March 13, 2007

Hey - Let's Accept!

Hatched by Dafydd

Matt Drudge is running a link to this Politico post about Air America (do they still exist?) offering to host a Republican candidates debate in four states, "tweaking" (Politico's word) Fox News Channel:

Tweaking the Fox News Channel, the president of liberal Air America Radio this morning sent a letter to the chairmen of four state Republican parties, offering to host and broadcast the state parties' upcoming presidential debates.

Agreeing to the debate “would allow Republicans to differentiate themselves from Democrats,” Air America President Mark Green wrote to the Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina Republican chairmen in a deadpan communication provided this morning to The Politico.

This picks up on the dog's breakfast the Nevada Democratic Party and the Democratic candidates served themselves a few days ago by pulling out of a Nevada debate... because Fox News was one of the sponsors.

John Edwards, covering himself with near-Marcottean glory, was first; the Nevada Democratic Party pulled out a few days later because, according to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Caesar's Palace, 100%), Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes cracked a joke at President Bush's expense, implying that Bush was too dense to know the difference between Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL, 100%) and Osama bin Laden (terrorist nutcase with delusions of godhood, 100%).

(No, I don't get it either. Why should Ailes making fun of Bush mean that Fox News questioners would treat Democrats unfairly? Somebody has slipped a cog here, and I don't think it's I.)

You know what, though? Mark Green is right! Accepting Air America's offer would absolutely differentiate us from the Democrats -- and show Republicans to be unafraid of debate, to boot.

Let's go ahead and accept... but demand a partnership with another ultra-liberal (but larger) media source, like CNN; and just like the Fox News offer, demand a mix of liberal and conservative questioners... but allow Air America to supply one.

I have complete confidence that Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Fred Thompson, or whoever is in the debate will have no difficulty fielding a question or three from an Airhead America reporter; and that some insulting, offensive, "have you stopped preventing your wife from getting an abortion yet" question will actually enhance the appeal of whichever Republican responds to it with sang-froid.

Propaganda is a very powerful tool. Gee, I wish we had someone who understood it.

Hatched by Dafydd on this day, March 13, 2007, at the time of 3:24 PM

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The following hissed in response by: Dan Kauffman

“would allow Republicans to differentiate themselves from Democrats,”

Oh I DO hope they take them up on the offer,

Talk about differentiating!

Yes we Republicans stand our ground in the face of adversity, and opposition.

The Democrats?

Uhh they seem to be best at the act of
Cut and Run,

Nevada was just a dress rehersal for their responce when confronted .

LOLOLOLOL

The above hissed in response by: Dan Kauffman [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 14, 2007 12:43 AM

The following hissed in response by: Mr. Michael

The only problem, as you alluded, would be one of reach... Air America may cover the whole Nation, but they do it in such a way as to hit about a hundred people per city on average... and that on the radio, not on the Television.

Adding CNN as the television outlet would work... but as Air America knows, they are a large corporation, and have caved in to the Radical Right in the past by canning their UberBoss over a misunderstood joke at Davos.

Maybe instead, for television coverage, Air America could team up with Al Gore TV? That would just crack me up... let everybody compare and contrast.

The above hissed in response by: Mr. Michael [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 14, 2007 4:06 AM

The following hissed in response by: brutepcm

Two points. I think many Dems, (especially the Hildebeast) want to limit unscripted exposure. The ideal for them would be to merely speechify in friendly venues. Fox was just a convenient excuse.
and- The Bush joke was only partly about the Potus word confusion. The sub-text is that Osama and Obama have more than spelling in common.

The above hissed in response by: brutepcm [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 14, 2007 5:19 AM

The following hissed in response by: Dan Kauffman

Let the Fox affliate go ahead with their debate have some empty spots with the campaign posters of the Dems who ducked out and for comic relief pause to give them a chance to respond ;-)

The above hissed in response by: Dan Kauffman [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 14, 2007 7:11 AM

The following hissed in response by: Dan Kauffman

Let the Fox affliate go ahead with their debate have some empty spots with the campaign posters of the Dems who ducked out and for comic relief pause to give them a chance to respond ;-)

The above hissed in response by: Dan Kauffman [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 14, 2007 7:11 AM

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