Comments on: Time To Fire Bob Herbert

By: Rhymes With Right

Rhymes With Right — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:28:41 +0000

Watcher’s Council Results…

The Watcher’s Council has spoken this week. Full results of the vote can be found here. Council: Votes Title 2.64 Joshuapundit: Winning in Afghanistan 1.98 Wolf Howling: PartIII: Why Exploit Our Domestic Resources 1.65 R…

By: The Razor » Blog Archive » The Council Has Spoken: Aug 08, 2008

The Razor » Blog Archive » The Council Has Spoken: Aug 08, 2008 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:01:37 +0000

[...] Council: Votes Title 2.64 Joshuapundit: Winning in Afghanistan 1.98 Wolf Howling: PartIII: Why Exploit Our Domestic Resources 1.65 Rhymes with Right: What is a Windfall Profit? 1.32 Bookworm room: Marin County’s Hidden Conservatives 0.99 The Razor: Red Man in a Blue Family 0.66 Done With Mirrors: Heroes 0.33 Soccer Dad: Hello martyr, hello fatah 0.33 Cheat Seeking Missiles: Time to Fire Bob Herbert [...]

By: Soccer Dad

Soccer Dad — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:42:47 +0000

Submitted 08/07/08…

While we await the installation of the new Watcher, rotating Council Members have taken on the job of hosting. Many thanks to this week’s host, The Razor. Strategic Objectives in Afghanistan – The Glittering Eye questions whether Sen. Obama has though…

By: Cheat Seeking Missiles » Ageism Alleged In New Obama Ad

Cheat Seeking Missiles » Ageism Alleged In New Obama Ad — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:14:41 +0000

[...] I’ll put on my Bob Herbert glasses and ear piece and proceed with my expert analysis. You guys have seen the ad a number of times I am sure. First [...]

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:53:18 +0000

[...] Cheat Seeking Missiles, “Time to Fire Bob Herbert” [...]

By: The Razor » Blog Archive » Watcher of Weasels: Submitted for Your Approval

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:29:00 +0000

[...] in Afghanistan Bookworm Worm: Marin County’s Hidden Conservatives Cheat Seeking Missiles: Time to Fire Bob Herbert Done With Mirrors: Heroes Rhymes with Right: What is a Windfall Profit? The Razor: Red Man in a [...]

By: Obamapologia - - As McCain Rises In Polls, Obama’s Media Pals Seek Excuses « A McCain Democrat’s Journal

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:40:56 +0000

[...] chalks it up to the racial thing in The Unavoidable Issue. So does Bob Herbert, as reported by Laer Pearce. Well, sure, it’s unavoidable, since Obama and his campaigners keep bringing it up. Another [...]

By: Laer

Laer — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:22:54 +0000

Ron, please look up "ad hominem" before using words you don't understand. This was not a personal attack, it was an issues ad, just like you're calling for. The issue is this: Obama is either an empty suit, a virtual unknown whose qualifications to be president are legitimately worth questioning, or he's using the empty suit as a cover-up for something more sinister.

That, along with energy, is McCain's winning issue. The ad was all about Obama's celebrity status, his ego, his vacuousness. If you saw race and sex in it, then all I can say is you're obsessed with race and sex.

By: Francis W. Porretto

Francis W. Porretto — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:06:01 +0000

Herbert was “Hobson’s Choice” for editor-in-chief after the disgrace of Howell Raines. That says quite a lot about the depth, or lack thereof, of their “leadership cadre.”

By: jon

jon — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:13:19 +0000

Everything depends on perspective… when I saw the ad, first thing i thought of was that *call me* ad, aimed at Harold Ford.
White chicks, black guy.
Lots of vacuous black women, too, but putting them in, would’ve been overtly racist. It’s the subtle racism that does the trick.
But the bottom line, I’d prefer to see ads related to issues, rather than these blatantly ad hominem attacks. Obviously, though, the McCain Campaign doesn’t think they can win on issues, otherwise, McCain wouldn’t have flipped on running a personality-based campaign, which he said he wouldn’t run.