Category: Stupid Blue Dog Tricks

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The T Word

Peter Adrastos Athas

I’ve tried to avoid election post-mortems. But I’m a political junkie so my efforts to bury the recent past were futile. The problem with most of them is that they haven’t focused on the big problem for Democrats: the T word. No, not teawads but TURNOUT. The national turnout was 36.3%, which is beyond pitiful. It’s woeful and many other words ending in ful. It’s also becoming a chronic problem in off-year elections since Republicans tend to vote in every election. That means that Congress, state leges, and Governors are all more conservative than the general public. That’s the main … Continue reading The T Word

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Chickenshit or Lazy or Evil, Take Your Pick

Allison Hantschel

Maybe all of the above:  One of the clearest demonstrations of the contradiction came during the Republican National Convention in 2012, when the party gave one night of speeches over to the theme, “We did build that,” a deliberate misinterpretation of something the president had said. Speaker after speaker spoke of how they pulled themselves up and built their success without interference from “government.” By the end of the night, the bootstraps has been pulled up so hard and so long that they must’ve extended from Tampa halfway through Alabama. But there was a curious thing about these speeches. A … Continue reading Chickenshit or Lazy or Evil, Take Your Pick

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Dr. Empty Suit Speaks

Peter Adrastos Athas

I haven’t written much about the Gret Stet Senate race because it’s a rather depressing topic. Mary Landrieu, instead of subtly tacking to the right as is her usual pattern, has gone full blown blue dog on a wide variety of issues. We’ll see if it works, but my nose is sorer than usual from wearing a clothespin when I contemplate the race. The good news is that the other guy is much worse. He’s also a dumbass with limited knowledge of the history of the institution he wants to serve in: Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said Senate Majority Leader Harry … Continue reading Dr. Empty Suit Speaks

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we’re all very sorry but what are we doing?

Allison Hantschel

Hillary, finally:  We can’t ignore the inequities that persist in our justice system that undermine our most deeply held values of fairness and equality. Imagine what he with would feel and what we would do if white drivers were three times as likely to be searched by police during a traffic stop as black drivers. Instead of the other way around; if white offenders received prison sentences 10 percent longer than black offenders for the same crimes; if a third of all white men, just look at this room and take one-third, went to prison during their lifetime. Imagine that. … Continue reading we’re all very sorry but what are we doing?

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Your problems are nothing

Allison Hantschel

Charlie, trying to be patient:  If Obama’s speeches aren’t as dramatic as they used to be, this is why: the White House                   believes a presidential speech on a politically charged topic is as likely to make things worse as to make things better. It is as likely to infuriate conservatives as it is to inspire liberals. [snip] Weariness in a president is understandable. It’s the worst job in the world. I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that I should never vote for anyone who campaigns for the office because they … Continue reading Your problems are nothing

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Oh Spare Me, Now That You’ve Got Yours

Allison Hantschel

He's not wrong about this:  He turned out to be something else altogether. To blame Republicans ignores a glaring truth: Obama’s record is worst where they had little or no role to play. It wasn’t Republicans who prosecuted all those whistle-blowers and hired all those lobbyists; who authorized drone strikes or kept the NSA chugging along; who reneged on the public option, the minimum wage and aid to homeowners. It wasn’t even Republicans who turned a blind eye to Wall Street corruption and excessive executive compensation. It was Obama. But for fuck's sake, this didn't happen in the past eight … Continue reading Oh Spare Me, Now That You’ve Got Yours

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Allison Hantschel

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Allison Hantschel

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Allison Hantschel

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Allison Hantschel

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Allison Hantschel

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Allison Hantschel

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Allison Hantschel

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Allison Hantschel

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

Athenae, Stupid Blue Dog Tricks, Stupid Republican Tricks4 Comments

Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

For serious: “A huge portion of the electorate that’s going to be her target don’t remember the Clinton administration at all,” Tim Miller, who’s heading an anti-Hillary PAC called America Rising, told TPM recently. “A lot of the negative stuff about the Clinton era has congealed into like a joke or a historical blip, but people don’t remember the details.” “While that’s not going to be central to our nominee’s campaign against Hillary, what was happening in 1994,” he continued, “I do think it’s important for that to be part of the discussion about her, so that the folks who … Continue reading Because Nobody Cares About Blowjobs Anymore

