I am going to take a victory lap and proclaim that absolutely no one- not the pundits, not the mainstream press, not the bloggers- except me correctly predicted what was going to happen in the Republican Michigan primary.
I predicted that Romney would use his now-perfected technique of waiting until a week or two before the primary, and then crush whatever real opponent he has with an avalanche of corporate-funded smears on radio and TV. That is exactly what he has done, ending up right on the target of a 2-3% margin of victory, which, as I suggested, is all he needed to pay for to take the next step toward his inevitable coronation as the choice of the Republicans' real base- the hyper rich- to run for President.
Get ready, because this strategy on steroids is going to be how he campaigns against Obama. The only bright spot in all of this is that the Republicans seem to have really bought into their fantasy of Obama as the teleprompter-addicted fumbling elitist Chardonnay swiller, and consequently have no clue about what is going to hit them when Obama gets back into campaign mode. Anyone who saw any excerpts of Obama's appearance yesterday knows that the real Obama can break Romney in two when he decides the time has come. If I were Romney, I'd be devoting a lot of time now to coming up with an excuse to have no debates at all this fall, because I don't think even the American voters are stupid enough that they can't tell the difference between a real person and a corporate robot.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
13,005.12
Tell me again, Republicans, how Obama has been so bad for business.
The stock market last peaked in the week of October 8, 2008, at 14,093. Then, under Republican economic stewardship, the Dow fell in 17 months to 6627, 40 days into Obama's Presidency. That is a loss of 7,466 points, or 53%. That's right, folks, Bush and Cheney succeeded in a year and a half in destroying half the wealth of the stock market. Then, Obama took over. Under his control, the market has risen 96%, to over 13,000.
How in the world can such a large part of the American people still have any doubt about which party is better for this country? Man, they are destroying us all.
The stock market last peaked in the week of October 8, 2008, at 14,093. Then, under Republican economic stewardship, the Dow fell in 17 months to 6627, 40 days into Obama's Presidency. That is a loss of 7,466 points, or 53%. That's right, folks, Bush and Cheney succeeded in a year and a half in destroying half the wealth of the stock market. Then, Obama took over. Under his control, the market has risen 96%, to over 13,000.
How in the world can such a large part of the American people still have any doubt about which party is better for this country? Man, they are destroying us all.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
The Press Continues To Deliberately Misinterpret The Election
Like this, from USA Today, although the same thinking can be found without exception throughout the mainstream media:
Naturally, the story of the Michigan primary is presented as some ebb and flow between the candidates, rather than the truth: Romney needs a win in Michigan, but that's all he needs, not a landslide. So the massively rich people behind Romney's candidacy will spend just enough on negative ads, to cut into Santorum's support and purchase a Romney victory. That's what he did in Iowa, it's what he did to Gingrich in Florida, it's his whole campaign strategy: use the monetary advantage that comes from being the rich people's candidate to knock down anyone who gets close to him. And, if it doesn't quite work, like in Maine and in the Iowa caucuses, a few precincts will turn up missing, or some other irregularity will occur, and voila! Romney wins! It's been inevitable all along.
And just wait until the general election, when Romney has to run against a real person with real accomplishments. That will make his behavior so far look like a picnic.
Any resemblance to democracy is strictly unintentional.
"WASHINGTON – A pair of new polls suggest the race for the Michigan primary has swung to Mitt Romney's advantage heading into the last weekend before the election. But his lead is a slim one."
Naturally, the story of the Michigan primary is presented as some ebb and flow between the candidates, rather than the truth: Romney needs a win in Michigan, but that's all he needs, not a landslide. So the massively rich people behind Romney's candidacy will spend just enough on negative ads, to cut into Santorum's support and purchase a Romney victory. That's what he did in Iowa, it's what he did to Gingrich in Florida, it's his whole campaign strategy: use the monetary advantage that comes from being the rich people's candidate to knock down anyone who gets close to him. And, if it doesn't quite work, like in Maine and in the Iowa caucuses, a few precincts will turn up missing, or some other irregularity will occur, and voila! Romney wins! It's been inevitable all along.
And just wait until the general election, when Romney has to run against a real person with real accomplishments. That will make his behavior so far look like a picnic.
Any resemblance to democracy is strictly unintentional.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
They Owe It To Us
Well, here we are, in one of the most screwed up countries on earth, and the American people keep handing the tiller back to the criminals who got us here. You know why this keeps happening? Because Americans are the most stupid, ignorant, greedy people on earth, and they don't give a damn about anyone but themselves.
