I'm getting awful tired of Frank Luntz talking points coming from the GOP. If you listen to what Republican legislators, pundits and activists are saying, it's all the same garbage. It's a series of talking points that they were briefed on. But you know what? The left is starting to hold them accountable, and starting to ask them to elaborate on their own policies, because right now they don't have any. (Well, they do, but they don't want the majority of Americans to know what they are....and we'll get to that in a minute). Yesterday President Obama made light of this when talking to students in North Carolina, by saying he didn't need to be briefed with talking points and strategy before making his speech. Zing!
But the GOP strategy now is to just say "Barack Obama has ruined the economy and his policies have failed the American people, blah blah blah." But it's a lie. 24 months of private sector job growth is not failure. Saving GM from bankruptcy is not failure (you know, the company Mitt Romney wanted to let crumble). Killing the number one terrorist in the world, the one responsible for 9/11, is not failure.
And the president has done all he can considering the ridiculous obstruction from Republicans in Congress. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell says his number one goal is to not allow Obama to have a second term, but he and his cohorts seem hell bent on trying to crash the economy on purpose to achieve that end. And when Obama puts a productive jobs bill on the table, one that will rebuild crumbling bridges and highways and put even more Americans back to work, it stalls. And that hurts Americans and stalls further growth.
So the right wing cannot combat this with facts. They can only distort the truth, and spew negativity toward the president. And lucky for them, they have their own media outlets that they own in order to spread their lies.
But it's time to ask them what their plan is, and what their policies are. Instead of talking about what he will do to rebuild the economy and get more people back to work, Romney only says that you should trust him, and that Obama has failed. Really dude? We need to ask him for specifics, and we need to keep doing that. And by the way, why the hell do you keep changing your mind and try to yes-yes-yes everyone you think might vote for you. Get a spine, dude. (and by the way, be gracious when someone puts a plate of cookies in front of you). We need to ask John Boehner what he plans on doing. And McConnell. And Eric Cantor. And Paul Ryan. Those guys need to stop bashing the president, and instead need to tell us what they are going to do better.
Oh, we already know the answer to that. More tax breaks for the wealthy. We've already tried that and it FAILED. There is that word, Republicans. Trickle down is FAILED POLICY. The Bush tax cuts are FAILED POLICY. But instead, they want to keep going down that road, and gouge the middle class and the poor in the process. It's sad, and it's annoying, and people are standing up to it. 72% of Americans like the Buffett rule, yet it wins a majority vote in the Senate, and McConnell kills it with a filibuster. We need to ask him WHY. Why are you killing something that the American people want?
Look in the mirror, Republicans. You are walking, talking failed policy. And we're not going to let you steal our democracy.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
More Double Standard BS
So Ted Nugent talks about chopping heads off, and if Obama is re-elected he will be in jail or dead at this time next year.
Foster Friess makes an ill-advised comment about hoping Obama's teleprompter is bulletproof....clearly he didn't mean that literally and he caught himself by saying just that...but seriously? Remember, this is the guy with the "women put aspirin between their knees" in "his day" as birth control. He's a right wing nut-bag just like Nugent.
These guys make comments like this all day (and Fox "News" spews hatred and venom toward the president and the left all day), and continue to get away with it. What's worse, their presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, just brushes these things off. And he happily accepts Nugent's "endorsement" as a candidate. Really dude?
I guarantee if anyone on the left made similar comments, these righties would be going crazy. And personally I think we lefties should be going crazier than we are.
I'm also sick and tired of the filibustering in the senate--on Monday Mitch McConnell used it again to essentially veto the Buffett Rule, even though it had the votes to pass. And even though the American people are 72% in favor of it. Are you kidding me?
And then him and Boehner and the rest of these dumbasses ramble on about Obama's "failed policies." Yeah, and there have been something like 24 straight months of private sector job growth. Take that failed policy and stick it where the sun don't shine, GOP.
Foster Friess makes an ill-advised comment about hoping Obama's teleprompter is bulletproof....clearly he didn't mean that literally and he caught himself by saying just that...but seriously? Remember, this is the guy with the "women put aspirin between their knees" in "his day" as birth control. He's a right wing nut-bag just like Nugent.
These guys make comments like this all day (and Fox "News" spews hatred and venom toward the president and the left all day), and continue to get away with it. What's worse, their presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, just brushes these things off. And he happily accepts Nugent's "endorsement" as a candidate. Really dude?
I guarantee if anyone on the left made similar comments, these righties would be going crazy. And personally I think we lefties should be going crazier than we are.
I'm also sick and tired of the filibustering in the senate--on Monday Mitch McConnell used it again to essentially veto the Buffett Rule, even though it had the votes to pass. And even though the American people are 72% in favor of it. Are you kidding me?
