change his name to Barod Obamavich
4 Safely land an Airbus on the Hudson River
3 I don't know...how about showing up for his impeachment trial?
2 Wear sexy dresses, high heels and say, "You Betcha!"
1 Uhhh...resign?
January 16, 2000 - David Letterman - Top Ten Signs Obama's Getting Nervious
10 New slogan: "Yes we can... or maybe not, it's hard to say"
9 In moment of confusion, requested a $300 billion bailout from the bailout industry
8 He's up to not smoking three packs a day
7 Friends say he's looking frail, shaky and...no, that's McCain
6 He's so stressed, doctors say he's developing a Sanjay in his Gupta
5 Been walking around muttering, "What the hell have I gotten myself into?"
4 Offered Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, $100,000 to buy his old Senate seat back
3 Standing on White House roof screaming, "Save us, Superman!"
2 Sweating like Bill Clinton when Hillary comes home early
1 He demanded a recount
January 8, 2000 - David Letterman - Top Ten Barack Obama Plans To Fix The Economy
10 Encourage tourists to throw spare change in the Grand Canyon
9 End our dependence on foreign owls
8 Sell New Mexico to Mexico
7 Put a little of that bailout money on the Ravens plus 3 at Tennessee. Come on! It's a mortal lock!
6 Rent out the moon for weddings and Bar Mitzvahs
5 Lotto our way out of this son-of-a-bitch
4 Appear on "Deal or No Deal" and hope to choose the right briefcase
3 Bail out the adult film industry -- not sure how it helps, but it can't hurt
2 Release O.J. from prison, have him steal America's money from China
1 Stop talkin' and start Obama-natin'!
January 7, 2000 - David Letterman - Top Ten Things Overheard At The Presidents' Lunch
10 "Sorry, you're not on the list, Mr. Gore"
9 "If Hillary calls, I've been here since Monday"
8 "Laura! More Mountain Dew!"
7 "You guys wanna see, 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop'?"
6 "Call the nurse -- George swallowed a napkin ring!"
5 "Hey Barack, wanna go with us to Cabo in March? Oh that's right, you have to work!"
4 "Kissey kissey"
3 "Obama? I think he's downstairs smoking a butt"
2 "Did you ever see a monkey sneezing?"
1 "I hope Clinton's unbuckling his belt because he's full"
This is an important, though hardly surprising endorsement. He is a great military leader, with a proven track record of success.
I went into the swamp a few minutes ago, and Dick Morris has an article on Iowa, which predicts that Edwards will fade, Hillary will lead and why. http://www.newsmax.com/morris/hillary_leads/2007/09/13/32308.html
Yhhhhhheeeeeee! I want to scream like Dean!
Kostner, we raise you a Yhhhhheeee!
wbboei, looks like even Dick Morris, shoulders slumped, knows Hillary Is 44.
And this Clark endorsement will be real fine at tomorrow’s Harkin Steak Fry (details on webcast at Hillary Headlines on the right hand side column).
admin,
I just put the Hillary-Magic news coverage on youtube. If you want, you can put it on the front page. It’s great!!
Hillary-Magic!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=079Uz_vmLVI
I have a question. That AP article on the Clark endorsement, which is now in the Yahoo from page (good news), includes this:
But Clinton also sidestepped questions about a newspaper ad by the liberal group MoveOn.org that criticized the top military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus. She has refused to condemn the ad, which referred to Petraeus as “General Betray-Us.”
“I have repeatedly not only expressed my strong admiration and support for our men and women in uniform but with respect to General Petraeus, I have also made my respect for him abundantly clear and I think that speaks for itself,” she said.
My question is, what is Hillary’s strategy here. I’m sure there’s a reason for it, and I want to hear anyone else’s take on it. Is she trying to stand out from the crowd by not bashing moveon.org?
Paula,
There is absolutely no need to bash moveon. GOPers are using moveon as a strawman due to their stupid ad. Moveone is powerful among anti-war elitists. They are just one more interest group.
I think this is actually great for Hillary. Moveon gets discreted by MSM due ot that boneheaded attack again Petraues, they are now attempting to blackmail Clinton to vote along their ‘order’.
