Who's gonna watch "Capitol Gang

[CatWoman]

:D

[tomfodw]

1. Is there a reason we should - or shouldn't?

Who's gonna be on?

[CatWoman]

2. dunno

but I'd like some company

[dogtag]

4. Present.

[dogtag]

9. Novak calling Kerry sour. What does he think he is?

[CatWoman]

30. he's a bitter, hateful, lying sack of shit

:hi: Dogtag

[dogtag]

33. Ah, CatWoman, quit going easy on the Douchebag for Liberty.

p.s. Thanks to your cat family photos, my son got interested in reading DU.

[flpoljunkie]

38. And a treasonous, rotten bastard, to boot, for outing Valerie Plame!

[terrya]

3. I will...even though seeing and hearing Novak kills my appetite.

It's on now. :-)

[CatWoman]

5. LOL

:hi:

[terrya]

8. Ewwwwwww.....he's ON!

God, what a vile man. :-)

:hi:

[AlamoDemoc]

15. I can't stand Novak

LOL Novak has a bad case of dandruffs

[terrya]

22. And bad fake toofers. Those dentures have got to go.

[6th Borough]

41. I think he may have fake eyebrows too.

I swear I saw one of his eyebrows swing into a vertical position while wearing Capitol Gang once.:wtf:

[newyawker99]

46. Hi AlamoDemoc!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[6th Borough]

39. At least Shields (the moderator) occasionally spanks him and shuts him up.

Also was the best "pundit" (Shields, that is) covering the debates and conventions. I'm sure very few people the coverage provided by PBS unfortunately.

[RoBear]

6. I can't!

Kate O'Bierne makes me retch and Novackula makes my teeth itch, so I usually surf around it. I do like the Outrage of the Week, though, so I'll probably watch that part.

[CatWoman]

7. Bob Novak needs his ass kicked

[RoBear]

11. Too good for him!

Hanging by his testicles (old and dried up as they are) might be a fairly just punishment. Maybe not.

[Skittles]

36. well CatWoman, I would volunteer

but right now I am busy trying to set guys up into calling me with sweet talk about falafel. :D

[CatWoman]

40. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

:hi:

[Skittles]

43. so far they only ask to borrow money

perhaps I should try men I don't know :7

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Cats and Dogs and Bears :)

[Ivote]

14. Not This Time

I have Sirius Love on and a nice glass of Pinot Grigio
Watched Kerry Rally from Colorodo Today and thats all I need
:kick:

[AlCzervik]

20. i cant stand Novak but that O'beirne woman makes

me feel violent. I cannot watch that show.

[6th Borough]

44. She write for the National Review...the official rag of the Neocon agenda.

:puke:

[Hamlette]

12. I'm here

to keep you company, for as long as I can stand it

[CatWoman]

32. dear Hamlette

:D

You know, Novak really IS a fucking douchebag.

[Hamlette]

37. he is

and yes, I know it.

Funny thing, I saw him on a network broadcast news program a couple of months ago and he wasn't nearly so nasty. It's theater. But he's so good at it, one must conclude he's a fucking douchebag.

[dogtag]

13. douchebag isn't finished with Teresa yet.

[desertalien]

23. I wonder if anything

they have to say will make a difference at this point.
Al Hunt just sounded like his wife. Yuk! Kerry needs a "real" message. What's up with that?

[dogtag]

16. rather lackluster so far, but Mark is trying

to inject a few zingers.

[terrya]

17. Is it just me or do they always have Republicans as guests?

Yet ANOTHER Republican. How tiresomely predicatable.

[spanone]

18. I'm there.....Novak in the nuts...one....two....three......kick

[jefferson_dem]

19. Al Hunt says JK needs a "BIG MESSAGE" to close the deal.

Hmmmm. Perhaps so. What would it be then?

[terrya]

21. I think Kerry is perfectly on message. What does Al Hunt want....

Kerry to deliver the Gettysburg Address?

Kerry has delivered a very good message.

[Awsi Dooger]

28. He said "something inspiring" and I couldn't agree more

I don't hear Kerry doing much more than ripping Bush or his policies. Obviously that's appropriate, but no way it should be the central focus of every speech or campaign day.

