Evilbore's Official Political\Media Crap Thread

[Cheebs]

Looks like McCain won't be retiring in 2010 when his term is up:

"A McCain spokesperson says the 72-year-old decided with his senior advisers Tuesday night to set up a fundraising PAC for an '10 re-election bid."

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

A lot can happen in two years.  Besides, if Obama does well for his first two years, Napolitano has a chance to topple him.

[Cheebs]

That'd be so amazing if Napolitano beat him. I wouldn't rule it out. She is VERY popular in Arizona. Even though she looks like a man and could crush me.

[MrAngryFace]

The Ellen shows bits on defending herself from Chris Matthews are teh lulz:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/17/ellens-chris-matthews-pro_n_144466.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/18/ellen-practices-self-defe_n_144737.html

[Cheebs]

I remember the episode last year where Chris Matthews felt her up and then tossed her over the side of a chair. It was the most amazing thing of all time.

[Human Snorenado]

Al-Zawahri issued a statement calling Obama a "house negro".  Double yoo tee eff.

[Cheebs]

Obama finally appointed a secretary NOT from the Clinton White House.

Tom Daschle is the new secretary of health and human services.

[Mandark]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170014

GOP savior Newt Gingrich, on Orly.


O'REILLY: OK, now, the culture war. I know you've been flying around the country, and you're doing stuff. In the last three or four days, this is really nasty stuff. I mean, you know, hyper -- we're gonna show you some of the video. A woman getting a cross smashed out of her hand. We had a church in Michigan invaded by gay activists. We're gonna show you the video on Monday of that -- we have exclusively. We had a guy in Sacramento fired from his job. We had boycotts called on restaurants.

I mean, it is getting out of control, very few days after the election. How do you assess that?

GINGRICH: Look, I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us, is prepared to use violence, to use harassment. I think it is prepared to use the government if it can get control of it. I think that it is a very dangerous threat to anybody who believes in traditional religion. And I think if you believe in historic Christianity, you have to confront the fact. And, frank -- for that matter, if you believe in the historic version of Islam or the historic version of Judaism, you have to confront the reality that these secular extremists are determined to impose on you acceptance of a series of values that are antithetical, they're the opposite, of what you're taught in Sunday school.

O'REILLY: Are you surprised at the speed of it? You figure that there'd be --

GINGRICH: Oh, I --

O'REILLY: -- a two-week breathing, you know -- wham.

GINGRICH: No. I think -- I think when the left -- when the radicals lost the vote in California, they are determined to impose their will on this country no matter what the popular opinion, no matter what the law of the land.



A gay and secular fascism?  I think he just called out Evilbore on national TV.

[Cheebs]

Gingrinch won't be going anywhere. He wont be RNC Chairman or the nominee 2012, no reason to give the boy any real attention in all honesty.

[Mandark]

Shut up.

[Cheebs]

Shut up.

Eh? I am just saying, liberals tend to give him more attention than he deserves. That Minnesota chick who wanted to investigate the patriotism of Congress has more significant than Newty.

[Phoenix Dark]

I was listening to some christian radio earlier and some guest was explaining why including gays under hate crime protection is a threat to free speech. Complete with the awesome argument that "if someone attacks your grandma they may get 6 months, but if someone attacks a gay activist they could get double the time."

btw did you see Huck today?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/19/huckabee-gays-havent-cros_n_144847.html

[MrAngryFace]

yeah that was bullshit

[MrAngryFace]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/19/bachmann-trashes-obama-ca_n_144917.html

SIGH - if only because shes partly right. I see more reaching across internal party lines than out to the publicans

[Cheebs]

I still can't believe that wacko got re-elected.

[Brehvolution]

GINGRICH: Look, I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us

Duh! Only christians are allowed to impose their will on the rest of us. The nerve of them gays.

[Human Snorenado]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/19/bachmann-trashes-obama-ca_n_144917.html

SIGH - if only because shes partly right. I see more reaching across internal party lines than out to the publicans

The GOP reactions to the developing Obama cabinet are quite comical, really.  They're playing the "omg this isn't what CHANGE looks like!" card, never once realizing that the change people wanted wasn't a bunch of neophytes running things or university professors or even aliens- the change people wanted and voted for was NO MORE REPUBLICANS RUNNING THINGS.  And we're getting it, thank you very much.

[Phoenix Dark]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/19/bachmann-trashes-obama-ca_n_144917.html

SIGH - if only because shes partly right. I see more reaching across internal party lines than out to the publicans

The GOP reactions to the developing Obama cabinet are quite comical, really.  They're playing the "omg this isn't what CHANGE looks like!" card, never once realizing that the change people wanted wasn't a bunch of neophytes running things or university professors or even aliens- the change people wanted and voted for was NO MORE REPUBLICANS RUNNING THINGS.  And we're getting it, thank you very much.

