by Eric Martin
Just wanted to note in passing that Obama’s been quite masterful in maintaining a zen like calm, and in deploying a jujitsu-like flexibility in deflecting and redirecting attacks. In fact, he’s turned McCain’s haymakers back on the sender. It’s been a pleasure to behold. Along those lines, this made me laugh:
The man knows how to play to win.
It’s nice to see, it’s been a while since we’ve seen that on the left side of the aisle.
Thanks –
Obama just keeps nailing it. But Eric, I hope you don’t include “that one” as one of McCain’s haymakers.
Probably not a haymaker, but still deftly used by Obama.
Hmmm…
That One.
The One.
Which is it already?
These McCain people need to make up their minds.
I hope you don’t include “that one” as one of McCain’s haymakers.
As close as McCain has gotten to even touching Obama (which is to say, not at all).
Yeah: for the record, when I referenced haymakers, I didn’t mean to suggest that McCain has actually landed any. Just that he’s throwing them wildly.
Xanax: Thanks. Now I’m thinking Hall & Oates:
“The one, that one I wanna play that game tonight…”
You will pay for this.
Hall & Oates? Oh, yeah… those guys. Jeez, Eric, wanna borrow some of my Metamucil? Next you’ll be citing Loggins and Messina “but the centipede he crawls all over your feet…”
Oh, here, it’s Lahaina… for the youngsters among us.
Sure, pretend you don’t know from the Yacht Rock…reverse poseur
Aw, crap. You caught me. And just as I was reorganizing my Lil Kim collection.
OK confession time – I love Loggins and Messina. Odly enough more Messina than Loggins who was everybody else’s favorite.
Poco. Before that Buffalo Springfield. What’s not to like about Jimmy Messina?
In the words of Russell’s 12:32 post:
“The man knows how to play…”
buffalo springfield??
what, did you guys hack into mccain’s ipod? oh wait. he wouldn’t have an ipod. maybe in one of his seven houses he has a jukebox.
jeez, we woke up to that (along with “grazin’ in the grass”) every morning during basic training in 1968.
metamucil my ass!
:::mumbles::: barefoot, in a blizzard, both ways, and we LIKED it!
[fogie] For What It’s Worth doesn’t seem to have lost timeliness, even if though it isn’t, as most people seem to think, about the Kent or Jackson State shootings. [/fogie]
Oh, wait, this is a far… different… version.
Sorry, Eric, but you neglect your duties.
Yacht Rock cannot go unlinked!
Thanks –
GARY FARBER YOU HAVE MADE MY WEEK!!
and yes, I know quite well it is only Monday.
Thank You
If this is a thread about songs about “the one,” we certainly ought to mention Congressman John Hall (DNY), late of the band Orleans, and his song, “Still the One” (he had to threaten McCain, and a few years ago, Bush, with litigtion to get them to stop using it).
Good god, people. The thread shares its title with a Wu Tang song. Let’s get our references in order.
Yeah Sam, that’s some thread based mashup: The Wu and various practitioners of Yacht Rock…
efgoldman: where were you in basic training in 1968?