"Rename the Candidate" Contest

[Guest]

John Kerry

 

[boxofrocks]

John Kerry

You cumming to bed or what CV?

 

[shereads]

John Kerry

Exactly, CV.

Few people are aware that John Kerry's real name is John Sovietunion. The right political name can make or break a career.

 

[Guest]

for Ceev

Anagram names for John Kerry:

JERK HORNY
JERKY HORN
JERRY HONK

 

[oggbashan]

What is a John Kerry?

Is it infectious?

Will it cross the Atlantic?

Og

 

[shereads]

What is a John Kerry?

Is it infectious?

Will it cross the Atlantic?

Og

It's the only known antidote to Mad Bush Disease, the twisted brain-eating protein that infected Blair last year.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I recall seeing a funny poster showing Blair keeping his hands in that I-wash-my-hands stand, and above him were the words

(B)LIAR
(B)LIAR

 

[OldnotDead]

Does anyone remember Julian Bond? How far did he get? And if Obama truly is a decent fellow, how far can he really get? Do you recall how you used to feel about Powell?

Yes, I am near cynical when it comes to colored politics. P.

Bond, Julian

Hello, Perdita,

Are you talking Adam Clayton Powell or the current Secretary of State? Julian and Adam were more of a kind. Julian Bond was and is too angry and caught up in his own rhetoric.

I think Obama has a lot more in common with Colllin L. Powell (other than the party affiliation).

 

[Clare Quilty]

Bill 'Bama. Risky, but the bubba element could be just what he needs to counteract his lack of whiteness.

Lack of whiteness? He is as much white as he is black.

 

[shereads]

Lack of whiteness? He is as much white as he is black.

How much time have you spent among bigots? In the South where I spent my adolesence, Half-Not-White means Not White.

 

[Clare Quilty]

How much time have you spent among bigots? In the South where I spent my adolesence, Half-Not-White means Not White.

I don't stipulate to the validity of that kind of specious nonsense. The one-drop mentality of the antebellum south has no legal or biological foundation.

Mr. Obama did his undergraduate work at Columbia and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Havard Law School, where he was the president of the Law review, as well as an Illinois State Senator. He's a senior lecturer in constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School. He's married with two daughters. He's poised to be elected to the U.S. Senate and he's only 42 years old. The sky is the limit for this guy. He's the new face of America.

 

[shereads]

Let's hope so. We could use a new face.

 

[Guest]

Let's hope so. We could use a new face.

Forget the face, we need a new brain (with a mind that works).

 

[rgraham666]

Forget the face, we need a new brain (with a mind that works).

Oh, Shrubbie's mind works all right.

But in a manner not to be understood by mere mortals.

 

[shereads]

Oh, Shrubbie's mind works all right.

But in a manner not to be understood by mere mortals.

Great AV, RG. Nice to see you laughing.

If we wanted laughs, we could have kept Dan Quayle. His stupidity seemed less self-serving and more sincere.

 

[Clare Quilty]

Julian Bond was and is too angry and caught up in his own rhetoric.

This is, perhaps, the funniest thing I've read today.

 

[Clare Quilty]

Let's hope so. We could use a new face.

And just to recap, here's the old one.

http://www.internetweekly.org/images/bush_vacation.jpg

 

[Guest]

Hello, Perdita, Are you talking Adam Clayton Powell or the current Secretary of State? Julian and Adam were more of a kind. Julian Bond was and is too angry and caught up in his own rhetoric.

I think Obama has a lot more in common with Colllin L. Powell (other than the party affiliation).

Viejo, I meant the current Powell. I have not kept up with Bond but if what you say is true I am not surprized. If Obama does not "seem" angry then he's learned something from those who came before.

I can't explain it yet, but these young black men in our history often call to mind Hamlet.

Perdita

 

[Clare Quilty]

I, for one, hope that Mr. Obama has a lot more in the way of personal integrity than that Colin Powell. I've never cared for him, but of late I've lost all respect for him. He has allowed his reputation to be dragged through the muck with little protest.

 

[shereads]

I, for one, hope that Mr. Obama has a lot more in the way of personal integrity than that Colin Powell. I've never cared for him, but of late I've lost all respect for him. He has allowed his reputation to be dragged through the muck with little protest.

They have his son. If you imagine Captain Kirk if his son was an attorney for the Klingon government, you can appreciate his position.

Okay, so the guy sold out. It's not like it started WWIII or anything.

 

[Clare Quilty]

They have his son. If you imagine Captain Kirk if his son was an attorney for the Klingon government, you can appreciate his position.

Okay, so the guy sold out. It's not like it started WWIII or anything.

His son is more reprehensible than his father. Michael K. Powell voted to allow the ill-fated meger of Time-Warner and AOL. At the time Colin Powell, who sat on the board of AOL, owned 320,000 shares of AOL stock. I wonder why AOL would have put a retired civil servant on its board of directors and given him $13 worth of stock?

On January 11, the same day the FCC gave the merger its final approval, Colin announced his resignation from AOL's board and his intention to exercise those options. His net profit should be in the neighborhood of $9 million.

