Graham: ‘If we’re going to let the bloggers run the country, then the country’s best days are behind us.’
Graham: ‘If we’re going to let the bloggers run the country, then the country’s best days are behind us.’
After it was announced earlier this week that Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) would replace Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) as the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, bloggers, including ThinkProgress, noted that Sessions had a record of racial insensitivity that stopped his appointment to the federal bench in 1986. Now, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is hitting back at the blogs:
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Republicans would fight back hard if Democrats or liberal groups try to make the Supreme Court confirmation process about Sessions’ record, rather than about Obama’s nominee to replace Justice David Souter.
“If people try to go down that road, it’ll blow up in their face, because Jeff is a good guy,” Graham said. “My hope is that our Democratic colleagues — if you start listening to the bloggers — if we’re going to let the bloggers run the country, then the country’s best days are behind us.”
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Funny coming from a party that kneels before Rush Limbaugh.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:04 pmIf bloggers ran the country, we probably wouldn’t be mired in Iraq right now, and I’m betting we’d have a much smaller national debt.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:04 pmYeah, Lindsay. much better to let a talk radio host run the country. Or at least your party.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:06 pm‘If we’re going to let Limbaugh, Fox news, Bachmann, Palin, Coulter, Sam the non-plumber, etc. run the Republican party, then the GOP’s best days are behind us.’”
There, that’s more honest.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:07 pmLet me see if I understand…
Hate radio: Good
Blogging backed by facts: Bad
Lindsay must have gotten some big campaign donations from the makers of white sheets and rope.
PEACE
May 6th, 2009 at 5:09 pmYeah, because our congressmen and congresswomen are so much smarter than our bloggers.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:10 pmYes, making us accountable is gonna put our best days behind us.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:11 pmExcuse me, McCain’s butt-boy: We the bloggers are the citizens of the United States and we pay your freakin’ salary, so you rubes better pay attention, or in 2010 you’ll be lookin’ for a job just like the rest of us.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:12 pmEarly bloggers’ collected best work.
Scratch a Republican, find a monarchist.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:19 pmI heard the Republican insurgency is planning to hijack a truckload of cement, back it up to the internet, and fill all the tubes, in order to silence the bloggers.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:19 pmAnd if they let a racist, misogynstic, drug-addicted
May 6th, 2009 at 5:20 pmsex tourist chickenhawk run their party, then their
own party’s best days are way behind them….
LG is marginally illiterate. Every time he speaks,my stomach turns. We should not waste any time attempting logical discourse in his case. You would do better arguing with a fence post. Sessions is a dirtbag of dubious if any merit, and Graham qualifies frequenty to be the dirt.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:21 pmNewsflash to Sen. Graham: Bloggers are the people of the United States. Are you saying that “if you let the people of the United States run this country, then the country’s best days are behind us.” Not for a country supposedly “of the people, by the people and for the people.” Previously, voters let a bunch of GOP numbskulls run the country, and look where that got us? Plunged into unimaginable debt, mired in two wars, and torn apart by the likes of hate jock Rushbo.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:21 pmI think the Democrats have been listening to bloggers, Sen. Graham. That’s how they defeated your colleagues and why they are now in the majority in Congress.
With abysmal leadership, someone has to step up.
I bet King George referred to America’s founding fathers as “Speaker’s Corner” types, the old fashioned version of blogging.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:22 pmFourteen Defining Characteristics of Fascism
#6. A controlled mass media.
Under some of the regimes, the mass media were under strict direct control and could be relied upon never to stray from the party line. Other regimes exercised more subtle power to ensure media orthodoxy. Methods included the control of licensing and access to resources, economic pressure, appeals to patriotism, and implied threats. The leaders of the mass media were often politically compatible with the power elite. The result was usually success in keeping the general public unaware of the regimes’ excesses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVVa1IvHdKc
May 6th, 2009 at 5:23 pmWell, I’ve seen how the Republicans have run it (and would still run it if they had the power), and I think I’m wiling to take that chance.
More importantly Lindsey, if you are implying that open dialogue, from a variety of citizens, given without fear of reprisal, offered under the privileges and protections of the First Amendment, constitutes “bad days ahead,” then you don’t know your U.S. history very well.