And then him and Boehner and the rest of these dumbasses ramble on about Obama's "failed policies." Yeah, and there have been something like 24 straight months of private sector job growth. Take that failed policy and stick it where the sun don't shine, GOP.
Monday, April 9, 2012
A Few Random Thoughts
First, how the hell can the GOP claim there is no "war" on women? And then degrade the fact even more by comparing women to caterpillars? Are you guys kidding me? I know you are not, and that is frankly quite scary.
Speaking of scary, WI governor Scott Walker did something the other day that almost went unnoticed. He repealed a law in Wisconsin that was intended to not discriminate against women for equal pay. Repealed. And then he and his crooked Republicans in the state senate and assembly said things like, "Men are more likely going to be the family breadwinner"...I'm not using a direct quote but I know state senator and big douche Glenn Grothman said something to that effect.
And hey, corporations affiliated with ALEC are finally jumping ship. Pepsi did a few months ago, and now Coke, Intuit and Kraft Foods have followed suit. They can say all they want about being non-partisan, but that's a load of crap. ALEC is responsible for pretty much a large chunk of evil in this country--voter suppression, lenient gun laws, education privatization, union busting, and the war on women (yes, there it is again!) among others. People exposing them such as the awesome Center for Media and Democracy should keep the pressure on, as should all of you who appreciate freedom (real freedom, not the fake kind the GOP blabbers on about) and democracy.
Speaking of scary, WI governor Scott Walker did something the other day that almost went unnoticed. He repealed a law in Wisconsin that was intended to not discriminate against women for equal pay. Repealed. And then he and his crooked Republicans in the state senate and assembly said things like, "Men are more likely going to be the family breadwinner"...I'm not using a direct quote but I know state senator and big douche Glenn Grothman said something to that effect.
And hey, corporations affiliated with ALEC are finally jumping ship. Pepsi did a few months ago, and now Coke, Intuit and Kraft Foods have followed suit. They can say all they want about being non-partisan, but that's a load of crap. ALEC is responsible for pretty much a large chunk of evil in this country--voter suppression, lenient gun laws, education privatization, union busting, and the war on women (yes, there it is again!) among others. People exposing them such as the awesome Center for Media and Democracy should keep the pressure on, as should all of you who appreciate freedom (real freedom, not the fake kind the GOP blabbers on about) and democracy.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Coming Into Focus
With each passing day this spring, it appears President Obama will square off against Mitt Romney in the general election in November. And it appears Obama is licking his chops, teeing up the ball high and getting out his best driver to crush the ball down the fairway.
You want to support Paul Ryan's radical, Medicare-killing budget, Mr. Romney? Good. Obama is now calling you out, because every time you say you are trying to save the middle class, your nose grows about a quarter of an inch, and you'll have a full-on Pinocchio thing going by November. Obama is genuinely trying to save the American middle class, while you and your party are all about the 1%, and America is becoming more aware of that by the day.
And the best part? Obama is going after Romney by name, chiding him for calling the budget "marvelous," and saying that it's weird for anyone to call a budget marvelous. Then he laughed and paused, before saying something like, "it's weird these days to use the word 'marvelous.'" Ha!
The GOP can babble all they want with their Frank Luntz talking points. Obama is armed with facts about his record, facts about the Ryan/Romney budget and how it won't work, and facts about how he plans to save the middle class if he gets another four years in office.
You want to support Paul Ryan's radical, Medicare-killing budget, Mr. Romney? Good. Obama is now calling you out, because every time you say you are trying to save the middle class, your nose grows about a quarter of an inch, and you'll have a full-on Pinocchio thing going by November. Obama is genuinely trying to save the American middle class, while you and your party are all about the 1%, and America is becoming more aware of that by the day.
And the best part? Obama is going after Romney by name, chiding him for calling the budget "marvelous," and saying that it's weird for anyone to call a budget marvelous. Then he laughed and paused, before saying something like, "it's weird these days to use the word 'marvelous.'" Ha!
The GOP can babble all they want with their Frank Luntz talking points. Obama is armed with facts about his record, facts about the Ryan/Romney budget and how it won't work, and facts about how he plans to save the middle class if he gets another four years in office.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Lies, Hypocrisy and a Democracy in Peril
The GOP shifts farther and farther right these days, with social and fiscal policies that harken back to the days when blacks rode the backs of buses, and women were fighting for equal rights. Oh, and as gay rights have also come a long way, they are also in a one-step-forward-two steps-back situation as the frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination either can't stand gays (Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich) or have contributed a lot of money to a "pray away the gay" organization (Mitt Romney).
