Month: November 2008

Jude, Stupid Republican Tricks17 Comments

That Didn’t Take Long

Right on time. The crazy train is now boarding! I know that aFacebook group is about as effective as a Jell-O bullet, but it’s still interesting to watch the nutjobs get riled up. Impeach him for what? Getting seven-and-a-half million more votes than his opponent?  You people got beat. Badly. I know it hurts, but that’s the way it is. The people rejected Republicans and conservatism. So we’re gonna do things our way for a while.  And here’s a free electoral tip, slick: As long as you let the lunatics run the asylum, you’ll stay in the minority. If you … Continue reading That Didn’t Take Long

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Lord of the (Supersized) Fries

Hell hath no fury like a winger scorned, eh? On the one hand, you’ve got thepreemptive impeachers, then there’s Erik Erickson of Red State, full of righteous spittle, promising the wrath and fury of leprosy–or its political equivalent–to anyone who dares question the abilities of wingnut hero Sarah Palin, or, worse, whispers leaks to the likes of Carl Cameron, et al. As you might expect, Michele Malkin approves. I suppose this is the winger equivalent of introspection: screech, puff out your chest, maybe toss a few verbal rocks, threaten yet another “enemy”…and reach for some more supersize fries. Last week … Continue reading Lord of the (Supersized) Fries

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Something Sadder Than McCain’s MySpace Friends

The McCain-Palin Forum. In the unfortunate event that Obama should be elected president, let’s all relocate to Alaska and form our very own conservative republican community. Why Alaska? Well, for one thing, the democratic/liberal population is relatively small there in comparison to the rest of the country. Most of these die-hard liberal democrats will be unlikely to want to leave their nice homes in New York and Washington and their beach condos in Florida and California, and relocate to the wilds of Alaska. And we’d have an AWESOME governor! And yes, even though we would still be living under U.S. … Continue reading Something Sadder Than McCain’s MySpace Friends

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I Was Wrong

Mea culpa. Yes. I was wrong.My prediction, which many of my friends told me was impossibly optimistic, wasn’t optimistic enough. I like being in error that way. So thank you, people of North Carolina and Indiana, for proving me wrong. And the margins were pretty thin in Virginia and Florida, but not as thin as I’d imagined.  Dear news networks: You need better pundits. If I could make this surprisingly accurate call, sitting in my apartment with nothing more than a laptop and Internet access, just think what I could do for you. And I’ll work for half the salary … Continue reading I Was Wrong

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The Crazy. It Burns.

Can we get one of these for Pamela Geller, please? Just in case you thought that one of the right-wing’s leading Internet lights (remember, this woman scored an interview with US ambassador to the UN John Bolton) might step back from the brink after losing last night, think again: The Battle is Over, the War Begins Today I unpacked my winter clothes in preparation for a long winter, and a long winter is coming if not of the thermometer, then of the soul. A man that represents not simply an opposing view but the view of those who oppose America … Continue reading The Crazy. It Burns.

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I Don’t Know How Much Clearer We Can Be

But let me use all available typographic options to make this point: People hate the Republican party and they hate George W. Bush and think he has screwed up this country and they want massive, 180-degree sweeping changes that cut down all the weeds he has planted like the biggest thresher ever invented. Any Democrat who still takes Republicans seriously as a threat or thinks he will face political consequences for being too hard on the ignoble opposition is an idiot who has wandered afield of his village. The Editors ask what should be done with the MANDATE. My list … Continue reading I Don’t Know How Much Clearer We Can Be

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Waiting for God

I’m not as brave as Tommy, I don’t have the stomach for extended Freepi spelunking. I prefer the better-educated class of wingnuts over atThe Corner. Plus, I don’t need the whole hazmat gear, just a good strong pair of hip waders and some pepper spray. So here’s my favorite batshit quote of the night from over there. Ladies and gents, I give you the illustrious intellectual stylings of the saggy but stalwartly dim John Derbyshire (emphasis mine): I’m thinking of another election 29½ years ago, when Margaret Thatcher swept into power in the U.K. As I recall, there was no … Continue reading Waiting for God

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Winning the fight, regaining the spirit

It hurts to remember Steve didn’t make it all the way to see this but remember this also: he helped us get here, even though had he been along for the whole ride, he surely would have been, would still be, pissed at Obama over FISA, over the bailout, even more than the rest of us. You want coat tails? Remember these words. Decades from now, they will be in our history books: For the better part of a decade, the conservatives made liberal a dirty word. Well, it isn’t. It represents the best and most noble nature of what … Continue reading Winning the fight, regaining the spirit

