I don't see this addressed really anywhere in the article but this is a solely Republican tactic. You'll never see Democrats doing this. It originates right at the top of the Republican Party. It's the worst of dirty tricks and it reveals that the Republicans have no respect for democracy. If they did, they wouldn't be trying so hard to keep people from voting.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Republican Dirty Tricks...
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Vote2008/story?id=5963751&page=1
I don't see this addressed really anywhere in the article but this is a solely Republican tactic. You'll never see Democrats doing this. It originates right at the top of the Republican Party. It's the worst of dirty tricks and it reveals that the Republicans have no respect for democracy. If they did, they wouldn't be trying so hard to keep people from voting.
I don't see this addressed really anywhere in the article but this is a solely Republican tactic. You'll never see Democrats doing this. It originates right at the top of the Republican Party. It's the worst of dirty tricks and it reveals that the Republicans have no respect for democracy. If they did, they wouldn't be trying so hard to keep people from voting.
Idiots in Large Groups...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/06/scotus.ap/index.html
I don't suppose they're planning a pro-choice or pro-women's rights plate to offset the obvious bias of this one? I didn't think so.
If they allow the fringe anti-choicers their plate they're going to have to allow every radical organization to have one too. This includes the Klan, Fred Phelps, anti-government militias, maybe even let the abortion clinic bombers have one so they don't have to share. This sets a dangerous precedent.
I don't suppose they're planning a pro-choice or pro-women's rights plate to offset the obvious bias of this one? I didn't think so.
If they allow the fringe anti-choicers their plate they're going to have to allow every radical organization to have one too. This includes the Klan, Fred Phelps, anti-government militias, maybe even let the abortion clinic bombers have one so they don't have to share. This sets a dangerous precedent.
Friday, October 03, 2008
More Unfunny Conservative "Comedy"...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26995526/
The problem with right-wing comedy is that it concentrates far too much on being vindictive and far too little on being funny. I imagine this movie will be one big "Michael Moore is fat and ugly" joke without any real laughs. The same thing happened when Fox and one of the guys behind 24 tried to make a conservative answer to the Daily Show. It bombed almost immediately and even Fox News had to admit it was a failure and cancel it. The problem is that while a conservative Daily Show would be non-stop partisan attacks and lies, the Daily Show isn't like that from a liberal perspective. John McCain is one of the most frequent guests on the Daily Show, can anyone imagine the same being true of Hillary Clinton on the conservative show? Conservatives have proven themselves to be absolutely without a sense of humor, even Dennis Miller went way downhill once he started openly kissing George W. Bush's ass.
The movie features pretty much every conservative actor in Hollywood (Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper, what? Was Patricia Heaton busy?) None of these people are hurting for work (except maybe for Chris Farley's unfunny brother) which shows that their "Hollywood hates conservatives and punishes them" bullshit is a complete lie.
In the version of the film screened for this story, Gary Coleman cameos in said scene as a car-washing plantation slave who calls out to an off-camera colleague named Barack. When asked about the reference, Zucker, who co-wrote the film with Myrna Sokoloff and Lewis Friedman, revealed it will be left on the cutting room floor.
This makes me absolutely livid. I don't care if they eventually took it out, it's absurd they even thought this would be appropriate. The excuse they gave for taking it out is even more absurd. They should have taken it out because it's racist, not because of some silly excuse about the Afghan and Iraq wars.
As Michael Moore said "I hope it's funny". I'm not holding my breath.
The problem with right-wing comedy is that it concentrates far too much on being vindictive and far too little on being funny. I imagine this movie will be one big "Michael Moore is fat and ugly" joke without any real laughs. The same thing happened when Fox and one of the guys behind 24 tried to make a conservative answer to the Daily Show. It bombed almost immediately and even Fox News had to admit it was a failure and cancel it. The problem is that while a conservative Daily Show would be non-stop partisan attacks and lies, the Daily Show isn't like that from a liberal perspective. John McCain is one of the most frequent guests on the Daily Show, can anyone imagine the same being true of Hillary Clinton on the conservative show? Conservatives have proven themselves to be absolutely without a sense of humor, even Dennis Miller went way downhill once he started openly kissing George W. Bush's ass.
The movie features pretty much every conservative actor in Hollywood (Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper, what? Was Patricia Heaton busy?) None of these people are hurting for work (except maybe for Chris Farley's unfunny brother) which shows that their "Hollywood hates conservatives and punishes them" bullshit is a complete lie.
In the version of the film screened for this story, Gary Coleman cameos in said scene as a car-washing plantation slave who calls out to an off-camera colleague named Barack. When asked about the reference, Zucker, who co-wrote the film with Myrna Sokoloff and Lewis Friedman, revealed it will be left on the cutting room floor.
This makes me absolutely livid. I don't care if they eventually took it out, it's absurd they even thought this would be appropriate. The excuse they gave for taking it out is even more absurd. They should have taken it out because it's racist, not because of some silly excuse about the Afghan and Iraq wars.
As Michael Moore said "I hope it's funny". I'm not holding my breath.
Bull...
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846832,00.html
This is absurd crap. It seems to suggest women are idiots who are completely unable to form actual positions and only make judgments based on superficial factors like a woman's looks. Sadly it's actually written by a woman. She must really hate her gender to write shit like this. Women aren't flocking away from Palin because she's pretty or because she's assertive, they're flocking from her because she stands against everything most women care about and she is an unqualified disaster of a candidate.
This is absurd crap. It seems to suggest women are idiots who are completely unable to form actual positions and only make judgments based on superficial factors like a woman's looks. Sadly it's actually written by a woman. She must really hate her gender to write shit like this. Women aren't flocking away from Palin because she's pretty or because she's assertive, they're flocking from her because she stands against everything most women care about and she is an unqualified disaster of a candidate.
Jumping To Conclusions...
http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/03/ddn100308mosque.html
This is an absurd case. How can you look at something like this, with no suspects and no motive, and immediately declare that it definitely wasn't a hate crime? How about you wait until you know the who and the why before you declare the case closed? Someone spraying chemicals in the face of a little girl at a mosque looks like a hate crime to me.
This is an absurd case. How can you look at something like this, with no suspects and no motive, and immediately declare that it definitely wasn't a hate crime? How about you wait until you know the who and the why before you declare the case closed? Someone spraying chemicals in the face of a little girl at a mosque looks like a hate crime to me.
Shill...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/03/navarrette.debate/index.html
This guy Ruben is so far up Dubya's butt he can probably blow his nose for him. Nobody in their right mind could call that debate a tie. To suggest that she won is just absurd.
If you like Obama-Biden, then Joe Biden won.
If you prefer McCain-Palin, Sarah Palin did. That's how you can tell a tie.
No, you can tell a tie when objective people say there was a tie. Obama/Biden supporters say Biden won because Biden wiped the floor with her. McCain/Palin supporters say she won because they have a screw loose and are divorced from reality. To suggest that the two groups somehow cancel each other out is like saying chimps cancel out Rhodes Scholars.
That's what this was. And since Biden was supposed to destroy Palin, and didn't even come close, this was a good night for the Republican.
Nobody ever said he would destroy her. Most people predicted that Biden would go easy on her to avoid angering the idiots who think she should never be criticized because she's a woman.
In the middle of last week, McCain won leadership accolades with his march to Capitol Hill to try to alleviate the economic crisis.
Were we watching the same reality last week? The Republicans were ambivalent at best, mostly angry that he dropped in and pretended he was the supreme leader of the Republican Party, the Dems were livid pointing out that he torpedoed an almost done deal by injecting politics.
At one annoying moment, the Democrat even instructed the moderator, PBS' Gwen Ifill, that Palin hadn't answered a question.
That's what actually happened, she was making up questions and answering them instead of answering the actual questions. It's not Biden's fault she did that.
He could have said that directly to Palin, but, in a McCainesque moment, he ignored her.
What would have been the point? She wasn't answering Ifill's questions, why would she acknowledge his? She was off in her own little world.
Biden caught himself later when Palin -- in her best line -- informed him and Ifill that she was going to speak straight to the American people even if it meant not answering questions the way that he or Ifill wanted her to.
It's not charming in a debate to declare that you're no longer going to participate in the actual debate and are instead going to just pretend you're at a different debate.
I tried to post a response at the bottom of the article but, surprise, they didn't allow it through. I guess Ruben doesn't like people to point out his lies.
This guy Ruben is so far up Dubya's butt he can probably blow his nose for him. Nobody in their right mind could call that debate a tie. To suggest that she won is just absurd.
If you like Obama-Biden, then Joe Biden won.
If you prefer McCain-Palin, Sarah Palin did. That's how you can tell a tie.
No, you can tell a tie when objective people say there was a tie. Obama/Biden supporters say Biden won because Biden wiped the floor with her. McCain/Palin supporters say she won because they have a screw loose and are divorced from reality. To suggest that the two groups somehow cancel each other out is like saying chimps cancel out Rhodes Scholars.
That's what this was. And since Biden was supposed to destroy Palin, and didn't even come close, this was a good night for the Republican.
Nobody ever said he would destroy her. Most people predicted that Biden would go easy on her to avoid angering the idiots who think she should never be criticized because she's a woman.
In the middle of last week, McCain won leadership accolades with his march to Capitol Hill to try to alleviate the economic crisis.
Were we watching the same reality last week? The Republicans were ambivalent at best, mostly angry that he dropped in and pretended he was the supreme leader of the Republican Party, the Dems were livid pointing out that he torpedoed an almost done deal by injecting politics.
At one annoying moment, the Democrat even instructed the moderator, PBS' Gwen Ifill, that Palin hadn't answered a question.
That's what actually happened, she was making up questions and answering them instead of answering the actual questions. It's not Biden's fault she did that.
He could have said that directly to Palin, but, in a McCainesque moment, he ignored her.
What would have been the point? She wasn't answering Ifill's questions, why would she acknowledge his? She was off in her own little world.
Biden caught himself later when Palin -- in her best line -- informed him and Ifill that she was going to speak straight to the American people even if it meant not answering questions the way that he or Ifill wanted her to.
It's not charming in a debate to declare that you're no longer going to participate in the actual debate and are instead going to just pretend you're at a different debate.
I tried to post a response at the bottom of the article but, surprise, they didn't allow it through. I guess Ruben doesn't like people to point out his lies.
Built in Audience...
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5941016&page=1
I don't think this surprises anyone really. It wasn't exactly a huge week for movies to begin with. Also, this movie has a built in audience: Christians who will go see anything their preacher/priest tells them to. Any idea that this type of pandering garbage wasn't lucrative went away when Passion of the Christ came out. The idiot masses salivated for that one and they'll no doubt salivate for this crap too.
How pathetic is that whole kissing thing? These people are so afraid of sex, or even the thought of sex, that they walk around like little boys. Kirk Cameron probably gets a hard on whenever he sees a woman's exposed ankle.
I don't think this surprises anyone really. It wasn't exactly a huge week for movies to begin with. Also, this movie has a built in audience: Christians who will go see anything their preacher/priest tells them to. Any idea that this type of pandering garbage wasn't lucrative went away when Passion of the Christ came out. The idiot masses salivated for that one and they'll no doubt salivate for this crap too.
How pathetic is that whole kissing thing? These people are so afraid of sex, or even the thought of sex, that they walk around like little boys. Kirk Cameron probably gets a hard on whenever he sees a woman's exposed ankle.
Surprise...
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/30/boston-herald-endorses-mccain-president/
Of course they endorsed before all the other papers, they knew they would be endorsing the Republican candidate all along. I don't think it surprises anyone that the conservative newspaper in Boston endorsed the Republican candidate. Wake me when a real newspaper endorses someone.
Of course they endorsed before all the other papers, they knew they would be endorsing the Republican candidate all along. I don't think it surprises anyone that the conservative newspaper in Boston endorsed the Republican candidate. Wake me when a real newspaper endorses someone.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Racists...
http://www.nbc10.com/politics/17596798/detail.html
Charming people. This is the future of the Republican Party.
Charming people. This is the future of the Republican Party.
Liars...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431182,00.html
Does anybody actually believe a word that comes from the IOC anymore? They don't dare say anything against China because China gave them millions of dollars in kickbacks and bribes. They have no credibility now. It's obvious to anyone watching that those girls were way underage, passports or not they shouldn't have been competing.
Does anybody actually believe a word that comes from the IOC anymore? They don't dare say anything against China because China gave them millions of dollars in kickbacks and bribes. They have no credibility now. It's obvious to anyone watching that those girls were way underage, passports or not they shouldn't have been competing.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Hypocrites...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/27/taylor.torture.trial/index.html
So very hypocritical. How dare we charge another country with torture, and bring it to trial in our courts, when we do the exact same thing ourselves? What country will eventually bring Dubya to trial for the torture he's sanctioned?