But those things are just part of the picture that is painted with lies, hypocrisy and an attack on democracy that is being put up for sale by a GOP serving Tea laced with poison.
The lies? The likes of Romney and Karl Rove are not above lying to America--and they did so last week when they misquoted Bill Clinton by taking his words out of context, conveniently pulling words out of a quote from a 17-minute documentary put together by the Obama/Biden campaign. They were trying to say that Obama was egotistically taking credit for something any president would have done.
Hypocrisy? Look no further than Romney, who flip-flops and changes his mind as if he's using anEtch-a-sketch (his aide used that term!) on almost every issue. But also look at Santorum, who goes far out of his way to protect a fetus but once that fetus is born, and especially if that fetus becomes a woman, we need to deny them of contraception, even if it's something prescribed for a health issue or condition other than pregnancy. And why is Santorum and Romney and Michelle Bachmann, for that matter, so hell bent on overturning Obamacare? Because it's Obama's policy, that's why. The individual mandate is and was a Republican idea at the start. That's hypocrisy in its truest sense.
Attack on democracy? It's everywhere, and while we won't have a ruling on Obamacare until June, most believe it will be shot down by a 5-4 conservative Supreme Court. And it may even be totally wiped out rather than to have some of it survive without the mandate. Remember that this court gave us Bush v. Gore, and Citizens United, and you see that this court undermines our democracy, because in cases like this it votes on party lines. That's sad. But I have a proposal. We should add one justice to the Supreme Court, and then if they wind up in a tie in a situation like this, the decision is put up to a vote by the American people.
There is so much more I can say, but really, I'm so fed up with the GOP and especially the tea party. I'm fed up with their lies, their hatred, their racial slurs, their policies that cater to the rich at the expense of everyone else, and their blatant disregard for American principles, while trying to hide behind words like "liberty," "freedom," and "prosperity." And as money pours in to right wing causes and candidates courtesy of Citizens United, these right wingers who liken President Obama to a socialist are the ones driving our country toward something worse--an oligarchy, and a step away from communism.
But those things are just part of the picture that is painted with lies, hypocrisy and an attack on democracy that is being put up for sale by a GOP serving Tea laced with poison.
The lies? The likes of Romney and Karl Rove are not above lying to America--and they did so last week when they misquoted Bill Clinton by taking his words out of context, conveniently pulling words out of a quote from a 17-minute documentary put together by the Obama/Biden campaign. They were trying to say that Obama was egotistically taking credit for something any president would have done.
Hypocrisy? Look no further than Romney, who flip-flops and changes his mind as if he's using anEtch-a-sketch (his aide used that term!) on almost every issue. But also look at Santorum, who goes far out of his way to protect a fetus but once that fetus is born, and especially if that fetus becomes a woman, we need to deny them of contraception, even if it's something prescribed for a health issue or condition other than pregnancy. And why is Santorum and Romney and Michelle Bachmann, for that matter, so hell bent on overturning Obamacare? Because it's Obama's policy, that's why. The individual mandate is and was a Republican idea at the start. That's hypocrisy in its truest sense.
Attack on democracy? It's everywhere, and while we won't have a ruling on Obamacare until June, most believe it will be shot down by a 5-4 conservative Supreme Court. And it may even be totally wiped out rather than to have some of it survive without the mandate. Remember that this court gave us Bush v. Gore, and Citizens United, and you see that this court undermines our democracy, because in cases like this it votes on party lines. That's sad. But I have a proposal. We should add one justice to the Supreme Court, and then if they wind up in a tie in a situation like this, the decision is put up to a vote by the American people.
There is so much more I can say, but really, I'm so fed up with the GOP and especially the tea party. I'm fed up with their lies, their hatred, their racial slurs, their policies that cater to the rich at the expense of everyone else, and their blatant disregard for American principles, while trying to hide behind words like "liberty," "freedom," and "prosperity." And as money pours in to right wing causes and candidates courtesy of Citizens United, these right wingers who liken President Obama to a socialist are the ones driving our country toward something worse--an oligarchy, and a step away from communism.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The South is Frightening
If you haven't heard by now or seen this video by award-winning filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi (yes, Nancy Pelosi's daughter) that she made for Real Time with Bill Maher, you need to see it. Sure, she chose to interview folks who would help driver her point home, but since I lived in the south for 8 years, I can tell you that the ones who were interviewed were not being shown in any exaggerated form. This is how much of the south is. They still think there is a Civil War going on, or that there will be one and that they will win it this time. They also are extremely, and frighteningly conservative. That's why the uber conservative Rick Santorum won Alabama and Mississippi yesterday.