And thank God I still have the right to say what I just said in the spirit of Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:24 pmSo we should ignore the facts about mr sessions to keep queen lindsey happy? Bloggers are about the only media related folks that will bother to report the truth like this.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:24 pmWait a second – Didn’t they attribute the Sessions appointment to groups like Redstate, LittleGreenFootballs, Malkin, Drudge, etc.?
May 6th, 2009 at 5:27 pmThere’ letting us run the country?
Cool.
As my first official act, I declare every Wednesday a national holiday.
:|
And everyone gets a pony.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:28 pmLindsay says:
“If people try to go down…it’ll blow up in their face”
Hey, he said it…
May 6th, 2009 at 5:28 pmWell, at least he didn’t call us insects. Yet.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:29 pmABSOLUTELY, DAMN RIGHT WE ARE LISTENING to Lindsey and we are READY for the fight he seems to be bringing our way! Bring it on!
His reasoning about Sessions being a GOOD GUY and we bloggers better not derail Sessions because it will BLOW UP IN OUR FACES. What exactly is going to blow up in bloggers faces? Air, hand grenade, words, WHAT, WHAT? I’m shakin in my boots!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:29 pmIs it just me or does Lindsay have the sweaty nervous look of someone who is desparetely hiding a secert?
May 6th, 2009 at 5:30 pmYes – they’ll be happy once Rush runs the country.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:31 pmHe should be careful throwing stones while living in a glass house…has he ever come out to the closet?
May 6th, 2009 at 5:31 pmLindsey Graham, Don’t be afraid. It’s OK. We’re not here to hurt you.
However, if bloggers where really running this country, we’d have some MAJOR issues:
Health care for all
May 6th, 2009 at 5:32 pmNo War
Low taxes
Free speech (duu!)
No teen pregnancy
The war on drugs would be won
Global warming would end
Job, jobs, jobs
Corporations would bow to the people that allow them to operate
No world hunger
No hate crimes
No murder
…
..
.
Hey Lindsey, your a public servant and its your duty to listen to your constituents whether they are blogging or speaking live and for the record you guys have not run the country very well, we have two ward, huge debts and politicians catering to lobbyists and the FIRE sector and that is what is messing up our government
May 6th, 2009 at 5:32 pmglogrrl Says
May 6th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Excuse me, McCain’s butt-boy: We the bloggers are the citizens of the United States and we pay your freakin’ salary, so you rubes better pay attention, or in 2010 you’ll be lookin’ for a job just like the rest of us.
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I was just going to say that most of us bloggers are ordinary American people, but you beat me to it.
Which means Graham basically said, “My hope is that our Democratic colleagues — if you start listening to the American people — if we’re going to let the American people run the country, then the country’s best days are behind us.”
Unfortunately for Graham and Sessions, Democrats DO listen to the people. And Republicans listen to Limbaugh. I think that explains why the Dems are in power.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:32 pm*wars
May 6th, 2009 at 5:32 pmThe pathetic arrogant REpubliCAN’Ts are freaking out: the duly elected representatives of the American people are running America. Down the road, Iraqis will be running Iraq, Afghanis will be running Afghanistan and Pakistanis will be running Pakistan. US colonial imperial occupations will be ended…
May 6th, 2009 at 5:33 pmrightwing-leftwing Says:
However, if bloggers where really running this country, we’d have some MAJOR issues:
May 6th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
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I believe Rickrolling would be a capital offense.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:33 pmWhat do you have to say about the hate radio crowd being the de facto leader of your party and dictating your policies?
Democrats listen to bloggers to a limited extent, but Republicans all have brown noses from kissing the rear end of Limbaugh.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:34 pmThis new thing called the internets is still way over the heads of the troglodytes.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:36 pmbecause graham and his ilk have been doing a bang up job so far…
May 6th, 2009 at 5:36 pmThese clowns love thems some Straw Man arguments. Too bad everyone else is smarter than they are. Blogs are not running the country, but creaps are running the republican party, and that will not change now, ever.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:38 pmRight wingers have a problem with bloggers because it lets the people have the voice.
Radio is a one-way medium (screened callers notwithstanding) that has noone calling them out immediately on falshoods.
