On the phone with Dan Abrams, Mudcat Saunders

[YDogg]

I love me some Mudcat

[Ichingcarpenter]

1. He is well worth listening too at this time of day

But the pundits won't let him speak

Hillary is Dead Chick walking says Dave.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Somehow, I think that phrase will make its way into plenty

of siglines by tomorrow!

[ShortnFiery]

3. Damn Craig Crawford is spewing his filth ... he's totally in the tank for HRC.

:puke:

[Medusa]

4. For sure. Notice you don't see much of him on any

of the other MSNBC shows.

[JimGinPA]

6. He's A Repub - Go Figure

[YDogg]

7. craig crawford was entertaining for about the first five minutes I ever heard him on imus

since then, not so much

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. Ok, time to turn it off.... The pundits didn't let Dave talk

they were all speaking over him and interrupting him.
Now, Dan wants to talk for the 15th time about Hillary as VP.

[YDogg]

14. crawford seemed about to bust a vein trying to tag Obama with wright

last fortnight's "news?"

[VolcanoJen]

15. That guy is the biggest assclown in the entire punditocracy

Craig Crawford has misjudged the electorate every step and every turn during this primary season. He doesn't have an earthly clue what he's talking about. It's so bad that even Joe Scarborough openly mocks him and laughs at him when he's on his show. He's so completely pissed off that this Rev. Wright thing hasn't destroyed Obama. Even when faced with unimpeachable hard-core evidence not from polls, but from actual voters in the most conservative region in the country, he still insists Wright will sink Obama.

Why is this man still on my teevee??

[JerseygirlCT]

5. Who is he?

I have to say, he was pretty entertaining.

I won't repeat what he just said about Clinton, but while it was sort of mean, it was also really funny.

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Edwards Campaign Manager

He has real salty talk.

[ShortnFiery]

10. You better bet there will be umpteen threads and much "feigned indignation" from HRC supporters.

It's getting really old. :eyes:

[YDogg]

11. strategist for edwards. a bit of background

http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story160387.html

[RamboLiberal]

12. Mudcat was one of Edwards campaign people

And he's managed some other campaigns as well including Mark Warner. I'd like to see Obama bring him in. He knows the South. Wrote a good book too. "Foxes in the Henhouse: How the Republicans Stole the South and the Heartland and What the Democrats Must Do to Run 'em Out"

From Publishers Weekly
Those who stayed up late to watch with worry or woke in dismay after the November 2004 presidential elections will welcome this answer to "How in the Hell did this happen?" as the first chapter, aptly titled, promises to explain. In this humorous discussion of what went wrong and how to change it, Harvard professor Jarding and Virginia politico Saunders present a method to secure a Democratic victory by gaining the lead in the South and the Midwest. The book encourages Democrats to open their minds to the rural culture of "Bubbas," or blue collar, religious folks who despise government intrusion, have been voting Republican and would respond to political "NASCAR marketing." Jarding and Saunders keep it lively, interspersing low-blow jabs at Republicans with statistics, political history and strategies for Democrats to connect with Bubbas over contentious issues like gun control, environmental protection, gay marriage and abortion.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Like a newly discovered treasure map offering a path to buried riches, Foxes in the Henhouse is a hard-hitting political blueprint for how the Democrats can win again in the South and rural America. The authors document the Republicans' rise in the South and Midwest, expose the hypocrisy that marked their ascent, and offer a take-no-prisoners plan to kick them out. The authors know of what they speak. "Rural strategists" Steve Jarding and Dave "Mudcat" Saunders are famous for securing Democratic victories in places they shouldn't have -- most notably in Mark Warner's successful run for governor of Virginia, a campaign that wasn't afraid to use bluegrass concerts and NASCAR to get the message out. When George W. Bush swept the South clean in 2004, it was the final insult to Jarding and Saunders, two self-proclaimed "bubbas" on a mission to convince their fellow southerners and rural Americans that the GOP's claim of representing "values," patriotism, the sportsmen, and fiscal conservatism is a disastrous farce. In addition to exposing the lies behind the gradual Republican invasion of the hinterland that began in the 1960s, they offer some surprisingly simple strategies for Democrats to capture each of these issues. Among other things, Jarding and Saunders urge Democrats to * Quit turning their noses up at the culture of rural America and talk to people where they live * Learn how to count when going after votes * Show some passion and retaliate when Republicans assassinate their characters Packed with meticulous and shocking research findings; blunt, laugh-out-loud language; and merciless assaults on George W. Bush, Tom DeLay, Bill O'Reilly, and plenty of other right-wing charlatans, Foxes in the Henhouse is a must-read and will be one of the most talked-about books of the year and for election cycles to come.

[JerseygirlCT]

13. Thank you to all who responded!

Yes, indeed, it sounds like he'd be a big asset if he were willing to advise!

And he was funny!

[AnnieBW]

16. Is related to Bobcat Goldthwaite?

That's who I always think of when I hear his name.