Jay Bookman

By hillbilly ragger

October 24, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this

Jay, I dunno.

Carville’s got it pretty sweet, considering that he makes big bucks to utter “classic lines” that most any of us coulda coughed up for free.

(I never thought Palin was going to break this thing open for McCain; I always thought there was a reason most of us had never heard of her.)

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this

James Carville is so funny. A little whacko, but still funny. Good lines.

Yes, Jay it is too early for a victory dance. I don’t want to jinx things, you never know what voter irregularities we’ll see.

And you’ve got those out there like those in Michigan who are trying to suppress voters and I’m sure that isn’t the only place they are working.

You know, I heard something yesterday about Joe the Plumber wanting to get out of the spotlight.

Ahem. Cough. Cough. Clear my throat:

“Hey, Joe the Plumber, if you want to get out of the media spotlight - why don’t you get out in front of camera and stop giving interviews, and get back to work!

Huh?

By AJC/DNC Management

October 24, 2008 1:35 PM | Link to this

Either that or the democrats will look like the biggest collection of fools and as-ses this side of the National Zoo.

It wouldn’t be the first time they’ve been pantsed.

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this

hillbilly ragger,

You know I’m not one to call names so much, but Palin is simply a moron.

Have you heard any of her new interviews? She’s made her incoherent babble flow a little better, but when you break it down, it’s still incoherent babble.

By "The Corporal"

October 24, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this

sic vis pacum, para bellum

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 24, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this

Of course it’s too early to do the victory dance! No dancing till about 9PM 11/4.

WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO!!

however, near the bottom of the to-do list is:

chill champagne get fireworks

By Midori

October 24, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

heard on KDKA radio!

FROM THE WEBSITE: “A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and attacked near a bank ATM in Bloomfield has confessed to making up the story. Police say charges will be filed. More details to follow.”

By getalife

October 24, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this

“Interviewer: To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?

Palin: I do because I understand why people would want to be in America. To seek the safety and prosperity, the opportunities, the health that is here. It is so important that yes, people follow the rules so that people can be treated equally and fairly in this country.

Needless to say, the wingnuts, those few mentioning it so far, are not at all happy.”

There goes the base.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

Bosch

From Lorne Michaels, Saturday Night Live Big Guy, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on Sara Palin:

“I think Palin will continue to be underestimated for a while. I watched the way she connected with people, and she’s powerful. Her politics aren’t my politics. But you can see that she’s a very powerful, very disciplined, incredibly gracious woman. This was her first time out and she’s had a huge impact. People connect to her.”

And Alec Baldwin, from an LA Times piece on Baldwin’s writing in the Huffington Post:

“he actor defended SNL against some people who apparently suggested the first female Republican nominee for vice president should never have been given such a national forum. After all the publicity surrounding Palin’s surprise pick and Tina Fey’s rendition of her, Baldwin asks: “What reality are you in?”

He noted that the long-running program, which had its best ratings in 14 years with Palin (and Baldwin), is, after all, a comedy show, not “Meet the Press.”

Then the actor added:

“When you come on a show like that, you are prepared in advance to get worked over. Palin knew that. Palin came on to be a good sport. And she was. She was polite, gracious. (More so than some of the famous actors who come through there, believe me.)”

No, really, that’s a direct quote”

By Ray

October 24, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this

Carville’s best line was about Paula Jones. He said that they”discovered her by trolling a 50$ bill through a trailer park”. Carville is a master politician, just like Rove, but would not want to have a beer with him. Now his wife……

By Paul

October 24, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this

Bosch - getalife

Well, there was a lot of outrage over the Wall Street Robber Barons. Lots of huffing and puffing. Lots of talk about accountability.

Then the talking heads moved on to something else.

‘Cept your favorite guy, Bill O Reilly. He said he’d take’em one at a time and expose them to keep them in the spotlight.

He sent one of the producers on an ambush interview - you know, the unannounced kind, which was derided here when used against Ms Tucker.

[[ Factor producer Jesse Watters tracked down former Merrill Lynch boss Stanley O’Neal, who led the company to ruin but exited with a severance package valued at more than $150 million dollars. O’Neal refused to answer any of Watters’ questions about his golden parachute or the people he harmed. The Factor put forth this reality check: “O’Neal maintains lavish homes in Westchester County, New York City and other places. He should be very ashamed.”]]

The producer badgered him with “what do you say to the people who lost their life savings because of decisions you made? You walked away with $161 million. Is that fair?” The guy never said a word.

I’m just wondering. How are Chris Mathews and Keith Olberman doing with applying some of their resources to following up on the outrage they expressed in holding these crooks accountable?

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

Paul,

I saw that quote (from Michaels) yesterday somewhere - but I still think Palin is a moron. In (one page :-) “The Bosch Book of All Things Wise” anyone who, even jokingly, takes being called a redneck as a complement, or the fact that she thinks she will be “in charge” (no really, that’s a real quote too) - of the Senate, well, uh, NO, she needs to go home and grow up a little.

And she also needs to realize that just because she’s the governor does not give her a free pass to fly her kids all over the damn country on taxpayer money (I was surprised she’d traveled so much personally) or let her redneck husband lose on the capital - walking around like the new sheriff in town.

The Palins are rednecks, and rednecks are second on the list (below fundamentalists of course - as #1) of “The Bosch List of Scary People Who Never Need to Be In Charge of Anything Other Than Their Checkbook.”

By Paul

October 24, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

Bosch

Your responses make me laugh. Thanks.

Wish I could remember the talking head who said it, but one of them said words to the effect of he’d like to see Obama and Palin both win - in ten years, after they’ve had a little seasoning and experience. Or maybe it was just Obama. Anyways, it fits.

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this

Paul,

I don’t know about Matthews and Olbermann, I don’t watch them. Remember, I’m taking a news hiatus - snark, snark.

Yeah, I’ve pretty much broke that vow I made.

Good for Bill -O for whatever that’s worth. I wish more would do the same. Maybe we can get Lou Dobbs on the scene as well. He’s a blow hole too.