It’s easier to lie with the radio.
Right wingers love radio.
hmmm
May 6th, 2009 at 5:38 pmI suppose this fool either forgot or is unaware that it was the right wing bloggers (ie, redstate) who pressured the GOP senate caucus to name Sessions be the ranking minority member. idiot.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:39 pmWhen does our reign officially begin?
I’m only asking because I’ve got these parking tickets…
May 6th, 2009 at 5:39 pmshoeless Says:
I heard the Republican insurgency is planning to hijack a truckload of cement, back it up to the internet, and fill all the tubes, in order to silence the bloggers.
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ROFLMFAO – it’s a really good belly laugh! Too funny!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:40 pm“Graham: ‘If we’re going to let the bloggers run the country, then the country’s best days are behind us.’”
Oh, welfare Queen Graham is just miffed that the bloggers are calling him out of his imbecilic comments and the media are running like gerbils to print the bloggers’ comments or buzz around the internet.
Let’s reverse Graham’s comment: If we’re going to let the Party of No run this country, its time for this country to look for another planet to move to.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:41 pmBoy these old politicians just hate the fact that truth gets out to the public. For too long they have spoonfed the public only what they wanted us to hear. Term limits everyone that is what is needed for these fatcats living off your tax money.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:42 pmLindsey loves it when things blow up in his face.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:43 pmCome on out of the closet, Little Linda, you chihuahua-faced right wing fairy!
No need to keep nipping at the heels of your betters.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:43 pmGOP have totally gone off deep end. Then they let that “piglet” Limbaugh lead them to the history pages. Good riddance.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:46 pmI have a feeling that Sen. Graham has finally come to the reality that print journalism is practically dead. Any Joe Six-Pack can have his or her blog to rail on the inadequacies of politics. He’s probably distraught that the Internet is allowing the voices of people who haven’t been taught in the arts of the “five W’s” like every good journalist should be taught.
Here’s the rub, though; we progressives aren’t the only ones that are able to access the Internet. Anyone can put their two cents on a blog.
Perhaps Graham is just listening to the influence of the GOP going down “a series of tubes”.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:49 pmHe’s right. The country best days were between 2000 and 2008. Oh, that was so much fun. The peace, the prosperity, the equality and justice for all. Splendid.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pmchiroptera toasterhead Says:
I believe Rickrolling would be a capital offense.
I don’t see why. We should put Rick Astley in charge. He would never give you up, let you down, run around or desert you.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pmAlong the lines of the comments at #15 & #17, I bet King George felt the colonies’ better days were behind them if the colonists were listening to the pamphleteers like Thomas Paine.
There’s that pesky democracy raising its vile head again, right Lindsey?
May 6th, 2009 at 5:55 pmBloggers = We the People
Content of blogs are filled with informative links of the truth.
What kind of people are these that disapprove of this?
The lying GNOP and moderate dems looking out only for their contributors at our expense.
What kink of a person would disapprove of blogs?
May 6th, 2009 at 5:55 pmSen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Republicans would fight back hard if Democrats or liberal groups try to make the Supreme Court confirmation process about Sessions’ RECORD,…
Ewwww…struck a nerve, have we?????
May 6th, 2009 at 5:57 pmWhat a real piece of work..I hate to tell you but us dumb ass bloggers could not do any worse than you idiots have. Maybe you should learn that you represent us…I don’t need you to tell me what is good for me.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:59 pmright on muthafu cka
May 6th, 2009 at 6:00 pm“If people try to go down that road, it’ll blow up in their face, because Jeff is a good guy,” Graham said. “My hope is that our Democratic colleagues — if you start listening to the bloggers — if we’re going to let the bloggers run the country, then the country’s best days are behind us.”
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The Republicans appear to be in self destruct mode. Questioning the Democratic party or its leadership is one thing. The outright audacity to question whether
May 6th, 2009 at 6:07 pm“Joe citizen” has the right to know the facts and voice an opinion is unnerving. These Republicans are fascists and do not understand or appreciate the Democracy we have been given. The Republican leadership might want to rethink their actions and their rhetoric because I’m not amused Mr. Graham.
