Overheard...Ed Rendell after the debate...being candid.

[madfloridian]

This is from Chris Bowers at Open Left. He was there at the debate as a blogger. If you have not read his columns tonight, you should.

He overheard this from Rendell:

Bowers said " I passed Governor Ed Rendell just as he was finishing an interview. Afterwards, appearing very happy, he said the following to someone standing next to him, revealing not only what he thought of the debate, but also of the early questions at the debate:

"Even an Obama Kool-Aid drinking guy like yourself has to admit she scored a decisive victory tonight. A decisive victory. A knockout blow. A decisive victory. A decisive victory. Even more decisive when they started asking real questions."

Rendell being candid

The PA governor calling an Obama supporter a "kool-aid drinker". Absolutely out of line.

But then Ed Rendell has said things before that seemed a little over the line. I remember the time he

Asked how the party should resolve the impasse, Rendell said, jokingly:

"Shoot (DNC Chairman) Howard Dean."

Shoot Howard Dean

Sorry, Governor Rendell, not the best of taste in either comment.

[MadBadger]

I did also hear Eddie say that ABC was wrong in their debate Gotcha game.

[FrenchieCat]

1. Ed Rendell needs some letters sent to his desk

that butt ugly asshole! :mad:

[Cha]

15. Yeah, eddie can stay away from Obama's

inaugeration..he can just stay home and drink whatever hilary's drinking.

[meow mix]

2. ill have fun rubbing this guys face in obama's victory

when hillary concedes

[ruggerson]

3. Well, that's why you're mad at him

cause he dissed Dean.

I'm an old Deaniac myself. Doesn't mean he can't be occasionally criticized.

[madfloridian]

9. If you feel better thinking that , just go ahead.

Whatever.

I am not mad at him, I am disgusted over the use of the word "kool-aid" by a governor.

[splat]

4. DU didn't used to be prissy about candid speech

[EFerrari]

7. Prissy? Rendell, lol, outed himself as a partisan hack

and on the same day that he started hedging his bets by saying Obama can win PA in November.

[splat]

12. Lighten up -- pols jaw the damnedest things

[EFerrari]

13. You're the one calling DU prissy. I'm the one that thinks Rendell is funny.

You lighten up. :)

[splat]

16. "A governor should not use the word "kool-aid" -- see what I mean, sfexpat?

Prissy. No more cleaning out your dishwasher with Lemonade Kool-Aid once you become governor. Banned.

[EFerrari]

17. He's insulting over half of the Democratic electorate.

As far as I'm concerned, he can go ahead and do that but, it's not a winning strategy!

[madfloridian]

14. A governor should not use the word "kool-aid"

.

[zulchzulu]

5. Fat Eddie has stated that Fox News is the "most fair", so I could see why he's such an ass

[Major Hogwash]

6. That's the 2nd time that fat bastard has made a joke about shooting Dean.

Let's see that fat racist POS run a marathon!

[ORDem]

8. Candid???? In the spin room?? n/t

:dem:

[madfloridian]

10. Kool-aid, from the governor?

Geez...some folks think everything is fine now.

[Catherina]

11. Rendell is such a fucking whore n/t

[TragedyandHope]

18. Hillary has a assembled a team of real winners in her court

I can only imagine what she would do with the country.

[AX10]

19. Rendell knows his stuff!

He would make a great President too!

[autorank]

20. Rendell betrayed Gore in 2000 in the Florida recount.

I'll never forget it, then LIEberman came on a just about gave up. This was early.

The party is filled with professional electioneers...people who don't care about ideology.

They're just there to act as concierge for the plundering of the vast majority of citizens, like 99%
of them.

Pennsylvania is one great state, it's got so much going for it. What's Ed done?

[mcctatas]

21. The first comment... what else could he say? He's all in for Hillary

the second one, totally disrespectful and inappropriate...but damn funny...

[madfloridian]

22. Hey Ed Rendell, how about this Kool-aid? Switching from Clinton to Obama.

"Plus: The Obama campaign tells Stephanopoulos that “prominent Pennsylvania supporters” will switch their support from Clinton to Obama Thursday morning due to Clinton’s negativity."

http://thepage.time.com/2008/04/17/philadelphia-daily-news-endorses-obama/

Very few got my point. A governor should NOT call anyone a kool-aid drinker. Not a wise thing to do. Just like you really shouldn't joke about shooting the party chairman, you should not call Obama supporters Kool-aid drinkers.

[burythehatchet]

23. We knew when Rendell was nominated to run for Gov that we were "settling"

now we pay the piper. I wonder what plum assignment fast eddie will have in the Obama administation.

[Araxen]

24. Shoot Howard Dean?

Real classy...somebody should call the FBI on him. That is an uncalled for comment.

[meow mix]

25. "a decisive victory tonight" bwahahah and not 12 hours later 3 more SD's for obama

ED, YOUR A FUCKING ASSHOLE AND IDIOT. THANKS FOR PROVING IT

[AllentownJake]

26. 2 years

Till Fast Eddie is nothing more than bitter memory in PA.

[truebrit71]

27. With Rendell becoming further and further detached from reality..

...the more her opens his mouth, is there any doubt as to who has been promised the VP spot on the Hillary ticket?

Too bad he won't be able to get a job as dog-catcher in the upcoming Obama administration...:rofl:

[JoFerret]

28. What's the problem?

.

[Eurobabe]

29. I am not proud of my Govenor, he's become a loose canon. n/t

[NJmaverick]

30. I hope President Obama makes Rendell pay for those remarks

I also think it speaks of the character and nature of those supporting Hillary.

[City Lights]

31. Sounds like his programming malfunctioned.

Repeating "a decisive victory" four times. Reminds me of Hillary and her "Winning. Winning. Winning. Winning." comment. Camp Clinton must think four is some kind of magic number for them. :rofl:

Listening to Slick Eddie gives me a sour stomach.

[cyberpj]

32. Ed Rendell is on the board of the group who co-sponsored the debate:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5548175

[redqueen]

33. DLCers make me fucking sick.