Tom DeLay has a message for you

So is this the end of all the conservative claptrap about blogs not being relevant in politics today? Uh huh.

I'm hoping Foley, Rumsfeld, Santorum, Katherine Harris and all the other disgraced losers booted from the Beltway can start their own blogs as well.

Delay has confused the medium with the message.

The problem wasn't that people weren't hearing the Republicans effectively, it was that people weren't buying what they were hearing from the Republicans anymore.

They could have put out the "Stay the Course" message by internet, sky writing or carrier pidgeon, it wouldn't have mattered.

Wow, the extent of DeLay's alternate reality never ceases to amaze. He was on "Hardball" last night and could not understand how we are mired in these politics of personal destruction - never mind that this is essentially what he engaged in for every year Bill Clinton was in office. Now he thinks the GOP's ethics problems are a result of Campaign Finance Reform - his own ruthless and corrupt leadership had nothing to do with it. I guess what's more amazing is that the mainstream media continues to give credence to this crook.

Excuse me, but I beg to differ. Republicans have never said blogs aren't relevant in politricks today. Witness the gigantic pantheon of conservative blogs out there such as redstate.com, littlegreenfootballs, and too many more to list. It was conservative blogs that broke the story about Dan Rather's fraudulent national guard memo stories for CBS, for instance.

What some conservative COMMENTATORS have said is that the net roots aren't as effective as some on the left have claimed because many of the candidates they've backed (previous to the last election) had either failed or would've won anyway. As evidenced by the democratic sweep in November, at least the blogs of the left have either gotten better at picking the right candidates or done a better job politicking for them. Take your pick.

There are rightist net roots, too, though, and it'll be interesting to see how they mobilize their troops for the presidential election two years from now. DeLay is, as the post says, rarely boring, and he's a very effective campaigner. Now that he's doing that full-time it'll be interesting to see how he uses the conservative and moderate netizens of the republican party to help his preferred candidate for the presidency and to help regain the house and break through the slim lead the democrats hold in the senate. The net isn't the singular force in campaigning just yet, but it's growing in power and I think both parties are heavily invested in it as a campaign tool.

While we're talking about "disgraced ex-Congressmen," let's talk about Mel Reynolds, lefties. You folks talk, talk, talk about Mark Foley, but yet Clinton pardons and a child rapist (Mel had sex with minors, Foley DID NOT), gets a job with Jesse Jackson. Or Gerry Studds, who actually did have sex with a male page and was honored by the Democratic party upon his death and re-elected and re-elected and re-elected by your Democratic friends in Massachusetts. Or let's talk about William Jefferson and his $90,000 in the freezer, and your Democratic buddies just re-elected him. There are so many disgraced Democrats out there, let's talk about them.

Terry Shiavo was the start of his downfall right after Abramoff. Wich one of these is on the republican platform? Bigger government in your life or corruption?

Delay's blog site was shut down after 70 minutes yesterday.

I guess to many people wanted to show him the "love" that they have for one of the most corrupt,dispicable former members of Congress.

There should be a law against any Texas Yahoo's holding a highlevel elected,or appointed office in America from now on.

Little Johnny,

Since you're throwing around accusations at the Dems again,I'll tell you that I,for one,want William Jefferson gone,yesterday for that matter.

It shouldn't be to hard for the Democrats to do a better job fighting corrupt politics,than the Wingnut party has done for the last 12 years.

Republicans have set that bar awfully low,i.e. Tom Delay.

Now little Johnny,put down your keyboard,get out your Ann Coulter blowup doll,turn on Faux News,and take a nap,things ARE as bad as they seem for the Wingnut party.
Don't worry Prez Obama is coming soon.

Delay will have plenty of time to ponder his blogging technique at his future home, prison. This, after "bulldog" Waxman exposes all of "the bug killer's" criminal activities over the past few years and they frog-march his sorry ass off to the big house. Oh, and Thomas should have ample opportunity to brush up on his former occupation too, I hear roaches are rampant in the penitentiary.

