Tweety just gave me my tag line......"Dissent is the very definition of Democracy".

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Fri May-16-08 09:47 PM
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Tweety just gave me my tag line......"Dissent is the very definition of Democracy".

Never thought I would ever agree with Tweety.

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Tangerine LaBamba

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Fri May-16-08 09:50 PM
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1. He was different on "Countdown"

He even looked different to me. His eyes were more grown-up, not those cartoonish bug-eyes he normally displays on "Hardball." He had a certain gravitas about him as he discussed what's gone on in this country these past eight years.

I really liked him. He knows his stuff.

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Muttocracy

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Fri May-16-08 09:52 PM
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2. I've had a changing impression of him.

Saw him the first time a few months ago when he was talking about Biden, pushing him as a good candidate, saying he had a shot at 3rd in Iowa, seemed to talk about substance.

In the coming months all that weird crap about Hillary and other fluff.

Now he seems to have recovered some brains again. Maybe he just got too wrapped up in the horse race crap and now is thinking more broadly?

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Crunchy Frog

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Fri May-16-08 10:02 PM
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3. Doubtful.

He tends to go in cycles, and it's likely that people learning to like him right now will be disappointed soon. Of course, I could be wrong, and hope I am. He could be a very effective progressive voice if that's what he chose to become, but at this point I'm not betting on it.

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Fri May-16-08 10:08 PM
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4. A switch has flipped in his brain

and it was before Kevin James.

At his Jon Stewart book interview Jon did to Tweety what Tweety did to Kevin, and IMO it forced him into some soul-searching.

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qijackie

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Fri May-16-08 10:09 PM
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5. Maybe he's back on his meds.

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Lex

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Fri May-16-08 10:11 PM
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6. He's just trying to be a little more like Keith Olbermann

and less like the boot-licker for the Rethugs that he's been for YEARS.

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Muttocracy

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Fri May-16-08 10:15 PM
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7. could be getting nervous about his job - KO has a well-defined niche, he doesn't. nt

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Fri May-16-08 10:20 PM
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8. He nailed it by talking about the LANGUAGE of the neocons

WMDs, HOMELAND security, etc, etc.

Every once in a while he actually has a coherent (and correct) thought.

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elleng

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Fri May-16-08 10:22 PM
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9. "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism"

Thomas Jefferson

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DianaForRussFeingold

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Fri May-16-08 11:03 PM
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10. He's waking up,,,Now, I can stand to watch him, again!

:patriot:

"We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead,
nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is
left free to combat it." Thomas Jefferson

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skooooo

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Fri May-16-08 11:42 PM
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11. don't get too comfortable.

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Ishoutandscream2

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Fri May-16-08 11:49 PM
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12. Yes, we've seen his mood swings

I don't trust him. I highly doubt his sincerity.

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DianaForRussFeingold

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Sat May-17-08 12:08 PM
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13. I know,,,It's Sad,,, We can only hope for fairness!

Currently, there is NO, required balance of controversial issues! :(

Without (The Fairness Doctrine) the public relies instead on the judgment of broadcast journalists :grr:

and its own reasoning ability, to sort out one-sided or distorted coverage of an issue. :shrug:

'The Fairness Doctrine'
How We Lost it, and Why We Need it Back:
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0212-03.htm

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skooooo

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Sat May-17-08 12:33 PM
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14. I don't think it makes a lot of sense, personally.

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Lex

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Sat May-17-08 04:01 PM
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15. you're kidding, right?

:shrug:

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skooooo

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Sat May-17-08 05:12 PM
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16. no...not kidding...

Dissent is an important part of healthy democracy, but it doesn't DEFINE democracy.

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Honeycombe8

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Sat May-17-08 05:13 PM
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17. I think he was quoting someone. nt

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