Assholes and Morons and Politics and Republicans 4:16 pm
On Glenn Beck, Ben Stein, while discussing Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to deliver his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination at Denver’s Invesco Field, stated that he did not “like the idea of Senator Obama giving his acceptance speech in front of 75,000 wildly cheering people.” Stein further stated: “Seventy-five-thousand people at an outdoor sports palace, well, that’s something the Fuehrer would have done.”
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News and Nightmares and Politics and Republicans 12:41 pm
According to reports, Alabama Attorney General Troy King, who has called homosexuality the “downfall of society,” has allegedly been caught in a gay sex scandal.
King, a conservative Republican, was reportedly caught by his wife Paige King having sex with a male assistant in their Montgomery home. Reports say King was kicked out of his home by his wife and is set to resign over the scandal.
King is known for voicing his opposition of abortion and homosexuality. He has worked to outlaw sex toys in Alabama. King frequently wrote editorials for The Crimson White in which he called homosexuality the “downfall of society.”
In 2004, King was appointed to Attorney General by Alabama Governor Bob Riley. He previously serves as the Assistant Attorney General. King is considered a potential candidate for Alabama governor in 2010.
Bush and Nightmares and Politics and Republicans 8:37 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled Friday as investors focused on troubles at mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and watched oil prices climb further into record territory. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 200 points and slid below the 11,000 mark for the first time in two years.
Nope, no recesession. Nothing to see here folks. Nothing at all. Go about your normal business.
Bush and Democrats and News and Politics and Republicans 10:02 am
This letter was on Daily Kos and I agree with it’s satirical point completely. What a selfish fucking country we are. If we honestly care more about our (comparatively petty) problems than we do about the guys half way around the world who are actually in harms way, then it’s time to bring them home, because clearly their job is done.
One day I’ll run for President and all my blogs and journals I am sure will really bite me in the ass. But you know what, I wish more people- more politicians- would stand up and call the people out on their bullshit. But alas, most of the politicians are just as dumb, and twice as selfish.
Read the letter. It’s literally the least you can do.
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Dear Troops in Iraq and That Other Place,
Hi! How are you? Staying busy, we hope, and close to an air conditioner! It’s hot here, too—don’t get us started, ha ha! Thank god for popsicles, eh?
We have some bad news, I’m afraid. As you may have heard, things aren’t very rosy here stateside. So we’re sorry to report that we’ve collectively decided that the wars of freedom you’re fighting over there have been bumped down a notch–or two–on our national list of problems and priorities. 
Now, before you start feeling sorry for yourselves, let us explain why you’re no longer our top priority. You see, we’re hurting at the moment. Hurting pretty bad. It’s tough to know where to start. The real estate market sucks, gas prices are forcing us to cut back on vacations, our 401(k)s are battered, we’re losing our jobs and things are getting more expensive. As much as we know that shopping is the best way to fight terrorism, it’s just getting harder to plunk down the plastic at Macy’s. There’s just “too much month left over at the end of the money,” ha ha.
Thank goodness you’re over there and don’t have to experience what we’re going through over here. You still get to drive your Hummers—we’re all selling our SUVs for pennies on the dollar and squeezing into Priuses. We wonder if you can even grasp the magnitude of our discomfort. If you do, then no doubt you’re stomping your feet and yelling (as we are): “God dammit! Stop the insanity!” Some of us have even had to start riding bicycles again or doing that thing where you stand up and put one foot in front of the other. (Warking? Wooking? Something like that.)
So please forgive us for turning our attention away from you men and women in uniform, but we’ve got our own problems here in the States. Don’t get us wrong, though. You’re still doing a terrific job, and we promise to get back to you just as soon as our lives become a little more comfortable and cozy. We hear it could be as soon as 2010.
Huzzah to y’all, and if there’s anything you can do to help us out with our struggles, please let your CO know. (Care packages stuffed with corn-based food products, salmonella-free tomatoes and some of the billions of dollars that Viceroy Bremer “lost” when he was in charge would be helpful, but all suggestions are welcome.)
Big hugs,
We The People
1/7th of whom can locate where you are on a map
P.S. You can also help us out big time by holding charity petroleum drives over there. We need oil and LOTS OF IT. Just stop what you’re doing this instant, start scooping up the crude with your helmets, and send it over in those big supply planes. For the love of God and Country, do it now. We NEED THE PRECIOUS JUICE!
P.P.S. Aunt Gladys is pregnant again.
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http://bill-in-portland-maine.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/10/84342/5144/432/548742
Blackwater and Bush and Common Sense and Nightmares and Politics and Republicans and War 9:39 pm
I’ve been reading Jeremy Scahill’s book “Blackwater” and I have to admit it’s particularly startling. I’ll probably post a review of it when I’m done (like 20 pages to go). But a few things occurred to me.
- Military benefits and pay suck.
- We are currently fighting (a few) wars.
– Therefore, Military enlistments are down.
- Blackwater benefits and pay are huge.
- Our government is paying a ton of money to Blackwater for men to fight in previously mentioned wars.
– Therefore, it isn’t that people won’t fight, they just need proper incentive.
COMMON SENSE CONCLUSION:
- Scrap Blackwater contracts, put money in government’s bank account.
- Take half of said money and invest in higher military benefits, pay, etc.
- Take other half of said money and invest in post-war support of soldiers.
- Watch military recruitment rise.
- Stop worrying about massive mercenary army hanging out in North Carolina and fighting our wars with literal immunity and no oversight.
Am I crazy? Doesn’t this seem more logical, and more desireable than a government who lap feeds private contractors who donate to their campaigns?
News and Nightmares and Politics and Republicans 9:54 am
Bush and Humor and News and Nightmares and Politics and Republicans 9:38 pm
News and Nightmares and Politics and Republicans 2:10 pm
“Michael Savage plays Dead Kennedys song “in some respect for” Sen. Kennedy”
There is classy, and then there is CLASSY! Michael Savage… another proud representative of Republicans in America! Showing the world that Republicans truly are conservative when it comes to compassion.
Democrats and Nightmares and Politics and Republicans 11:00 pm
I never understood why Republicans literally loathed Hillary Clinton as if she were the devil.
Now I understand why. Sure, I have different reasons for loathing her at this point, but she’s just so easy to hate once you identity the pandering, the bullshit, the lies, the spin, the ruthless selfishness that she’s exhibited through the campaign in the last six months.
If I was a New Yorker, I’d vote her out of the senate and into political obscurity for being such a selfish bitch throughout this process.
Politics and Republicans 4:44 pm
Apparently Ron Paul came in 2nd in PA with 16% of the vote, Huckabee got 11% of the vote. That means that McCain, the nominee, didn’t even get a full 3/4 of the vote!!
Dayam. I hope Paul steals the nominee! 
