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Showing posts with label Republican Family Values. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Republican Family Values. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Governor Chris Christie's keynote address
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
Chris Christie's speech reminded me of Obama's 2004. . .he also spent a lot of time talking about himself (and earlier so did Bill Clinton in his famous and long keynote many years ago). The best part is that Christie only mentioned Romney seven times, all mostly in the last eight minutes of the speech. It's interesting the way they are focused more on the platform and getting BHO out than on their actual candidate, who even the GOP-Tea Party treat like a cardboard cutout or placeholder candidate.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Todd Akin: "Breast Milk cures homosexuality" - the story is bogus
By Jack Brummet, G.O.P.-Tea Party Editor
Ed's note: This story which has spread like wildfire in the last couple of hours is completely bogus, and was based on a parody. People began reprinting the story when they saw multiple links on the web. Not even Congressman Akin is that dumb. I think?
Missouri U.S. senate candidate Todd Akin has stirred up—if this is possible—even more outrage today by claiming that male homosexuality is a disease and that the medical establishment has a cure available.
The beleaguered and vilified Republican congressman, already under fire for his controversial comments about rape, told a reporter for Cape Giradeau's KBSI 23 News that "female breast milk - when fed directly to an adult homosexual male daily for at least four weeks - has a 94% chance of permanently curing homosexual perversions."
From Political Hotwire:
"Akin then explained, "The National Institutes of Health has treated hundreds of young men through clinical trials at their headquarters in Maryland. They don't want the public to know because the secular liberal elites have succeeded in brainwashing the public into believing that homosexuality is a positive thing."
"We now know how to purge men of sin and putt them on a path towards god. Why can't every gay man in America have that knowledge? Just 4 weeks of live breastfeeding can cure them of their terrible suffering. Why aren't we talking about this?"
"Somewhat dumbfounded by the brazenness of Akin's pronouncement, the reporter then asked if this supposed treatment only worked on men."
"Lesbians can be cured by drinking something else," Akin replied "I'll leave that one to your imagination."
Ed's note: This story which has spread like wildfire in the last couple of hours is completely bogus, and was based on a parody. People began reprinting the story when they saw multiple links on the web. Not even Congressman Akin is that dumb. I think?
Missouri U.S. senate candidate Todd Akin has stirred up—if this is possible—even more outrage today by claiming that male homosexuality is a disease and that the medical establishment has a cure available.
The beleaguered and vilified Republican congressman, already under fire for his controversial comments about rape, told a reporter for Cape Giradeau's KBSI 23 News that "female breast milk - when fed directly to an adult homosexual male daily for at least four weeks - has a 94% chance of permanently curing homosexual perversions."
"This may surprise you Jeff, but I don't think homosexuality is a choice. We evangelicals, we know that it's a disease. But the good news is - we have the cure."
From Political Hotwire:
"Akin then explained, "The National Institutes of Health has treated hundreds of young men through clinical trials at their headquarters in Maryland. They don't want the public to know because the secular liberal elites have succeeded in brainwashing the public into believing that homosexuality is a positive thing."
"We now know how to purge men of sin and putt them on a path towards god. Why can't every gay man in America have that knowledge? Just 4 weeks of live breastfeeding can cure them of their terrible suffering. Why aren't we talking about this?"
"Somewhat dumbfounded by the brazenness of Akin's pronouncement, the reporter then asked if this supposed treatment only worked on men."
"Lesbians can be cured by drinking something else," Akin replied "I'll leave that one to your imagination."
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Mitt Romney goes full retard, joins the birther movement
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
The Obama campaign didn't waste any time getting out this 15 second spot. I love hardball and I love mudslinging. But with this, Mitt Romney finally breached the line of decency. He's now playing to the wacko fringe, and shedding groups of supporters and undecideds in the middle every inch of the way.
People laughed at me saying this today, but I really thought better of Romney. But even 'though I had sworn off campaign donations this time around in my disgust at post Citizens-United campaign funding, tonight I am transmitting e-cash to the Obama campaign.
