More On Wha' Happened

The irony, it burns.

Sorry Karen, but for many of us NYers, we see this as good news. A clear majority of us just felt that she was using her celebrity to be considered. If she really wanted to be a Senator, then she can run in the next election. No one thought she was a bad person, but not the best choice for the job.

The rich cheating on their taxes, who woulda guesed?

KT- I saw your report that the Kennedy clan (Ted's) is furious with Caroline for blaming her withdrawal on Ted's health. I think one of the knocks on Caroline was that she would not be able to with stand the press scrunity and the real heat that comes with the national level of politics was accurate.

The irony is that if she were to run in 2010, I'd consider voting for her. I only resented her for trying to jump in line in an "okay, I'll let you make me senator now," kind of way.

Don't care about her housekeeper or nanny and I can't imagine that many in New York would, either. People who live in glass apartments shouldn't throw stones after all and busy New Yorkers are not going to turn away a competent and trustworthy nanny just because they don't have a silly I-9 form.

Could we get more updates on the open NY Senate seat please?

This story has huge ramifications for the nation, the world and humanity at large. Hopefully the media will spare no expense getting to the bottom of this story which will affect every man, woman and child in this country. God bless our press corps!

Yarr, KT - poor form, lassie, poor form. Th' facts o' th' matter regardin' Timothy Geithner no warrant th' snide tone ye be takin'. He were makin' mistakes wi' his taxes an' paid up th' arrears. He were checkin' th' papers o' his housekeeper when she be startin' in his employ an' they were a-ok.
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I be fearsome ashamed ye be participatin' in th' continued obfuscatin' an' twistin' o' th' truth.

thank you cincy for expressing exactly how I felt about this momentous news that may well have changed my life.
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Snark aside, it is a perfectly acceptable snippet for a brief blog post.

She has had a life time to enter the political arena, and didn't for whatever reasons. She and her brother were political sure bets, America's children. Whatever. Move on. What would have been really fun was if she had run against Hillary in the primary way back when.

Can Paterson now please just name his selection already. Why is this dragging on so long?

I guess I don't get why the "T" is getting dropped from "what."

So I was happy to see a press pool area at the whitehouse.gov website. I've appreciate KT's posting of the pool report. But, alas, not to be. The media won't let the white house use the pool.
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transparency for the goose, but not for the gander. I assume this is partly because of its snarky, dismissive "savvy" nature.

You guys are aware that news comes in all sizes. Not everything is momentous and life-changing. But it is news. And there is a market for it. So why the harrumphs and snark? Not your cup of tea? Move on to the next item.
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That said, for the New York Times, Caroline Kennedy's on-again/off-again availability for the NY Senate seat is local news. And should be covered as part of the continuing reporting on the replacement for Hillary. Which, I gather, it is.
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Have we become so pampered and self-indulgent via the web that we expect ONLY the news we want to be covered? And ONLY the aspects of that to be discussed?

I assume this is partly because of its snarky, dismissive "savvy" nature.

You would be correct. Pool reports are the one occasion reporters get to express their wit and cleverness AND show their insider status. Before blogs, that is.
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I wish the rest of the world could see the pool reports, which might better help demystify political reporting.

davemc, ok. But new news becomes old news fast. This news is already old, and I for one don't care to hear more about it.

Fool I am. I don't want to hear more about it, yet, I am here.

K_Teezy,
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Nice post. You get the different between matters of substance and matters of fun, and give your readers both.

I wish the rest of the world could see the pool reports, which might better help demystify political reporting.
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If you're seeing 'em dave, share.

Would if I had 'em, jayackroyd. That part of my life ended a few months ago.
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Now the only pool reports I get is my beloved suggesting I clean the leaves out.

I'd put nothing past Caroline as to skeletons destroying her Senate bid. She was a bit less than forthcoming through the entire process.

http://www.political-buzz.com/

davemc321
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I don't have a problem with this post by K Teezie but I do have to say that at times its frustrating as hell to see posts here about nothing when more substantive issues are going on. I think we had MAYBE 3 posts on Swampland about the war in the Gaza strip which left over 1000 Palestinians dead and thousands more injured and I believe 13 Israelis dead also. So while I am good with this particular post (mostly because it was KT that put it up) I do understand the frustrations of many commenters here with posts that aren't all that substantive.

Am I the first or last to note the irony that CK was in charge of VETTING for Obama?

"That part of my life ended a few months ago"
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Were you a political reporter, Dave?
What part of political reporting do you feel needs to be demystified or do you mean that in a more general how sausage gets made sense?

"Snark aside, it is a perfectly acceptable snippet for a brief blog post"
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Wasn't so much reacting to KT's post, it is acceptable. Rather I'm reacting to the round the clock coverage of this on the teevee.
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"Not everything is momentous and life-changing."
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These days they are...take a look around. No, seriously, take a look around cuz next time you turn around it might be gone.
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"Have we become so pampered and self-indulgent via the web that we expect ONLY the news we want to be covered? And ONLY the aspects of that to be discussed?"
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Treasury Dept regulators offered to falsify documents on behalf of IndyMac...heard that on the news yet? Pampered? The 'journalists' who simply regurgitate talking points/emails from the RNC and get paid well to do so are more pampered than me I think.