Obama's entire thing has been instituting change within the system, and what better way to do that than hire people who know said system inside and out. It's not like these Clinton people are going to be doing what they want to do - Obama is in charge.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

The collective GOP vagina is going to be very sandy throughout this entire term.  I don't think its even worth paying attention to because they're just going to do nothing more than attack Obama constantly, lie to anyone who is willing to listen to them, and drag their feet on any initiative that Congress introduces.  I do expect a few GOP members to get their heads out of their asses and wake up to reality, as opposed to the far right, which will do nothing but throw temper tantrums.

The GOP angle of bashing Obama because he keeps importing Clintonites is basically a continuation of the whole "Blame Clinton For Everything" game they've been running for 15 years.  They blame him for the economy, for 9/11, for Vince Foster, for anything really.  By doing this, the GOP is hoping Obama goes on the defensive or picks someone else, which makes Clinton look bad, allowing their revisionism to paint Clinton as a terrible president to gain ground amongst Democrats as well.  They succeeded here with Jimmy Carter and they want to do it to Bill Clinton.

What they don't realize is that Bill Clinton is still popular and remembered fondly by the public.  The GOP is digging themselves a deeper hole here.

[laesperanzapaz]

GINGRICH: Look, I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us

Duh! Only christians are allowed to impose their will on the rest of us. The nerve of them gays.

jesus.  i knew gingrich was an overrated twat but not this hateful of individual rights and for bigotry

LOL, if he and Palin collectively represents the old 90s and the new Reps, then forget it, i'm not voting for them for at least a few more cycles.  What's even more amazing is that so many Reps think everything is just BUSH BUSH BUSH's fault.  Um, no it's YOUR fault, you and your fellow extremist conservatives were the ones who gave him blank checks on everything, and eroded individual rights and allowed Christinaitty to pollute the govt.

Until the hardline conservatives stop blaming BUSH and be honest with themselves and their immense hypocrisy on 'individualism' they might as well go screw themselves.

[Cheebs]

First day of the recount in MN. Franken went from down about 215 to down 172. He could pull it out.

[MrAngryFace]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/19/obama-surprises-biden-wit_n_145012.html

[MrAngryFace]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/18/AR2008111802886.html

[Eric P]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/18/AR2008111802886.html

the comments are far less exciting than i had hoped

[Cheebs]

She's still a hardcore conservative,what do you expect?

[Human Snorenado]

Check out these hotties!

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

The evangelical movement is waning in the US and has been since 2004.

[Crushed]

Al-Zawahri issued a statement calling Obama a "house negro".  Double yoo tee eff.

I think we need to talk about this more.

Al-Qaeda just called our president-elect a house ****er. In an internet posting.



You know, I think all terrorists and dictators should post their ideas online. It makes them so much less effective when you realize that they're just big babies and attention whores. Nobody would have listened to Hitler if Mein Kampf was a series of LJ posts.

The evangelical movement is waning in the US and has been since 2004.

i liked this post before you edited it

[Cheebs]

The evangelical movement is waning in the US and has been since 2004.

1980-2004 hopefully was a temporary impact of the movement on politics and I pray (lol) it will never come back.

[Mandark]

Henry Waxman just took the Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee from John Dingell, 137-122.  Yikes.

Good news for energy policy.

[siamesedreamer]

Should be fun having a government monitored thermostat in the house.

[Phoenix Dark]

 

[Cheebs]

 

He looks kinda depressed

[Phoenix Dark]

 :'( @ Bush glancing at his feet/looking all nervous when he walks near Merkel 

[Cheebs]

:'( @ Bush glancing at his feet/looking all nervous when he walks near Merkel 

Merkel said she'd let Obama give her a shoulder rub.  Poor Bush.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Bush in that video reminds me of the guy at the party everyone hates and he sheepishly wanders around, hoping that nobody will say "Why are you even here?"  His main goal is find the few people that like him and to avoid the ones that hate him.

I guess that means even Bush himself knows that he's a fucking joke.  Makes me wonder why all these losers like Limbaugh and Hannity keep defending him, if even the man himself knows that he is a colossal failure.

[Brehvolution]

 

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According to CNN, Bush already shook hands with all of these people prior to the tv footage. At least that is the statement from the WH over this.

[Fresh Prince]

Bush makes everyone else look good. Even Chavez.

[Cheebs]

No one makes Chavez look good. Chavez is a complete wacko.

[Fresh Prince]

Bush makes everyone else look good. Even Chavez.

[laesperanzapaz]

 

whawt the hell are you about

i am really really enjoying every bit of embarrassment, nonrelevance, and outright rejection that bush undoubteedly is expereienceing.  that man is no hitler but goddamn he is such a disaster.  even NOW he is trying to make invisible all the available govt protection on endangered species and environmental protection from 'private enterprise'

i really hope bush lives a very long life, until a very old age.  Let's see you feel what nixon must have felt x 100

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

if I'm not mistaken, that's the Chinese PM he's next to.  That guy is getting a warmer reception then Bush.

to be fair to all the world leaders, Bush probably has very clammy hands due to all the flop sweat he must no doubt be giving off at any given time.