Mitt Romney is one sick biscuit. Enough of this neck and neck in the polls BS. It's time to take out the Romney-Ryan brain trust. This is war. And it doesn't need to be fought on November 6th. When you have the sickness, you don't wait--you bomb it with antibiotics or excise the infection. Mitt Romney is now a diseased part that needs to be chopped away. "Fell deeds, await. Now for wrath. Now for ruin, and the red dawn!"
The Obama campaign didn't waste any time getting out this 15 second spot. I love hardball and I love mudslinging. But with this, Mitt Romney finally breached the line of decency. He's now playing to the wacko fringe, and shedding groups of supporters and undecideds in the middle every inch of the way.
People laughed at me saying this today, but I really thought better of Romney. But even 'though I had sworn off campaign donations this time around in my disgust at post Citizens-United campaign funding, tonight I am transmitting e-cash to the Obama campaign.
Mitt Romney is one sick biscuit. Enough of this neck and neck in the polls BS. It's time to take out the Romney-Ryan brain trust. This is war. And it doesn't need to be fought on November 6th. When you have the sickness, you don't wait--you bomb it with antibiotics or excise the infection. Mitt Romney is now a diseased part that needs to be chopped away. "Fell deeds, await. Now for wrath. Now for ruin, and the red dawn!"
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A most excellent photograph of the 29th President of the United States, Warren G. Harding
By Jack Brummet, Presidents Editor
Warren G. Harding was one of the most interesting, and most corrupt Presidents of the United States ever. He was the first incumbent Senator ever to be elected President. He was only President for a little over two years when he keeled over and died, not long after the Teapot Dome scandal broke. History has not looked on his Presidency favorably, although his administration had several notable accomplishments, including halving the unemployment rate.
Historians have almost never given Harding positive presidential reviews, mainly due to the numerous scandals that enveloped his administration. His presidency has therefore usually been ranked very low on the Presidential scale...right near the bottom. The Wikipedia entry for Harding is pretty well-balanced captures both his highs and lows. Check it out here.
Warren G. Harding was one of the most interesting, and most corrupt Presidents of the United States ever. He was the first incumbent Senator ever to be elected President. He was only President for a little over two years when he keeled over and died, not long after the Teapot Dome scandal broke. History has not looked on his Presidency favorably, although his administration had several notable accomplishments, including halving the unemployment rate.
Historians have almost never given Harding positive presidential reviews, mainly due to the numerous scandals that enveloped his administration. His presidency has therefore usually been ranked very low on the Presidential scale...right near the bottom. The Wikipedia entry for Harding is pretty well-balanced captures both his highs and lows. Check it out here.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Paul Ryan—the man on horseback—rides in to save a moribund and faltering Romney campaign
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
Mitt Romney introduced Paul Ryan this morning as the "next President of the United States." He later corrected himself, but, who knows?— he may have been right the first time.
I'm good with this choice. He's great for "the base" and ensures there will be exactly zero bleedthrough from the Democratic middle. Isn't it funny that we don't have a good term for more conservative democrats? Blue Dog Democrat probably comes closest. The phrase "Moderate Republican" used to actually mean something.
Moderate Republicans unfortunately became extinct sometime around the time of the Millennium. I now believe the Democrats can and will win this election (up to, and including, The Senate). The GOP/Tea Party, and especially their candidate, keep lobbing incredibly sweet cream-puffs at the Dems. Sadly, I don't think any Veep candidate can much help the Ex-Governor's chances of taking the White House. . .unless they seal the candidate's mouth with duct tape until November 6th.
Mitt Romney has cashed his check. The time of the Democrats has come. Virtually every Romney supporter I've met is not really so much for Romney as they are against Obama. BHO needs to get his message out there: the auto companies are booming and repaying the money he loaned them, with interest; Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are profitable again; the TARP money has mostly proven to be a very good investment. A little bit of health care reform went down on his watch too, on top of winding down wars on two fronts, ending Don't Ask/Don't tell, and (finally!) coming out in favor of same-sex marriage. This could be a rout.
