Posted on 06/04/2008 6:19:17 AM PDT by BibChr
Well, today is supposed to be the day the big, huge, bad, devastating, apocalyptic, {insert-dire-adjective-here} political "bombshell" is supposed to drop on Senator The Obama's head.
Which... um... (looking around)...so far, no "boom."
So I am proposing we mount a "Bombshell Watch."
And thus, I make the first log entry:
6:13am PT — so far, no "boom"
In the meanwhile, you can (if you like) read my own prediction
Man your posts, FReepers!
If anything, the tape will invigorate his supporters.
We’re not dealing with reasonable people with any concept of right from wrong, here. These people hate this country, they can’t wait to kill it.
The tape is real, and it will have no impact whatsoever.
“What is likely to be on, based entirely on previous comments, is a diatribe against America, against Bush, against the private sector, and placing the blame for everything on oppression, etc.”
As the story goes, that’s how it starts... But the audience gets excited, and Michelle gets into a groove. And she gets on a really good tear, one that even Rev Wright would admire.
Remember when all the Lefties on the net were sure that Karl Rove was about to be indicted? Then we all laughed at them when thier “Fitzmas” was runined? I hope this isn’t like that.
I just want to see Chrissy Matthews cry. And I am holding out hope for the diamond earrings here...
9:29 AM EST. No Boom Yet.
Yeah, good deal.
6:30 — still no “boom.”
Even Farrakhan knows better than to use that language (usually).
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That’s actually not true. My fraternity brothers and I used to play a drinking game to the Farrakhan broadcast (shown on public television in New Orleans on Monday nights) and drink every time he said something racist, anti-semetic, or sexist. His show was so over the top/hilarious...
He once ranted for about 30 minutes on how the mosque he visited in Iran didn’t clean the toliets properly...30 minutes about unclean Iranian toliets!!!
Awesome.
It would be stupid to use the video now. I believe there is a video, but I don’t believe we’ll see it until right around election day. It’s now believed this tape will destroy Obama’s chances, so allowing Clinton to have time to take his place would be foolishness.
My impression is that there is a video. Too many people have been laying groundwork in advance of its release. There was Bob Beckel yesterday, and the columnist for the Chicago paper who asked rhetorically, What’s Obama going to do when they attack Michelle? Too much gab from too many directions to believe that a video doesn’t exist.
Additionally, there have been no denials from anyone attached, or remotely attached, to the Obama campaign. If the Obama camp was sure there was nothing out there, they would be on the airwaves scoffing at the story.
8:32 CDST. No boom.
9:30ish on the East Coast...is there an actual optimum time to release a newsy bomb? Before lunch, after lunch? Mid afternoon? What the latest a boom can go off and still make the evening news?
Hate to say it, but I think you’re right about that.
Even if it was a rant on the magnitude of the “Cill My Landlord” sketch from SNL, the true believers will easily and simply dismiss all of it. The excuses they give will be as shocking as this mythical tape.
Guess I better brew another pot of coffee... This could be a loooooong day.....
lol
Evening news is so last century. With CNN and Fox and MSNBC and 24 hour coverage I would think the earlier the better. Give it an entire day's worth of news cycles.
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If it ain’t on the evening news, it ain’t gonna happen today.
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