Joe Trippi is TRIPPING!!

[CatWoman]

Anyone watching this? (Rachel)

[Syrinx]

1. he seems drunk

Definitely off his game.

[CatWoman]

2. he's not making a lick of sense!!

:freak:

[SeattleGirl]

6. I know. My reaction in watching it was, WTF?

:crazy:

[Cleita]

4. I thought so too.

Rachel is doing her best to get him back on track, but he's stumbling.

[Bumblebee]

7. I thought he was drunk too

and bitter, somehow. Weird. He tripped her too -- she seemed not sure how to handle him, not having anticipated such an interview.

[BeatleBoot]

3. Incoherent.

To say the least.

He needs help.

[ErinBerin84]

5. I only saw the very end

what happened?

[jezebel]

8. The only thing that would make sense is if he has a job offer with FauxNews pending. nt

[Engineer4Obama]

9. Glad I'm not the only one who thought that was painful

why didn't Rachel Interview Nate Silver since it was his article she was discussing.

[proud patriot]

10. oh good I thought it was just me

:-)

[Andy823]

11. Well all I can say

Is he was sure high on something! He made no sense whatsoever, and seemed like he could hardly follow his own train of thought!

[thunder rising]

12. He's suffering from the Carville Stephanopoulos Syndrom. After the campaign adeinalin wears off

There is nothing left but two weak synapses firing to make vocal sounds

Sad (didn't see it, but I threw this in just the same.)

Just because I don't know anything about a given topic does not preclude me making a snap decision and writing like an expert!!!

[Beaverhausen]

13. oh bummer. I like Joe

[Nikki Stone1]

32. He looked and sounded like hell.

He was so incoherent. He should never have agreed to go on the show.

[otohara]

14. Bizzare

I'd never hire him after that!

[Swamp Rat]

15. I stopped watching after 5 minutes.... was he drunk?

He was stepping on his tongue, and all over the place. :wtf:

CatWoman! :hi::hug::loveya:

[CatWoman]

45. Swampy!!

:hi:

[MarjorieG]

16. Saying if Fox pushed poll shows Obama campaigning more than being prez, WH should listen? Fox hasThe

been pushing those negative memes all along.

[Umbral]

17. He's drunk. nt

[Roxy66]

18. I watched for a second time a minute ago and it pissed me off..

just as much as it did the 1st time. He is on too many payrolls. It unfortunately just showed his true colors.

[Nikki Stone1]

31. "He's on too many payrolls." BINGO!

Maybe Rachel's staff is having the same problem I am trying to find out who his clients are.

[Nikki Stone1]

19. He really looks confused and very uncomfortable.

He also looks very unprepared.

[mzmolly]

20. He's diabetic, I hope his blood sugar is stable?

I've not seen the show, but I'm about to watch.

[depakid]

35. You know, that could easily have been hypoglycemia

People get confused and unsure of words just like that when their blood sugar drops too low.

[mzmolly]

37. I agree. He was a bit off, could have been sugar related.

But, overall I understood what he was saying.

I hope he takes care of himself?

:hi: depakid

[gateley]

39. Totally -- once when that happened to me I could barely hold my head up and

I was slurring my words badly -- someone could have easily assumed I was fucked up.

I was wondering if he'd had a martini or few before the show, but the blood sugar thing is really a possibility!

I hope he's okay!!

[mzmolly]

43. I too hope he's ok.

Could be a combination I suppose? Perhaps Rachel mixed him up a martini and he was a bit off in his sugars?

[gateley]

44. And thank you for suggesting that possibility. I didn't know he is diabetic -- and

regardless of that, what right do I have to knee-jerk react (as I did!) without knowing all the facts?!?

Hopefully I'll remember your tone of wisdom next time I 'rush to judgment'! :pals:

[mzmolly]

47. You're much too

kind!

:hug:

[Lord Helmet]

21. he was incoherent -- maybe his face lift was done too tight

before picture:

[Nikki Stone1]

22. He keeps interrupting her

Does he have stock in Opinion Dynamics?

(Rachel's staff needs to do better research)

[tblue]

23. He thinks we should believe push polls? What's he smoking?

It was painful to watch. He was so squirmy, didn't make any sense.

It was an awful few minutes and it bothered Rachel the whole rest of the show, I think.

[dmr]

24. His ramblings not only made him seemed drunk, but a bit bitter

I was wishing I could've fast forwarded this segment.