Mitt Romney introduced Paul Ryan this morning as the "next President of the United States." He later corrected himself, but, who knows?— he may have been right the first time.
I'm good with this choice. He's great for "the base" and ensures there will be exactly zero bleedthrough from the Democratic middle. Isn't it funny that we don't have a good term for more conservative democrats? Blue Dog Democrat probably comes closest. The phrase "Moderate Republican" used to actually mean something.
Moderate Republicans unfortunately became extinct sometime around the time of the Millennium. I now believe the Democrats can and will win this election (up to, and including, The Senate). The GOP/Tea Party, and especially their candidate, keep lobbing incredibly sweet cream-puffs at the Dems. Sadly, I don't think any Veep candidate can much help the Ex-Governor's chances of taking the White House. . .unless they seal the candidate's mouth with duct tape until November 6th.
Mitt Romney has cashed his check. The time of the Democrats has come. Virtually every Romney supporter I've met is not really so much for Romney as they are against Obama. BHO needs to get his message out there: the auto companies are booming and repaying the money he loaned them, with interest; Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are profitable again; the TARP money has mostly proven to be a very good investment. A little bit of health care reform went down on his watch too, on top of winding down wars on two fronts, ending Don't Ask/Don't tell, and (finally!) coming out in favor of same-sex marriage. This could be a rout.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Notes on Ex-Governor Mitt Romney banging his head against the wall
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
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I suspect this is mild compared to what we will see in September and October. It really feels like the longer he bobs and weaves around the issue of his tax returns, the more steamed up the opposition becomes.
Let's face it, even The Republican-Tea Party members are cringing and having second thoughts as the Democrats declare open season.
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In 2004, Mitt Romney had this to say about John Kerry’s tendency to change his mind. He starts off telling the audience that it's "standard operating procedure" in campaigns to "look at your opponent's record, you find someplace where he or she has changed positions and you say they're a flip-flopper." He goes on:
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His numbers are sucking:
a) A recent Fox news poll (click on this link to see very detailed analysis of the poll) lists Obama pulling 49% of the vote and Romney 40%. If the election were held today. Obama's lead in that poll comes from an 11% lead among independent voters.
b) Cnn:
Romney said on Friday that both campaigns would benefit if they agreed that “attacks based upon business or family or taxes or things of that nature — that this is just — this is diversion.” Instead, he said in an interview with NBC News, he would prefer a setting where he and BHO could talk about issues and differences in their positions. Really? This wouldn't seem so disingenuous had Mittens not spent the last year trumpeting his success at Bain, and how he planned to implement the Bain model nationally. And as for the tax mess--both his proposed taxing schemes, and his own shadowy personal tax record--the less Mitt talks about taxes, the better he will be. By not releasing his own tax information, The Ex-Governor has almost given up the right to talk about taxes at all.
Mitt Romney is still allowing "members" of his team like Donald Trump to hammer away on the birther and Muslim non-issues, continuing to imply that the President is not an actual U.S. citizen, and that even if he is, he is really a Muslim who will implement Sharia Law as soon the instant he is sworn in for his second term.
As Republican strategist David Gergen said recently: "I think the Obama campaign is outmaneuvering the Romney campaign. They've kept him on the defensive on his taxes and on Bain, which is a key foundation for his campaign," Gergen said. "This rat-a-tat of advertising, this avalanche of advertising has taken a toll."
Finally, Gergen said "It's now clear that Romney can't win this election by default. It's not an apple that's going to fall into his lap because the economy is weak. He's got to take it away from (Obama)."
