Ahh, The Beltway Media

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Media
Posted on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 10:22:58 PM EST
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'On Meet the Press this Sunday, analyzing the electoral earthquake last Tuesday. With us this week . . . [Harry Reid? Nancy Pelosi? Rahm Emanuel? Howard Dean? Chuck Schumer? Jim Webb? Jon Tester? Heck, JOE BIDEN?]' . . . Noooooooo:

The 2006 election was defined by a) a repudiation of the war in Iraq and the current Iraq strategy, and b) widespread national victories for Democratic House, Senate, and gubernatorial candidates.
Yet, according to a press aide, this Sunday’s edition of NBC’s Meet the Press will include two interviews: one with Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), an Iraq war supporter who defeated Ned Lamont (D-CT), and one with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who recently called for 20,000 additional U.S. troops to be sent to Iraq, and who was not up for reelection in 2006.
In other words, the first post-election edition of Meet the Press will exclusively feature politicians who support the war in Iraq, neither of whom ran as a Democrat.

How pathetic is the Beltway Media. The two most irrelevant people in Washington, DC right now are John McCain and Joe Lieberman. McCain MAY become relevant in 2008. Joe will not be relevant unless he breaks his word on caucusing with the Dems.

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Why don't they just get Rumsfeld? (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by Ernesto Del Mundo on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 11:52:11 PM EST

I mean if they wanted to go the detached from reality route why not go all the way?

: Heh (none / 0) (#7)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 01:04:36 AM EST

Pro-war Politicians on MTP (1.00 / 1) (#5)
by LizDexic on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 11:29:54 PM EST

Isn't Meet the Press on Channel 5...which is NBC and which is owned by GE...which has a vested interest in the war?

Just saying.

It's (none / 0) (#1)
by aw on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 10:33:58 PM EST

like turning a supertanker around.

Heh (1.00 / 1) (#2)
by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 10:40:00 PM EST

True. But Joe Biden was available. I don't get it.


I guess (1.00 / 1) (#3)
by aw on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 11:00:12 PM EST

GE is not ready to end this war just yet.


: Heh (none / 0) (#4)
by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 11:02:04 PM EST

don't worry... (none / 0) (#8)
by Deconstructionist on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 07:53:55 AM EST

... you already proclaimed Lieberman irrelevant and impotent, so MTP and the Beltway media must have mistakenly thought he won the election and is now in a uniquely exploitable position.

It must be tough for you when no one else realizes that you are the only one who gets it and that everyone else is wrong.

: Ha! (1.00 / 1) (#9)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 08:08:08 AM EST

Decon thinks McCain and Lieberman are the BIG stories of this election.
You are too funny Decon.

No... (none / 0) (#10)
by Deconstructionist on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 08:26:37 AM EST

I don't think Lieberman is THE big story of the election but I grasp the reality that there can be many BIG stories and that the fact I don't like a perticular person doesn't make him any less of a BIG story when he can alter the balance of power on a whim.

We all have biases but when those biases cause one to abandon any semblance of common sense they destroy credibility.

Ha! (1.00 / 1) (#12)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 10:46:25 AM EST

YEs Joe is the big story for MTP.

Makes more sense to have him than Reid.

You are truly funny Decon. So intent on disagreeing wth me that you make a fool of yourself.


Silly (none / 0) (#16)
by Jlvngstn on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 12:09:04 PM EST

And what is compelling about Harry Reid's story at this point? John McCain is running for president and is widely seen as a moderate repub and Joe L is widely seen as a moderate dem, although perhaps you missed that he did not win as a dem and did not accept Harry Reid's phone call the night of the election.

Your analysis on nearly every post is juvenile at best. I have come to expect much more from TL than elementary arguments and have yet to be even slightly impressed with any of your posts.

But the dem tent is a "big tent" and I am sure there is plenty of room for many opinions even if they lack a compelling argument and substance.


Hahaha (none / 0) (#17)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 12:11:49 PM EST

Harry Reid? Who's he?

I rest my case with you clowns.

Lieberman is more newsworthy than the new Majority Leader.

Too freaking much.

Crown yourself with the dunce cap.


