Brokaw calling for coalition government if Obama wins

[realitythink]

He claims that he is going to need republicans to figure out the mess the republicans made. This dinosaur is out of his mind. It's time for the republicans to go away so the grown ups can try and clean this up. If Obama wins with over 52% why should he invite any republicans in? In modern terms that is a mandate.

[boobooday]

1. Wow, just like he did when the Repubs had control of everything, right?

:puke:

[indepat]

27. Gawd, Brokaw is an even bigger asshole than previously thought. The pathology of 'pukes is

both holistic and ubiquitous. :P

[JaneQPublic]

36. Yeah, like when Bush, Hastert, and Lott or Frist were in power (nt)

[think4yourself]

2. Brokaw must have Alzheimer's

This douchebaggery is getting serious. I think he needs to check himself in. Or go to Paraguay!

[Benhurst]

3. Our liberal media always thinks Democrats should form coalition governments

when they win.

:argh:

[Demeter]

4. Talk About a Last-Ditch Effort!

That's nearly obscene!

The Republicans are all going to jail. There won't be any sufficiently unstained GOPpers left for government service...with the exception of those who the GOP "leadership" dislike and distrust, the real mavericks like Olympia Snow.

[SoonerPride]

5. Expect him to do just that. Maybe Chuck Hagel in the cabinet.

He's a big fan of Lincoln and history and will most likely have at least one or two republicans on hand to balance his cabinet.

[mwb970]

9. I was just going to say, there still are a *few* "normal" Republicans.

Not many, I admit. But having a few selected R's involved seems to make sense, both politically and substantively.

[ShortnFiery]

6. I heard that POS declare that as if he were some sort of demigod. Brokaw's and ASS. eom

[Lint Head]

7. Hey Tom. Enlist and go to Afghanistan and do your part just like

the greatest generation. The old boy bull shit is dead. :dem:

[sentelle]

8. perhaps he forgets which country he's in

This is not England. We elect our President directly here. Obama, should he be elected, doesn't have to get 'help' that way to get his way.

What an ignorant comment.

[No Elephants]

10. I think Obama can figure it out better and faster without Republican cover ups and spin.

[CreekDog]

11. Hey Mr. Brokaw, you have credibility because you were able to read the news out loud for 20 years

(barely)

that doesn't make you an expert in governance. :wtf:

[Life Long Dem]

12. No Kidding. I thought we were trying to get out of the crisis they put us in?

:crazy:

[Ian David]

13. Brokaw can go fuck himself. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

14. The flunkie Brokaw giving advice?

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brokaw">Wikipedia:

Tom Brokaw dropped out of The University of Iowa, where he says he majored in "beer and co-eds" before receiving his B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion in 1962.

Guess he has a Mooselini hard-on. :eyes:

[sendero]

15. Yeah sure..

... when Reps are in power they push their foots on the necks of Dems, but now we need bipartisanship.

FUCK YOU BROKAW.

[dcindian]

16. Brokaw is the worst of journalism

I don't mind if journalist have an agenda as Brokaw does. It is when they try and pass that agenda off as being impartial that bothers me.

I believe things like this are a direct attack on democracy and are nothing short of propaganda. Brokaw and his employers should be ashamed of their actions, they let his NeoCon handlers interject bias while still claiming impartiality.

[screembloodymurder]

17. When we win we will appoint Republicans to clean up all their mess.

We promise.

[TexasObserver]

18. Brokaw is drunk and senile.

[depakid]

19. Zero credibility

His Reagan worship one of the major reasons why the country's in this mess in the first place.

[Essene]

20. Brokaw is right... but for all the wrong reasons

Obama is going to have a bi-partisan cabinet, to some extent.

Even before he takes office, we can expect him to have bi-partisan economic round-tables and such.

Brokaw's real interest in making this argument is about BROKAW, not the nation. He knows he's been a foolish partisan and I'd wager somebody close to him has challenged him in private on his politics, since that Powell endorsement.

I think that's why he was so harsh to Mccain, to prove himself the moderate critic.

He knows Obama has this won, and he's trying to be relevant...

[Anarcho-Socialist]

21. No thanks

The few remaining liberal Republicans can join the progressive realignment of American politics, but the rest of the GOP are unfit to govern.

[book_worm]

22. When and where did he say this? Don't doubt you, but curious

[underpants]

23. I saw the part o fMTP where they discussed the horrific idea of one party having power

They just couldn't imagine such a scenario

[demnan]

24. That's like letting the fox back in the hen house

I have a suggestion for him - appoint Bill Clinton special economic czar

[pirate_satellite]

25. I agree

They should divy up the responsibilities as follows:

1) Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld -- send them personally to Afghanistan to find Bin Laden

2) Congressional Republicans -- their job is to vote "No" on every bill introduced by the Democrats in Congress, because it's just awkward when they query "Nays?" and are met with silence

3) Democrats -- take care of everything not covered in points 1 & 2.

[davidpdx]

26. Brokaw is a McCain crony

When he had McCain on MTP I thought Brokaw was going to reach over and give him a hand-job.

[Orsino]

28. I'm calling for Brokaw's replacement, whether or not Obama wins.

We're going to need real journalists to help dig us out of the hole created by Brokaw and other fakes.

[StreetKnowledge]

29. No, Tom, Barack does not need Republicans

He'll probably have a few be part of the cabinet, choosing the best. But the GOP has become a bunch of crap-tossing fools. As the Washington Post pointed out "The cause of Edmund Burke, Leo Strauss, Robert Nisbet and William F. Buckley is now in the hands of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity."

[undeterred]

30. CALLING FOR CROAKAW TO RETIRE this week- what a loserman

[ColbertWatcher]

31. I missed MTP this Sunday, what did he suggest for a McCain "win?" n/t

[BeyondGeography]

32. Sure...Hagel, Lugar, Weld; the people who aren't welcome in the Pub Party anyway

Obama will go this route. They will contribute, and their presence will be another way to show how unreasonable the hard-cores have become.

[Sparkly]

33. That's an argument some made for Bush in 2004.

I can't remember now which newspaper it was that endorsed the Chimp, saying that since he created the mess, he'd be more motivated to fix it. :eyes:

At some point, time's up. This is that point.

[genna]

34. Obama said he would use Doris Kerns Goodwin's book about Lincoln to guide his choices

Lincoln had a sampling from all across the board so that they could wage war and deal with the divided aftermath.

We are a 40/40 or a 35/35/30 split country. If he is going to bring the rhetoric he has used to fruition, you might want to start accepting that we might have to put up working with these people.

[Roland99]

35. To be honest, I wouldn't mind Paul O'Neill back at Treasury.

[zulchzulu]

37. Let's ask the drunk to drive the car he drove in the ditch home with us in it

Makes sense....

:crazy: