...and we lost.
(hat tip = truthdig)
Voters go to the polls to confirm an outcome that was decided for them well in advance of "Election Day". Control the message and you control the decision.
Campaign Contributions by all Americans
.26% give more than $200
.05% give more than $5,000
.01% give more than $10,000
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
That Pussy, Obama
He's just a typical Librul wuss - always walkin' around all timid and uncomfortable when it comes to knockin' shit over with his dick. Except when you look at his actual record of fuckin' up the bad guys.
Newt's Run
Molly Ball put up a good piece at The Atlantic yesterday, deconstructing Newt's 4-part plan to beat Obama (thus):
1) 3-hour debates
Seriously? We watch an awful lot of our TV on DVRs - partly because we're busy and we're prob'ly doing something else when the show is aired, but mostly because we can't stand wasting our time watching commercials or listening to politicians while they blow smoke up our skirts.
2) Gingrich presents a greater contrast to Obama than Romney does.
People don't buy 'different'; they buy 'better'.
3) He goes after the "Swing Voters"
Guess what, Newt? We're all swing voters.
4) Obama loses no matter what.
Not when he's winning the Tax issue, and not when he's winning the Jobs issue, and not when he's won the Foreign Policy and Terrorism issues all together.
Obama has much to atone for. There're plenty of reasons not to vote for him. But he's totally outflanked the GOP on every front. If you criticize him for Gitmo and Military Commissions and Habeus Corpus, you're making his 2008 arguments for him. Likewise with practically everything else.
The main slam on Obama is that he hasn't done enough, and the main reason for that is you. So let's try this instead: Get the fuck outa the way and let the man work.
1) 3-hour debates
Seriously? We watch an awful lot of our TV on DVRs - partly because we're busy and we're prob'ly doing something else when the show is aired, but mostly because we can't stand wasting our time watching commercials or listening to politicians while they blow smoke up our skirts.
2) Gingrich presents a greater contrast to Obama than Romney does.
People don't buy 'different'; they buy 'better'.
3) He goes after the "Swing Voters"
Guess what, Newt? We're all swing voters.
4) Obama loses no matter what.
Not when he's winning the Tax issue, and not when he's winning the Jobs issue, and not when he's won the Foreign Policy and Terrorism issues all together.
Obama has much to atone for. There're plenty of reasons not to vote for him. But he's totally outflanked the GOP on every front. If you criticize him for Gitmo and Military Commissions and Habeus Corpus, you're making his 2008 arguments for him. Likewise with practically everything else.
The main slam on Obama is that he hasn't done enough, and the main reason for that is you. So let's try this instead: Get the fuck outa the way and let the man work.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Domestic Terrorism
From Crooks and Liars today, a story about another incident of political violence.
See the video here (the embedding code isn't working for me today)
Did you catch the operative phrase in the video? At about :55, the News Poodle says, "Burris admits he's liberal". Well, there ya have it - he admits it! And so then, of course, the rest of the piece is all about Animal Cruelty, and not a word about the crime as an obvious act of terrorism against a political opponent.
There are red flags popping up in lots of places.
See the video here (the embedding code isn't working for me today)
Did you catch the operative phrase in the video? At about :55, the News Poodle says, "Burris admits he's liberal". Well, there ya have it - he admits it! And so then, of course, the rest of the piece is all about Animal Cruelty, and not a word about the crime as an obvious act of terrorism against a political opponent.
There are red flags popping up in lots of places.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Distracted
We definitely need to be arguing about this instead of all the real shit that's goin' on. For one thing - because, well, you know, it worked so well against Obama last time he ran for president (which is when this pic was taken).
But really, why does it seem like somebody somewhere wants us to concentrate on this shit? It's almost as if they don't want us to talk about real issues. Hmmm.
But really, why does it seem like somebody somewhere wants us to concentrate on this shit? It's almost as if they don't want us to talk about real issues. Hmmm.
Quick Tho't
Don't be too hasty to condemn "the do-nothing Congress". Remember that if they manage to do nothing for the next couple of years, the Bush Tax Cuts will expire which means the deficit starts to go away, which in turn means the debt starts to go away.
With Apologies
..to Mel Brooks.
GOP Pollster: "Sir, the base voters are revolting!"
Willard: "You're tellin' me - they stink on ice"
(hat tip = Crooks and Liars)
GOP Pollster: "Sir, the base voters are revolting!"
Willard: "You're tellin' me - they stink on ice"
(hat tip = Crooks and Liars)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
The Power Of Myth
Seems like this shows up on facebook every few months. I've debunked it more than a coupla times, and it just never sinks in - the same guys keep putting it up in ever so slightly different iterations.
"Conservatives" are usually pretty big on trying to boil down the problems (of government, or culture, or people) to one overarching concept. You know the drill:
"the problem with the economy is too much government regulation"
"the problem with the schools is the Teachers Union"
"the problem with unemployment is that taxes are too high"
So here's mine: The problem (with everything) is the insistence on remaining ignorant.
And btw, why do "conservatives" always cheer when Romney inveighs against "wealth envy", and then piss and moan about some imaginary retired senator getting a fat pension?
"Conservatives" are usually pretty big on trying to boil down the problems (of government, or culture, or people) to one overarching concept. You know the drill:
"the problem with the economy is too much government regulation"
"the problem with the schools is the Teachers Union"
"the problem with unemployment is that taxes are too high"
So here's mine: The problem (with everything) is the insistence on remaining ignorant.
And btw, why do "conservatives" always cheer when Romney inveighs against "wealth envy", and then piss and moan about some imaginary retired senator getting a fat pension?
Saturday, January 21, 2012
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