Thursday, April 12, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Atlas Shrugs
By VictorM: In case you have not heard, Don Imus has been fired by NBC for his recent racist remarks. Even Imus himself is reported to have said that he saw that coming. But, this idiot right winger, calling Don Imus "the darling of the left" (what the fuck do these people smoke?), predicted the following:No Imus won't be fired folks. Kerry was his candidate. The decadent left has no morality, no ethics, no standards. They cover for each other and answer to no one. Morally bankrupt on every level.What an idiot! And wrong! So, what's new?
Labels: don imus, idiot of the day
Friday, April 06, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Bill O'Reilly
By VictorM: Ah, the worst person in the world, the creepy Bill O'Reilly, makes our list. I'll let Crooks and Liars take you the rest of the way:"A young girl was tragically killed by a drunk driver. But this was not enough for O'Reilly. Instead, because the criminal was an illegal alien he added this incident to his ongoing crusade against the brown people. Luckily Geraldo was on the show and he - to his credit - called out O'Reilly's xenophobia for exactly what it was. This drove Bill O'Reilly insane. I was almost certain he was going to reach across the table and hit Geraldo."GERALDO: "Cool your jets! It has nothing to do with illegal aliens…it has to do with drunk driving! Don't obscure a tragedy to make a cheap political point. It is a cheap political point and you know it!!"
Crooks and Liars has the video. Go watch it.
Labels: bill o'reilly, geraldo rivera, idiot of the day, illegal aliens
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Gina Cobb
By VictorM: Some right-wingers will pick on liberals just for the sake of picking on them. Even when it denotes blatant hypocrisy. We have this right-winger (among many others) pick on Nancy Pelosi for wearing a scarf over her head during a visit to a masque in Syria:This has to be a joke. The Speaker of the House is not only going out of her way to defund America's troops in Iraq and shake hands with leaders of terrorist states like Syria, but is now donning the garb of America's enemies.I wonder if this idiot thought the same thing when Laura Bush did it:
(White House photo. Clich here for full size)
Here's another picture of Ms. Laura Bush appeasing the enemy:
And here is Condi Rice "donning the garb of the enemy":
Right-wingers... really stupid people!
Labels: idiot of the day, laura bush, muslim scarf, nancy pelosi
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Glenn Beck
By VictorM: It's irritating to hear so many well-to-do white guys playing victims. Guys with great educations, jobs, wealth, and yet, they can't stop complaining. It's a testament to their indifference to the human condition and to the greed that is such a part of who they are. Count Glenn Beck, CNN TV personality as the latest idiot to play victim:Glenn Beck claimed he "can't win" because he is "American," "white," "Christian," and "conservative." He said: "[I]f you are a white human that loves America and happens to be a Christian, forget about it, Jack. You are the only one that doesn't have a political action committee for you." He also said: "I mean, I was talking about it with my family yesterday. I said, 'I'm tired of being the least popular person in the world." Beck also said that being "Christian" is "not popular anymore" and went on to say, "I've got to find one thing that I agree with the rest of the world on, I guess. I'm tired of being in that group."
Labels: glenn beck, idiot of the day, media matters
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Reliapundit
By VictorM: It's becoming easier these days to find candidates for the Idiot of the Day. I was a bit rushed today and thought I might have to skip this feature but in a few minutes I had my guy. What's prompting this onslaught of idiotic behavior? Fear, as always.Take this guy... please. What an amazing level of hyperbole and stupidity. And the all caps are his:
WHILE THE UK'S LEFT-WING PM COWERS AT THE FEET OF THE MULLAH'S IF IRAN, THE TOWNS AND CITIES WITHIN HER OWN SHORES ARE RAPIDLY BECOMING ISLAMIFIED. 70 YEARS. AND THEN SHARIA.Ooooo, how scary. As we all know, Muslims are war-mongers, homosexual hating, male chauvinistic, religious fanatics, bent on forcing their religion on the rest of us. Oh wait... um... those are right-wing Christians.
UNLESS EUROPE TAKES HARSH ACTION NOW, EURABIA IS INEVITABLE, AND WITH IT THE END OF A CIVILIZATION.
THIS IS A REAL THREAT - UNLIKE "MAN-MADE GLOBAL WARMING".
Projection is a darn thing.