Basically Lindsey Lola Graham is saying…listening to Americans (bloggers) is absurd. Nice, Lola. Shove it.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:10 pmIs Lyndsey afraid the Sessions bigotry is going to be an issue?
May 6th, 2009 at 6:10 pmDoes the closeted Lindsey know that Sessions would vote him off the island in a heartbeat? Guess not. Idiot.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:11 pmRemember yesterday Limbaugh threw a fit about the GOP listening tour and how they needed to teach the people not listen to them. And today Cantor admitted Limbaugh was right and they weren’t listening they were talking.
I see a pattern here.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:15 pmwell, it could be our country’s best days ARE behind us…
May 6th, 2009 at 6:18 pmand we liberal/progressive bloggers are trying hard to fix that…
Graham is not making any sense with these words—-
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Republicans would fight back hard if Democrats or liberal groups try to make the Supreme Court confirmation process about Sessions’ record,—-
Uh, how would you evaluate a potential candidate if you don’t look at his/her record?? I know just take Graham’s word for it that Sessions “is a good guy”. Hello! I wouldn’t take Graham’s word for anything.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:24 pmThe thing is: Bloggers are citizens and, in theory, citizens run the country or, at least, choose our leaders. The reason the GOP is in such desperate straits is because they stopped paying attention to citizens. Ignoring, or defying, one’s boss is never a good idea.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:24 pmSen. Graham is right — this country should NOT be run by bloggers.
Should be run by radio entertainers…..right, Rush?
May 6th, 2009 at 6:25 pm“…then the country’s best days are behind us.”
No, the lying, bigoted Republican party’s best days are behind us…
…as it well should be.
Fcuk the Republicans
May 6th, 2009 at 6:27 pmI think this guy’s best days were a long, long time ago. What is he offering again?
May 6th, 2009 at 6:29 pmdidn’t lindsey just blogged to talk about following people who blogged?
lindsey should take off the mascara and eyeliner before trying to talk tough.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:35 pmY – ’cause those damned bloggers are American Citizens and voters – they’ll ruin everything for Lindsey and his Country Club butt-buddies!!!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:38 pmLindsley, isn’t he or wasn’t he John McShame’s little “fcuk” buddy during the 2008 campaign?
Bloggers taking over the world, what do you think Obama did Lindsley? Same thing Joe the “scummer” does with his website, duh.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:44 pmLindsey.. STFU… sadly you old white Goper’s don’t like bloggers,shining their lights on your sins..you don’t like the American people being interested in the privileged class that is suppose represent us….while you advance your own greedy agenda and lust for power. The silent majority will be silent no longer, scares the shite out of the whining politicians. Cry me a river, jerkoff.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:45 pmThe GOP has a point that bloggers should not run the country, at least until Rush retires.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:59 pmWhen are Republicans going to realize they are representatives of the people?
Graham doesn’t want anyone to listen to bloggeres because they are people. When was the last time a Republican said “I care about the people?
Bloggers became popular because GOPs like Graham weren’t listening to the people.
Did you hear Rush Limbaugh say: “When we say we have to listen to the American people, we are pandering to them.”
May 6th, 2009 at 7:32 pmWhat the f*&k! And this BS coming from Graham who’s boss is Limbaugh – the head of the GOP!? We have every right to know the truth about the people we elect to public office. Session should’ve realized that once he decided to become a Senator his life would forever be on display. There’s a rascist element in the GOP and the whole damn world knows it. Truth is the light!
THANK GOODNESS FOR BLOGGERS! I’d never know what the heck these GOPer loons were up to without them.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:33 pmI must admit that I luv this shyte! I luv it when the GOPers get mad about bloggers and the internet and people having access to information!
May 6th, 2009 at 7:36 pmBloggers = engaged citizens. Sure wouldn’t want them running things huh Lindsay? The Republican Meltdown is the gift that keeps on giving.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:45 pmThis coming from the party using Rush Rambo as their Rabbi.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:46 pmHey Lindsey … how about “if you start listening (and Obeying) to Tin Foil Microphone Radio Talk Show Host – we’re going to let the El Rushbo run the country and the country’s best days are behind us.”
May 6th, 2009 at 7:54 pmBut Linday thinks it is ok for Rush to run the GOP?
May 6th, 2009 at 7:59 pmwait, are bloggers not citizens?