By E

October 24, 2008 2:06 PM | Link to this

I do love me some James Carville!

The Repubs are trying as hard as they can to keep people from voting: restricted hours in Florida necessitating humongous long waits for eight hours in the hot sun, etc.

Obama/Biden ‘08

By blue collared

October 24, 2008 2:06 PM | Link to this

what is a redneck, bosch?

By AmVet

October 24, 2008 2:12 PM | Link to this

Dammit all Paul!

Are you trying to make me LIKE Bill O,Reily?

He is one unusual character, I’ll give him that.

And unlike Coulter, Savage, Hannity, Boortz, Malkin, Limbaugh, and the countless other right-wing talk show thugs, he is doing some really good stuff…

Carville has become a REALLY mean-spirited SOB.

But his line about Joe the Plumber and Larry Craig is ROTFL funny.

By Midori

October 24, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this

PS Andy — the bottom of the toilet also has much “deeper” thoughts than you as well.

By TW

October 24, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this

Midori - doesn’t the ‘B’ on her cheek look like it would if she was looking in the mirror and did it herself?

By T

October 24, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

It is way too early to dance. Besides you might get a 10 yard penalty and fined.

With the margin of error, it could be wrong anyways.

Someone said to me, that with all the new younger voters things are going to change. I beleive that is what is going on now.

Your children do not like the way buisiness has been conducted and are ready to lead the nation in the direction they see fit.

Do you have faith in your parenting? Will you have regreted not participating in ensuring that every child grews up with an adequate education and home?

Time will tell.

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 2:19 PM | Link to this

blue collared,

Here’s some

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this

Paul,

Hopefully you laugh at my responses because you think they are funny rather than retarded.

:-)

By lrd

October 24, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this

Behold the fool saith, “Put not all thine eggs in the one basket”—which is but a manner of saying, “Scatter your money and your attention;” but the wise man saith, “Put all your eggs in the one basket and-WATCH THAT BASKET.” - Pudd’nHead Wilson ( Mark Twain)

By Paul

October 24, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

AmVet

Oh, just pointing out as it true with most people in the news/entertainment/political worlds, there are good, not so good attributes and things they’ve done we like and things we don’t.

There are a few more who are all jerks than all saints, too.

Notice I said I record him and fast forward for the stories that look interesting - not the same talking heads making the same talking points I saw on two other shows.

But this is the kind of public service stuff I like. Even tying it to that embarrassing interview with Barney Frank - I think this whole affair just really teed him off. I think he phrased it “American played by the rules. They worked and saved and had faith in the system. And they got hosed by the crooks on Wall Street and their representatives who were supposed to be looking out for them.”

It’s a sentiment I like.

I agree with Carville - he should write for SNL. And I’ll break with observations about personal lives: we can all be thankful he and Mary Matalin never had kids. That’d be just a little too weird.

By Midori

October 24, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

TW,

That was my initial thought when I first saw her picture.

By Darren

October 24, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this

Hey Bosch,

You sound like an elitess calling people moron and redneck. We are all Americans here. Let’s try treating everyone with some repect.

Darren

By RB from Gwinnett

October 24, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

Let’s see now. Liberals hate Christians, rich people, jews, gun owners, and now Bosch adds rednecks to the list. Quite a long list for a group who pretends they like everybody.

By JAY BOOKMAN

October 24, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

Paul, they have two daughters….

By Darren

October 24, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this

Hey Bosch,

You sound like an elitess calling people moron and redneck. We are all Americans here. Let’s try treating everyone with some repect.

Darren

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this

Darren,

What’s an elitist?

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 2:34 PM | Link to this

RB,

Only I said I don’t like rednecks and fundamentalists. There isn’t a “list of all people liberals don’t like.”

You want to talk about that? Then ask me, don’t go into hyperbolic fits.

By ByteMe

October 24, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this

Bosch, RB has an issue with projecting his fears about “you people” on everyone else. Show some pity. He needs it.

By lrd

October 24, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this

and some of us liberals are rich, jewish and grew up in very redneck area’s.

Broad strokes can lead one to assume the artist has a shallow mind

By Darren

October 24, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this

Hey Gwinnett,

I think they like rich people like George Soros, Bill Clinton, and Warren Buffett. Warren seems Ok but George is bit to left for me.

I believe the left loves the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and San Francisco Politics.

By blue collared

October 24, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this

how does the Palin family fit your definition of “redneck” bosch?

By lrd

October 24, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this

The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny. - Mark Twain, a Biography

By BDAtlanta

October 24, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this

The girl just confessed the B and all was made up.

By ByteMe

October 24, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

And Darren appears to have a problem with the First Amendment to the Constitution. How do I know? Because anyone who hates on the ACLU clearly doesn’t like the First Amendment, since that’s what the ACLU does, protect those whose first amendment rights have been violated.

I’m guessing his view of the first amendment is that speech should be protected only if he agrees with it.

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

blue collared,

Ignorance.

By RW-(the original)

October 24, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this

Bosch,

The Constitution makes the VP the President of the Senate and until fairly recently the VP had their office there and presided over the Senate most of the time. Do you realize that Palin was answering a third grader when she said “in charge?”

By getalife

October 24, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

Yeah Paul,

And he ambushed Ayers too. I’ll pass on BO’s “investigative journalism” due to lack of credibilty.

Anderson Cooper is doing one too. Hope to see more coverage when the FBI gets thru with them.

James and Mary starred in a HBO show called “K Street.” Pretty good show on lobbying.

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

ByteMe,

RB has issues with everything.

Gotta go teach! Be back later.

By hillbilly ragger

October 24, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

eh, Bosch, if RB wants to cling to his silly notions about what “all liberals” like, dislike, hate, whatever, let him.

Life’s too short to fret about what some nimrod on the Intertubes might think about folks who may or may not share bits and pieces of your political ideology.

By Hillbilly Deluxe

October 24, 2008 2:48 PM | Link to this

To Paul @ 2:24

Mary Matalin and her husband, James Carville, reside in Virginia with their daughters, Matalin “Matty” Carville and Emerson “Emma” Carville. She wrote a book entitled “Letters to My Daughters”.

By Dawggy Style

October 24, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this

Bosch,

Give us your lifetime achievements when you have a moment and we’ll decide between Palin and you which one deserves to be referred to as SOMEBODY and which one will remain a NOBODY!

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 24, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this

And to the what Liberals hate list….

Christmas

We really really hate Christmas.

It’s one of the things we discuss at our we hate America meetings!

In fact any minute now BOR will start the annual War on Christmas campaign!!!

(snark)

Who do you think would do a better victory dance?

By ByteMe

October 24, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

Dawggy: that’s called a “false choice” debate tactic. Bosch isn’t running for VP, so including him in your equation is just as meaningful as including a third grader. Although a third grader may actually know what the VP does.

By getalife

October 24, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this

“MSNBC is now reporting that in a press conference with police Todd said she didn’t know how she got the B, but she may have done it herself. They also say she has had mental problems in the past. So far she is being charged with filing a false police report and other charges may still follow.”

Sad.

By David

October 24, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this

There won’t be a victory dance until he swears in; I’ve learned my lesson about getting my hopes up in the past three elections.

By AmVet

October 24, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this

Poor Ms. Palin.

Seriously.

After considering her for several weeks now, I have come to two conclusions.

First, rightly or not, she has probably sunk McCain’s chances at the White House. It was the maverick’s call and he made a bold, even risky, choice.

As for her qualifications?

It seems to me that she is as qualified as anyone else I’ve sen for the position.

She can read and write.

She is a member of one of the two political parties.

And she will take her marching orders from her corporate paymasters.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this

Bosch 2:21

They’re funny. I don’t laugh at retarded.

Hey, that reminds me. Why do we think Neanderthal rednecks are all conservatives? I was driving home after an appointment yesterday, turned on a talk show and heard a caller exclaim “I’m voting for Obama, I’d never vote for Palin. A woman like that, do we want her in office while she’s still having kids with all those menopausal issues? And she’s got that ree-tard (that’s how he pronounced it: ree-tard) kid she oughta be taking care of.”

Wow.

Jay - Hillbilly Deluxe

No offense meant. I was just thinking of how those two go after their interviewers and opponents (and each other), then thought about what it would be like if they had kids – which I now know they do. Kid gets home from school. Carville, eyes squinting, jaw forward, talking fast: “What’d you do in school today, huh?” Matalin, interrupting Carville: “nevermind that, did you keep your liberal teacher honest?” Carville, interrupting, squinting more: “Liberal? She’s progressive, unlike those private school elitists you had who…” Kid rolls her eyes and slips out to text with her friends.

As I said, I just thought it’d be a little too weird. But she’d grow up either really, really strong or slightly schitzo. And likely a member of the Green Party, voting for Nader, who’d still be running.

By Qualified

October 24, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

So, what does the Mayor of Wasilla do?

Well, on Thursdays, I sign checks.

Anything else. Anything.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 3:14 PM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla

[[t’s one of the things we discuss at our we hate America meetings!]]

How come you didn’t tell me about them when you taught me the Secret Liberal Handshake?

By AmVet

October 24, 2008 3:14 PM | Link to this

Mrs. G,

Thanks for reminding me, you anti-American! (just doing my Michelle Bachmann imitation).

BTW the Republican National Congressional Committee is canceling an ad campaign for Mrs. McCarthy.

Man, I love the holidays!

Soon it will be time for me to get out my “Put the X back in Xmas” bumper stickers!

By Community Organizer

October 24, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

Does anyone know what I do?

Teach people how to corrupt the election process.

Anything else? Anything?

By RB from Gwinnett

October 24, 2008 3:21 PM | Link to this

Mrs G. Liberals don’t hate Christmas, just the annoying Christ part. When you’re successful in pushing Christ out of the holiday, I’m sure you’ll be happy to run around wishing everybody “Happy Holidays”. You don’t want to offend anybody you know. That is, except for the Christians.

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 24, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this

Paul….SHHHHH…. You weren’t supposed to tell anybody about the secret liberal handshake!!!

That’s why we call it a secret.

(You should never have had that second depleted uranium tipped cannoli)

AMVet..

Not a bad imitation…a little more snarling though.

I love the holidays too.

If it stands still it gets decorated. (Had a bad idea about the cieling fan one year…..)

Soon the Snickerdoodles will be baking in the oven.

By Darren

October 24, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

Hello ByteMe,

I never said I hated the ACLU. I do not think they always have the best interest of most Americans at heart. They have done and stated many things that could be considered harmful. They’ve defended Child Porn organizations like NAMBLA for one.

By Billy

October 24, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

Come on, RW — She was answering the third grader’s question, but she was speaking to the American public. It’s not as if the kids was there in person for the response. And third graders probably tend to understand the concept of a tie, so she could’ve given the appropriate response: “If the Senate is tied and can’t decide, I get to make the deciding vote.”

Besides, it’s pretty much the same as the response about VP power that she gave in the debate.

By David

October 24, 2008 3:33 PM | Link to this

I really don’t get the whole “attack on Christmas” thing. Maybe it’s because I was raised as a Presbyterian and have a Huguenot heritage.

What’s wrong with “Happy Holidays”? Is that offensive?

Are you worried you might be wishing someone Happy Hanukkah by accident?

By Testing Italic

October 24, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this

test italic

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 24, 2008 3:41 PM | Link to this

RB: WRONG AGAIN!

We have a Baby Jesus birthday cake every year! And we read the story of the Story of the Birth of Christ from the raggedy old Bible my mother carried on her wedding day.

I say Merry Christmas to everybody, but have no problem with Happy Hannukkah or Blessed Kwanza or even Happy Holidays.

Annoying Christ? That sounds more like the one who tells the neocons they shouldn’t torture, or help the less fortunate.

I ‘ll get a head start right now RB.

This Real American wishes you and your Real American family a very Blessed and Merry Christmas!

By Testing Italic

October 24, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this

test italic

By RW-(the original)

October 24, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this

So Obama is left with a pleasing paradox: The successes of a strategy he opposed may have paved his way to the presidency.