BTW (none / 0) (#18)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 12:13:06 PM EST

Joe not only accepted Harry's phone call, he bragged about it.

The rumor is he did not accept Howard Dean's phone call.


Reid (none / 0) (#20)
by Jlvngstn on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 12:37:43 PM EST

My apologies you are correct, he did take Harry's call, as for Dean well.....

I like the dunce comment coming from someone who provokes zero thought from his posts and lumps people together into a "them" category which makes no sense being that I am a registered demo.

This coming from the BTD genius who claims Joe is insignificant while he gets the nod from the party to chair Homeland Security when your analysis is that the right was voted out because of Iraq. Last I checked, Blabberman was a Hawk and as head of the DHS it would seem to me that we would want someone other than a "hawk" in such an insignificant position.

Do me a favor and log on to webster.com and look up insignificant. I think you are the worst guest blogger on this site with regard to substance and more importantly, analysis.

Is the heat on your side of the tent frying your brain or all of us lefties supposed to buy into worthless analysis, because if that is the case, I think you belong on the Perle/Wolf/Rummy team.


: Heh (1.00 / 1) (#21)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 01:45:03 PM EST

Well, your thirst for discourse is high I see.

Joe won (none / 0) (#11)
by Jlvngstn on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 09:23:04 AM EST

So let me get this straight. Joe Biden, snore, should be on MTP because Iraq was a major reason why many repubs lost? How about, Joe L's story is far more compelling because when he lost his party all but abandoned Ned Lamont, the rightful Dem candidate and Joe won.

I don't care for Joe, but his story is far more compelling than Joe Biden.

Perhaps the reason you are writing a blog and not managing a TV station is because you would have casted Joe Biden, which no one will watch instead of Joe Lieberman which 8 people will watch.


How about Harry Reid? (1.00 / 1) (#13)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 10:47:09 AM EST

Or NAncy Pelosi?

Oh btw, who did John McCain beat Tuesday?


BTW (1.00 / 1) (#19)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 12:14:23 PM EST

How do you know I don't manage a TV station?

And is that the stamp of authortiy for you?

You are just a silly person.


: Are you the director of programming (none / 0) (#23)
by Jlvngstn on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 03:24:16 PM EST

for fox, nbc, cbs?
Oh, so an assumption about a moron is correct then?
I would rather be silly than opinionated and stupid.
Please oh great wise one, try to impart something of substance and intellect to those of us who should be following blindly. Are you Karl Rove?
Can't be, Karl Rove, bastad that he is, is smart.........

BTD (none / 0) (#14)
by Deconstructionist on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 11:29:22 AM EST

Can you even read? What part of not the only big story but a big story eludes that razor-sharp mind?

I was hoping that after the election you would either go away or atleast stop what I assumed was silly posturing you thought clever even though it was really bad even as posturing. If you actually bel;ieve 1% of what you write it is just world-class obtuseness.

: Can you even understand (1.00 / 1) (#15)
by Big Tent Democrat on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 11:32:00 AM EST

that MTP does not go for some fringe story it goes for the Big Story.
It chose McCain and Lieberman over the Big Story.
BTW, you are quite the nasty thing today.
I wonder if you will stop your whining about tone from now on.

Where's the proof that... (none / 0) (#22)
by Ernesto Del Mundo on Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 02:11:59 PM EST

Democrats voted for Lieberman against Lamont because of Lieberman's support for the Bush Iraq policy?

Lieberman did nothing but backpedal from his affections for Bush during the general election (similar to most Republican candidates)while Lamont did not go after the Iraq issue as much as he did during the primary campaign, I'm guessing for fear of losing non-Dem voters. I think he would have done better if he kept ratcheting up the "Joe Hearts Bush" angle through the general campaign.

Anyway...I might be one of the 8 people watching MTP on Sunday, only to see what tack Joe is taking now after being elected in spite of his past performance of complicity with the war party. Did he learn anything from his primary loss? I am guessing most likely not.

I think McCain comes out of the election in a much better position since it looks like the hardcore Neocon Cheney/Rumsfeld wing of the Party has gone into serious decline, to put it mildly.