So very hypocritical. How dare we charge another country with torture, and bring it to trial in our courts, when we do the exact same thing ourselves? What country will eventually bring Dubya to trial for the torture he's sanctioned?
Friday, September 26, 2008
Scary...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,428265,00.html
It is not good when Bush is the voice of reason in international affairs.
It is not good when Bush is the voice of reason in international affairs.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Crazy...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,427161,00.html
This guy is an absolute fruitcake. He was on his way to being a successful actor and then he just went over the deep end. Now he won't even fake kiss a woman other than his wife? What a whacko.
This guy is an absolute fruitcake. He was on his way to being a successful actor and then he just went over the deep end. Now he won't even fake kiss a woman other than his wife? What a whacko.
Bigotry...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,427402,00.html
Heaven forbid the yearbook show students who care about each other. This is what's wrong with this country.
Heaven forbid the yearbook show students who care about each other. This is what's wrong with this country.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Idiots...
http://www.wptz.com/news/17539127/detail.html
PETA doesn't win any supporters with gimmicky shit like this. They're only making themselves look like idiots.
PETA doesn't win any supporters with gimmicky shit like this. They're only making themselves look like idiots.
Politics...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_el_pr/mccain
McCain doesn't care about solving the financial crisis, he's just scared to death of debating Obama. He knows that he's going to get demolished by Obama. That's why he wants to use any excuse to stop the debates. Obama shouldn't cave to him. This is a direct result of the new poll numbers showing Obama above 50% and with a 9% lead.
McCain doesn't care about solving the financial crisis, he's just scared to death of debating Obama. He knows that he's going to get demolished by Obama. That's why he wants to use any excuse to stop the debates. Obama shouldn't cave to him. This is a direct result of the new poll numbers showing Obama above 50% and with a 9% lead.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Idiots With No Brains...
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1842879,00.html
Only a follower of Ayn Rand could look at this mess and say it's due to over-regulation of the markets. If the Randians had their way there would have been no regulation at all and this mess would be a billion times worse. Look at what the companies did with the regulation that still exists and imagine the excess that would have occurred if they had complete free reign. They'd be giving $500,000 mortgages to homeless people and selling million dollar houses to dogs.
Only a follower of Ayn Rand could look at this mess and say it's due to over-regulation of the markets. If the Randians had their way there would have been no regulation at all and this mess would be a billion times worse. Look at what the companies did with the regulation that still exists and imagine the excess that would have occurred if they had complete free reign. They'd be giving $500,000 mortgages to homeless people and selling million dollar houses to dogs.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Good Decision...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/transsexual.discrimination/index.html
This is a good decision. There was no logical reason not to hire her.
This is a good decision. There was no logical reason not to hire her.
Pastor Problem...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Muthee
This is the guy who Sarah Palin credits with helping her become Governor of Alaska. This guy makes Wright look like Billy Graham.
This is the guy who Sarah Palin credits with helping her become Governor of Alaska. This guy makes Wright look like Billy Graham.
Crazy Zealots...
http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-goes-around.html
These people scare me. And the woman who wants to be one breath away from the Presidency is one of them.
These people scare me. And the woman who wants to be one breath away from the Presidency is one of them.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Scary...
http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/03/fbi-wanted-obama-plotters-charged-but-a-rove-appointee-said-no/
So evidently three white men with a cache of weapons and a plan are nothing to worry about but a black guy with baby powder in prison is a major threat? I really worry about the ability, and the willingness, of the Bush Justice Department to protect Obama. Many of them have a problem with black people. The place is stacked with political operatives, in positions usually held by non-political career positions. I doubt there are many Obama supporters there, in fact I'd bet most of them would be less than sad about Obama's demise. Now we find out a Rove appointed US Attorney passed on a serious threat to Obama while freaking out over someone who couldn't have done anything to McCain? This is bullshit.
So evidently three white men with a cache of weapons and a plan are nothing to worry about but a black guy with baby powder in prison is a major threat? I really worry about the ability, and the willingness, of the Bush Justice Department to protect Obama. Many of them have a problem with black people. The place is stacked with political operatives, in positions usually held by non-political career positions. I doubt there are many Obama supporters there, in fact I'd bet most of them would be less than sad about Obama's demise. Now we find out a Rove appointed US Attorney passed on a serious threat to Obama while freaking out over someone who couldn't have done anything to McCain? This is bullshit.
Hack...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,424763,00.html
I wonder how much the plastic industry paid Steven for this article?
I wonder how much the plastic industry paid Steven for this article?
If Only We Could Have Seen This Coming...
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5837297
Well, so much for Bush's supposed diplomacy. Too bad we don't have a President who actually believes in diplomacy. If only someone else who fit that description had run in 2000 or 2004...
Well, so much for Bush's supposed diplomacy. Too bad we don't have a President who actually believes in diplomacy. If only someone else who fit that description had run in 2000 or 2004...
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie...
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5827418&page=1
This is a really bad idea. Is Google going to allow ads from Planned Parenthood? The right-wing will love that. The ads fail on a very basic level. The rule states that the ads have to be "factual". That alone disqualifies anything the anti-choice crowd could muster since they don't have facts on their side. It's all going to be pictures of bloody fetuses and comparisons of abortion doctors with Nazis.
Plus, if you cave on this one they're just going to come up with a demand even more outrageous.
This is a really bad idea. Is Google going to allow ads from Planned Parenthood? The right-wing will love that. The ads fail on a very basic level. The rule states that the ads have to be "factual". That alone disqualifies anything the anti-choice crowd could muster since they don't have facts on their side. It's all going to be pictures of bloody fetuses and comparisons of abortion doctors with Nazis.
Plus, if you cave on this one they're just going to come up with a demand even more outrageous.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Liars...
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/13/campaign-confirms-palin-did-not-go-beyond-iraqi-border/
Well, which is it? They knew damn well whether she had entered Iraq. That's not something you just forget. They thought they'd throw it out there, along with all the other lies, and count on the media not to investigate too eagerly. When confronted with the lie they backtracked but, make no mistake, they knew this was a lie and they intended to leave it out there.
Well, which is it? They knew damn well whether she had entered Iraq. That's not something you just forget. They thought they'd throw it out there, along with all the other lies, and count on the media not to investigate too eagerly. When confronted with the lie they backtracked but, make no mistake, they knew this was a lie and they intended to leave it out there.
More of the Same...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/us/politics/14palin.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
She would fit in well in the Bush Administration.
She would fit in well in the Bush Administration.
Friday, September 12, 2008
A Noun, a Verb and POW...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_vietnam_video
Anybody wanna guess why this was released now? This is an obvious attempt by McCain's campaign to once again remind people of his time as a POW. It appears this is all he can talk about. Never before has a man been so insistent on dwelling on such a horrible memory to the exclusion of much happier memories.
Anybody wanna guess why this was released now? This is an obvious attempt by McCain's campaign to once again remind people of his time as a POW. It appears this is all he can talk about. Never before has a man been so insistent on dwelling on such a horrible memory to the exclusion of much happier memories.
Racism...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080912/ap_on_re_us/oj_simpson;_ylt=A0wNcwiBV8pInA4B5QlH2ocA
How can this still be acceptable in 2008? Seating an all white jury, with members who have already decided their going to punish OJ for an unrelated case, is racism of the worst kind. There is no reason they shouldn't be able to find some black jurors to sit on the jury, at the very least they should move some of the black alternate jurors up to the regular jury so we can have some semblance of fairness.
How can this still be acceptable in 2008? Seating an all white jury, with members who have already decided their going to punish OJ for an unrelated case, is racism of the worst kind. There is no reason they shouldn't be able to find some black jurors to sit on the jury, at the very least they should move some of the black alternate jurors up to the regular jury so we can have some semblance of fairness.
Double Standard...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080912/ap_on_re_us/muslim_workers_prayer;_ylt=A0wNcwiBV8pInA4B5AlH2ocA
Can you imagine the outrage if an employer rejected the reasonable request for prayer of a Christian group? The Muslim religion is very specific about times and locations of prayer, it is not negotiable. By restricting these employees, the employer is violating the religious rights of their workers. I think they should sue this company out of business.
Can you imagine the outrage if an employer rejected the reasonable request for prayer of a Christian group? The Muslim religion is very specific about times and locations of prayer, it is not negotiable. By restricting these employees, the employer is violating the religious rights of their workers. I think they should sue this company out of business.
Poor Choice....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080912/lf_nm_life/charity_dc;_ylt=AlsQ3J2.RBG2pZm5JPn_WDKGWo14
This list is flawed. Sure, Oprah gives a lot to charity but some of the others on the list are questionable. It seems they went by pure numbers without figuring out where that money went. Mel Gibson's inclusion is particularly perplexing. He is certainly not a charitable person, more of a horrible anti-Semite. It appears his "charity" goes to the Holy Family Church in Malibu which is his own personal church, constructed with his money. This church is not a charity, it is a huge ego-trip for Mel Gibson where he can go and worship with like minded bigots. I doubt they do anything to help the surrounding community. Just because any corrupt organization that calls itself a church can receive tax exemption doesn't mean they're making a positive difference for anyone.
This list is flawed. Sure, Oprah gives a lot to charity but some of the others on the list are questionable. It seems they went by pure numbers without figuring out where that money went. Mel Gibson's inclusion is particularly perplexing. He is certainly not a charitable person, more of a horrible anti-Semite. It appears his "charity" goes to the Holy Family Church in Malibu which is his own personal church, constructed with his money. This church is not a charity, it is a huge ego-trip for Mel Gibson where he can go and worship with like minded bigots. I doubt they do anything to help the surrounding community. Just because any corrupt organization that calls itself a church can receive tax exemption doesn't mean they're making a positive difference for anyone.
No Wonder...
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840732,00.html
While Chavez's words may seem odd to us, we can hardly sympathize with his situation (or that of Morales). We are the big dog on the block. Chavez and Morales face the constant threat of being overthrown simply because they don't allow us to choose their economic system. Our government sponsors criminals who attempt to overthrow their governments so they can install right-wing dictatorships who will give us favorable terms on oil. They had every right to expel our diplomats. In fact, I don't see why they didn't do that years ago. Our government has been after Chavez from the beginning and they appear to have also targeted Morales before he was even elected. Why should they deal with us when we insist on acting like children?
Is it any wonder Venezuela turned to Russia for help? We've certainly not given them any reason to trust us. They know the only way to prevent US intervention is to have a strong partner willing to defend them.
While Chavez's words may seem odd to us, we can hardly sympathize with his situation (or that of Morales). We are the big dog on the block. Chavez and Morales face the constant threat of being overthrown simply because they don't allow us to choose their economic system. Our government sponsors criminals who attempt to overthrow their governments so they can install right-wing dictatorships who will give us favorable terms on oil. They had every right to expel our diplomats. In fact, I don't see why they didn't do that years ago. Our government has been after Chavez from the beginning and they appear to have also targeted Morales before he was even elected. Why should they deal with us when we insist on acting like children?
Is it any wonder Venezuela turned to Russia for help? We've certainly not given them any reason to trust us. They know the only way to prevent US intervention is to have a strong partner willing to defend them.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Think Condi, think...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/08/rice.blacks.state/index.html
Well gee Condi, why do you think this is? Could it be that the Republicans are not hiring a lot of minorities because they hate minorities? Could it be that you've been working for a group of people who keep you around only because you make them look diverse while secretly they hate you behind your back? Of course you are the freakin' Secretary of State, if you don't see enough blacks at the State Dept. perhaps you should HIRE SOME!
Well gee Condi, why do you think this is? Could it be that the Republicans are not hiring a lot of minorities because they hate minorities? Could it be that you've been working for a group of people who keep you around only because you make them look diverse while secretly they hate you behind your back? Of course you are the freakin' Secretary of State, if you don't see enough blacks at the State Dept. perhaps you should HIRE SOME!
Recall the Governator...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,419143,00.html
It's about time. He's been a disaster from the beginning. I really hope they're successful in recalling him. Maybe California can get a government that actually knows what it's doing.
It's about time. He's been a disaster from the beginning. I really hope they're successful in recalling him. Maybe California can get a government that actually knows what it's doing.
Stupid...