May 6th, 2009 at 8:00 pmConservatives prefer talk radio to blogging because most of them are illiterate.
They have mahogany libraries filled with audio books.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:01 pmThe day is past for the nobility, you mean, Lindsey?
May 6th, 2009 at 8:05 pmI think that’s code for “Don’t listen to the people”.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:10 pmLindsay Graham is either stupid or just plain bat shyte crazy if he doesn’t realize that bloggers are the voters! Until the GOPers get it together mentally – they must stay in the minority.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:13 pmLindsey Graham how do you think Obama became President if it wasn’t for the bloggers?
May 6th, 2009 at 8:16 pmThe surefire way to make a Goper happy as a pig in a wallow? The drink,drug or gun of their choice and someone to look down on and deride – the poor, the taxpayer, the gays, minorities,the educated, bloggers, women, in other words, anyone who isn’t like them or think like them..Oh dear.. as the pubs party shrinks, the remaining have a much larger pool to poke at!
May 6th, 2009 at 8:22 pmGraham – you and your ilk are the problem with this country not the bloggers.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:23 pm*
As long as the Republican dinosaurs continue to be clueless about the relevance and power of the blogosphere, they will never realize that we are the demographic whose intelligence, cooperation, passion, activism and financial contributions are so successfully driving the GOP toward extinction.
How many southern, white, male bigots have the intelligence to operate a computer let alone blog on one?
May 6th, 2009 at 8:44 pmYeah! Don’t listen to bloggers! They don’t have wealth and power! They’re not lobbyists for chrissakes! I mean, this isn’t a democra…Never mind.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:48 pmBloggers would certainly bring a small “d” democracy to the political discussion. It would cut down on lobbying costs,too. I was always under the impression that Lindsey’s best days were when he was behind someone or some one was behind him?
May 6th, 2009 at 8:56 pmLike the old white men that have been running the country the last eight years do such a bang-up job?
Get real Leslie….
May 6th, 2009 at 9:01 pmspring heeled jack Says:
Conservatives prefer talk radio to blogging because most of them are illiterate.
They have mahogany libraries filled with audio books.
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You just made me spit my drink up with laughter :D cause it is so true.
THUMB YOU UP FOR THIS ONE
May 6th, 2009 at 9:02 pmWe should just continue allowing the Robber Barons torun it the way they always have, and AIPAC and the oil and finance cartels. Robber Barons includes them I suppose.
May 6th, 2009 at 9:40 pmshoeless Says:
I heard the Republican insurgency is planning to hijack a truckload of cement, back it up to the internet, and fill all the tubes, in order to silence the bloggers.
This reminds me of the million teabags the teabaggers claim they had during their sorry teabagging party. they claimed they didn’t have a permit to dump the teabags in public so they said they would dump the teabags at their headquarter. Remember that lie?
May 6th, 2009 at 11:29 pmSenator Graham,
With all due resprct . . . biggotry is so passe. The half of th country that is female is better educated than the half that is male. Of that half, you have less than a 20 percent per capita margin in your state.
Which probably explains how the Klux keep voting you into office.
You come from the land of the scary old guys in pointy hats . . .get real. Latinos will account for about half of this country’s population within a decade. America consists of Asians, Latinos, people of all races and religions, intelligent well educated women . . .
No, only a white, racist, illiterate can adequately represent American values?
You are so wrong. You are what you advocate. What’s up with the people of South Carolina? Boot this fool.
FYI, bloggers are Americans. Some of us are your constituents . . . but not for long.
May 7th, 2009 at 12:54 amMiss Graham really needs to just hush. The more she complains, the more attention will be paid to her sexual orientation. My question is, why wasn’t Lindsey outed by Kirby Dick in his upcoming expose of gay Republican closet queens, Outrage (in limited release starting May 8).
May 7th, 2009 at 1:00 amyou broke it, let us fix it!
May 7th, 2009 at 1:16 amCLOSET QUEEN has a problem with “bloggers”.
Ah, poor baby. Poor queeny baby.
Is it because are on the internet.
Graham sure did not have a problem with Manhut.net nor adam4adam.com.
Why would she have a problem with the other aspects of the “internets”?
