Sarah Palin kicked off her ludicrous, disingenuous book tour taking pot shots at President Obama's economic recovery plan "Backassward." And what is her suggestion for economic recovery?
Palin says "cutting taxes and allowing our small businesses to keep more of what they're earning."
Talk about "Backasswards." Apparently Pagliacci Palin hopes ALL OF US FORGET that cities, towns, and states nationwide are already broke, and cutting services and job with chainsaws to stay barely solvent. They're closing fire houses, assistance programs, police patrols, and training.
We're in the BIGGEST RECESSION since the 1930's, after 8 years of Disgraced President Bush "cutting taxes and allowing our small businesses to keep more of what they're earning." Perhaps Pagliacci Palin needs a new punchline.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Credit where its Due.
Playing Devil's advocate for a second, one has to acknowledge that President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize would not have been possible, were it not for the atrocious policies and actions of Disgraced President Bush. Lets face it: after eight years of ignoring... well morals, ethics, and common sense, not to mention the existence of other peoples, any improvement in US Policy- such actually talking with diplomats- must be seen as a huge step forward.
Congrats, Mr. Prez. I just can't imagine what you're going to do for an encore...
Congrats, Mr. Prez. I just can't imagine what you're going to do for an encore...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Boston Herald soils its already soiled reputaion
In yet another startlingly biased and misguided editorial, columnist Cal Thomas rails about disingenuous statements he alleges are made by the president, all the while peppering his column with his own, demonstrably disingenuous arguments.
Well, I'd read about as much as I could stomach when I had to close the paper, until I realized that not only were other people reading it, but that there was a way to comment back to Mr. Thomas- online.
So I posted the following response in the comments section:
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It's shocking to me that in an article about trust and disingenuous statements, Mr. Thomas makes so many disingenuous statements himself. Are "death panels" (which are solely the invention of opponents to health-care reform) the same thing as "providing counseling" to people who need it? They are not. The American Medical Association seems to think such counseling is good for people, so a specific benefit was to be included so people could get the counseling.
Is granting illegal immigrants health-care coverage the same as granting them emergency room care? It is not. Do Herald readers really want *anyone* bleeding to death on the doorstep of a hospital because they can't provide ID? So much for Americans being humanitarians.
Lastly, is Mr. Thomas *really* suggesting that the majority of Herald readers are too stupid to see these faults in his disingenuous arguments?
I'm afraid he is. But don't worry, Mr. Thomas, and Boston Herald; those of us who aren't that stupid will be ashamed not only of you, but *for* you.
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I know he may never read it, but I do hope someone will, and realize what a bogus opinion Mr Thomas has foisted upon his unsuspecting, and apparently naive, readership. I urge you all reading this to add comments in whatever local paper Mr. Thomas' op-ed piece appears, has he is, for reasons passing understanding, a syndicated columnist.
If we believe the president when he promises there will be no “death panels,” does he lose honesty points when instead the government sends doctors who “counsel” the elderly about their “end of life options”?- Cal Thomas, Boston Herald 09/15/2009Lets gloss over the fact that "death panels" were the invention of... let's just say a certain group of people who oppose health-care reform- I'll address it later.
What if the administration plans to bar illegal immigrants from purchasing health care coverage, but, as The New York Times [NYT] reported, continues to require hospitals to provide emergency treatment to illegal immigrants at taxpayer expense? -Cal Thomas, Boston Herald 09/15/2009Apparently, despite the very humanitarian idea that hospitals must render emergency aid to whomever needs it, Mr. Thomas would rather all emergency patients have proof of citizenship before a nurse will let them through the door. You can read the whole disingenuous op-ed piece "No truth to set us free" here.
Well, I'd read about as much as I could stomach when I had to close the paper, until I realized that not only were other people reading it, but that there was a way to comment back to Mr. Thomas- online.
So I posted the following response in the comments section:
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It's shocking to me that in an article about trust and disingenuous statements, Mr. Thomas makes so many disingenuous statements himself. Are "death panels" (which are solely the invention of opponents to health-care reform) the same thing as "providing counseling" to people who need it? They are not. The American Medical Association seems to think such counseling is good for people, so a specific benefit was to be included so people could get the counseling.
Is granting illegal immigrants health-care coverage the same as granting them emergency room care? It is not. Do Herald readers really want *anyone* bleeding to death on the doorstep of a hospital because they can't provide ID? So much for Americans being humanitarians.
Lastly, is Mr. Thomas *really* suggesting that the majority of Herald readers are too stupid to see these faults in his disingenuous arguments?