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5758376
Sure, why not? That's how we solve our disputes in the adult world, we just kidnap those who we disagree with and deliver them to a heavily biased court so they can be executed. Why not just shoot him in the street like a dog? Israel is not a responsible player on the world stage, they're way too much of a loose cannon. To even suggest this action, much less carry it out, shows a serious lack of intelligence. What charges will they bring him up on? Trying to develop a domestic energy industry? Having a non-traditional opinion on the Holocaust? He is wrong on the Holocaust but he has every right to hold as many seminars as he wants. It only serves to make him look like a dick and make people sympathetic for the Jews. If I were Israel I'd be encouraging him to do it. It's not like anyone's attending who just isn't sure on the matter, everyone there already denies the Holocaust happened. He's preaching to the choir. By doing what they're suggesting it will immediately make people infinitely more sympathetic to Ahmadinejad and will hurt Israel's standing among all the countries except America (The US would unfortunately still support Israel even if they preemptively nuked Iran).
Sure, why not? That's how we solve our disputes in the adult world, we just kidnap those who we disagree with and deliver them to a heavily biased court so they can be executed. Why not just shoot him in the street like a dog? Israel is not a responsible player on the world stage, they're way too much of a loose cannon. To even suggest this action, much less carry it out, shows a serious lack of intelligence. What charges will they bring him up on? Trying to develop a domestic energy industry? Having a non-traditional opinion on the Holocaust? He is wrong on the Holocaust but he has every right to hold as many seminars as he wants. It only serves to make him look like a dick and make people sympathetic for the Jews. If I were Israel I'd be encouraging him to do it. It's not like anyone's attending who just isn't sure on the matter, everyone there already denies the Holocaust happened. He's preaching to the choir. By doing what they're suggesting it will immediately make people infinitely more sympathetic to Ahmadinejad and will hurt Israel's standing among all the countries except America (The US would unfortunately still support Israel even if they preemptively nuked Iran).
Figures...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26616212/
Big surprise, she was ripping off the people of Alaska for her own benefit. The more I learn about her the worse she looks.
Big surprise, she was ripping off the people of Alaska for her own benefit. The more I learn about her the worse she looks.
Nice Try...
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-blinq/Ban_the_Sarah_Palins_Banned_Books_E-mails.html
We can talk about banning the Sarah Palin e-mails (which don't seem to be very widespread, I've heard nothing about them) when we get the Republicans on record in favor of banning the widespread, and racist, e-mails about Obama. I doubt whether these Sarah Palin e-mails even exist, but if they do they're not anywhere near as big a problem as the Obama ones. The Obama ones are exposing extreme racism among people who probably convinced themselves they weren't racist and they may just sway the election. I don't see the Palin e-mails doing that since anyone likely to be swayed by them isn't going to vote for her anyway.
We can talk about banning the Sarah Palin e-mails (which don't seem to be very widespread, I've heard nothing about them) when we get the Republicans on record in favor of banning the widespread, and racist, e-mails about Obama. I doubt whether these Sarah Palin e-mails even exist, but if they do they're not anywhere near as big a problem as the Obama ones. The Obama ones are exposing extreme racism among people who probably convinced themselves they weren't racist and they may just sway the election. I don't see the Palin e-mails doing that since anyone likely to be swayed by them isn't going to vote for her anyway.
Political Plagiarism...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,419001,00.html
Hmm, I know I've heard this policy before but I'm not sure where it was...hmmm...oh right. Obama suggested this months ago. Funny how the Republicans criticize Obama every chance they get and then enact the exact same policies he's been suggesting. He should sue them for plagiarism.
Hmm, I know I've heard this policy before but I'm not sure where it was...hmmm...oh right. Obama suggested this months ago. Funny how the Republicans criticize Obama every chance they get and then enact the exact same policies he's been suggesting. He should sue them for plagiarism.
Racists...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26623540/
Typical. He's black and he has a Muslim sounding name so he must be a terrorist. This bullshit is why people don't sympathize with Israel. The sad thing is this is the kind of thing the Republicans are trying to get us to emulate.
Typical. He's black and he has a Muslim sounding name so he must be a terrorist. This bullshit is why people don't sympathize with Israel. The sad thing is this is the kind of thing the Republicans are trying to get us to emulate.
Stick To Your Day Job...
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1839500,00.html
You've got 535 people in Congress, 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. Now, [my wife] Gena and I went to the House chamber last year. They were debating a bill. Well, not debating — they were screaming at each other across the aisles. And I'm watching them and thinking, this looks like a grammar school class. Who do we hold accountable in the House of Representatives? If you blame one Congressmen for something, he blames Joe Blow over there. Well, how do we know? Let's reduce it down to one or two Congressmen per state. First of all, we'd save millions in salaries and secondly, now we'll know who to blame.
And here is where Chuck proves he knows nothing about the government. Let me break it down.
House of Representatives:
435 members
members allotted based on population (more power for larger states)
less deliberative body more closely in tune with the passions of the people because they're elected every 2 years.
Senate:
100 members
members allotted two per state regardless of population (much more power for smaller states)
more deliberative body, members elected every 6 years.
Congress is a compromise that was worked out by the Founding Fathers to balance the interests of the larger states with those of the smaller states. The smaller population states (mostly Republican states) benefit greatly from the present composition of the Senate. If the House were reduced to one or two members per state regardless of population it would put all the power in the hands of the small states completely disenfranchising the larger states. One person in New York would be infinitely less powerful than one person in Alaska. In addition, the electoral college would have to be changed because currently the composition of the electoral college is determined by the number of Congressmen and Senators each state has. If that were reconfigured to reflect the new composition of Congress, we would never see a Democratic President again and one person in Alaska's vote would become equal to hundreds or even thousands of residents in New York.
Get rid of our tax structure. That's what's killing our people: the income, state, capital gains, corporate, property and social security taxes. It's not right, and it's not the way it was intended in the beginning from our founding fathers. Implement a Fair Tax where we tax consumption.
This would lead to poverty on a horrible scale while ushering in a period of unimaginable wealth for those who are already rich. The gap between rich and poor would grow ever larger as poor people spend all their money on sales taxes. It would also usher in a new caste system where the rich can pass all their money to their offspring who will advance by virtue of their parents' wealth instead of their own talent.
I think you can learn from history. When I started reading, I got interested in the Barbary Wars, when extreme Muslim pirates were capturing our ships and holding them for ransom. Congress decided to negotiate with the Barbary pirates, and Tripoli started a war with us anyway. It was interesting reading about this situation where we dealt with extremists 200 years ago, and thinking about where we are now.
The Barbary Pirates attacked our ships because they were pirates, not because they were Muslims. We started a war with them to protect our interests and we won. We didn't invade Libya and occupy it for 100 years. Nor did we invade Ethiopia based on lies and then occupy that for a decade.
As an option. I'm not trying to cram it down people's throats. Give people an option, a choice, of what they want to do. We teach evolution in school. Why can't we give kids an alternative choice of a Bible curriculum and let them make up their own mind?
By teaching the bible in public schools it ceases being "an option" for those kids who aren't Christian. In a majority Christian school, which is almost all schools in this country, a child is going to realize that they have no choice in the matter. They will go along, and have their rights infringed, in order not to get beat up or penalized by the teacher.
That's a personal thing. It happens to millions of young kids today. That's because of our open society, where sex is not a big thing: "If it feels good, do it." These young kids take that to heart and wind up making a big mistake, just like Bristol did. But you cannot condemn her. It's a mistake she's going to have to live with, but that has nothing to do with Sarah Palin and her abilities as a leader.
Funny how it's only a personal thing if the person involved is a Republican. It's never a personal thing when the mother is a black woman in the inner-city. It wouldn't be a personal thing if Obama had a pregnant 17 year old daughter.
You've got 535 people in Congress, 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. Now, [my wife] Gena and I went to the House chamber last year. They were debating a bill. Well, not debating — they were screaming at each other across the aisles. And I'm watching them and thinking, this looks like a grammar school class. Who do we hold accountable in the House of Representatives? If you blame one Congressmen for something, he blames Joe Blow over there. Well, how do we know? Let's reduce it down to one or two Congressmen per state. First of all, we'd save millions in salaries and secondly, now we'll know who to blame.
And here is where Chuck proves he knows nothing about the government. Let me break it down.
House of Representatives:
435 members
members allotted based on population (more power for larger states)
less deliberative body more closely in tune with the passions of the people because they're elected every 2 years.
Senate:
100 members
members allotted two per state regardless of population (much more power for smaller states)
more deliberative body, members elected every 6 years.
Congress is a compromise that was worked out by the Founding Fathers to balance the interests of the larger states with those of the smaller states. The smaller population states (mostly Republican states) benefit greatly from the present composition of the Senate. If the House were reduced to one or two members per state regardless of population it would put all the power in the hands of the small states completely disenfranchising the larger states. One person in New York would be infinitely less powerful than one person in Alaska. In addition, the electoral college would have to be changed because currently the composition of the electoral college is determined by the number of Congressmen and Senators each state has. If that were reconfigured to reflect the new composition of Congress, we would never see a Democratic President again and one person in Alaska's vote would become equal to hundreds or even thousands of residents in New York.
Get rid of our tax structure. That's what's killing our people: the income, state, capital gains, corporate, property and social security taxes. It's not right, and it's not the way it was intended in the beginning from our founding fathers. Implement a Fair Tax where we tax consumption.
This would lead to poverty on a horrible scale while ushering in a period of unimaginable wealth for those who are already rich. The gap between rich and poor would grow ever larger as poor people spend all their money on sales taxes. It would also usher in a new caste system where the rich can pass all their money to their offspring who will advance by virtue of their parents' wealth instead of their own talent.
I think you can learn from history. When I started reading, I got interested in the Barbary Wars, when extreme Muslim pirates were capturing our ships and holding them for ransom. Congress decided to negotiate with the Barbary pirates, and Tripoli started a war with us anyway. It was interesting reading about this situation where we dealt with extremists 200 years ago, and thinking about where we are now.
The Barbary Pirates attacked our ships because they were pirates, not because they were Muslims. We started a war with them to protect our interests and we won. We didn't invade Libya and occupy it for 100 years. Nor did we invade Ethiopia based on lies and then occupy that for a decade.
As an option. I'm not trying to cram it down people's throats. Give people an option, a choice, of what they want to do. We teach evolution in school. Why can't we give kids an alternative choice of a Bible curriculum and let them make up their own mind?
By teaching the bible in public schools it ceases being "an option" for those kids who aren't Christian. In a majority Christian school, which is almost all schools in this country, a child is going to realize that they have no choice in the matter. They will go along, and have their rights infringed, in order not to get beat up or penalized by the teacher.
That's a personal thing. It happens to millions of young kids today. That's because of our open society, where sex is not a big thing: "If it feels good, do it." These young kids take that to heart and wind up making a big mistake, just like Bristol did. But you cannot condemn her. It's a mistake she's going to have to live with, but that has nothing to do with Sarah Palin and her abilities as a leader.
Funny how it's only a personal thing if the person involved is a Republican. It's never a personal thing when the mother is a black woman in the inner-city. It wouldn't be a personal thing if Obama had a pregnant 17 year old daughter.
Monday, September 08, 2008
Idiots Who Don't Understand The Meaning of the Word Interventionist...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laland/2008/09/when-markets-ar.html
Huzza what?!?!?!
Things are getting worse. The Bush administration -- hardly a bunch of eager interventionists -- had no choice; it couldn't save these companies with jawboning and bluster about a bazooka full of cash; it had to take them over.
If the Bush Administration were any more interventionist they'd have invaded Moscow by now. They have intervened EVERYWHERE. They intervened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, etc... As for the economy, their entire policy has been intervention. I don't see how much more they could be doing, they've gone as far as they possibly could to prop up these corporations and make sure their millionaire stock holders get to keep their money.
Huzza what?!?!?!
Things are getting worse. The Bush administration -- hardly a bunch of eager interventionists -- had no choice; it couldn't save these companies with jawboning and bluster about a bazooka full of cash; it had to take them over.
If the Bush Administration were any more interventionist they'd have invaded Moscow by now. They have intervened EVERYWHERE. They intervened in Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, etc... As for the economy, their entire policy has been intervention. I don't see how much more they could be doing, they've gone as far as they possibly could to prop up these corporations and make sure their millionaire stock holders get to keep their money.
Unlikely...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,417646,00.html
So the Dems should praise Lieberman for stabbing his party in the back? Would the Republicans have praised a Republican Senator who got up at the DNC and repeated horrible lies about McCain in order to give the Dems a cover of bipartisanship? They strip people of their committee assignments for voting their conscience, imagine what they'd do to someone like Lieberman.
