Charlie Gibson is a dick.

[Rosemary2205]

That is all.

[JoFerret]

1. Gail Collins today (on ageism). Obama gets hissed.

Obama acknowledged knowing Bill Ayers, the former member of the Weather Underground who refused to apologize for the anti-war bombings during the Vietnam era. But then, he volleyed back, Hillary’s husband had pardoned some Weathermen.

“This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who’s a professor of English in Chicago ... somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago when I was 8 years old,” Obama complained.

No fair blaming the 8-year-olds!

It’s amazing how often age comes up in this campaign, even on the Democratic side. This week, while he was speaking in Philadelphia, Obama told the story about how he went to a sparsely attended gathering at Greenwood, S.C., feeling tired and slightly depressed until a local woman appeared, crying out: “Fired up and ready to go!”

“She’s seen some years,” Obama said, describing the scene to a room full of well-fed politicians and union officials. “She’s maybe close to 60 ...”

Oh, no! Some middle-aged women in the crowd started to hiss. The battered Obama campaign aides must have been swooning. First the gun lovers, now the baby boomers.

Seniors vs. juniors.

Think of it as a welcome break from gender and race.

[Rosemary2205]

5. Some of Obama's appeal IS his relative youth.

So pushing the fact the old timers running opposite him were screwing up the world way back when he was a little kid is probably a plus for him.

[Buzz Clik]

8. Exactly. Young voters are tired of their parents (and grandparents) ruining the planet.

Get out of the way, here comes tomorrow!

[JoFerret]

11. More unity and love

The world can't wait.

[Buzz Clik]

17. And there it is: The Rovian Moment.

Hillary Clinton has spent the entire year of 2008 mocking Obama as an empty suit and a pretty speech. She has attacked him on non-issues, hired protestors to carry signs in front of campaign offices, and sent her surrogates to publicly question every aspect of his character. Unceasingly.

Yet, when one person suggests that youth is okay, you make call it "divisive" and sarcastically suggest that his call for unity is insincere.

Do you expect his supporters to sit back and take it? Dream on.

Obama can unify this country, but not those people who choose to continue the politics of hate.

Bring it, JoFerret. I'm not Obama; I don't have to play nice, and I will not.

[JoFerret]

21. Cheer up matey

This too shall pass.
It was only a debate. No need for twisted underwear and motions of despair.
Most people were not even paying attention.

[Buzz Clik]

22. This has nothing to do with the debate. We're talking about ageism and your "unity" crack. Remember?

[JoFerret]

26. I am so old and worthless I can't remember

Cracked "unity". Sounds about right.

Do you really see Obama as a "unifier"?

I know many do. Can't say I see it.

My response that so enraged you was to your post #8 that I found a tad offensive and divisive.

[Buzz Clik]

29. That's alright, honey. Even the senile get to vote.

[JoFerret]

31. Gosh.

That underwear is way too tight.

[Buzz Clik]

32. I'm sorry .. I was just going with your comment. Are you backing off that now?

Look, just say the word, and I'll be more gentle with you. You've been complaining bitterly about be sensitive and now frail.

[JoFerret]

37. Hard to know, now, which comment you are on about

but if it was my scepticism about Obama and his followers/ supporters spreading unity and love on DU then I see no reason to back off from it. I find the Obama tactics very divisive.

Or was it some other received insult that had you in such a tantrum?

[here_is_to_hope]

16. My drummer said much the same thing the other night, he said

We have to wait till this generation of 65 and up passes on before real change will come.
He is 57...

[Buzz Clik]

18. I'm 54, and I feel exactly the same way.

[JoFerret]

14. Divisive is an effective tactic

he has played to perfection throughout the campaign. Most politicians do. And the more they say they are not then the more they are probably signaling their plans.

Clinton did her share of it last night.

[Buzz Clik]

6. Are you trying to make some mileage out of Obama's correct assessment of Hillary's age?

Seriously?

[JoFerret]

9. The article is an amusing and wry

reflection on the idiocy of campaigns and debates.
But you could tell that if you read it.