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Paul Ryan
Ex-Governor Mitt Romney was pretty much forced into selecting Paul Ryan has a running mate. Paul Ryan will appeal to the "base" and even to the Tea-Party/Birther fringe. But as to grabbing voters in the middle, or chiseling a few Dems into a Democrats For Romney movement? Stillborn. His choice for Vice President nets him nothing. Nothing at all. No votes, no momentum (a/k/a "The Big Mo"), and no gravitas. Romney's selection nets him zero votes--no one from the middle, and no one from the left. And, as for the right/the base? It leaves Mitt with a VP that most of his base would prefer was on top of the ticket
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I suspect this is mild compared to what we will see in September and October. It really feels like the longer he bobs and weaves around the issue of his tax returns, the more steamed up the opposition becomes.
Let's face it, even The Republican-Tea Party members are cringing and having second thoughts as the Democrats declare open season.
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In 2004, Mitt Romney had this to say about John Kerry’s tendency to change his mind. He starts off telling the audience that it's "standard operating procedure" in campaigns to "look at your opponent's record, you find someplace where he or she has changed positions and you say they're a flip-flopper." He goes on:
"For those who don’t understand how he can be so vacillating, it stems from the fact that he is very conflicted, that he is drawn in two different directions very powerfully. If he’s with an audience, he wants to identify with and satisfy that audience, and will say what he thinks they want to hear. And if that audience, for instance, is on one side of an issue he’ll follow that, on another, he’ll follow another."
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His numbers are sucking:
a) A recent Fox news poll (click on this link to see very detailed analysis of the poll) lists Obama pulling 49% of the vote and Romney 40%. If the election were held today. Obama's lead in that poll comes from an 11% lead among independent voters.
b) Cnn:
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The Ex-Governor is running scared.
While his band of surrogates keep hectoring BHO, Mitt himself sounds like he'd just like us to just drop it. He doesn't want to talk about his record anymore. Early in the campaign, he brought up Bain in every single speech and appearance. But he would now prefer to not discuss his time with Bain
Romney said on Friday that both campaigns would benefit if they agreed that “attacks based upon business or family or taxes or things of that nature — that this is just — this is diversion.” Instead, he said in an interview with NBC News, he would prefer a setting where he and BHO could talk about issues and differences in their positions. Really? This wouldn't seem so disingenuous had Mittens not spent the last year trumpeting his success at Bain, and how he planned to implement the Bain model nationally. And as for the tax mess--both his proposed taxing schemes, and his own shadowy personal tax record--the less Mitt talks about taxes, the better he will be. By not releasing his own tax information, The Ex-Governor has almost given up the right to talk about taxes at all.
Mitt Romney is still allowing "members" of his team like Donald Trump to hammer away on the birther and Muslim non-issues, continuing to imply that the President is not an actual U.S. citizen, and that even if he is, he is really a Muslim who will implement Sharia Law as soon the instant he is sworn in for his second term.
As Republican strategist David Gergen said recently: "I think the Obama campaign is outmaneuvering the Romney campaign. They've kept him on the defensive on his taxes and on Bain, which is a key foundation for his campaign," Gergen said. "This rat-a-tat of advertising, this avalanche of advertising has taken a toll."
Finally, Gergen said "It's now clear that Romney can't win this election by default. It's not an apple that's going to fall into his lap because the economy is weak. He's got to take it away from (Obama)."
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Paul Ryan
Ex-Governor Mitt Romney was pretty much forced into selecting Paul Ryan has a running mate. Paul Ryan will appeal to the "base" and even to the Tea-Party/Birther fringe. But as to grabbing voters in the middle, or chiseling a few Dems into a Democrats For Romney movement? Stillborn. His choice for Vice President nets him nothing. Nothing at all. No votes, no momentum (a/k/a "The Big Mo"), and no gravitas. Romney's selection nets him zero votes--no one from the middle, and no one from the left. And, as for the right/the base? It leaves Mitt with a VP that most of his base would prefer was on top of the ticket
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Thursday, August 09, 2012
Mitt Romney's Wimp Factor
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
Newsweek has really been on a roll this year. Earlier, one of its covers proclaimed President Obama the first gay president, for the repeal of don't ask/don't tell, and coming out for same sex marriage. And now, they've come out with a cover that labels Mitt Romney a "wimp," or maybe just too insecure to be President.