So the Dems should praise Lieberman for stabbing his party in the back? Would the Republicans have praised a Republican Senator who got up at the DNC and repeated horrible lies about McCain in order to give the Dems a cover of bipartisanship? They strip people of their committee assignments for voting their conscience, imagine what they'd do to someone like Lieberman.
Lies...
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/06/mccain-camp-to-chastise-dems-for-discarding-american-flags/
This is such a bullshit lie and yet people will believe it. The reality is that some Republican who was lurking in the stadium after Obama's speech waited until everyone walked away for a minute and stole thousands of flags (someone should really look into criminal charges for that) and gave them to the Republicans so they could claim the Dems hated America. It's an absurd thing to even suggest and it just goes to prove McCain's lying when he says he never questioned Obama's patriotism.
This is such a bullshit lie and yet people will believe it. The reality is that some Republican who was lurking in the stadium after Obama's speech waited until everyone walked away for a minute and stole thousands of flags (someone should really look into criminal charges for that) and gave them to the Republicans so they could claim the Dems hated America. It's an absurd thing to even suggest and it just goes to prove McCain's lying when he says he never questioned Obama's patriotism.
If Only...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,417601,00.html
Who wants a cold war? Well, the Heritage Foundation for one. They get a big hard on when the word war is mentioned. I think they probably have to leave the room when someone starts talking about War-ren G. Harding.
I would love it if our country had the moral high ground to denounce what Russia's doing, but we don't. We invaded Iraq for manufactured reasons before they invaded Georgia for manufactured reasons. We supported the illegal move of Kosovo leaving Serbia before they supported the illegal move of S. Ossetia and Abkhazia leaving Georgia. We have no room to speak. If we hadn't done what we did, it's entirely possible Russia wouldn't be doing what they're doing because if we had obeyed International Law, Russia wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
We're going to have a really hard time solving this problem because most of Europe is essentially being held hostage by Russia for the oil they need and the US, the only country with the will to do anything, is rendered impotent due to our hypocrisy.
Man, if only there was some point in history where we could look to see where we went wrong...oh, wait...there is. If we hadn't elected Bush and his fuckwit moron brigade all this could have been avoided (except maybe for the Kosovo thing because even the Dems were a bit pollyannish about that). Too bad nobody listened to those of us who foresaw this.
Who wants a cold war? Well, the Heritage Foundation for one. They get a big hard on when the word war is mentioned. I think they probably have to leave the room when someone starts talking about War-ren G. Harding.
I would love it if our country had the moral high ground to denounce what Russia's doing, but we don't. We invaded Iraq for manufactured reasons before they invaded Georgia for manufactured reasons. We supported the illegal move of Kosovo leaving Serbia before they supported the illegal move of S. Ossetia and Abkhazia leaving Georgia. We have no room to speak. If we hadn't done what we did, it's entirely possible Russia wouldn't be doing what they're doing because if we had obeyed International Law, Russia wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
We're going to have a really hard time solving this problem because most of Europe is essentially being held hostage by Russia for the oil they need and the US, the only country with the will to do anything, is rendered impotent due to our hypocrisy.
Man, if only there was some point in history where we could look to see where we went wrong...oh, wait...there is. If we hadn't elected Bush and his fuckwit moron brigade all this could have been avoided (except maybe for the Kosovo thing because even the Dems were a bit pollyannish about that). Too bad nobody listened to those of us who foresaw this.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Fascists...
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/4/95717/90720/674/586129
This is horrible! There couldn't be more of a difference between the DNC and the RNC. From what I've heard, the police at the DNC were respectful for the most part and any police that got out of line were removed quickly from the situation. At the RNC on the other hand, the police were committing acts of horrible violence against peaceful protesters. I'm sure this is at the direct order of Bush and Cheney and their fascist friends. They can't stand protest, even peaceful protest, because they hate people who are not like them. Something has to be done about this, this isn't America.
This is horrible! There couldn't be more of a difference between the DNC and the RNC. From what I've heard, the police at the DNC were respectful for the most part and any police that got out of line were removed quickly from the situation. At the RNC on the other hand, the police were committing acts of horrible violence against peaceful protesters. I'm sure this is at the direct order of Bush and Cheney and their fascist friends. They can't stand protest, even peaceful protest, because they hate people who are not like them. Something has to be done about this, this isn't America.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Ass...
http://www.nbc10.com/news/17399664/detail.html?dl=headlineclick
They should make an example of this ass. What the hell was he thinking bringing his shit to NJ to dump? Don't they have rivers in Pennsylvania? He should have to pay back every business down the Shore for lost revenue and then he should have to pay the towns back for lost taxes. He ruined one of the biggest weekends of the summer just to save a few bucks.
They should make an example of this ass. What the hell was he thinking bringing his shit to NJ to dump? Don't they have rivers in Pennsylvania? He should have to pay back every business down the Shore for lost revenue and then he should have to pay the towns back for lost taxes. He ruined one of the biggest weekends of the summer just to save a few bucks.
Fox Lies Again...
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/05/top-7-myths-lies-and-untruths-about-sarah-palin/
This is some weak shit. Certainly not as bad as some of the things the Republicans and the media have been saying about the Obamas (he's a secret Muslim with designs on destroying the country, he doesn't say the Pledge of Allegiance because he hates America, etc...). Most of this stuff, if it's even been said at all, is being said by whackos on the fringe. The mainstream media, on the other hand, is spreading the lies about Obama which makes them much worse.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been subjected to an intense amount of media and public scrutiny since she was named as John McCain’s vice presidential pick one week ago.
That'll happen when you run for Vice President. What, did she expect them to ignore her? The fact that she was completely unknown could explain why the media needs to dig up some information on her.
Many of the attacks have come in the form of unconfirmed reports on the Internet.
And, of course, Fox has also been diligent in digging up and exposing unconfirmed reports on the internet about other people like...oh, I don't know...Barack Obama?
1) Palin “Joined a Secessionist Political Party”
Her husband was a member. She addressed their meeting. Imagine for a second if Michele Obama was a member of the SLA or the Black Panthers and Obama had addressed their meeting? Do you think Fox would be cool with that?
2) Palin Supported a “Nazi Sympathizer”
I've never heard anyone say that Pat Buchanan was a "Nazi sympathizer", though a case could probably be made. What they've said is that he's anti-Semitic. That's beyond debate as far as I'm concerned. He is anti-Semitic. If Obama so much as appeared on the same stage as Jimmy Carter the right-wing (and Fox) would have a hissy fit and Carter's not even a true anti-Semite.
3) Palin “Wants Creationism Taught in School”
One is not a maverick just because they favor teaching both creationism and evolution. It would be like teaching math and then teaching Bubba's special math along side it and telling kids that both have their merits. Creationism shouldn't be taught in public schools, any other opinion is extremism.
4) Palin “Was Nearly Recalled” While Mayor
Palin was almost recalled but as far as I know it was because she fired the librarian, not for firing the police chief (man, this woman loves to fire people). Just because the court found that she had a right to fire the librarian or the police chief doesn't make it right and certainly doesn't mean the people can't recall her if they want.
5) Palin “Opposes Sex Education”
I don't think anyone suggested she opposes all sex education in schools, abstinence only is after all technically sex education, though I wouldn't say it's very educational.
6) “This Picture Proves Palin is …”
The bikini gun photo was an obvious photoshop. I haven't seen any liberal bloggers use it for anything other than humor value. It's not like it's inaccurate though. She was a beauty pageant contestant and she likes to kill things with guns. I'd say it's a pretty good encapsulation of her personality.
7) Palin is the grandmother, and not the mother, of Trig Palin
This was directly caused by the cover-up of her daughter's pregnancy. It's not the fault of the bloggers that the truth was hidden from the media causing people to make incorrect guesses. Once the truth was revealed, this rumor stopped for the most part.
This is some weak shit. Certainly not as bad as some of the things the Republicans and the media have been saying about the Obamas (he's a secret Muslim with designs on destroying the country, he doesn't say the Pledge of Allegiance because he hates America, etc...). Most of this stuff, if it's even been said at all, is being said by whackos on the fringe. The mainstream media, on the other hand, is spreading the lies about Obama which makes them much worse.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been subjected to an intense amount of media and public scrutiny since she was named as John McCain’s vice presidential pick one week ago.
That'll happen when you run for Vice President. What, did she expect them to ignore her? The fact that she was completely unknown could explain why the media needs to dig up some information on her.
Many of the attacks have come in the form of unconfirmed reports on the Internet.
And, of course, Fox has also been diligent in digging up and exposing unconfirmed reports on the internet about other people like...oh, I don't know...Barack Obama?
1) Palin “Joined a Secessionist Political Party”
Her husband was a member. She addressed their meeting. Imagine for a second if Michele Obama was a member of the SLA or the Black Panthers and Obama had addressed their meeting? Do you think Fox would be cool with that?
2) Palin Supported a “Nazi Sympathizer”
I've never heard anyone say that Pat Buchanan was a "Nazi sympathizer", though a case could probably be made. What they've said is that he's anti-Semitic. That's beyond debate as far as I'm concerned. He is anti-Semitic. If Obama so much as appeared on the same stage as Jimmy Carter the right-wing (and Fox) would have a hissy fit and Carter's not even a true anti-Semite.
3) Palin “Wants Creationism Taught in School”
One is not a maverick just because they favor teaching both creationism and evolution. It would be like teaching math and then teaching Bubba's special math along side it and telling kids that both have their merits. Creationism shouldn't be taught in public schools, any other opinion is extremism.
4) Palin “Was Nearly Recalled” While Mayor
Palin was almost recalled but as far as I know it was because she fired the librarian, not for firing the police chief (man, this woman loves to fire people). Just because the court found that she had a right to fire the librarian or the police chief doesn't make it right and certainly doesn't mean the people can't recall her if they want.
5) Palin “Opposes Sex Education”
I don't think anyone suggested she opposes all sex education in schools, abstinence only is after all technically sex education, though I wouldn't say it's very educational.
6) “This Picture Proves Palin is …”
The bikini gun photo was an obvious photoshop. I haven't seen any liberal bloggers use it for anything other than humor value. It's not like it's inaccurate though. She was a beauty pageant contestant and she likes to kill things with guns. I'd say it's a pretty good encapsulation of her personality.
7) Palin is the grandmother, and not the mother, of Trig Palin
This was directly caused by the cover-up of her daughter's pregnancy. It's not the fault of the bloggers that the truth was hidden from the media causing people to make incorrect guesses. Once the truth was revealed, this rumor stopped for the most part.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Apology...
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13143.html
Politico caves in and apologizes for coverage of Palin...
Politico caves in and apologizes for coverage of Palin...
Morons...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/04/cbsnews_investigates/main4415886.shtml
Oops, they can't even get this right. It's like running against the JV squad, and the JV squad may just win. Horrible. How can anyone claim that the Republicans are the party that supports the troops? Never mind the fact that the troops are overwhelmingly supporting Obama, now shit like this surfaces?
Oops, they can't even get this right. It's like running against the JV squad, and the JV squad may just win. Horrible. How can anyone claim that the Republicans are the party that supports the troops? Never mind the fact that the troops are overwhelmingly supporting Obama, now shit like this surfaces?
Wouldn't Surprise Me...
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1838305,00.html
Sadly, it wouldn't surprise me if this war was orchestrated to help McCain's campaign. The Republicans don't care about human lives, especially foreign lives. They figured they could get this war on the cheap, possibly embarrass Russia, and get their boy in the White House so they could start even more wars. I hope it doesn't work.
Sadly, it wouldn't surprise me if this war was orchestrated to help McCain's campaign. The Republicans don't care about human lives, especially foreign lives. They figured they could get this war on the cheap, possibly embarrass Russia, and get their boy in the White House so they could start even more wars. I hope it doesn't work.
Double Standard...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_re_us/baby_death_microwave
All I have to say is, if she were a man she'd be headed to the chair right now. No question. Someone puts a baby in a microwave, and then tries to blame a little kid, that's pretty much the definition of a death penalty offense. She got off easy because she's a woman, plain and simple.
All I have to say is, if she were a man she'd be headed to the chair right now. No question. Someone puts a baby in a microwave, and then tries to blame a little kid, that's pretty much the definition of a death penalty offense. She got off easy because she's a woman, plain and simple.
They're Way Too Busy to Bring This Up...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20080903/pl_mcclatchy/3035478
Now will the media, among their constant praise of Palin for essentially being a pretty woman, dare to mention this little nugget? I doubt it.
Now will the media, among their constant praise of Palin for essentially being a pretty woman, dare to mention this little nugget? I doubt it.
A List of Republican Lies...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check
A good rundown of the nonstop lies from last night.