May 7th, 2009 at 2:43 amHey Lindsey!!!!!!!
Bloggers are legal voting Americans and should have representation equal to the wealthy and corporations that bribe you to vote against your state and Americans alike, interests……………………..
May 7th, 2009 at 3:03 amJust a couple of points from this paragraph.
“If people try to go down that road, it’ll blow up in their face, because Jeff is a good guy,” Graham said. “My hope is that our Democratic colleagues — if you start listening to the bloggers — if we’re going to let the bloggers run the country, then the country’s best days are behind us.”
- Graham says Jeff is a good guy. But no one says Graham is a good guy and should be trusted. Where is Graham’s credibility after his false mean spirited attacks during the Bush years and the presidential campaign?
As far as going down a road and blowing up? Lindsey is already spent. There has been nNO good will by Lindsey. And he should look in the GOP’s front lawn of their little party Pup tent to confront his affliction with Rush Limbaugh and the GOP.
May 7th, 2009 at 3:11 amA Swedish blogger put it very well recently – “asking if bloggers have any power is the same thing as asking if citizens have any power”. Whenever anyone speaks of “the blogosphere” or “bloggers” as a group, it should be read to mean “citizens” or “people”.
In effect, what Graham is saying is that “if we’re going to let the people run this country, then the country’s best days are behind us”. Which is probably what he believes.
May 7th, 2009 at 3:41 amLINDSEY: “Whatever you desire.” (fleur-de-lis)
May 7th, 2009 at 3:48 amHere. I noted a few errors so I fixed Lindsey’s quote for him:
May 7th, 2009 at 6:55 am
What Lindsey meant to say was: “if we’re going to let the bloggers run the country, then the Republican’s best days are behind us.” The invention of a new media, the internet, has produced so many sources of information and discussion, that lies can no longer live without exposure. This is what Lindsey is so bummed about.
May 7th, 2009 at 7:31 amSessions is a life-long bigot. He has voted against minority and women’s rights his entire political career. Is Lindsey getting upset that Sessions aversion to brown-skinned people and it’s probable influence on his pre-obstruction of any nominee that President Obama may put forth is being discussed on the inter tubes? Will Lindsey and Boner have a good cry over bloggers influence? Do you mean this guy:
May 7th, 2009 at 8:29 amhttp://img168.echo.cx/img168/9408/stingy16ts.jpg
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May 7th, 2009 at 8:53 amGraham’s problem is that his corporate clients are not represented by the blogs making the blogs the problem in his eyes. Blogs represent people, including the conservative blogs. Graham just doesn’t seem to like the people. Well, times are changing and Graham either needs to get with or he will become a footnote in history. And a small footnote it will be.
May 7th, 2009 at 8:58 amNo, Senator, our country’s best days are behind us because of out-of-touch regressive individuals like yourself who just can’t accept that not everyone is a Jesus-freak who thinks that white men are superior simply because they are white men.
Get over yourself, recognize that a new generation is taking the reigns, and you AREN’T getting those reigns back. We’re tired of where you’re “leading” us, and we’re tired of failing to live up to our potential because of catering to the religious right and big corporations. WE’RE taking our country back, and you can either get on board or get left behind.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:03 amHey “we are the people” you moron,didn`t you learn that in civics, or have you just forgotten you lost in Nov due to the internet and a grassroots campaign.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:03 am“If we’re goin to let free thought run the country we are in trouble….we need propagnda!” Sen. Lindsey Graham
May 7th, 2009 at 9:09 amSlightly OT: A Cautionary Tale
A friend of mine worked in the cable industry since the mid 80’s. He told me that during much of that time, local governing bodies responsible for cable company operating guidelines understood that by choosing a cable monopoly, that same cable company had to be accountable to them. Enter “Public Access” cable channels where everyday people could create and insert their programs, causes and ideas into the basic “must carry” cable service. Most of what became of public access was pure crap. That fact is undeniable. But, many “community activists” and a pool of journalism students and freelancers took the opportunity presented and ran with it. This resulted in an early electronic age “grass roots” community watch that shed light on the very real shenanigans of local aldermen, counsel women, Mayors and city administrators across the country. That’s the history. The cautionary part is this:
Within a few short years, politicians of All Stripes began to realize that what started out as well intentioned, “Public Access” for the good of the community, soon became an unwelcome and all to often festering thorn in the sides of the same politicians who made “Public Access” a reality in the first place. The results? Public Access is being dropped as a requirement. No longer to provide a window into dodgy dealings by local, regional and state politicos.
