George Will: Massa ‘Weirdness’ Spells Trouble For Dems In November

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by Glynnis MacNicol | 8:18 am, March 15th, 2010

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Eric Massa may be gone but he is certainly not yet forgotten (though probably a number of people are giving it their best shot). More troubling, at least for the Dems, is that his hangover effect (and we’re not just talking “tickle fights” here) may be months in the curing. At least that’s what George Will thinks.

On Sunday’s This Week, Will speculated that Massa may be a brick too far for a country already wary of an overly interfering government; an unnecessary reminder of the the ‘terminal weirdness’ of Washington that, along with Rod Blagojevich whose trial begins in June, does not bode well for the Democrats ahead of November’s mid-terms

“Is this one brick over a load. That is, are we reaching a critical mass where the public on the one hand says, Washington wants to expand its role in my life, here, here, and here and Washington is terminally weird. This is going to get worse in June when Blagojevich’s trial begins in Illinois. So this is going to be an ongoing soap opera and it’s not helpful to the Democrats.”

Does this mean Massa will also be coming to a reality show near you? One suspects no. Tampering, at least where television is concerned, is far more forgivable than, um, “tickling.” Video below.

eric massa, George Will, Jake Tapper, Rahm Emanuel, This Week

The Real Royal King

I often agree with Will, but I think he is wrong about this. The Beck Debacle and the King Interview anesthetized the Democrats by showing Massa is simply a really weird dude, not particularly partisan weird. The DNC owes Beck a huge, huge thanks.
MarkBovineKoldys

No. I am sorry Mr. Will.

The Massa non story is soooooo fifteen minutes ago, as the Baboon learned.

I also have to say I am a bit disappointed with Mr. Will’s evaluation, since obviously there are bigger fish to fry than Massa. I think Mr. Will has the ability to see beyond the gossip.
Azarkhan

“bigger fish to fry than Massa”

The big fish is Speaker Pelosi. She knew in October that Mr. Massa was having liaisons with young male Congressional staffers, yet did nothing about it.
Barney

OK…who edited the video? Was it CBS or Mediaite?

Watch the portion where Anita Dunn is speaking. The editing is VERY jerky.

I watched the show yesterday…and Dunn’s tic where she sticks her tongue through her teeth like a lizard was obvious…and hilarious. It was obviously cut out of the video.

Why??

Hey Mediaite was it you? If not, find out who did it. For reference as to what I’m talking about, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiBDpL2dExY&feature=player_embedded
Tater Salad

It is over with for the Progressive Party, better known as the Democratic Party. Marxism/Communism is not in America’s future. The low life tactics of zero transparency, lying, bribery, extortion and pay-offs in getting a socialist healthcare bill moved through Congress is pathetic. Obama’s Marxist appointments, stimulus pay-offs and waste just to get votes will cost the Democratic Party not only in November 2010 but in 2012. True, the Republican Party will take over Congress but it will take many, many years to correct the damage already done. Is America ready for this correction? It is either yes we can or we go to socialism and then Marxism.

Cloward & Piven (google)
Tater Salad

Liberalism exposed:

http://sroblog.com/2010/02/26/andrew-klavan-liberalism-exposed-beyond-the-elitist-preening-america-hating-stereotypes/#comments
Nachi

But “weirdnes” has always treated Will quite well. Among the uneducated set at least.