And McCain is left with a poignant comfort. He once said he would rather lose an election than lose a war. He may lose an election, in part, because he helped win a war

Interesting read

See y’all upstairs at happy hour.

By Confirming Italitc

October 24, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this

Italic confirmed.

By Angry Italic

October 24, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this

Liberals hate America; arrrrgghhh!

By Community Organizer

October 24, 2008 4:03 PM | Link to this

By Midori October 24, 2008 2:17 PM PS Andy — the bottom of the toilet also has much “deeper” thoughts than you as well.

i r o diM: How often do you just randomly go off like that?

Does the madness just descend on you without warning, causing you to foam without provocation?

You should really get checked out.

By Bi-Curious Italic

October 24, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this

Maybe we need an Obama/Palin ticket…

By Happy Italic

October 24, 2008 4:11 PM | Link to this

Democrats love America and it drives Republicans crazy; Ahhhhh!

By Sordid Lives Italic

October 24, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

*You have got to get over this Tammy Wynette fixation! *

By Midori

October 24, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

PAUL CAN’T LEARN THE LIBERAL HANDSHAKE!!

he has to cook us a lasagne first!!

:)

By Bud Wiser

October 24, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

*By Bi-Curious Italic October 24, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this Maybe we need an Obama/Palin ticket…”

That’s what they think we has in Harlem

Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid

By Bud Wiser Italic

October 24, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this

Making it easy to be an blog troll

By T

October 24, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

Italics has been drinking.

By TN Gelding

October 24, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

The Democrat turnout should be huge, but it is certainly too early. Heck, we thought Gore and Kerry had won on election night.

I regret the Joe the Plumber drama, but it was McCain and the GOP that pulled him into the limelight. It worked for a few days, that’s why he had to be discredited.

Palin certainly excited the base, but rallied the opposition as well. Looks like her excessive wardrobe expense has finished her off. But McCain has been erratic and unpresidential from the start.

Montana now tossup. Was solid McCain.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this

Midori

Done. Accepted. I like it made with Italian Sausage. Not just any kind, though. Has to be real good - not greasy and has a bit of a kick. Full fat Ricotta. And fresh grated Parmesan. The long aged Italian stuff, twenty bucks a pound. You’re worth it. Give me a day’s notice. Let it set and let the flavors develop. Gotta have a big, big salad and garlicky garlic bread. And wine. Lots of big, bold Italian red. Call N-GA. He can bring a Sangiovese.

By PBR Italic

October 24, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this

Burp

By Truthman

October 24, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this

The top story on AJC.com is how the repugs are eating their own and covering their arses because they know Nov. 4 is the end of their era!

Goodbye, neo-con scum!! And good riddance!

Obama/Biden ‘08!

Jim Martin for Senate

By ByteMe

October 24, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this

Like I said, Darren: you’re all about supporting the first amendment when you agree with the speech you want protected, but have a problem with speech you don’t want protected, which makes you a fair-weather friend to this country’s principles.

The ACLU is there to protect UNPOPULAR speech. Because some day, you’ll say something unpopular and want them to help protect your rights.

By Bud Wiser

October 24, 2008 4:26 PM | Link to this

Getting your ‘man’ from a ‘can’ Italic?

As in BEER can?

Might I suggest draft?

Anyway, rumor is Biden is taking dancing lessons in case he gets called to be on Ellen Degenerate’s show. (did I spell her last name correctly?)

Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid

By Mixed Up Spock

October 24, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

To Boldly go where no Italic has gone before.

By Midori

October 24, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this

Paul,

my taste buds are going WILD

:)

By Paul

October 24, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

TN Gelding 4:21

[[Joe the Plumber…McCain and the GOP… pulled him into the limelight. .. that’s why he had to be discredited.]]

Might I suggest discrediting the idea (behind the question or the answer) rather than the person?

It’s the idea, not the person.

By Midori

October 24, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this

Andy,

blow it out of your nose.

By "The Corporal"

October 24, 2008 4:47 PM | Link to this

To Mrs. G.

A lot of liberals (especially the ACLU) hate the Christ in Christmas ……..

By TN Gelding

October 24, 2008 4:47 PM | Link to this

Joe the Congressman?

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 24, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

I hear Joe the Plumber is shopping a book deal….

By AmVet

October 24, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

Sorry for the downer news, but it was another great day for the financial markets. The DJIA only dropped another 312 points.

For those keeping score, the Dow is down just over 25% in about four weeks and right at 40% in one year.

Americans who have worked hard their entire lives and saved for their “golden years” are now likely looking at working til they die.

The corporate destruction of capitalism.

By Dennis

October 24, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this

What were Joe’s imortal words:

“A clean, articulate, guy who looks good.”

He and Pelosi and Reid and Dodd and Frank are gonna drag us into a deep dark pit; but you know they will be clean and mostly articulate and mostly look good while doing it.

By ByteMe

October 24, 2008 4:53 PM | Link to this

Ah, there goes Corporal putting a hate on the ACLU. So much for you portraying yourself as being a defender of our rights, eh, Corporal?

You just want to defend speech that you agree with. That makes you a sorry defender of our Constitution. Turn in those merit badges, Corporal.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 24, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this

Let’s see how the American people are really voting:

The New York Times Co. reported a steep drop in third-quarter profits on Thursday, the latest gloomy earnings report in an industry battered by online competition and falling print advertising revenue.

Moody’s changed the rating outlook for the company to negative from stable in July. A further downgrade would reduce it to junk status. Both companies said the moves were based on the uncertain outlook for newspaper advertising.

People are tired of hearing the liberal BS, reading about how much they and their country suck and that these elite snobbish blowhards think they are a bunch of rednecks.

Enjoy your trip to oblivion.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 4:57 PM | Link to this

Midori

And for dessert - a favorite cheesecake, Not that light, poofy, airy kind. Dense. Rich. Cream cheese and whipping cream. With a wonderful, thin sour cream-vanilla top layer. My son liked it so much that when he married he asked me to do a few of them for the reception instead of a ‘traditional’ groom’s cake.

