Comments on: A peek at chez Historiann

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:56:45 +0000

I thought I was only “pretty radical.” (But because I’m so conventional, I’ll have to cop to that, I suppose.)

By: Tenured Radical

Tenured Radical — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:52:53 +0000

True — you did out yourself, and I sort of remembered that, and sort of not — and then actually decided to leave it ambiguous to shill our JWH forum.

But it is also true you have kick-ass gender politics, in addition to being a radical feminist.

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:16:59 +0000

And--my paper was just delievered. The headline? "Romanoff roars into virtual tie." There you have it, friends. I thought the campaigns must have had some interesting internal polling information that at least one side had been leaking to the media for the past week or so. Post to follow later!

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:07:44 +0000

cgeye–Romanoff is closing in on Bennet, and no one knows what’s going on with mail-in ballots and people voting over a 3-week period, but it seems like people are starting to believe that Romanoff might actually win. Over at ColoradoPols, which has been all pro-Bennet all the way, they put up a post yesterday “So. . . What if Romanoff Actually Pulls it Off?”, when all year long all they’ve done is mock him and mock his efforts in the primary. The Denver Post is going into overdrive to protest their little Wall Street Senator–apparently, bringing up the source of Bennet’s big bucks is going too negative in their view.

The link you sent pretty much sums up why I’ve always thought Bennet was a complete tool. With Democrats like Ritter and Bennet, who needs Republicans? Romanoff is also an Ivy-league carpet bagger, but at least he came to Colorado and made something of himself in one line of work, and built up his expertise and competence. Bennet just went from appointment to appointment with Daddy’s help. I don’t have too many illusions that Romanoff will be a Front Range Russ Feingold–but at least he worked to get where he is.

Incidentally, everyone running for the Senate here is an Ivy Leaguer except for Jane Norton, who went to Baa Ram U. Ken Buck went to Princeton, and Romanoff and Bennet went to Yale (Bennet was Yale Law.) WTF?

By: cgeye

cgeye — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:08:26 +0000

Dr. Historiann:

Could you pleez pleez pleez write a post about Bennet, before the mail election ends?

I’m kinda skeered that the Fix Is In, and moved to Romanoff — why am I the last to know that Romanoff co-chaired the Colorado DLC?

http://www.openleft.com/diary/19651/cosen-how-bennet-got-rich-and-teachers-lost-their-pension-fund

I’m hella suspicious that the Denver Post and other press has veered away from Bennet. I think it’s due to Bennet’s last minute kabuki about Congressional reforms — if he kept his big mouth shut, they woulda made it a shoe-in, but now they’re making him work for it. Either way, there’s no guarantee Romanoff won’t go Blue Dog and cash in, once he pleads “oh, no, the big bad GOP’s too big to fight without corporate cash”c

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:55:22 +0000

Like you suggested koshem Bos–I’m afraid I’m actually a very boring person! But happy, pleasant, and “consistent.”

By: koshem Bos

koshem Bos — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:42:41 +0000

As far as I am concerned you could be a bisexual transvestite with an army of butlers and a castle to boot. Not to rain on anyones parade, relative mediocrity is the lot of most of us.

Mary Poppins? Isn’t there a more interesting metaphor?

By: Comrade PhysioProf

Comrade PhysioProf — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:06:04 +0000

Speaking of the age of men:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSIxHIEwDdU

By: Historiann

Historiann — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:21:27 +0000

I loved that Sherry Bobbins episode! From way back in the 90s, when I still watched the show. Thanks for the link, Janice!

By: Janice

Janice — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:40:43 +0000

Ah, what a fantastical life they led! But, to be honest, I think the Simpsons nailed it even better with their Sherry Bobbins homage (as illustrated by this video mash-up): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ltjFJVysE