I'm afraid he is. But don't worry, Mr. Thomas, and Boston Herald; those of us who aren't that stupid will be ashamed not only of you, but *for* you.
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I know he may never read it, but I do hope someone will, and realize what a bogus opinion Mr Thomas has foisted upon his unsuspecting, and apparently naive, readership. I urge you all reading this to add comments in whatever local paper Mr. Thomas' op-ed piece appears, has he is, for reasons passing understanding, a syndicated columnist.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A New Kind of Ignorance?
Back in the late 1970's, when I was all of eight years old, or so, President Jimmy Carter addressed the nation to discuss the oil crisis, and, specifically, ways we could conserve. Among his suggestions was the idea that we should delay turning on our furnaces until it actually got cold, (Mid October?) and turning them off as early as possible in the spring.
To this day, our family practices these, because the president asked us to.
Today, President Obama will give a speech to almost all of our nation's school children, calling on them to work hard, and take responsibility for their own education. In the speech, he cites his own and Michelle Obama's struggles to get ahead, and an education.
He specifically names three students who, against tough odds and in a backdrop of difficult circumstances, have persevered through nothing less than willpower.
And he gives encouragement as well:
And all we've heard for days, is that Republicans have been decrying the speech. They've beens saying everything from "Obama is going to indoctrinate our children in his socialist agenda" to "Obama is abusing his authority in speaking to students."
So the President has posted his prepared remarks for all to read on the White House Website, and there are still people, and worse, schools, who don't want the president to make the speech, or don't think he should be allowed to speak to kids.
What, exactly, do Republicans have against an authority figure like the President urging kids to stay in school and take responsibility for their education? What, exactly, do they have against a presidential address at all? Presidents George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan also made similar addresses in their time.
I think they have two objections:
To this day, our family practices these, because the president asked us to.
Today, President Obama will give a speech to almost all of our nation's school children, calling on them to work hard, and take responsibility for their own education. In the speech, he cites his own and Michelle Obama's struggles to get ahead, and an education.
"Now I know it’s not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork.I get it. I know what that’s like. My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us things the other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn’t fit in."
He specifically names three students who, against tough odds and in a backdrop of difficult circumstances, have persevered through nothing less than willpower.
"Jazmin, Andoni and Shantell aren’t any different from any of you. They faced challenges in their lives just like you do. But they refused to give up. They chose to take responsibility for their education and set goals for themselves. And I expect all of you to do the same. "
And he gives encouragement as well:
"Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide. "
And all we've heard for days, is that Republicans have been decrying the speech. They've beens saying everything from "Obama is going to indoctrinate our children in his socialist agenda" to "Obama is abusing his authority in speaking to students."
So the President has posted his prepared remarks for all to read on the White House Website, and there are still people, and worse, schools, who don't want the president to make the speech, or don't think he should be allowed to speak to kids.
What, exactly, do Republicans have against an authority figure like the President urging kids to stay in school and take responsibility for their education? What, exactly, do they have against a presidential address at all? Presidents George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan also made similar addresses in their time.
I think they have two objections:
- They object to students actually studying, because if they do, they'll be far less likely to support the obviously morally bankrupt policies of the conservatives and
- They object to a black man speaking to their white kids about education.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Have you no sense of decency, sir?
I made the mistake of listening to a conservative AM Talk Radio show this morning, and was amazed and astounded by how evil these people are, and how stupid their audience is. I just don't know where to begin, but lets make a few quick observations:
1) Idiot Uneducated or Uninformed Repugnicans, instead of identifying themselves as "Republican," have begun calling themselves "Constitution Voters." This, despite the fact that "Constitution Voter" is how members of The ACLU refer to themselves. Let's leave off the obvious (I might even say howling) contradiction that most Repugnicans, and this caller in particular, supported the Patriot Act, which, in case some foolish repugnican is reading this, was the biggest curtailment of civil liberties since WWII.
2) Complaining about President Obama being given a "free ride" from the media is pretty shocking, considering that in his 8 catastrophic years in office, Disgraced President Dubya was never once asked, for example, why he couldn't pronounce "Nuclear." Or complete coherent sentences with any regularity.
3) Saying "the people aren't so stupid" as to "forgive or forget" President Obama's decisions/policies, overlooks the HUGE reality that the vast majority of thier listeners BOUGHT the fabrications of the Bush administration, such as WMD in Iraq, the institutionalizing of torture, the pardon of Scooter Libby, and the politically-motivated outing of CIA Agent Valerie Plame.