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Tradition

My Mother, a lifelong Democrat, who came to the party because FDR eased her fears and gave her hope, would forever after have us sing the song when a Democrat won. It’s our tradition, all of ours.This is our moment, to sing it once again on this night of nights. Happy Days Are Here Again http://www.veoh.com/veohplayer.swf?permalinkId=v16453300gD9HW2SS&id=209954&player=videodetailsembedded&videoAutoPlay=0 WatchHappy Days are Here Again inVideo Blogs | View MoreFree Videos Online at Veoh.com Continue reading Tradition

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All about the “O”

John “Hindrocket” thinks the new Pepsi logo looks too Obama-esque.  Maybe so. However, I would point out that theCollege Republican National Committee’s symbol is a red and blue oval as well. Fun fact! Remember Hoaxtress Ashley Todd, a Texan college student who made a false police report (in the electorally important state of Pennsylvania) about a tall black man sexually assaulting her and carving a “B” on her face– a story which the McCain campaign and Drudgepushed? Well, according toBuzzflash, Ms. Ashley Todd was no mere “volunteer”, she was apaid employee of the aforementioned College Republican National Committee. I’m of … Continue reading All about the “O”

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered

We couldn’t see a thing. We got to the rally relatively early, at 6 p.m. or so, and though they’d said the gates wouldn’t open until 8:30 they pretty much had to let people in, or risk snarling traffic all through the Loop. So we got in through the various bottlenecks and then lined up, sardined in with thousands of others, and our view was only as good as the heads in front of us and the height of our heels allowed. I don’t have many pictures to show you. But I wanted you to hear it. I wanted you … Continue reading Signed, Sealed, Delivered

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The revolutionary costume of the day

I know we don’t usually ask “What are you wearing?” till we’re in the Crack Van, but costumery is on my mind today (and I also wanted an excuse to post this song, which I adore. ) My commute route winds past all three of my town’s voting locations and the folks standing on the periphery waving signs were dressed in some combination of red and/or blue and/or white. And when I stopped by the bank before coming into the office, I noticed all three drive-through tellers were in red, white, and blue. As for myself, even though I voted … Continue reading The revolutionary costume of the day

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Column: At Least He’s No Longer Putting People to Sleep

Link: Maybe it’s understandable. I mean, by this point in the Obama-McCain presidential campaign, which feels like it has been going on since 1994, everybody’s a little tired. And bored. And frustrated. And longing for something new. Anything new, really. It’s why so-called “gaffes” make news: The reporters covering the rallies have heard the same speech 100 times; should Joe Biden seemingly forget his own running mate’s name (oh, Joey) or Barack Obama accidentally add a few states to the 50 in which he already plans to campaign, at least it’s something they haven’t heard before. Viewed through the prism … Continue reading Column: At Least He’s No Longer Putting People to Sleep

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Just in case you forgot what we’re fighting against…

This will be my only post of the day. I spent most of yesterday in the Doctor’s office, or waiting for my prescription to be filled, or sleeping the sleep of the drugged. (I aspirated a piece of chopped onion and started seeing blood after a couple of days of trying to cough it out)I wasn’t around to sweep up the comments that got deleted, but if you look at the posts the Free Republic mods left in, I think you can imagine the ones they deleted. In case you are still thinking “bipartisanshp”, I want you to forget that … Continue reading Just in case you forgot what we’re fighting against…

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I’m Voting Today

Because when the Iraq War began, my little sister was in high school. She’ll graduate college this spring. Because my little brother is of draft age. Because there’s a picture on my bulletin board of my cousin’s husband in uniform, and I want him to stay home and safe for her. Because Congress can have my grandmother’s Social Security when they pry it from my cold dead hands. Because my mother took me to church and I took all that “you shall not side with the great against the powerless” stuff seriously. Because my parents’ retirement should be secure. Because … Continue reading I’m Voting Today

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All ya’ll from Texas, lissen up

Warning: in case any of you folks in my home state decided to skip voting because McCain is likely to carry the state… You better damn well vote, no matter what. Remember, there’s more than one race going on: I mean, seriously, do you want real boots on the ground or Six more years of fake cowboy idealogue cowshit fromSen. Box Turtle?   Rick Noriega for US Senate. Remember, if you don’t vote, I WILL find you. Continue reading All ya’ll from Texas, lissen up

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Looking Back And Looking Forward

Well, it’s finally just about over. If I were a betting man, I’d lay money that Barack Obama is going to be the 44th president of the United States of America.  Think about that for just a minute. In January, a Black man will take the oath of office. He will become the most powerful politician in a country that, in living memory, killed people who looked like him based on rumor. And people made these killings into picnic events.  Marion, Indiana, 1930. More recently, people in this country killed other people, who often looked like Obama, because they tried … Continue reading Looking Back And Looking Forward