Case in point today: this article, caught by Atrios:
"Struggled during the U.S. invasion?" What, you mean when they were killed by the hundreds of thousands by us, during our aggression against their country? Yeah, I guess that would count as struggling.
Freed them from life. And destroyed their infrastructure in the process, and then left their country in the hands of religious fanatics backed by their enemy, Iran. Yeah, they really owe us something for that. Let's just pray that they never get a chance to pay back that debt.
"You would think with all that we've done over there, there would be a way to get them to do business with us," said Ronald Gertson, who grows rice in Lissie, Texas."
That's right. All we've done over there. Just like how the Nazis did so much for the Poles, what with removing all of those worthless peasants they were saddled with (i.e. the Polish people) and replacing them with hard-working, patriotic SS troopers. The least the Iraqis could do is pay us a fair price for that.
"Iraq seems to be buying on price, and the lowest offered price is coming now from India," Aaronson said. (Andy Aaronson, chairman of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rice Interagency Commodity Estimate Committee.)"
They are buying on price! How dare they! They owe us! Sure, Capitalism is the greatest thing ever, but only for us, not for them!
"We invested so much in that country, and we feel like it's something of a slap in the face," said (Mike) Wagner, who's considering planting more soybeans or a new crop on his 4,000-acre Mississippi Delta farm..."We spent billions and billions, if not trillions over there, and lots of people died," Alter said. "There should be some reciprocation ... Last time I checked, there wasn't any Uruguayan soldiers that lost their lives in Iraq."
Last I checked, there were never any Uraguayan soldiers in Poland either. We spent trillions destroying their country, and the ungrateful pigs won't acknowledge what they owe us for that? Let me tell you something: If these jingoistic American asses got the reciprocation they are asking for, we'd have a few million dead civilians here too, and virtually no electricity or water supply, and we'd be under the control of a pack of religious lunatics funded by Mexico.
But no, WE are the most noble, self-sacrificing people on earth, and anyone who says different is a Communist or something. The hatefulness of these people, who can stand by while our country devastates another land without a shred of justification, and then claim that it is they that owe us something, is beyond description.
Listen, what miniscule fraction of one percent of the American people could recognize this guy?
His name is Mohammed Mossadegh. Don't recognize him?
"Mohammad Mosaddegh was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953 until being overthrown in a coup d'état.
His administration introduced a wide range of social reforms but is most notable for its nationalization of the Iranian oil industry...Mosaddegh was removed from power in a coup on 19 August 1953, organised and carried out by the United States"
So, you think that, just maybe, the reason Iranians are so hostile toward the United States is not because they are a bunch of insane Muslims, but because they remember that we overthrew their democratic government and replaced it with a vicious, murderous dictator, and supplied him with so many weapons that no one had the strength to get rid of him except fanatics backed by a religion of one billion people? You think just maybe they don't trust us because we gave them decades of dictatorship followed by decades of repressive religious rule? Oh no, it's because they are stupid, violent brown people.
And yet these smug, ignorant pigs go on screaming that the world owes us everything, because we are such noble people, who go around doing nothing but wonderful deeds. The United States is in fact a degraded monster, preying on the rest of the world whenever it suits its purpose, and full of people mighty proud of the fact. This is the cancer that is eating this country away, and the result is the ludicrous, disgusting collection of lying demagogues that the Republican party is presenting to us as potential leaders of our country, and the preposterous fact that it is all too likely that one of them will be living in the White House next year.
Case in point today: this article, caught by Atrios:
"Farmers furious after Iraq stops buying US rice
The talk of the day among Ray Stoesser and other rice farmers is Iraq's decision not to buy U.S. rice...Stoesser and other farmers know Iraqis struggled during the U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation..."
The talk of the day among Ray Stoesser and other rice farmers is Iraq's decision not to buy U.S. rice...Stoesser and other farmers know Iraqis struggled during the U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation..."
"They know most countries , and people , buy based on price..."That's just not right," the 63-year-old Stoesser fumed. "If we've got some rice to sell, they ought to pay a premium for it just because this is the country that freed them..."
Freed them from life. And destroyed their infrastructure in the process, and then left their country in the hands of religious fanatics backed by their enemy, Iran. Yeah, they really owe us something for that. Let's just pray that they never get a chance to pay back that debt.
"You would think with all that we've done over there, there would be a way to get them to do business with us," said Ronald Gertson, who grows rice in Lissie, Texas."
That's right. All we've done over there. Just like how the Nazis did so much for the Poles, what with removing all of those worthless peasants they were saddled with (i.e. the Polish people) and replacing them with hard-working, patriotic SS troopers. The least the Iraqis could do is pay us a fair price for that.