Michael Tomasky, wrote about Romney: "He keeps saying these . . . things, these incredibly off-key things. Then he apologizes immediately — with all the sincerity of a hostage. Or maybe he doesn’t: sometimes he whines about the subsequent attacks on him. But the one thing he never does? Man up, double down, take his lumps."
Mitt's spokespeople, of course, dismissed the article. “If I worried about what the media said I wouldn’t get much sleep,” said Romney. “And I'm able to sleep pretty well.”
Suddenly, the wimp label is starting to stick. People were very disappointed that Mitt didn't get behind the Chick-fil-a President Dan Cathy, an issue conservatives peg to freedom of speech rather than about gay marriage. As Newsweek reported, Romney s"aid the issue was not part of the campaign, leaving many to wonder if he was waiting for poll results before deciding which side to support."
Newsweek has really been on a roll this year. Earlier, one of its covers proclaimed President Obama the first gay president, for the repeal of don't ask/don't tell, and coming out for same sex marriage. And now, they've come out with a cover that labels Mitt Romney a "wimp," or maybe just too insecure to be President.
Mitt's spokespeople, of course, dismissed the article. “If I worried about what the media said I wouldn’t get much sleep,” said Romney. “And I'm able to sleep pretty well.”
Suddenly, the wimp label is starting to stick. People were very disappointed that Mitt didn't get behind the Chick-fil-a President Dan Cathy, an issue conservatives peg to freedom of speech rather than about gay marriage. As Newsweek reported, Romney s"aid the issue was not part of the campaign, leaving many to wonder if he was waiting for poll results before deciding which side to support."
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Tuesday, August 07, 2012
The return of Governor Chris Christie (he actually never left)
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
[illustration by Jack Brummet]
The Drudge Report reported today that President Barack Obama told a top fundraiser that Romney wants to choose Gen. David Petraeus for the vice presidential slot. That would be interesting. But it also appeared in The Drudge Report, so the veracity of that rumor is immediately called into question.
[illustration by Jack Brummet]
The Drudge Report reported today that President Barack Obama told a top fundraiser that Romney wants to choose Gen. David Petraeus for the vice presidential slot. That would be interesting. But it also appeared in The Drudge Report, so the veracity of that rumor is immediately called into question.
Politico today reported that
Tim Pawlenty, Rob Portman, Marco Rubio, Kelly Ayotte, Bob McDonnell, Paul Ryan and Bobby Jindal were out of the running, since they have all been assigned speaking slots at the Republican convention in three weeks. I still think that Rubio and Ryan are in it, but I have nothing rational or factual to back that up. Jeb Bush must have bigger plans for 2016 (assuming Romney survives his income tax problems and remains on the ticket). The Condoleezza Rice VP-ship was always just a GOP opium pipe-dream.
What's also interesting is that, after being more or less out of the running the last couple of months, Chris Christie is either being considered as a possible VP, or his name is being conspicuously tossed around just to keep things interesting (anything to get people to quit talking about Mitt Romney's taxes, and his disastrous European Leadership Tour). His loud, brash, blunt style would be an interesting, and most likely extremely-awkward, adjunct to Mitt Romney's near-total absence of charisma, charm, and, as we have seen the last few months, political intelligence, and a crippling inability to connect on any sort of retail level with the voters. Christie on the ticket wouldn't be an actual personality transplant for Ex-Governor Romney, but it might not hurt.
No one is voting for Mitt Romney; they're voting against The President. Mitt's big dilemma now is to figure out how to make people like him. And that, friendos, is a Sysiphean rock to push up the hill.
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Sunday, August 05, 2012
Ed Rendell: "I'm for Michele Bachmann for Vice President"
By Jack Brummet, ATIT Presidential Historian
Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell--one of my favorite yellow dog Democrats--weighed in with a big smile on Mitt Romney's Veepstakes on CBS's "Face The Nation," and even drew a chuckle from the show's host Bob Schieffer.