A good rundown of the nonstop lies from last night.
The Same Old Republican Hate...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_tv_palin_s_night
The media are idiots. That speech was nothing but one big attack ad on Obama with no actual substance. First off, she lied throughout the whole thing. Second, she offered no hint at how she might govern. I guess when you know you have nothing to offer, the only choice you have is to go negative. She's in the right company for it. The Dems spent their convention telling people exactly how they'd change the country. People actually worried that the Dems weren't attacking McCain enough among all the substance. The Republicans on the other hand have done nothing but attack. They've offered nothing in the way of a vision for the country because they have none. All they have is negativity and racism. It's sad that a once great party, the party of Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, has fallen so far so fast.
The media are idiots. That speech was nothing but one big attack ad on Obama with no actual substance. First off, she lied throughout the whole thing. Second, she offered no hint at how she might govern. I guess when you know you have nothing to offer, the only choice you have is to go negative. She's in the right company for it. The Dems spent their convention telling people exactly how they'd change the country. People actually worried that the Dems weren't attacking McCain enough among all the substance. The Republicans on the other hand have done nothing but attack. They've offered nothing in the way of a vision for the country because they have none. All they have is negativity and racism. It's sad that a once great party, the party of Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, has fallen so far so fast.
It's Not Going To Work...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26539124/
The reason minorities avoid the Republicans is because the Republicans make it clear that they hate minorities. They may come out every 4 years and pretend they love non-white people but their actions the other 3 years prove they're lying. Why would a black person vote for a party that opposed civil rights, invented the southern strategy, opposes affirmative action and wants to destroy the government services that are often the difference between life and death for the poor? Just because a few minorities have deluded themselves into believing they have any place in the Republican Party doesn't mean most minorities are fooled.
The reason minorities avoid the Republicans is because the Republicans make it clear that they hate minorities. They may come out every 4 years and pretend they love non-white people but their actions the other 3 years prove they're lying. Why would a black person vote for a party that opposed civil rights, invented the southern strategy, opposes affirmative action and wants to destroy the government services that are often the difference between life and death for the poor? Just because a few minorities have deluded themselves into believing they have any place in the Republican Party doesn't mean most minorities are fooled.
Liar...
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080904/NEWS01/80903044&s=d&page=3#pluckcomments
Andrews is a horrible Congressman. He's a Democrat and yet he votes with Bush a lot. I always knew he'd go back on his word and run for his seat. That was never in doubt. He has no honor and he will do whatever he needs to do to keep the money flowing into his pockets just like the Republicans he loves so much. I was really hoping we'd have a real choice this year, that we could actually get a real Democrat, but I always knew that wasn't going to happen.
Andrews is a horrible Congressman. He's a Democrat and yet he votes with Bush a lot. I always knew he'd go back on his word and run for his seat. That was never in doubt. He has no honor and he will do whatever he needs to do to keep the money flowing into his pockets just like the Republicans he loves so much. I was really hoping we'd have a real choice this year, that we could actually get a real Democrat, but I always knew that wasn't going to happen.
I'm Glad It's Over For Him...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_re_us/muslim_cleric_deportation
It seems all it takes anymore to be charged with terrorism is to be Muslim. The Dept. of Homeland Security is wasting serious time with all this pointless shit.
U.S. immigration authorities had sought to deport Qatanani on grounds that he failed to disclose on his green card application a prior arrest and conviction in Israel for being a member of Hamas — a group classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
Israel doesn't distinguish between Muslims either, he was probably just accused of being Hamas because he was walking down the street and looked Muslim.
He said he was not notified of the charges against him nor his conviction and that he was mentally and physically abused while in detention.
I'm shocked. Israel torturing people? Where do you think our government learned it from?
Riefkohl also noted that Qatanani has received support from U.S. law enforcement officials, including U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie. Christie was among several high-ranking law enforcement officials who attended a Ramadan fast-breaking celebration at the Paterson mosque.
Now, when a complete shill of the Bush Administration like Chris Christie is even willing to side with a Muslim you know the guy has a case. Of course, I'm sure Christie has some sort of political motivation (the guy's a freaking shill), at least it's led him to do something good for once.
It seems all it takes anymore to be charged with terrorism is to be Muslim. The Dept. of Homeland Security is wasting serious time with all this pointless shit.
U.S. immigration authorities had sought to deport Qatanani on grounds that he failed to disclose on his green card application a prior arrest and conviction in Israel for being a member of Hamas — a group classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
Israel doesn't distinguish between Muslims either, he was probably just accused of being Hamas because he was walking down the street and looked Muslim.
He said he was not notified of the charges against him nor his conviction and that he was mentally and physically abused while in detention.
I'm shocked. Israel torturing people? Where do you think our government learned it from?
Riefkohl also noted that Qatanani has received support from U.S. law enforcement officials, including U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie. Christie was among several high-ranking law enforcement officials who attended a Ramadan fast-breaking celebration at the Paterson mosque.
Now, when a complete shill of the Bush Administration like Chris Christie is even willing to side with a Muslim you know the guy has a case. Of course, I'm sure Christie has some sort of political motivation (the guy's a freaking shill), at least it's led him to do something good for once.
What's Good For the Goose...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080904/ts_alt_afp/usvotemccainpalinscandal_080904185137;_ylt=Ak5n5rhSKDT.LAXuiVDDq13Cw5R4
Funny, the Enquirer was the Republicans' favorite newspaper a few weeks ago when they were spreading rumors about John Edwards. All of a sudden they don't like them. Perhaps they realized that rumors go both ways. It's highly unlikely this is true, it is the Enquirer after all, but I hope this dogs them to the end. They deserve it for automatically believing the rumors about Edwards.
Funny, the Enquirer was the Republicans' favorite newspaper a few weeks ago when they were spreading rumors about John Edwards. All of a sudden they don't like them. Perhaps they realized that rumors go both ways. It's highly unlikely this is true, it is the Enquirer after all, but I hope this dogs them to the end. They deserve it for automatically believing the rumors about Edwards.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/03/thompson-takes-jabs-at-obama
Must be time for his nap, he's cranky...
Must be time for his nap, he's cranky...
When Will They Learn?...
www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/rnc.log.cabin/index.html
Why would any gay person ever be a member of the Republican Party? Don't they understand that the Republicans would throw them all in prison, or worse, if they could? How many times do you have to hear the Republican leadership call for anti-gay laws before you get the message? I don't care how much they've convinced themselves that McCain and Palin are different, they're not. Palin is extremely anti-gay. McCain will do whatever it takes to become President and that means he will scrub the few pro-gay actions from his history. He will not be a friend of the gay community in the White House because he knows who his masters are. People need to realize that McCain is a blank slate. He held all kinds of moderate positions as recently as 2 years ago. All that has disappeared. He was against the tax cuts before he was for them. He was for the immigration bill, he even sponsored it, before he was against it. He called Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell agents of intolerance 8 years ago, now he's whoring himself out to their organizations for votes. There is nothing he won't compromise to get elected. Even his best friends should be wary of him.
Why would any gay person ever be a member of the Republican Party? Don't they understand that the Republicans would throw them all in prison, or worse, if they could? How many times do you have to hear the Republican leadership call for anti-gay laws before you get the message? I don't care how much they've convinced themselves that McCain and Palin are different, they're not. Palin is extremely anti-gay. McCain will do whatever it takes to become President and that means he will scrub the few pro-gay actions from his history. He will not be a friend of the gay community in the White House because he knows who his masters are. People need to realize that McCain is a blank slate. He held all kinds of moderate positions as recently as 2 years ago. All that has disappeared. He was against the tax cuts before he was for them. He was for the immigration bill, he even sponsored it, before he was against it. He called Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell agents of intolerance 8 years ago, now he's whoring himself out to their organizations for votes. There is nothing he won't compromise to get elected. Even his best friends should be wary of him.
Impeach Joe Lieberman...
www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/03/rnc.democrat.reaction/index.html
Joe Lieberman should immediately be kicked out of the Democratic caucus. I know it may cost us the Senate but I don't give a damn anymore. The man has NO scruples. He will say ANYTHING to get what he wants.
He promised the Dems that he wouldn't do this and yet he couldn't help himself. He's everything that people hate about politicians. He would sell out his own wife if he thought it would get him into the White House. He's blindly ambitious even for a politician.
He should at the very least lose every single one of his committee assignments. Maybe he can get the chairmanship of the bathroom cleaning committee. I don't care how long he's been in Congress. He's not a Democrat. His committee assignments and chairmanships are a privilege bestowed upon him by the Dems, they aren't a right. I'm sick of this shit from him. He spits in the Dems face 24/7 and yet they do nothing to him in return. There need to be consequences. He's no longer a Democrat and it's time we stopped pretending he is.
If his constituents have any brains among them they should immediately call for his recall. He was elected by a Democratic district to work with the Dems. Granted, they should have known better at the time, but how do they reconcile what he's doing now with the things he was saying at the time?
Joe Lieberman should immediately be kicked out of the Democratic caucus. I know it may cost us the Senate but I don't give a damn anymore. The man has NO scruples. He will say ANYTHING to get what he wants.
He promised the Dems that he wouldn't do this and yet he couldn't help himself. He's everything that people hate about politicians. He would sell out his own wife if he thought it would get him into the White House. He's blindly ambitious even for a politician.
He should at the very least lose every single one of his committee assignments. Maybe he can get the chairmanship of the bathroom cleaning committee. I don't care how long he's been in Congress. He's not a Democrat. His committee assignments and chairmanships are a privilege bestowed upon him by the Dems, they aren't a right. I'm sick of this shit from him. He spits in the Dems face 24/7 and yet they do nothing to him in return. There need to be consequences. He's no longer a Democrat and it's time we stopped pretending he is.
If his constituents have any brains among them they should immediately call for his recall. He was elected by a Democratic district to work with the Dems. Granted, they should have known better at the time, but how do they reconcile what he's doing now with the things he was saying at the time?
Don't Hold Your Breath...
www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/double_standard.html
The media will never make this connection. Not only because they love McCain and Lieberman and the whole gang, but because the Wright issue was always more than a political issue. The media has a seriously racist streak that was revealed when they jumped on the Wright controversy. Sure, every single one of them has a Rabbi or a Priest or an Imam or whatever that's said the same or worse but this was a black preacher and that made it unforgivable. All these white media elites had no frame of reference when talking about Obama's church. They'd never been to a black church so they assumed this was unusual or beyond the pale.
The media will never make this connection. Not only because they love McCain and Lieberman and the whole gang, but because the Wright issue was always more than a political issue. The media has a seriously racist streak that was revealed when they jumped on the Wright controversy. Sure, every single one of them has a Rabbi or a Priest or an Imam or whatever that's said the same or worse but this was a black preacher and that made it unforgivable. All these white media elites had no frame of reference when talking about Obama's church. They'd never been to a black church so they assumed this was unusual or beyond the pale.
It Just Keeps Coming...
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5713866&page=1
The plot thickens. I heard she also tried to fire a librarian because she refused to ban some books that Palin didn't like. This is going to be Bush/Cheney all over again, I can feel it.
The plot thickens. I heard she also tried to fire a librarian because she refused to ban some books that Palin didn't like. This is going to be Bush/Cheney all over again, I can feel it.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Double Standard...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/01/palin.evangelicals/index.html
Can you imagine the reaction if one of Obama's daughters were 17, pregnant and unmarried? (Of course Obama's daughters are much younger but just a hypothetical). How about Joe Biden's daughter? There's a double standard at work here. They're willing to forgive her pregnancy, like they were willing to forgive Larry Craig and Ted Haggard, because they need Sarah Palin. Anyone else would be thrown under the bus regardless of whether they had an abortion or not. The Catholics and the Protestants are very clear on their opinion of unwed mothers, and underage unwed mothers get even worse treatment. If Obama had a teenage daughter, and she got pregnant, she'd be called the worst names in the book. Obama would be accused of being a bad father, and Michelle would be absolutely destroyed by the same people who are now rallying behind Palin. The black community would be called to task for supposedly promoting promiscuity through rap music and absentee fathers (funny how girls far from the inner city still manage to get pregnant). Bottom line, they are falling behind Palin because they want her to give them what they want, not because they actually have any compassion for unwed mothers who choose to take the pregnancy to term.