"Iraq seems to be buying on price, and the lowest offered price is coming now from India," Aaronson said. (Andy Aaronson, chairman of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rice Interagency Commodity Estimate Committee.)"
They are buying on price! How dare they! They owe us! Sure, Capitalism is the greatest thing ever, but only for us, not for them!
"We invested so much in that country, and we feel like it's something of a slap in the face," said (Mike) Wagner, who's considering planting more soybeans or a new crop on his 4,000-acre Mississippi Delta farm..."We spent billions and billions, if not trillions over there, and lots of people died," Alter said. "There should be some reciprocation ... Last time I checked, there wasn't any Uruguayan soldiers that lost their lives in Iraq."
Last I checked, there were never any Uraguayan soldiers in Poland either. We spent trillions destroying their country, and the ungrateful pigs won't acknowledge what they owe us for that? Let me tell you something: If these jingoistic American asses got the reciprocation they are asking for, we'd have a few million dead civilians here too, and virtually no electricity or water supply, and we'd be under the control of a pack of religious lunatics funded by Mexico.
But no, WE are the most noble, self-sacrificing people on earth, and anyone who says different is a Communist or something. The hatefulness of these people, who can stand by while our country devastates another land without a shred of justification, and then claim that it is they that owe us something, is beyond description.
Listen, what miniscule fraction of one percent of the American people could recognize this guy?
"Mohammad Mosaddegh was the Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953 until being overthrown in a coup d'état.
His administration introduced a wide range of social reforms but is most notable for its nationalization of the Iranian oil industry...Mosaddegh was removed from power in a coup on 19 August 1953, organised and carried out by the United States"
So, you think that, just maybe, the reason Iranians are so hostile toward the United States is not because they are a bunch of insane Muslims, but because they remember that we overthrew their democratic government and replaced it with a vicious, murderous dictator, and supplied him with so many weapons that no one had the strength to get rid of him except fanatics backed by a religion of one billion people? You think just maybe they don't trust us because we gave them decades of dictatorship followed by decades of repressive religious rule? Oh no, it's because they are stupid, violent brown people.
And yet these smug, ignorant pigs go on screaming that the world owes us everything, because we are such noble people, who go around doing nothing but wonderful deeds. The United States is in fact a degraded monster, preying on the rest of the world whenever it suits its purpose, and full of people mighty proud of the fact. This is the cancer that is eating this country away, and the result is the ludicrous, disgusting collection of lying demagogues that the Republican party is presenting to us as potential leaders of our country, and the preposterous fact that it is all too likely that one of them will be living in the White House next year.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
He Missed It
Rick Santorum:
Apparently, he missed the music part. Rick, here is a little of what was going on while you were obsessed with the sex:
“Woodstock is the great American orgy. This is who the Democratic Party has become...They prey upon our most basic primal lusts, and that’s sex... it’s not about life. It’s about sexual freedom. That’s what it’s about.”
Apparently, he missed the music part. Rick, here is a little of what was going on while you were obsessed with the sex:
Monday, February 20, 2012
More Lying Republican Revisionism- Santorum Style
Rick Santorum today:
Why, you lying dick? The real reason was this: Roosevelt spent years doing everything he could to support the British and other enemies of the Nazis (for one example, check out the lend-lease act ,) but he was obstructed every step of the way by the Republican party, which did everything it could to prevent any American action against Nazi Germany. That's the truth, buster. Try it some time.
Do I even need to tell you that the whole reason that Santorum told this lie today is so he could compare Obama to Hitler? And yet scum like this are presented by the Washington pundits as fully qualified to replace Obama in the White House. What a world.
"And America sat from 1940 when France fell to December of '41 and did almost nothing," he explained. "Why? Because we're a hopeful people. We think, 'You know it will get better."
Why, you lying dick? The real reason was this: Roosevelt spent years doing everything he could to support the British and other enemies of the Nazis (for one example, check out the lend-lease act ,) but he was obstructed every step of the way by the Republican party, which did everything it could to prevent any American action against Nazi Germany. That's the truth, buster. Try it some time.
Do I even need to tell you that the whole reason that Santorum told this lie today is so he could compare Obama to Hitler? And yet scum like this are presented by the Washington pundits as fully qualified to replace Obama in the White House. What a world.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
They Are Insane and They Want Your Vote
Some excerpts from a 2008 speech by current Republican frontrunner Rick Santorum:
The place where he was, in my mind, the most successful and first successful was in academia. He understood pride of smart people. He attacked them at their weakest, that they were, in fact, smarter than everybody else and could come up with something new and different."
