MODO senses "High Anxiety in the Mile High City" despite Hillary's great speech

[Sensitivity]

She fails to give Hillary the credit for unifying the Convention. Her cynical spin is really annoying, but we Dems desperately need cynics to remind us that Obama WINNING this fight is the PRIZE --- and a lot of fantastic stuff that does not build-up Barack, tear down his opponent, or ensure his victory, is just a waste of energy and media cycles.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/opinion/27dowd.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

High Anxiety in the Mile High City

By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: August 26, 2008

....

But this Democratic convention has a vibe so weird and jittery, so at odds with the early thrilling, fairy dust feel of the Obama revolution, that I had to consult Mike Murphy, the peppery Republican strategist and former McCain guru.

“What is that feeling in the air?” I asked him.

“Submerged hate,” he promptly replied.

There were a lot of bitter Clinton associates, fund-raisers and supporters wandering the halls, spewing vindictiveness, complaining of slights, scheming about Hillary’s roll call and plotting trouble, with some in the Clinton coterie dissing Obama by planning early departures, before the nominee even speaks.

.....

Hillary also said she was happy about the choice of Joe Biden because he added “intensity” to the ticket. Ouch.

She added insult to injury by coming out Tuesday night looking great in a blazing orange pantsuit and teaching the precocious pup Obama something about intensity and message. She thanked her “sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits,” and slyly noted that Obama would enact her health care plan rather than his.

She offered the electrifying fight that the limpid Obama has not — setting off paranoia among some Democrats that they had chosen the wrong nominee or that Obama had chosen the wrong running mate.

. . . .

[BlueStateGirl]

1. "paranoia among some democrats that they had chosen the wrong

nominee". WTF?

I supported Hillary in thr primaries, but this pisses me off.

It is the second time since her speech that I have heard this. Someone on MSNBC asked if there was buyers remorse with the choice of Obama.

it is just another way to keep us divided. The speech was better than they thought, was not selfish, was unifying and they hate it.

[Jawja]

4. The GOP Corporate Media is going to keep

the myth going that the Democratic Party is divided and Obama is a weak candidate. The GOP wanted Hillary, because that would energize their base like their candidate can't. They didn't get Hillary. Then they pushed her for VP. Obama chose Biden. So now they are going to deliberately stoke the fires of division until November.

[Cosmocat]

10. They have very effectively hijacked the convention ...

are there Hill supporters skulking around - yes. Are the tens, hundreds of thousand other Ds STARVING to get Barrack Obama elected - YES.

But, they have effectively portrayed this convention as some sort of huge psychdrama, using 4 out of every 5 "pundits" or elected officials they interview as republican whores. Then, will follow up next week by totally shutting Ds out and raving about whoever the McCain VP pick is and saying how united the republican party is - you won't hear the name Ron Paul the entire week.

[WeDidIt]

2. Modo sucks

I despise that woman with the heat of a thousand furnaces.

[CreekDog]

3. This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Bart was a genius

at the end of the episode, Homer's chasing Bart and Marge asks Lisa, "what happened?"

and Lisa says, "Bart's stupid again."

Modo is stupid again. Hope you enjoyed the interlude. :eyes:

[Arkansas Granny]

5. This only reinforces my opinion that the "division" in the Democratic party has been exaggerated

by the media.

[MrModerate]

6. Dowd is a professional provocateur . . .

About as sincere as Rush Limbaugh.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

7. What a mean, hateful, toxic, miserable person. I'm shocked that you're

a fan of hers. Just shocked.

[Sensitivity]

24. Wow. Have I ever posted Dawd before in my life? NO. I just noticed her cynical eye as instructive at

this time when we may get over-elated with a fantastic convention, while not keeping our eye on the prize -- Hearts, minds and votes moving to Barack.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

28. Jeepers, I said I was shocked. Yes, we need more Dem-bashing from MODOO!

:hi: :radio: :puke:

[liberal N proud]

8. The media will not allow this fabricated rift go away

They are going to do everything they can to destroy both Clinton's and Obama's future in politics. They want to make them the ones responsible for losing this election.
So now the story is the paranoia that the wrong candidate is on the ballot.
Several talking heads had this as their talking point immediately following Hillary's speech last night with reference to Ford and Reagan in '76. I knew the minute they brought out those two worm baits where they were headed.

