Dave’s Record of Being Flat Wrong is Lengthy
Let’s take a quick look at his record and count the times that events have proven Dave Burris flat wrong:
George Bush would make a better President than Al Gore = Wrong!
Attacking Iraq is a good idea = Wrong!
The occupation will pay for itself = Wrong!
We’ll be greeted as liberators = Wrong!
Tom Delay’s leadership is good for the Republican Party = Wrong!
Deficits don’t matter = Wrong!
Rergulations are anti-consumer = Wrong!
Government should be shrunken to the size where it can be drowned in a bathtub = Wrong!
George Bush would make a better President than John Kerry = Wrong!
Tax Cuts for the rich will pay for themselves = Wrong!
Joanne Christian would be a decent State Senator = Probably Right!
Alan Levin will run for Governor = Wrong!
Blue Water Wind is a good idea = Right!
McCain/Plain would be better than Obama/Biden = Wrong!
These are only the ones I know about. He has probably been wrong about much much more.
I know Dave will try to run away from some of these wrong positions he has taken over the years. For instance, Dave might try to claim that he was against the Iraq war. That would be a lie.
I’ve given this a lot of “delathought” and I remember berating Dave for his wrongness for as long as Bush has been in office.
It has been a long time and for most of it, Dave was riding hight because events appeared to endorse his wrongness. But now, with the economy in tatters I don’t think he should be half as smug and self satisfied as he is.
Dave has a record I could almost forgive if he was one of the many half-wits and morons that comprise the right side of the Delaware-blogophere. But Dave is smart, so his ongoing wrongness is a very great sin indeed.
This is like Spy vs. Spy
…..except it’s really Fathole vs. Fathole
You’ve lost your mind. You can’t simply ascribe to me every Daily Kos talking point about the right and then say I believed all of that.
And I’m not going to go into a list of all the times I was right, because it makes me sound arrogant and I don’t like it. And since this all started with a post where you dissed me for not providing links, I’d like to see any proof of #2, 3, 5, 7 or 8 on your list.
And I’m still waiting for a correction/mea culpa/ apology for your last jackass post.
And, by the way, the “economy in tatters” has as much to do with events created by Democrats as it does events created by George Bush.
Why don’t you just admit you have a man-crush on me and get it over with? Smitty will forgive you.
No, please, keep your man-crush on Dave. I’m glad that you finally found someone else to lay your eyes upon.
Actually, J, I am wondering, what’s your point here? Castle become boring for you? Your obsession with Dave has suddenly spiked to Castle-levels.
Where is the contrition Dave ?
I guess sons of privilege are used to never being asked to be accountable for anything – but I don’t see myself letting this go.
You and guys like you who should have known better got us into this with your empty headed economic royalism.
Walking away from an old blog is easy. Walking away from all the damage that you’re kind of thinking has done to the country should be a bit more difficult.
Waaaaait a second…you want Dave to APOLOGIZE for the ills of the country? Is that it?
Hey, if you’re listening to the show, Dave did say something that is 100% irrefutable:
Can you dispute that? Maybe you are having an impact, J!
Now go call Castle or something.
Or shut up. He has no standing to say anything about politics or economics in light of his track record of being wrong.
Listen – a great many people are going to be suffering because people like Dave somehow got into decision making positions in the country.
Dave is not going to suffer because he has family money behind him, but many people don’t.
The decent thing for Dave and his ilk to do would be to go away and shut the hell up for a few years.
But nooooo….he is right back at it…My taxes are too high…Wah!
J:
So, Dave, to you, is symbolic to all of that and all of your disdain and hate will be lashed out upon him, simply because you see in him a symbol of all that is unjust. Interesting.
I’m not seeing this anymore as a Jason-swiping-with-kids-gloves anymore, but more as a hate-inspired salvo (or several of them). You’ve also started to take it down a personal road with your comments about his dad, which inspires other thoughts, too. WTF is going on in your head, J? Is Dave your anti-christ?
His smug fat head pontificating on the internet radio drove me to it.
He needs to man up and apologize – or it is personal
…Smitty begins to walk away slowly, backwards, while speaking cautiously…
OK, J. What you say…
Dave, the world is your fault, you smug, fat head pontificater, spewing your economic hate! đź‘ż
“Dave is not going to suffer because he has family money behind him, but many people don’t.”
This is funny, since I started my business with what I had in my savings, and you were just handed your family’s publishing company.
Get over yourself.
If you shot Dave with an elephant tranq. dart filled with sodium pentothal right now, he would admit that I am right.
He is just playing his smug POS GOPer roll. I guess I could be mad at Larry Kudlow, Tucker Carlson, Bill Kristol or any other of a host of wrong assholes who seem oblivious to what they’ve done – but Dave is close at hand.
And thanks for listening!
Ask my father who built the company ass.
Re 14.
It will never happen again.
You’re calling me an ass? Rich.
It’s not warm and fuzzy when people bring your family into it, is it?
Your company is awesome, J, and no one is disputing that, but you can go for the father-son jugular on Dave and that is all good, but god-damn if Dave should retort. He certainly wasn’t diminishing Prestwick, but diminishing your swipe.
I don’t get you on this rant, seriously. Maybe Dave is too convenient for your attacks because you know him.
“A great many people are going to be suffering because people like Dave somehow got into decision making positions in the country.”
