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Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Dustin — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:19:32 -0000

Excellent comment, I agree a hundred percent. I am amazed that anybody even thinks there's a big difference between Republicans and Democrats anymore. Each party has unique members, but by and large, without donkeys and elephants, or R's and D's, or Red and Blue states, nobody would even know the difference between the two anymore.

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Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Desspec — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:03:00 -0000

"@N-Noid: Is B. Hussein Obama not his name? If this is incorrect, I'll change it."

Ohhhh, okay. See, pretty much everyone else calls him by his first and last name, Barack Obama. In fact, it's customary to refer to others by their first name. It's actually kind of odd to assume to call someone by their middle name unless they request it.

That being so, it might seem like you're trying to emphasize the "Hussein" part of his name and draw a subconscious connection between the name of the young Democratic Senator and the name of one of the most reviled, hated, widely known enemies of America. So some might consider it a cheap shot from a partisan hack.

But that's not what you were doing. You're an analyst. You're above that.

Right?

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

hans — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:51:55 -0000

From Rizzn's wikipedia Entry:

"In 2005 he made official his libertarian affiliations by going to work for the candidate for Texas Legislature T. Evan Fisher as his campaign manager."

You have a right to do and say what you want. But you won't be doing it in my inbox.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:09:16 -0000

Kyle, you are right, it is not just analysis (though it is flawed) it is the Ann Coulterism attitude that is gratting.

Basically don't be a dick!

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

ME — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:02:40 -0000

"only in rare cases have the presidential Republican candidates contradicted themselves"

Oh please... you'd have to be a dittohead to think that.

What's with the partisan posting here? mashable isn't a partisan site, why let this sort of drivel be posted here?

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Kyle — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:45:52 -0000

Mark, it's not so much your analysis that seems to have pissed people off, it's your attitude. If you treated the players (both politicians and readers) with more respect, I suspect you would have fewer negative comments. People generally don't mind if you disagree with them, it's the name-calling they don't like.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Mark \ — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:26:11 -0000

Again, I don't see my agenda as "hidden" so much as "out in the open."

It's called analysis.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Andy Rosillo — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:10:10 -0000

If Mashable allows posts with hidden political comments and agendas such as these, I would not be surprised to see a DIGG like revolt by fellow Mashable users.

Andy

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Mark \ — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:10:00 -0000

Clinton's answer was not complex. It was convoluted.

Romney's position changed over the course of the better part of a decade, and throughout the campaign has been fairly consistent.

I'm not here to debate illegal immigration with you. I'm actually on your side of the debate on that one. As I'm married into a hispanic family and live in Texas, I'm likely in a much better position to comment intelligently than others.

Speaking to consistency, honesty, and strategy of the parties (which I was in the above article), the Republicans have the Democrats beat hands down. I'm sorry if you're unwilling to face that, but its the sad, sorry truth.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

mostlyfreeideas — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:02:56 -0000

Are you counting the flip flopping on sexuality?

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

mostlyfreeideas — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:01:28 -0000

So far, I can only think of two specific instances where video of a candidate from 06 that could pretty clearly be linked to the result of an election. Conrad Burns and his firefighter comments. George Allen and his macacca comments.

I'm gonna go with the fact that video will make candidates more accountable for what they say, and hope that the result is a place where all video footage regardless of party or candidate is available. My guess is that regardless of what side of the political aisle you sit on, you are sick of politicians just saying whatever they want depending on the audience they are in front of.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Mark \"Rizzn\" Hopkins — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:01:16 -0000

Tim: Actually, yeah. Most people who read the polls (not just of conservative persuasion) are of the opinion that the Republicans are doing well this cycle.

http://www.memeorandum.com/...

Just about anyone on the Republican side polls better than just about anyone on the Democrat side. Even Huckabee and Ron Paul

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

mostlyfreeideas — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:56:02 -0000

This isn't meant to bait you, but are you really under the impression that Republicans are going to do well in '08? It's also not intended to be a comment saying Democrats are better than Republicans, butthere isn't a single reputable pollster or political commentator (conservative or liberal) that doesn't currently believe that '08 is likely to be worse for Republicans than '06. I mean, bending reality is a great concept but you don't think you can really do it, do you?

