Next thing you know, Moveon.org and Kos will be encouraging like minded liberals to donate to Democrats campaigns in possible toss-up states.

Well that was lame.

Of course MoveOn and Kos will encourage liberals to donate. And conservatives will point to those donations and say, “See? Candidate Shmoe is a wild-eyed radical because she takes money from Kossacks!”

OW correctly notes the donations from the Madison Project because those donations are an indicator of Mr. Steele’s dilemma as a candidate.

Yes indeed, other candidates will face the same dilemma as part of the calculus of electoral politics. You’re certainly perceptive on that point.

Ian and factcheck are two similar peas from opposite pods. But you keep trying guys!

Quake- I did get your point the first time. I just get a kick out of what Oliver finds newsworty sometimes. Democratic talking points, in this case, to prove his …. Democratic talking points.

Let’s see 115 donations of approximately $100 or less from individuals who were encouraged by a conservative group who would normally support Republicans given to a Republican Senate candidate in a toss-up state where the current Senate seat up for grabs because of a Democratic Senator stepping down.

Next thing you know, Moveon.org and Kos will be encouraging like minded liberals to donate to Democrats’ campaigns in possible toss-up states.

What’s this world coming to?!

This topic was about Steele having to court the far right wing, who won’t vote for him, in order to try to get campaign donations.

Is that really newsworthy? Wow- a conservative group is backing a Republican. Fancy that! Obviously not a racist conservative group.

Or- Maybe they are!?

(Cue the dramatic music!)

Just not to each other.

Try to follow me here. Oliver was talking about how Steele is going to position himself by embracing conservative groups or distancing himself from them.

Ian chimes in with a taunt about an investigation that has nothing to do with Mr. Steele’s positioning and that has gone exactly nowhere in five months. My reply to ian questioned the relevance of his remark. See?

Maybe next we can return to debating Cookiegate.

I wasn t answering your question- just why it was brought up.

Ian is trying to deflect attention from the subject of the thread, which is how Steele positions himself for the campaign.

Instead of talking about that, we get the predictable squawk: “Credit report! Credit report!”

Since the news of the FBI investigation broke, five months ago there have been no new developments. That doesn’t stop our callow little friend from pretending it’s relevant.

I’ve read and re-read that article and I don’t see an answer to my question. Maybe you could point it out for me?

You do realize that the race in Maryland is going to be closely watched, don t you?

Yes.

Are you making a point here?

(And if you don’t understand the jibe about following Maryland politics, that’s a reference to a boast ian made a few weeks back.)

Or don’t you follow Maryland politics? You do realize that the race in Maryland is going to be closely watched, don’t you?

Steele’s campaign referred questions to the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, which dismissed the issue as a distraction.

“Apparently, the DSCC has replaced the researchers who stole the lieutenant governor’s credit report, and they’re at work trying to divert attention from the Democrat primary their party bosses were unable to prevent,” said NRSCC spokesman Dan Ronayne .

He was referring to an episode last year in which a pair of Democratic researchers resigned after using Steele’s Social Security number to access his credit report without authorization.

I wasn’t answering your question- just why it was brought up.
But sorry, you’re right. I missed the jibe from some time back. I guess context is everything.

So an article highlighting Democratic talking points is proof positive of what the Steele campaign is and isn’t doing?

Wow! Why don’t we call Ken Mehlman and find out exactly what the Cardin and Mfume campaigns are doing.

You crack me up.

Since you follow Maryland politics so closely, maybe you could fill us in on how that investigation is going.

But again, they should probably stop attacking Steele as they are being/going to be investigated.

Until they do, hypocrisy and lying just to get elected, then doin’ whatever
TFTWant will continue to be the modus operandi of the
ethically challenged winners of the lying contest.