Drama Queens

I caught a few minutes of the Nick Coleman "Show" this morning.

Apparently "Kuhbi", the show's "producer", "snuck" into the "61st Minute" party last night. I caught a few minutes of his debriefing with Coleman and guest Brian "Who's Brian Lambert?" Lambert.

For starters - what's with the cloak and dagger nonsense? Be a man and tell people who you are and where you're from. I guarantee you, the crowd at the CAE is a lot more civil than...well, a room full of Nick Colemans. Colemen. Whatever.

Beyond that?

Elder heard a bit more, and wrote me in a private correspondence:

"Mitch's name also came up (Coleman seems to think that you're a government employee-sounds like a slam dunk libel case to me)"

Well, that'd be that crack fact-checking that Coleman is known for. I've never worked for government, and at least in my current occupational field, I couldn't if I wanted to (and I don't).

"Kuhbi" sneered at one point that "the waitstaff had been told to make themselves scarce when John Hinderaker and Scott Johnson were speaking.

Well, there's a shock. I used to set up banquets for a hotel; the waitstaff at any banquet facility with any class at all always stays clear of the banquet floor during the speeches. "Kuhbi" and Coleman spun it as a class warfare issue; oddly, they were correct. It showed that neither of them has ever worked in the banquet or hospitality businesses, and are completely out of touch with the life of the service sector.

"Kuhbi" had one other line that I thought was funny; he was apparently going to ask a question, but moderator Mitch Perlstein cut the question session off at 7PM sharp. He was apparently going to try to get the Powerguys to "admit" that they were trying to bring the mainstream media down - but then, he knew what the real answer was. Of course they were going to try to do that! OK, "Kuhbi"; please show where Powerline, or indeed any Northern Alliance blog, has ever said any such thing (with any intent other than satire)? Yes, Kuhbi - that'll take some research skills - five seconds on Google, for starters. Get back to me when you've found it. I won't hold my breath; the statement and sentiment don't exist. Yeah, I know - you earn your "living" by spreading uncomprehending alarm among those dim enough to take your "show" seriously, so who needs facts?.

As to the rest of the bit - and I listened to about five minutes, which was about six too many - one wonders exactly if Coleman is a liar, or merely has lousy reading comprehension. He spouted to Lambert (I'm paraphrasing closely here - I didn't have a recorder in my car) that what people don't realize is that these people aren't the middle-of-the-road; they're partisan activists!

Duh.

I mean...

Duh.

Again - would one of these hamsters please show us where Powerline or any Northern Alliance blog claimed to be anything other than committed conservatives? (Hint: King Banaian swerves toward libertarian on occasion. I'm getting tired of doing your homework for you, guys).

Anyway, "Kuhbi", next time you're at an event where the NARN is in attendance, stop by and say hi. You know - the way I do when I'm at DFL events. We don't bite; ask the various liberal members of the MOB. Hell, stop by Keegan's! You might learn a thing or two. Facts, even.

Goodness knows working with Coleman isn't teaching you much.

Posted by Mitch at March 10, 2005 12:08 PM | TrackBack