4) Talking about President Obama not doing any "big things" since coming into office shows just how desperate these scumbags are to cover up both his accomplishments and Bush's catastrophic policies... So let's have a look in-depth, before too much tiome goes by, and people begin to forget the reality they live in.
In Four (4) months, President Obama has done the following "Big Things:
Ordered feasible withdrawal from Iraq
Ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
Ordered that the US stop using torture
Restored funding for stem cell research
Removed the "Global Gag Rule" regarding abortion in foreign establishments
Began an economic recovery plan despite Repugnican opposition that continues to work
These are all "Big Things."
And lest we forget the Crimes of Disgraced President George W Bush, here is a partial list:
Instituted Torture as a US Policy
Invaded Iraq under false pretenses- and lied to the American Public
Asked for and signed the Patriot Act, curtailing American Civil Liberties
Approved a law making it legal to not only arrest US citizens, but extradite them to Guantanamo, and hold them WITHOUT TRIAL INDEFINITELY, without charges
Stated he was, as president, ABOVE THE LAW, which even in saying is an impeachable offense...
Pardoned Scooter Libby, even after being told his administration knew Libby lied to Congress about his outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Apparently, these ridiculous pundits and not only overlook such crimes, but conveniently forget them. If I didn't have to go into work, you can bet I'd have called. It might even be worth going into work late for.
I've long been working on a theory that a person can't be Moral/Ethical, educated, informed and Republican all at the same time.
Discuss:
1) Idiot Uneducated or Uninformed Repugnicans, instead of identifying themselves as "Republican," have begun calling themselves "Constitution Voters." This, despite the fact that "Constitution Voter" is how members of The ACLU refer to themselves. Let's leave off the obvious (I might even say howling) contradiction that most Repugnicans, and this caller in particular, supported the Patriot Act, which, in case some foolish repugnican is reading this, was the biggest curtailment of civil liberties since WWII.
2) Complaining about President Obama being given a "free ride" from the media is pretty shocking, considering that in his 8 catastrophic years in office, Disgraced President Dubya was never once asked, for example, why he couldn't pronounce "Nuclear." Or complete coherent sentences with any regularity.
3) Saying "the people aren't so stupid" as to "forgive or forget" President Obama's decisions/policies, overlooks the HUGE reality that the vast majority of thier listeners BOUGHT the fabrications of the Bush administration, such as WMD in Iraq, the institutionalizing of torture, the pardon of Scooter Libby, and the politically-motivated outing of CIA Agent Valerie Plame.
4) Talking about President Obama not doing any "big things" since coming into office shows just how desperate these scumbags are to cover up both his accomplishments and Bush's catastrophic policies... So let's have a look in-depth, before too much tiome goes by, and people begin to forget the reality they live in.
In Four (4) months, President Obama has done the following "Big Things:
Ordered feasible withdrawal from Iraq
Ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
Ordered that the US stop using torture
Restored funding for stem cell research
Removed the "Global Gag Rule" regarding abortion in foreign establishments
Began an economic recovery plan despite Repugnican opposition that continues to work
These are all "Big Things."
And lest we forget the Crimes of Disgraced President George W Bush, here is a partial list:
Instituted Torture as a US Policy
Invaded Iraq under false pretenses- and lied to the American Public
Asked for and signed the Patriot Act, curtailing American Civil Liberties
Approved a law making it legal to not only arrest US citizens, but extradite them to Guantanamo, and hold them WITHOUT TRIAL INDEFINITELY, without charges
Stated he was, as president, ABOVE THE LAW, which even in saying is an impeachable offense...
Pardoned Scooter Libby, even after being told his administration knew Libby lied to Congress about his outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame.
Apparently, these ridiculous pundits and not only overlook such crimes, but conveniently forget them. If I didn't have to go into work, you can bet I'd have called. It might even be worth going into work late for.
I've long been working on a theory that a person can't be Moral/Ethical, educated, informed and Republican all at the same time.
Discuss:
Monday, July 27, 2009
Goodbye, Sarah Palin. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Having lost lost her election bid, and seen the outgoing administration make asses of themselves by admitting the war they created was, in so many words, all a sham, the illustrious disgrace Sarah Palin not only faded quickly into obscurity, she abandoned her job as governor with more than a year left to her term.
Reasons cited for the departure included not wanting to put taxpayers through the continued circus of the investigations into her breaches of ethics codes, to save the taxpayers the money going into them, and safeguard the "successful administration" she's put together so it can continue to travel its "positive road to an incredible future."
