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The RNC Debate: Too Hot For C-Span?
The candidates for Republican National Committee chair have been talking about how to effectively campaign in the era of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. But it looks like they're having problems with technology that first became widespread back when Eisenhower was president.
A C-Span staffer has informed us that the RNC voted to close today's meeting, which is being held as a forum for the leadership candidates, and eject the cameramen and press so it won't be carried on TV or elsewhere.
The Republican National Committee members obviously want to hear some Frank discussion of the issues and the state of their party -- so much that they don't want the public hearing what's said.
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They're going to have a listening session of Barack the Magic Negro.
January 7, 2009 1:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not a listening session -- a karaoke session.
January 7, 2009 3:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
for sure.
January 7, 2009 10:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
I suggest they use this model for all their campaigns too.
January 7, 2009 1:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
No one wants to see a group of grown men cry anyway... so no big deal.
It is telling that since they insist on secrecy, my guess is they are planning something sinister.
January 7, 2009 1:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who is Frank? Are they bashing Barney again?
January 7, 2009 1:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, they clearly want to be able to drop the N-bomb in peace. I'm sure they probably start all of their meetings now the national anthem, and end them with Barack the Magic Negro (Explicit Version)
January 7, 2009 1:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't think we can blame the candidates for this. It may be the other power brokers in attendance who nixed it -- esp. Montgomery Burns, who is notoriously camera-shy.
January 7, 2009 1:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
It was my understanding Montgomery Burns doesn't show up on camera or in mirrors.
January 7, 2009 2:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh they don't want evidence of the racist pander needed to get the job. Dumb, but not stoopid.
January 7, 2009 1:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Is the International No sign on the cover phto meant to symbolize rejection of tellie or Ike and Mamie?
January 7, 2009 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe they'll be checking out each other's gun collections and don't want to frighten anybody.
January 7, 2009 2:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
The what is the point of having a gun collection?Damn liberals just don't get the whole Segundo Amendment do they?
January 7, 2009 2:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
"gun collections..." So _that's_ what the kids are calling it these days...
January 7, 2009 2:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
All this politically correct terminology clutters up the place. Take "gun safe" for example. At the Handgunnery establishments, that is a place where you can lock your arsenal away from the crumbgrabbers. As in "My gun collection is safely esconsed in the gun safe." Horse hockey. To me such a place is called "my holster." Gun safe means if the other guy is packin, you damn well better be as well.
January 7, 2009 3:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Okay, which one of you Pugs is going to smuggle his phone camera in their for You-tube?
January 7, 2009 2:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is racial sensitivity, Republican style. They knew they couldnt' stop the casual usage of the "N" word in their discussions, but at least recognized it wouldn't look good on TV.
January 7, 2009 3:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
they probably feel that c-span has a liberal bias
January 7, 2009 3:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
They realized that C-Span can't show a circle jerk so they had to kick out the cameras.
January 7, 2009 4:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Please RNC: CHOOSE KEN BLACKWELL
January 7, 2009 5:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is actually a semi-smart move on the part of the Republicans. An air of mystery has to be a bit better for the Republicans than clear ineptitude.
January 7, 2009 6:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Isn't a forum, by definition, supposed to be public? Unless of course, they're planning...
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Cyanide
T.N.T
Done dirt cheap
Ooo, neckties
Contracts
High voltage
Done dirt cheap, eah
Dirty deeds, do anything you want me to, done dirt cheap
Dirty deeds, dirty deeds, dirty deeds, done dirt cheap
Yaaagh
Wouldn't surprise me a bit.
January 7, 2009 6:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Video of 1976 Republican National Convention platform committee meeting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfsvS4v8ZL8
January 7, 2009 6:38 PM | Reply | Permalink