A Letter from Danny

[dc.]

Swinging for the fences, perhaps...

 

(trying to keep a consistent extended metaphor here...)

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But crav can't keep it within the apples or oranges argument.

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America was built by immigrants or internationals,

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But crav can't keep it within the apples or oranges argument.

 

Oh yea like your JohnnyU to roberts comparison, good one there lol

[dc.]

America was built by immigrants or internationals,

That wasn't the past of the statement I had a problem with.

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Oh yea like your JohnnyU to roberts comparison, good one there lol

Well it is an apples and apples argument. Both were not wanted by theri old teams anymore.

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Owe'Malley gives his opinion

 

 

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/08/05/omalley-probably-time-to-change-redskins-name/20942432/

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He is just trying to raise his name recognition. Sorry Lil Marty you will not be POTUS.

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He is just trying to raise his name recognition. Sorry Lil Marty you will not be POTUS.

 

You dont think hes vying to be Hillarys running mate as VP?

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Yeah Crav... my thoughts exactly. He's not well known enough nationally to win a primary but a stint as VP will do the trick. A clean cut Irish Catholic boy... he'll run as the next JFK.

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You dont think hes vying to be Hillarys running mate as VP?

Who says she will win the nom?

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Daniel S is not just an awful owner but also a horrible human being it seems. From what I hear.

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Yeah Crav... my thoughts exactly. He's not well known enough nationally to win a primary but a stint as VP will do the trick. A clean cut Irish Catholic boy... he'll run as the next JFK.

 

 

Oh no dont say that,not in this day of social media..This country would go ballistic at someone that did as half as much behind the scenes partying as JFK did

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Who says she will win the nom?

 

just a gut feeling

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Daniel S is not just an awful owner but also a horrible human being it seems. From what I hear.

He sued a widow for not being able to continue buying her season tickets. He sued the City Paper in DC for being anti semetic because they made a childish picture on the cover. When he bought the team he fired secretaries who had worked for the team for 25+ yrs. He is complete garbage.

 

 

just a gut feeling

That is the same gut feeling people had in 2008. Someone else will Obama her again this yr.

[dc.]

You know, most of the guys that win the primaries aren't well known UNTIL they run...

 

Barack Obama

Mitt Romney (took him two tries)

John McCain (hardly a household name prior to running in 00, almost won)

Bill Clinton

John Kerry

I'll even add GW Bush - not known, but the last name was known of course.

 

People make a big fuss about name recognition before the race starts. Once the race begins, name recognition can be as much a hindrance as a help. O'Malley, because of the lack of name recognition, would get a nice long stretch of getting to define himself before anyone else can (also a reason newcomers tend to do well early - think about how the GOP Primary jumped from newcomer to newcomer until settling on Mitt in 12).

 

O'Malley has as much a chance as anyone to make himself a household name and be a real spoiler over some of the bigger names - who carry a lot more slush around with them.

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You know, most of the guys that win the primaries aren't well known UNTIL they run...

 

Barack Obama

Mitt Romney (took him two tries)

John McCain (hardly a household name prior to running in 00, almost won)

Bill Clinton

John Kerry

I'll even add GW Bush - not known, but the last name was known of course.

 

People make a big fuss about name recognition before the race starts. Once the race begins, name recognition can be as much a hindrance as a help. O'Malley, because of the lack of name recognition, would get a nice long stretch of getting to define himself before anyone else can (also a reason newcomers tend to do well early - think about how the GOP Primary jumped from newcomer to newcomer until settling on Mitt in 12).

 

O'Malley has as much a chance as anyone to make himself a household name and be a real spoiler over some of the bigger names - who carry a lot more slush around with them.

Maybe I just pay attention to politics more than most. McCain was one of the Keating 5. I always knew Kerry was the Jr senator to Ted Kennedy. Romney was a nobody until 2008. I don't think Clinton expected to win in 92. I think that run was to get his name out there and then all his competition fell around him.

 

I don't think what will define Lil Marty is good. I don't see him as a liked gov in MD. It is just political demographics that allowed him to be gov. Had Doug Duncan not flaked out he could be making this run now.

 

 

If she is willing to run I think Liz Warren takes Hilary down with little effort. the question is how true is her word of not running. At a dem version a CPAC a few weeks ago she was speaking and the crowd started chanting her name for 2016. Hilary's team was not pleased from what I heard.

 

Also look at Brian Schweitzer the ex gov of Montana as a dark horse.

[dc.]

Maybe I just pay attention to politics more than most. McCain was one of the Keating 5. I always knew Kerry was the Jr senator to Ted Kennedy. Romney was a nobody until 2008. I don't think Clinton expected to win in 92. I think that run was to get his name out there and then all his competition fell around him.

 

I don't think what will define Lil Marty is good. I don't see him as a liked gov in MD. It is just political demographics that allowed him to be gov. Had Doug Duncan not flaked out he could be making this run now.

 

 

If she is willing to run I think Liz Warren takes Hilary down with little effort. the question is how true is her word of not running. At a dem version a CPAC a few weeks ago she was speaking and the crowd started chanting her name for 2016. Hilary's team was not pleased from what I heard.

 

Also look at Brian Schweitzer the ex gov of Montana as a dark horse.

Some were known but not household names. You were definitely paying more attention than most if you knew many of them early.

 

Meanwhile, as a blank slate to the whole world, O'Malley has more appeal than some give him credit for I think. He can spin some very liberal victories in MD as being his and that will win a lot of progressive votes. Sure it will come out that he's not loved here, but that will get lost. No one cares what we think of him. And he'll get to counter it all with, look at my actions - and there is plenty there that can be spun into looking good.

