I'M VOTING FOR SARAH...AND SO ARE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE
Posted on 10/03/2008 6:34:45 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
Your humble correspondent, as diligent as ever, carefully checked out much of the post-debate analysis and spin last evening. Perhaps the highlight of all such activity, chock full of drama, was this heated exchange between Dick Morris and Alan Colmes on FOX News. The first part of this video shows Morris giving effusive praise of Sarah Palin's performance in last night's debate. The sparks begin to fly soon after the two-minute mark when Colmes cuts in to robotically attempt to run through his list of obvious talking points which Morris took great offense to (emphasis mine):
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PING!
Who? You mean Johnny and Ed?...............
Saw it..Loved it. ..The Hannity and Bozo show was great.
I was favorably impressed by Morris in that exchange. He surprised me a lot. He nailed Colmes to the floor with a nail gun and left Colmes lying there wounded and bleeding.
It was great TV.
I think Morris was right about Colmes reading talking points, but I think he should have been kinder in pointing it out. Shame works better than assault.
Colmes really needs to trust his instincts. He blew that one badly. And having Morris point out what was so obvious is a revelation about Colmes. Hannity wouldn’t have done it. When on camera wing it, trust your instincts.
More importantly, simply be honest. If Palin did well, and you think so, say it. Don’t let some handler put words in your mouth. Then you look like someone’s stooge.
Morris’ outrage was interesting. Part of his anger was about his working hard to prepare as a Fox analyst and the least Colmes can do is respect that by standing up and speaking what Colmes thinks.
Morris was right on the money and devastating with that point. He and O’Reilly both overdid their points a bit last night, but both were right. Colmes was clearly reading points, and Frank was clear filibustering the time clock.
That is what I have always thought of Alan Colmbes. He just reads the talking points off a list.
Morris smacked him up. I am sure he knows that is how they ran it during the Clinton years. Just hand the “reporter” the list of talking points and have them read it over and over!
Colmes seemed subdued for the rest of the show.
Morris looked like he was ready to fight. I am not sure what was going on there. Alan always spews these talking points so what else is new.
A robot zombie! Alan Colmes is the most untelegenic person I've ever seen. How he ever got a job on camera is beyond me. All he ever does is click off talking points...he can never make an intelligent comment about anything. He just reads the talking points and if the conversation veers off into another direction he just picks up his paper and starts re-reading his talking points.
Colmes was an idiot to start spewing about McCain’s voting record when discussing the VP Debate!
He just looked like and idiot and Dick Morris called him on it.
It is an unfair fight. Morris is smarter than Alan. He shoots from the hip and Alan works off talking points. But, Morris has a decided advantage, because like Dennis Miller (and me), he used to be and that side and knows how they think.
Morris has a long way to go to make up for electing Clinton.
Great stuff. What was that last fleeting comment from Colmes to Morris about “liking new management” or something to that effect?
He is a well paid punching bag and has been doing it for a while.
I’m afraid to say that Hannity is his counter in that regard. They mimic each other in opposite political spectrums, but both are very similiar in their style and intellect IMO.
I do think Sean seems like a nice guy though.
I was so happy that DICK called Colmes out on repeating those stupid DIMO talking points. It was clear what forehead was trying to do. Hopefully, we have pulled back the curtain on the MSM who are in the tank for Obama.
Colmes has an annoying habit of poking people. Someday someone is going to grab those two fingers and snap them backwards.
I don't believe there is enough money in the world for me to go on national television and embarrass myself night after night.
I want Sean replaced by Mark Levin. he actually knows things.
but at least sean doesn’t sound like a robot when he reads his talking points.
going after Colmes is like shooting ducks in a barrel.
The man hasn’t a thought of his own, just dem talking points over and over.
That with BORs smackdown on Barney Frank made FOX the heavy hitter last night
Colmes is often so bad at what he does that I begin to believe he is a shill.
He said "hope the anger management works out for you Dick"
What an asshat.
I saw that when it happened last night. Alan had that “Jiminey Cricket in the headlights” look on his face. I was surprised to see Morris do what he did with such energy.
Colmes reply was, “ Dick,good luck with your anger management”
Love it!!!
