Comments on: ThinkProgress’ Amanda Terkel appears on MSNBC to discuss the fractured state of the GOP.

By: aranansesli

aranansesli — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:23:40 +0000

By: realpatriot

realpatriot — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:34:14 +0000

Politics runs in cycles….
usually on 7 year centers…The GOP will eventually try and reveal itself as something new…but it won’t be new…free market, money and power for the few is what they will always, always,always be about.

By: labman57

labman57 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:58:49 +0000

The GOP has been reduced to the equivalent of a dysfunctional family whose only purpose in life is to make their more successful neighbors as miserable as they are.

So long as they embrace the disingenuous hate and fear-mongering of Limbaugh, Coulter, Bachmann, Hannity, Beck, et al, they will not be able to convince mainstream America that they are ready to have a mature, intelligent, productive discussion about the issues that concern most voters.

By: nellre

nellre — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:44:24 +0000

“As a group, they are the pop culture equivalent of necrotic carrion beetles, crawling with insectile determination from one infected open wound in the American psyche to another. The wounds include fear of race, fear of foreigners, fear of sexuality, fear of difference, hysterical religious fundamentalism, violent nationalism, and paranoia. They lay their eggs in the infected abrasion, then scuttle away. When the eggs hatch, disgorging rage and discontent, they start counting money,” – Michael Rowe on talk-radio Coulterites.
Moore Award Nominee

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:41:36 +0000

centrist’s moniker does not fit his comments.

He’s not worthy of our time.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:30:18 +0000

centrist Says:

Amandas qualifications are what, again?
June 13th, 2009 at 12:36 pm

Better than yours.

By: centrist

centrist — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:36:18 +0000

Amandas qualifications are what, again?

By: RandomChaos

RandomChaos — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:54:43 +0000

Ok, Coffee check. Cigarettes check. Glasses check. Watch the Clip check. Good.

Very Good!
props to you Amanda ;-)

By: RandomChaos

RandomChaos — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:46:20 +0000

26,27,29

*yawn*

Good morning!

By: nofreelunch

nofreelunch — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:36:52 +0000

Conservatism is based on the principle of freedom of the individual Protecting every individual person’s life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness should be the great and only mission of legitimate government. That principle never changes. The current leadership of the republican party is made up of power seekers, the same as the democratic party. Power seekers don’t care about anything except themselves, maintaining and enhancing their power and positions. The republican party has become the democratic party lite.

By: Purple State

Purple State — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:03:47 +0000

Beethoven Rules Says:

Considering the extreme low viewership of MSNBC there must have been at least 50 people who saw Terkel’s appearance.

What, you weren’t TiVo’ing it like everyone else?

By: kassandrasduplex

kassandrasduplex — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:03:59 +0000

And the “new ideas” from Democrats? HMO mandates coming for health “reform”? Tried and failed in Massachusetts courtesy the Democratic legislature there and Mitt Romney the Republican. But a huge source of profit for the insurance companies. America you are being swindled and don’t even realize it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMtN-S0KA3k

By: kassandrasduplex

kassandrasduplex — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:01:09 +0000

Why isn’t TP reporting on stories that show very little real progressive policy is occurring? Why are they advertising the now cliched “end of the GOP” garbage? The coming healthcare “reformn” IS ANYTHING but progressive. The wars drag on and Obama is now spending more on them than Bush was. Abuse of detainees continues at Gitmo. Where is the “progress” TP? Where are the REDISTRIBUTIVE programs that mark a truly progressive administration as we had with Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson?
How about covering the Tim deChristopher story or would that cause a groundswell of grassroots support for a white male populist hero whose actions disrupting oil company profits must be punished by the Obama Administration?

By: har5125

har5125 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:08:18 +0000

Amanda was great and very professional.

I loved it at the end when she said that she wasn’t hearing many new voices or new ideas from republicans.

And I will say conservative blogger Brian Faughnen did make sense and was an idiot only some of the time.

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:17:30 +0000

Beethoven Rules Says:

Considering the extreme low viewership of MSNBC…

Hi! Welcome to the Internet, enjoy your stay!

By: Beethoven Rules

Beethoven Rules — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:55:17 +0000

Considering the extreme low viewership of MSNBC there must have been at least 50 people who saw Terkel’s appearance.

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:53:10 +0000

For no reason in particular, I’ve decided that her sharing the surname of the great Studs is significant as well.

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:42:04 +0000

BlueScholar Says:

AMANDA TERKEL WILL YOU MARRY ME?!?

Between you and Bill’O, I think she’s got enough stalkers at present, thank you.

Beside, she’s mine, mine, I tell you!

By: BlueScholar

BlueScholar — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:39:17 +0000

AMANDA TERKEL WILL YOU MARRY ME?!?

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:38:56 +0000

Great job, Amanda!

1. Way to narrow in on today’s news cycle to focus what they are doing right now rather than all of this vague “long-term strategy” talk that they might have attempted othewise.

2. “Swoon of nostalgia” – great phrase. Reagan isn’t relevant to what we’re talking about today, and they haven’t got anything new that doesn’t hearken back to the ’70’s at the latest.

Way to make maximal use of very limited time Amanda. All told, you were probably granted less than 12 seconds total, and you really packed in the info. We all thank you for a great job.

hwmnbn Says:

Republicans MUST double down on their wingnuttiness because the religious right still has them by their proverbial balls

It isn’t just the religious right. Shep Smith admitted that the DHS report on right-wingers shouldn’t have been opposed since real neo-Nazi/Aryan-nations groups are out there, earned him vilification from Limbaugh & Malkin. They have to keep goosestepping in lockstep out into the wilderness or their overlords will execute them by the side of the road.