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Hurrah for our side
Hi here how are you? I am newbie in http://www.rocketboom.com so i hope i will get some friends here :)
Way to alienate half your viewers.
Let me guess the emotion Joanne… gloating?
It looks good on you. Way to embrace the American Way.
Hmmmm… new media acting alot like old media. We shouldn’t be told what side is the good or bad side in politics!!!!!
Not cool RB…
I like the fact that RB doesn’t hide their views/opinions, political ones included.
And Drew, I’m right there with ya :-)
celebrate!!!
The tide has turned…and it’s swpeeping the sewage right back into NYC harbor.
Oh, and thanks drew, I needed to hear political dribble from your hired brit after you reniged on your campaign promise to Amanda. What will happen when Jo-on the Col-on learns about the real you? Will she vote you out, or will she be forced to resign.
ditto w/ gob
Oh yeah, love the Wiki. Lol, Democrats will still give us the same crap as the republicans.
What a shame the parties couldn’t be a little more different. I still feel like we wlil see more of the same. I hope I am proved wrong. :(
EI
Gee, with 99.9% of the media focusing on politics, I really appreciate RocketBoom filing that final void!
I can’t wait to be preached to by another media outlet…, oh hurray…
Maybe you can do a special report on how - SUDDENLY all of the “voting irregularities” disappeared! Hmmm, what was different about this election from the previous ones?
Goodbye RB. I’m off to Wallstrip! Nuff said.
Nice Drew, so if you don’t like my comment you can just delete it. Thank goodness the Dems don’t allow freedom of speech.
Drew,
Please explain why Mr. HARTLESS’ comment was censored. Certainly it wasn’t about censorship or profanity (ref your last comment). So what will happen when Jo-an learns how you reniged on your campaign promise to Amanda? Will you be voted out of office or will she be asked to resign?
America voted for change on Tuesday! Thanks for pointing this out ROCKETBOOM!
Quack, quack, Bush is a lame duck…quack.
The Democrat victory is not a fresh new start. It’s the same old crap with a blue light shining on it. It doesn’t look any prettier, and it’s still crap.
WOO-HOO — !!!! Checks, balances on a ‘run-away train’ is just what we need…and a little common sense oversight!!! Perhaps this election will subdue the arrogance and hubris of the Bush administration. We’re all elated!!! Thanks for the party, Joanne!
-s
Is that a British crown you’re wearing?
Speaking of which I saw the movie “The Queen”
about the Royal Family’s reaction to Lady Di’s death.
What a bunch of inbred buffoons?
The monarchy should be abolished.
It’s a blight on the nation.
Let them get jobs like normal people.
It brought back memories of that time
and how disgusting that family acted.
Rocketboom just jumped the shark. Damn shame, too… I thought it had become even better since Joanne joined. On to something more relevant.
I think that the Republicans are the ones that should celebrate. Failure in government can be blamed squarely on the shoulders of the Democrats for the next two years!
Not that I’m saying that the Republicans are more capable of doing a good job. Just saying that anyone can be a critic, but not many are capable of true leadership.
So Dems, you’re running the show now - let’s see what - if anything- you are made of!
You know I hate it when you flame bait your audience, RB. And guess what you did today?
Although this wasn’t nearly as inflammatory as other past episodes, maybe a 4 of 10 on the flamebait scale,
AND, its quite easy for the weaker political party to say ‘you suck because of X’.
It’s quite another thing entirely for that party to prove they can do better.
The D’s have their chance now, I suppose. But with the houses so closely divided, and politics being politics, my expectations are very, very low.
And now for my inflammatory response:
“buck fush” goes right in there with 99% of the rest of the things American citizens say when they talk politics - as in, completely groundless opinions, and really just supportive of their own interests (and yeah, maybe their are facts to support that disapproval of Bush [in fact I know there are, such as his excessive use of signing statements and attempts at circumventing supreme court rulings on torture]. But you weren’t exaclty sharing those facts were you?)
‘Yea democrats!’ would have been a much better phrase to use. *sshole.
Dems have taken control, but…
George W Bush has gotten two laws past that give him dictatorial powers.
1.
Military Commissions Act, which lets him declare anyone an enemy combattant, especially US citizens, and murder them.
2.
John Warner Defense Authorization Act, which gives Bush control over the National Guard and let him use them to use deadly force against protesters.
Sorry guys, the nightmare has just begun..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucru/20061108/cm_ucru/ourlongnationalnightmarehasjustbegun
Nice Drew, you own the comments so you can write a comment that combines the Presidents name with a term for fornication…but I’m not allowed to make a similar reference between your hostess’ name and an anal orifice?
What did you expect when you hired someone named Colan and had her spew political speak? Sounds like colon blow to me.
well the house of representatives isnt closely divided, so never mind on that point
So I dunno, maybe my expectaions got a little higher.