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Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

Allison Hantschel

Oh, for shit’s sake: And it’s not just changing culture. Over the last half century, various branches of government have also taken plenty of proactive steps to marginalize religion. Prayer in public school has been banned. Creches can no longer be set up in front of city hall. Parochial schools are forbidden from receiving public funds. The Ten Commandments can’t be displayed in courtrooms. Catholic hospitals are required to cover contraceptives for their employees. Gay marriage is legal in more than a dozen states and the number is growing rapidly. In order: No. No. Except not. Big fucking deal. Horseshit. … Continue reading Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

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Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

Allison Hantschel

Oh, for shit’s sake: And it’s not just changing culture. Over the last half century, various branches of government have also taken plenty of proactive steps to marginalize religion. Prayer in public school has been banned. Creches can no longer be set up in front of city hall. Parochial schools are forbidden from receiving public funds. The Ten Commandments can’t be displayed in courtrooms. Catholic hospitals are required to cover contraceptives for their employees. Gay marriage is legal in more than a dozen states and the number is growing rapidly. In order: No. No. Except not. Big fucking deal. Horseshit. … Continue reading Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

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Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

Allison Hantschel

Oh, for shit’s sake: And it’s not just changing culture. Over the last half century, various branches of government have also taken plenty of proactive steps to marginalize religion. Prayer in public school has been banned. Creches can no longer be set up in front of city hall. Parochial schools are forbidden from receiving public funds. The Ten Commandments can’t be displayed in courtrooms. Catholic hospitals are required to cover contraceptives for their employees. Gay marriage is legal in more than a dozen states and the number is growing rapidly. In order: No. No. Except not. Big fucking deal. Horseshit. … Continue reading Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

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Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

Allison Hantschel

Oh, for shit’s sake: And it’s not just changing culture. Over the last half century, various branches of government have also taken plenty of proactive steps to marginalize religion. Prayer in public school has been banned. Creches can no longer be set up in front of city hall. Parochial schools are forbidden from receiving public funds. The Ten Commandments can’t be displayed in courtrooms. Catholic hospitals are required to cover contraceptives for their employees. Gay marriage is legal in more than a dozen states and the number is growing rapidly. In order: No. No. Except not. Big fucking deal. Horseshit. … Continue reading Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

Athenae, Religion, Stupid Blue Dog Tricks5 Comments

Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

Allison Hantschel

Oh, for shit’s sake: And it’s not just changing culture. Over the last half century, various branches of government have also taken plenty of proactive steps to marginalize religion. Prayer in public school has been banned. Creches can no longer be set up in front of city hall. Parochial schools are forbidden from receiving public funds. The Ten Commandments can’t be displayed in courtrooms. Catholic hospitals are required to cover contraceptives for their employees. Gay marriage is legal in more than a dozen states and the number is growing rapidly. In order: No. No. Except not. Big fucking deal. Horseshit. … Continue reading Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

Athenae, Religion, Stupid Blue Dog Tricks5 Comments

Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

Oh, for shit’s sake: And it’s not just changing culture. Over the last half century, various branches of government have also taken plenty of proactive steps to marginalize religion. Prayer in public school has been banned. Creches can no longer be set up in front of city hall. Parochial schools are forbidden from receiving public funds. The Ten Commandments can’t be displayed in courtrooms. Catholic hospitals are required to cover contraceptives for their employees. Gay marriage is legal in more than a dozen states and the number is growing rapidly. In order: No. No. Except not. Big fucking deal. Horseshit. … Continue reading Drum’s Gone Full Troll Now

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America Held Hostage Day 12

Peter Adrastos Athas

Progress in ending the nutty teabagger guvmint shutdown has been slower than molasses today but I think it will be over by Tuesday. Unlike Politico I have no anonymous sources, just blogger’s intuition. I could be wrong but I’m certain that the neo-Confederates want to delay reopening the guvmint until after Columbus Day to avoid angering Silvio Dante and Paulie Walnuts. Brief Reading Assignment: Dave Weigelhas been on fire during the shutdown and this piece about teanut voting patternsis a must read. Dave does a good job of trying to explain the inexplicable behavior of the teahadists. Me, I just … Continue reading America Held Hostage Day 12

