"A black sheriff?!": The Official Topic of Obama and New Era American Politics

[Oblivion]

Gingrich is actually rising in the polls. Wtf?

[Oblivion]

Also, was thinking about the whole cognitive dissonance thing among conservatives, and decided to compile a list. Here's what I have so far:

-Obama's both a communist and fascist
-Obama's both as power hungry and ruthless as Hitler and also as weak,  and capitulating as Nevelle Chamberlain
-a simultaneous trifecta of radical atheist/muslin/christian
-Hates the rich while also being the one who's REALLY secretly best friends with everyone on Wall Street and always hanging out at Martha's Vinyard (i.e. both socialist and crony capitalist)


Looking for more suggestions I may have missed.

[Human Snorenado]

-they're the party of Jebus but are all about rich people getting even more rich
-hate big, obtrusive govt. unless it's in your bedroom, or tapping your phone, or otherwise ignoring the 4th amendment

Really, there's no shortage of stuff on this subject. 

[Dickie Dee]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/atlas-shrugged-producers-replace-embarrassing-dvd-covers-that-say-movie-is-about-self-sacrifice.php?ref=fpb

 

[Great Rumbler]

[AdmiralViscen]

They're printing 100,000 copies of that shit?

[benjipwns]

lol Santorum is such an angry dude.

I agree with his one point though, no idea why they don't have them all answer the same questions.

[Phoenix Dark]

WORLD WIDE NUCLEAR WAR AGAINST ISRAEL

[Oblivion]

Bachmann's not the craziest one on stage at the moment. WTF??

[Oblivion]

Cain just said he supports water boarding.

[AdmiralViscen]

Wait is there another fucking debate tonight?

[Oblivion]

Yep.

[Phoenix Dark]

"ACLU runs the CIA right now"

[Human Snorenado]

There's like a gajillion of these things scheduled.  Apparently they won't be happy until Obama is guaranteed reelection against whichever wild eyed lunatic wins the nomination.

[benjipwns]

This is the tenth one so far, there's one more on the 22nd, then four in December, then six in January, then one in February and two in March. And those are just the ones scheduled currently.

For comparison in 2008:
Democrats had 26 total debates, about 13 by this point. Six of the total were just Clinton and Obama, with three more with just Edwards added.
Republicans had 21 total debates, 12 by this point. None after February 2nd. McCain and Romney's last one was Jan 30.

In 2004, the Democrats had 16 total debates, 7 by this point.

[Boogie]

This is the tenth one so far, there's one more on the 22nd, then four in December, then six in January, then one in February and two in March. And those are just the ones scheduled currently.

That's got to be a bunch more than the Democratic debates last go around, right?

I remember the Democrats have a bunch of debates then, but I don't think it was nearly this many.

[Phoenix Dark]

Democrats had 14 debates by this time in 08
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29_presidential_debates,_2008#April_26.2C_2007_.E2.80.93_Orangeburg.2C_South_Carolina.2C_South_Carolina_State_University

[Oblivion]

Bachmann arguing against the socialist welfare state just pointed to China as the country whose model the U.S. should be following.

 

[Oblivion]

yep, these moderators were quite possibly the most useless ones we've had so far. and that's saying something since they had to compete with Fox, Jim Cramer, Rick Santelli, and Wolf Blitzer.

[Phoenix Dark]

Nice rebound from Perry. His answers were bad, but then again most of everyone's were. But he did a good job of not shitting the bed

Huntsman and Paul were the only sane people on that stage tonight. At times Gingrich, Romney, Santorum, and even Bachman made good points, but only Huntsman and Paul remained steady without ridiculous pandering.

[Oblivion]

Well, minus Huntsmann giving a massive blowjob to Paul Ryan.

[Phoenix Dark]

well yea 

[Human Snorenado]

Pretty much most of the country had decided to vote for a Democrat in '08, so it made sense to have a lot of debates so that America could figure out which godless socialist it wanted to elect.  I get a vibe of "we really want to vote for someone other than Obama, but these fuckers are distinguished mentally-challenged" from these GOP debates.

[Mandark]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57323686-503544/romney-gingrich-at-gop-debate-wed-go-to-war-to-keep-iran-from-getting-nuclear-weapons/

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich said at the Republican presidential debate here Saturday night that they would be willing to go to war to keep Iran from attaining nuclear weapons if all other strategies failed.