Sarah Palin, who in her final speech speech said "Remember, I promised to steadfastly and doggedly guard the interests of this great state like that grizzly guards her cubs? As a mother naturally guards her own? And I will keep that vow wherever that road may lead..." also had an admonition to "the media:"
"You represent what could and should be a respected and honest profession, that could and should be a cornerstone of our democracy," she said. "Democracy depends on you, and that is why our troops are willing to die for you. So how about in honor of the American soldier you quit making things up?"
Sarah Palin, who said:
I told the Congress "thanks, but no thanks," for that Bridge to Nowhere.
"I'm very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing ... any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that." --Sarah Palin, after an Alaska legislative report found she had broken the state's ethics law and abused her power in the Troopergate scandal, conference call with Alaska reporters, Oct. 12, 2008
"Well, it certainly does because our -- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia ... We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state." --Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric how Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008
"I have not, and I think if you go back in history and if you ask that question of many vice presidents, they may have the same answer that I just gave you." --Sarah Palin, after being asked if she had never met a foreign head of state, despite the fact that every vice president in the last 32 years had met a foreign head of state prior to taking office, ABC News interview, Sept. 11, 2008
"Let me speak specifically about a credential that I do bring to this table, Charlie, and that's with the energy independence that I've been working on for these years as the governor of this state that produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy." --Sarah Palin, misstating the actual amount of energy produced by Alaska, which is only 3.5 percent, Sept. 11, 2008
"You'll be there to defend the innocents from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the deaths of thousands of Americans." --Sarah Palin, linking the Iraq war the 9/11 attacks while addressing U.S. soldiers shipping off to Iraq, Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2008
"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending soldiers out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan." --Sarah Pailn, on the Iraq war, speaking to students at the Wasilla Assembly of God, June 2008
Sarah Palin is accusing the media of making stuff up? The same one who willfully lied repeatedly in her atrocious speech to the 2008 RNC? Who first promised to cooperate with investigations into her ethical misconduct, but who later refused when they started actually, you know, finding evidence?
We won't forget you, Mrs. Palin. And good riddance to you.
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About dot com Political Humor
CNN News Online
The Huffington Post
The LA Times
The Right is WRONG on MySpace
Reasons cited for the departure included not wanting to put taxpayers through the continued circus of the investigations into her breaches of ethics codes, to save the taxpayers the money going into them, and safeguard the "successful administration" she's put together so it can continue to travel its "positive road to an incredible future."
Sarah Palin, who in her final speech speech said "Remember, I promised to steadfastly and doggedly guard the interests of this great state like that grizzly guards her cubs? As a mother naturally guards her own? And I will keep that vow wherever that road may lead..." also had an admonition to "the media:"
"You represent what could and should be a respected and honest profession, that could and should be a cornerstone of our democracy," she said. "Democracy depends on you, and that is why our troops are willing to die for you. So how about in honor of the American soldier you quit making things up?"
Sarah Palin, who said:
I told the Congress "thanks, but no thanks," for that Bridge to Nowhere.
"I'm very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing ... any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that." --Sarah Palin, after an Alaska legislative report found she had broken the state's ethics law and abused her power in the Troopergate scandal, conference call with Alaska reporters, Oct. 12, 2008
"Well, it certainly does because our -- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia ... We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state." --Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric how Alaska's proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008
"I have not, and I think if you go back in history and if you ask that question of many vice presidents, they may have the same answer that I just gave you." --Sarah Palin, after being asked if she had never met a foreign head of state, despite the fact that every vice president in the last 32 years had met a foreign head of state prior to taking office, ABC News interview, Sept. 11, 2008
"Let me speak specifically about a credential that I do bring to this table, Charlie, and that's with the energy independence that I've been working on for these years as the governor of this state that produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy." --Sarah Palin, misstating the actual amount of energy produced by Alaska, which is only 3.5 percent, Sept. 11, 2008
"You'll be there to defend the innocents from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the deaths of thousands of Americans." --Sarah Palin, linking the Iraq war the 9/11 attacks while addressing U.S. soldiers shipping off to Iraq, Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2008
"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending soldiers out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan." --Sarah Pailn, on the Iraq war, speaking to students at the Wasilla Assembly of God, June 2008
Sarah Palin is accusing the media of making stuff up? The same one who willfully lied repeatedly in her atrocious speech to the 2008 RNC? Who first promised to cooperate with investigations into her ethical misconduct, but who later refused when they started actually, you know, finding evidence?
We won't forget you, Mrs. Palin. And good riddance to you.
Thanks to:
About dot com Political Humor
CNN News Online
The Huffington Post
The LA Times
The Right is WRONG on MySpace
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