By not bashing moveon, but also not defending them, Hillary is striking a smart balance. So next time, when move on makes absurd request on Hillary, she can simply ignores them, and it won’t cause lots of trouble in primaries.
Paula, in politics as in life a good rule is “don’t borrow trouble”.
Hillary had nothing to do with the move-on ad so a comment by her on the ad is superfluous.
Other good rules are “mind your own business” and “stay on message”.
Kostner, I agree 100%.
Here’s a post I wrote about the Clark endorsement:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/15/111444/931
Almost 700 comments and still no front page recognition of the endorsement. Typical.
I think General Clark has “Secretary of Defense” written all over him!
kostner, That makes sense. Thank you. I think Hillary’s statement about Petraeus is fine as well.
This kind of reminds me of when everyone was haranguing her to apologize for her Iraq war vote and wouldn’t. That strategy certainly worked.
Hello folks,
Another hit piece about Hsu-Clinton in NYT. As Admin predicted, still no Obama’s name dropping even they mentioned the ‘funeral arrangement’ in his suicide note. It is disgusting. I am more and more convinced Obama is planting this story…
This article was reported by Don Van Natta Jr., Mike McIntire, Patrick Healy and Leslie Wayne and written by Mr. Van Natta and Mr. McIntire.
Maybe admin can do some research, I am sure those ‘journalists’ are doing Obama’s bid.
Hey y’all. YeeeeeeeHaaaaaa. Magic and the General. Our girl is somethin’ else!
Kostner, I’m sure this one, Don Van Natta Jr, in an Obama cheerleader. Where the hell is Dean? He knows this guy is not just a Hillary donor but a huge Democrtaic donor. He should be out fighting this crap. Thanks alot, Dean. I think the media has been so fawning because they epresent Obama’s base, rich elites who vote on personality over policy. Pathetic.
Hey ya’ll, DC dem has a recommended diary on daily kos about this but ya’ll probly know that anyhow. i can’t keep everybody’s handles clearn anyhow…you know…who’s named what. ya know some folks say not a big deal about wesley clark. maybe it wasn;’t unexpected, but gosh darn, timing is everything
Kostner, with PINOs like the New York Times, Democrats don’t need to worry about the right wing press. At least the right wing press is a known entity and immediately discredited when they wirite hit pieces or omit big facts.
Van Natta of course co-wrote that book recently which did not sell well, along with Gerth, who to this day has not apologized for his junk Whitewater articles.
DrudgeReport was giddy with happiness the other day when they reported that Van Natta was going on the Hsu beat at the New York Times.
If Hsu had mentioned Hillary in the suicide note it would have been front page news everywhere.
admin & mj,
hope you guys can do some research on those ‘journalists’ who wrote another Hsu-Clinton. Find out their link with Obama. We should be ready to pounce.
My diary on mydd is being trolled to death by Vox Populi and OE. I’m not even sure how to respond to these trolls.
Ok, I’m at 811 comments on dailykos. This diary is sucking the air out of the room, and still not a peep from the kos front pagers. Typical.
Did you guys see that Senator Stabenow of Michigan, possibly early voting state Michigan, is endorsing us too! What a day
MJ, like celiff points out, (using Kostner’s favorite phrase) it’s shock and awe. We call it EHS (Exploding Head Syndrome).
I posted some comments . There’s just some rude people out there. Sore losers, too.
Phew!! I just finished catching up on the treads on Big Pink! I’m away for a few hours, and I feel like I’m left behind…hehe. It’s nice tho to see this ‘little’ community of ours going strong! That’s why I don’t go to big blogs like kos, it’s impossible to be up to date, I can barely manage MyDD!
Just wanted to comment on something Molly talked about in the previous post(admin your moving on fast – hehe
) regarding Sicko.
I saw it a few months ago, and yes, although it mentions the money Hillary has taken. I gotta say, and I admit I’m biased here, she came off looking pretty good! It has a really good intro of her, great music selection, and rather sexy pictures of Hillary, and three words: Sassy, smart, sexy! Michael Moore has said that he at some point either had a crush on her before, or that he just ‘really liked her’, can’t remember.
