Spot On Randi

I so dug what Randi said to the caller about whining. Yes, stop the whining. And I loved when the caller asked, "Are you callin' me a whiner?" and Randi said "YES". Loved it.

Wasn't that the best. So good.

yep

hell yeah

posted at the same time

Yeah! Nip that BS in the bud! Hillarites, whiners get in line or get the hell off the bus!

"Help! I'm whining and I can't shut up !"

Caller: Quit whining, get your boots on the ground, and go down to the nearest Obama Campaign HQ and GET TO WORK !

I will have to admit to something.
Yesterday during Nancy Pelosi's interview on Meet The Press, when she claimed that Congress is getting nothing done because Bush vetos, I did scream at the screen "THEN IMPEACH THE ASSHOLE!"
Would that be considered whining?

congress isnt getting anything done because they dont want to alienate anyone...too late, they have alienated me and millions more

No way! It is ANGER, which is much healthier because it is a stepping stone to TAKING ACTION !!!

(I actually get the heaves when I see the Pelosi-Botox face on the TeeVee. Yesterday, I turned it off and folded some laundry instead. See how productive anger can be? )

Don't you need the votes to impeach? If so and you have a lockstep Repug party then it would be whining.

You are right we need the votes to impeach the deebeeds and we don't have them. I'm not whining. I'm scared for this Country and the World. If McSame gets elected. Because nothing has changed just that they have different names.

NO FEAR ! TAKE ACTION !

The way I see we WOULD BE in war w/ Iran, Russia if these clowns had the chance.

Makes no sense at this point to focus on impeachment, lose the election and give McCain a chance.

I'm not says to do this now should have been done in the past if we had the votes!!!

Once you start the impeachment process, Bush is not allowed to pardon not one single person from that point on. And like they said at the practice trial, they can do the VP at the same time!

By the way, welcome!

Remember, Republicans have been in COMPLETE control 6 of the past 8 yrs. As Thom Hartman said Trent Lott who got HIS house rebuilt after Katrina actually said the Republicans we're going to stop anything the Dems did just so they could SAY nothing was done in these elections. Harry Reid should have been all over that so hopefully Obama and a new head of the Senate will change things.

There's still hope there will be criminal charges.

I have taken plenty of action!!!!!!! I'm very active with Obama Campaign just don't want to see the this Country get screwed again by the Repug clowns!!!!!!!!!!

You still need Republicans to get it done. In the mean time how will the corporate owned media cover it? LA Times is already saying they shouldn't be "frog marched" out of Washington.

Even if you get Bush and Cheney but McCain gets elected then you only got the tail of the snake. We need to win the election to get rid of all the cronies in Justice, EPA, the COURTS etc.

I have taken plenty of action!!!!!!! I'm very active with Obama Campaign just don't want to see this Country get screwed again by these Repug clowns!!!!!!!!!!

You know, I love listening to Randi and often she has very intelligent things to say, but I'm sorry... Telling people to shut up and that they're whining? How does that make her different from someone over at Faux News? I thought we left-leaning folk prided ourselves on allowing freedom of speech. But it looks like that's reserved only if you are a loyal democrat? That statement really disappointed me.

I don't blame people for complaining. I'm not a Clintonista and I'm not an Obama supporter. I was a Democrat my entire life until this presidential campaign. What I've been seeing from both the republicans AND the democrats sickens me lately. And, no, I m not talking about anything coming from the Obama campaign specifically.

I'm not voting Obama because I don't agree with his stand on the issues. I'm on my 3rd candidate this year. I'm watching news of Democrats being charged with using tax payer money to get Nader off the ballot in 2004. I'm watching Democrats try to get Green Party candidates off the ballot this year. I'm watching Democrats refusing to debate third party candidates. What the hell? So, we can only hear other progressive voices if they come from within the Democratic party? And even then, some of those voices get stifled... like Kucinich and Gravel? The actions of this party are no longer progressive.

I've listened all year to "progressive" radio talk show hosts talk ad nauseum about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. How often were the other even Democratic candidates mentioned? At least occasionally Thom Hartmann or Rachel Maddow had others on their show. But rather than helping third party candidates get their progressive messages out and helping steer the Democrats in a more progressive direction, they are just ignored. Almost as much as the mainstream media ignores third parties. How shameful and sad.