What a bunch of arrogant assholes, those Nobel prize winners and people like them, to think they are smarter and more knowledgeable than, say, the average Wal-Mart security guard. What could ever fill them with the arrogance to think that, other than Satan. But that's not the worst evil that Satan has in store for us:
"...once the colleges fell and those who were being education in our institutions, the next was the church...Now you’d say, ‘wait, the Catholic Church’? No"
Of course not the Catholic Church! And anyone who suggests that an orgy of tens of thousands of child rapes by priests might suggest to the religious that Satan could be involved, is truly an ugly-minded person. No, the problem is not in Rick Santorum's cult, but in the other big one:
Yes indeed, folks, this is considered appropriate thought from a supposedly Christian Republican leader: Satan has taken over the largest Christian sect in America, and it is as a result no longer Christian. All Protestants are now nothing but minions of Satan.
How, how, can the mainstream media treat a person like this as a legitimate candidate to lead our country? How can it be that millions of people are willing to side with a malignant religious lunatic, rather than have a perfectly competent and sane black man in the White House?
Yes, this country is in shambles. But it is hardly the product of the cartoon villain Satan. No, our miserable state is caused by people like Rick Santorum, who will tell any lie and spread any smear in order to get their way.
"This is a spiritual war. And the Father of Lies has his sights on what you would think the Father of Lies would have his sights on: a good, decent, powerful, influential country - the United States of America. If you were Satan, who would you attack in this day and age. There is no one else to go after other than the United States...
The place where he was, in my mind, the most successful and first successful was in academia. He understood pride of smart people. He attacked them at their weakest, that they were, in fact, smarter than everybody else and could come up with something new and different."
What a bunch of arrogant assholes, those Nobel prize winners and people like them, to think they are smarter and more knowledgeable than, say, the average Wal-Mart security guard. What could ever fill them with the arrogance to think that, other than Satan. But that's not the worst evil that Satan has in store for us:
"...once the colleges fell and those who were being education in our institutions, the next was the church...Now you’d say, ‘wait, the Catholic Church’? No"
Of course not the Catholic Church! And anyone who suggests that an orgy of tens of thousands of child rapes by priests might suggest to the religious that Satan could be involved, is truly an ugly-minded person. No, the problem is not in Rick Santorum's cult, but in the other big one:
"...this was a Protestant country and the Protestant ethic, mainstream, mainline Protestantism, and of course we look at the shape of mainline Protestantism in this country and it is in shambles, it is gone from the world of Christianity as I see it."
Yes indeed, folks, this is considered appropriate thought from a supposedly Christian Republican leader: Satan has taken over the largest Christian sect in America, and it is as a result no longer Christian. All Protestants are now nothing but minions of Satan.
How, how, can the mainstream media treat a person like this as a legitimate candidate to lead our country? How can it be that millions of people are willing to side with a malignant religious lunatic, rather than have a perfectly competent and sane black man in the White House?
Yes, this country is in shambles. But it is hardly the product of the cartoon villain Satan. No, our miserable state is caused by people like Rick Santorum, who will tell any lie and spread any smear in order to get their way.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Wingnut Wrapup
Let me start this edition of Wingnut Wrapup with a comment I saw someone make on a sane blog a couple of days ago:
That's why I keep doing this. It isn't because I think right wingers are so amusing. Well, onward:
Katie Pavlich, Town Hall: "Weeks ago, President Obama gutted our ground forces in favor of entitlement programs. Now, his administration plans to cut the U.S. nuke arsenal by 80 percent. It is clear President Obama is more than happy to weaken America as a military force in the world."
God, that would leave us with only 500 or so deployed nuclear weapons! How would we ever survive? By the way, the thing about gutting our ground forces- that was a lie. How surprising, huh?
Katie Pavlich, Town Hall: "The integrity of our elections is at risk. POLITICO has a new report out today with some startling numbers on our voting system, showing the potential for massive voter fraud as millions of dead people are still registered to vote"
I am going to get worried about this as soon as Katie convinces me that one of them actually got out of their grave and voted. That really would bother people. Although, there is a great SciFi channel movie in there somewhere. The worst of this whole thing is, given the age distribution of voters, you just KNOW that if they did get out of their graves, they'd vote Republican.
Katie Pavlich, Town Hall: "How About $800 Million for the Arab Spring? Tucked away in the mounds of text and numbers, President Obama has allocated a cool $800 million to go towards the "Arab Spring."