Labels: christian right, idiot of the day, islam, muslim
Monday, April 02, 2007
Idiot of the Day: John Boehner
By VictorM: It's discurraging when you find out elected politicians who are too lazy to care. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), who has been on a solid streak of saying idiotic things, gets recognition today with this:He is either too lazy, doesn't care, or thinks the words "sumbliminable" and "nucular" are also pronounced properly.A truly embarrassing moment for House Minority Leader John Boehner at today's Congressional Medal of Honor ceremony honoring the Tuskegee airmen.
During his short speech to those in attendance, Boehner six times mispronounced the group's name as the "Tusk-E-gee,'' eliciting audible groans from the front to the back of the Capitol Rotunda. One woman standing in front of me leaned to her companion and whispered, "This is so embarrassing, and he's from my state."
Labels: idiot of the day, john boehner, Tuskegee
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Carlos Villagomez
By VictorM: Notwithstanding David Beckham's signing, the success of soccer in America continues to be an uphill battle. In an effort to contribute to that success, Major League Soccer's (MLS) Houston Dynamo team is looking to built a soccer specific stadium in or around Houston. One of the bidders is the city of Webster. City Councilman Carlos Villagomez said this recently about his support for the bid (emphasis mine):"Soccer is a big sport, especially here in Texas," Villagomez said. "It's getting hot. Every time they've had a soccer team come to Reliant Stadium, it's a sellout. I think soccer is going to be bigger than football."Come on. Statements like this just aren't helpful. That's just an idiotic statement, specially for someone from Texas where some high-school football games draw more fans than many MLS soccer matches.
Mr. Villagomez, please help the Dynamo get a new stadium, but sir, keep your mouth shut about the sport -- you don't know what you're talking about.
Labels: houston dynamo, idiot of the day, major league soccer, mls
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Cold Fury (Mike)
By VictorM: In this series of posts, if nothing else we've shown that right-wingers live in a land of make-believe. Well, more precisely, in the land of make-shit-up. We have another example today. This idiot goes about making statements that are totally made up simply because it fits a preconceived notion in his distorted little mind.Talking about Democrats and the Afghanistan war, he says:
Does he include any references to justify that view? No. Does this view have any resemblance to the truth? No. It's just more made-up shit from a delusional right-winger who doesn't care if American kids are dying in the streets of Baghdad for no good reason.They never supported that war either, despite their lying insistence on treating it as “the good war” now.
Their support for the Afghanistan campaign began the moment the Iraq war did and not one instant before...
Labels: idiot of the day, Iraq war, stupid democrats
Friday, March 30, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Joe Lieberman
By VictorM: One thing you can say about Joe Lieberman is that he has been consistent about his position on the Iraq War. But this means he has been forced to repeat his prognostications and assessments. If that wasn't bad enough, he has been dead wrong each time!March 29, 2007:
Since taking command, Gen. Petraeus has been true to his word. The result? Sectarian violence is down in Baghdad. The radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has fled. The Mahdi Army, which terrorized Baghdad last year, appears to be splintering. And the Iraqi government — its spine stiffened thanks to our renewed support — is taking the critical steps for political reconciliation.December 29, 2006:
Because of the bravery of many Iraqi and coalition military personnel and the recent coming together of moderate political forces in Baghdad, the war is winnable. We and our Iraqi allies must do what is necessary to win it.November 29, 2005:
Progress is visible and practical. In the Kurdish North, there is continuing security and growing prosperity. The primarily Shiite South remains largely free of terrorism, receives much more electric power and other public services than it did under Saddam, and is experiencing greater economic activity. The Sunni triangle, geographically defined by Baghdad to the east, Tikrit to the north and Ramadi to the west, is where most of the terrorist enemy attacks occur. And yet here, too, there is progress.April 26, 2004:
Thanks to the brilliance and bravery of American and allied forces, we won that war.
Labels: idiot of the day, joe lieberman
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Idiot of the Day: George W. Bush
By VictorM: This selection is a no-brainer. George W. Bush, the president of the United States of America, the world's only superpower, currently engaged in a disastrous four year old war, resorted to defending his latest plan as "encouraging" based on the words of two... count them... two bloggers in Baghdad. George W. Bush... an idiot!Labels: baghdad blogger, George Bush, idiot of the day
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Rush Limbaugh
By VictorM: What can we say about Rush Limbaugh? The man is vile and vulgar. He has been picking on Elizabeth and John Edwards since she was diagnosed with cancer with comments like "most people when told a family member's been diagnosed with the kind of cancer Elizabeth Edwards has, they turn to God. The Edwards turned to the campaign. "I'll let VetGrl take it from here:
Hey, Rush. Shut your fucking mouth about Elizabeth Edwards for just five minutes. There's something I want to tell you.You don't get to sit your fat ass down in your radio studio and talk about how a woman -- any woman -- ought to react or behave when she has breast cancer. I know, I know, you think the weight of the world has been on your shoulders these last few years, what with your drug addiction and your non-functioning penis.
