- this week in the GOP

November 14, 2011

Let’s see how the GOP candidates are doing this week:

 

Hermain Cain – accused of harassment again, this time by a woman who does not want to be anonymous, like the other accusers.  That she wants to be on camera, and that she’s attractive in a “cougar” kind of way makes me think she’s just trying to get her picture and name on the gossip shows like “Access Hollywood” and “TMZ.”  It’s hard for me to take her seriously because she complained that Cain harassed her when she was working for him.  Then she left his company.  Then later, when out of work, she called him and asked if he could help her get a job, and that’s when he harassed her again.  The way I see it, she came back to him after being harassed.  That’s almost asking for it.  I’m not saying Cain did a good thing.  Clearly he didn’t.  However, since she already knew what he was like, and she asked him for a favor, she had to expect what he would do.  If she didn’t foresee that, she’s an idiot.  Well, she’s probably an idiot either way, but now she’s a bigger idiot.

Michelle Bachman – accused CBS news of a media bias against her because an e-mail was leaked that stated that CBS was planning on asking fewer questions to her because of how low her percentages are coming in.  4%.  Sorry, Michelle, that’s not a media bias.  That’s smart programming.  If you’re clearly not anyone that the GOP voting block is interested in, then why should CBS waste its time asking you questions?

Rick Perry – forgot the third department he wanted to get rid of and again looked drunk as he attempted to think.  Haven’t we had enough of drunk Texans in office?  Actually, to be fair, George Bush was from Maine and transplanted himself to Texas.  He’s no more of a Texan than he is a National Guard pilot.

Rick Santorum – irrelevant.

John Huntsman – smart, but irrelevant.  And his wife is hot.

Newt Gingrich – old, but irrelevant.  And his wife is not hot.

Mitt Romney – waiting for the others to eat each other before winning the nomination.

Ron Paul – complaining about alleged “death panels” in Obamacare while declaring that people without healthcare will just have to die.

Sarah Palin – waiting for Hugh Hefner to offer her $1 million to appear in playboy.  I hope she takes it.

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- yada yada: the GOP debates

September 16, 2011

here’s why the Republican Candidate debates are so boring:

“obamacare”

yeah, we get it, you don’t like universal healthcare.  you don’t like chipping in a few bucks to make sure we can all be healthy.  they all talk about how much it costs, but the moderators have not had the intelligence to point out the money it will save taxpayers because of those without insurance who walk into random hospitals, can’t pay, and the government covers the bill.  that’s your taxes too.  so you can either pay now or pay later.  at least if you pay now, people can get preventative care and save a greater cost later.

“unconstitutional”

they throw that word around as if they’ve actually read the thing.  they need to stop saying that “it’s unconstitutional to mandate a purchase” such as health care.  can’t the moderator – just once – point out that there’s already a mandate to purchase car insurance?  if we can be forced to protect our cars, shouldn’t we also protect humans?  i read two stories today about a 24-year old and a 12-year old who died because they couldn’t afford antibiotics for a tooth infection.  that’s damn sad.

isn’t home owner’s insurance a mandate?  in addition, depending on how close you live to water, flood insurance is mandatory as well.  i live about a block and a half from the beach, and flood insurance is certainly mandatory for me.

and speaking of the constitution, i have read it.  let me educate you.  people need to stop saying the phrase “separation of church and state.”  i’m not sure why so many people think that’s in the constitution, but it’s not.  the only thing is says that is in that direction is that the government will not show favor to any one religion over others.  so when you see an office that’s decorated for christmas, channukah, etc, that’s actually following the constitution.  and while i respect people’s right to celebrate kwanzaa, it’s not a religious holiday.  it’s a cultural holiday, so it’s not protected in the constitution.

“non-answers”

just once i’d like to see a moderator ask a question, let the candidate yap, and then say, “well, your minute is up, but you never answered the question.  i asked … and you said … but that’s not what i asked.”  then, at the end of the debate, there should be a scoreboard which shows the percentage of actual answers that actually addressed a question.  that would be a useful tool.  a batting average for the candidates.  hey, CNN, get on that.

if i think of anything else, i’ll add it.

have a nice day.

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election thought 3 – questions for bill o’reilly and other republicans like my brother

September 5, 2008

1. you told the alleged liberal media that it is unfair to judge sarah palin on the fact that her teenage daughter is pregnant, but you called the parents of jamie lynn spears “pinheads” for allowing the same thing to happen to their teenage daughter. don’t you see that as a contraction?

2. you like to refer to the democrats as “tax and spend,” but the g.o.p. just spent eight years turning the biggest surplus in u.s. history into the biggest deficit in u.s. history. don’t you see that as a contradiction?

3. john mccain said that if he’s elected president he will capture osama bin laden because only he has the military know-how and that bush and clinton had their chances but failed. if john mccain really knows how to get bin laden, why didn’t he do something about it all this time? why didn’t he tell the military what they have been doing wrong? shouldn’t he just go get bin laden and not use it to extort us into voting for him?

4. the g.o.p. claims that tax cuts for the wealthy business owners will create more jobs. how does putting money in the boss’s pocket make more jobs? seems to me that if we put more money in the pockets of the working class, they’ll go out and spend it, thus stores will be busier, product demand will increase, and we’ll need more workers, thus creating more jobs. seems like tax cuts for the lower and middle class will create more jobs than tax cuts for the wealthy. prove me wrong.

5. sarah palin is staunchly pro-life/anti-abortion. however, she said, “We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby…” which means she allowed her daughter to make her own choice, but she wants to take that choice away from the rest of america. don’t you see that as a contradiction?

6. john mccain said he supports alternative fuels, but on the same day that he voted AGAINST tax cuts for alternative energy he also voted FOR allowing the oil companies to remain tax exempt. don’t you see that as a contradiction?

7. why did john mccain vote against raising the minimum wage 17 times?

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election ’08

July 30, 2008

i sent the following e-mail to senators barrack obama and john mccain:

dear senators obama and mccain,

i’m sending the same question to both of you because i’m an unregistered, undecided voter. i voted for the first president bush, president reagan, but also for democrats such as president clinton, mr. gore, and mr. kerry. i’ve been teaching in public schools for 20 years and have discussed politics extensively with friends, family, co-workers, and students.

obviously, nobody wants a dirtier, more polluted planet. however, more can always be done to make it cleaner. here are my questions:

1. why aren’t ALL plastics recyclable?

2. why haven’t either of you spoken out about it?

3. will you pass legislation banning non-recyclable plastics?

4. will you speak publicly on this issue?

thanks

i’ll let you know if i get a response from either candidate. no, i don’t expect one.

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