Far better, of course, to give the money to Arab dictators, like Republicans have done for decades. We all know how much better that worked out. Boy, Katie has had a busy little fantasy life lately. Katie, no more anchovy pizzas before bed.
Peter Schiff, Town Hall: "Economics: A Science About which Paul Krugman Knows Very Little"
A little biography:
Peter Schiff: "Peter is a highly recommended broker by many leading financial newsletters and investment advisory services. He also served as an economic advisor to the 2008 Ron Paul presidential campaign."
Paul Krugman: Paul is an economics professor at Princeton University, and long-time economics columnist at the nation's leading newspaper. A couple of years ago, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.
We report- you decide who knows very little about economics. I'm not even going to bother you with the "substance" of Peter's article, since a kindergatener could see through it in a second.
Scott Ott: "Why We Resist Obama's Power Grabs"
Because if you resisted something that actually existed, you'd get the crap beaten out of you.
Richard Fernandez, Pajamas Media: "College Education: A Right or a Privilege?"
A right. If your parents can cough up the dough. Otherwise, just be thankful that Newt isn't going to get a chance to give your janitorial job to a third grader.
Chelsea Schilling, Renew America: "Shocker! 'Christian Oscars' stun Hollywood"
If by "stun," you mean "to render unconscious," I agree- since as far as I can tell, no one in Hollywood is actually conscious of the existence of the "Christian Oscars." And what an event we missed, featuring "Dr. Ted Baehr, a famous media critic," and a couple of actors you never heard of. Better luck next year, guys. Maybe you can get Victoria Jackson to make an appearance.
World Net Daily EXCLUSIVE! "See White House contempt for WND correspondent"
That would be Les Kinsolving. The White House press secretary pointedly refused to take a question from him. What an outrage! The last question Les asked at a White House Press Conference was this one:
"Does the commander in chief approve or disapprove of bestiality in our armed forces?”
Wonder what Les wanted to ask this time?
Brent Bozell, Town Hall: "The Kennedy Has No Clothes...it's time to stop this dishonest rewrite about the Kennedy White House. It wasn't Camelot. It was a sewer. It's time for them to stop ignoring that."
Brent is the "Founder and President of the Media Research Center." They promise that, any day now, their research is going to reach the year 1964. Until then, the most important thing they have to contribute to our national discourse is a smear of a man who has been dead for half a century. Thanks for that earnest effort, Brent. Maybe you can get back to us when you discover that Lyndon Johnson really didn't like barbecue.
World Net Daily: "Were you once a fish? Science says 'yes'! "
I don't think science says that, but may I point out that someone at World Net Daily was once an ass? I know this because they're still there.
Ann Coulter, Town Hall: "Liberals huffily ask why it's so important to the Catholic Church not to pay for insurance plans that cover birth control, but the better question is: Why is it so important to liberals to force them to? The answer is: They want the government giving official sanction to birth control and, later, abortion."
Ann, I hate to break it to you, but the government gave "official sanction" to abortion in 1973. Remember now? So, too late, girl. Get on with your life already. Maybe it's not too late for a career as a beautician.
Larry Elder, Town Hall: "Whitney Houston Critics Called Her 'Too White' -- Black Republicans Can Relate"
What, are they all out of control crack addicts too? Well, that would explain a lot, I must admit.
Greg Hengar: "Santorum "Sounds More Like Stalin"
That is so unfair. Stalin might have done a lot of bad things, but no one ever accused him of being a sex-obsessed religious lunatic.
Paul Kengor, American Thinker: "A fascinating theory has been advanced by Dick Morris..."
Oh fuck, that's far enough in that article.
Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit: "RIck Santorum Warns of Terror Strike on North Dakota"
No reader of Wingnut Wrapup will be surprised that Rick apparently was informed of this shocking threat via a direct communication from God, since he had not one shred of evidence to reveal supporting this conclusion; however, apparently the Ayatollahs there over in Iran have picked North Dakota out for special attention. Be afraid, O North Dakotans, be very afraid. Someone is getting ready to set off an underwear bomb in a corn crib.
Laurie Roth, Renew America: "New coming holocaust -- Christians and conservatives...The stage has been set for our demise. 72 FEMA camps have been activated. The pattern established by Hitler is simply being copied by Obama and his thugs. Remember, Obama is the teleprompter King."
Hitler- famed far and wide for his use of the teleprompter. Oh yes, Laurie, I see what you mean! The comparison is so obvious when you point it out! Laurie continues:
"Watch for contrived and invented threats to attack parts of America"
Oh my God, she's right! Why, Obama is already threatening to attack North Dakota, which is part of America! Oh wait- sorry, that was your guy Rick Santorum, just above. Well, same thing.
