Joseph West commented on Tamara Holder Smacks Down Michelle Malkin’s Fast And Furious Hatriotism
2012-06-21 12:47:03 -0400
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Brian Shanahan wrote “your âteamâ won, the other team should sit back and watch US get FORCED, unconstitutionally, into becoming Franceâ¦?”
To which I write, “Bwahahahahaha.”
Brian, that was the most incredibly inane (but not quite insane) thing I think I’ve ever read.
Oops, but wait, there’s even more:
“Hey, WE ARE THE TEAM, Dems, Reps and all⦠no matter WHO is in office, we should hold them all under a microscope and keep them within constitutional limits⦔
Written like a true FoxNoise follower who, quite likely, doesn’t remember when HIS side was routinely ignoring those “constitutional limits” on a daily basis with FoxNoise’s blind obeisance. (It’s still not quite as inane a comment as the first bit I quoted.)
You know, though, if the FoxNoise followers were REALLY as adamant to “hold them all under a microscope” as you insist “we” all should, then perhaps you’d be willing to ask why the Reps (aka GOPers) didn’t do their job when THEY were in control of Congress under Dubya. Perhaps you’d be willing to explain why the current crop of GOPers haven’t been asked to explain why they had to LIE in 2010 to get elected. (Remember 2010? “Jobs, jobs, jobs. That’s the first and only priority when I’m elected.” Then comes Jan 3, 2011, and suddenly, “jobs” falls to the bottom of the list of ANY GOPer’s priorities.) Again, it’d be easier to buy your swill about “WE ARE THE TEAM” if PART of that “team” were willing to understand what being a “team” entails. When a PROMINENT member of one party states that HIS goal, and that of his party, is to ensure that Obama is a one-term President and that ANYTHING is acceptable to ensure that (even if it means voting against raising the debt ceiling this time, even though you voted FOR it, every time under his predecessor), then that’s a sure sign that there’s NO “team” involved.
To which I write, “Bwahahahahaha.”
Brian, that was the most incredibly inane (but not quite insane) thing I think I’ve ever read.
Oops, but wait, there’s even more:
“Hey, WE ARE THE TEAM, Dems, Reps and all⦠no matter WHO is in office, we should hold them all under a microscope and keep them within constitutional limits⦔
Written like a true FoxNoise follower who, quite likely, doesn’t remember when HIS side was routinely ignoring those “constitutional limits” on a daily basis with FoxNoise’s blind obeisance. (It’s still not quite as inane a comment as the first bit I quoted.)
You know, though, if the FoxNoise followers were REALLY as adamant to “hold them all under a microscope” as you insist “we” all should, then perhaps you’d be willing to ask why the Reps (aka GOPers) didn’t do their job when THEY were in control of Congress under Dubya. Perhaps you’d be willing to explain why the current crop of GOPers haven’t been asked to explain why they had to LIE in 2010 to get elected. (Remember 2010? “Jobs, jobs, jobs. That’s the first and only priority when I’m elected.” Then comes Jan 3, 2011, and suddenly, “jobs” falls to the bottom of the list of ANY GOPer’s priorities.) Again, it’d be easier to buy your swill about “WE ARE THE TEAM” if PART of that “team” were willing to understand what being a “team” entails. When a PROMINENT member of one party states that HIS goal, and that of his party, is to ensure that Obama is a one-term President and that ANYTHING is acceptable to ensure that (even if it means voting against raising the debt ceiling this time, even though you voted FOR it, every time under his predecessor), then that’s a sure sign that there’s NO “team” involved.
Joseph West commented on Sarah Palin Plays A Constitutional Expert On Fox News
2012-06-20 16:14:33 -0400
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It looks like Rick Patel (and seriously, what kind of name is that for a good, ’Merkin conservative?*) just learned the meaning of “alliteration” and decided to grace us all with his (its?) newfound knowledge.
*’Cause you know, the only “Patels” I’ve ever known were kind of brown-skinned folks from India who, except for their “anchor babies,” tended to have accents that would be mocked by the conservative folks inhabiting the FoxNation.
*’Cause you know, the only “Patels” I’ve ever known were kind of brown-skinned folks from India who, except for their “anchor babies,” tended to have accents that would be mocked by the conservative folks inhabiting the FoxNation.