 

Not saying it will work but I don't but that being unknown is bad. He's on the Sunday morning skies almost weekly. He's been head of the Democratic governors association. He gave a convention speech at least once on national TV.

[dc.]

I agree that Warren will win the primary if she runs.

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The University of Minnesota wants nothing to do with the Washington Redskins’ nickname.

It already has been reported that the school, which is hosting the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium this season while the Vikings’ new home is under construction, is pushing to stop the word “Redskins” from being uttered or printed in any official capacity when Robert Griffin III & Co. come to town Nov. 2.

That push apparently extends to the Redskins’ uniforms as well.

Katrice Albert, the university’s vice president in the office of equity and diversity, said the school has appealed to the Vikings in an effort to convince Washington to wear throwbacks during the game that do not feature the “Redskins” name or logo.

“(The Vikings) said they’d make that request of the Washington team, but were not sure how it would be received,” Albert told The Washington Post. “The two Vikings officials said they are part of the NFL and don’t have the authority to force the hand to change the Washington name but understand it’s offensive to some members of our community. The Vikings have a great working relationship with the tribal nations of Minnesota, and they’re very understanding of how this team name and logo impacts our community.”http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/university-of-minnesota-wants-redskins-to-wear-alternate-jersey-080814

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXO6rwIYC_M&index=5&list=UUdJtV6wXT6lnrvldU_urowQ

SMH

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just a gut feeling

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hillary-clinton-getting-terrible-reviews-182104686.html

Hillary Clinton Is Getting Terrible Reviews On The Campaign Trail, And There Might Be A Very Simple Reason Why

In recent weeks, the conventional wisdom on Hillary Clinton seems to have shifted. Her White House bid has gone from being perceived as an inevitable juggernaut to decidedly shaky ground.

 

While this might seem surprising, a growing number of political insiders have suggested they saw this coming for a very simple reason: Clinton just isn't good at campaigning.

Clinton's recent book tour was supposed to serve as a soft launch for a 2016 bid, but it quickly ran into obstacles. First, Clinton made a series of gaffes about her wealth. Then, last weekend, an interview with Clinton made headlines for her criticism of the Obama administration's foreign-policy positions.

As a result, Clinton's team, who declined to comment on this story, ended up on the defensive and issuing a statement assuring the public she and the president would end up "hugging it out." After all this, Clinton's poll numbers have taken a hit with a recent survey showing her slipping against her likely Republican rivals.

Several prominent observers have explained this by suggesting speaking off-the-cuff is Clinton's Achilles' heel. While no one can question Clinton's vast experience, fluency with foreign-policy issues, and the history-making nature of her presidential aspirations, a lot of insiders clearly doubt she has solid skills on the campaign trail.

"Whatever HRC's other merits, she never been a great candidate, and seems way out of practice now," wrote former New York Times chief national correspondent Adam Nagourney on Twitter after Clinton's aides promised the hug summit between her and the president.

National Journal political editor Josh Kraushaar echoed that assessment in a story on potential Democratic opponents for Clinton published last month.

"Clinton brings undeniable assets to the table — she'd be the first female president, the Clinton brand is still strong, her fundraising is unmatched — but her recent exposure on the book tour has demonstrated her political limitations as well," Kraushaar wrote, adding, "She's not a particularly good campaigner; she's skilled at staying on message but tone-deaf to the way comments about her wealth could backfire among an economically anxious public."

Writer Ana Marie Cox summed up an article on Clinton's wealth gaffes in June by describing her as a "rocky campaigner." Ricochet editor Jon Gabriel was even more blunt.

"I still predict Hillary won't be the nominee. She's an awful campaigner," Gabriel tweeted in February.

Vox's Ezra Klein has published a pair of pieces analyzing Clinton's slip-ups. In June, he called Clinton "rusty" and said her awkward comments about her personal fortune "occasioned a rapid reassessment of whether Clinton is really the fearsome campaigner so many assumed."

"Clinton's chances in 2016 are generally overhyped," Klein concluded.

Back in June, Klein offered a ray of hope for Clinton supporters that was a rather backhanded compliment.

"Clinton's string of highly public, vaguely embarrassing interviews speak to one of her real advantages: she can spend the next two years relearning how to run a national campaign," wrote Klein.

On Tuesday, Klein published another assessment of Clinton's tortured rollout. He declared her "not inevitable" and argued her trouble on the campaign trail might be because her views are out of step with the public.

"There is a pattern that has emerged in almost every recent interview Clinton has given: liberals walk away unnerved," Klein wrote. "She bumbled through a discussion of gay marriage with Terry Gross. She's dodged questions about the Keystone XL pipeline. She's had a lot of trouble discussing income inequality."

There's a nightmare scenario for Clinton supporters lurking under the surface of these critiques of her campaign skills: the idea that 2016 would be a repeat of 2008. Right now, as a powerful front-runner, Clinton is in a similar position to the one she enjoyed heading into that race. Her slew of stumbles have raised the possibility she could end the race in the same position as 2008 — bested by an opponent who was more electrifying and better able to connect with the public on the campaign trail.

MSNBC producer John Flowers hinted at the possibility of this 2008 déjà vu in June when he tweeted about coverage of Hillary's wealth gaffes. Flowers referenced the movie "Memento," in which the protagonist suffered from amnesia, to express his surprise that people were shocked to see Clinton struggle on the campaign trail.

"Why do people go 'Memento' on the fact that Hillary is a terrible, miserable, never-once-very-good campaigner?" asked Flowers.

 

[Robjr83]

"Our owner exhibits the same racial sensitivity as the Ferguson Police Department and the fans aren't far behind."

 

http://deadspin.com/why-your-team-sucks-2014-washington-redskins-1629678313

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THAT IS GREAT!!!!!!! ^