"Watch out for bold attacks aimed at national Tea Party groups and leaders. Watch out for pastors to be arrested for preaching from the Holy Bible ...buy more guns, Bibles, and ammo NOW."
Nothing better to defend the Holy Bible than more guns. It's always worked great in the past.
And while we're on the subject of the Holy Bible (Green Eagle is always careful, let me remind you, never to refer to that evil book, the Unholy Bible, written thousands of years ago by Saul Alinsky) let's go out here talking antichrist:
Grace Harley, American Thinker: "Going by the project code-name "Narwhal", millions of pieces of information about US voters have been collected since 2008 and are being used as tools of manipulation in 2012. Now the sitting president of this country knows exactly where you politically stand, and just how to control your choices.
Grace, Grace, that's called "campaigning." It's actually happened before in Presidential elections. Really. But of course, this time it's different:
"A twisted protrusion from the left has been injected into the democratic process, again."
Huh? I Mean really, huh? Maybe Grace can clear this up:
"Those who are already feeling that America is approaching her "End Times" will see no end of comparisons here between a "narwhal" and the predicted "world religious-political leader" yet to be fully revealed. Perhaps even more concerning is the fact that the Obama campaign wears this code-name as a badge of honor. It is a mockery against those who hold to a biblical eschatalogy of an anti-Messiah.
Do they not realize (or simply do not care) that the claim of a black/white, death-like body with no real teeth that comes from the North, grows a horn from the LEFT side of his head and takes over like a huge beast is a name chosen to represent their nation's president? It is very revealing of their true perspective."
Oh, okay, then. Man, this is going to be one weird election.
"As exhausting as it is, we have to keep up the pressure that the other side will lie and vilify anything and everything that is good or positive that does not fit their crazy logic or agendas. They can not get away with their ridiculous attempt at faking journalism."
That's why I keep doing this. It isn't because I think right wingers are so amusing. Well, onward:
Katie Pavlich, Town Hall: "Weeks ago, President Obama gutted our ground forces in favor of entitlement programs. Now, his administration plans to cut the U.S. nuke arsenal by 80 percent. It is clear President Obama is more than happy to weaken America as a military force in the world."
God, that would leave us with only 500 or so deployed nuclear weapons! How would we ever survive? By the way, the thing about gutting our ground forces- that was a lie. How surprising, huh?
Katie Pavlich, Town Hall: "The integrity of our elections is at risk. POLITICO has a new report out today with some startling numbers on our voting system, showing the potential for massive voter fraud as millions of dead people are still registered to vote"
I am going to get worried about this as soon as Katie convinces me that one of them actually got out of their grave and voted. That really would bother people. Although, there is a great SciFi channel movie in there somewhere. The worst of this whole thing is, given the age distribution of voters, you just KNOW that if they did get out of their graves, they'd vote Republican.
Katie Pavlich, Town Hall: "How About $800 Million for the Arab Spring? Tucked away in the mounds of text and numbers, President Obama has allocated a cool $800 million to go towards the "Arab Spring."
Far better, of course, to give the money to Arab dictators, like Republicans have done for decades. We all know how much better that worked out. Boy, Katie has had a busy little fantasy life lately. Katie, no more anchovy pizzas before bed.
Peter Schiff, Town Hall: "Economics: A Science About which Paul Krugman Knows Very Little"
A little biography:
Peter Schiff: "Peter is a highly recommended broker by many leading financial newsletters and investment advisory services. He also served as an economic advisor to the 2008 Ron Paul presidential campaign."
Paul Krugman: Paul is an economics professor at Princeton University, and long-time economics columnist at the nation's leading newspaper. A couple of years ago, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.
We report- you decide who knows very little about economics. I'm not even going to bother you with the "substance" of Peter's article, since a kindergatener could see through it in a second.
Scott Ott: "Why We Resist Obama's Power Grabs"
Because if you resisted something that actually existed, you'd get the crap beaten out of you.
Richard Fernandez, Pajamas Media: "College Education: A Right or a Privilege?"
A right. If your parents can cough up the dough. Otherwise, just be thankful that Newt isn't going to get a chance to give your janitorial job to a third grader.
Chelsea Schilling, Renew America: "Shocker! 'Christian Oscars' stun Hollywood"
If by "stun," you mean "to render unconscious," I agree- since as far as I can tell, no one in Hollywood is actually conscious of the existence of the "Christian Oscars." And what an event we missed, featuring "Dr. Ted Baehr, a famous media critic," and a couple of actors you never heard of. Better luck next year, guys. Maybe you can get Victoria Jackson to make an appearance.