Joseph West commented on Bernard Goldberg Really Needs To Pay More Attention To Fox News If He Thinks There’s No Racism In Obama Criticism
2012-06-20 01:30:40 -0400
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So, by Goldberg’s reasoning, people who disagree with Israeli policies shouldn’t worry about being called anti-Semitic, and people who disagree with the religious right shouldn’t worry about being called atheists.
Of course, he’ll never accept that equivalency.
Of course, he’ll never accept that equivalency.
Joseph West commented on Fox News Regular Likens Unions To Cartels
2012-06-18 04:56:08 -0400
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Gee, the amount of sheer stupidity in that was utterly amazing.
I know right-wingers don’t like silly inconveniences like facts, but the reality of unions is that union membership is at all-time lows. Unions did more than just “prevented child labor,” they actually HELPED make that “American Dream” a reality. Unions helped ensure wages that allowed people to indulge in silly things like spending—on all sorts of non-essential things like cars and houses.
If these right-wingers would look at how wages for ORDINARY people (you know, the folks that FoxNoise’s hosts and guests pretend to be concerned about) have steadily declined as union membership has declined over the last 30 years (interesting economic tidbit—Reagan froze minimum wage at $3.35 an hour AND, instead of dealing fairly with PATCO, simply fired all striking workers, and 30 years later, we’re seeing the very safety issues re-emerge that the PATCO strikers were trying to raise awareness about). That, of course, is too much to hope for. Right-wingers, especially the FoxNoise crew, have a near-psychopathic aversion to facts and reality, preferring to remain in their little bubble.
I know right-wingers don’t like silly inconveniences like facts, but the reality of unions is that union membership is at all-time lows. Unions did more than just “prevented child labor,” they actually HELPED make that “American Dream” a reality. Unions helped ensure wages that allowed people to indulge in silly things like spending—on all sorts of non-essential things like cars and houses.
If these right-wingers would look at how wages for ORDINARY people (you know, the folks that FoxNoise’s hosts and guests pretend to be concerned about) have steadily declined as union membership has declined over the last 30 years (interesting economic tidbit—Reagan froze minimum wage at $3.35 an hour AND, instead of dealing fairly with PATCO, simply fired all striking workers, and 30 years later, we’re seeing the very safety issues re-emerge that the PATCO strikers were trying to raise awareness about). That, of course, is too much to hope for. Right-wingers, especially the FoxNoise crew, have a near-psychopathic aversion to facts and reality, preferring to remain in their little bubble.
Joseph West commented on State of the Nation: Annoying Songs, Bus on a Rampage, Bush on a Spike, and More
2012-06-16 02:01:22 -0400
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Wait a minute. “Papa Don’t Preach” is supposed to annoy liberals? Funny. I remember when the song first came out, the biggest outrage came from (wait for it) the Roman Catholic Church (there was even a story about some priest who got a group of young girls doing a retort called “Madonna Don’t Preach”).
What anti-abortion people (and other braindead conservatives) don’t seem to get about the song is that the song is a very PRO-CHOICE song. The girl is CHOOSING to keep the baby despite everything her peers are telling her, and she’s reaching out to her father for help and understanding, begging him not to judge her or turn his back on her. (Now, consider how REAL-LIFE “anti-abortion” folks tend to react when their precious little princesses get knocked up, especially by a guy that mom and dad don’t like.)
What anti-abortion people (and other braindead conservatives) don’t seem to get about the song is that the song is a very PRO-CHOICE song. The girl is CHOOSING to keep the baby despite everything her peers are telling her, and she’s reaching out to her father for help and understanding, begging him not to judge her or turn his back on her. (Now, consider how REAL-LIFE “anti-abortion” folks tend to react when their precious little princesses get knocked up, especially by a guy that mom and dad don’t like.)
Joseph West commented on Norquist Talks Up False Benefits Of Abolishing Income Taxes
2012-06-15 14:57:30 -0400
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Joe, would you mind specifying which “like you” you’re talking about?
Joseph West commented on The Eric Holder Witch Hunt Is An Opening Act For The 2012 Election
2012-06-13 22:04:40 -0400
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Patel, Holder is a far superior Attorney General compared to his predecessors, the torture sympathizers, Mukasey and Gonzalez, and sex-phobic Ashcroft.