I bet Rachel sees his visit as one big mistake; and she won't be making that one again any time soon.

What'd she tell him? She only has an hour show?

Maybe he's un-nerved at all the liberal & independent Americans kicking up the dust that has marginalized the pundits and strategists out there. We are the ones telling them what we want, not them telling us what they think we need.

[Nikki Stone1]

25. I think you may have something there. Rachel and Keith can be threatening to these types

And Joe didn't look good.

[TomCADem]

26. Is He Working For Any Dems In Red States? Apologizing For Them?

He kept on referring to certain clients he was working for, and it seemed like he was making excuses for them. Maybe he is doing some work for some Blue Dogs, and is trying to gain some sympathy points for his blue dog clients.

[Nikki Stone1]

27. http://joetrippi.com/

You can check there for his latest

[TomCADem]

29. Shoot, Couldn't Find A Current Client List

He said he was doing some work for some clients, but did not name them on the show. I was wondering who he was referring to.

[Nikki Stone1]

30. Well, he's advising Jerry Brown in CA, unofficially, but no other clients yet

I am looking

[bertman]

28. I'm glad someone else caught that. I turned it off. Joe was acting like an asshat.

[Cha]

33. If I remember correctly..Dean had to fire

him back in the day.

This is from an old DU thread that has Trippi Trippin' again.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2034546

[Nikki Stone1]

36. Ah, old Joe Trippi was a liar even then.

...

[Cha]

41. Yeah, I was a Dean for America supporter and

Trippi was great at first and then he started in on his fantasy stuff and apparently hasn't let go.

[DaveinJapan]

34. At first I had the same reaction, but now I'm not so sure.

I think I understand what he was driving at, that we should take these opinions *as* fact (push poll or not) and work to change them.

Okay, now that you think I'm nuts, I'll try to explain further.

As he mentioned, a question like "do you think the country is headed in the right or wrong direction" can also be seen as a push against the President. Personally, I don't think we're headed in the right direction in many ways...Guantanamo is still open, health care is hanging by a thread where it should've been a slam dunk, the President hasn't addressed the gay rights issues sufficiently yet, etc, etc.

HOWEVER, I don't place all of that blame at Obama's feet for the same reason that Tripy didn't, he's cleaning up a gigantic pile of shit left behind by Bush and it is harming his ability to move forward on other stuff as quickly as I'd like (hopefully as quickly as he'd like, as well).

So, if the propagandists at FOX want to create the fiction that the President is apologizing too much, AND some regular folks are buying into it, maybe the White House needs to respond in kind. Either say "we are not apologizing for America's past actions" and lay it on the table that way, OR (my preference) be bluntly honest and say "some might say we're apologizing too much, but some of the actions America have taken have been WRONG and it's not okay to simply ignore that".

In any case, I actually did buy into some of what that guy was saying, even though it was a crappy interview and he obviously didn't state his case very coherently to say the least.

[Nikki Stone1]

38. My letter to Jerry Brown (Joe Trippi is his unofficial advisor)

Your unofficial advisor Joe Trippi tells me to believe conservative pushpolls


Dear Governor Brown,

You have lost my vote for the primary in 2010. I was learning toward you against your opponent Gavin Newsome. This evening, however, I saw Joe Trippi on Rachel Maddow's show (MSNBC, October 8). I was very surprised at his incoherent, confused (possibly drunk?) behavior. I was shocked by his implication that we should all take push polls, like the recent one done by Fox News on healthcare, as fact.

According to his website, joetrippi.com, Mr. Trippi is an unofficial advisor to your campaign. I have been a loyal California Democrat for over 20 years and felt betrayed by Mr. Trippi. As a result, I will be voting for your primary challenger in this election.

Thank you,

Nikki Stone

[gateley]

40. Someone upthread posted he's diabetic -- my reaction was the same as yours,

but if it IS a blood sugar thing, the letter (and many of our judgments) are unwarranted.

I had a REALLY bad spell of blood sugar blues once and I was actually frightened.

Unless we know for sure.... :shrug:

[Joe Fields]

42. Trippi is a campaign manager, and they all think alike.

He probably admires KKKarl Rove. Of course he would excuse push polls.

[FrenchieCat]

46. I told myself...this guy has lost it. Must be looking for work,

and will work for either parties!

[Doremus]

48. His premise is WRONG.

Show me a push poll from a Democrat and I'll eat my hat.

Here's the video:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#33234711