John D-

We could also bring up convicted felon Ex-Gov. Ryan, Jack "sex club" Ryan, the entire Iran-Contra crew pardoned by George H. W. Bush...

Are the Democrats pure as the driven snow? Of course not. But neither are the Republicans.

John E. Really? You'd ban Barbara Jordan and LBJ from holding office if they were still alive? What about Ronnie Earl? Under your dictate he'd have to give up his prosecutor's job and Tom DeLay would probably still be in congress.

That would be like me saying all corrupt Illinois machine politicians shouldn't be allowed to hold national office. Retroactive,y, that would've kept good people like U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen (led the fight for Civil Rights) and Peter Fitzgerald (appointed a U.S. Attorney who's nailing dirty Illinois politicians to the wall) out of office.

This is why you can't let reactionaries make policy. Whew! Thank God they're only allowed to post on blogs.

It it interesting to me that Mr. Kucinich's daughter works for Tom DeLay. He obviously was a great parent to have raised such a gifted and politically aware writer ;)

Bill & John D, why lower yourselves to defend a crook like Delay? Why do so many conservatives choose this state of denial? Your party lost in 2006 and you'll lose again in 2008, and politicians like Delay are the problem. You "rightys" just keep on backing the wrong guys and starting the wrong wars. By the way, Clinton is no longer president. Let's focus on the present mess your administration has gotten us into, shall we?

Yeah, his blog shut down but I read numerous comments on OpEdNews.com. It looks like many people have had their fill of Delay. What a creep!

John D it looks like J Dennis Hastert will go the way of Tom (The Crook) Delay. He is going to resign in March

Tom, it seems, has much to be proud of. His "legacy" is so extensive it's hard to know where to begin. Let me try;

1. Probably the worst case of (and certainly the "timeliest") gerrymandering to date.

2. Most effective scheme for campaign fund laundering yet; utilizing those phony neocon PACS like Norquist's "Americans for Tax Reform", to 'wash that dirty money clean'.

3. That brilliant "K St. Project". The ultimate "pay to play", self-perpetuating, lobbying scheme. This wouldn't be in need of any "reform", would it?

4. Tom redefined pro-active politics. For instance, while some reasoned people were trying to make sense of the voting fiasco in the 2000 election, Tom sprung into action to "assist" by flying his "goons", (paid staffers, republican mercenaries, volunteers) down to Florida to "protest" and disrupt outside the Broward County voting districts.

On the floor of the House Tom had no qualms about setting new lows in voting protocol. How about keeping the House vote over Medicare Drug Reform open for THREE HOURS, while he threatened, cajoled, and bribed members to change their votes?

5. The list goes on and on; the Sciavo debacle, his absurd comments on the stem-cell issue, the abuse of Federal agencies to track down those wascally wayward democwats from Texas, the "family getaways" to Scotland. This guy defines the term CORRUPT.

If you want to read the comments DeLay's blogger (you don't really think he's doing it himself, do you?) removed from the site, here they are:

http://tomdelaydotcom.blogspot.com/

Bill,

Notice that I said:

"From Now On"!!

There's going to be a nonstop frogwalking of corrupt Wingnut party members going to prison in the next few years,Bill.

Sit back and watch the show,it should be a good one.

We can call the show "All My Republicans."

Bill,
She works for the Hill, not Tom Delay

Good luck with your bloodletting, John E. Not vindictive, there, are you? Have a great massacre.

Thanks for the correction, Jethro, I read the post too quickly. I bet she's still a great journalist. The Hill's a great paper. Good for her.

I don't think it was a communication problem that resulted in the Dem. mandate on election day. It was that enough people finally figured out the actual Republic party message and voters bolted.

John e,
You are right. Trail Lawyers are going to suddenly gain in popularity among Republic politicians.