The only reason you consider Holder to be “incompetent, insufferable or indefensible” is because he’s a Black man who works for a Black (Dem) President. If he were doing the same things for a white (GOP) President, you wouldn’t have the least problem with him and you damn well know it, you sorry troll.
None of the Dubya AGs went after legitimate GOP voter fraud cases (can you say “Ann Coulter?”; I’m sure you can) or GOP voter intimidation cases (I’ll point out the irony that Rick Scott’s currently responsible for more voter intimidation than the New Black Panthers were ever accused of—you don’t seem to have a problem with that) nor do you seem to have a problem with the fact that “Fast and Furious” began in the Dubya Administration under the name “Wide Receiver” (with AG Gonzalez in charge).
Of course, don’t let the facts get in the way of your right-wing trolling. After all, everyone knows that the truth has a liberal bias, and all the spin from FoxNoise (and the “No-Spin” from Bill “You say loofah, I say falafel” O’Reilly) can’t change that.
The only reason you consider Holder to be “incompetent, insufferable or indefensible” is because he’s a Black man who works for a Black (Dem) President. If he were doing the same things for a white (GOP) President, you wouldn’t have the least problem with him and you damn well know it, you sorry troll.
None of the Dubya AGs went after legitimate GOP voter fraud cases (can you say “Ann Coulter?”; I’m sure you can) or GOP voter intimidation cases (I’ll point out the irony that Rick Scott’s currently responsible for more voter intimidation than the New Black Panthers were ever accused of—you don’t seem to have a problem with that) nor do you seem to have a problem with the fact that “Fast and Furious” began in the Dubya Administration under the name “Wide Receiver” (with AG Gonzalez in charge).
Of course, don’t let the facts get in the way of your right-wing trolling. After all, everyone knows that the truth has a liberal bias, and all the spin from FoxNoise (and the “No-Spin” from Bill “You say loofah, I say falafel” O’Reilly) can’t change that.
Joseph West commented on Steve Doocy Says It's OK For Christians To Discriminate Against Gays?
2012-06-13 17:10:31 -0400
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Brian, the couple (as I understood the case) DID go to another photographer but only AFTER this “christian” douche was made aware that the planned photo shoot was for a same-sex ceremony at which point the “christian” woman declared that such a ceremony violated her religious beliefs. (Bear in mind this incident happened in 2006.)
Now, why this is so important is because the woman’s beliefs COULD very well have been used by her to refuse her services (which ARE made available to the public—they’re NOT “private”) to an interracial couple or even an interfaith couple (or even an interracial, atheist couple). NONE of those denials of service would be legal under ANY circumstances. But, she apparently believes that she has a “right” to refuse service to same-sex couples based solely on her religious beliefs. Heck, what if the bride—in a “traditional” male-female couple—wanted to wear a woman’s tuxedo instead of some Bridezilla creation? The photographer COULD assert her “religious beliefs” to refuse to take pictures. Would you find that an acceptable argument?
New Mexico has a Human Rights Act that “places of public accommodation not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation” (as a HuffPost article states). If you want to run and maintain a business in New Mexico, and you intend on “serving the public,” you HAVE to abide by this requirement. (I would guess that, if you simply take pictures as a sideline or hobby, you would be largely exempt from the requirement; presumably such an individual doesn’t advertise but instead relies on word-of-mouth, and presumably charges just a small fee. Kind of the way a person might be willing to bake cakes or cookies for fellow congregants or co-workers who, in turn, tell others about the person but who doesn’t really “make a living” out of the baking jobs but just does it in their spare time or to make a few extra dollars.)
Now, why this is so important is because the woman’s beliefs COULD very well have been used by her to refuse her services (which ARE made available to the public—they’re NOT “private”) to an interracial couple or even an interfaith couple (or even an interracial, atheist couple). NONE of those denials of service would be legal under ANY circumstances. But, she apparently believes that she has a “right” to refuse service to same-sex couples based solely on her religious beliefs. Heck, what if the bride—in a “traditional” male-female couple—wanted to wear a woman’s tuxedo instead of some Bridezilla creation? The photographer COULD assert her “religious beliefs” to refuse to take pictures. Would you find that an acceptable argument?