But you don't know shit about breast cancer, but I do. I got to watch my sister die from it...
Rush, I'll never get people like you. You don't understand suffering. You don't understand kindness. You don't understand love and support, whether between two people or among a community. You seem to understand nothing but your ego and your own ignorant sense of self importance.
But for as much as I don't get about you or your kind, there's one thing I'm pretty sure of: When you try to check in at the pearly gates, it'll be my sister who's going to kick your fat ass straight to hell.
Labels: elizabeth edwards, idiot of the day, john edwards, rush limbaugh
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Tom Delay
By VictorM: This comment by Tom Delay pretty much stands on its own as an example of what the heart of the right-wing is like. This is not the comment of a fringe group. This is not an isolated post by someone out of step with the whole group. Tom Delay IS the voice of the right-wing:"I believe it was Adolf Hitler who first acknowledged that the big lie is more effective than the little lie, because the big lie is so audacious, such an astonishing immorality, that people have a hard time believing anyone would say it if it wasn't true. You know, the big lie — like the Holocaust never happened or dark-skinned people are less intelligent than light-skinned people. Well, by charging this big lie" — that DeLay violated campaign-finance laws in Texas — "liberals have finally joined the ranks of scoundrels like Hitler."
Labels: hitler, idiot of the day, liberal, tom delay
Monday, March 26, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Kevin McMullough
By VictorM: Kevin McMullough is our Idiot of the Day. In true right-winger fashion, he makes up stuff, comes up with silly predictions which he dresses up as fact, and ignores the irony that he predicts impending disaster for an idea different than the one he supports, oblivious to the fact that his supported approach has produced nothing but disaster. With credibility like this, he becomes our version of Baghdad Bob.Let's take a look at some of his utterly silly remarks:
What is this obsession that liberals have with seeing America destroyed?... In other words, why are they so insistent on seeing America pummeled?... In their own echo-chamber vanity Murtha, Pelosi and company believe themselves to be smarter than the commanders of the operations in the war on terror... But they didn't just author defeat - they campaigned for it.Dude, we tried it your way. It has given terrorists reason to celebrate. It has brought shame to America. It has rendered us more vulnerable. It has increased the number of terrorists and terrorist attacks. It has been a miserable failure. The American people are fed up with your way.
If you love America, get out of the way and let the adults try to minimize the consequences of your dastardly deeds.
Labels: idiot of the day, Iraq war
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Pamela Geller Oshry
By VictorM: This right-wing blogger demonstrates the amazing ability by right-wingers to make up statements without any references or even resemblance to reality. In this example, while commenting on an article about a German judge who made a lousy ruling based on the Koran because the couple in the dispute were Muslims, Pamela Geller Oshry makes this remark:Not that strange considering how Europe has surrendered to Islam.How many such cases does the blogger list? Just this one. Where did the above comment come from? You got it -- she pulled it out of her conservative ass.
But in addition, this blogger does something very typical of right-wingers: she omits that which is inconvenient. I decided to read the original article and sure enough, it says something that contradicts the nature of the made-up statement:
On Wednesday, after the Tuesday evening publication of the story on SPIEGEL ONLINE, the attorney received a fax from the Frankfurt court granting the conflict of interest claim and excusing the judge from the case... the judge who heard the case may have to face further consequences for her decision... numerous politicians in Berlin voiced their horror at the verdict -- and demanded disciplinary action against the judge.
So, not only is Pamela making shit up, she's utterly dishonest about how "Europe" reacted to the decision of one judge. Arggg Pamela Geller Oshry is idiot scum!
Labels: german judge, idiot of the day, islam
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Idiot of the Day: John Hawkins
By VictorM: This right-wing blogger has an article trying to explain how George Bush could get his approval ratings back to 50%. Then, sticking to typical right-winger's make-believe world, he goes on to daydream:The war has obviously been a big drag on Bush's approval. However, the surge has proven to be extremely effective so far and we now have good reason to be optimistic about how things will turn out in Iraq.Really, as hard as it is to believe, I think he was serious. I didn't see a smiley after that statement. Then he pulls numbers out of his hairy ass:
Get the conservatives back on board, get a quarter of the 34 percent of the public that considers themselves to be moderate to go along, and Bush would practically be back to even. If Bush is willing to show a little bit of flexibility, toughness, and willingness to defend himself, getting back to a 50 percent approval rating should be very possible.And how are those people going to get back on board? Ah.. magic, I suppose. Just like the magic that would be needed for Bush "to show a little bit flexibility".