For you right winger so your fact are right on Jefferson

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121101136.html

'Tom DeLay has a message for you'

And I have a message for Tom;

✂ the ✝ ❆ job ✺

Thanks for reminding us all of the facts, Dale. I want as many people as possible to know that Pelosi's going to give a committee seat to a congressman that sources inside the investigation say will be indicted early in the 2007. Good to know.

Unlettered,

Your Five DeLay points post is very good.

We need to have a Tom DeLay out there talking and getting quoted and shown on TV if possible. I t will only hurt him and his cause even more.

People have hit the RR Culture War wall and are fed up.

The more cars Ford produces the more money it loses. The Hammer and the Republican establishment are in the same fix; The more they hit their talking points the less popular they become.

Word up, Tom. Tell them what you think they want to hear!

Place elbow on table, make a fist, bash face into own fist, repeat.

Kenny Bunk,

Thanks for the tip re. special characters. It's a powerful tool in the fight against RR agit-prop.

To all that know the secret; Use it wisely. (Hear that Juan?)

'Shampoo Rationale' on steroids. Keep talking Delay. People hate your guts. Can I be more specific?

CM,

A weapon as powerful as that I will use with the utmost caution. And I will carry its secret to my grave!

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Could have fooled me.
The problem with the rightwingnuts is they like to think in terms of sports events; "Republicans" is the name of "our" team, "Democrats" is the name of "theirs". Anyone on "our" team must be supported. Anyone on "their" team must be reviled & sabotaged. There are only two options: winning and losing. This saves them from actually gathering any facts, forming their own opinions, thinking in terms of cause & effect, working collaboratively, or focusing on how to get the best results for all human beings everywhere.
By thinking "win-lose" Republicans have become doubly pathetic: even lying, cheating and stealing they can't "win". And actually by losing Congress (and soon the Presidency) they've done their constituents a big favor.

I remember during the Clinton years, the right seemed to only concern itself with everything Clinton. Was so wrapped up in trying to bring him down, no tactic was to low. They even tried to remove a sitting President because he cheated on his wife, and lets not pretend it was about the lie.

The outrage of politicians cheating on spouses is more damaging to right leaning candidates because they are the ones who claim higher morals than those on the left.

Tom Delay was a master of political manipulation for his party, not for his country. It wasn't enough to merely change the rules to ensure his parties hold on power, he even went beyond his own gerrymandering.

About the only thing worse than Texas politics, is Illinois politics. But atleast the Dem's in Illinois haven't decided to redistrict now that Illinois voters have declared it to be a Blue state in two consecutive elections.

Yo, Idiot Left Wing Loons, you guys gonna demand the resignation of Rahm Emanuel, who knew for nearly a year about the Mark Foley e-mails? Emanuel knew what Foley was doing but wanted to keep it quiet until October, to impact the election. So Emanuel put politics ahead of doing the right thing. Typical Demoncrap shenanigans.

And Demoncraps should never bring up corruption in Illinois. While we may have Gov. Ryan, you hypocritical loons have Blago, Alexi, Stroger, Bobbie Steele, Daley, and on and on and on and on and on and on. How many Demoncraps are going to jail and will be going to jail?

And, since when is allegedly wanting to have sex with your wife, whether in public or private, a crime? I guess only in the sick world of the Demoncraps.

So the reporter for the Hill is the daughter of a far-left Dem Congressman? She joins the vast club of journalists with Dem political connections, including ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos (Bill Clinton's press secretary); NBC's Tim Russert (speechwriter for a Dem governor of NY); "Hard Ball's" Chris Mathews (Dem political operative and speechwriter); Cokie Roberts (both parents Dem Congresspeople); NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams (ex intern at Jimmy Carter White House); CBS News anchor Katie Couric (sister a Dem politician in VA).... etc. etc. And these are the "neutral" journalists who decide what we see on the nightly news!

"If you want to read the comments DeLay's blogger (you don't really think he's doing it himself, do you?) removed from the site, here they are:"
Posted by: Cheryl | Dec 12, 2006 3:29:57 PM"

Cheryl,

Brilliant.
My ribs are sore. He can't take the truth. Of course there are many
Stepford Christians that believe he is a wonderful man.

