- 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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- lying, again

August 10, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s about lying, and more than just regular lying, like a kid lying to his mother about not having homework, I mean a national figure knowingly lying through the media to the American people.

Rush Limbaugh today talked about how the state of Arkansas cut some of their state sales taxes.  The fear was that there might be a revenue loss.  However, cutting the sales tax caused people to get out and spend some money, knowing they’d be automatically saving roughly 6%.  The increase in spending actually caused an increase in revenue instead of the loss that was predicted.

That’s a great story that shows what happens to the economy when you put more money into the hands of the middle and lower class.  The upper class doesn’t really factor into
this because they don’t sit on their money until there’s a drop in sales tax.  If they need, they buy without hoping to save 6% in sales tax.  But that’s not how Rush spun it.

Rush told this story in the wake of talking about renewing the Bush tax cuts for the rich.  After telling the same story about Arkansas, Rush summarized it by saying that this
demonstrates by tax cuts are so important.  Literally, he was correct, but not when you strongly imply that the Bush tax cuts were responsible for this revenue increase.

C’mon, Rush.  You can do better.  Or, maybe you can’t.  During the debate over President Obama’s universal healthcare bill, Limbaugh and many other Republicans kept repeating
the same GOP talking point:  “The American people do not want this plan.”  It’s a very ambiguous statement, but it’s a very easy lie.  What does “the American people” mean?  Literally, it should mean “all” of the people, but that’s not possible.  If I say “the team,” that means all of them, but it doesn’t have to.  I can say the words “the American people,” while only thinking about one segment, such as those American people with whom I agree, and I’m sufficiently covering my lie.  The proof is that every poll leading up to that healthcare vote clearly showed that more than 50% of “the American people” said yes, we want that plan.

If there’s anything the Republicans have learned, it’s how to lie with a straight, unapologetic face.  They are especially good at repeating, repeating, and repeating a lie with the hope of convincing the public that it’s the truth.  They’ll say it on television, at speeches, on
talk radio, and on the senate floor.  They know they’re lying and their opponents know they’re lying, but too many of “the American people” have become complacent enough to believe the lies.  One of the problems is that the press also knows they’re lying.  All it takes is one reporter to stand up at a press conference and ask, “Senator, why do you keep
saying that the people don’t want this plan when polls show that a majority
really does want this plan?”

Just one.

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