Romney said that if "crippling sanctions" and other strategies fail, military action would be on the table because it is "unacceptable" for Iran to become a nuclear power.

Gingrich agreed, saying that if "maximum covert operations" and other strategies failed there would be no other choice. First, though, the United States consider "taking out their scientists," and "breaking up their systems, all of it covertly, all of it deniable," Gingrich said.

I think we have different ideas of what "deniable" means.

[Phoenix Dark]

Actually he seemed to say the US was already doing that, given the disappearance of Iranian and Russian scientists recently, and that these covert, super duper secret actions should continue. Which strikes me as straight snitching as Mr. Carter would say

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Wasn't there some computer worm or something in 2009 that hit the internets that turned out to be designed to fuck up Iran's nuclear program?

[Pringo]

Wasn't there some computer worm or something in 2009 that hit the internets that turned out to be designed to fuck up Iran's nuclear program?

Yeah, but 2010 not 2009. The history of it is pretty interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

[Dickie Dee]

Wasn't there some computer worm or something in 2009 that hit the internets that turned out to be designed to fuck up Iran's nuclear program?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

Creepily specific. And designed to only slightly fuck up their equipment so it'd remain undetected.

[Mr. Gundam]

I got heckled by the Occupy Seattle people yesterday because I was wearing a tie.

[Oblivion]

Huh, who would have guessed Frank Miller's a tea bagger:

ANARCHY
posted 11.7.2011
Everybody’s been too damn polite about this nonsense:
 
The “Occupy” movement, whether displaying itself on Wall Street or in the streets of Oakland (which has, with unspeakable cowardice, embraced it) is anything but an exercise of our blessed First Amendment. “Occupy” is nothing but a pack of louts, thieves, and rapists, an unruly mob, fed by Woodstock-era nostalgia and putrid false righteousness. These clowns can do nothing but harm America.
 
“Occupy” is nothing short of a clumsy, poorly-expressed attempt at anarchy, to the extent that the “movement” – HAH! Some “movement”, except if the word “bowel” is attached - is anything more than an ugly fashion statement by a bunch of iPhone, iPad wielding spoiled brats who should stop getting in the way of working people and find jobs for themselves.
 
This is no popular uprising. This is garbage. And goodness knows they’re spewing their garbage – both politically and physically – every which way they can find.
 
Wake up, pond scum. America is at war against a ruthless enemy.
 
Maybe, between bouts of self-pity and all the other tasty tidbits of narcissism you’ve been served up in your sheltered, comfy little worlds, you’ve heard terms like al-Qaeda and Islamicism.
 
And this enemy of mine — not of yours, apparently - must be getting a dark chuckle, if not an outright horselaugh - out of your vain, childish, self-destructive spectacle.
 
In the name of decency, go home to your parents, you losers. Go back to your mommas’ basements and play with your Lords Of Warcraft.
 
Or better yet, enlist for the real thing. Maybe our military could whip some of you into shape.
 
They might not let you babies keep your iPhones, though. Try to soldier on.
 
Schmucks.
 
FM

Thankfully I was never a big a fan of Sin City as most other people.

[Eric P]

9/11 derangement syndrome.

[Barry Egan]

yea he's become unbearably crotchety since 9/11.

[Human Snorenado]

I warned you guys.... COME ON FEEL THE NEWTMENTUM!

Where's TA?  This is his moment to shine.

[Van Cruncheon]

9/11 derangement is soo weird. there musta been some serious resentment/narcissism boiling up in him (and the other miller, dennis) and the rest of the big deranged set, and this was the first good chance they got to stop seeking approbation from the libruls in their personal circles and to start publically foaming at the mouth sans real political consequence. otherwise, the idea that people could go this batshit from FEAR of something as removed from their immediate geographical circumstance as islamic extremism is, well, WUT. well, i'm sure the narcissism exacerbates the idea that THERE IS SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO HATES YOU AND WANTS TO GET YOU part of their dingdongery.

[Phoenix Dark]

I warned you guys.... COME ON FEEL THE NEWTMENTUM!

Where's TA?  This is his moment to shine.

yesssssss

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I warned you guys.... COME ON FEEL THE NEWTMENTUM!

Where's TA?  This is his moment to shine.