New Mexico has a Human Rights Act that “places of public accommodation not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation” (as a HuffPost article states). If you want to run and maintain a business in New Mexico, and you intend on “serving the public,” you HAVE to abide by this requirement. (I would guess that, if you simply take pictures as a sideline or hobby, you would be largely exempt from the requirement; presumably such an individual doesn’t advertise but instead relies on word-of-mouth, and presumably charges just a small fee. Kind of the way a person might be willing to bake cakes or cookies for fellow congregants or co-workers who, in turn, tell others about the person but who doesn’t really “make a living” out of the baking jobs but just does it in their spare time or to make a few extra dollars.)
Joseph West commented on Fox Nation Actively Campaigns For Allen West?
2012-06-13 01:43:39 -0400
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@Rick: Too bad the same theory doesn’t apply when right-wing nutcases (much like yourself) oppose and criticize such folks as President Obama, Rev Jesse Jackson, Rev Al Sharpton, Rep Maxine Waters or that New York school principal who chose to show some musical judgment by barring Lee Greenwood’s piece of garbage.
Allen West is a worthless piece of garbage who needs to be serving time in a military stockade for his war crimes.
And, Rick, you need to go troll elsewhere.
Allen West is a worthless piece of garbage who needs to be serving time in a military stockade for his war crimes.
And, Rick, you need to go troll elsewhere.
Joseph West commented on Cavuto Interview Suggests GOP Wants Scott To Back Off Voter Purge
2012-06-12 14:31:12 -0400
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From Kevin Koster: “It has to do with Romney going as far to the right as he could in order to survive the primaries. But in the general election if he stays that far over, he canât get the independents or the moderates. If he moves, the Obama campaign will jump on each instance of flip-flopping, and his harder right supporters will abandon him.”
Well, you’re being very optimistic. I can’t see the Obama campaign doing any “jumping on” the flip-flopping. And the way the “news media” currently works, an item leads on FoxNoise (which, of course, would paint such a tactic by the Obama campaign as “signs of desperation” and an “inability to defend Obama’s own record”) and then moves to the rest of the right-wing noise machine which FoxNoise then uses to “prove the truth” of their initial story. From the right-wing noise machine, it then gets picked up by the “centrist” media (CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC) which repeats the original FoxNoise item—with NO contrary comment from a real Dem, much less someone with the Obama team (except, of course, to “defend” Obama’s record—thereby throwing the original issue of Romney’s flip-flopping completely by the wayside).
Pretty much, an attack ad by the Obama camp on “Romney the Flip-Flopper” would—within a week’s time, at most—become a story showing Obama’s unwillingness to defend his entire record.
If you think I’m wrong, two words for you: Shirley Sherrod.
Well, you’re being very optimistic. I can’t see the Obama campaign doing any “jumping on” the flip-flopping. And the way the “news media” currently works, an item leads on FoxNoise (which, of course, would paint such a tactic by the Obama campaign as “signs of desperation” and an “inability to defend Obama’s own record”) and then moves to the rest of the right-wing noise machine which FoxNoise then uses to “prove the truth” of their initial story. From the right-wing noise machine, it then gets picked up by the “centrist” media (CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC) which repeats the original FoxNoise item—with NO contrary comment from a real Dem, much less someone with the Obama team (except, of course, to “defend” Obama’s record—thereby throwing the original issue of Romney’s flip-flopping completely by the wayside).
Pretty much, an attack ad by the Obama camp on “Romney the Flip-Flopper” would—within a week’s time, at most—become a story showing Obama’s unwillingness to defend his entire record.
If you think I’m wrong, two words for you: Shirley Sherrod.
Joseph West commented on Karl Rove’s Super PAC “Jokes” That Commerce Secretary Bryson’s Seizure Was Drunk Driving
2012-06-12 01:39:36 -0400
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You know, Rove needs to be VERY careful. By posting that “humorous” tweet, he very publicly DEFAMED a sitting Cabinet member. That, friends, is libel, a criminally-prosecutable action and Rove really doesn’t have any legal protection here. (Rove should be thankful. A couple hundred years ago, that kind of comment could lead to pistols at dawn. He might want to recall the story of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.)