Here’s hopin’ anyway.
The Republican majorities in the House and Senate were such that Bush and congressional Republicans could vigorously advance their agenda and essentially ignore the Democrats.
During the past six years, the Republican Congress could often count on support from the judicial branch as well.
Congressional Democrats, who are less politically homogeneous than Republicans to begin with, must rally behind a vague agenda and will have to work while under hostile fire from the other branches.
The Democrats now have nominal control of the House and Senate, but their majorities are so slender that the most likely outcome is rancorous gridlock.
gob:
“Way to alienate half your viewers.”
No. Judging by the election results, I would say it is far less than half.
Doesn’t America vote for change at every election? And isn’t it funny that change doesn’t always make a difference?
Kudos to JW and others who realize that elections are rarely a “no-brainer” love/hate affair.
Sore winners are really really really really annoying….and childish. At least we Republicans don’t applaud rapists, give commitee chairs to impeached and convicted Federal judges, and out gays just for spite.
Your welcome to your opinions, even to express them. Even so, I guess I’ll remove RB from my fav list. This one was a bit over the top.
what-EVER! cheer all you want. meet the new boss same as the old boss.
goodbye rocketboom. way to divide your audienceâ€â€good thinking.
Perfect. Now the dems have two years before the next presidential election. Coincidentally, that’s exactly the amount of time is usually takes them to lodge the country even father down the toilet.
Joanne, were you drunk?
Politics aside, you didn’t seem to be at your Rocketboom best…
Why … would you throw away your growing reputation as a true world forum of ideas to stoop to stupid political partisanship?
I suggest to Joanne that see focus on Prince Charles and and his flavor of the month.
The dems who came to power came to power on republican platforms … not one of them said … lets cut and run and give the bad boys a timeline so they can set their watches.
I agree that Bush and Rummy made some mistakes and it will be great to have a ‘collaborative’ effort in the war.
But.. once the Dems step up with a plan they need to stand BEHIND it even when it isn’t popular and play politics as usual. It’s easy to throw stones, lets see how they stop global islamic jihad.
BTW, they want all women to wear veils and will gladly cut your head off if you don’t convert. So a little negativity in their direction might be appropriate rather than demeaning the leader of the free world 24/7. Just a thought.
And no, I AM NOT Bill Clinton.
(sorry leron)
Later gators,
Bill
… still looks to me like
ya’ll ain’t seen Crude Awakening yet.
Irrespective of which side
of the thin line you stand -
losing the Rumsfeld is a shame. Will they get Cheyney to deliver his lines ?
Although Cheyney’s not half as funny - it’s all about
chemistry between those guys,
and if nothing else, Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheyney have chemistry.
.. now where’s that firework
I’ve been saving.
I’m the cynic with Ellis Island: “Democrats will still give us the same crap as the republicans.”
Vote on the issues, people, and the candidates. Not on the party. Besides, the party platforms have flip-flopped in the past and could do it again. What then of the whole “my side, your side” rhetoric? Very short-sighted and lacking in principle from an individual POV.
Let me explain it to you. There is actually only one political party, split in two factions and I sure hope you pay American taxes, so you too can enjoy the next two years of tax and spend. Gloat on…
Also, I have lost interest in the boorish podcasts once more - no substance.
So to paraphrase you - This bloke is outta here… (I took Rocketboom off my podcast list) bye, bye.
Brooklyn Kitchen wrote:
The Democrat victory is not a fresh new start. It’s the same old crap with a blue light shining on it. It doesn’t look any prettier, and it’s still crap.
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH HIM/HER
THE USA isn’t the shining beacon of freedom it once was. Freedom is more than the ability to make $$$$, but that’s all America projects to the world. Keep churning out and selling those weapons to the 3rd world, oops… I mean underdeveloped nations, so the war games can continue. Keep polluting the world through massive consumption. Yes, the Dems & Repubs are two sides of the same shit-coin.
All talk and tons of inaction. This country needs a 3rd party real bad. A viable option that doesn’t win elections by blame and spin…otherwise America is doomed to play toilet seat to the world.
Have fun dancing in the street leron. Don’t trip over your shoelaces. As I once said, I don’t come to RB for political banter. There are far more interesting sites, with people who have real knowledge of history, geography and politics.
…BREAKING NEWS??????
I THINK DRUDGE BEAT YOU TO IT….
Hmm… cynics saying Republicans and Democrats will do the same crappy thing? Why don’t you do something about it. in other news… I don’t think Eric has conveyed a new emotion in years… is RB trying to push him back into the game?