[Phoenix Dark]

[Human Snorenado]

Remember, to Republicans "gotcha journalism" = asking what papers and magazines you read.

[Phoenix Dark]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/14/1036348/-Rise-of-The-Not-Romneys:-PPP-survey-shows-Newt-Gingrich-and-Herman-Cain-leading-Mitt-Romney?via=blog_1

Cain is dropping. Gingrich has his own skeletons that the media will obsess over, but I don't expect Cain to get another surge in support.

[Dickie Dee]

God doesn't love me enough to make Newt the candidate, sorry guys.

[Barry Egan]

Republicans really, really do not want to be stuck with Romney...

[Great Rumbler]

gaybo journalism gotchamagoo

[Oblivion]

More gotcha journalism from the librul media, for Herman Cain this time:

http://dailykos.com/story/2011/11/14/1036421/-Watch-Herman-Cain-flail-on-Libya-in-front-of-the-Milwaukee-Journal-Sentinels-editorial-board?via=blog_1



Re: Newtmentum.

You know, as much as I would appreciate the increased comedy value, the way things are right now, it's far too risky to have someone like Newt who possesses the ability to trick people (including the vewy sewious people in the media) into thinking that he would be a credible president simply cause he speaks in complete sentences.

[Phoenix Dark]

I'd much rather see Newt debate Obama than Romney,

[Human Snorenado]

Newt will never be Prez, mostly because he's got the "unlikable dick" thing working against him.

[Phoenix Dark]

yea his unfavorable numbers are laughable. Especially now that he's in the spotlight and people go "hey, isn't that the guy who impeached Clinton while he was fucking someone on the side too? lawl"

Still I'd love to see him try to bully Obama at debates

[Barry Egan]

Not just any debates either:  three 17 hour Lincoln-Douglas style debates, no moderator, with Joe the plumber as lay judge, and with 1 journalist of the winners choosing thrown in to a lion pit at the debates end, set in the thunder dome, which will be built adjacent to the Reagan library and have I filled up my time yet I don't know how to answer this question   

[Phoenix Dark]

I can just imagine Newt droning on, Obama smiling, and Newt saying "it's not funny, Mr. President. It's not funny at all."

[Phoenix Dark]

Hermain Cain, serious candidate

[Boogie]

Hermain Cain, serious candidate

Oblivion, previous page.

[Mandark]

That clip is sooooooo painful.

Cain is like the black Michael Scott.

[Boogie]

Cain is like the black Michael Scott.

Holy shit, it's true.

[Phoenix Dark]

Cain is like the black Michael Scott.

Isn't this reverse racism?

[Barry Egan]

I've decided that Michael Steele still holds the title of black Michael Scott while Herman Cain is actually more like the black David Brent.

[AdmiralViscen]

Or the black Kevin

[Mandark]

I've decided that Michael Steele still holds the title of black Michael Scott while Herman Cain is actually more like the black David Brent.

Oooh, that's good.  I'm stealing that.

[Oblivion]

@AndrewNBCNews
When I asked Cain if today's Libya gaffe builds on idea he doesn't have in depth knowledge of foreign policy, he simply said, "999"

Later:

@AndrewNBCNews
To clarify: My previous tweet was NOT a joke.

[ToxicAdam]

From unemployment payments to subsidies and tax breaks on luxury items like vacation homes and yachts, Americans earning more than $1 million collect more than $30 billion in government largesse each year, according to the report assembled by Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, who is so often at odds with members of both parties that colleagues call him “Dr. No.” The Internal Revenue Service provided the data showing how much money was going to the much-referenced top 1 percent.

Neo-Maverick!


http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/13/coburn-report-welfare-for-millionaires.html

[Phoenix Dark]

From unemployment payments to subsidies and tax breaks on luxury items like vacation homes and yachts, Americans earning more than $1 million collect more than $30 billion in government largesse each year, according to the report assembled by Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, who is so often at odds with members of both parties that colleagues call him “Dr. No.” The Internal Revenue Service provided the data showing how much money was going to the much-referenced top 1 percent.

Neo-Maverick!


http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/13/coburn-report-welfare-for-millionaires.html

nice

On a side note, I guess I'm the only person who first heard the word "largesse" during the pilot of Arrested Development, and initially thought Howard was saying "large ass" huh?

[Brehvolution]

When you are needy, it's welfare.

When you are wealthy, it's call largesse.