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Lambert goes after the locally created political blog for claiming that Obama must learn to be as careful a public speaker as Bush: Hinderaker won The Golden Wingnut for this 2005 musing: "It must be very strange to be President Bush. A man of extraordinary vision and brilliance approaching to genius...."



Maybe Hinderaker was hoping for a sleepover with that last one, but my point here is that Hinderaker and the rest of his Powerline team truly are regarded as part of the intellectual foundation for 21st century conservatives. Hence the internecine warfare the Republicans are waging as we speak. How do you climb out of a hole dug by that kind of thinking if you depend on ... that kind of thinking ... to return you to the suirface?

11 Reader Comments

Bixby  url03:32pm
Nov 13

Also, what is up with the right suddenly playing the victim card for W? Was that on the Daily Show last night?

In other news, I was at Walkin' Dog for lunch today and they were playing Fox News. I liked how Fox News is getting on Obama because there's no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog. And yes, I was really at a place called "Walkin' Dog"

justpbob  url03:39pm
Nov 13

Anyone who wants to take on two righty tighty bloggin lawyers for TCF with homoerotic Internet names is okay by me...

kwatt03:45pm
Nov 13

There's a strong odor of bloginary masturbation coming from that post. I hope Mr. Lambert feels better after such a profound release.

Max Sparber  url03:48pm
Nov 13

Ew.

g rote03:56pm
Nov 13

dude...do not eat at walkin dog. i have to pass that place whenever I bike to work and the mere smell of it gives me a stomach ache.

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g rote03:57pm
Nov 13

i think the bloginary masturbation is coming from Power Line. it's like those guys are playing spritz the ritz.

sornie  url04:11pm
Nov 13

Don'tcha mean ookie cookie?

spells04:29pm
Nov 13

dude...do not eat at walkin dog. i have to pass that place whenever I bike to work and the mere smell of it gives me a stomach ache.

Is it the Walkin' Dog, or just the smell of urine, etc. in that putrid section of sidewalk under the Northstar ramp entrance?

g rote04:56pm
Nov 13

no...i'm used to the putrid urban homeless urine stench. it's the dirty hotdog water.

ericam  url08:34am
Nov 14

Hot dog water is putrid.

Anyone who tries to make a case for George W Bush's care with words is clearly smoking the good shit.

justpbob  url12:40pm
Nov 16

They are lawers working for bankers, erica. If anyone can afford the good stuff, it's them.

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