Hey, Peanut Gallery! David Axelrod doesn't care about you either!

[donco6]

We knew we weren't gettin' any RahmLove, but David? We . . . we . . . *trusted* you!

"David Axelrod was sitting at his desk on a recent afternoon — tie crooked, eyes droopy and looking more burdened than usual. He had just been watching some genius on MSNBC insist that he and President Obama’s other top aides were failing miserably and should be replaced.

“Typical Washington junk we have to deal with,” Mr. Axelrod said in an interview. The president is deft at blocking out such noise, he added, suddenly brightening. “I love the guy,” he said, and in the space of five minutes, repeated the sentiment twice.

In a lengthy interview in his office on Wednesday, Mr. Axelrod was often defiant, saying he did not give a “flying” expletive “about what the peanut gallery thinks” and did not live for the approval “of the political community.”

Golly, . . . we couldn't tell, Dave.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/us/politics/07axelrod.html?pagewanted=1&hp

[babylonsister]

1. Fan those flames! Did you ever consider he might be talking

about the media or the all-knowing pundits who constantly bash this admin? Context would be nice. :eyes:

From your link...

“Believe me, if we were charting this administration as a political exercise, the first thing we would have done would not have been a massive recovery act, stabilizing the banks and helping to keep the auto companies from collapsing,” he said. “Those would not even be the first hundred things he would want to do.”

But Mr. Axelrod argued that the president, confronted with “breathtaking challenges,” did not have the luxury of moving more slowly or methodically.

In an interview in his office, Mr. Axelrod was often defiant, saying he did not give a “flying” expletive “about what the peanut gallery thinks” and did not live for the approval “of the political community.” He denounced the “rampant lack of responsibility” of people in Washington who refuse to solve problems, and cited the difficulty of trying to communicate through what he calls “the dirty filter” of a city suffused with the “every day is Election Day sort of mentality.”

When asked how he would assess his performance, Mr. Axelrod shrugged. “I’m not going to judge myself on that score,” he said. But then he shot back: “Have I succeeded in reversing a 30-year trend of skepticism and cynicism about government? I confess that I have not. Maybe next year.”

[Cha]

2. Bless his heart..thank you,

babylonsister.

[donco6]

4. Nah.

It's all too obvious they really aren't listening to us anyway. We didn't really need a quote from him to tell us that. But it was informative to see it in black and white.

[tabatha]

8. Did you get who he was talking about?

[spanone]

12. +1000

[mkultra]

3. wow, you might as well take Glen Beck's place on his show

this is a twisting of facts the likes of which only crazy republicans are bold enough to puke up.

[donco6]

7. Just making people aware of the latest news.

Not that it's really news to most people.

[tabatha]

9. Let me repeat

the peanut gallery = the washington junk.

I don't consider myself washington junk, maybe you do.

[dave29]

24. silly.

n/t

[tabatha]

5. You have poor reading comprehension.

Typical Washington junk we have to deal with = peanut gallery

[cliffordu]

6. I keep all the worst offenders of the truth in my "buddy"

list so I can track their bullshit.

Welcome aboard!!

:hurts:

[Arkana]

10. The "peanut gallery" is the corporate-owned media.

But don't let the facts get in the way of your outrage.

[donco6]

11. Nope, the article specifically mentions:

"impatient Democrats" and "bloggers." That's us. Although, "impatient" is his term. I prefer "duped Democrats" myself.

[Arkana]

15. And yet that is not mentioned by Axelrod.

That is a conclusion drawn by the writer of the article. It's pretty clear Axelrod means the media and the Monday morning quarterbacks, but hey--you and yours just want another excuse to be angry about something. Knock yourselves out.

[donco6]

17. I agree with the writer.

Who's to say?

[Arkana]

13. Goddamn it. Delete this post.

[donco6]

14. Why? n/t

[Arkana]

16. I meant delete MY post.

I responded in the wrong place.

[donco6]

18. Ah, never mind. They can take the whole subthread. n/t

[stray cat]

19. Have you ever met his daughter?

[donco6]

21. No. I've read about her. n/t

[Pirate Smile]

20. The victim complexes around this place are amazing. You think he was talking about you?

:eyes:

I think this place has lost its friggin mind.

[donco6]

22. The "peanut gallery" usually refers to the hecklers.

At least, in common parlance. And yes, I have been known to occupy that seat on occasion. So sure, he's talking about me. Which is pretty obvious anyway. It's not like he's listening to any criticism from the LEFT, fer chrissakes. It's only when the RW starts whining that he backs down and backs up.

But perhaps David A. could further expound on this statement for clarity and edification?

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[donco6]

31. Actually, the article talks about stinging criticism from "impatient Dems."

That doesn't fit our Congress at all. If anything, they're perfectly fine with the pace they're at.

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[donco6]

34. That's just a listing of all the other frustrations he has.

It's not defining who the "peanut gallery" consists of. The peanut gallery consists of those who disagree with Obama's policies and communication strategies (which Axelrod even admits partial blame for.)

So the "peanut gallery" is many of us here.

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[donco6]

37. I'm glad to see some agreement. n/t

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[ChicagoSuz219]

26. He's talking about the pundits. n/t

[donco6]

27. He's referring to his critics. n/t

[Jennicut]

29. Um...

"He had just been watching some genius on MSNBC insist that he and President Obama’s other top aides were failing miserably and should be replaced."

In other words, he was talking about the media.

[donco6]

30. No, he was talking about a critic who'd just been interviewed.

Probably saying some of the same things we've been saying here.

[Motown_Johnny]

32. Good For Him!!! I agree completely !!!!

If he is getting mired down in every weekly poll he will turn into Karl Rove.

Screw the Peanut Brain Gallery and get some more work done.



BRAVO David, Bravo !

[donco6]

35. I do agree with some things.

It is hard to get your message through the "dirty filter" of Washington, for sure. But that filter has been there for a long, long time. Why weren't they prepared for that? They did so well during the campaign - and the "filter" certainly had an impact on that (though probably not as much - is that the only difference?)