[Phsstpok]

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It's week four (or 297, depending on how you figure it) of the WOB (war on Bush) and all things "Republi-fascist," as the drive by media might style what they're doing.  We've had a week of spin like we haven't seen since... well, since Clinton was in office.  All the old hateful and hate filled faces were back on the screaming head shows pulling their electrically powered rapid fire mouths back out of storage and plugging them in for one more go around of lies, screaming lies and videotape.... In summary, this week the DBM returns full throttle to wallowing in Bush Derangement Syndrome, framing all of the discussion (that they can control) on "what's wrong with Bush and his policies." 

[Miss Marple]

A couple of things I want to mention, for those who read this excellent thread:

1. Brett Baier's hour-long special on Rumsfeld airs tonight (8PM Eastern), and looks to be quite good and a good rebuttal to Woodward.

2. The democrats are trying to innoculate Woodward from criticism. I actually heard a pundit on Fox say that Woodward is an icon, and cannot therefore be criticized. This has shown up in a couple of shows today.

[Carolinamom]

Must See Saturday TV: Bret Bauer's "Why He [Rumsfeld] Fights" will be on FOX tonight at 8pm.

[MNJohnnie]

It occurs to me seeing all the hype over Woodward's attempt to be the next Kitty Kelly, that the US political scene is as much DC Establishment vrs the American People as it is Republican vrs Democrat.

Just because we won in 2000, many of US Conservative have forgotten that the DC Establishment is still our blood enemy. Politics is not just Democrat vrs Republican, it is also largely a battle of the DC Establishment vrs the American people.

That best indication of that divide is John McCain and the RINO Senators. EVEN when the President is totally right, they always find a way to straddle the issue. To try and be on both sides of the issue to avoid being seen as supporting the President. That is why you hear all the rage on the Left that "the Republican Senate sold us out" to Bush over the Detainee bill . To many people in the DC Establishment it is not so much Republicans vrs Democrats but Old Boy Washington vrs the Hick Newcomers. Woodwards supposed interviews, some of which are all ready being disputed, make it pretty clear a number of old Republican politicians and operatives are running scared of the DC Political-Media Complex.

They just cannot seem to grasp that Talk Radio, the 'Net and Cable TV News is destroying their cozy little Information monopoly. They cannot seem to grasp that they can no longer be one type of politician in DC and a different one back home in Red State America. Now days people KNOW what Pols did almost as fast the Pols do it. There are no more media gatekeeper to make sure what happens in DC stays in DC

[Txsleuth]

I was watching Beltway Boys tonight...and they were talking about the various races in different states...

They showed an ad by Harold Ford, Jr...and talked about he and Corker....Fred Barnes saying that he sees Corker winning.

Fred mentioned that it is pretty conservative..and mentioned the name of Fred Thompson..

That perked my ears....Fred Thompson, actor....conservative, popular...what about HIM for POTUS 2008??

[A.Hun]

Thank you again Phsstpok!