Let the games begin!! Harold Ford is inthe house!!

[DoozerDude]

Harold Ford is dissing the rich, white Pelosi...Tune in to CSPAN2...

[My2Cents]

I hope Carl Rove is taking notes.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Ford has a better idea?BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[AppyPappy]

What's he saying?

[Tree of Liberty]

Wow, this is fertile sound-bite fodder for Republican commercials :)

[Blue Screen of Death]

If Ford does not like rich white women he is never going to get support from Michael Jackson.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Don't you love it when the other side does the heavy lifting for us?

[Dog]

Appy.... Ford wants another tax cut. ....he is scary.

[Tree of Liberty]

Many of the same things Frost was saying the other day: Pelosi is to out of step with the country. She'll only be an obstructionist and not give Republicans credit when they are right, won't be bipartisan, etc.

[Tuco-bad]

Ford never had a real job; went directly from law school to the House.

[DoozerDude]

He is saying that Pelosi will lead the party in the wrong direction...we don't need her kind of leadership...the people have spoken...

[mhking]

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[Tree of Liberty]

Reminds me of the axiom, don't interupt your enemy when they're in the process of shooting themselves in the foot.

[Dog]

Ford: "When I saw Roy Barnes and Max Celand get rolled up in Ga...I knew it was time for a change."

[B Knotts]

Sounds like he's trying to split the difference between Pelosi and Frost, and set himself up as the ideological heir to Gephardt.

[William McKinley]

Smart for him-- he is thinking long term. He knows that the Democrats will vote for Pelosi. He also knows that it is a suicidal move which will wreck the Democrats in the next election.

He will be well positioned to pretty much become the defacto leader of the entire party during its reconstruction after the coming leftist implosion. He'll be a player in 2006.

[jdontom]

So far he has had nothing good to say about Pelosi. He sounds like a true Republican, wait he's a Democrat.

[AppyPappy]

It's gonna be ugly. Better buy extra beer and popcorn.

[ER_in_OC,CA]

We should all hope for Pelosi, because Ford has promise. He talks a "moderate" game, avoids gaffes, is telegenic, etc.

[Dan from Michigan]

I don't like rich white liberals either. Ford and I actually agree for once.....

[Route66]

He is running for the middle. He is saying he will have the coalition in the caucus.

[Dog]

Harold is the scarier choice.....this guy could play well to the middle..

Go Nancy Go!

[William McKinley]

And Mary Landrieu is watching her chances at re-election crumble. She needs both the help of the far-left & feminist constituencies that Pelosi represents, and she needs the support of blacks. But it appears those two Democrat factions will be fighting each other when she needs them.

[AppyPappy]

We need for him to shut up. He's going to ruin us.

[Blood of Tyrants]

That's why I support Pelosi:^)

[tellw]

I am impressed that Ford is doing this. It's nice when the Democrats get boxed in on race.

[Dallas]

He may be America's second black president someday.

He's telling it like it is. Liberalism doesn't work, and he says the last 3 elections have proven it. He's says Pelosi is too liberal.

[William McKinley]

How easily some think the sky falls.

[Constitution Day]

Better buy extra beer and popcorn.

I'm not too crazy about popcorn.
The extra beer, I can do. ;)

[swheats]

This guy is impressive in communicating. Now can he keep his body of dems together is another matter. He definately has what it takes, but it's gonna be an up hill battle if he scorns this woman, Pelosi.

[per loin]

I'm calling for all black liberal Democrats from Free Republic to unite behind Ford. It's time the Democratic Party paid heed to its most loyal supporters. Write your congressman.

[Woodman]

Mark my words, He won't win unless HillBilly and McAwfull are behind this. I don't think they are, but the possibilty scares me.

[Constitution Day]

He may be America's second black president someday.

Bwahahahaha!!!

[Blood of Tyrants]

He is no moderate. The ACU (http://www.acuratings.com/acu_doc.cgi?ACT=1&USER_ID=1067&YEAR=2001) gives him a lifetime conservative rating of 12. The same as Lil' Dickie.

[Consort]

This internal battle could have major implications for the Dem Party.

[bankwalker]

I'm calling for all black liberal Democrats from Free Republic

Both of them?

[AppyPappy]

He's not clean enough to be President. Plus white liberals like for blacks to run for President but not win. Too much open religion.

[Route66]

He's talking taxes, but it is truly double talk. He said absolutely nothing. He's 'for' the working person. Duh...
" I would look for some kind of stimulous."

[Burkeman1]

Yes- root for Pelosi. The Democrats are making the mistake that "moderate" views killed them in this election and think by going to the hard kook Left and making Pelosi (who the NYT named as being in the top most 20 most left wing in Congress) their leader they are going appeal to middle America! What killed them is they had no views- moderate or otherwise.

[Blood of Tyrants]

ep, he basically inherited his dad's seat.

[ER_in_OC,CA]

Yup. I certainly meant it when I wrote that he talks a moderate game.

[Common Tator]

Ford is an Al Gore Puppet.

He is controlled by a wooden handle.

[Tree of Liberty]

Pelosi is going to have a press conference after Ford's done during which she'll produce the list of her supporters (some 110 strong, enough to win). If Ford somehow pulls it out (which I think is near impossible at this point), there's going to be even MORE bloodletting among the dim's when they find who sold her out.

[RAT Patrol]

I'm calling for all black liberal Democrats from Free Republic... LOL! I was thinking "He's talking to himself again.."

[San Jacinto]

And Mary Landrieu is watching her chances at re-election crumble.

Whoo-Hoo! How are they gonna get that big Black turn out after the Dems push another Brother to the back of the bus? Go, Pelosi!

[DoozerDude]

He has no chance...he is pi$$ing off the demo leadership..Pelosi is hand picked

[Unmarked Package]

Paging Mr. Bellafonte: We may have another "house slave" (his words) for you to slander. Please pick up the black courtesy phone.

[Woodman]

Is that for real? Man I wish I was seeing this live.

[spycatcher]

The reason Clinton embraced being the "First Black President" is so the Dems wouldn't have to feel guilty as they continue to marginalize smart black members in their ranks... "No need for a black President when we've already elected one!"

[Hugin]

Smart for him-- he is thinking long term. He knows that the Democrats will vote for Pelosi. He also knows that it is a suicidal move which will wreck the Democrats in the next election. He will be well positioned to pretty much become the defacto leader of the entire party during its reconstruction after the coming leftist implosion. He'll be a player in 2006.

You beat me to what I was going to say. Pelosi will be strident and alienate voters. Ford knows this and recognizies a Republican landslide behind Dubya's reelection is comming in 2004. Following that disaster for the Dems he will be ready to say SITYS and challenge Pelosi again.