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 24, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this

CORPORAL

I think you are seriously wrong about the ACLU and Christmas.

They even protect the rights of Real Americans like you!

Byteme

badges? he don’t need no stinken badges!

By Midori

October 24, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

Paul,

MARRY ME!!!

lol :)

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

Wow, I’ve seemed to miss out alot while gone. But most importantly, Paul talking about food. Thanks Paul.

ByteMe,

Many times the ACLU seems so extreme, but they are basing their arguments on international law. Doesn’t speak well for our standards sometimes.

By AmVet

October 24, 2008 5:14 PM | Link to this

Moody’s changed the rating outlook for the company to negative from stable in July.

Moodys???

Those b@st@rds who run that scam should all go to prison!

People are tired of hearing the liberal BS…

No, they’re tired of corporate criminals getting “bailed out” with OUR money.

Why is there so little outrage from the far right about this?

I guess they like getting it from behind without Vaseline…

By Bosch

October 24, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this

Paul,

Is the whipped cream for the cheesecake the read deal with a splash of almond extract (like my grandma used to make) or is it the gross Cool Whip kind?

By Paul

October 24, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this

Midori 5:09

I didn’t know you lived in one of those compounds in Texas! Somehow, I don’t think you’d fit in with the multiple wives thing. The men would say “wait, wait, one of her is more more than enough.” And then, knowing you, you’d push for a doctrinal change and go for multiple husbands!

Bosch

Important stuff happening while you were gone.

By TN Gelding

October 24, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this

Paul

October 24, 2008 4:42 PM

Unfortunately, that ain’t how politics works.

Like I said, it was regrettable.

Obama defends his answer.

A sound bite like that could have been disastrous. There are certainly some deadbeats on welfare, but most of the recipients aren’t able to work. Many of them have become disabled after years of working and paying taxes.

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this

Carville’s line about Larry Craig at the end of the Politico story is pretty clever, but Barack Obama is even cleverer than Carville, with his “Joe the CEO” jabs:

“Let’s be clear who John McCain is fighting for,” Obama said. “He’s not fighting for Joe the Plumber. He’s fighting for Joe the hedge fund manager. He’s fighting for Joe the CEO.”

I mean really…

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 5:27 PM | Link to this

Re: That McAngry supporter who lied about being attacked at the ATM by an Obama supporter — the first thing I thought of when I heard the story this morning was Susan Smith and her story about 10 years ago that she got “carjacked” by a black man in that little town in SC… the story never added up, and she was revealed to have drowned her own kids. That McAngry supporter needs some serious psychotherapy for her problem — and Barack Obama being elected to the White House might just be the medicine she needs.

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this

And I agree with Jay — it’s still too early for a victory dance… I’m out tomorrow afternoon in DeKalb County talking to voters about Barack Obama. Anybody else here planning to hit the streets or make phone calls for Obama? These last 2 weekends before Nov. 4th are critical for finding every single Dem vote in GA…

By getalife

October 24, 2008 5:35 PM | Link to this

President Clinton predicts an earthquake for gop on election day.

Both Palins are testifying under oath on troopergate.

New gop ad conceding an Obama landslide

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this

I agree with Obama that Dubya’s tax cut policies have “spread the wealth” only to the top 5% of American taxpayers… it’s time the middle class got some of that “wealth” back.

And John McAngry is only fighting for “Joe the CEO” with his promises to extend Dubya’s tax cuts that have been disastrous for America.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this

Bosch

[[or is it the gross Cool Whip kind? ]]

No need to get insultingly nasty.

TN Gelding

[[Unfortunately, that ain’t how politics works.]]

More’s the pity. I guess that’s what happens when you’re used to talking points and slogans - they get used in a real conversation. It’d have been more appropriate, and understandable, if he would have said, after reminding Joe where he was five years ago, before he had the resources to buy a business, that we have to ‘spread the opportunity around so people with dreams like yours don’t have to wait years to make them happen.’

Like I’ve said, I don’t think either his advisors, or McCains, are serving them as well as they could.

Frankly, this entire debate drives me a bit bonkers. A hallmark of the American Income Tax system is a progressive tax, but how much is up to debate. The tax code is used by both parties to advance an agenda. Our entire system of rebates, credits, one pays more, another less, one person getting tax-free employer benefits and another not, and on and on is all about redistributing wealth!

By AJC/DNC Management

October 24, 2008 5:42 PM | Link to this

The remainder are registered voters who were changing their address and roughly 400,000 that were rejected by election officials for a variety of reasons, including duplicate registrations, incomplete forms and fraudulent submissions from low-paid field workers trying to please their supervisors, Mr. Slater acknowledged.-NY Times

Aahhh, yes, pleasing their superiors, they were.

Your honor, my superior told me he wanted the money inside that bank, real bad.

Your honor, my Gruppenfuerher told me that Jews were nothing but vermin that needed to be stuffed in thee oven, so I did, lots of them.

Your honor, thee Iman told me that Americans were “unjust,” and then I heard the same thing on PMSNBC so I flew thee airplane into thee big building, hey, are you dead too?

Bushie is a criminal!!!!!!!

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this

John McAngry says that by extending Bush’s tax cuts, the wealthiest Americans will “trickle down” and more jobs will be created — REALLY?

What’s been the result of the Repugs’ “trickle down” theories for the past 8 years and why the heck would most Americans vote for more of the McSame in November???

Jobs: Worst in 5 years

Where’s all the jobs gone, America? And Obama asks “are you better off than you were 4 weeks ago?”

By "The Corporal"

October 24, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this

If you want to see organizations that protect my rights check out these two:

http://www.aclj.org/ ACLJ

http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/main/default.aspx ADF

And ……… they are rivaling the ACLU in staff and offices around the country and have been defeating them much more often than not! Just read through the cases they have won.

P.S.

Saw a great bumper sticker:

I already have a Messiah

By Greg Mendel

October 24, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this

My son and I voted “early” yesterday. Both of us voted Democratic (not “Democrat”).