Wasting an entire episode on your on personal gloating is a poor judgment call. As said before you have a lot of republican viewers. Change was imamate sooner or later but don’t expect a change in party to make all the worlds problems go away, you are celebrating as if the Berlin Wall just came down. tisk tisk
Such negative responses to the show, I’m pretty amazed, but maybe that’s just ’cause I think Drew and Joanne are entitled to their opinions (although to both of you I just want to say: bieng Republican doesn’t make a person evil or make a politician a bad one)
To my mind much of the country votes along party lines regardless of what happens, and its the 10% or so of voters that think before they cast their vote that are responsible for the outcomes of the close elections. So I’m thinking that the Democrats don’t have any more of a mandate than the republicans did the last time around. That said, some checks and balances in our government will keep certian folks from running roughshod over our constitution.
My crystal ball says that we are NOT in for gridlock all around, George W. wants to leave office with a positive legacy and the only way to get there is to work with the House and Senate on issues where common ground can be found such as education, health care, reduction of pork, and energy conservation (yup, here is an opening for you conspiracy theorists …have at it!). Oh yea, there will also probably also agreement on funding the development of chastity belts for pages. The one area I don’t hold much promise on is the war in Iraq…unless, of course, Republicans start to disagree with the Commander-and Chief in the hopes of getting re-elected.
Maybe we can get the Wiki-kitchen guys to do something with our Congress and attach members on both sides of the hall with string depending on the issue?
I have dual citizenship and voted using an absentee ballot. Ich bin froh, dass sich das Blatt endlich gewendet hat! Viele Grüsse aus Berlin, John
Drew, delete my third comment of the day; I order you!
BUCK FUSH = playful celebratory phrase.
Joanne Colon-blow = heinous proanity.
Welcome to the Democratic thought process!
Joanne… Are you a US citizen? I doubt it. You’re a foreigner. A guest in my country, as it were. As your virtual host, I’d ask you to keep your seditious political opinions to yourself. Feel free to gloat about Tony Blair’s demise. That may be your business. But leave American politics to Americans. We have enough trouble amongst ourselves without the putrid insertion of British imperialist rabble-rousing.
Joann. Marry Me. Kthx.
jimster,
in response to yesterday’s post, Iran and Syria think the way Arafat did. Talk is a ploy, to stall for time. The mullahs of Iran want nukes for a reason. Islam has seen better days …, and they are not going to be simply talked out of the best way they no how to bring the sword of Allah to the world.I believe the West will not make a definitive move to insure Iranian mullahs do not acquire a nuclear capacity, and because the West will not, my hunch is the US and Europe will come to big time blows with Iran and Syria from seven to twenty years from now. I imagine within five years Iranian testicles will be kicked hard two or three times by Israel, first, before all hell breaks loose, but Israeli action may not stop their acquisition of nuclear bombs. Five years from now though I believe Iran will actually have a number of them to hand out, and then another year or two will pass as the mullahs decide which world incident provokes them to deem it necessary enough to actually use one. Once the mullahs (or Kim with North Korea? for some reason I just do not worry abour that guy …) take responsibility for the first nuclear terroristic expression of Allah’s will, then a Democrat or Republican administration, doesn’t matter anymore, steps will definitely be taken to quickly “dismantle” the Iranian and Syrian governments. If this does pan out as I imagine now, I hope Hillary is our President …, that would be beautiful and oh so nice in the history books. “Hillary Slays Dinosauric Government of Iranian Mullahs” I digress.Just ask yourself the question; why do Iranian mullahs want nuclear bombs? Surgical strikes will be directed at these mullahs, absolutely, but given what their government and religious culture is all about, I really don’t understand why someone doesn’t kick them in the balls today …Excuse me, I do know why. Take a gander and ponder upon the mentality of the celebrator’s in our midst. A nuclear terroristic expression has to happen first, to make half the population of the US stop celebrating all the time, and to also stop talking to Iranians and Syrians like the oh so nice and kind and thoughtful and bright and brilliant and civilized people that we are, and then go and “do something.”
According to this timetable I have five years to propogandize the Best of the West to the Islamic world, to institute my plan. So I still have time.
I gotta go “do something,” so I’m not going to be responding to any comments after this post.
One of the refreshing things about Rocketboom once Amanda left (and a major reason I started watching it daily) was the riddance of smug political agendas.
I guess I was wrong.
*wanders off to try to find something else that is a refreshing break from the left/right paradigm.*
I am glad one Party got a humble pie message, but we are not better off. Incidentally, I did not vote republican.
I will check back from time to time. You do have talent. But gone are my daily obsessions and recommendations.
Forget all this Democrats Yea, Republicans Boo, (or was that Democrats Boo, Republicans yes?…who cares?) Foreigners be quiet, poor people quit asking for help stuff that’s in these comments…I just checked out last Thursday’s show and I’m pretty excited about the potato gun. Why, you ask, well because I almost hit a water skier with one (not on purpose, I aimed the big gun at the sky and he just happened to ski under it, about 300 yards off shore. And it was after the sun went down so he was as illegal as, well, I’ll let you fill in the rest). Can you imagine the headline…”Man drops dead while water-skiing, strange potato-like substance imbedded in his hair” The UFO freaks would have a field day!
