The War Against Voting

Ken AshfordElection 2012Leave a Comment

There are two ways, I suppose, for a political party to do well at the polls. The first way is to find good candidates and run them, persuading the electorate that they have the better solutions to the issues of the day. The second way is to cheat. Looks like the GOP is really into number two.  The latest?  Cutting … Read More

Mitt Romney Rewrites Himself To Appeal To Teabaggers

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Did he think that nobody would notice? In the hardcover version of Mitt Romney's book No Apology, Romney wrote that the economic stimulus by Obama was a good start, but not enough.  Now, several months later, Romney's book is being released in paperback version, and Romney's take on the stimulus has been edited to the exact opposite.  Now the stimulus … Read More

Strange Palin Editing

Ken AshfordElection 2012Leave a Comment

Palin is in the spotlight, and on the hot seat, because of her violent rhetoric a few months ago in which she targeted Representative Gifford, who remains in critical condition following an assassination attempt. So naturally, Palin's Facebook page is filling up with comments attacking Palin.  And Palin's staff is quick to edit them out. Although, it is strange what … Read More

Bachmann To Run in 2012?

Ken AshfordElection 2012Leave a Comment

Sarah Palin, I've decided, isn't a dummy.  She's making a pretty penny by keeping her name in the news… without actually doing anything newsworthy.  But if she woke up tomorrow and was completely honest, saying "Of course I'm not going to run for President in 2012", her star would decline rapidly.  In other words, the only thing that makes Sarah Palin … Read More

Palin Responds to Aaron Sorkin

Ken AshfordElection 20121 Comment

So here's the clip…   First of all, it's clear that Palin has never heard of Sorkin.  She can't remember his first name, and (with an assist from the GMA interviewer) chalks him up as a Hollywood producer.  Yes, technically co-produces some of TV shows, but he's mainly known as a writer, and calling him a "movie producer" is like … Read More

Aaron Sorkin Has A Response For Sarah Palin

Ken AshfordElection 20121 Comment

Man has a way with words: "Unless you've never worn leather shoes, sat upon a leather chair or eaten meat, save your condemnation." You're right, Sarah, we'll all just go fuck ourselves now. The snotty quote was posted by Sarah Palin on (like all the great frontier women who've come before her) her Facebook page to respond to the criticism … Read More

Why Bristol Did DWTS

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Margaret Cho, who was on DWTS this last season, has no bone to pick with Bristol Palin.  In fact, they became friends, Cho says: I really like Bristol as a person. She’s warm and incredibly supportive, and I think that she looks beautiful out on the dance floor. It’s heartbreaking that people are so awful to her about her weight. … Read More

Not The Same Thing, Sarah — Part II

Ken AshfordElection 2012Leave a Comment

Re: my previous post, Sarah Palin elaborates on Facebook: We all applaud the successful thwarting of the Christmas-Tree Bomber and hope our government continues to do all it can to keep us safe. However, the latest round of publications of leaked classified U.S. documents through the shady organization called Wikileaks raises serious questions about the Obama administration’s incompetent handling of this whole fiasco. … Read More

Not The Same Thing, Sarah

Ken AshfordElection 2012, White House SecrecyLeave a Comment

Inexplicable? I've sort of been busy lately, so I haven't followed the Wikileaks things closely.  But if I were to offer a premature uninformed opinion, it would be along the lines of "so what?" Is it an embarrassment to the U.S.?  Of course.  Is it surprising that we might diss our allies behind their back?  No.  And we know they diss us, … Read More

Overreaction to Palin on Dancing With The Stars

Ken AshfordElection 2012, Popular Culture, Tea Party1 Comment

No, I don't care for Bristol either, and no, she isn't a better dancer than Brandy (who was kicked off last week despite having near perfect scores, while Bristol consistently has the lowest cores)…. but I keep it in check.  Unlike this guy in Wisconsin: Allegedly set off by Bristol Palin’s appearance on “Dancing with the Stars,” a rural Black Earth … Read More

Thin-Skin Palins

Ken AshfordElection 2012, Tea PartyLeave a Comment

It all started like this: During the premiere of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” Sunday night — a boy named Tre who went to school with the Palin kids wrote a status update that read, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska, is failing so hard right now.” The thing to do, if you're a Palin, is ignore this, but Willow Palin — the unmarried child … Read More

Palin Doesn’t Buy The Groceries

Ken AshfordEconomy & Jobs & Deficit, Election 2012, Tea Party1 Comment

Sarah Palin, earlier this week, complaining that the Fed's monetary policy will drive up inflation:: All this pump priming will come at a serious price. And I mean that literally: everyone who ever goes out shopping for groceries knows that prices have risen significantly over the past year or so. Pump priming would push them even higher." Yeah, um, except the truth is … Read More

The GOP Class of 2010

Ken AshfordElection 2012, RepublicansLeave a Comment

Over 100 freshman Republicans will join Congress as a result of last night's election. Here is a snapshot of the GOP Class of 2010’s extremism: ENVIRONMENT – 50% deny the existence of manmade climate change– 86% are opposed to any climate change legislation that increased government revenue IMMIGRATION – 39% have already declared their intention to end the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of … Read More