Obviously, I don’t know how other voters voted — there were about 14 in line all the time we were there — but it was easy to pick out Obama voters. Middle Eastern dress, buttons reading “I [heart] Terrorism! and “I Hate America!” There were also some voters with bushy hair and beards, mumbling “Workers of the world, unite!”

Ours is an Atlanta exurb county that always goes Republican, so suspicious voters (i.e., all of us) were arrested and jailed for conspiracy to loiter.

The one and only Nader voter, talking to Neptune on his organic cellphone, was shot “while trying to escape.” Everybody cheered.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 24, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this

By Goldie October 24, 2008 5:38 PM I agree with Obama that Dubya’s tax cut policies have “spread the wealth” only to the top 5% of American taxpayers… it’s time the middle class got some of that “wealth” back.

What a dunce.

Honestly.

It’s a lot easier then earning “the wealth” yourself, ain’t it, Golduh?

So what “obstacle” is keeping you cry babies from going out and being successful like the “rich” are?

Ignorance?

Laziness?

Isn’t it amazing that some people come from all over the world to this great racist land of hatred and instead of fighting over the measly little turnips, like some dimwit homegrown Americans do, they take advantage of the opportunity to become a success, against all of the “odds.”

There will be no more opportunity in this great land.

Nor any success.

Or wealth.

Just the turnips.

By "The Corporal"

October 24, 2008 6:01 PM | Link to this

Maybe you guys have already discussed this but in relation to the coverage that Jay posted re: Gov. Palin and her wardrobe :

Michelle Obama’s 4:00pm snack 10/15/2008

2 lobster hors d’oeuvres $50

2 lobsters $100

1 Iranian caviar $150

1 Bolinger Champagne $44

TOTAL (+tax & tip) **$447.39

and she signed for it!

Time to spread the wealth!

By AJC/DNC Management

October 24, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this

The decent thing for those liberals who had praised McCain so much in the past would have been to maintain their respectful posture but express their preference for Obama based on policy grounds. But there was never any hope that the liberal pundit class would act decently. The past respect was founded largely on McCain’s willingness to stick it to Republicans. Once McCain became the Republican standard bearer, it was inevitable that these liberals would withdraw that respect.

Hoping to cover up their raw partisanship, liberal MSMers attempt to show that McCain has changed fundamentally. Lacking anything terribly concrete on which to base this claim — like, say, breaking a promise to fund his campaign through public financing — liberal pundits have resorted to crass intellectual dishonesty.-Powerline

There is nothing honest about a liberal.

Compared to anyone of them George Bush looks like George Washington and the cherry tree.

By @@

October 24, 2008 6:09 PM | Link to this

Hardy har har……James Carville compares Joe the Plumber’s toilet (The American Dream of owning his own plumbing business) to the perversions of a politician?

Is that the same Ragin’ Cajun who compared Bill Richardson to Judas Iscariot when Richardson endorsed OBlahMa instead of Hillary?

Why yes……..I believe it is.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 6:11 PM | Link to this

Corporal

One of the links (atlasshrugs2000) that popped up when I Googled this had the following at the top:

“UPDATE: The NY Post has taken the story down …… Page Six retracts

By Greg Mendel

October 24, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this

“There will be no more opportunity in this great land.

Nor any success.

Or wealth.

Just the turnips.”

— AC/DC

In other words, wingnuts will survive.

By RW-(the original)

October 24, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this

Goldie,

Why would you spend time in Dekalb talking to people about Obama? I can see it if you’re doing GOTV work, but if you’re trying to convince people you ought to go somewhere that they aren’t already convinced. Go down to the corridor between Madison and Eatonton where the McCain/Palin signs outnumber the OBAMA/biden ones about 100 to 1.

By "The Corporal"

October 24, 2008 6:21 PM | Link to this

To Paul

Well then, if that is the case I apologize.

But …….. I would still like an accounting of what she had paid for her clothes from campaign funds.

By Midori

October 24, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this

And then, knowing you, you’d push for a doctrinal change and go for multiple husbands!

lol — I do believe you have peeped inside my soul!!!

By Paul

October 24, 2008 6:28 PM | Link to this

Corporal

No apology needed. The story was from a major media source (I know, some would dispute that), We can only go with what’s been reported.

Doesn’t say much for the verification methods of many publications, though. Especially those willing to use one unnamed source.

I don’t think you’ll ever get such records. Still and all, the money is from either donations or their own sources. It’s not like we’re paying for it.

Just another reason I’m for full Federal funding in elections, coupled with strict term limits.

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this

RWanker and DUH-Management — so where have all the jobs gone during the past 8 years? They just evaporated into thin air, while Joe the CEO made off with his MILLION$$$ given to him by the Repugs… you must be so proud of all the damage your Party has done to America.

By Midori

October 24, 2008 6:36 PM | Link to this

Corporal Klinger,

that Obama Lobster Room Service story was debunked and pulled off the NY Post site days ago.

as usual, you’re behind the curve.

By TN Gelding

October 24, 2008 6:37 PM | Link to this

AJC/DNC Management

October 24, 2008 6:02 PM

Oh, to be male, white, Christian and conservative. Heaven on Earth!

11 more potentially game-changing days.

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 6:39 PM | Link to this

Paul @ 6:11 — now, you know how the right-wingnuts get when you point out their bold-face lies… just like we’re hearing absolute silence now from the trolls about their McAngry supporter and her ATM story this morning. I guess it proves again the truth about the adage “garbage in, garbage out”.

By Greg Mendel

October 24, 2008 6:40 PM | Link to this

“But …….. I would still like an accounting of what she had paid for her clothes from campaign funds.”

— The Corporal

No, you wouldn’t. You want something — anything — to distract attention from your swallowing wingnut sliming points.

Try the McCain-Volunteer-Beat-Up-By-Black-Obama-Mugger-At-ATM story. The Bush Channel was all over it.

By RW-(the original)

October 24, 2008 6:44 PM | Link to this

Goldie,

I didn’t say anything about jobs or CEO’s. I was giving you some helpful advice about working an electorate. If you’re doing GOTV you stay in pockets of your heaviest support and each voter you get to the polls is likely one more vote for your candidate.