[Buzz Clik]

23. More attempted insults, more attempts by you to pretend you're objective.

Your game is up. If you don't want to get dirty, don't play dirty games.

[JoFerret]

28. I make no claim to be objective

None.

[Buzz Clik]

24. For those who want to read this article, I have the link.

The author of the post apparently forgot to include it, though she's quick to get pissy if you attempt to engage her and she suspects you didn't shower yourself in Collins's wry wit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/opinion/17collins.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[mac2]

30. 60 is not old in America today.

Out of work and without health care maybe but not old.

[tokenlib]

36. Obama responded to them by saying he thought they were forty...

He responded with charm and defused the occurance. I was cringing when I heard the women respond at first.

[babylonsister]

2. I take comfort in the fact that many people have written

articles and sent e-mails pointing out that very fact. I don't think he'll be moderating another debate anytime soon.

[Buzz Clik]

3. Kick the dick. And recommend.

[Hepburn]

4. No, he's not!

A dick is a useful object...and that cannot be said about Charlie Gibson.

:hi:

[Buzz Clik]

7. Let's try this: Gibson is a flaccid dick with an enlarged protrate.

Now, that's one useless dick.

[reflection]

10. I would add "post-Bobbit" to the description. n/t

[Buzz Clik]

19. He'll be post-Bibbit when ABC fires him and throws his empty shell into an open field.

[Rosemary2205]

12. OK, ya got me. - can we call him a freeper?

Those are useless. :)

[Hepburn]

25. How about....

...dickless freeper? :evilgrin:

[meow mix]

13. K&R

[me b zola]

15. Chuck, the dickless idiot

:D

[underpants]

20. IF capital gains are taxed lower tax revenue goes UP

but IF capital gains are taxed higher tax revenue goes DOWN
this is the ONLY factor in the collection of tax revenue

:eyes:

That is both overly simplistic, erroneous, AND a long ago debunked rightwing talking point

[Imagevision]

27. Charlie Gibson merely acted and did as he was instructed to do...

[jconner27]

33. Cult is pissed

The Obama cult are getting their undies in a bunch because Charlie Gibson had the nerve of not bowing down to the greatness of Barry Obama. I can't wait to see all of those 527 right wing groups, right wing bloggers and Fox News get a hold of Barry Obama.

[JoFerret]

38. Stop slathering and drooling at the prospect. Won't happen.

By then - Hillary will have toughened his hide and should he be the nominee he will do just fine.

He may have floundered last night but his is a damned good candidate and ten times more patriotic, tougher and smarter than any GOP candidate of recent vintage.

[Rosemary2205]

41. He was dicky to them both

The man is a dick.

But your inability to comprehend is noted.

[TragedyandHope]

34. In an ideal world, Chuck and George would be honored with Jon Stewart's "D*ck Move of the Week"

But I'm not holding my breath.

[City Lights]

35. Chuck Gibson is a wanker.

He is raw sewage flowing through the halls of _abc and George Sniffles isn't far behind.

[krkaufman]

39. That's sexist. n/t

[Rosemary2205]

42. Granted

I think I get the whole thread locked if I call him that P word for kitty cat.

And he IS one of those too.

[Tinksrival]

40. To quote someone on Crooks and Liars:

"ABC can go eat a bag of dicks"


I sprayed my keyboard on that one!

[Medusa]

43. He is dead to me.

I was formerly an ABC News viewer. No more.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

44. Is Charlie Gibson the one with the brain damage?

[krkaufman]

45. Somebody needs to write a refutation of Gibson's capital gains talking points ...

... and use it to discredit him as a hack.

[Rosemary2205]

46. What's the point?

Face it, the only reason he even got the job was because Jenning died, Elizabeth got pregnant and Bob Woodruff got injured in Iraq. Gibson is 4th string at best and everyone knows it - nothing more than a talking head with no analytical skills whatsoever.

[krkaufman]

47. Ideally, to at least elicit an apology for shoddy journalism ...

... and to begin building the case for his removal, assuming similar future transgressions.