Ex-Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell--one of my favorite yellow dog Democrats--weighed in with a big smile on Mitt Romney's Veepstakes on CBS's "Face The Nation," and even drew a chuckle from the show's host Bob Schieffer.
“I just want to go on record," Rendell said. "I’m for Michele Bachmann for Vice President. I want everyone to be clear about that." Here's Rendell in a brief video clip:
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Friday, August 03, 2012
Ex-Senator Larry Craig back in the news: that bathroom incident was part of my Senate duties
By Jack Brummet, G.O.P. Sex Scandals Editor
Ex-Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig is attempting to derail a federal election lawsuit against him by laughably arguing that his notorious July 11, 2007, Minneapolis airport bathroom bust in a sex-sting operation was actually part of The Senate's business. The Federal Election Commission argues that he owes $217,000 in campaign funds he used to pay for his criminal defense.
The FEC sued Craig, charging that he converted the campaign money to personal use by spending it on his legal defense after he was accused of soliciting sex in a Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport bathroom.
"Not only was the trip itself constitutionally required, but Senate rules sanction reimbursement for any cost relating to a senator's use of a bathroom while on official travel," Craig's lawyer wrote in documents Thursday.
At the time of his initial arrest, an undercover officer said Craig tapped his feet and signaled under a stall divider that he wanted sex. Some other ATIT coverage of The Senator around the time of "the incident."
Ex-Senator Larry Craig
Ex-Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig is attempting to derail a federal election lawsuit against him by laughably arguing that his notorious July 11, 2007, Minneapolis airport bathroom bust in a sex-sting operation was actually part of The Senate's business. The Federal Election Commission argues that he owes $217,000 in campaign funds he used to pay for his criminal defense.
The FEC sued Craig, charging that he converted the campaign money to personal use by spending it on his legal defense after he was accused of soliciting sex in a Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport bathroom.
"Not only was the trip itself constitutionally required, but Senate rules sanction reimbursement for any cost relating to a senator's use of a bathroom while on official travel," Craig's lawyer wrote in documents Thursday.
At the time of his initial arrest, an undercover officer said Craig tapped his feet and signaled under a stall divider that he wanted sex. Some other ATIT coverage of The Senator around the time of "the incident."
Another Republican cork soaker takes a fall: Senator Larry Craig busted in the men's room scouting for man on man action
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Mitt Romney's tax problem leads Jeb Bush to clear his calendar for the next four years
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
Mitt Romney's mounting tax return problem have led to many calls to Jeb Bush this week. "Jeb? Do you have any plans for the next four years? We think we may need to go with a designated hitter. . ."
Mitt Romney's mounting tax return problem have led to many calls to Jeb Bush this week. "Jeb? Do you have any plans for the next four years? We think we may need to go with a designated hitter. . ."
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Reprising Pablo Fanque's notorious 2008 interview with Sen. John McCain in the heat of the election
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
In an interview today with All This Is That's national affairs editor, Pablo Fanque, Senator John McCain at first mocked the New York Times recent revelations about a possible relationship he had had with the lobbyist Vicki Iseman.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
On November 6th, Mitt Romney will join a very exclusive club
By Jack Brummet
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
President Obama's Presidential Library/outhouse appears in Montana
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
At least week's Republican convention in Montana, an outhouse labeled Obama Presidential Library was parked outside Missoula’s Hilton Garden Inn. No one actually claimed responsibility for it, however it did appear in the Memorial Day parade in Corvallis in Ravalli County.
The outhouse was painted to look as though it had bullet holes in it, and, inside, there was a fake birth certificate for Barack Hussein Obama that was stamped “Bulls**t.” The outhouse also included the legend
“For a Good Time call 800-Michelle, Hillary, Pelosi
Keep it classy Montana!