These folks do not like Obama, and one of Pelosi's subjects called Obamacare "retarded." I bet he doesn't even know how Obamacare works or that it is in place to help folks like him. But what really scares me is the guy who said he would rather the economy tank than so long as his religious beliefs were intact. Wow.
Of course, the GOP feeds off these low-information voters. Those who know the least are more likely to vote for them, while most of the more educated know better (oh wait, those with college degrees are snobs, according to Rick Santorum, he of the multiple college degrees). Anyway, here is Pelosi's video. You can draw your own conclusions.....
These folks do not like Obama, and one of Pelosi's subjects called Obamacare "retarded." I bet he doesn't even know how Obamacare works or that it is in place to help folks like him. But what really scares me is the guy who said he would rather the economy tank than so long as his religious beliefs were intact. Wow.
Of course, the GOP feeds off these low-information voters. Those who know the least are more likely to vote for them, while most of the more educated know better (oh wait, those with college degrees are snobs, according to Rick Santorum, he of the multiple college degrees). Anyway, here is Pelosi's video. You can draw your own conclusions.....
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
It's All So Insulting
It's bad enough that Rush Limbaugh has been spewing his right wing propaganda for so long, and he crossed the line for three days last week when insulting Sandra Fluke--who, mind you, is not a public figure. Or at least, she wasn't a public figure until now. But what's more insulting is that the likes of Fox News and the GOP presidential candidates are supporting Limbaugh, or at least not denouncing what he said as being awful.
Especially Rick Santorum, Mr. Family Values guy. Santorum brushes it off as Limbaugh being an entertainer. Really, douchebag? So it's okay for someone to commit rape, because they are giving the victim a "gift" of life. And it's okay for Limbaugh to say vile and disgusting things about a woman. But it's not okay for the average person to use contraception, because it's a license to have sex? What planet is this guy on? And of course, the right wing women who support the likes of Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are either brainwashed, conservative Christian, paid to say things, or all of the above.
It also insults me to know how much these GOP candidates are throwing President Obama under the bus. The senate filibusters every single good idea Obama has and then says his failed policies are responsible for the bad economy, which by the way is getting better in spite of their attempts at sabotage. So while most Americans want answers to the question, "Where are the jobs?" these guys keep brushing it under the rug and instead bringing in crazy topics like birth control and vaginal probes to all women who want an abortion.
Of course, their answer to create jobs is always to lower taxes on the rich, who will then create jobs magically. It's also important to lower governmental regulations, right GOP? That has to be done in order for businesses to have more money to hire people, right GOP? Of course, if a few people die because a few batches of bad meat got through a plant that had less regulation from the FDA, that's okay, right GOP? Unless of course, the bad meat was somehow killing unborn babies. That would be bad, right GOP?
You douchebags are all so insulting, and lately you've gone so far to the right that you're pissing off 90% of the voting public. Oh, but wait....you're trying to suppress the vote too, so that less people who lean democratic have a chance to cast their vote.
I know I know people who are conservative. And some of them are my friends or family members. But I have no idea how anyone can rightfully support these radical right wing crazies that are running for the highest office in the country. It's just so damn insulting.
Especially Rick Santorum, Mr. Family Values guy. Santorum brushes it off as Limbaugh being an entertainer. Really, douchebag? So it's okay for someone to commit rape, because they are giving the victim a "gift" of life. And it's okay for Limbaugh to say vile and disgusting things about a woman. But it's not okay for the average person to use contraception, because it's a license to have sex? What planet is this guy on? And of course, the right wing women who support the likes of Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are either brainwashed, conservative Christian, paid to say things, or all of the above.
It also insults me to know how much these GOP candidates are throwing President Obama under the bus. The senate filibusters every single good idea Obama has and then says his failed policies are responsible for the bad economy, which by the way is getting better in spite of their attempts at sabotage. So while most Americans want answers to the question, "Where are the jobs?" these guys keep brushing it under the rug and instead bringing in crazy topics like birth control and vaginal probes to all women who want an abortion.
Of course, their answer to create jobs is always to lower taxes on the rich, who will then create jobs magically. It's also important to lower governmental regulations, right GOP? That has to be done in order for businesses to have more money to hire people, right GOP? Of course, if a few people die because a few batches of bad meat got through a plant that had less regulation from the FDA, that's okay, right GOP? Unless of course, the bad meat was somehow killing unborn babies. That would be bad, right GOP?
You douchebags are all so insulting, and lately you've gone so far to the right that you're pissing off 90% of the voting public. Oh, but wait....you're trying to suppress the vote too, so that less people who lean democratic have a chance to cast their vote.
I know I know people who are conservative. And some of them are my friends or family members. But I have no idea how anyone can rightfully support these radical right wing crazies that are running for the highest office in the country. It's just so damn insulting.
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