Can you imagine the reaction if one of Obama's daughters were 17, pregnant and unmarried? (Of course Obama's daughters are much younger but just a hypothetical). How about Joe Biden's daughter? There's a double standard at work here. They're willing to forgive her pregnancy, like they were willing to forgive Larry Craig and Ted Haggard, because they need Sarah Palin. Anyone else would be thrown under the bus regardless of whether they had an abortion or not. The Catholics and the Protestants are very clear on their opinion of unwed mothers, and underage unwed mothers get even worse treatment. If Obama had a teenage daughter, and she got pregnant, she'd be called the worst names in the book. Obama would be accused of being a bad father, and Michelle would be absolutely destroyed by the same people who are now rallying behind Palin. The black community would be called to task for supposedly promoting promiscuity through rap music and absentee fathers (funny how girls far from the inner city still manage to get pregnant). Bottom line, they are falling behind Palin because they want her to give them what they want, not because they actually have any compassion for unwed mothers who choose to take the pregnancy to term.
Please, Let Him Ruin It For You...
abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conventions/story?id=5707463&page=1
Yes, please, put Tom DeLay all over the Republican Convention. He really does, more than anyone else, exemplify the Republican Party's values.
Yes, please, put Tom DeLay all over the Republican Convention. He really does, more than anyone else, exemplify the Republican Party's values.
Experience...
http://thepage.time.com/mccain-camp-response-to-obamas-remarks-on-palins-experience/
By every measure, Obama has more experience than Palin. That's just a fact. His campaign has more employees, as he stated. He's also got far more government experience. She wasn't even Governor of Alaska when this campaign started. She was still running her little bedroom community. When Obama was a standout Senator in Illinois, she wasn't even Mayor. She's already mired in controversy and the Dems are just getting started on her. Did McCain vet her at all? She can rest assured the Dems will. If in the span of less than a week we've already discovered a massive corruption investigation and the unwed pregnancy of her daughter, imagine what we'll find by November. Even if the McCain campaign can be believed, and this is really the extent of it, the report will be coming from the Alaska Legislature less than a week before the election, and it's not going to be good. The McCain campaign may just pull an October surprise on themselves if they're not careful.
By every measure, Obama has more experience than Palin. That's just a fact. His campaign has more employees, as he stated. He's also got far more government experience. She wasn't even Governor of Alaska when this campaign started. She was still running her little bedroom community. When Obama was a standout Senator in Illinois, she wasn't even Mayor. She's already mired in controversy and the Dems are just getting started on her. Did McCain vet her at all? She can rest assured the Dems will. If in the span of less than a week we've already discovered a massive corruption investigation and the unwed pregnancy of her daughter, imagine what we'll find by November. Even if the McCain campaign can be believed, and this is really the extent of it, the report will be coming from the Alaska Legislature less than a week before the election, and it's not going to be good. The McCain campaign may just pull an October surprise on themselves if they're not careful.
Cry Babies...
http://thepage.time.com/carly-fiorina-statement-on-gov-palin-attacks/
Seriously, if you're going to run for VP you're going to have to expect someone to criticize you. Have they laid off Biden? Hell, they've said worse about Michelle Obama and she's not even running. This is all part of the Republicans' strategy of screaming every time anyone so much as mentions Palin's name with anything other than fawning praise. This is the whole reason they nominated her, they figured the Dems would be deathly afraid to criticize a working mother with 5 kids, especially given the manufactured controversy about sexism supposedly directed towards Hillary. I really hope this doesn't work. She has to realize that she's going to be questioned, and not everyone is going to like her. If she doesn't, how is she going to be an effective VP?
Seriously, if you're going to run for VP you're going to have to expect someone to criticize you. Have they laid off Biden? Hell, they've said worse about Michelle Obama and she's not even running. This is all part of the Republicans' strategy of screaming every time anyone so much as mentions Palin's name with anything other than fawning praise. This is the whole reason they nominated her, they figured the Dems would be deathly afraid to criticize a working mother with 5 kids, especially given the manufactured controversy about sexism supposedly directed towards Hillary. I really hope this doesn't work. She has to realize that she's going to be questioned, and not everyone is going to like her. If she doesn't, how is she going to be an effective VP?
Sunday, August 31, 2008
How Convenient For Them...
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/31/bush-cheney-to-skip-convention/
Yeah, I'm sure they're skipping the convention because of this. It can't be that everyone hates them and they've been looking for an excuse for weeks to avoid going. They realized immediately that it was a bad idea for them to be anywhere near McCain but they couldn't just bow out because of what what would suggest about the state of the Party. This hurricane gives them the perfect reason. It's certainly not any concern for New Orleans, they proved years ago how they feel about that city. I just hope they learned something from Katrina because otherwise the people of New Orleans are in for another round of shit.
Yeah, I'm sure they're skipping the convention because of this. It can't be that everyone hates them and they've been looking for an excuse for weeks to avoid going. They realized immediately that it was a bad idea for them to be anywhere near McCain but they couldn't just bow out because of what what would suggest about the state of the Party. This hurricane gives them the perfect reason. It's certainly not any concern for New Orleans, they proved years ago how they feel about that city. I just hope they learned something from Katrina because otherwise the people of New Orleans are in for another round of shit.
Mindless Pandering to the Right-Wing...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080831/pl_politico/13016
By tapping the anti-abortion and pro-gun Alaska governor just ahead of his convention, which is set to start here Monday, McCain hasn’t just won approval from a skeptical Republican base – he’s ignited a wave of elation and emotion that has led some grassroots activists to weep with joy.
Idiots. Everyone accuses Obama's supporters of being overly emotional but nobody cried when Obama chose Biden.
The media elite – as well as elite members of the GOP consulting community – have all but mocked Palin as a former smalltown mayor with zero Washington experience.
Because they actually know how to win and realize this is a shallow gimmick to snare the dumber contingent of Hillary supporters who are somehow still pissed off about Obama's nomination.
Not only is the 44-year-old governor opposed to abortion rights -- but she carried and gave birth to a child with Down syndrome earlier this year, a profound and powerful motivating force to both opponents of abortion rights and the parents and relatives of special needs children.
It's all well and good that she did this. It's also true that she's got a lot more money than the average parent of a special needs child. She doesn't have to choose between having a child with down's syndrome and feeding her other 4 children. This doesn't diminish the sacrifice that middle class parents with special needs children make nor does it diminish the choice some parents have to make when they realize they're about to have a special needs child and can't afford it.
Steve Duprey, a former New Hampshire GOP chairman and top McCain backer who hails from the moderate wing of the party, was also in the Twin Cities when the news broke.
“I was in the Rules Committee with about 150 people in the room. They had TVs set up and we took a break to watch the announcement. For a second after she came out, it was silent. Then there was a gasp and everybody stood up and started cheering and clapping. We stayed standing the whole speech.”
This woman is anything but moderate. She resides firmly in the Rush Limbaugh wing of the Republican Party. She's a constant guest on the most vile right-wing talk shows. A true member of the "moderate wing of the [Republican] party", if such a thing even still exists, wouldn't be excited about nominating a female version of Jesse Helms to the Vice Presidency. If anything this is a huge spit in the face to the moderate wing of the Republican Party since they were expecting a far more moderate choice like Tom Ridge or Joe Lieberman.
“There is an electricity going through the social conservative crowd right now; it’s unbelievable,” said James Muffett, head of Michigan’s Citizens for Traditional Values, who had met with McCain in the weeks leading up to his selection of a running mate. “Especially given all the set-ups and head fakes - it’s amazing. A lot of people were sure he was going to show his more moderate colors.”
Of course not, he knows his masters in the far right-wing own him. Rush Limbaugh essentially selected the VP candidate for the Republicans this cycle and McCain really didn't have any say in the matter.
“She's one of us,” wrote Michael Bane, a prominent Colorado-based gun enthusiast who has a show on the Outdoor Channel, on his blog. “FINALLY, we can get 100% behind the Republican ticket ... change we can believe in!”
As if the past Republican VPs (and Presidents) haven't been complete pro-gun zealots. Dick Cheney not only fired guns but he shot a man in the face, showing without a doubt he exhibits one of the main principles of the NRA: the dangerous and reckless operation of firearms. It's not like the NRA has been lost in the wilderness for decades without a Party. The Republicans pander to them as much as any other stupid right-wing constituency.
And then there is the contrast: “While [Barack Obama] wants to ban AR-15s; Palin shoots AR-15s, and apparently pretty well.”
Because everyone knows how important it is in hunting to have a gun that can cut your prey in half.
“Every shooter, every hunter, every gun owner, every competitor needs to understand that it is time to, in the words of Bruce Willis, ‘cowboy the 'f...' up.’ ”
Charming...
“Palin could play strong in the sporting states like Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania depending on how they use her,” he said. “Most pundits will underestimate her appeal in these key areas because they don't know her and they are unfamiliar with the sporting scene. But among sportsmen, authenticity counts and Palin's got that and then some.”
And, after all, that's what matters. Who cares if she's ready to lead the country? Who cares if she's qualified to have her finger on the button? She has a downs syndrome baby and she likes to kill things, hurray!
This just goes to show how dangerous the Republicans, and their right-wing masters, are to this country. It really doesn't matter to them that the Republicans have nominated the most shockingly unprepared VP in history. All that matters is that she hates the people they hate and that she likes to kill defenseless animals with high-powered assault rifles. What's wrong with the Republican Party? How out of step with normal American values can you get? They've gone from being wrong to being outright dangerous. No more are they just a slight annoyance, I really believe if McCain wins we may not have a country left 4 years from now. They are a dangerous cult whose only interest is gaining more power, the safety and security of this country never even registers on their radar.
By tapping the anti-abortion and pro-gun Alaska governor just ahead of his convention, which is set to start here Monday, McCain hasn’t just won approval from a skeptical Republican base – he’s ignited a wave of elation and emotion that has led some grassroots activists to weep with joy.
Idiots. Everyone accuses Obama's supporters of being overly emotional but nobody cried when Obama chose Biden.
The media elite – as well as elite members of the GOP consulting community – have all but mocked Palin as a former smalltown mayor with zero Washington experience.
Because they actually know how to win and realize this is a shallow gimmick to snare the dumber contingent of Hillary supporters who are somehow still pissed off about Obama's nomination.
Not only is the 44-year-old governor opposed to abortion rights -- but she carried and gave birth to a child with Down syndrome earlier this year, a profound and powerful motivating force to both opponents of abortion rights and the parents and relatives of special needs children.
It's all well and good that she did this. It's also true that she's got a lot more money than the average parent of a special needs child. She doesn't have to choose between having a child with down's syndrome and feeding her other 4 children. This doesn't diminish the sacrifice that middle class parents with special needs children make nor does it diminish the choice some parents have to make when they realize they're about to have a special needs child and can't afford it.
Steve Duprey, a former New Hampshire GOP chairman and top McCain backer who hails from the moderate wing of the party, was also in the Twin Cities when the news broke.
“I was in the Rules Committee with about 150 people in the room. They had TVs set up and we took a break to watch the announcement. For a second after she came out, it was silent. Then there was a gasp and everybody stood up and started cheering and clapping. We stayed standing the whole speech.”
This woman is anything but moderate. She resides firmly in the Rush Limbaugh wing of the Republican Party. She's a constant guest on the most vile right-wing talk shows. A true member of the "moderate wing of the [Republican] party", if such a thing even still exists, wouldn't be excited about nominating a female version of Jesse Helms to the Vice Presidency. If anything this is a huge spit in the face to the moderate wing of the Republican Party since they were expecting a far more moderate choice like Tom Ridge or Joe Lieberman.
“There is an electricity going through the social conservative crowd right now; it’s unbelievable,” said James Muffett, head of Michigan’s Citizens for Traditional Values, who had met with McCain in the weeks leading up to his selection of a running mate. “Especially given all the set-ups and head fakes - it’s amazing. A lot of people were sure he was going to show his more moderate colors.”
Of course not, he knows his masters in the far right-wing own him. Rush Limbaugh essentially selected the VP candidate for the Republicans this cycle and McCain really didn't have any say in the matter.
“She's one of us,” wrote Michael Bane, a prominent Colorado-based gun enthusiast who has a show on the Outdoor Channel, on his blog. “FINALLY, we can get 100% behind the Republican ticket ... change we can believe in!”
As if the past Republican VPs (and Presidents) haven't been complete pro-gun zealots. Dick Cheney not only fired guns but he shot a man in the face, showing without a doubt he exhibits one of the main principles of the NRA: the dangerous and reckless operation of firearms. It's not like the NRA has been lost in the wilderness for decades without a Party. The Republicans pander to them as much as any other stupid right-wing constituency.
And then there is the contrast: “While [Barack Obama] wants to ban AR-15s; Palin shoots AR-15s, and apparently pretty well.”
Because everyone knows how important it is in hunting to have a gun that can cut your prey in half.