Joseph West commented on Fox & Friends Promote Outrage Over Lee Greenwood's Patriotic Song Nixed By School Principal "Pulling Plug On Patriotism"
2012-06-11 11:54:18 -0400
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Now, waitaminute here. FoxNoise is ACTIVELY attacking a CHRISTIAN woman who seems to be standing up for her RELIGIOUS principles? Let’s introduce “Fox & Friends” to a new word to add to their vocabulary: HYPOCRISY.
These are the same fascists who have no problem supporting “good Christians” who are “under attack” for “sticking up for their religious beliefs.” So a woman of another CHRISTIAN denomination is being attacked because she’s not the RIGHT Christian denomination.
And Lee Greenwood really needs to take a moment and ask himself if “there’s a difference between allegiance and worship,” why then does HIS song invoke a religious principle (a “blessing” from a deity) for a song that’s little more than a jingoistic piece of tripe? (I’d also note that the difference between allegiance and worship is really a very fine line, especially depending on one’s political mindset or one’s sports enthusiasm. If you have any doubts about the latter, just talk to almost any Southerner about college football. The line there between “allegiance” to one’s team and “worship” of that team is incredibly fine.)
And, instead of the woman talking to Greenwood’s “Baptist pastor,” perhaps HE should spend a few minutes talking to her minister or elder. He might be surprised to learn that the JW’s aren’t too far removed from most Baptists (especially those of the Southern Baptist variety)—aside from the flag and other faux-patriotism issues.
These are the same fascists who have no problem supporting “good Christians” who are “under attack” for “sticking up for their religious beliefs.” So a woman of another CHRISTIAN denomination is being attacked because she’s not the RIGHT Christian denomination.
And Lee Greenwood really needs to take a moment and ask himself if “there’s a difference between allegiance and worship,” why then does HIS song invoke a religious principle (a “blessing” from a deity) for a song that’s little more than a jingoistic piece of tripe? (I’d also note that the difference between allegiance and worship is really a very fine line, especially depending on one’s political mindset or one’s sports enthusiasm. If you have any doubts about the latter, just talk to almost any Southerner about college football. The line there between “allegiance” to one’s team and “worship” of that team is incredibly fine.)
And, instead of the woman talking to Greenwood’s “Baptist pastor,” perhaps HE should spend a few minutes talking to her minister or elder. He might be surprised to learn that the JW’s aren’t too far removed from most Baptists (especially those of the Southern Baptist variety)—aside from the flag and other faux-patriotism issues.
Joseph West commented on Todd Starnes Notices Male Thongs & Leather Chaps At Gay Pride Parade
2012-06-10 23:25:21 -0400
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The “officer” who answered Starnes’ baiting question about “straight pride” SHOULD have said, “Take your pick—St Patrick’s Day or Columbus Day. Or you can always go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras*.”
*Okay—Mardi Gras doesn’t really discriminate against gays as a lot of the krewes who sponsor the floats include LGBT members, and I believe a couple are all-LGBT. But, let’s face it—there are a lot more straight folks (not all of whom are Catholics) than LGBTs hanging out in New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
*Okay—Mardi Gras doesn’t really discriminate against gays as a lot of the krewes who sponsor the floats include LGBT members, and I believe a couple are all-LGBT. But, let’s face it—there are a lot more straight folks (not all of whom are Catholics) than LGBTs hanging out in New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
Joseph West commented on Fox Priest Fr. Jonathan Morris Promotes Prayer In Public School
2012-06-10 13:34:45 -0400
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As the old saying goes, “As long as there are tests in schools, there will always be prayer.” What these right-wingers seem to NOT understand is that even Jesus was opposed to showy and public displays of prayer because, no matter how much the person offering the prayer may mean it or how devout the person offering the prayer may be, the fact is that the prayer itself has no real meaning.
Joseph West commented on Hannity Wishes Romney Were More Like Scott Walker
2012-06-10 02:21:43 -0400
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Would I be guilty of indulging in schadenfreude if I hope that Walker, after surviving the recall effort, loses his job as a result of the investigation?