But Martha Stewart is going to jail for insider trading. Apparently if you're an FCC insider an by extension a Bush/Cheney insider, you are completely above the law.

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0130/koerner.php

 

[OldnotDead]

His son is more reprehensible than his father. Michael K. Powell voted to allow the ill-fated meger of Time-Warner and AOL. At the time Colin Powell, who sat on the board of AOL, owned 320,000 shares of AOL stock. I wonder why AOL would have put a retired civil servant on its board of directors and given him $13 worth of stock?

Powell was not a 'retired civil servant' but rather The retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If you follow the business press and read annual reports of large public corporations, they all 'collect' prestigous names to have on their Board of Directors. Powell was a natural for AOL. He provided both a name and 'diversity' to their Board and he was a 'local' to their HQ at the time.

But Martha Stewart is going to jail for insider trading. Apparently if you're an FCC insider an by extension a Bush/Cheney insider, you are completely above the law.

Martha Stewart is NOT going to jail for insider trading. She is going to jail for lying to Federal agents and obstructing an investigation into insider trading. It's a subtle nuance, but she WAS guilty of insider trading, but what most people do not understand is that most of the penalties for insider trading are civil ones, not criminal ones.

The famous insider trading cases of the 80's were actually criminal prosecutions under RICO statutes.

IMHO Martha Stewart is really going to jail because she either got bad legal advice or ignored some good advice.

http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0130/koerner.php

A well written reference summing up the potential ascendancy of the younger Powell. Of course the author conveniently ignores that most of the loosening of the regulations of the FCC that allowed some of these media giants to grow to the size they are were put in place during the Clinton administration, when the concept of 'market share' replaced the specific limit on the number of stations any one company was allowed to own. Deregulation was begun during the Reagan years and each successive administration has seen fit to allow more and more ownership. But the market share dominance concept and elimination of any number limit on stations owned was THE decision that allowed these huge nationwide airwaves congolmerates.

It is probably one of the most blatant examples of political forces from both parties accepting industry influence with little restraint.

 

[OldnotDead]

Viejo, I meant the current Powell. I have not kept up with Bond but if what you say is true I am not surprized. If Obama does not "seem" angry then he's learned something from those who came before.

I can't explain it yet, but these young black men in our history often call to mind Hamlet.

Perdita

Bond is now Chairman of the NAACP and was central to the controversy that kept Bush from attending their convention. From a CNN news report: At the 2001 convention, which was held before the September 11 attacks, Bond sharply criticized some of Bush's political appointments, saying that he "selected nominees from the Taliban wing of American politics, appeased the wretched appetites of the extreme right wing and chosen Cabinet officials whose devotion to the Confederacy is nearly canine in its uncritical affection."

Hence my comments about his anger, as well as an example that seems to give support to your own comparison.

 

[shereads]

Bond sharply criticized some of Bush's political appointments, saying that he "selected nominees from the Taliban wing of American politics, appeased the wretched appetites of the extreme right wing and chosen Cabinet officials whose devotion to the Confederacy is nearly canine in its uncritical affection."

The Taliban reference might be considered provocative and irresponsible, unless you have some familiarity with John Ashcroft.

Of course, it's still unethical to imply a connection between Bush and the Taliban, considering that his direct connection with them at the time of the quote was limited to his having hosted 3 of their top people on a business trip to Texas when he was governor.

He had no way of knowing they were in bed with Bin Laden, hosted terrorist training camps, and advocated stoning to death young women whose ankles were seen in public. He wasn't a "Washington insider," and he's the first to admit that he never reads the newspaper.

Imagine his surprise after 9/11 when he found out the Taliban were Evil.

Hmm. When you think about it, the Bond quote isn't that far off the mark. And those are good reasons to be angry.

 

[OldnotDead]

The Taliban reference might be considered provocative and irresponsible, unless you have some familiarity with John Ashcroft.
. . .
Hmm. When you think about it, the Bond quote isn't that far off the mark. And those are good reasons to be angry.

Believe me, Sher, I understand your anger. I don't agree with it, but I do understand it.

But the point I was trying to make is not whether Bond can be justified or not. The importance of the quote is an illustrative example of his angry rhetoric that may play well to a given audience but does little to enhance his image overall. I don't know if you remember when Bond was thought of as a rising star in the Democratic Party? He spoke eloquently and well at (I think) the convention in San Francisco in the late 70's.

I don't know why, but it seems like the Dems have more than their fair share of 'shooting stars'. Or maybe it's that the GOP has too many bland speakers so we don't remember them But Perdita's comments are well founded in rising stars that end up grounded on the political rocks. If I may mix my metaphors.

Kerry and MacCauliffe clearly understand this as they made a strong effort to reduce the anti-Bush rhetoric and emphasize the positive nature of their proposed policies during the recent convention. Obama seems to 'get it' and looks to have a very bright future, tough name and all . . .

Has anyone thought of Johnny Cash' song "A Boy Named Sue" ?