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Mitt Romney takes one more courageous stand
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
(Reuters) -"Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney chose Veterans Day to proclaim to the American people his conviction that the world is a dangerous place, and the United States must remain its most formidable military power." OK. And how is this different from every other Presidential candidate of any party in the last fifty years? Except for a few random dingbats and Ron Paul, Dick Gregory, and The Greens, this is what every single politician says, and, except for a few extreme cynics, actually believes.
I have to say it again--I think Mitt Romney is probably the most charmless Republican candidate I remember in my lifetime, and in recent memory, only Steve Forbes comes close. And that list includes Dick Nixon, 41 and 43, David Duke, and a whole raft of other cretins, pinheads, charlatans, and mountebanks.
(Reuters) -"Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney chose Veterans Day to proclaim to the American people his conviction that the world is a dangerous place, and the United States must remain its most formidable military power." OK. And how is this different from every other Presidential candidate of any party in the last fifty years? Except for a few random dingbats and Ron Paul, Dick Gregory, and The Greens, this is what every single politician says, and, except for a few extreme cynics, actually believes.
I have to say it again--I think Mitt Romney is probably the most charmless Republican candidate I remember in my lifetime, and in recent memory, only Steve Forbes comes close. And that list includes Dick Nixon, 41 and 43, David Duke, and a whole raft of other cretins, pinheads, charlatans, and mountebanks.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Mitt Romney: "I'm not familiar precisely with exactly what I said, but I stand by what I said, whatever it was. And with regards to. . .I'll go back and take a look at what was said there. . ."
Mitttens, defending something he said somewhere sometime to somebody. This must have been one of his famous unscripted moments where he made sense? /jack
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Mitt Romney Delivers Last Night's Victory Speech
by Jack Brummet (hand-drawn/digital hybrid)
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Rick Santorum's gun to the head—The Obamaville Movie
The best image from Rick Santorum's "trailer" Obamaville. (which you can find here). The one minute movie shows America two years from now after the President is reelected. It's essentially "It Can't Happen Here" — the Russians are running the show; religion is over; gas prices lead to suicides, and everything is run down and desperate. It feeds into the paranoia of his core constituency...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Rick Perry's speech at last night's Gridiron dinner (the best speech of his life)
By Jack Brummet, Speech and debate editor
Mark Shields said that Governor Rick Perry achieved career redemption with his speech at the 127th anniversary dinner of The Gridiron Club and Foundation (you know, the annual press dinner with sometimes funny speeches...) dinner last night. It's pretty good:
Mark Shields said that Governor Rick Perry achieved career redemption with his speech at the 127th anniversary dinner of The Gridiron Club and Foundation (you know, the annual press dinner with sometimes funny speeches...) dinner last night. It's pretty good:
"I can't tell you ... what a relief it is to be on a stage with just one podium. ... [Laughter]] The Gridiron's the only time that politicians and journalists can get together for some lighthearted silliness - well, I mean, other than the debates. ... Some have said that my debating style is very similar to that other Texas Cicero, George W. Bush. [Laughter] Only difference between GEORGE and me is that I say, 'Oops.' [Applause] ... Y'know, I shouldn't make fun of George. But he's, like, the only one that I can. [Laughter] Y'know, I say stuff like Solyndra's a country or that the voting age is 21. But MITT would say things like his wife drives a coupla Cadillacs, or his pals own NASCAR teams. Y'know, my problem was sayin' stuff that WASN'T right. Mitt's problem is sayin' stuff that IS. [Applause]
So with all my gaffes, people forgot that I once led the Republican primary. It was the most exhilarating three hours of my life. Awesome! Now, officially, I have only suspended my campaign -- I never really quit. So technically, I'm still in the race - 'cept I can go home, spend the evening with Anita, relax, and still do about as well. Well, listen, here's the hardest part for me: The weakest Republican field in history -- and they kicked my BUTT! ... Y'know, very once in a while, Herman Cain, Michele Bachman and myself'll get together. We'll kinda act silly, we'll say some stupid things-you know, kinda like old times. ...
