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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:06 PM
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How did we manage to push Bob Novak off his soapbox, and why can't we do it
to William Kristol? The man is the delta of misinformation, and he is relentless in pushing for this crazy war. Why is he given so much air time?

I don't think it's unfair to use the same tactic on him, that he proposes on Democrats because Billy Kristol suggests that Democrats should shut up for 6-9 months and give war a chance:

Neoconservative Kristol wishes Democrats would 'shut up' about Iraq for six or nine months

A leading neoconservative pundit wishes that Democrats would "shut up" about Iraq for at least six or nine months so that President Bush's "surge" plan can have a "chance to work."

Sunday morning, on Fox News, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol said that Democratic congress members are "so irresponsible that they can’t be quiet for six or nine months and say the president has made a decision, we’re not going to change that decision, we’re not going to cut off funds and insist on the troops coming back, so let’s give it a chance to work."


http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Neoconservative_Kristol_wishes_Democrats_would_shut_0121.html

At some point we'll need to reach the conclusion, that if we ever hope to discredit this war, then we'll need to discredit those who support it relentlessly.
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illinoisprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:10 PM
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1. OMG!! to get rid of that evil and dangerous neocon would be so great
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whathappened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:11 PM
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2. the dumb shit
has already said this is a unended war on terra , so stfu and set down and let the grown ups , meaning the dem clean up this mess that was brought on us behind our backs
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:17 PM
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3. Bob Novak is/was a paid lackey. Bill Kristol is one of the owners
in this ownership society.
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mrdmk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:19 PM
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4. Bob Novak did that to himself when he walked off a CNN news set
William Kristol being interviewed on Fox News is nothing new. People who have spoken honestly to me about Fox News indicated they are nothing more than an opinion service and nothing more. Besides, if the rating for Fox News drop any further, Murdock will have to start using his own money to keep the station live on cable.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:20 PM
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5. Maybe someone should provoke Bill Kristol so he'll walk off too?
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mrdmk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:36 PM
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8. What is even more funny, James Carville was also being interviewed at the same time!
Edited on Sun Jan-21-07 07:38 PM by mrdmk
Neither Carville nor the interviewer seem to notice Novak leaving the stage.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 08:36 PM
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11. Carville was speaking the truth (exposing the RW stuff), and Novak
said "This is Bullshi*" and stormed off the set.

CNN apparently felt that they were likely to get fined by the FCC, and "disinvited" him from any more appearances ... Nofacts decided that he would save face and "voluntarily" left ...
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OregonBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:51 PM
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10. Yes, Novak blew himself up over Plamegate. Publicans don't want
anything more to do with him since he sang like a canary.
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illinoisprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:27 PM
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6. Actually this is food for thought. How to get rid of the neocons and
have them blackballed forever? Like the 2nd tier is now in the Whitehouse. And kristol is back helping Bushieboy. These guys are like cockroaches who've been trying to influence policy for 30 years.
They get banned and yet, come back again and again.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:32 PM
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7. The first step, might not be a popular one.
Identify their private interest in the matter. For example, which ones have dual citizenship, and to what countries? What common organizations do they share membership? And what private corporate interest benefits from their political involvement?
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TankLV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 07:43 PM
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9. Democrats have been "quiet" for over 6 YEARS now...
I thinks it's about time we found our voice and let it be heard!
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ContraBass Black Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 08:39 PM
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12. Novak was not pushed. He fell off in a possibly drunken stupor.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-21-07 08:50 PM
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13. We should get rid of Kristol and Limbaugh in one swoop.
Our country would be much better off without these assholes.
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