Warm fuzzies.

Things like this give me happy feelings.

Huck.

I’ve been watching MSNBC, granted on Tivo…Hillary had won before I’d even left work. They’ve had Huckabee on as a commentator. As Benen pointed out this is probably not a great idea since he’s still a “candidate” however he seems candid and well I’ve always liked his awe-shucks persona (until he brought Chuck Norris on, who is obviously a tool).

My point is two-fold:

One: cable “political” shows are entertainment. As I’ve argued with some friends previously, news hasn’t been a public service since news rooms had to turn a profit. “News and discussion” shows are basically pro-wrestling with skinny (or not so) news geeks. There are a lot of people I agree with on these shows, but in the end…it’s basically junkfood for the mind. Why else would you pit Rachel Maddow v Pat Buchanan almost everyday if you weren’t looking for a clash. Note for the reader, while I line up with Rachel, I agree with Pat from time to time. His American Conservative Mag was one of the first to call out the bullshit on the Iraq war.

Two: Huck as a commentator was correct tonight. Not like it was hard to make the “right” commentary, but he did it in a “let’s have a beer” type of way. Really if I’m going to judge anyone by the “I wanna have a beer with them” motive, it’s going to be some one on TV. My president I want to be a rocket scientist who spends his free time on the toilet reading about Middle Eastern policy. I don’t want to drink with him, I want him to look up to him.

BREAKING!! Chris Matthews uses botox.

I like Chris, most people I know can’t stand him, yet Tivo his show. Well I can’t take him too seriously, but he’s fun to watch. However, look at his wrinkley waddle and contrast that with his smooth forehead.

h/t the wife.

Analyzing Hillary’s win.

She won by over a two to one margin. She now needs to capture the last 91% of the remaining delegates. Her victory is evident. Indeed Wolfson’s new campaign strategy is working.

Appalachia…anti-slave more than anti-slavery?

Josh breaks down West Virginia a lot better than I could ever hope to. I think the key point is here:

The anti-slavery, anti-slaveholding upcountry seceded from Virginia to remain in the Union after Virginia seceded from the Union. Each of these regions was fiercely anti-Slavery. And most ended up raising regiments that fought in the Union Army. But they were as anti-slave as they were anti-slavery, both of which they viewed as the lynchpins of the aristocratic and inegalitarian society they loathed.

Which might explain the videos I posted about earlier. It seems that Appalachia has a history of xenophobia.

Brutal.

Ouch this has to hurt.

When Dana Milbank is mocking comparing your campaign to Monty Python’s dead parrot sketch, you might want to think about an exit strategy. Of course Clinton voted for the Iraq fiasco in the first place, so she’s probably none too concerned with exit strategies.

My favorite line:

“Now, let’s see. Who’s got my money?” asks the woman who has lent her campaign $11 million to keep it afloat. She laughs. “Where — where’d they go, the people with my money?” Finally, two aides arrive to retire Clinton’s dessert debt.

Of course all hard working, blue collar, non-elite white folks walk around with two aides carrying their money. Us “creative class” folk don’t have that kind of disposable income I suppose. We spend it all on lattes and arugula.

Stupid voters.

Sometimes I do think that people should be required to pass an intelligence test to be able to vote. People who vote against someone because they don’t like his name, or because they are “the other race” are idiots.

Even more jaw dropping. Guess that whole thing about Obama’s christian pastor didn’t make the news in West Virginia.

Unsurprisingly Hillary wins West Virginia.

NBC Called it right out of the gate, of course Obama conceeded earlier today.

I ran across this memo from the Hillary camp over at TPM:

In the face of grim poll numbers, the Obama campaign has attempted to dismiss today’s outcome despite the fact that Sen. Obama has outspent us on advertising, has more staff in the state, and more than double the number of offices.

How many outcomes did Clinton dismiss? Uh-huh. This also cracked me up:

Sen. Clinton has already won Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan. With a win in West Virginia, Sen. Clinton will have once again proven her greater ability to win in the key swing states.

Florida and Michigan. Didn’t know Hillary won those especially when Obama wasn’t on the ballot in Michigan. It’s sad, and starting to boarder on ridiculous.

Of course she could still win, her victory in WV means she only has to pick up 91% of the remaing delegates. Go for it Hillary!

Wow, that didn’t take long…

I threw up this post a few minutes ago and already got an email from a Hillary supporter asking if I thought Hillary was racist. My answer to them is no, but I do think she’ll say anything, do anything, consquences be damned to be president.

“play us out”

Yo, Bill, even I know what it means to “Play us out“. Love that blinkin’ there homie!! You’ve still got a ways before you can match Berman’s melt down. Always second fiddle even when you’re pissed.