tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post8301748497525212710..comments2024-03-28T19:34:19.507-04:00Comments on Howard-Empowered People: An online community of Dean-inspired activists: Happy Year of the Monkey 2016~!Renee in Ohiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741974339127525003noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-33416059775185913472016-02-09T02:04:22.814-05:002016-02-09T02:04:22.814-05:00Well, a while back I was reading about that, and i...Well, a while back I was reading about that, and it seems much of Bernie's operation is under the radar of the conventional news media (not that that would take much effort). In several states Bernie is working with political activists beneath the level of the officials HRC is delegating to, and building state-level organizations where HRC has none. She might well have a Potemkin Firewall.<br /><br />--AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-2081613077591941352016-02-09T01:54:13.875-05:002016-02-09T01:54:13.875-05:00Gee--one doesn't get a ticket to the ICU for s...Gee--one doesn't get a ticket to the ICU for something that isn't extremely serious. He still has some good stuff to do for the world.<br /><br />--AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-39487848694256575912016-02-09T00:08:41.012-05:002016-02-09T00:08:41.012-05:00Just saw that Michael Moore is in the ICU.
Belove...Just saw that Michael Moore is in the ICU.<br /><br /><a href="http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/02/08/beloved-activist-michael-moore-hospitalized-in-nyc-intensive-care-unit/" rel="nofollow">Beloved Activist Michael Moore Hospitalized In NYC Intensive Care Unit</a> - ClickCatreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-51124882655585035752016-02-09T00:04:07.711-05:002016-02-09T00:04:07.711-05:00I can believe it!I can believe it!Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-9371124509167405112016-02-08T23:35:51.232-05:002016-02-08T23:35:51.232-05:00Unfortunate, indeed.
Thanks, Puddle, for giving m...Unfortunate, indeed.<br /><br />Thanks, Puddle, for giving me a smile at a moment when I was feeling rather fraught.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-61561200161104780682016-02-08T23:32:55.410-05:002016-02-08T23:32:55.410-05:00It's called head Up Arss Syndrome. I am relate...It's called head Up Arss Syndrome. I am related to someone who has it. Whatever goes wrong, whatever unpleasant thing happens, it's always the fault of everyone else, never her. It would be laughable if it wasn't a form of delusion and self-destructiveness. And it's absolutely impenetrable. Nothing can make her see that she might, maybe, have some teensy weensy faults or ever makes teensy weensy mistakes. It's always that someone else is unkind or unbalanced. <br /><br />It's pretty stressful to live with. And she doesn't have delusions of presidential grandeur! I think Hillary ought to go put her feet up and learn how to knit. If she put half as much effort into making socks and sweaters for her local homeless shelter, or poured all the money she spends on her campaigns into the Clinton Initiative, she'd actually do some good in this world.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-57277518589828800632016-02-08T23:31:08.328-05:002016-02-08T23:31:08.328-05:00I'm not seeing (yet) that Bernie has staffing ...I'm not seeing (yet) that Bernie has staffing or planning that intends to make him president. Howard was guessing that he's running (like he did) to make a statement.<br /><br />I'm not seeing that Hill has staff that's *able* to make her president. <br /><br />In a year when the publicans are running the exhibits from Madam Toussoud's, that seems unfortunate.puddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472602120015210301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-74333212996257283722016-02-08T22:24:38.555-05:002016-02-08T22:24:38.555-05:00Wow indeed.
AlanWow indeed.<br /><br />AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-89439198563669610832016-02-08T22:14:36.505-05:002016-02-08T22:14:36.505-05:00From politico.com:
David Axelrod took to Twitter ...From politico.com:<br /><br />David Axelrod took to Twitter on Monday to criticize Hillary Clinton's political strategy in New Hampshire, following news that her campaign is considering shaking up its staffing after an expected loss there.<br />"When the exact same problems crop up in separate campaigns, with different staff, at what point do the principals say, 'Hey, maybe it's US?'," the former top aide to President Barack Obama tweeted.<br /><br />--AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-9543797163814764392016-02-08T22:13:10.862-05:002016-02-08T22:13:10.862-05:00Speaking of disconnects: Isn't Howard out of s...Speaking of disconnects: Isn't Howard out of step? I mean, Didn't DFA endorse Bernie? I realize Howard and DFA are no longer synonymous, but it still seems strange.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-76040091987316432752016-02-08T22:08:55.350-05:002016-02-08T22:08:55.350-05:00If HRC were running a business the way she's r...If HRC were running a business the way she's running her campaign, she'd be out of business PDQ. And this is the person I'd told to presume will be my next president? Hell, no!Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-23613717098973326562016-02-08T21:52:37.948-05:002016-02-08T21:52:37.948-05:00Wow, have you read this? It's a response to M...Wow, have you read this? It's a response to Madeline Albright's remarks:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/02/08/my-special-place-hell-courtesy-unfettered-greed" rel="nofollow">http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/02/08/my-special-place-hell-courtesy-unfettered-greed</a>listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-87097636940925386362016-02-08T21:32:26.979-05:002016-02-08T21:32:26.979-05:00The most recent such insurrection in the Democrati...The most recent such insurrection in the Democratic Party was in 1988, when 30% of the delegates at the nominating convention were for Jesse Jackson. The establishment pulled together and got Michael Dukakis nominated...and we know how that worked out. (I have visions of a photoshopped version of that infamous photo of Dukaksis' head sticking out the hatch of an armored personnel carrier, but with Hillary's head in his place. I can't be the only one to think of it.)<br /><br />--AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-81032809178203366912016-02-08T21:19:23.087-05:002016-02-08T21:19:23.087-05:00“Apparently, Hillary and Bill have not yet grasped...