So we are told to just lump it if we are unhappy with the direction the Democrats are going, even when they refuse to impeach a criminal administration, even when they allow nominations of people like Mukasey to go through?

Yes, I realize there isn't enough of a majority, but that doesn't excuse the pure lack of leadership I've seen portrayed by Pelosi, Reid and Dean. It's been said before that Democrats can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I'm starting to believe that's true.

I'm sure I'll get flamed to high heaven for this post, but so be it.

I agree 100% with Randi. Quit your bitching and just think about what life would be like with
McInsane... If you want to end up homeless, starving, unemployed, no health care what so ever,
and quite possibly die in a nuclear war then by all means vote for McInsane.

All of this bitching and moaning is just crazy. Is it too much to ask you to vote for the person
that is most likely to help you? I am going to be really pissed if all you nay sayers give me
a cardboard box to live in and front row seat for the mushroom cloud.

I love Mike Malloy but his negativity has gotten to be too much. He is not helping at all.
This is the most important election in our lifetime but people are pissing all over it. You
have two choices only so quit bitching and decide if you want to live a full life or die a horrible
death. It's as simple as that.

More whining.


Here's the deal with third parties.

If candidates wanted to be serious about third parties, they would, run for local seats in off-election cycles, such as for their state legislatures and the US House. They would build fundraising mechanisms. They would get a foundation created at the local level in order to grow a national party. Instead, what do the greens and Nadar and the Libertarians do? They run for president every four years! Ridiculous and useless.

Sorry, but we've got the most important election of our life time in front of us. We don't have the luxury to fool around this election cycle. GMAB.

Newbies starting threads...

Last time I checked, there were Greens, Libertarians and Constitution Party folks on my ballot at the local level. I don't strictly vote party line either. I take the time to find out more about a candidate and what he or she stands for. I fault people for not bothering to learn about such candidates and voting party line all the time. The left does it as much as the right.

Um. I'm not quite a newbie. I've been listening to Randi at least since before the last presidential election. Just cause I don't post doesn't make me new. As I've said, I've been listening to progressive radio speak ONLY about Democrats. Progressive should include people from all left-leaning parties so we have more choices. Why don't I hear more discussion about instant runoff voting or range voting. That would help third parties immensely and prevent us from having "only two choices".


We have more than 2 choices. I think we should vote for the candidate that most identifies with us and the policies we favor. The Democrats are no longer that for me. Is Obama for universal single-payer health care? Does he support gay marriage or civil unions? Does he support nuclear power??? And now more off-shore oil drilling? Compromise? No, I'm tired of compromising. Do the republicans ever compromise? Why should we?

Keep up the good work and if it makes you feel any better - YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
The word is out about the Wolfowitz Doctrine and the "conserv"atives intention to export only war while destroying the middle class.

Dems aren't necessarily all left as Fox wants you to believe. That's one bit of reality.

Progressives same as radical programmed religious right; don't think so.

Obama isn't the savior, messiah he's the better choice right now. As Randi said people are going to vote McCain and 4 more years of hell because they don't get their personal utopia.

It makes you new to the boards, no matter how long you've been lurking. There is a rule here that newbies can't start threads until they have 15 posts. Or did you read through the Board Rules before joining?

Um. Yes you are. Posting on a message board is NOT the same as listening to a radio program. I've been reading this board since the OLD Board and today, put my foot in the water for the first time...and I'm still nervous about it.

Post to other's posts for awhile first. And hint: posting for the first time and making it a huge negative isn't cool.

Not sure why you are all bitching about me starting a new thread as I responded to an existing one. I did not start a new thread. Sheesh. You folks are unbelievable. Of all things to respond to, this is your beef.

I used to read the old boards too. I'm not new.

Now can we get back to the conversation at hand? Or is this just another way of telling people to shut up and fall into goosestep with the Democratic party now? I don't goosestep with anyone.

You are correct. I admit I assumed you had because the post was so long, at the top of page 2, and had almost NOTHING to do with the OP.

The word should have been Hijack.

I didn't hijack anything. The topic was regarding Randi calling anyone that disagreed with Obama or the Democrats whining and I spoke up. How did I hijack anything?

I believe you started a thread and it was merged with this one. Sorry if I'm wrong.