World Net Daily EXCLUSIVE! "See White House contempt for WND correspondent"
That would be Les Kinsolving. The White House press secretary pointedly refused to take a question from him. What an outrage! The last question Les asked at a White House Press Conference was this one:
"Does the commander in chief approve or disapprove of bestiality in our armed forces?”
Wonder what Les wanted to ask this time?
Brent Bozell, Town Hall: "The Kennedy Has No Clothes...it's time to stop this dishonest rewrite about the Kennedy White House. It wasn't Camelot. It was a sewer. It's time for them to stop ignoring that."
Brent is the "Founder and President of the Media Research Center." They promise that, any day now, their research is going to reach the year 1964. Until then, the most important thing they have to contribute to our national discourse is a smear of a man who has been dead for half a century. Thanks for that earnest effort, Brent. Maybe you can get back to us when you discover that Lyndon Johnson really didn't like barbecue.
World Net Daily: "Were you once a fish? Science says 'yes'! "
I don't think science says that, but may I point out that someone at World Net Daily was once an ass? I know this because they're still there.
Ann Coulter, Town Hall: "Liberals huffily ask why it's so important to the Catholic Church not to pay for insurance plans that cover birth control, but the better question is: Why is it so important to liberals to force them to? The answer is: They want the government giving official sanction to birth control and, later, abortion."
Ann, I hate to break it to you, but the government gave "official sanction" to abortion in 1973. Remember now? So, too late, girl. Get on with your life already. Maybe it's not too late for a career as a beautician.
Larry Elder, Town Hall: "Whitney Houston Critics Called Her 'Too White' -- Black Republicans Can Relate"
What, are they all out of control crack addicts too? Well, that would explain a lot, I must admit.
Greg Hengar: "Santorum "Sounds More Like Stalin"
That is so unfair. Stalin might have done a lot of bad things, but no one ever accused him of being a sex-obsessed religious lunatic.
Paul Kengor, American Thinker: "A fascinating theory has been advanced by Dick Morris..."
Oh fuck, that's far enough in that article.
Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit: "RIck Santorum Warns of Terror Strike on North Dakota"
No reader of Wingnut Wrapup will be surprised that Rick apparently was informed of this shocking threat via a direct communication from God, since he had not one shred of evidence to reveal supporting this conclusion; however, apparently the Ayatollahs there over in Iran have picked North Dakota out for special attention. Be afraid, O North Dakotans, be very afraid. Someone is getting ready to set off an underwear bomb in a corn crib.
Laurie Roth, Renew America: "New coming holocaust -- Christians and conservatives...The stage has been set for our demise. 72 FEMA camps have been activated. The pattern established by Hitler is simply being copied by Obama and his thugs. Remember, Obama is the teleprompter King."
Hitler- famed far and wide for his use of the teleprompter. Oh yes, Laurie, I see what you mean! The comparison is so obvious when you point it out! Laurie continues:
"Watch for contrived and invented threats to attack parts of America"
Oh my God, she's right! Why, Obama is already threatening to attack North Dakota, which is part of America! Oh wait- sorry, that was your guy Rick Santorum, just above. Well, same thing.
"Watch out for bold attacks aimed at national Tea Party groups and leaders. Watch out for pastors to be arrested for preaching from the Holy Bible ...buy more guns, Bibles, and ammo NOW."
Nothing better to defend the Holy Bible than more guns. It's always worked great in the past.
And while we're on the subject of the Holy Bible (Green Eagle is always careful, let me remind you, never to refer to that evil book, the Unholy Bible, written thousands of years ago by Saul Alinsky) let's go out here talking antichrist:
Grace Harley, American Thinker: "Going by the project code-name "Narwhal", millions of pieces of information about US voters have been collected since 2008 and are being used as tools of manipulation in 2012. Now the sitting president of this country knows exactly where you politically stand, and just how to control your choices.
Grace, Grace, that's called "campaigning." It's actually happened before in Presidential elections. Really. But of course, this time it's different:
"A twisted protrusion from the left has been injected into the democratic process, again."
Huh? I Mean really, huh? Maybe Grace can clear this up:
"Those who are already feeling that America is approaching her "End Times" will see no end of comparisons here between a "narwhal" and the predicted "world religious-political leader" yet to be fully revealed. Perhaps even more concerning is the fact that the Obama campaign wears this code-name as a badge of honor. It is a mockery against those who hold to a biblical eschatalogy of an anti-Messiah.
