Thank god we avoided Harold Ford as DNC chair

[Egnever]

His praise of mcains speech was an embarasement. And I think about the only praise it recieved period from either side.

if you didnt see his fawning over mcain you can watch it here.

http://seanbraisted.blogspot.com/2008/06/harold-ford-on-mccain.html

[BklynChick]

1. I was disgusted by that. My husband and I were literally yelling at the TV... sellout!

:puke:

[cprompt]

2. couldn't stand him or his family in Memphis

not much has changed. Some people here used to believe he was one of our rising stars in the party.

[Tippy]

40. Harold's Dad was ok at least he was a real Democrat ...fancied himself a Yellow Dog

the longer he was in politics the more right he leaned...That is one crazy family...John is now serving time He was caught up in the TN Waltz Sting.....He shot shot at cars on the interstate between Nashville and Memphis...His sister is not quite as bad as John at least she has never took potshots at cars like her brother....

[mikelgb]

3. he's an ass-kissing little fool

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

25. he's gonna need knee pads

if he doesn't get up and start acting like a democrat.

[Larkspur]

4. Wonder if Ford will become part of Lieberman's "Citizens for McCain"

I turn off MSNBC when Harold Ford comes one. He's out of touch with reality. Only Terry McAwful is farther out of touch than Ford.

[truebrit71]

5. No shit...he is a slippery, smarmy little bastige isn't he?

...makes my skin crawl when he talks...

DINO all the way...

[virtualobserver]

20. he is a wonder to behold.....I'm amazed that anyone has ever taken that man seriously

[BlooInBloo]

6. He's a complete tool.

[BklynChick]

7. it was so funny to juxtapose his reaction to the speech, which we immediately turned off,

with Jeffrey Toobin (CNN) screaming, "that was the worst speech ever." :rofl:

[Egnever]

22. Thank god for some sanity on CNN

whoda thunk it!

[FrenchieCat]

8. He's from the school of "jealos!".........

In where Harold believes that there is only room for one African-American leader....and it appears that Harold believes that this means him! :rofl:

[butterfly77]

15. Yes..

he was pulling hard for hillary and then as soon as he knew that Obama was really winning he began jumping on the bandwagon trying to give advice to Obama, when he couldn't win his own race...

[grantcart]

9. It was clear that he had prepared his remarks before the speech was given.

His finding McCain as a "powerful" and the "best he has given" was a joke.

He made himself look like an idiot.

Everyone learned more from Ford about the speech than listening to McCain and having to watch the faux smiles and sing song delivery in his attempt to channel Reagan.

[featherman]

29. That is the only possible explanation - thanks. Likely had read the printed copy

which they say wasn't as bad but did not amend his remarks after the delivery. Nobody could have looked that stupid on purpose no matter what he was trying to shill.

[JaneQPublic]

10. Isn't he still head of the DLC? (nt)

[Egnever]

23. I believe so yes

and I think its a problem.

[Dr Fate]

34. Yes. That was apparently his reward for endorsing a Conservative 3rd Party.

Ever heard of a DEM being given a top position after endorsing and supporting a Conservative 3rd party (ie Lieberman's run against Lamont)?

Par for the course over at the DLC.

[mikelgb]

gawd totally repugnant:

Q: How do you as an African American fell about the Obama nomination?

A:That was a great McCain speech!

[butterfly77]

11. I can't stand to look at him..

sometimes I watch scarbourough and all of a sudden he started showing up on the panel panel,I just switch stations. I just wanted to smack him as I watched him running for that senate seat and how he sucked up to repubs.

[XemaSab]

12. His little DLC soul just wants to get right in there on McCain's action

I'm surprised he didn't wrap up his commentary with a coy "call me." ;) :eyes:

[Meshuga]

13. I saw that live

I was wondering what he was talking about or whether he officially turned into a Republican.

[Egnever]

16. did you also notice brian williams a few minutes latter outing himself as a republican?

He said something to the effect that except for being a member of the wrong party he is a great candidate.

It was quite a revealing night on MSNBC

[featherman]

33. Williams is so deep in the tank for McCain you can't see him with binoculars

My "favorite" part of the evening, Obama's evening, was Brian Williams quoting at length from McCain's book and rambling on about heroes and the "real Americans" at some Friday night auto race and what they might think of the two candidates and that they were his 'focus group". It was truly awful.

[TexasObserver]

14. He's just a little too DLC, a little too lightweight

[Dr Fate]

32. Not just a little- he is in one of their top positions-His reward for endosing a 3rd party, no doubt

n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

17. Hallelujah!

[PM7nj]

18. He would fit in better at the RNC. nt

[Pisces]

19. He is a complete bufoon.

[bunnies]

21. Amen to that. It would have been awful.

I havent even thought about that. *whew*

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

24. heck yeh I second that and further, I RECOMMEND this thread

let Harold see that on the front page, for Pete's sake.

He thinks he has to act like a republican.

[smoogatz]

26. Think he'd like to be McCain's VP?

That would be kind of interesting, no?

[mahina]

27. Word.

Howard Dean is the man!

[peoli]

28. Was he in line for DNC chair or something?

[Egnever]

35. Well carvile hinted at it.

Carville criticized Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean for not doing everything possible to add a few more seats to Pelosi's new majority. Carville is probably right that, short of reserving the barest of post-election operating budgets, Dean should have begged, borrowed or stolen every possible cent he could and poured it into some of the closest races. But Carville's frustrations caused him to overreach, suggesting that Ford should replace Dean at the DNC.

[David Zephyr]

30. Opportunistic Creep. Maybe he wants to be McCain's VP.

He betrayed the Democratic Party.

[Dr Fate]

31. Harold Ford and his DLC openly supported Lieberman's 3rd party run.

That should cause his banishment from ANY DEM organization in my opinion, much less the DNC.

[Cha]

36. harold ford jr is a

hilary understudy.

[Tippy]

37. Harold Ford would have refused if it Had been offered

He is...... DLC.....the DLC wants to replace the DNC...That has been their agenda since day one....The DLC are Democrats in name only.....When I was first approached about joining their party it didn't sound to bad...all moderates....Since I really was a Yellow Dog I saw no way to justify turning my back on the Liberal Dems..Don't believe me check their voting records....

[blm]

38. No kidding - and that was exactly where we were heading until Iowa. They planned to push Dean out

immediately after Super Tuesday.

Soulless idiots.

[Tippy]

41. That was it exactly.......With hillary in the WH they could have taken over the DNC

Which was their orgional purpose...DNC would have been gone forever, the DLC has a lot of money but Obama had enough money and brains to beat them...

[blm]

42. They would've pushed him immediately after she locked the nomination on Super Tuesday

as they planned. They had the pundits primed already.

[harun]

39. If they made Ford DNC chair I would have left the party (n/t)

[madrchsod]

43. yes there is a god......

[CreekDog]

44. how can you say that? he is so cool.