On the other hand if you’re trying to convince people you go into areas that are less favorable to your candidate and talk them up. For every voter you can turn it’s like getting two votes for your candidate. Of course you have to be able to string together a coherent thought if you hope to convince anyone.

By Cain Mutiny

October 24, 2008 6:46 PM | Link to this

Can you just imagine Georgia, yes Georgia, going for Obama. The only thing more difficult to believe would be South Carolina going for Obama. It would mean that RW and Andy are actually voting for Obama. Of course, we already know that Corporal is a closet Democrat — he’s lived off the taxpayer his entire life.

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 6:49 PM | Link to this

Greg @ 6:40 — their fake outrage is very touching, isn’t it?

By Paul

October 24, 2008 6:50 PM | Link to this

Goldie

I don’t think I’d call repeating a story culled from a major metropolitan publication a bold-faced lie. There was no intent to deceive nor idea that the story may have been other than as reported. And the person did graciously apologize for passing along that which was later found to be inaccurate.

Um, while you were out Midori swapped your uranium-tipped cannolis for lasagne. You in?

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 6:51 PM | Link to this

RWanker — what I meant to post earlier is that I’m talking to DeKalb voters about getting out to vote for Obama, and finding those who need rides… that’s my job this weekend. Dunce.

And of course you don’t want to talk about all the jobs disappearing… taking your cue from John McAngry.

By AmVet

October 24, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this

Yesterday John McCain told the Times that the administration“let things get completely out of hand” through eight years of bad decisions about Iraq, global warming, and big spending.

You, sir are correct!

And apparently you are going to pay heavily for the past eight years of rampant Republican scumbagism.

Meanwhile his finger pointing staff is imploding as their relationship with the RNC is nearly dysfunctional with little high-level contact and intelligence-sharing between the two.

Is Karl Rove happy or sad about this?

A circular firing squad is among the most familiar political rituals of a campaign when things aren’t going well. But it is rare for campaign aides to be so openly participating in it well before Election Day.

The best case scenario is that of the 23 GOP senators up for election (only 12 Dems) the remaining Bush boot lickers including McConnell, Suxtobeus, Roberts, Stevens, Sessions, Coleman, Cochran, Wicker, Inhofe, Graham, Alexander and Cornyn all get to work in the “private sector”.

I’ll settle for a half dozen of them sent packing…

But hey, it’s good to have a dream!

By Midori

October 24, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this

you know Paul - I’m composing a list of duties for my harem.

I intend to keep you barefoot and chained to the kitchen. :)

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this

Paul @ 6:50 — repeating a lying story that has been debunked for several days gets no respect here. I guess some trolls just don’t care to know the truth… they’re only here blogging to advance their warped ideology.

By @@

October 24, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this

I know it’s off topic jay, but good grief! dancing on a pole can be exhausting.

I was reading this morning where OPEC would cut production, and I thought…..HEEEYYYYY! that wasn’t supposed to happen. Hurried over to Stratfor late this afternoon.

Saudi Arabia could well do what it has often done in the past, and essentially implement the bulk of OPEC’s cuts for the entire cartel. But that cannot be taken for granted this time around, and it is unclear who else in the cartel would be interested in taking the hit. In October 2006, OPEC announced a cut of 1.2 million bpd when oil prices started to flag, but that reduction was never achieved. A second cut of 500,000 bpd announced that December was not attained either. Saudi Arabia ultimately only reduced production by just more than half the amount OPEC stipulated in the October cut.

Whether the cuts are implemented is far more important than where the cuts come from. But implementation of this announcement, like so many before it, is clearly not a foregone conclusion.

We shall see.

From a previous article The World According to Riyadh

The 1973 oil embargo was the first time Saudi Arabia learned what it meant to use oil as a tool of foreign policy. The Venezuelans ultimately knocked the legs out from under the embargo when Caracas decided to fill the gap by increasing its own oil exports. But nonetheless, the Saudis developed a taste for using oil as a weapon. In the 1980s, the Saudis, in private collaboration with the Americans, shifted gears and increased oil production to flood the markets. The Saudi move was one of the variables that helped bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union, allowing the Saudi Arabia to drive a major competitor out of the energy market for a good ten years and dismantle what was at the time the greatest foreign policy threat to the West in one fell swoop.

I’d say an ally of sorts — one with their own strategic interests at play. If those interests serve ours as well, then okey dokey.

Keeping an eye on……

By "The Corporal"

October 24, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this

To Paul

I agree. Nothing wrong with spending the donations as you see fit. I would just like an honest comparison of the expenditures between Michell’s wardrobe and Gov. Palin’s as Jay made such a big deal of the clothes thing.

To Midori, et al

Here’s the difference between most of you and me. If I am wrong I will admit it and I am not afraid to point out problems with my candidate and or party as I see them.

You guys are like brainwashed automatons.

And regarding the lady from Texas, with my career I recognized that as a Tawana Brawley the first time I read it…………..

To TN Gelding

I like the part about being Christian because that is eternal …….. :o)

By RW-(the original)

October 24, 2008 7:02 PM | Link to this

Goldie,

I can’t say I blame them for limiting your involvement to driver.

Jobs have been on the decline this year, not the last eight years. The second year of Democrat control really worked out well, didn’t it?

Paul,

There was a story down your way this morning. Headline Wise County Sheriff looking for stolen guns in Paradise

Here’s how BotW linked it. Even if He Never Finds Them, He’s in Paradise. That Is Wise

By AJC/DNC Management

October 24, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

Golduh:

On the surface, full employment may appear to be equivalent to a zero unemployment rate. Official statistics, however, do not treat the full employment level in this manner. Full employment is officially defined as a mere 6 percent unemployment rate. Six percent is currently considered to be the “full employment rate of unemployment.”

Right now the unemployment rate is 6.5%

And why do you think people are shedding jobs now?

