Headed For The Weekend

We’ll kick off Thursday night with some random musings.  It’s just one of those days…

First: What’s WRONG with you people!

Glenn Beck #1 on NYT Best Seller List

Glenn Beck?  #1?!?!? Gag me.

Next:  Who Cares?  A question is a question. Isn’t it logical that people who care enough about issues to videotape a question and upload it to YouTube just might be the same people who care enough about issues to be politically active? Sheesh.

The Hazards of Live TV: #24,920

A minor kerfuffle erupted at the end of the CNN/YouTube debate. During the debate Brigadier General Keith Kerr asked a question about gays in the Military. Only it turns out that Kerr was on a steering committee for Senator Hillary Clinton. CNN was not aware of this. Anderson Cooper said this at the end of [...]

Michelle Malkin thinks that’s a big deal.  A REALLY big deal…

Digging out more CNN/YouTube plants: Abortion questioner is declared Edwards supporter (and a slobbering Anderson Cooper fan); Log Cabin Republican questioner is declared Obama supporter; lead toy questioner is a prominent union activist for the Edwards-endorsing United Steelworkers

By the way, after my scattered bits of watching, I’m thinking Huckabee came out of that debate looking pretty good.  Tap Dance of the night…Mitt…

Romney Refuses To Call Waterboarding Torture, Says He’ll Consult With Blackwater’s Cofer Black

During tonight’s CNN/YouTube debate, a YouTube questioner asked the candidates why they refuse to condemn waterboarding as torture. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said that before making such a determination, he would need to get “counsel on a matter of this nature” from “a lot” of people. One of the people with whom Romney said [...]

Aw, just time for one more. One more opinion.  Or two.  Taylor Marsh sums things up and has a GREAT quote from the National Review.

General Punks GOP & CNN

It was a beautiful thing. Watching the Republicans respond to a gay veteran Special Forces man asking a question about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. That man also happens to be a Clinton supporter. It will not be forgotten at CNN headquarters or GOP central. It’s unlikely any Republican will forget this travesty. What a colossal collapse; worse than I could imagine. Fred Thompson even let fly a negative ad during the debate. But Romney getting dressed down by McCain on torture really showed the craven callousness of Slick Mitt who is one of the most contemptible conservative caricatures ever [...]

If you prefer more mainstream analysis, here’s a good collection of links to keep you busy for a while…

Republicans Have Heated Debate