Or, wouldn’t it be just incredibly sweet if, because of this investigation, Walker pulls a Palin and resigns the governorship?
(Hey, one can dream, can’t one?0
Or, wouldn’t it be just incredibly sweet if, because of this investigation, Walker pulls a Palin and resigns the governorship?
(Hey, one can dream, can’t one?0
Joseph West commented on Todd Starnes’ Outrage of the Week: Conservative Film Producer Snubbed by Montana High School
2012-06-10 02:17:12 -0400
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“Molen, in a letter to the local paper, said he wasnât planning to make any political statements in his speech at the high school.”
So, Mr Molen, perhaps you wouldn’t mind PRINTING the contents of your speech. The ORIGINAL speech, mind you. (Not the one that you’ve likely written to remove any political commentary that you were going to “share” until your true colors were revealed.)
So, Mr Molen, perhaps you wouldn’t mind PRINTING the contents of your speech. The ORIGINAL speech, mind you. (Not the one that you’ve likely written to remove any political commentary that you were going to “share” until your true colors were revealed.)
Joseph West commented on Hatriot Michelle Malkin Attacks Bill Press’ Patriotism
2012-06-07 17:19:35 -0400
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I wonder: Whenever Michelle Malkin looks into a mirror (and presuming the mirror doesn’t crack in self-defense), does she hate what she sees? After all, no matter how right-wing Malkin wants to be, she’ll never be the rich white good Christian b*tch (or, in deference to the recently-cancelled show, “belle”) she so desperately wants to be. At least, not until she goes in for some chemical treatments to bleach her skin.
Malkin, no matter how much she hates the idea, IS a minority in this country. (And unless she moves back to the family homeland of the Philippines, she’ll never be a REAL part of the “majority” she so desperately wants to be.)
Malkin, no matter how much she hates the idea, IS a minority in this country. (And unless she moves back to the family homeland of the Philippines, she’ll never be a REAL part of the “majority” she so desperately wants to be.)
Joseph West commented on Liberal Van Susteren Complains GOP Not Tough Enough With Eric Holder In Fast And Furious Case
2012-06-07 04:02:46 -0400
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Greta harpy-shrieked, “we got answers really lickity-split fast out of Peru in the Secret Service scandal.”
Could someone please tell me exactly WHAT “Secret Service scandal” took place in Peru? I’m familiar with the scandal that happened in COLOMBIA, but I hadn’t heard of one in Peru. Then again, this IS FoxNoise we’re talking about and DOYC knows that the FoxNoise bobbleheads aren’t really the sharpest axes in the tool shed. Okay, Peru is close to Colombia, so I guess we can give Greta some points for getting a country that (1) speaks the same language, (2) is on the same continent, and (3) has a dangerously similar problem with narco-terrorism. (Nah. That might screw up the FoxNoise grading curve.)
Could someone please tell me exactly WHAT “Secret Service scandal” took place in Peru? I’m familiar with the scandal that happened in COLOMBIA, but I hadn’t heard of one in Peru. Then again, this IS FoxNoise we’re talking about and DOYC knows that the FoxNoise bobbleheads aren’t really the sharpest axes in the tool shed. Okay, Peru is close to Colombia, so I guess we can give Greta some points for getting a country that (1) speaks the same language, (2) is on the same continent, and (3) has a dangerously similar problem with narco-terrorism. (Nah. That might screw up the FoxNoise grading curve.)
Joseph West commented on Sarah Palin: Wisconsin Recall Election Shows President Obama’s Goose Is Cooked
2012-06-06 16:41:58 -0400
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I’m a bit curious, Greg. I’d appreciate if you could explain this comment of yours: “Ousting a governor for purely policy reasons did not sit well with a lot of voters.”
My curiosity comes from the fact that “purely policy reasons” is usually THE prime motivation for “ousting” any elected official. If the GOP didn’t have “purely policy reasons,” then none of the clowns who ran for the nomination would’ve bothered running in the first place.
Why did all the Teabaggers get elected in 2010 (replacing State legislators, governors, even US Representatives and Senators) if they weren’t running for “purely policy reasons?”