So he never tries to put her in a bad light, but he just felt he needed to stay true to the facts and report them, that she has accepted money.
I at least appreciated her appearance in his movie, because with Hillarys campaign team they have been able to handle the issue of, not accepting money as wrong, but by NOT being influenced by it.
It also shows a great moment where Hillary is at a hearing, and the clip shows Hillarys great sense of humor and her sharp wit as noted by the man questioning her, this is exactly what some people and her campaign have wanted to see/show more of, her human warm charming side. Overall I believe this is what will stick inn peoples minds after having watched it. Go see it, it’s good.
Mj, understand why the Wes Clark story is a non story for Big Blogs (can we say Hsu suicide note and Obama to blame too). In our article “Punch Line” we quoted this from Hotline:
“Sometimes the best way to tell when a Dem WH ‘08 has made a real gaffe is to see which incidents the netroots don’t address at all.”
This is not a gaffe but a big Hillary score, so like good little Stalinists, the Big Blogs choose to ignore it hoping it will go away. Kos did the same thing when the Jerome Armstrong story broke regarding the SEC. Matt Stoller has, like a good little Stalinist, erased his record of big time Iraq war supporter because now he is a big antiwar guy.
The Big Blogs prove daily they are jokes. Wes Clark rules today and they can’t stand it. Big Blogs “rather rule in Hell , than serve in Heaven”.
Well, on Jerome’s behalf, he did front page this right off the bat, and there were two front page entries at talkleft. I think Jerome actually likes Hillary. He’s said many nice things about Bill Clinton. Obama seems to grate on his nerves. Can’t say that I blame him. But, per usual, Dailykos and TPM did not front page(I heard TPM didn’t have it anywhere). I’m up to 902 comments on dkos right now. This should have been front paged. And, admin, I think you have it exactly right.
MJ even the dumbest and most self-interested Big Blog owners have to realize that Hillary has this nomination sewn up. Most recognize that Edwards simply does not have the money, the organization, nor the message to get the support he needs to win; Obama has the money but his campaign is so inept and sinking that he won’t make it either. Also, a lot of the Big Bloggers came in with the Dean tide and they still resent Robert Gibbs and his ugly, grotesque advertisment merging Osama Bin Laden with Howard Dean.
Some are trying to make peace with the eventual nominee and president in order to preserve their little niches. Kos just wants controversy to keep getting hits, ergo ad dollars to his site. Kos will trash all candidates to get those money generating hits.
Although TPM’s owner posts lots of anti-Hillary skewed items, let’s excuse TPM because it is the sabbath on a big jewish holiday weekend. We suspect either tomorrow or after the holiday there will be acknowledgment from TPM of this great Hillary moment.
Ok, admin, you are probably right about TPM. But Jerome has not been negative about Hill for months and has defended Bill since I started going there. He’s an Edwards guy, but I think he doesn’t like Obama.
It’s remarkable that Obama has managed to alienate everybody. Cuban Americans, Indian Americans, even the most fervent Big Blogs!
BTW, What exactly is new on the Hsu front that the N.Y. Times has to keep writing about it?
I just went and read the story on the Times’ Web site. I actually didn’t think it was that bad. I guess my epxectations for the MSM are low to begin with, lol.
Paula,
Yeah, it may not be all that bad because there has been no real intimate relationship between Hus and Clintons even he fundraised lots for democrats. That’s why it annoys me so much the MSM is trying to make a story out of nothing. Despicable. Obama’s dirty hands.
Anyone let us know if you find a video clip of that moment when Hillary is called extremely attractive and Magic high fives her alright? I would love to see that moment!
Also the “Opie” video would be great to post. We’ll keep searching. Doubt Obama ever wants to see “opie” again. What a gomer.
Amen Admin, Hillary is 44.
Good point, kostner.
Wes Clark will be on the CNN show Late Edition today.
Jim Webb will be on C-Span’s Newsmakers today.
Check local listings. Newsmakers usually airs at 10:00 a.m.
TPM has spent a lot of time and resources covering dirty politicians lately. Especially in Alaska. I think it’s still too early for them in some sense. And don’t forget, as nice as the endorsement is, it’s no surprise either.