Political Bloviation

Glenn frets about the denial/spin from Fox News commentator/GOP strategist/party shill, Dick Morris:

Dick Morris: Obama might still have a small chance to win - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Still, it’s just staggering to ponder the amount of reality-denial (or deliberate reality-distortion) needed to urge that Obama, though a real long shot, shouldn’t be “written off,” because there’s still a small chance that he might pull it out. It also enables Morris to claim victory either way — heroically so if McCain wins (”I predicted undecideds would break for him”) and also if Obama wins (”I warned that he shouldn’t be written off”). To a Fox News viewer, that comes from the most insightful and prescient political observer in the country.

I don’t care that Morris tries to make himself look good, regardless of the election outcome. If he makes some of Fox’s viewers believe they’re going to win, maybe they’ll stay home. The entire McCain strategy revolves around capturing the dumb-ass vote, while trying to frighten gullible swing voters with the he’s a commie/Muslim/terrorist sympathizer/celebrity/black power radical, ploy of the day. If Morris makes a few Fox fans feel they can safely remain in the basement bunkers stocking canned goods and sharpening their knives for the apocalypse, more power to him.

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