So from that viewpoint – a valid criticism of GOP economic policies – you develop the argument that Dave is flat-out wrong on a whole laundry list of topics, without providing sources or links?
My opinion doesn’t count for squat, but still, I’m with RSmitty. Chill out, or you’re going over the edge along with Doninsaneviti. Walk away from the computer for a weekend and take some deeeeeeep breaths, guy.
“He has no standing to say anything about politics or economics in light of his track record of being wrong. ”
Actually, he does – it’s this little thing called the First Amendment. That doesn’t mean you have to LISTEN, however. If it bothers you that much, ignore him. But don’t make this some sort of crazy-ass personal attack – that’ll send your credibility down the tubes.
“Maybe Dave is too convenient for your attacks because you know him.”
That’s garbage. Attacking ANYBODY for being a Republican or for all the country’s problems is garbage. The Rubinites had as much to do with the deregulation issue as the Republicans.
And let’s make one thing abundantly clear: I get no financial assistance from my father.
I’m 33. I have a house and a family. I’m a grown-ass man. I don’t need an allowance. Plus, you’re vastly overestimating my family’s wealth.
And I’m still waiting for an apology for your last post.
“Maybe Dave is too convenient for your attacks because you know him.”
That’s garbage.
Don’t make me write a post about you! I do think he is more acidic to you, because he knows you personally.
heyanonynonny,
My point is that Dave’s ongoing wrongness is directly related to the GOP being able to implement their horrible policies.
As for taking time off, I can assure you that I will be taking a long long long time away from listeing to Delawaretalkradio.com
That’s too bad. Liberalgeek and Maria are having a scintillating conversation right now.
Jason,
Wow. The post and the following comments of yours are pretty fucking harsh, dude. I always thought you a guy with a good sense of humor, but clearly that can’t all be true because you’re really not displaying any here.
I’m not coming to the defense of “my boss” and “new BFF” Dave here, but I think it must be said that you’re being ridiculously unreasonable in some of those comments.
Mike,
My sense of humor has been dinged by an awakening about how bad things are going to be in this country for a while.
A year from now it will seem like I was not harsh enough and the Dave’s of the world.
The new “I-blame-Clinton:”
I BLAME DAVE!
It’s all about his kind, you know, Mike. Jason is very angry about Dave’s kind. It’s his “kind” that cause all his problems.
In the meantime, he is swearing off Mike, Randy (Nelson), Maria, Fulcher and Flaherty all because of Dave and Dave’s kind. It could taint his very being.
How rediculous does this sound? Pretty much on the level of the numbing rants about it.
Whatever.
You do what you’ve gotta do Randy.
I just can’t get over that you hold HIM personally accountable for your hatred of these things. It’s disturbing and disappointing.
You’re right, though, do what you feel you need to do. I just disagree with your reasoning…not your overall points (not on Dave, but the overall problems), but your reasoning.
Give me a break Randy. I think I’ve been clear on the fact that Dave’s “rant” identifies him in my mind as exactly the kind of smug, non-contrite GOP loser that got us into this mess.
I think you are misunderstanding intentionally.
But whatever. Go kiss Dave’s ass for all I care.
“I think I’ve been clear on the fact that Dave’s “rant” identifies him in my mind as exactly the kind of smug, non-contrite GOP loser that got us into this mess.”
At some point you could have a rational discussion on the specifics of your claim. If you’re capable, that is.
I think I’ve been clear on the fact that Dave’s “rant” identifies him in my mind as exactly the kind of smug, non-contrite GOP loser that got us into this mess.
Your response goes beyond that, though, J.
I think you are misunderstanding intentionally.
No, I don’t. Your response is proportionately out of whack…just like back in our Frightland days.
But whatever. Go kiss Dave’s ass for all I care.
C’mon. Did he wound you? Sheesh. Do remember, tho, it’s his boots I lick, not ass I kiss.
I’m beginning to suspect a contrived brou-ha-ha in order to raise ratings of both internet based troves.
A year from now it will seem like I was not harsh enough and the Dave’s of the world.
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yup, thanks for that.
I concur that Burris and his ilk Hannity and Rush slave to the message that only and simply serves wealth. Whether Burris drew on his family fortune in his 33 years doesn’t change the fact that he is a GOPerhead interested in deep pockets getting deeper and will draw and toss any cheap shot card to accomplish that.
slaps and shakes head in amazement
Yeahhhherp, can’t have that bonus baby Burris and his like in these parts….them boys are good for nuthin’ if not for tar and featherin’ but nuthin’ else. After that, we should bill THEM for the tar and feathers! Yeahhherp! Dat Burris boy brought all of this economy stuff down on my head! Should run him right on out of town! Yeahhherp!
so the freak-left is not satisfied with having electorial success, they need revenge.
the bougiose must be forced to publicly renounce their wrong thoughts and aplogise to the proletariate!
and then be sent of to re-education camps.
Chairman Mao will be very proud of you! I’m sure Engles is looking up and smiling.
or the buggy whip manufacturer is pissed at the guy making airplanes.
the guy with the printing press and stacks of paper sees the writing on the wall and blames the guy who is making money in the e-media biz.
People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along? It’s just not right. It’s not right. It’s not, it’s not going to change anything. Please, we can get along here. We all can get along. I mean, we’re all stuck here for a while. Let’s try to work it out. Let’s try to beat it. Let’s try to beat it. Let’s try to work it out