Comments on: Tails I Win, Heads You Lose Of The Century http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:02:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101992 Marty Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:45:28 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101992 Nah- no call to action- just the everyday Media Matters 'addresses to bitch to...' <blockquote>TAKE ACTION! Contact information: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review href="/rd?http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/helpdesk/contactus.html">Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pittsburgh Tribune Review D.L. Clark Bldg., 503 Martindale St., 3rd floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 When contacting the media, please be polite and professional. Express your specific concerns regarding that particular news report or commentary, and be sure to indicate exactly what you would like the media outlet to do differently in the future.</blockquote> Nah- no call to action- just the everyday Media Matters ‘addresses to bitch to…’

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]]> By: Jay http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101857 Jay Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:03:16 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101857 Oliver, you interpreted what she wrote as a "sign of doom." She doesn't say anything about Obama losing. Perhaps it was more of a, "Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it" warning. Let's be honest. Many, if not most Democrats are convinced Obama is going to win quite easily this November and will use this poll as 'evidence' of the groundswell of support. All it really means is nothing and that nobody should be too excited or too glum at this point because anything can happen. Remember, Hillary supporters thought they had the nomination in the bag in January. Oliver, you interpreted what she wrote as a “sign of doom.” She doesn’t say anything about Obama losing.

Perhaps it was more of a, “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it” warning. Let’s be honest. Many, if not most Democrats are convinced Obama is going to win quite easily this November and will use this poll as ‘evidence’ of the groundswell of support.

All it really means is nothing and that nobody should be too excited or too glum at this point because anything can happen. Remember, Hillary supporters thought they had the nomination in the bag in January.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101793 Oliver Willis Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:41:36 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101793 There was no "call to action", you just made that up. The absurdity was noted as well as how it fits into the fake narrative the right is trying to build. As far as the poll I'm the last person to translate that into a win, but its not often someone is up double digits in a poll and that gets interpreted by anyone but the mentally challenged as a sign of doom. There was no “call to action”, you just made that up. The absurdity was noted as well as how it fits into the fake narrative the right is trying to build. As far as the poll I’m the last person to translate that into a win, but its not often someone is up double digits in a poll and that gets interpreted by anyone but the mentally challenged as a sign of doom.

]]> By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101765 Marty Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:59:18 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101765 Oh- and by the way Oliver... Perhaps in Ollie's World a 15% lead in a poll several months before an election is already a win (per your quite false analogies and catchy title) but I would imagine there are those who remember Kerry, Dukakis, Bill Buckner, and Chris ("time out") Webber who might think otherwise. Oh- and by the way Oliver…

Perhaps in Ollie’s World a 15% lead in a poll several months before an election is already a win (per your quite false analogies and catchy title) but I would imagine there are those who remember Kerry, Dukakis, Bill Buckner, and Chris (”time out”) Webber who might think otherwise.

]]> By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101763 Marty Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:50:54 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101763 <blockquote>Scaife’s Tribune-Review opines that the 15% lead for Sen. Obama in that Newsweek poll is a clear sign of doom for the Obama campaign.</blockquote> Wow- an opinion columnist's blog post prompts a Media Matters 'call for action.' Talk about false outrage... (Do you mean that Newsweek poll that consisted of 38% registered Democrats and 22% registered Republicans with a majority of the remaining Independents stating they lean Democrat? I guess a bounce is a bounce, but that seems to be the ONLY poll that showed it.)

Scaife’s Tribune-Review opines that the 15% lead for Sen. Obama in that Newsweek poll is a clear sign of doom for the Obama campaign.

Wow- an opinion columnist’s blog post prompts a Media Matters ‘call for action.’ Talk about false outrage…

(Do you mean that Newsweek poll that consisted of 38% registered Democrats and 22% registered Republicans with a majority of the remaining Independents stating they lean Democrat? I guess a bounce is a bounce, but that seems to be the ONLY poll that showed it.)

]]> By: Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101702 Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:25:09 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101702 OT: Megan Fox was in Philly recently. I didn't know until I read it in the news paper today :-( OT: Megan Fox was in Philly recently. I didn’t know until I read it in the news paper today :-(

]]> By: C.S.Strowbridge http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101697 C.S.Strowbridge Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:09:04 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101697 "While a big lead now doesn’t automatically spell certain doom, it does give you a false confidence that makes you think you can get away with bonehead moves like re-making the Presidential Seal." This sinks of false outrage. If it was the other way around, the right wouldn't give a damn. Sort of like Kerry marrying a rich woman was a major issue, but McCain doing the same is fine. “While a big lead now doesn’t automatically spell certain doom, it does give you a false confidence that makes you think you can get away with bonehead moves like re-making the Presidential Seal.”

This sinks of false outrage. If it was the other way around, the right wouldn’t give a damn. Sort of like Kerry marrying a rich woman was a major issue, but McCain doing the same is fine.

]]> By: SaveFarris http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101678 SaveFarris Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:18:42 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101678 While a big lead now doesn't automatically spell certain doom, it does give you a false confidence that makes you think you can get away with bonehead moves like re-making the Presidential Seal. While a big lead now doesn’t automatically spell certain doom, it does give you a false confidence that makes you think you can get away with bonehead moves like re-making the Presidential Seal.

]]> By: James E. Powell http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101675 James E. Powell Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:07:13 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/06/22/tails-i-win-heads-you-lose-of-the-century/#comment-101675 I do not agree with the Tribune-Review; a lead is a good thing. But I do recall that in 2000 every time Gore moved ahead of Bush the corporate press/media took it as a sign that they should work like demons to bring Gore down. Bob Somerby has documented this. I am expecting them to do the same with Obama. I do not agree with the Tribune-Review; a lead is a good thing. But I do recall that in 2000 every time Gore moved ahead of Bush the corporate press/media took it as a sign that they should work like demons to bring Gore down. Bob Somerby has documented this.

I am expecting them to do the same with Obama.

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