Are the new bums better than the old bums?
Drifter thinks that foreigners can’t state polical opinions when it comes to other countries…haha….what is the US doing in Iraq then? This is hilarious.
Just in case anyone might think Bush & Co. had any integrity, watch this.. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-260594429263066067&pr=goog-sl it’s just under thirty minutes long, very interesting. The producer is a Christian Libertarian, but realizes that the Left is right in regards to the current sad state of political affairs. Zacharelli knows whats up.. here’s a bump for his link http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucru/20061108/cm_ucru/ourlongnationalnightmarehasjustbegun …definitely worth repeating..
Way to shake things up. But this ‘win’ is really just a cookie to keep the blogging kids quiet. We need a new direction in politics, maybe even a ’system update’ to how the political machine works… it’s just not keeping up with technology… look at any state run institution… schools, DMV, all these are archaic and slow bureaucracies that need an upgrade. Switching parties is not like switching from PC to Mac…
Give Chris Weagel some credit!!
I saw the kitchen video over at Evilvlog a couple days ago…
Dear posters, how can you believe Rocketboom was seriously celebrating the Democrats winning the election? Don’t you read alle the signals that clearly state: irony. Look at the silly decoration and costume and check the music and the over-enthusiastic presentation. It’s not about politics, it’s carnival. The real news is the Wiki Kitchen. Maybe they’re trying to make us think, whether this day is really gonna bring about a change. Well, I doubt it. It’s still the same old party ruling the country, they just changed the name and colour. Thank you Rocketboom for this intelligent comment.
Yea, you may have alienated 1/2 your viewers, but they are the half that supports a senseless war.
My original point was that wearing your politics on your sleeve is bound to reduce your audience - regardless of the stance you take.
That’s fine for a simple vlog, commentary site, etc. — but I thought RB aspired for a larger audience. This isn’t how to get there.
http://www.alexa.com./data/details/traffic_details?url=rocketboom.com
You guys are GREAT! keep up the good work. You’re a much needed source of reality, unafraid of speaking the truth/facts, even when challenged to water-down your commentary.
See?
look at all these wonderful comments.
Please, RB present your views in ways that shouldn’t be modded down for trolling
I subscribe to Rocketboom through iTunes for amusement and a lunchtime escape from my hectic work day. If part of the audience found Joanne and Drew’s episode amusing (whichever party to blindly follow), so be it. RB isn’t going to amuse all the people all the time. Did I find it particularly amusing? Not so much. If I were to rate the show, I’d probably give it a 3 on a 10 scale, and that’s just because Joanne’s got an awesome accent. I felt it was alot of the same boring stuff that we’ve seen the past couple of days.
As much as I’ve enjoyed Rocketboom in the past, I’m finding it a bit too trivial and not that interesting anymore. I don’t think it’s really Joanna’s fault, but that Drew is drying up on interesting content. I’m sure if they had anything more interesting to say than the Dems won alot of seats, they would have. I’m finding it really isn’t that amusing anymore and this vlog, well, isn’t that interesting. I’m starting to loose faith in the renegade, offbeat, interesting, RB that I used to watch with a passion. I guess it’s going to be a victim of the Andy Warhol syndrome…..
Smug. Too smug. I’ve lost interest in this vlog now. And Joanne — the electorate turned out to be a lot more conservative than you seem to appreciate, Joe Lieberman being one example.
lol…rocketboom leans to the left and people are up and arms saying “omg im not watching this any more!!” Cracks me up every time.
Even if they were conservative I’d still be hooked…it’s not like they do this every day. Shouldn’t take too much willpower to ignore the politics if you don’t like it…I hope…
I’m all for cake anytime. I’m also glad the dems won. Not because I think they’ll pull out of iraq or anything. On the contrary, I think Pelosi’s comments in one interview were telling. I can’t remember the quote exactly but she basically said that while she doesn’t think going to war was right, if she did have to go to war she would have gone with overwhelming force to get the job done. My guess is the dem leadership will indeed agree we need to win and will increase our force there. Why did the GOP lose? IMHO it’s because many who’d otherwise vote gop don’t believe that we have to trounce on civil rights to defend freedom. Can’t get approval for wiretapping within 72 hours, have to torture to get information, have to have prisons so bad they’d be illegal to have in the US, can’t manage a way to give people held captive due process under the guise that since they aren’t US citizens it’s legal to treat them like that, etc. Sure, I want my government to rule on the basic premise that it should treat people with the minimal decency that isn’t illegal. Or, is in the grey enough area they can claim the treatment isn’t illegal.
Here’s a tip for the GOP: One sure thing you can do to make sure the dems win the white house is to run a candidate who claims that water boarding is fine and dandy.
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im though with this site
MOBUZZ is so much better