[siamesedreamer]

The Obama's support public schools so much that they've decided to send their kids to DC's ritziest private school. Hopenchange...except when it comes to walking the talk.

[Mandark]

Even I have to admit that Obama has completely failed to overhaul Republican circa-1993 talking points.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

no, not private schools!

[siamesedreamer]

T'was a freshman in HS in 93. So, its a brand spanking new talking point for me!

[Cheebs]

The Obama's support public schools so much that they've decided to send their kids to DC's ritziest private school. Hopenchange...except when it comes to walking the talk.

Except the public schools in their district in DC are horrible. What do you expect?

[Human Snorenado]

The Obama's support public schools so much that they've decided to send their kids to DC's ritziest private school. Hopenchange...except when it comes to walking the talk.

Considering that their kids went to a private school in Chicago, I don't see the big fucking deal, bitch.

[Barry Egan]

are the right wing talking heads really picking up on Obama sending his kids to private school?  Because a few weeks ago they were calling him a socialist.

....durrr......

[Human Snorenado]

are the right wing talking heads really picking up on Obama sending his kids to private school?  Because a few weeks ago they were calling him a socialist.

....durrr......

He's an elitist socialist secret Muslim with an out of control Black Liberation Theology pastor that appointed a former Mossad operative to be his White House Chief of Staff.

You know what the sad part about all of that is?  I bet probably 5% of America believes all of that.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

That number is probably higher.  These fucks just can't stand Obama and will believe whatever bullshit is being peddled by the far right.

This talking point is shit but I expect the right wing divas to whine about it for months upon months, especially if Obama has the audacity to improve public schooling.

[Fragamemnon]

Looks like Rep. Raul Grijalva is going to get picked for Interior Secretary. He's a flaming liberal and Interior is where we need a flaming liberal after Gale Norton and Dirk Kempthorne turned the place into a land auction house for energy interests.

Those same energy interests that have relied on a science-denying Interior to get around endangered species laws are gonna get raped.

As a bonus, he'll likely backdoor torpedo that odious border fence for environment reasons (and damn rightly so,it's an environmental disaster waiting to happen in one of the most environmentally sensitive areas in the country).

I'm stoked, this was the key pick for me and the prospect of this dude is GOOD NEWS.

[Mandark]

I wonder if anyone's tried to put together a comprehensive list of Bush appointees (especially to regulatory/oversight offices) who were industry or ideological shills and fundamentally disagreed with the mission of the job they took.

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

So there's this ad I saw today.



ugh.

[Beardo]

Looks like Rep. Raul Grijalva is going to get picked for Interior Secretary. He's a flaming liberal and As a bonus, he'll likely backdoor torpedo that odious border fence for environment reasons (and damn rightly so,it's an environmental disaster waiting to happen in one of the most environmentally sensitive areas in the country).

This is the most environmentally sensitive area in the country? 

[MrAngryFace]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/20/chris-matthews-returns-to_n_145330.html --  hahah

[Fragamemnon]

Beardo, you are a complete distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. The border fence spans along the entire Rio Grande River. Have you ever been to Santa Ana NWR? Bentsen-Rio Grande SP? Sabal Palm Audubon?  I have, multiple times, these places are contain some of the highest concentrations of wildlife diversity in the entire country. The ecological impact of building a fence there is so astounding that Republicans expressly put provisions in the bill to prevent anyone from doing a real environmental impact study of the effects of its construction.

Also, are you aware of the San Pedro River in Arizona? Part of it runs right through his district, and it's a flashpoint where habitat and conservation measures conflict with water needs of growing communities in low-water table areas. I'd say that's a consideration that someone in the Department of the Interior needs to make, especially when that water runs is on public land and has private interests using that public land for activities.

Then again, of course you've never heard of these things. People like you need to be dragged to the taiga and forced to build railroad tracks for the rest of your lives out of principle.

Green Shinobi- Expensive, terrible ecological impact, completely ineffective at stopping coyotes from human trafficing. We'd be better off with more border patrol and better tech.

[Fragamemnon]

obama already making the right calls:

President-elect Barack Obama has yet to attend church services since winning the White House earlier this month, a departure from the example of his two immediate predecessors.

On the three Sundays since his election, Obama has instead used his free time to get in workouts at a Chicago gym.

gym > church . That's change we can believe in.

[Human Snorenado]

Bo bo bo bo the brown skinned folk are comin' over here to do manual labor for five bucks an hour!  It ain't RIGHT!

[Fragamemnon]

You know what's really sad? Beardo's picture looks like some pretty wide open sagebrush habitat, one of the real flashpoints of the Western open space environmental movement (natural gas/oil exploration clashses with clearly threatened or endangered species).