Hell, this isn't wishful thinking; this is just plain idiotic.
Labels: bush approval, idiot of the day, john hawkins
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Emperor Misha I
By VictorM: This feature is called Idiot of the Day, but for today it should be called Fucking Filthy Idiot of the Day. This worthless pile of junk of a right-winger, after quoting some disturbing way that terrorists killed a couple children, has this to say:Those are the animals that Michael Moore calls “Minutemen”, those are the beasts that liberals want to have free reign in the streets of Baghdad, those are the subhuman slime that the likes of Jack Murthafucker, John Silky Pony Edwards, Barack Hussein (oh the sweet irony of that middle name) Obama and the Hildebeest want to leave in control of Iraq as soon as they can get our troops pulled out... Think about all of that, and think of the two innocent kids deliberately blown up by the liberals’ friends the next time you run into one of the yellow-bellied, disgraceful, backstabbing, terrorist-loving bastards.This guy hates his fellow Americans more than he hates the terrorists. What a sad, pathetic person.
Labels: Barack Obama, idiot of the day, Michael Moore
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Jonn Lilyea
By VictorM: Remember when someone said this about the terrorists: "They hate our freedoms -- our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other."?This right-wing idiot not only seems to not buy into that sentiment, he's a willful parrot for Dick Cheney who wants us to keep silent about all the evil they've done:
What makes this “surge” an open ended escalation is the refusal of the media and the Left to shut up and stop encouraging the jihadists. I’m not saying you should shut up for all eternity... Just shut up long enough to make the jihadists at least think there’s no way out, no way he can win the war. Unless, of course you want to “waste” more American lives.The jihadists don't think they're winning because of the left's words; they are winning, and they know it, because you can't win an occupation -- specially one so poorly planned -- and because of stupid idiots like this guy who won't join us in exercising our freedoms to point out what a bad idea this war is and how badly it has been prosecuted.
It is because we don't want to waste lives that we will not shut-up; the right-wing silence is what's helping to waste them!
Labels: dick cheney, George Bush, idiot of the day, Iraq war, wasted lives
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Bird Dog
By VictorM: Commenting on the peace marches during the weekend, this right-wing blogger's post does the so very typical: it latches on to a slogan from so long ago and just won't let it go because, frankly, they have no valid arguments:"They always blame America first." That was Jeane Kirkpatrick, describing the "San Francisco Democrats" in 1984. But it could be said about a lot of Americans, especially highly educated Americans, today.No, they don't blame American first. They blame George Bush, they blame Dick Cheney, they blame the neocons, they blame the Republican leadership, they blame war-mongers, and they blame right-wing nuts like you. That is far from blaming America.
Labels: blame America first, idiot of the day
Monday, March 19, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Dennis Kucinich
By VictorM: Last week Nevada Democrats finally agreed to cancel a planned televised debate of the Democratic candidates on Fox News. The pressure to cancel came from many quarters of the party, most notably the big liberal blogs. Just about all the candidates agreed with the cancellation, except for Dennis Kucinich. His reason:"If you want to be the President of the United States, you can't be afraid to deal with people with whom you disagree politically," Kucinich said. "No one is further removed from Fox's political philosophy than I am, but fear should not dictate decisions that affect hundreds of millions of Americans and billions of others around the world who are starving for real leadership."This isn't about people who disagree with you; this is about a TV station run by liars who are unbalanced and unfair. You want to waste your breath talking to the morons who watch that station, go by yourself. I'm sure you'll convert as many of them as your chances of winning -- zero, to be exact.
Labels: Dennis Kucinich, fox news, idiot of the day
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Rahm Emanuel
By VictorM: It's time to shine the spotlight on a Democrat. One of the many complaints against Democrats is their preponderance for being too careful, too measured. This accusation got new legs this week:Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), the Democratic Caucus chairman, has told new Democratic members of Congress to steer clear of Stephen Colbert, or at least his satirical Comedy Central program, “The Colbert Report.”Rahm, please dude, get a sense of humor. Besides, san antone rose thinks you're a p_____ over this.