The point is… that today’s internet like cable, is a service we have to subscribe to. And like cable in the days of mandatory Public Access, an un-metered and open forum for diverse opinions and ideas where the grass roots can take hold and make change despite the overwhelming deluge of corporate content.
And like cable’s Public Access, much of the internet is crap. Yet, because of the netroots and bloggers, the internet has obviously become a major thorn in the side of dodgy politicians at the highest level of government nationwide and most importantly, because of that fact, politicians of every stripe want that thorn to go away! That means metering the internet. Changing the internet forever in the same way the loss of Public Access has changed cable forever. For the worse. We can not allow that to happen…again. Cable Public Access is the warning bell and we have to listen. Republican, Democrat or Independent, we must take a stand to insure that the internet stands as it is. An un-metered forum for free ideas to flow. Bloggers unite because if we are pissing off the likes of Lindsey Graham, then we are truly doing something right.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:42 amWith the advent of blogging the political landscape has changed for good!!! Lies can be proven wrong within minutes, people can exchange ideas rappedly, and Government can monitory the reaction of it’s policies as quick as they announce the policy.
This is what the Repugs are affraid of….being challanged at every turn by the majority. The Repugs are behind in there thinking, policies, technoligy with respect to the internet.
Politics will never be the same…and the country will only improve as we share ideas, assemble action, and stay in touch with our fellow citizen, not just of our country but the world citizens.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:59 amhe needs a boyfriend
May 7th, 2009 at 10:14 amHeaven forbid the people of this country be heard.
May 7th, 2009 at 10:26 amAs Lindsey come out of the closet yet? I swear this guy act little a pissed off girl. No disrespect women, but you know you girls can work a nerve when you’re pissed off.
May 7th, 2009 at 11:03 amoops ” this guy acts like a little pissed off girl”.
May 7th, 2009 at 11:04 amI remember the yenta Lindsay Graham on fox every night salivating for impeachment [sad puppy] . .
Why are republicans AFRAID of bloggers?
Lindsay might want to keep in mind that bloggers vote and they’re the voice of the American people, as evidenced on Nov. 4, 2008 . .
May 7th, 2009 at 11:16 amThis queer Rethug doesn’t seem to get it – Rethug days are over.
They should only worry about staying out of prison.
May 7th, 2009 at 12:50 pmIsn’t sunshine great!
Now – they all have to answer questions thanks to the bloggers!
May 7th, 2009 at 2:56 pmGraham, and others, have been, under the cover of darkness, authoring ways to regulate the internet, WHAT? They work so hard at deregutation! Oh, I know, they want make sure that their real ulterior motives remain unpublished until they have already occurred. They want their true values, true corruption, true colors and their true lies go unnoticed and one way is to shut down the internet. These guys really need the unbought off F.B.I. on their ass and I wouldn’t mind to see a few lobbyist, i.e. Grover Norquist, Charley Black and others to numerious to mention, and ultimately, to feel the warmth of an 8×12 with bars protecting them the harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun. We wouldn’t want to harm their precious little bodies.
May 7th, 2009 at 4:53 pmThe “Bloggers” are the PEOPLE you moron. Remember…Of the People, By the People and FOR the People????
What a tool!!!!
May 8th, 2009 at 12:14 amWhy are so many commenters here using homosexuality and femininity as insults? E.g.
Way to be progressive…
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Bloggers will never have any substantial political influence on the Democrats in office. Blogging exists because most of the ideas shared on websites such as this one are so asinine that they have nowhere else to reside. If the ideas in the Blogger’s world were so good, and conservative talk radio ideas are irrelevant and outdated, don’t you think that radio stations would would abide at least some of these ideas? The answer is NO. The radio station would loose ratings and money and be forced out of business. However at that point there could be hope for liberals on the radio, but it would have to be in the form of a bailout or government takeover.
May 12th, 2009 at 12:10 am