“Apparently, Hillary and Bill have not yet grasped that the problem isn't her staff.”<br /><br />Ya think?<br /><br />“Gloria Steinem has apparently recanted her statement, calling it a mis-statement”<br /><br />Not a Miss-statement? <br />=========================<br />Pardon my cattiness. But it certainly is remarkable how HRC is bringing out all these out-of-touch surrogates. Taken together with other behaviours and the description of dysfunction in the Clinton operation recited in Politico.com, it sure does seem that Bernie and his folks have penetrated her OODA loop and are playing upon her cultural conditioning as well as elephantine decision making process to induce responses to imagined external conditions that are more and more unrealistic. I am probably being premature with such speculation, but the opportunity to judge it is coming. We might be seeing the wheels starting to come loose… If they do come completely off, it will be interesting to see how many of the Clintons’ folks get on board, how many get out of the way, and how many resort to sabotage.<br /><br />—AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-14606639628047181242016-02-08T21:09:11.292-05:002016-02-08T21:09:11.292-05:00"'There’s nobody sitting in the middle of..."'There’s nobody sitting in the middle of this empowered to create a message and implement it,' said a 2008 Barack Obama aide. 'They are kind of rudderless … occasionally Hillary grabs the rudder, but until recently she was not that interested in [working on messaging]. … Look, she’s going to be the nominee, but she’s not going to get any style points, and if she isn’t careful she is going to be a wounded nominee. And they better worked this sh-- out fast because whoever the Republicans pick is going to be 29 times tougher than Bernie.'"<br /><br /><strong>Look, she’s going to be the nominee.</strong> Excuse me? She is? Well, thanks so much for telling me that. :PCatreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-71401485816222835222016-02-08T21:03:46.324-05:002016-02-08T21:03:46.324-05:00Reading...
"At the heart of problem this tim...Reading...<br /><br />"At the heart of problem this time, staffers, donors and Clinton-allied operatives say, was Clinton’s decision not to appoint a single empowered chief strategist — a role the forceful but controversial Mark Penn played in 2008 — and disperse decision-making responsibility to a sprawling team with fuzzy lines of authority."<br /><br />If she can't even run a campaign, how does anyone expect her to run the country?Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-18536002508814333412016-02-08T20:54:41.741-05:002016-02-08T20:54:41.741-05:00My favourite line from the article:
"Ultimat...My favourite line from the article:<br /><br />"Ultimately, the disorganization is a result of the candidate’s own decision-making, which lurches from hands-off delegation in times of success to hands-around-the-throat micromanagement when things go south."listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-34251761186375183332016-02-08T20:53:44.352-05:002016-02-08T20:53:44.352-05:00Uhuh. I saw that. Really lame.Uhuh. I saw that. Really lame.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-28161176328651400422016-02-08T20:49:21.622-05:002016-02-08T20:49:21.622-05:00You're welcome, Alan! Hoping your wifi rights...You're welcome, Alan! Hoping your wifi rights itself soon!<br /><br />Apparently, Hillary and Bill have not yet grasped that the problem isn't her staff. <br /><br />Also, the related article I read today quoted an unnamed Democrat who spoke directly with Bill Clinton as saying that Bill is privately unhappy that Hillary's staff did not foresee Bernie's popularity, but publicly they are saying the staff is great, they might just add more staff. It really alarms me that Bill's opinion would weigh in so strongly like this. What happens if she's President and he doesn't like her staff?listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-81937586728278224922016-02-08T20:49:10.699-05:002016-02-08T20:49:10.699-05:00Ah. Thanks, Listener. That makes me feel much bett...Ah. Thanks, Listener. That makes me feel much better.Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-29886048142161018452016-02-08T20:45:16.860-05:002016-02-08T20:45:16.860-05:00Gloria Steinem has apparently recanted her stateme...Gloria Steinem has apparently recanted her statement, calling it a mis-statement.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-74585870553042700942016-02-08T20:43:05.119-05:002016-02-08T20:43:05.119-05:00You're the one with the eagle eye, Cat. I ne...You're the one with the eagle eye, Cat. I never even noticed it! Ha!<br /><br />It's not a skull and cross bones, it's a skull and crossed swords, which is apparently the logo of the entity that put it up on Youtube: Modern Day Pirate Productions.listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258189493159993427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-55396372677665992562016-02-08T19:52:22.319-05:002016-02-08T19:52:22.319-05:00Clinton staff shakeup—the original story at politi...<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/hillary-clinton-staff-shakeup-218955#ixzz3zbuB3aDF" rel="nofollow">Clinton staff shakeup—the original story at politico.com</a> [Click] It seems far worse than I had suspected…<br /><br />—AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-139572672653631052016-02-08T19:48:23.330-05:002016-02-08T19:48:23.330-05:00It's as bad as the presumption that Baby Boome...It's as bad as the presumption that Baby Boomers all support HRC. There are a good many who have had to wait for two generations for the young 'uns to come around to seeing things [ahem] right.<br /><br />--AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15940389.post-29397368770146581362016-02-08T19:33:58.080-05:002016-02-08T19:33:58.080-05:00Not only did I hear the Albright sound bite on the...Not only did I hear the Albright sound bite on the evening news, but also the one from Gloria Steinem saying that girls only care where the boys are, and the boys are in the Sanders campaign. Holy shit! That really turned me off. And if I were a girl in my teens or twenties it would totally infuriate me. Where does she get off, washed up old broad!<br /><br />You know, there's this myth, this narrative that women support Hillary. Women of Hillary's age cohort and maybe immediately adjacent ones support Hillary, by no means *all* women. I wish to Heaven the media would grasp that!Catreonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959115298646880631noreply@blogger.com