I heard the caller today, he should not upset the Randi, she will give it back to ya. It was funny, "The Convention has not even started yet and you are whining." The guy got upset, ohhh well.

No, I did not start a new thread. Way to change the subject though. Because it's so difficult to hit the page back link and SEE if I started a new thread.

As I said before... I love Randi, really. But I don't blame this guy either. This party hasn't been accountable to their constituents. We voted in a majority in 2006, however slim, and most of them ignore our wishes. Voting in favor of FISA with retroactive immunity? That's a big thumbs down in my book. Allowing the nomination of Mukasey to go through with ANY of the Democrats voting for him. Another thumbs down. Pelosi, not allowing impeachment hearings. Thumbs down. The debacles in MI and FL during the primaries. Where is the leadership? But if you all want to keep believing that things are going to change, go for it. I'll check back in with you in 4 years and see how much change we've gotten.

Telling people who disagree with you to shut up makes you no better than the neocon idiots that are currently in control.

Riddle me this, Debbie Kat: What is Randi's favorite tunes in her car?

Factoid of the day: PUMAs, in addition to being endangered (as Duffy so heroically pointed out) also emit a foul odor if you get too close.

Oh, are you insinuating that I'm a RW tool here to disrupt? Cause I'm not. I've heard her mention numerous tunes that she likes listening to, often old tapes from the 70's & 80's cause she hadn't used her car in some time (moving from NY back to FL). I can't remember which band it was, but it was a weird mix of hair metal and other assorted stuff. Does that satisfy your curiosity? Yes, I am a long time listener (but haven't called yet, don't want to wait that long to talk to her). I know that she plays Shake your boobies every Friday. I know that she has served in the military. I know that she interviewed with (gasp) Ed Schultz yesterday. I know she was kicked off Air America and moved to Nova M b/c of her off-air show and supposedly saying something uncouth involving Hillary that brought out the wrath of Clintons. I know that she was one of the first to mention speculation as being the reason our oil prices are going through the roof... In fact, I even sent around the link to her blog to many folks on that item. Anything else you'd like to ask me?

relax everybody


p.s. if someone accuses you of starting a thread they may think it was merged with this one, we do that often...just so you know, that way it wouldnt be obvious whether a person started a thread or not...

the stuff you listed is more recent

On AAR who's the first person she interviewed

(that's a meatball down the middle of the plate)

This party has never removed the Constitution from its constituents. But it is accomplice to the happenstance and negligent in its power of branch.

Oh give me a break. I'm sure I wasn't listening to her very first show, so sorry I can't name her first interviewee. I didn't realize that to be a fan of her show there was a certain duration you have to put in before being able to discuss what she says on her show. As I've already posted earlier, I've been listening to her since at LEAST prior to the 2004 presidential election. I've probably been listening longer than some of YOU. I didn't realize I had to quote ancient history from her show to be considered not a RW tool. I know she's been calling Ed Schultz a party hack for a number of months now (although apparently she has buried the hatchet with him this week). I know she was in my town last week for a town hall meeting, which I wasn't fortunate enough to see cause it was sold out. I know she raised her niece b/c her sister died of cancer. If these factoids aren't enough for you, I don't know what else to tell you. I think you're being a bit paranoid. I've provided plenty of background information that someone "just stopping by" wouldn't be able to quote, so if that's not enough then too bad.

Yes, I'd like to ask you something else. Let's see....maybe something that's not listed in the Wiki entry? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randi_Rhodes

What is Randi's favorite tunes in her car?

See I have to disagree on that one. When Obama and a number of others agreed to vote YES for the FISA bill with immunity, that was a huge hit on us and our constitutional rights. They're more than just accomplices. Every time they either voted in favor of such legislation or failed to vote at all for key bills like this, they are just as bad. And Pelosi not allowing impeachment hearings is the absolute worst. I hope Cindy Sheehan kicks her butt.

You already asked me that. I said it was a combination of some hair metal and other stuff. I do think she played some April Wine last week, for example.

OK, show of hands to those who would classify Evelyn Champagne King as hair metal?

B-bye - say high to auslander for me, OK, sweetie?

She did play April Wine though. That just about qualifies as Hair Metal in my book.

shit i must be getting old

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDk1KAGeh9M...feature=related

Now THAT's metal I can believe in.