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America Held Hostage Day 12

Progress in ending the nutty teabagger guvmint shutdown has been slower than molasses today but I think it will be over by Tuesday. Unlike Politico I have no anonymous sources, just blogger’s intuition. I could be wrong but I’m certain that the neo-Confederates want to delay reopening the guvmint until after Columbus Day to avoid angeringSilvio Dante and Paulie Walnuts. Brief Reading Assignment: Dave Weigelhas been on fire during the shutdown and thispiece about teanut voting patternsis a must read. Dave does a good job of trying to explain the inexplicable behavior of the teahadists. Me, I just think they’re … Continue reading America Held Hostage Day 12

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America Held Hostage Day 5

Things remain stalled in the hostage release negotiations.Rumor has it that Kevin Spacey is being asked to reprise his role inThe Negotiator to try and talk the House crazies down. They are, of course, much less reasonable than the desperate character played by Samuel L Jackson and nowhere near as cool. Nobody is as cool as Sam Jackson, y’all. Here are a few headlines from another day of dingbattery, wingnuttery, and lunacy in Shutdown City: The danger of believing your own rhetoric:Eric Cantor Dance wrote a memoassuring House Gopers that Dems would cave. He makes the classic error of mistaking … Continue reading America Held Hostage Day 5

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There Is No Bargaining

Allison Hantschel

Josh: This isn’t only about President Obama’s negotiating acumen. In conversations with the president’s key advisors and the President himself over the last three years one point that has always come out to me very clearly is that the President really believes in the importance of the Grand Bargain. He thinks it’s an important goal purely on its own terms. That’s something I don’t think a lot of his diehard supporters fully grasp. He thinks it’s important in longrange fiscal terms (and there’s some reality to that). But he always believes it’s important for the country and even for the … Continue reading There Is No Bargaining

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America Held Hostage Day 5

Peter Adrastos Athas

Things remain stalled in the hostage release negotiations.Rumor has it that Kevin Spacey is being asked to reprise his role in The Negotiator to try and talk the House crazies down. They are, of course, much less reasonable than the desperate character played by Samuel L Jackson and nowhere near as cool. Nobody is as cool as Sam Jackson, y’all. Here are a few headlines from another day of dingbattery, wingnuttery, and lunacy in Shutdown City: The danger of believing your own rhetoric:Eric Cantor Dance wrote a memoassuring House Gopers that Dems would cave. He makes the classic error of … Continue reading America Held Hostage Day 5

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Hello Goodbye

Peter Adrastos Athas

Willard Mittbot Romney and his bridezilla made a brief return to the public stage in an interview with Mike Wallace’s spawn on Fox News. I expected to be gleeful about having a chance to mock them again but the thrill is gone, so I wish they’d drag their entitled asses back to La Jolla and get to work on that car elevator.Besides, I cannot top what Charlie Pierce wrote about Willard-n-Ann at his joint: While all that glorious gobshitery was going on elsewhere, we saw the re-emergence this weekend of that lovely Romney couple, who used to stop by with … Continue reading Hello Goodbye

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There Is No Bargaining

Josh: This isn’t only about President Obama’s negotiating acumen. In conversations with the president’s key advisors and the President himself over the last three years one point that has always come out to me very clearly is that the President really believes in the importance of the Grand Bargain. He thinks it’s an important goal purely on its own terms. That’s something I don’t think a lot of his diehard supporters fully grasp. He thinks it’s important in longrange fiscal terms (and there’s some reality to that). But he always believes it’s important for the country and even for the … Continue reading There Is No Bargaining

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Hello Goodbye

Willard Mittbot Romney and his bridezilla made a brief return to the public stage in an interview with Mike Wallace’s spawn on Fox News. I expected to be gleeful about having a chance to mock them again but the thrill is gone, so I wish they’d drag their entitled asses back to La Jolla and get to work on that car elevator.Besides, I cannot top what Charlie Pierce wrote about Willard-n-Ann at his joint: While all that glorious gobshitery was going on elsewhere, we saw the re-emergence this weekend of that lovely Romney couple, who used to stop by with … Continue reading Hello Goodbye