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

CCNA Discovery — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:57:15 -0000

Thanks for the linkage.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

centrex — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:37:27 -0000

rofl, yeah it's "tha evil libruls" that are not bright. It's not like conservatives are idiot inbreeders who drink bud light and speek in southern draws.

nah, that's the "libruls"

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

kevin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:42:40 -0000

"Bright"? Coming from someone who uses the word, "methinks"?

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:27:58 -0000

So Clinton gave a complex answer to a complex question and you compare that to Romney's changing position on major issues, rights for gays, abortion, immigration, just before running for president?

While on the surface giving driver licenses to illegal immigrants seems not the way to go, if you look at the issue you realize that they are here if we like it or not, and they drive, so one might rather have them licensed so they have to take a test and thus be at least some what safer drivers.

So until the federal gov't does something about illegal immigration state gov'ts have to deal with
safety issues of driving. Now one can disagree with giving licenses but it clearly is a complex issue.

of course you don't want to talk about issues, you want to take cheap shots. There are true conservative/republicans out there who want to move the country forward, you are not one of them. Where is Barry Goldwater when you need him?

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Andrew — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:37:45 -0000

Is that so? You on Yahoo Pipes? I'll share it with you. This is the second Republican-friendly post in as many weeks. And ignorantly so. I'll stick with Mashable for tech news. If I want to hear about "Pretty Boys," I'll go to Fox News.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

BrianR — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:05:28 -0000

"This will end up back-firing on the Democrats, in the long run. First of all, only in rare cases have the presidential Republican candidates contradicted themselves, and never three times in a matter of minutes, like Senator Clinton has, for example. Beyond the politics and behavioral studies of various political candidates, the value of providing hours of raw footage of Republican candidates has far more inherent value to Republican supporters than Democrats. Republican conservative online video producers and bloggers, for instance, now have a wealth of source material to pepper their productions with."

You could not be more correct! great commentary!

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Kyle — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:57:31 -0000

Mark, what's going on at Mashable lately?

You guys used to post items and offer some decent analysis, but lately it seems like it's just reposting stuff you're read somewhere else and not even looking at the original sources. *cough*Stan*cough*

And, like this post, there's detectable traces of bitterness. Is something up?

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

E.T.Cook — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:51:28 -0000

I have been reading blogs too long to actually believe any of you that state you will unsubscribe, or create a "san Mark Hopkins" pipe.

The same people bitching here...will be bitching 15 posts down the road. Why make idle threats? You guys know you like to bitch and disagree ;)

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Andrew — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:44:19 -0000

This will be the post that gets me to mashup Mashable. Look for the Mashable sans Mark Hopkins Pipe on Yahoo! shortly!

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Will — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:20:01 -0000

Mark,

You must be purposefully ignoring the issue re: Obama's name. *Obviously* B. Hussein Obama is one way of writing his name. So is Barack Obama, as all reputable news sources do.

So given a couple different options, why did you choose to use just an initial for his first name, but include his entire middle name? Because the name Hussein reminds people (even if sub-consciously) of Sadam Hussein. If not Sadam himself, it at least carries connotations of Islam and the middle east.
And I didn't realize that "Pretty Boy" is John Edwards' official nickname...oh wait, it's not? You mean it's another editorialization?

Personally, I think that these cheap shots are petty and unprofessional.

Mark, you are obviously a talented writer. You are entitled to your opinions, political and otherwise, but please, please keep the editorializations out of news posts.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

E.T.Cook — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:04:18 -0000

@Mark

Regardless of your political affiliations, its nice to get the other side of things for once. There are so many democratic blowhards, whether I agree with you or not is immaterial, thank God there is another opinion.

@B
And Ann Coulter zealotry site? A bit of a sensationalist don't you think? And please learn how to spell.

Re: Democrats Launch Large Republican Video Archive

Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:45:51 -0000

@N-Noid: Is B. Hussein Obama not his name? If this is incorrect, I'll change it.

With respect to other Republican *candidates*, there has been much less flip-flopping on the issues than on the Democrat side. When a candidate changes his position over a 10 year period as opposed to a 4 minute period, you can hardly call these two things the same.

@PB: I didn't think my agenda was all that hidden, to be truthful. I've been very open and honest about my political positions since I've begun my tenure here at Mashable.