Best quotes; “Is it that you can’t think or that you only know how to read your talking points?”
Anyone with a brain, which doesn’t include your co-host...
*LOL* I usually HATE Dick Morris, but he was very funny (unintentionally)
Three words: Mrs. Alan Greenspan.
Colmes asked Morris "How's that anger management course going?"
We saw this live last night.
Morris (who had given Palin bad marks up until now) was dazzled by Sarah. He was singing her praises and comparing her to Reagan.
Colmes came in with the talking points, and tried to shout over Morris. He continued to talk over Morris until this exchange.
Morris was exactly right. What Colmes was shouting had NOTHING to do with Sarah’s performance.
WOW! He did everything short of ACTUALLY bitch-slapping the man.
Understood. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems he’s getting abused more regularly of late. I mean, I fully expect for an abrupt cut as he tears off the mike and hits the exit. No that I’d be sympathetic.
Great post.
Given the superlatives of Morris over last night’s performance.
Given the fact that Gov. Palin’s performance is enough of an October Surprise.
But given that the GOP campaign does not seem to notice her potential.
And given that last night she deflected the utter vitriol and sinister nature of media efforts to craft a narrative both that Palin is Quayle-esque and McCain is toast.
And given that Gov. Palin could probably pull off performances like this every day of the week, probably three times a day in venues all over America.
And given that Sen. McCain would not be covetous of the attention given his running mate.
And given that resources could be devoted to putting the first-team resources of brain power and money and scheduling.
And given that once the bailout debate cools, as it soon will, the minds of voters will return to energy, which is the strong suit of Gov. Palin.
And given that she has removed Sen. Biden from the radar so that she could concentrate on attacking the top of the D-ticket relentlessly and begin to draw his fire again.
And even given that the conventional wisdom says a VP cannot win the election.
Why doesn’t the GOP campaign counter the conventional wisdom and use this outcome as the launch of Gov. Palin on high-viz venues all across the trouble spots in the battleground states and find ways to give her face time with America, unfiltered by the media? Day in and day out?
Turn the daily debate back to her and her strong points.
In fact, let her take the point against Obama while Sen. McCain reminds America who was at the wheel when Fannie and Freddie failed.
For Pete’s sake, when is the GOP campaign going to secrete some testosterone and take on Obama for his pastor, his connection to Fannie Mae CEOs? When are they going to repeat the words of the potential first lady of a country she considers downright mean?
Gov. Palin’s smile and attitude are “shields up” against all the cr@p tossed by the media. She’s McCain’s teflon and has the potential star power to rise above the talking points and statistics that the media and other three candidates are spewing.
Would somebody please wake him up to the fact?
While there’s still an October in which to make a difference, if you please.
Hanity and Colms was great last night. The Dick Morris slapdown of Colms was great then Hanity put the slapdown on that blond congresswoman from FL. Better than watching the WWF
Really? To me he comes across as a pompous horse's ass.
Smarter than Colmes. More telegenic than Colmes. But NO less of an obnoxious shill for the Republicrat party than Colmes is for the Dems.
I saw it last night. I think if Dick had been in the same room with Alan, he would have knocked him upside the head.
It's just the opposite of the 3 libs beating on the lone conservative you see on the Sunday morning talkers and the View. It's nice for a change.
Colmes repeatedly puts himself into the position of being made to look like the fool he is. You’d think he’d learn. He must be a masochist.
Morris took it personally that he was discussing his perspective and Alan was doing his usual routine of interrupting with the party line.
Since Morris could see there was no intellectual honesty, he ripped the guy to shreds. His point being, if you want to argue with me, at least have the courtesy to make your own arguments rather than
I know Dick Morris.
He’s actually a likeable, witty and erudite person, in person.
There was something in the water at Fox last night—Morris vs Colmes and O’Reilly vs Franks. Wow.
susie
Colmes contributes nothing to that show. When Estrich was filling in for a few days, the whole show got a huge lift. She did actual interviews, from her point of view, and it was stimulating, not like Colmes who’s like a zombie reciting dry, slanted statistics, which always dumbs things down.
Middle class is just a phrase to the democrats, they don’t know who those folks are.
susie
Well, I was being nice. ;o)
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