It's pathetic when you can perfectly predict what Kerry and his commercials will say the next day; a reaction to whatever Bush or his ads said the day before. For months I've been pissed we have overlearned the Willie Horton lesson from 1988, constant swatting of the latest Bush attack instead of defining the issues on our own terms. Especially when almost every issue favors the Dem position.

Yes, I'm getting nervous, because I hosted debate watching parties this year similar to '96 and '00. The people in my home were near unanimous in describing Kerry's campaign as too negative and not providing a clear vision of what he would do. I gave them a piece of paper and asked them to write down Kerry's campaign slogan. Only 3 of 19 were able to come up with a version of "Stronger at Home, More Respected in the World." Get this, a majority returned BLANK SHEETS OF PAPER, OR A WISECRACK.

Unbleeping believable, I actually agreed with something Novak said, after Al Hunt's call for "something inspiring." Novak mentioned Kennedy in '60, and how he basically ignored Nixon on the stump, emphasizing positive visions of his own. I've been waiting for that from Kerry all year. The nation has made up its mind on GW. Notice how outside events, or a debate implosion from Bush himself, have lowered Bush's approval numbers. No indication they have ever moved based on something Kerry has said. Meanwhile, Kerry's favorability numbers are uncomfortably low, 39% in the most recent CBS poll.

I know we can count on Clinton beginning Monday. Once we hear him, Al Hunt's point will be crystal correct. I just hope Kerry steals plenty of Clinton's words and emphasis over the final week.

[flpoljunkie]

42. How about we need a President who can walk & chew gum at the same time, or

in other words, a president who can both keep us safe and fight for the middle class. John Kerry is that man and that is his message going into the home stretch.

[jefferson_dem]

48. I do agree. He has the "bush sux" meme down like a champ.

Perhaps JK is a bit gun-shy about going to positive after he got nailed coming out of the DNC. Remember, they played nice, only to get creamed in the next few weeks. Either way, the anxiety is powerful enough for Kerry to ride that and ride chimp out of office.

But it sure would be nice to tie things together, to close the deal, with a solid inspirational catch that will make people feel like they want to vote for him. We already feel it for sure. I've heard more of the populist "people not the powerful" theme these past few days, and i like it. Good to build on that. This regime's dirty business lends itself so well to that. But think "bridge to the 20th century" Clinton theme from 1996.

[phirili]

31. Al Hunt trying to outwhore Novak.

[spanone]

24. Novak is out of his mind. Non-caucasion voters? What's that shit?

[kevin881]

49. he also said bush has it in the bag, due to the polls trending *'s way...

WTF?

[AntiFascist]

25. Why CNN is relevant, unfortunately!

CNN's electoral vote map, polls that they are citing, and Robert Novak (who we all know and love) are already beginning to call the election for Bush. On election night, will not CNN have the highest ratings as everyone watches the returns? Will not the opinions of the pundits and the exit polls be used to justify the results, even if they are questioned due to corruption?

[Hamlette]

26. Novak thinks Bush will lose

He didn't say so out right, in fact he said Bush will win, but he was so defensive about it and ended by saying "but if the young people and non white voters really vote this year, Bush will lose." Giving himself a reason to be wrong.

[AntiFascist]

45. Right after he mentioned "non-white voters".....

it looked like he regretted saying it. There was kind of a racist undertone, coming from him.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

27. Novak talking about "tree hugging Democrats" in the Senate

discussing Anwar in Alaska. Can the old slimeball get any more pathetic?

[dogtag]

29. Why is the 'gang' not up on the news?

They should know about the Knight Ridder story re Shrub's community service stint in 1972?

[Cha]

34. Because they are insulated inside the

beltway and they know nothing of what's really going on in America..

Like Kerry's Electrifying Rally with Alexandra and Salazar in Pueblo, Colorado today..OUTSIDE the beltway..where People have real lives!

It was very emotional and just watching the People in the crowd..you could see from the expressions on their faces that Kerry does have a FUCKING MESSAGE.

:dem: KERRY HAS OUR BACK! AND WE HAVE HIS BACK! :dem:

And we want to leave the Earth in a Better place than we found it!

[Skittles]

35. what are those flowers they put on corpses?

Novak needs to sport one

[peekaloo]

47. LOL! That rat bastard just revels in his own smugma!

I think the flower is a lily.