It’s not everyday that Harold Ford Jr. gets snaps for all his accomplishments. Like how he so effortlessly flip-flops on major issues. Like abortion. And gay marriage. That takes courage and determination, people, and it’s everything you want in an elected official, amiright?
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Finally, Someone Gives Harold Ford Jr. Kudos for His Ballsy Lying About His Own Record
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Mike in Asheville, nee "in Brooklyn"
God Bless Steven Cobert! And Jon Stewart too!
Tom D Frog
Did anyone notice that Ford’s commercial clip towards the end sounded and looked like something Jimmy Smits would have done on the last season of the West Wing. If you close your eyes, it sounds just like a Matt Santos for President clip.
What a douche!
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Anne
I adore Stephen, he’s smart and hilarious, and from what I’ve heard he’s really nice too.
dontblamemeivotedforhillary
Harold Ford Junior, the Boy Prince of Tennessee is quickly becoming the most hated figure in New York politics. He could serve the Republicans well by dragging the Democrats into the sewer he crawled out of, that’s if he runs. Stephen Colbert is a comic genius with his Fake Right-wing stance that exposes right-wing hypocrisy. Harry ‘Silver Spoon’ Ford just got Rick-Roll’d! His dreams of becoming Senator and stealing Barack’s job after an expected 2010 poor mid-terms showing are certainly put Ford back in the dog-house until the Republicans can come up with another office to run for! New York Mayor?
dontblamemeivotedforhillary
VOTE IN NY DAILY NEWS POLL Kirsten Gillibrand or Harold Ford Junior? See article of Ford’s gotcha appearance on Colbert!
Senate hopeful Harold Ford floored by Stephen Colbert’s jokes on ‘The Colbert Report’
BY David Saltonstall
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, February 2nd 2010, 4:00 AM
A week after getting thrashed by Stephen Colbert as a flip-flopper, potential Senate candidate Harold Ford said he wanted to see if the comedian “wants to beat me up in person.”
Ford got his answer Monday night when Colbert did exactly that on “The Colbert Report.”
“Evidently, six minutes at my interview table counts as New York State residency,” Colbert said to the former Tennessee congressman, who registered to vote here last fall.
It didn’t get any better for Ford. Colbert began by pressing him on abortion, noting that in 2006, Ford called himself “pro-life” but now insists he has always been pro-choice.
As he has before, Ford insisted that by “pro-life” he meant he supported education, veterans benefits and other fundamental issues.
Next up? Gay marriage. Colbert pointed out that while Ford opposed the rite while running in Tennessee, he now supports it.
“Again, I think this is a great thing,” Colbert said. “Because you’re saying these things in the media capital of the world – New York City, gotcha-town. And you’re saying come and gotcha me.”
Ford explained that he had simply changed his view over time – unlike President Obama, who supports civil unions only. “This is not flip-flopping?” asked Colbert.
“It’s a changed position,” conceded Ford. “I would agree with you.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/02/02/2010-02-02_ford_floored_by_punch_lines.html#ixzz0eNuV0Ee3