Monday, February 08, 2010
Poke your eyes next, will ya?
One Fox News lady made the claim that Sarah Palin wrote on her hand on purpose, to draw attention to the fact that Obama uses a telepromtper. Huh? Yeah, she did. That's like someone I know poking their eyes with a fork to draw attention to the fact that I wear glasses.
Fox, and anyone who watches them, are retards! (If you're offended by that word, just consider this comment satire).
Fox, and anyone who watches them, are retards! (If you're offended by that word, just consider this comment satire).
Republican ideas
I don't even have to know what ideas Republicans are willing to offer to the health care reform debate to know that the more of their ideas are incorporated, the lousier the bill becomes.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Eating like Jesus
There's a new diet fad out there, based on the bible. And why not, when you consider that:
Christians are fatter than other Americans. One of several studies revealing this, published by a Purdue University team in 2006, found that 30 percent of Baptists are obese, followed by 22 percent of Pentecostals and 17 percent of Catholics, compared to only 1 percent of Jews and 0.7 percent of Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists. According to the Journal of the Southern Baptist Convention, health screenings were given at the SBC's 2005 annual meeting: Over 75 percent of its 1,472 participants were found to be significantly overweight.
Saturday, February 06, 2010
One chart, one truth
The chart:
The truth:
On the jobs front, the Bush administration sucked really bad; the Obama administration sucks a lot less.
The truth:
On the jobs front, the Bush administration sucked really bad; the Obama administration sucks a lot less.
Friday, February 05, 2010
But... is the food any good?
Naughty Canadians:
And can you imagine the looks customers coming out of the restroom will get, regardless of what they did, or didn't do, there?
I'm confused... are the bathrooms co-ed or is this invitation just for same sex couples or groups?Visitors to Mildred's Temple Kitchen, a restaurant in Toronto, Canada, are invited to spice up their love life this Valentine's Day with a trip to the bathroom.
"Have you given any thought to moving beyond the bedroom?" patrons were asked in a not-too-subtle promotional e-mail.
The individual bathrooms will be open for sexual escapades from the 12-15th February. According to the manager, Rory Gallagher, a french maid will be working the toilets, making sure everything is "going smoothly and kept clean."
And can you imagine the looks customers coming out of the restroom will get, regardless of what they did, or didn't do, there?
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran
There's nothing wrong with Obama's presidency that can't be fixed by bombing Iran, so says neoconservative Daniel Pipes:
Mister Pipes: the guy who ran on a platform of bombing Iran lost by 10 million votes.
Just as 9/11 caused voters to forget George W. Bush’s meandering early months, a strike on Iranian facilities would dispatch Obama’s feckless first year down the memory hole and transform the domestic political scene. It would sideline health care, prompt Republicans to work with Democrats, make netroots squeal, independents reconsider, and conservatives swoon.Ah yes, making conservatives swoon... what a lofty goal.
Mister Pipes: the guy who ran on a platform of bombing Iran lost by 10 million votes.
Monday, February 01, 2010
Fuck America!
Via Kevin Drum, this from an article in the LA Times:
Republicans have a jobs plan of their own -- to keep theirs! And they have made the calculation that the only way to keep their jobs is by rejecting anything Obama and the Dems offer.
When what's good for America clashes with what's good for Republicans, their response is: fuck America!
Senate Democratic leaders are expected to unveil their plans on jobs legislation this week, looking to pass a series of measures rather than one large package. The final legislation is expected to include money to fund infrastructure projects, promote green jobs and keep teachers, police officers and other public workers employed.*sigh* Republican support? I would be shocked if they get any Republican vote in the Senate.
Democrats hope to win Republican support by including tax cuts for small businesses.
Republicans have a jobs plan of their own -- to keep theirs! And they have made the calculation that the only way to keep their jobs is by rejecting anything Obama and the Dems offer.
When what's good for America clashes with what's good for Republicans, their response is: fuck America!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Superman!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Scared little girls
With 20 minutes to go during the Obama/Republicans meeting, with president Obama totally in command and making Republicans look like unprepared students, Fox News simply couldn't take it anymore and pulled the plug. Watch the moment of surrender:
Leadership
President Obama's schooling of the Republicans during their face-to-face televised "class" is worth seeing. Go to C-Span and take watch all 90 minutes of it -- it's really good. Besides being the best political "show" on TV, is showed a combative president in command of all the issues and facts brought up by the little children masquerading as Republicans in the room. And while it rejuvenated my enthusiasm for Obama, I have to agree with Paul Krugman:
Look, Obama is a terrific speaker and a very smart guy. He really showed up the Republicans in the now-famous give-and-take. But we knew that. What’s now in question isn’t his ability to talk, it’s his ability to lead.Lead, Mr. President, lead.
It's the stimulus, stupid
As covered by Think Progress, some reaction to the good news about the American economy's growth of 5.7% during the last quarter:
Speaking on Bloomberg television today, Mark Zandi — who was an adviser to John McCain’s presidential campaign — heralded the positive numbers as a result of the stimulus passed by a Democratic Congress and signed by President Obama last FebruaryFurther, as you watch this video, pay attention to analyst Ethan Harris about a possible jobs recovery. I hope he's right.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Obama's blind spot
Kevin Drum has a post comparing Ronald Reagan's versus Barack Obama's approach to setting the tone in Washington and how to set themselves up to take credit for when things go right -- Reagan did it well; Obama? Not so much:
[Obama] came to office convinced — sincerely, it seems — that he could change the tone of Washington DC. That was always a fantasy. The way to get things done is to make a case for them, build public support for them, blast your enemies for opposing them, and just generally fight like hell for them. It can be done with a smile, but it has to be done. Obama seems to have a hard time getting that.I think Obama's approach to bipartisanship might have worked in the days before Limbaugh and Fox News. But with 24-hours a day TV news, the search for conflict is too intense to allow for the parties to compromise. And with Republicans gaining support with all of their 40 (now 41) votes saying "no," it's not going to happen anytime soon.
Under the spell of Al Gore
Osoma bin Laden has made a statement (still unconfirmed) blaming America for global warming. Great. Now the evil one is under the spell of Al Gore and George Soros too.
With all this power, couldn't Al Gore have squeezed a few more hundred votes in Florida in 2000?
With all this power, couldn't Al Gore have squeezed a few more hundred votes in Florida in 2000?
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Jennifer Aniston
I was listening to president Obama in a town hall meeting in Tampa Florida and he actually said that he hoped some Republicans would join in passing a health care bill.
*sigh*
I suppose that's the equivalent of me sitting at home hoping Jennifer Aniston calls me to go to dinner at Per Se.
*sigh*
I suppose that's the equivalent of me sitting at home hoping Jennifer Aniston calls me to go to dinner at Per Se.