“Every shooter, every hunter, every gun owner, every competitor needs to understand that it is time to, in the words of Bruce Willis, ‘cowboy the 'f...' up.’ ”
Charming...
“Palin could play strong in the sporting states like Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania depending on how they use her,” he said. “Most pundits will underestimate her appeal in these key areas because they don't know her and they are unfamiliar with the sporting scene. But among sportsmen, authenticity counts and Palin's got that and then some.”
And, after all, that's what matters. Who cares if she's ready to lead the country? Who cares if she's qualified to have her finger on the button? She has a downs syndrome baby and she likes to kill things, hurray!
This just goes to show how dangerous the Republicans, and their right-wing masters, are to this country. It really doesn't matter to them that the Republicans have nominated the most shockingly unprepared VP in history. All that matters is that she hates the people they hate and that she likes to kill defenseless animals with high-powered assault rifles. What's wrong with the Republican Party? How out of step with normal American values can you get? They've gone from being wrong to being outright dangerous. No more are they just a slight annoyance, I really believe if McCain wins we may not have a country left 4 years from now. They are a dangerous cult whose only interest is gaining more power, the safety and security of this country never even registers on their radar.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Nobody Likes the Republicans...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/08/29/entertainment.conventions/index.html
So the Dems had dozens of celebrities and artists at their convention and the best the Republicans can get is Charlie Daniels. I mean, I love Devil Came Down to Georgia but he's not exactly an international superstar anymore. The rest of their "stars" are all Christian bands that probably have 4 fans. They can't even get the one celebrity, Schwarzenegger, who actually belongs to their little cult.
So the Dems had dozens of celebrities and artists at their convention and the best the Republicans can get is Charlie Daniels. I mean, I love Devil Came Down to Georgia but he's not exactly an international superstar anymore. The rest of their "stars" are all Christian bands that probably have 4 fans. They can't even get the one celebrity, Schwarzenegger, who actually belongs to their little cult.
Honor Among Racists...
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/30/palin-booed
I guess the honeymoon between Hillary and the GOP is over. They only loved her when they were trying to screw up Obama's chances.
Palin appealed to the women in the crowd here in Pennsylvania with a political shout-out to Geraldine Ferraro, who preceded Palin as the first women to be tapped as a vice presidential candidate. The reference was met with polite applause.
Well of course they applauded for Ferraro, they recognize she's as racist as they are.
I guess the honeymoon between Hillary and the GOP is over. They only loved her when they were trying to screw up Obama's chances.
Palin appealed to the women in the crowd here in Pennsylvania with a political shout-out to Geraldine Ferraro, who preceded Palin as the first women to be tapped as a vice presidential candidate. The reference was met with polite applause.
Well of course they applauded for Ferraro, they recognize she's as racist as they are.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/30/rnc.protest/index.html
Funny, I don't recall anyone harassing the protesters at the DNC Convention. I guess the RNC wants to pretend everyone loves dear leader and his handpicked successor. When did America become Russia? Now, I normally hate anarchists, because they're far more about causing mayhem than actually changing anything, but they have a right to protest without the police trying to intimidate them.
Funny, I don't recall anyone harassing the protesters at the DNC Convention. I guess the RNC wants to pretend everyone loves dear leader and his handpicked successor. When did America become Russia? Now, I normally hate anarchists, because they're far more about causing mayhem than actually changing anything, but they have a right to protest without the police trying to intimidate them.
The Republican Whitewash of Palin begins...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/29/palin.bio/index.html
Talk about whitewashing. This story barely mentions her scandal and only briefly mentions her complete lack of experience (she makes Barack Obama look like Winston Churchill) at the very end. This is what the Republicans will do. They'll pretend like she's a perfect maverick who's never had any ethical problems and somehow became an expert on foreign policy while running a state with fewer people than most large cities. She's not a game changer. Suggesting that women will vote for her just because she's a woman is far more sexist than anything Obama's campaign ever said. This is a last minute act of desperation and will probably open up more than one rift within the Republican Party (Mittens and Pawlenty aren't exactly tickled pink that they were strung along for weeks just to be thrown aside for the mayor of some podunk town in Alaska). This makes Rush Limbaugh happy, which should give pause to any actual moderates in the Republican Party, but probably ticks off far more people than it delights.
Talk about whitewashing. This story barely mentions her scandal and only briefly mentions her complete lack of experience (she makes Barack Obama look like Winston Churchill) at the very end. This is what the Republicans will do. They'll pretend like she's a perfect maverick who's never had any ethical problems and somehow became an expert on foreign policy while running a state with fewer people than most large cities. She's not a game changer. Suggesting that women will vote for her just because she's a woman is far more sexist than anything Obama's campaign ever said. This is a last minute act of desperation and will probably open up more than one rift within the Republican Party (Mittens and Pawlenty aren't exactly tickled pink that they were strung along for weeks just to be thrown aside for the mayor of some podunk town in Alaska). This makes Rush Limbaugh happy, which should give pause to any actual moderates in the Republican Party, but probably ticks off far more people than it delights.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Better Luck Next Time...
The fundies didn't get their torrential rains during Obama's speech. Anyone think they'll learn any lessons from this fact, or will they just keep on pretending their God cares about their petty revenge fantasies?
Bad Choice...
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5684098&page=1
I really think this choice was a mistake. Women aren't going to automatically flock to an anti-choice candidate just because she has a uterus. This could end up backfiring on them. I certainly don't ever want to hear anything about Obama's experience ever again.
I really think this choice was a mistake. Women aren't going to automatically flock to an anti-choice candidate just because she has a uterus. This could end up backfiring on them. I certainly don't ever want to hear anything about Obama's experience ever again.
Damn Fox News Democrats...
http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/08/29/this-might-do-it-for-mccain/
Remind me again why we still call this woman a Democrat? First she revealed herself to be a racist during the primary, now she's shilling for McCain on Faux News? Perhaps if she joins Lieberman at the Republican Convention people will finally see she's not a Democrat.
Remind me again why we still call this woman a Democrat? First she revealed herself to be a racist during the primary, now she's shilling for McCain on Faux News? Perhaps if she joins Lieberman at the Republican Convention people will finally see she's not a Democrat.
Don't Blame the Messenger...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/29/navarrette.obamaspeech/index.html
He explained it as "the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise and fall as one nation" and described it as blending "individual responsibility and mutual responsibility." Simply put: You have to do what you can for yourself, but that you also have to do for others.
There is the rub: If everyone were to adhere to the first part, there will be no need for the second. Besides, even if we buy the idea that, as Obama said, "I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper," there is still the question of whether government should do the keeping.
That's an absurd thing to say. Not everyone can accomplish everything they need for themselves, no matter how hard they try. Suggesting that everyone living below the poverty line is just not trying hard enough is insulting. People take the jobs they can take and there are always going to be some jobs that just don't pay enough. If there wasn't some sort of safety net for these people, and for those who find themselves unable to work for whatever reason, a lot of people would starve through no fault of their own.
I'm also keen on people not playing the victim, not feeling a sense of entitlement, and not fearing competition. And when you're struggling in a tough economy, you don't give up or lay blame or ask for a government bailout, you work harder.
In a country where there isn't 100% employment, there's always going to be people who can't find work. That's not their fault and it's not because of a lack of effort. It's just the way things are. Unless you want those people to starve to death, you're always going to need a government sponsored safety net.
Case in point: On this third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, there are people in New Orleans who are still waiting for the federal government to rebuild that city. Good luck with that, folks.
The waters have long since receded and residents are no longer standing on rooftops holding signs that read: "Help save us!" But they might as well be.
That wasn't the fault of government. That was the fault of the Bush Administration. I sometimes wonder if this has been Bush's intention all along: screw things up so much and so often that people lose all faith in government. In reality, the Bush Administrations failings shouldn't turn one off all government any more than a bad experience at a fast food restaurant should turn one off all restaurants.
The same goes for the Democrats who convened in Denver. This is a party that maintains power by trying to convince people that our country is a dark place, devoid of opportunities, and that the answer is to elect more of them.
It just so happens that this country becomes a dark place after years of Republican control. The fact that Carter, Clinton and Obama have run in the face of horrible Republican incompetence isn't their fault. You shouldn't kill the messenger.
Now they're seeking a change in the White House, a change in policy, and a change in national priorities --even if they aren't ready to change their tune.
What? Should they act like Joe Lieberman and just pretend the last 8 years didn't happen? This country is in the middle of a disaster the likes of which we haven't seen in decades.
He explained it as "the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise and fall as one nation" and described it as blending "individual responsibility and mutual responsibility." Simply put: You have to do what you can for yourself, but that you also have to do for others.
There is the rub: If everyone were to adhere to the first part, there will be no need for the second. Besides, even if we buy the idea that, as Obama said, "I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper," there is still the question of whether government should do the keeping.
That's an absurd thing to say. Not everyone can accomplish everything they need for themselves, no matter how hard they try. Suggesting that everyone living below the poverty line is just not trying hard enough is insulting. People take the jobs they can take and there are always going to be some jobs that just don't pay enough. If there wasn't some sort of safety net for these people, and for those who find themselves unable to work for whatever reason, a lot of people would starve through no fault of their own.
I'm also keen on people not playing the victim, not feeling a sense of entitlement, and not fearing competition. And when you're struggling in a tough economy, you don't give up or lay blame or ask for a government bailout, you work harder.
In a country where there isn't 100% employment, there's always going to be people who can't find work. That's not their fault and it's not because of a lack of effort. It's just the way things are. Unless you want those people to starve to death, you're always going to need a government sponsored safety net.
Case in point: On this third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, there are people in New Orleans who are still waiting for the federal government to rebuild that city. Good luck with that, folks.
The waters have long since receded and residents are no longer standing on rooftops holding signs that read: "Help save us!" But they might as well be.
That wasn't the fault of government. That was the fault of the Bush Administration. I sometimes wonder if this has been Bush's intention all along: screw things up so much and so often that people lose all faith in government. In reality, the Bush Administrations failings shouldn't turn one off all government any more than a bad experience at a fast food restaurant should turn one off all restaurants.
The same goes for the Democrats who convened in Denver. This is a party that maintains power by trying to convince people that our country is a dark place, devoid of opportunities, and that the answer is to elect more of them.
It just so happens that this country becomes a dark place after years of Republican control. The fact that Carter, Clinton and Obama have run in the face of horrible Republican incompetence isn't their fault. You shouldn't kill the messenger.
Now they're seeking a change in the White House, a change in policy, and a change in national priorities --even if they aren't ready to change their tune.
What? Should they act like Joe Lieberman and just pretend the last 8 years didn't happen? This country is in the middle of a disaster the likes of which we haven't seen in decades.
Bad Idea...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/21/caylee.mom.bond.ap/index.html?iref=topnews
They should not have allowed her to leave jail at least until she gave up where the girl is. What leverage do they have now? She'll probably flee the state. She has been dishonest from the beginning and there's good evidence she killed the girl. Her family is being uncooperative, her mother almost certainly knows where the girl/body is and refuses to help. They should put her back in jail immediately and possibly have her mother join her. Only when they admit what happened should bail even be considered. If the little girl's father had killed her and lies about it does anyone believe he'd be anywhere other than a jail cell rotting away? The government should stop treating female offenders differently from male offenders.
They should not have allowed her to leave jail at least until she gave up where the girl is. What leverage do they have now? She'll probably flee the state. She has been dishonest from the beginning and there's good evidence she killed the girl. Her family is being uncooperative, her mother almost certainly knows where the girl/body is and refuses to help. They should put her back in jail immediately and possibly have her mother join her. Only when they admit what happened should bail even be considered. If the little girl's father had killed her and lies about it does anyone believe he'd be anywhere other than a jail cell rotting away? The government should stop treating female offenders differently from male offenders.
Elitist...
http://www.nbc10.com/politics/17253759/detail.html
Now who's the elitist in this race? It's always been absurd that the media has allowed McCain to say this about Obama, this just illustrates the truth. McCain has always been the elitist. He doesn't care about gas prices, he doesn't care about the mortgage crisis. He gets his allowance from his wife and he's happy in his dozen homes. Meanwhile the rest of us are not so lucky.
Now who's the elitist in this race? It's always been absurd that the media has allowed McCain to say this about Obama, this just illustrates the truth. McCain has always been the elitist. He doesn't care about gas prices, he doesn't care about the mortgage crisis. He gets his allowance from his wife and he's happy in his dozen homes. Meanwhile the rest of us are not so lucky.
Get Over Yourselves...
