Comments on: Media Can't Admit They Were Wrong About Warren's DNA Test

By: ChrisWeigant.com » Friday Talking Points -- Something Misbegotten In The State Of Denmark

Sat, 24 Aug 2019 01:21:34 +0000

[...] Media Can’t Admit They Were Wrong About Warren’s DNA Test [...]

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 22:06:46 +0000

And in the annals of how Republicans/Conservatives are almost entirely full of sh!t:

https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2019/08/conservative-report-on-facebook-provides-no-information-at-all/

I mean, what did he find? So I went over and read it for myself. And the answer, almost literally, is that he found nothing. In fact, he didn’t even look. All he did was talk to a bunch of conservatives to find out what they thought Facebook might be doing to them. As a public service, I’ll provide this abridged version:...

(Several quotes follow)

Kevin continues:

So that’s it. A bunch of conservatives repeated standard conservative talking points about how they’ve been treated unfairly but provided no evidence that they had actually been treated unfairly. Nor was it part of Kyl’s remit to check this out independently or to compare it to the way liberals and independents are treated. There is literally nothing here.

Conservatives: Nature's Crybabies.

By: Mezzomamma

Mezzomamma — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 06:10:06 +0000

It's also good to read that this wasn't just an outsider coming in with a do-good plan, but was a joint effort with Haaland and, presumably, others.

By: Balthasar

Balthasar — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:03:54 +0000

It's true. The made-up native-american debacle is over. As you point out, it was over basically before it began. She'd be a very good pick - for VP.

By: TheStig

TheStig — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 02:57:24 +0000

This article is a shining example of why I read and support cw.com. Attention to detail and the agilty to break free from a pack that is heading in the wrong direction.

Nice job CW.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 02:30:21 +0000

Somewhat shockingly Chris Cillizza thinks she did a good job with her approach of apologizing in conjunction with talking about her sweeping proposal to assist Native Americans.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/politics/elizabeth-warren-native-american-pocahontas/index.html

The centerpiece of that approach was a series of policy proposals -- and a legislative plan -- the Warren campaign released last week. That's broadly consistent with the I-have-a-plan-for-that strategy that has taken Warren from an also-ran to a top-tier candidate over the past eight or so months. It also allows Warren to make a more forceful argument than just the basic "I am one of you!" She can now point to a series of ideas she has to improve the lives of Native Americans, a move that takes the focus away from Warren's personal story and focuses it squarely on the broader plight of Native Americans in the United States.

Don't underestimate the power of simply saying "sorry" either. We are all inclined to give people second chances if they seem genuinely contrite and appear to have learned their lesson(s). And again, Warren's apology takes the focus away from the "me" and puts it squarely on the "we" -- a powerful thing in politics.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 02:20:52 +0000

Yep. It's such a bore that the usual suspects will beat this kind of crap to death out of laziness, hubris, stupidity. I'd been reading about the outreach she's been doing with NA communities for the last several months so I expected her to participate in the forum, and she did. She's not shying away from the issue though we know Blotus and the magats will try to keep it weaponized. I don't think it's going to be all that potent with the sentient community but we'll see. At any rate, Warren had 12,000 people turn out this afternoon in the Twin Cities - lots of people tweeting photos of the huge crowd.