No one who runs for an elected office runs on the platform of “Well, I like the current ____________ but I think I could do the job as well as s/he by continuing the policies s/he’s currently doing.” (Okay—perhaps there’s a rare case of someone from one party replacing his/her party’s current elected official who’s chosen to retire from office. But that is the exception, not the rule.)
Remember the 2008 campaign? Democrats were describing the GOP candidate as “McSame” while (blindly—IMO) following Obama’s “hope and CHANGE” ideas. Most of that “hope and change” was based on Obama’s supporters belief that, at the core, they were electing someone for “purely policy reasons.” Dubya hadn’t offered any sense of “hope” during his time in office and certainly hadn’t really done much in the way of positive “change” and McCain was slammed as offering neither. So, “hope and change” was basically “purely policy reasons.”
That’s why I just don’t get what you meant by that particular phrase. Any election that DOESN’T produce a candidate who’s running for “purely policy reasons” and hoping to defeat the incumbent (whether the candidate’s on the left or on the right—or even within the same party, as with Sen Lugar’s defeat by a more extremist Republicon), and you don’t really have an election.
My curiosity comes from the fact that “purely policy reasons” is usually THE prime motivation for “ousting” any elected official. If the GOP didn’t have “purely policy reasons,” then none of the clowns who ran for the nomination would’ve bothered running in the first place.
Why did all the Teabaggers get elected in 2010 (replacing State legislators, governors, even US Representatives and Senators) if they weren’t running for “purely policy reasons?”
No one who runs for an elected office runs on the platform of “Well, I like the current ____________ but I think I could do the job as well as s/he by continuing the policies s/he’s currently doing.” (Okay—perhaps there’s a rare case of someone from one party replacing his/her party’s current elected official who’s chosen to retire from office. But that is the exception, not the rule.)
Remember the 2008 campaign? Democrats were describing the GOP candidate as “McSame” while (blindly—IMO) following Obama’s “hope and CHANGE” ideas. Most of that “hope and change” was based on Obama’s supporters belief that, at the core, they were electing someone for “purely policy reasons.” Dubya hadn’t offered any sense of “hope” during his time in office and certainly hadn’t really done much in the way of positive “change” and McCain was slammed as offering neither. So, “hope and change” was basically “purely policy reasons.”
That’s why I just don’t get what you meant by that particular phrase. Any election that DOESN’T produce a candidate who’s running for “purely policy reasons” and hoping to defeat the incumbent (whether the candidate’s on the left or on the right—or even within the same party, as with Sen Lugar’s defeat by a more extremist Republicon), and you don’t really have an election.
Joseph West commented on Martha MacCallum Says Most Italian Business Are Corrupt?
2012-06-02 14:15:04 -0400
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Perhaps Martha needs a refresher in who the last Italian Prime Minister was? Maybe she should look up the name Silvio Berlusconi. Okay. Italian? Check. (Kind of a given to be PM of Italy.) Capitalist? Check. Corrupt? Major check. Right-winger? Major, major check. Thought the law didn’t apply to him? Major, major check. Vatican buddy? Major, major check.
Now. Let’s see how Roger Ailes compares. Italian? No. (Of course, has anyone seen Ailes’ birth certificate? The “long-form?”) Capitalist? Check. Corrupt? I’m gonna mark it as “Check” (he’s aligned with Rupert Murdoch who owns FoxNoise and we all know about Murdoch; Ailes has to know just as much—unless he only gets his news from FoxNoise). Right-winger? Major, major check. Thinks the law doesn’t apply to him? Pretty much, check. Vatican buddy? Oh, major, MAJOR check.
Hmmmm. Maybe I’m on to something. It’s less about “Italian” and more about “Vatican buddy.”
Now. Let’s see how Roger Ailes compares. Italian? No. (Of course, has anyone seen Ailes’ birth certificate? The “long-form?”) Capitalist? Check. Corrupt? I’m gonna mark it as “Check” (he’s aligned with Rupert Murdoch who owns FoxNoise and we all know about Murdoch; Ailes has to know just as much—unless he only gets his news from FoxNoise). Right-winger? Major, major check. Thinks the law doesn’t apply to him? Pretty much, check. Vatican buddy? Oh, major, MAJOR check.
Hmmmm. Maybe I’m on to something. It’s less about “Italian” and more about “Vatican buddy.”