"Y'know it's weird standing next to [Mitt] on the debate podium . Y'know, I keep waiting for him to say, 'Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?' ... I LIKE Mitt Romney. I mean, I like Mitt Romney as much as one really good looking man can like a really good looking man -and not break Texas law. And then there's Rick Santorum. I used to have SO much fun needling Rick. I'd say, 'Now, Rick, tell me again, which one of the Village People are you? You're the policeman? Or you're the Indian?' And then there's Ron Paul. ... Y'know, he kinda reminds me of that crazy uncle that you expect to pull a nickel out of your ear. ... Then we have Gingrich. He's like this Pillsbury Doughboy, with this really huge brain. ... I do wish I were still in the race. I mean, I don't know why I didn't do better: Governor of a big state. Former military pilot. I graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in animal husbandry. [Laughter] Maybe that was the problem. Animal husbandry: That sounds like what Rick Santorum thinks gay marriage leads to. ...
"Now, before I forget, which has been known to happen [laughter], it's really good to see DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz [who spoke after him]. And even though Debbie and I are from different parties, she has been very, very complimentary. Earlier she told me, she said, 'Rick, you don't know how sorry I am that you won't be your party's nominee.' [Laughter] [Turning to her at the head table:] Thank you, darlin'.
"Now, President Obama couldn't be here. I read that he is in Korea, at the DMZ. Would somebody tell me: Why do ya have to go all the way to Korea to get a DRIVER'S LICENSE? Must be something to do with that birth certificate thing. But filling in tonight for the president very ably is Secretary Panetta. And during the campaign, I said that Secretary Panetta should resign. I regret saying that ... We have had Predator drones circling the governor's mansion. ... After what I've been through, our motto is, 'Y'know, if you can't laugh at yourself -- well, there's always Herman Cain.' ...
"When we did our announcement tour, there was this huge caravan of reporters, including the Washington Post's Dan Balz, who was following our bus. And Dan was lookin' a little scruffy. He had this days' old beard. He had a baseball cap on. And I spent the day calling him 'Wolf.' Finally it dawned on me: That's not Wolf Blitzer! That's Dan Balz. So, Dan, wherever you are in the audience tonight, I wanna say 'thank you' for being a gentleman, and never mentioning it.
"Most of the reporters and the correspondents trailing us weren't well-known. They weren't established journalists like Dan and the members of this club. But they were often the younger reporters, on the lower rungs of the business. I wasn't always happy about what they wrote -- but they became part of the traveling family, because our lives became intertwined. They ate the same crappy campaign food; they got up at the same early hour; they heard the same speech, over and over. But I honestly got the sense that they were sad to see our campaign end. Anita and I still keep up with 'em. As a matter of fact, we just got a note from one just the other day. I saw one tonight as I came in. So, tonight, I'd like to close not by recognizing you big shots in the business out there -- but all those reporters who are out there workin' - workin' their butts off, worryin' about the future of newspapers, worryin' about whether or not the news budget is gonna be cut. I truly like 'em and respect 'em. And I hope one day those reporters in that caravan following our bus make it to this illustrious dinner -- and are up on that stage, doing those skits and enjoying the rewards of their professional success, like we are tonight."
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Dick Cheney's heart transplant and what the surprised surgeons found
By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor
The Associated Press reported this morning that Ex-Vice President Dick Cheney, who has suffered five heart attacks since he was 37, "underwent a heart transplant Saturday after more than 20 months on a transplant list, according to his office."
Two years ago, the former VP had a manual heart pump installed (generally a transitional device for people on the transplant list). At the time he told reporters that he "hadn’t decided whether to seek a heart transplant."
All This Is That contacted the hospital press office, as well as some of the transplant team medical staff early this afternoon.
"It was the damnedest thing you ever saw," a member of the surgical team told All This Is That. "After we opened up his chest to perform the operation, we removed what we thought was his heart. It turned out to be a fat lump of bituminous coal! He was, in effect, some kind of zombie. We installed the new heart, fired it up, and he is now recovering. . ."
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