The media loves to keep the Democrats fighting among themselves.

[windbreeze]

26. the sad thing is....the media CAN'T do it w/o the Democrats' help..n/t

[quickesst]

9. MODO?

Why not listen to a stray dog take a shit in the alley. More substance. Thanks.
quickesst

[eshfemme]

11. WTF?

I was kinda annoyed to hear on CSpan a Hillary supporter gush about Obama's idea about the green-collar jobs like it was all Hillary's idea in the first place and now this. Please quit crediting Hillary with every great idea under the sun-- Obama's not some fucking "precocious pup" that dethroned the queen. He's the fucking PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE. Quit with that bullshit.

[goldcanyonaz]

12. Quit posting this shit!

[Captain Hilts]

13. She needs therapy about her Hillary Clinton issues. nt

[mtnester]

14. She HATES Hillary

always has, always will. Modo is a shill for the Republican underground, you better believe it. ANY way she can dump on her she will, even to blaming stupidity of individual people on her. If she could, she would put the Clinton's in public stockades and pay people to throw garbage on them, the write a story about what big polluter's the Clinton's are.

She......is.......a.......tool

[pnwmom]

15. True. But no one should be surprised that Obama's her new target.

The Dowd/Obama honeymoon is over. She's aiming her Uzi at him from now on.

[mtnester]

19. I hear you

she hates all things Dem....and the funny thing, those Repubs she secretly worships would have her barefoot, at home, with her mouth sewn shut.

on edit - maybe she likes that sort of thing

[Honeycombe8]

21. I thought she was a Hillary supporter. Just going by her articles, incl. t his one. nt

[lapislzi]

16. "Limpid:?" She said "limpid?"

"Limpid:" (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=limpid

If she meant "limp," it's a piss-poor shot.

I expected better from Maureen Dowd. My bad.

[Avalux]

17. "slyly noted that Obama would enact her health care plan rather than his."

LIE. What the fuck is up with these 'journalists' who feel the need to make shit up and create dissention? Limpid Obama??????

Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch.

[Connie_Corleone]

18. Why even post this here??

Maureen Dowd is a hack. She loves to destroy Democrats!!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. She effectively destroyed Gore with her "Alpha Man" analysis!

She did the same to Kerry, siding with the Repukes on the "girlie man" rhetoric.

I hate this woman and Bill Maher always invites her on his show. Probably trying to get laid, knowing Bill.

[mmonk]

20. Nobody is.

You are seeing a concerted effort by American media for its state party.

[bunnies]

22. Yay. Bashing Hillary AND Obama in one fell swoop.

How nice. :sarcasm:

[yardwork]

25. This message has clearly gone out to the media - play up the disunity and "hate."

It's propaganda, it's bullshit, and I think it's time we stood up and told the corporate media to shut up.

[Jakes Progress]

27. Makes you wish Bill

would just fly to NY, fulfill her dreams by giving her a tumble, and get it over with. Pretty obvious where her venom comes from. She craves Bill and so is jealous of Hillary. Reminds me of the crazed cheerleader mom in Texas. Once again hormones and unrequited sex ruin a promising career. She will be remembered only as a smoldering, unconsidered woman.

[MarjorieG]

30. I always felt that hot-shot 80s-90s Kerry also maybe spurned. That and

her need for a finish to her book. Same with Rich.

Both finished, and Rich is tsepping up, but not MoDo.

[LongDistanceRunner]

29. Concernitivity strikes again

what a load of tripe.

[SeaLyons]

31. She absolutely hates Hillary....

[SeeHopeWin]

32. I will make a note, thanks :)