Do they not realize (or simply do not care) that the claim of a black/white, death-like body with no real teeth that comes from the North, grows a horn from the LEFT side of his head and takes over like a huge beast is a name chosen to represent their nation's president? It is very revealing of their true perspective."
Oh, okay, then. Man, this is going to be one weird election.
Republican Delusion Spins to New Heights!
From a comment at Town Hall:
Viola! And cello too!
Can someone explain to me how you deal with people who claim to believe things like this? I mean, short of the techniques pioneered by those who fought the ebola virus?
"It is the greatest hijack.
The Republicans have fought for the rights of the Blacks and minorities against the racists in the Democratic Party. Yet, it is the GOP that is portrayed as racists and bigots.
I guess all the Dems had to do was take off their white hoods and stop lynching and viola, the press portrays them as the ones that championed civil rights"
The Republicans have fought for the rights of the Blacks and minorities against the racists in the Democratic Party. Yet, it is the GOP that is portrayed as racists and bigots.
I guess all the Dems had to do was take off their white hoods and stop lynching and viola, the press portrays them as the ones that championed civil rights"
Viola! And cello too!
Can someone explain to me how you deal with people who claim to believe things like this? I mean, short of the techniques pioneered by those who fought the ebola virus?
One Percent? Don't Make Me Laugh
Here's a statistic we won't be hearing discussed in the mainstream press:
The one percent versus the 99 percent? These 196 people represent less than one hundred thousandth of one percent of the American populace. This is who really controls our political discourse in the time of Citizens United, and here we see the real constituency of the Republican party. The interests and the welfare of the entire populace of the United States are being savaged to serve the interests of these 196 people and a few hundred more like them. This is oligarchy on a scale only imagined by Francisco Franco or Juan Peron. This sort of thing makes a mockery of the notion that there is any sort of real democracy in this country, and tolerating it is a ticket to third world status on the level of Nigeria, Pakistan, or any other impoverished hellhole that has ever existed.
Even the vast majority of those who congratulate themselves on being in the 1%, and who think the government works for them, are just on the better off end of the mountain of dupes waiting to be sacrificed to the unbelievable avarice of these few hundred evil people, and the party which is solely dedicated to advancing their campaign to absorb every scrap of wealth in the country.
"196 individual donors...have provided nearly 80% of the money raised by super PACs in 2011 by giving $100,000 or more each."
The one percent versus the 99 percent? These 196 people represent less than one hundred thousandth of one percent of the American populace. This is who really controls our political discourse in the time of Citizens United, and here we see the real constituency of the Republican party. The interests and the welfare of the entire populace of the United States are being savaged to serve the interests of these 196 people and a few hundred more like them. This is oligarchy on a scale only imagined by Francisco Franco or Juan Peron. This sort of thing makes a mockery of the notion that there is any sort of real democracy in this country, and tolerating it is a ticket to third world status on the level of Nigeria, Pakistan, or any other impoverished hellhole that has ever existed.
Even the vast majority of those who congratulate themselves on being in the 1%, and who think the government works for them, are just on the better off end of the mountain of dupes waiting to be sacrificed to the unbelievable avarice of these few hundred evil people, and the party which is solely dedicated to advancing their campaign to absorb every scrap of wealth in the country.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
I Told You So
Sarah Palin:
Fantastic.
I have insisted that this egomaniacal moron still thinks the country is going to turn to her and beg her to ascend to the Presidency, so she can singlehandedly set us on the road to redemption. And she really believes it is going to happen. In the entire loony bin that is the Republican pack of presidential wannabes, there is no one as loony as Sarah Palin. And she hasn't given up yet.
"BOLLING: Governor, a lot of people are saying it can't happen. I don't necessarily agree with them. If one of the nominees, one of the GOPers, doesn't get enough delegates, it could go the a brokered convention.
If it does get to that and someone said, Governor, would you be interested, would you be interested?
PALIN: I mean nobody is quite there yet. So I think that months from now, if that's the case...I would -- I would do whatever I could to help.
BOLLING: That's -- that's fantastic.
If it does get to that and someone said, Governor, would you be interested, would you be interested?
PALIN: I mean nobody is quite there yet. So I think that months from now, if that's the case...I would -- I would do whatever I could to help.
BOLLING: That's -- that's fantastic.
Fantastic.
I have insisted that this egomaniacal moron still thinks the country is going to turn to her and beg her to ascend to the Presidency, so she can singlehandedly set us on the road to redemption. And she really believes it is going to happen. In the entire loony bin that is the Republican pack of presidential wannabes, there is no one as loony as Sarah Palin. And she hasn't given up yet.
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