Comments on: The audio http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/ Kickin' ass on the lyin' side: A never-ending battle against stupid, ugly, deceitful and corrupt right-wing water carriers... Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: More about the Netroots’ impact on the Election 2006 « Blog Campaigning http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-18330 More about the Netroots’ impact on the Election 2006 « Blog Campaigning Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:02:56 +0000 http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-18330 [...] Sen. George Allen began the general election as a supposedly unbeatable incumbent and presidential favorite, which seemed to inoculate him from candidate scrutiny. So when much of the Virginia and national media failed to question Allen’s despicable record on race, (with the exception of Ryan Lizza), blogger Mike Stark confronted Allen directly about his use of racial epithets, which Allen denied — the story broke a month later. The Allen campaign later assaulted Stark for asking questions at a public event. This was a courageous example of blog activism prioritizing substantive issues and changing the direction of a statewide campaign. It definitely helped Webb win, but even if he had not, it is the kind of netroots impact that’s hard to measure but hugely helpful to the Democratic Party. [...] […] Sen. George Allen began the general election as a supposedly unbeatable incumbent and presidential favorite, which seemed to inoculate him from candidate scrutiny. So when much of the Virginia and national media failed to question Allen’s despicable record on race, (with the exception of Ryan Lizza), blogger Mike Stark confronted Allen directly about his use of racial epithets, which Allen denied — the story broke a month later. The Allen campaign later assaulted Stark for asking questions at a public event. This was a courageous example of blog activism prioritizing substantive issues and changing the direction of a statewide campaign. It definitely helped Webb win, but even if he had not, it is the kind of netroots impact that’s hard to measure but hugely helpful to the Democratic Party. […]

]]> By: Wolf http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-15016 Wolf Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-15016 Mike, It is going to make a few people uncomfortable to actually mention the large number of 800lb gorillas in the semantic playing field these days. Polite is not going to cut it if we are going to have anything like the federated republic the founding fathers thought they were setting up. To succeed in getting the truth out of the pols, these days, it appears that the brutally honest, painfully direct, childlike questioning is our only hope. I just want to say thanks. So, thanks. You are goona be a great lawyer. You don't bother to beat people up with your vocabulary. Keep sentences short so the witnesses cannot use weasel tactics to answer half the question. Use easy words, so there can be no sensible denial based upon misunderstandings. And especially, you do not lose your head when challenged. Stay in the question, -Wolf Mike,

It is going to make a few people uncomfortable to actually mention the large number of 800lb gorillas in the semantic playing field these days. Polite is not going to cut it if we are going to have anything like the federated republic the founding fathers thought they were setting up. To succeed in getting the truth out of the pols, these days, it appears that the brutally honest, painfully direct, childlike questioning is our only hope. I just want to say thanks. So, thanks.

You are goona be a great lawyer. You don’t bother to beat people up with your vocabulary.
Keep sentences short so the witnesses cannot use weasel tactics to answer half the question.
Use easy words, so there can be no sensible denial based upon misunderstandings.
And especially, you do not lose your head when challenged.

Stay in the question,

-Wolf

]]> By: Michal Corley http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-14564 Michal Corley Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:57:27 +0000 http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-14564 They should of kicked your ass. You are nothing but a punk. Mike Corley They should of kicked your ass. You are nothing but a punk.

Mike Corley

]]> By: Duke http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-14508 Duke Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:29:31 +0000 http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-14508 Mike, You're wrong! This is not the way politics happens in 3rd world countries. In a 3rd world country you would not have been lucky enough to be put in a headlock. You would have had your head sliced off on the downtown mall (Tienneman Square) with all the liberal elitists of Charlotesville viewing. You're lucky to be a resident of such a tolerant country that allows you to provoke an invited guest on private property. Good luck to you and Kerry at energizing the Republican base and bringing out the vote next week. Mike,

You’re wrong! This is not the way politics happens in 3rd world countries. In a 3rd world country you would not have been lucky enough to be put in a headlock. You would have had your head sliced off on the downtown mall (Tienneman Square) with all the liberal elitists of Charlotesville viewing.

You’re lucky to be a resident of such a tolerant country that allows you to provoke an invited guest on private property.

Good luck to you and Kerry at energizing the Republican base and bringing out the vote next week.

]]> By: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » More Problems for Allen http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-14390 PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » More Problems for Allen Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:32:12 +0000 http://www.callingallwingnuts.com/2006/08/26/the-audio/#comment-14390 [...] Note: this not the first time that Stark has tried to ask the Senator an embarrassing question in a hotel lobby. I noted the event in this post. Stark posted the audio of that confrontation on his blog here. [...] […] Note: this not the first time that Stark has tried to ask the Senator an embarrassing question in a hotel lobby. I noted the event in this post. Stark posted the audio of that confrontation on his blog here. […]

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