Last night's Daily Show NAILED it!!! I know some of you didn't like it

[CatWoman]

but I FUCKING LOVED that Hackett skit.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/03/15.html#a7534

[NoAmericanTaliban]

1. It was great & right on what the wimpy Dems are doing

One of their best skits in a while.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

2. It was great. I loved it. Remember: Liberals HAVE a sense of humor

It's conservatives that can't laugh at themselves.

[CatWoman]

4. I was thinking along the same lines when I watched it

they really have us asses pegged. :rofl:

[Gemini Cat]

13. LOL!! That's for sure! nt

:spray: :rofl:

[helderheid]

39. On the money my friend!

[Atman]

3. Actually, this was the first time I've seen TDS do an anti-dem sketch...

...when virtually all of the DU response was POSITIVE. Check out last night's threads. It was widely considered to be brilliant.

We've come a long way!

[CatWoman]

14. the Democratic Matrix is BROKEN

All I want to know is, who is Neo? :rofl:

[AlCzervik]

5. i thought is was hilarious and dead on.

[Little Star]

6. It was very funny. n/t

[MadJohnShaft]

7. ha! that sums it up perfectly

[PA Democrat]

My husband and I were applauding

It was brilliant and dead-on accurate.

[mod mom]

8. If only they allowed the voters of Ohio the chance to vote in the

primaries. During the '04 election I found precinct captains for my 12 precinct suburb and oversaw the GOTV. I am not working for the Dems this year over their refusal to acknowledge the corruption in the election system and their refusal to stand up of their inner city voters. (ie the GAO Report and the multitude of evidence uncovered) I know of other precinct captains who are not working over the Hackett ordeal. This was one huge mistake.

[carpe diem]

18. I hate that folks overlooked the obvious re: Hackett...

the Democratic base who vote in primaries will usually vote for whoever the D is in the general election, the concern is getting the Independent and Republican votes that will be necessary to win statewide in Ohio come November...a lot of people felt and still feel that Hackett had a better shot at those votes, because as we well know, if it's close, THEY WILL STEAL IT!!

I hope Sherrod Brown can get enough of those votes to keep it from being that close, but I'm not at all convinced yet...

[OzarkDem]

31. Don't sweat it

Brown actually knows how to run campaigns and raise money, two things Hackett didn't know how to do. He's better suited for smaller races.

[OzarkDem]

32. Thanks, but we Ohioans need someone who can get elected

Hackett was an interesting candidate, but he wasn't ready to run a large, combative, expensive statewide race for US Senate in Ohio.

The purpose in backing a candidate is winning the race. Hackett wasn't going to do that with a poorly run campaign, and no motivation to raise money. We'd all like to announce for a race and have the party hand us $30 million on a silver platter but it doesn't work that way.

We need candidates to win races, not just make headlines.

He should have stayed in the Congressional race. Jumped the shark. It happens.

[carpe diem]

35. if he wasn't ready for "a large, combative, expensive statewide race" and

he wasn't going to get money from the party...why did the party leaders (Reid, Schumer,etc...) ask him to run instead of going to Brown from the get go...asking him to run then not run then taking away support they promised and then trying to coerce him to run for something else made everybody look bad ...and he understandably felt jerked around and abandoned...

...anyway I hope your confidence in Brown is well placed...November will be here before you know it...

[mod mom]

38. As someone who has investigated (and is still auditing) the '04 election,

your fears are well placed. I am sure you are aware of the GAO Report on Electronic Voting Machines and the amount of investigative work that went into Conyers (and the House Judiciary Democratic Staff's) "What Went Wrong in Ohio", well more evidence has been uncovered since then. Why the Dems are confident despite this evidence and the fact that if congress changes hands then the Dems will have subpoena power is beyond me.

[bleedingheart]

9. Thank you so much for that link!!!!

Oh my god...that made my day...

"so I got mugged by a guy who started beating me with a bottle........

....eventually he hit himself with it but by that time I was unconsious"

bwahahahahaha

[CatWoman]

11. that was the MOST PERFECT analogy

:rofl:

[Neil Lisst]

10. the skit was funny, and Hackett played it well

he earned more TV time

we'll see him ON the Daily Show as the guest soon enough

[CatWoman]

15. "I care about the environment"

"that's why I'm standing in front of this river"

:rofl:

[Neil Lisst]

29. that was a classic!!!

I really think the guy is a natural. It's hard to find pols who are actually good on TV. Many are good with voters, but lousy on tv, but this guy is great on TV.

If I were advising him, I'd get him a deal on TV with one of the cable networks, and get his face all over the place. He's money.

[riona]

12. says it all

[Lisa]

16. I hope that Hackett gets some more support, based on that appearance

I was more impressed by that skit, than by the actual campaign ads used by various candidates!

[OzarkDem]

33. He's not running for anything

He's out selling himself to get a radio or tv talk show.

[Oceansaway]

17. yes, it was great....loved it !

[nonconformist]

19. I LOVED it! nt

[DoYouEverWonder]

20. Thanks for the link

that was great.

Make me like Hackett even more. What a cutie.

[CatWoman]

21. "Paul Hackett is running for the Senate because he's handsome"

"but not threatening handsome" :rofl:

[Coexist]

22. there were SO many great lines in that piece

I don't know where to start.

I loved the montage of the DSCC guy's "simple steps to get elected."

[SeattleRob]

23. Loved it too!

Great work by The Daily Show! I love the bum beating me with a bottle story!

[Swamp Rat]

24. It was AWESOME!!!

Paul Hackett! :patriot:

[Orsino]

25. Good gravy, that's MAGNIFICENT!

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/TDS-Hackett-3-14-06.wmv

The Daily Show takes the modern campaign process out to the woodshed for a old-fashioned beating, and Paul Hackett enjoys every second.

26. ya great n/t

[Lefty48197]

27. I'm gonna sit back and wait for him to accidentally hit himself

with the bottle. :rofl:

[jsamuel]

28. Now that is good criticism and great commedy by TDS.

I complained a few months ago that Jon Stewart was not really doing us any favors by making fun of Dems when they actually do something. This is totally different. Here they are making fun of them for being too scared to do anything.

[spuddonna]

30. That was so funny...

Ed Helms and the 'mugging' bit was hilarious! And you can tell Hackett has a good sense of humor to pull off the fake ad... :)

If Mark Twain was alive today, he'd probably be a writer on TDS...

[Maru Kitteh]

34. WOW! I'm always fast asleep by TDS but that was GREAT

Priceless.

[Clark2008]

36. ROFLMAO!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: * spittle coming out of my mouth * :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: * snort guffaw * :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

OK - that was hilarious! And so fucking TRUE!

[GreenPartyVoter]

37. He sure is yummy to look at