David Gergen is an asshole.

[LeftyAndProud60]

that is all

[Whisp]

I think he has more than one stinkin asshole.

I don't know what specifically you are referring to, but I know he's got more than one smelly one.

[Hello_Kitty]

1. What did he say?

[rainy]

2. splain...

[Lint Head]

3. and...?

[LeftyAndProud60]

4. Basically said the speech was forgettable and didn't think it was as good as Clinton or Reagan

[Thrill]

5. He thinks the WH should of controlled the setting

lol

[Whisp]

9. Gergen can't control his handlers and he wants the WH to control every Lil Bit

[fugop]

6. Gergen has lost it

Another one who used to seem sensible but now ... all gone. Very strange how he's gone so completely round the bend.

[a kennedy]

15. kinda like tom brokenpaw right???

do not care for tom brokaw.....

[Raine]

18. I actually liked him when he worked for Clinton

he used to seem reasonable now its like he's totally gone over the edge into crazy. :-(

[davidpdx]

7. Sorry unrecommended

This goes against what OUR president is talking about. If Gergen said something wrong, let it be on his head.

[CLANG]

33. I cancelled you unrec - Gergen really IS an asshole!

[Demeter]

8. One of Many

And fulfilling their reasons for existence night and day

[chieftain]

10. You are so right. n/t

[vaberella]

11. What did he say? n/t

[CreekDog]

12. yep, got that right

[hulka38]

13. Highly recommended.

[styersc]

14. Your crass language leads me to believe...

...that you didn't seem to listen to the President's words.

I disagree with David Gergen. Doesn't make him an asshole.

[CLANG]

You're right, it doesn't make him an asshole

but if you acumulate all the things he's done and said, he is an A#1 ASSHOLE!

[CLANG]

35. dupe

[wisteria]

16. He is entitled to his opinion. He might not of liked the rally like atmosphere. n/t

[flpoljunkie]

21. I expect President Obama was surprised, as well. There were many young people there, and Obama

handled the atmosphere well.

[aikoaiko]

26. the President's speech was great, but the all the UA plugs really bothered me too

I half expected the UA fight song to be played.

[chollybocker]

17. I can't stand republican apologists.

He's CNN's idea of a "moderate," but he's the right wing's hired devil's advocate. He's a professional doubt-planter.

[MaeScott]

19. Just doing his job..carrying the right's water....nt

[wisteria]

34. Yes, the President's speech was great, he brought it all back around. n/t

[hatrack]

20. Like Chuck Todd, but older . . .

Much, much older.

[peekaloo]

22. in the spirit of civility I'd opt for anal aperture. nt

[NatBurner]

27. dude...

lol

[CLANG]

36. I go with bunghole

[onenote]

23. I only listened to a part of the commentary after the speech, but it didn't seem unfair

My recollection is that Gergen commented that he had been expecting a more solemn event and that it had more of a pep rally or campaign rally feel to it. But he went on to acknowledge that people in Tucson needed to cheer and that while it may have been jarring at first for "traditionalists", the President's words were important and resonated with the audience and will resonate with much of the country.


Quite frankly, I don't see Gergen as being an asshole for those comments. Any number of people here at DU, and some of my friends I emailed with last night had similar reactions. We didn't really know what to expect and thus had to adjust to the particular atmosphere and tenor of the event. While I've been to Tucson a couple of times, I don't really know it and didn't realize how much, in a sense, it is a "college town." Once I understood that context, the tenor of the event made perfect sense to me.

Now maybe Gergen went on and said other things after I stopped watching, so I am only going on what little I saw.

[butterfly77]

31. He has plenty more comments...

where those came from(HIS ASS!)and I have heard a lot of them. I have posted some of them in the past. I really started noticing it during the run up to the inauguration and it has become even more evident since. Brokaw and others soon could not contain the dislike they have for this adminstration

[wisteria]

37. I found the rally atmosphere jarring, but by the time President Obama came to the podium

all that mattered was his wonderful speech.

[old mark]

24. Yes, he is-has been for some years now...nt

[Enthusiast]

25. I agree......nt

[Phx_Dem]

28. That pretty much sums it up. n/t

[Autumn]

29. He has ALWAYS been an asshole.

that is all

[butterfly77]

30. You ...

GOT THAT RIGHT!!!:thumbsup: :kick:

[CLANG]

32. Hes' been an asshole for years - where have you been?