Here's 'Tom's song', same as Abramoff's.
No alterations needed.

Dogs (Pink Floyd)
You gotta be crazy, you gotta have a real need
You gotta sleep on your toes, and when youre on the street
You gotta be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed
And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight
You gotta strike when the moment is right without thinking.

And after a while, you can work on points for style
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake
A certain look in the eye, and an easy smile
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to
So that when they turn their backs on you
Youll get the chance to put the knife in.

You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder
You know its going to get harder, and harder, and harder as you get older
And in the end youll pack, fly down south
Hide your head in the sand
Just another sad old man
All alone and dying of cancer.

And when you loose control, youll reap the harvest that youve sown
And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone
And its too late to loose the weight you used to need to throw around
So have a good drown, as you go down alone
Dragged down by the stone.

I gotta admit that Im a little bit confused
Sometimes it seems to me as if Im just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
If I dont stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?

Deaf, dumb, and blind, you just keep on pretending
That everyones expendable and no-one had a real friend
And it seems to you the thing to do would be to isolate the winner
And you believe at heart, everyones a killer.

Who was born in a house full of pain
Who was trained not to spit in the fan
Who was told what to do by the man
Who was broken by trained personnel
Who was fitted with collar and chain
Who was given a seat in the stand
Who was breaking away from the pack
Who was only a stranger at home
Who was ground down in the end
Who was found dead on the phone
Who was dragged down by the stone.

Tom, enjoy.

"And, since when is allegedly wanting to have sex with your wife, whether in public or private, a crime? I guess only in the sick world of the Demoncraps." - John D

Actually as I remember it John, It was your Republican buddies who dropped Jack Ryan like a hot potato when that stuff came out. They decided "Ambassador to Crazyland" Alan Keyes was a better candidate. The Democrats had nothing to do with it.

Wow Bruce!! It is a conspiracy. You ID'd 7 lefty journalists. What a "vast club". If only we had more than 7 news organizations in this 21st century. Why don't you try to take on the news and facts they report?

Tony, are you really the same guy who thinks Joe Lieberman wasn't forced to run as an independent? Jack Ryan chose to end his campaign. Real republicans (not the Judy Baar Topinka and George Ryan variety) would've still supported him. Unfortunately, his own internals showed that too many family values voters would follow Judy and George down the path to ruin they've led the Illinois republican party to. And to think Judy had the gall to complain about carpetbagger Alan Keyes after she and her committee brought him here.

Anyway, you can't have it both ways. You can't say Joe Lieberman chose to leave the democrats and then say Jack Ryan was forced to step down by the republicans. That's a nice little piece of doublespeak you've got going there.

I never said that Ryan was "forced" to step down. I said it was the Republican leadership that had the problem with his sex scandal, not the Democrats.

Ryan absolutely could have remained, and should have, in my opinion, but he chose not to. I have no more sympathy for him not ending up being the Republican candidate than I do for Leiberman.

What Tom has to tell us...

Well, according to CNN today Delay called Barack Obama a "Marxist Leftist".

So is red baiting the type of message that the Republicans want to communicate? Good luck getting people to take you seriously with that one. It's not 1952 anymore.

Bruce, ✽

I guess journalists need to be able to read and write.

Tony,

Re. Red Scare! These are exactly the same people. If they can't scare the base with terror or Social Security, they switch back to communists.

It's called intellectual bankruptcy. America has figured it out. Just wait until 08.

And for DeLay to be attacking Obama at this time shows he is s%@#ing his Texas diaper.

Be sure to check out the first 75 Delay blog messages that you can see in Cheryl's posts link to Delay's blog. People hate him, and rightfully so. It's in the 'Delay has a message for you' blog.

Republicans should be able to setup a internet model of Moveon.org in order to move straight into the political arena at the jail house Republican convention - Republicans expected to win most Jail House Political post - and Gay Ole Perverts are running strong!