And Cain Jumps The Shark, Too
It's not his 9-9-9 policy, although that proposal is dumb, too. Nope, it's this: Boortz, at the tail end of the interview, asks Cain how he’d do in a debate against Obama: “It would almost be no contest.” Ticking off ways he could compete with Obama, Boortz says that Cain would be able to talk about the black experience in … Read More
Support The Troops
In every GOP debate, it seems, the audience steals the show with their insane outbursts. Two weeks ago, debate attendees cheered executions. Last week, some in the audience backed letting uninsured Americans die. And last night, the audience booed a U.S. Army soldier fighting in Iraq. It's funny about these debates — you learn more about Republican debate audiences than you … Read More
NYT Looks At Bachmann Messaging Problem
You see, one could go with the assumption that Michelle Bachmann is batshit insane. I mean, that's my theory. But the New York Times is better than me, I guess. They dug hard to found out exactly why Bachmann says the stupid things she says. Part of it, it seems, is her staff. They tell her stupid things, like when she spoke in … Read More
All I’m Going To Say About The Cover Of Michelle Bachmann’s New Book
What's with the big head? I can photoshop better than that, and I suck at photoshop.
The GOP’s Plan To Win The White House in 2012: Change The Rules
What do you do if you aren't winning and know you can't win? Change the rules. That is exactly what the GOP strategy appears to be when it comes to the 2012 presidential election. Under the current system, Obama — even a relatively unpopular Obama like now — will probably win re-election (although, of course, once he starts campaigning, his … Read More
New York Ninth
Last night, in a special vote to replace the seat left vacant by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D), the Ninth Congressional District of New York elected Bob Turner, a Republican. Anyone who thinks this bodes badly for Obama in 2012 in engaging in wishful thinking. While it is true that the New York Ninth District typically leans Democratic, it should be … Read More
Michelle Bachmann Kills Little Girls
I poke fun at her a lot, but her stupidity has an evil streak. To explain, I'll have to put in some background. HPV is an acronym for human papillomavirus, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls “the most common sexually transmitted infection.” Some twenty million Americans carry the virus and there are about six million new cases … Read More
Pants On Fire!
I didn't see the GOP debate last night, but apparently it was a lie-fest. They lied about each other; they lied about Obama. But this has to take the prize: Rick Perry says the 2009 stimulus 'created zero jobs' Texas Gov. Rick Perry criticized President Barack Obama's new jobs plan during a Republican presidential debate Sept. 12, 2011, saying his … Read More
Right Wing’s Pearl-Clutching Faux Outrage
So the right wing has its collective panties in a twist over a Labor Day speech that Teamsters President James Hoffa Jr. delivered in Detroit. Here's the quote from the speech that conservatives are whining about: "Let's take these son of a bitches out and give America back to America where we belong! Thank you very much!" And here's the context of … Read More
Bachmann Channels WorldNetDaily Craziness
A few days ago, I mocked Joseph Farah, editor and owner of World Net Daily, for his ridiculous stance that God is trying to get our attention by sending an earthquake and a tornado. That's right. God, who could, if he wanted, make the clouds form the words "Yo! Listen up!" decided to get our attention by setting off some … Read More
Bank of America to Rick Perry: “We’ll Help You Out”
Bank of America. The mortgage-fraud syndicate that we had to bail out. The one that announced today that it’s laying off another 10,000 workers. The one that was caught employing a military contractor to conduct “cyber war” against business journalists who were reporting on Bank of America’s constant crimes. The one that saw a 50% plunge in stock value this year, helping … Read More
The Straw Poll, Etc.
In case you hadn't heard, Bachmann won. Ron Paul pulled a surprising second, and he had twice as many votes as the third-place candidate, Tim Pawlenty. This was such a disappointing outcome for Pawlenty, that he dropped out of the presidential race. Mitt Romney did not take part in the straw poll; neither did Texas governor Rick Perry, who announced … Read More
What Citizens United Hath Wrought
Last year's Citizens United case was, for most court watchers, one of the worst-decided case in Supreme Court history. Worse even, some say, than Bush v Gore. That case allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy (but mostly corporations since they had the $$$$). What we have now is a huge infusion of money into politics, and … Read More
Bachmann Bombshell
Michelle Bachmann is the #1 GOP candidate for President in 2012 according to some polls, so this bombshell is relevant: The Minnesota Republican frequently suffers from stress-induced medical episodes that she has characterized as severe headaches. These episodes, say witnesses, occur once a week on average and can “incapacitate” her for days at time. On at least three occasions, Bachmann … Read More