Ladies and gentlemen, I had a meeting after the program yesterday with a couple of people, and these people are very, very prominent in American business. I wasn’t surprised by what I heard, but I was shocked by the intensity with which they told me their story. And basically both these people were telling me that everybody they do business with is gearing up for an Obama victory by laying people off, by planning on layoffs. They are scared to death of the incoming new taxes that Obama is going to spread on everybody and the punishment that he is going to mete out in the form of economic sanctions, if you will, tax increases on businesses that are successful.

There’s that word again, success.

You can kiss it goodbye.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 7:03 PM | Link to this

Midori

I just doesn’t get any better than this. UPS truck just left with a package I’ve been waiting over a month for. With dessert - coffee. Brewed on the just-delivered Technivorm Moccamaster. A nice little coffee brewer from Holland. Keeps the water at just over 200 degrees for optimum extraction of the most flavorful coffee oils.

But I’ll have to get unchained to go fetch the water.

@@ 6:56

[[I know it’s off topic jay, but good grief! dancing on a pole can be exhausting.]]

You’re a pole dancer?!!?

By Taxpayer

October 24, 2008 7:05 PM | Link to this

Well, McCain didn’t put down Bush enough to prevent Bush from giving McCain an endorsement.

By Paul

October 24, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this

RW-(the original)

To borrow and expression: geeze.

Tying in with your Windows update yesterday, there was an article today about Norton and McAfee both releasing new products which greatly reduce the drag on resources and operate much faster.

Link: Security Software Improves

By Midori

October 24, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this

Ashley Todd Story Pushed By McCain Campaign Aide, Say Reporters

By TN Gelding

October 24, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this

AJC/DNC Management

October 24, 2008 7:03 PM

You can’t possibly believe that.

You know it is due to a global recession that is in its early stages. By this time next year Obama will have things humming again…if he’s elected.

The greed, fraud, lack of oversight and total incompetence over the last 7 years, 9 months and 4 days is unprecedented.

By @@

October 24, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this

Paul:

No comment.

~~~~~~~~~OO~~~~~~~

Stratfor is chock-full-o!

Pakistan: IMF the Only Option

An economically endangered Pakistan has little choice but to turn to the International Monetary Fund for assistance — a move that will come with political conditions.

Everybody needs to keep their money close to home for obvious reasons. But….

IMF loans require approval from the United States; therefore, an IMF loan would require Pakistan to reach an understanding with the United States on the war with the jihadists. This would partly explain Islamabad’s hesitation to sign up for another IMF bailout.

From the U.S. perspective, Islamabad’s financial mess is just fine, as it allows Washington to extract a concession the Pakistanis have avoided giving thus far — the ability to carry the war against the jihadists into Pakistan proper. Furthermore, it limits Pakistan’s ability to influence the negotiations with the Taliban. Normally, the West’s moves to reach a negotiated settlement with the Taliban would be cause for celebration in Islamabad because it would mean Pakistan would regain influence in Afghanistan that it lost in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. However, the opportunity to regain that influence has come when Islamabad is cash-strapped and not in a position to play the role it aspired to.

I love this stuff! It’s interesting to watch the dominoes fall.

It makes one wonder.

Getalife:

Are you taking notes?

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 7:29 PM | Link to this

You guys are like brainwashed automatons.

Have you looked in the mirror lately, Corporal? You come here to spew lies and garbage and don’t even have your facts straight when you do it… so who’s the “automaton” that posts something that you’ve “heard” on hate-radio without even checking out the facts before you do it?

Step away from that bad Kool-Aid, Corporal. Your family will be much relieved.

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 7:33 PM | Link to this

And basically both these people were telling me that everybody they do business with is gearing up for an Obama victory by laying people off, by planning on layoffs. They are scared to death of the incoming new taxes that Obama is going to spread on everybody

DUH-Management, so you’re now admitting that you’re just a bunch of wusses? Going ahead and laying off people ahead of time before the Nov. election has even gotten here? Wow.

Namby-pambys.

By Goldie

October 24, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this

RWanker — so now you’re trying to blame corporations laying off thousands of jobs on the Dems who’ve controlled Congress for less than 2 years? You must’ve been a great economics student back in your day. Probably one of those great advisors paid by the Repug Party to extoll the virtues of “trickled-on” economics??? You and DUH are really just 2 pieces of economic genius.

By Dino

October 25, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

Goldie:

Again, try to think about this “Spreading the Wealth” idea in other terms (if you can comprehend). I will also try to explain the current economic crisis and its beginning.

Example #1:

John studies hard and gets a 100 on a test, but Jimmy who didn’t gets a 50. The teacher tells Johnny, “We have to spread the wealth….I will take 20 points from your test and give them to Jimmy! You will still have an 80 and Jimmy will pass woth a 70 and everyone will be happier, right?”…..WRONG!!!

Example #2:

You work hard in your job (you do work, right?…Not just collecting welfare?…) and your employer rewards you with a $1000 raise for doing such a good job. Michelle on the other hand, has done a very poor job and should be demoted. Still, your employer comes to you and says, “I am going to give Michelle $200 of your raise and let you keep $800….Now, everyone will be happier right?”…..WRONG!!!

Still, it’s your PATRIOTIC DUTY, right? BS!!

As far as the economic crisis, it was started due to increased lending by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lenders who could not pay back their loans and defaulted. Now, the Republicans (including McCain) wanted to regulate these fine institutions in 2004, but the Democrats (Frank, Pelosi, and the Anointed One himself) voted “NO”.

Now we find ourselves in this financial crisis and the ones who voted “NO” are now saying they will regulate government (yeah, right…..That’s like making the fox the watchdog of the henhouse!).

So, before blaming Bush (Who only SIGNS bills or VETOES bills), place the blame on those who did not ACT….The DEMOCRATS (they voted NO on the passage of this bill).

Now, I will wait until your reply, so you can try to spin doctor the truth (Like our Liberal-leaning Media) to make it fit your ideology.

By Rocco Pedestrian

October 26, 2008 1:25 AM | Link to this

I’m planning my victory dance - party at my house and we’re showing Blazing Saddles. The Sheriff is near!