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/23/some-in-clinton-circle-outraged/
Hillary's supporters really need to get over this. They lost. Would Hillary have chosen Barack as her running mate? Would she have pursued his opinion on who she should choose? They're looking for reasons to hate Obama.
Hillary's supporters really need to get over this. They lost. Would Hillary have chosen Barack as her running mate? Would she have pursued his opinion on who she should choose? They're looking for reasons to hate Obama.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Please, Don't Make Him VP....
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/stop-obama-bayh-08
I hate to repeat myself but Obama would be making a HUGE mistake putting Evan Bayh anywhere on his ticket. Making him VP will pretty much doom his chances of winning the election. One would think the Dems would have learned their lesson when Gore placed Lieberman on his ticket and lost. This guy is the definition of a Washington insider. He's a pro-corporate DLCer and he's salivating over Iran the way he was salivating over Iraq 6 years ago.
You just hope that we haven't soured an entire generation on the necessity, from time to time, of using force because Iraq has been such a debacle.
Yes, it would be truly horrible if Americans actually learned the lesson of this war, that war is not to be a first choice and should only be entered into cautiously with a good plan for victory.
That would be tragic, because Iran is a grave threat.
The only people who are suggesting we go to war with Iran are neo-cons in America and Israelis who want to get rid of their regional rival on the cheap. Nobody with a brain is suggesting this. Besides, Bayh said the same thing about Iraq so his credibility is nil.
They're everything we thought Iraq was but wasn't.
Bayh is hoping the people of America will let him have his pet war with Iran, despite the fact that he was wrong about Iraq and is wrong about Iran. Why should we believe them now when they were so spectacularly, and intentionally, wrong last time? He knows Iran is not a threat to the US, just as he knew Iraq wasn't a threat, but his corporate paymasters need their money so he's out there again trying to get Americans killed so the CEO of Boeing can buy another yacht.
They are seeking nuclear weapons,
Fool us once shame on you...
they do support terrorists,
fool us twice shame on us.
they have threatened to destroy Israel,
They have a legitimate beef with Israel. They're not stupid enough to try anything against Israel. Even if they did, Israel is more than capable of defending itself. Why should we waste money and lives just so Israel can keep from getting its hands dirty?
and they've threatened us, too.
Bullshit. They can't do a goddamn thing to us. The worst they could do is launch a small attack against our troops in Iraq and if we'd get the hell out of there that wouldn't be a problem either.
I hate to repeat myself but Obama would be making a HUGE mistake putting Evan Bayh anywhere on his ticket. Making him VP will pretty much doom his chances of winning the election. One would think the Dems would have learned their lesson when Gore placed Lieberman on his ticket and lost. This guy is the definition of a Washington insider. He's a pro-corporate DLCer and he's salivating over Iran the way he was salivating over Iraq 6 years ago.
You just hope that we haven't soured an entire generation on the necessity, from time to time, of using force because Iraq has been such a debacle.
Yes, it would be truly horrible if Americans actually learned the lesson of this war, that war is not to be a first choice and should only be entered into cautiously with a good plan for victory.
That would be tragic, because Iran is a grave threat.
The only people who are suggesting we go to war with Iran are neo-cons in America and Israelis who want to get rid of their regional rival on the cheap. Nobody with a brain is suggesting this. Besides, Bayh said the same thing about Iraq so his credibility is nil.
They're everything we thought Iraq was but wasn't.
Bayh is hoping the people of America will let him have his pet war with Iran, despite the fact that he was wrong about Iraq and is wrong about Iran. Why should we believe them now when they were so spectacularly, and intentionally, wrong last time? He knows Iran is not a threat to the US, just as he knew Iraq wasn't a threat, but his corporate paymasters need their money so he's out there again trying to get Americans killed so the CEO of Boeing can buy another yacht.
They are seeking nuclear weapons,
Fool us once shame on you...
they do support terrorists,
fool us twice shame on us.
they have threatened to destroy Israel,
They have a legitimate beef with Israel. They're not stupid enough to try anything against Israel. Even if they did, Israel is more than capable of defending itself. Why should we waste money and lives just so Israel can keep from getting its hands dirty?
and they've threatened us, too.
Bullshit. They can't do a goddamn thing to us. The worst they could do is launch a small attack against our troops in Iraq and if we'd get the hell out of there that wouldn't be a problem either.
Might Be Time to Cut Your Vacation Short...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/08/condi-tone-deaf.html
Wow, you'd think one of the foremost experts on Russia in the country, who happens to be Secretary of State, could drag herself away from her vacation long enough to address a huge crisis that happens to involve Russia.
Wow, you'd think one of the foremost experts on Russia in the country, who happens to be Secretary of State, could drag herself away from her vacation long enough to address a huge crisis that happens to involve Russia.
Thanks so much, idiots...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/12/dem.ad/index.html
All you Clinton supporters, this is what you were voting for. The Clintons are a sad caricature of their former selves. The power was obviously way too much for them and they lost their minds. I think the Dems should be thanking their lucky stars Edwards and Clinton dropped out of this race. They would have been disasters in November. We'd be watching them implode right in front of us and dreading the elections.
All you Clinton supporters, this is what you were voting for. The Clintons are a sad caricature of their former selves. The power was obviously way too much for them and they lost their minds. I think the Dems should be thanking their lucky stars Edwards and Clinton dropped out of this race. They would have been disasters in November. We'd be watching them implode right in front of us and dreading the elections.
Religion Kills...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402004,00.html
Another case of someone dying for no other reason than their parents are crazy religious nutjobs. Someone should do something about this epidemic of religious violence.
Another case of someone dying for no other reason than their parents are crazy religious nutjobs. Someone should do something about this epidemic of religious violence.
Easy Question...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/11/bush.endangered.species.ap/index.html
Again, I'm simply shocked. Why would Bush weaken environmental regulations to benefit industry...oh right, he hates the environment and loves money.
Again, I'm simply shocked. Why would Bush weaken environmental regulations to benefit industry...oh right, he hates the environment and loves money.
No Justice In the Justice Dept...
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5565214&page=1
What a surprise, a Bush Attorney General refusing to prosecute serious crimes committed by members of the administration. Perhaps this was something Congress should have foreseen back when they were confirming him instead of just taking his word that he'd enforce the law. After they were lied to twice by past AGs, they probably should have sought more proof than that.
For comparison, Janet Reno appointed a Special Prosecutor to investigate the President himself. That Special Prosecutor commenced years of pointless investigations against Clinton. We can't even get Bush's Attorney General to start investigations against ANYONE.
What a surprise, a Bush Attorney General refusing to prosecute serious crimes committed by members of the administration. Perhaps this was something Congress should have foreseen back when they were confirming him instead of just taking his word that he'd enforce the law. After they were lied to twice by past AGs, they probably should have sought more proof than that.
For comparison, Janet Reno appointed a Special Prosecutor to investigate the President himself. That Special Prosecutor commenced years of pointless investigations against Clinton. We can't even get Bush's Attorney General to start investigations against ANYONE.
Clinton Surrogates Won't Go Away...
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5553013&page=1
Really, Howard? You're going to start pulling this shit now, huh? Ass.
You lost damnit, get over it. If these self-interested morons don't swallow their egos and get behind Obama they're going to be to blame for 4 more years of Bush.
You wouldn't have won even if Edwards did drop out before Iowa. I can't see Edwards' idealistic, change-oriented voters going for the Iron Lady Hillary. She's as anti-change as any candidate our side of the aisle.
Really, Howard? You're going to start pulling this shit now, huh? Ass.
You lost damnit, get over it. If these self-interested morons don't swallow their egos and get behind Obama they're going to be to blame for 4 more years of Bush.
You wouldn't have won even if Edwards did drop out before Iowa. I can't see Edwards' idealistic, change-oriented voters going for the Iron Lady Hillary. She's as anti-change as any candidate our side of the aisle.
Perhaps We Should Have Thought of This...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/09/georgia.ossetia/index.html
This is a sucky situation. Unfortunately, a not too small amount of the blame for all this can be placed directly at our feet. We started all this by allowing Kosovo to unilaterally declare independence from Serbia. We can hardly blame the Ossetians for declaring independence, or the Russians for providing them military support, when we did the same thing in Kosovo. It seems childish political oneupmanship (flipping off Russia by helping the Kosovars screw Russia's friend) is more important to the Bush Administration than human lives. I hope all those who will now die can forgive us for our brain dead foreign policy.
This is a sucky situation. Unfortunately, a not too small amount of the blame for all this can be placed directly at our feet. We started all this by allowing Kosovo to unilaterally declare independence from Serbia. We can hardly blame the Ossetians for declaring independence, or the Russians for providing them military support, when we did the same thing in Kosovo. It seems childish political oneupmanship (flipping off Russia by helping the Kosovars screw Russia's friend) is more important to the Bush Administration than human lives. I hope all those who will now die can forgive us for our brain dead foreign policy.
Self-Interested Lies...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,399041,00.html
Why does anybody believe a thing this guy says? It says in his bio who he is. That's all you need to know to know he's full of crap. He represents the "government in exile" of Iran. He's going to say whatever it takes to get the current regime out of power so he can get himself in power. If it means millions of his countrymen dead in an unnecessary war with the US or Israel, I guess that's acceptable to him. The guy's probably a spy for Israel. Seriously, he's the Ahmed Chalabi of Iran, making up any excuse to try to convince us to attack. Did this administration learn nothing from Iraq?
Why does anybody believe a thing this guy says? It says in his bio who he is. That's all you need to know to know he's full of crap. He represents the "government in exile" of Iran. He's going to say whatever it takes to get the current regime out of power so he can get himself in power. If it means millions of his countrymen dead in an unnecessary war with the US or Israel, I guess that's acceptable to him. The guy's probably a spy for Israel. Seriously, he's the Ahmed Chalabi of Iran, making up any excuse to try to convince us to attack. Did this administration learn nothing from Iraq?
You Catch More Flies With Honey...
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080807/NEWS01/80807030
PETA will never enjoy widespread support while it makes commercials like this. Comparing the brutal murder and butchering of an innocent man to the consumption of meat is absurd and only serves to make meat eaters less likely to support PETA's aims. Why should I support their efforts to ease the suffering of the animals raised for food when they continue to compare me to a brutal murderer?
PETA will never enjoy widespread support while it makes commercials like this. Comparing the brutal murder and butchering of an innocent man to the consumption of meat is absurd and only serves to make meat eaters less likely to support PETA's aims. Why should I support their efforts to ease the suffering of the animals raised for food when they continue to compare me to a brutal murderer?
Just Say No to Bayh...
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/obama-and-bayh.html
Man, I'm glad Obama didn't announce today that Bayh is his VP choice. I really hope we can dodge that bullet and that he'll announce a reasonable choice later.
Man, I'm glad Obama didn't announce today that Bayh is his VP choice. I really hope we can dodge that bullet and that he'll announce a reasonable choice later.
Shut Up Already Bill...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/06/martin.billclinton/index.html
Bill Clinton needs to get over himself. He absurdly believed he'd always be the king of the Democrats no matter who succeeded him as President. Now that he's not that important, he's making a huge ass of himself. If he stops now, he may still be remembered well in Democratic circles. Otherwise, he's going to go down as another Jimmy Carter (even most Dems don't dare praise Carter for anything political).
BTW, what he said was racist. There's no way around it. The best thing he can do is stop mentioning it every chance he gets and hope people forget.
Bill Clinton needs to get over himself. He absurdly believed he'd always be the king of the Democrats no matter who succeeded him as President. Now that he's not that important, he's making a huge ass of himself. If he stops now, he may still be remembered well in Democratic circles. Otherwise, he's going to go down as another Jimmy Carter (even most Dems don't dare praise Carter for anything political).
BTW, what he said was racist. There's no way around it. The best thing he can do is stop mentioning it every chance he gets and hope people forget.
Going Too Far...
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/05/former-presidential-candidate-urges-crowd-to-stalk-federal-prosecutor/
Lovely. Just the behavior we expect from Presidential candidates. I fully agree that Al-Arian got a raw deal. He was caught up in the hysteria that suggests that all Palestinians are terrorists and must be sending money to Palestine to fight Israel. I still wouldn't be out there suggesting anybody attack a federal prosecutor. That's a good way to get thrown in jail.
Lovely. Just the behavior we expect from Presidential candidates. I fully agree that Al-Arian got a raw deal. He was caught up in the hysteria that suggests that all Palestinians are terrorists and must be sending money to Palestine to fight Israel. I still wouldn't be out there suggesting anybody attack a federal prosecutor. That's a good way to get thrown in jail.
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