Labels: Colbert report, idiot of the day, Rahm Emanuel, Stephen Colbert
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Little Green Footballs
By VictorM: In the aftermath of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed "confession" that he had planned to kill Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, there was a chorus of support for that idea from many of the regulars at the Little Green Footballs website.Little Green Footballs is a very popular blog for right-wingers. While sites like that can't be held responsible for everything posted in them, we can draw some conclusions when there is quantity of posts and concurrence expressed by most regulars for sure a heinous idea.
The Little Green Footballs crowd proved once again they are very sick idiots.
Labels: bill clinton, idiot of the day, jimmy carter, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, little green footballs
Friday, March 16, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Sam Brownback
By VictorM: I could pick this guys as the idiot of the day on just about any day. Really, this guy is so damn obnoxious. Anyway, it's time he made the list for his views on gays :Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback agrees with Gen. Peter Pace's remarks on homosexuality, saying he also believes homosexual acts are immoral. He also says the military's "don't ask, don't tell" is "an appropriate policy."
Labels: don't ask don't tell, homosexuality, idiot of the day, sam brownback
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Idiot of the Day: All Bush Voters
By VictorM: Bush voters had an excuse in 2000, but not in 2004. So running away now and changing their mind for opinion polls doesn't excuse them. They are responsible for the big mess we're in. General Tony McPeak (retired), Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War said it best:This is a dark chapter in our history. Whatever else happens, our country's international standing has been frittered away by people who don't have the foggiest understanding of how the hell the world works. America has been conducting an experiment for the past six years, trying to validate the proposition that it really doesn't make any difference who you elect president. Now we know the result of that experiment [laughs]. If a guy is stupid, it makes a big difference.
Labels: bush voters, idiot of the day
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Kip Volkstadt
By VictorM: Oh boy, I found one of the 29 percenters. I'll let this Republican-American's words say all that needs to be said:Kip Volkstadt, 66, Republican, Stafford, Va.Kip, with all due respect, sir, you are an idiot!
I agree with what Bush is doing, I just don’t think he’s doing enough of it. Number one, I think we need to put in enough troops in Iraq and go ahead and win this thing and stop pussyfooting around. Also, I think he is all wet on immigration. I think we should not be rewarding people who break our laws to come here. I think if you’re here illegally you’re a criminal. I’d like to see Bush be more affirmative as far as the tax cuts. It’s what made the economy thrive. Start getting the government’s nose out of everybody’s pockets and everybody’s houses.
Labels: idiot of the day
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Gay Patriot
By VictorM: This right winger is quoting an editorial from the LA Times about the how the Democrats are mishandling the Iraq issue. He sandwiches quotes from the article with hyperbole, wrong conclusions, and made-up stuff:And most rational Americans agree at this point. We have reached a whole new level — and it is a far cry from the Vietnam Era which Liberals continue to wallow in. The Democrats have not only surrendered to al-Qaeda, they have surrendered their party’s principles to the Angry Left.Where did he get that "most rational Americans agree"? He made it up, of course!
Maybe he's just angry -- if he isn't he should be -- that there is still an al-Qaeda out there, getting bigger and stronger right under the nose of the current administration. That's a failure they can't pin on anyone else.
Labels: idiot of the day
Friday, March 09, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Jonathan R
By VictorM: This right-wing blogger probably thought this was brilliant stuff: "Ann Coulter can make some outrageous comments, but that does not detract from the fact that she sometimes makes some very valid points." Yes, in the same way that Ted Bundy was sometimes charming.Labels: ann coulter, idiot of the day, ted bundy
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Fred Barnes
By VictorM: Via Think Progress who have the video to this interview, Weekly Standard editor Fred Barnes argued that Bush will pardon Scooter Libby because “he didn’t really seriously impede the investigation,” and “he’s been a loyal and effective member of this administration.” Yarite! And Britney Spears has never gone commando.Labels: fred barnes, idiot of the day
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Ace
By VictorM: I'm not quite sure if this is projection, stupidity, or ignorance, but these folks are clearly living on the edge of insanity:
I still think there was no pretext for Fitzgerald's investigation, that he knew there was no possible crime to be investigated here from day one (forcing him to invent the crime of "conspiracy to violate the Wilsons' civil rights," though he couldn't quite say which rights had been violated), which makes this all a travesty and Libby's lies immaterial as a matter of law."Forcing him to invent a crime"... amazing, all the while he invents what "matter of law" is.
Labels: idiot of the day, patrick fitzgerald, scooter libby
Monday, March 05, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Lonewacko
By VictorM: Commenting on a poll by the NY Times that showed a majority of Americans support Health Insurance for everyone, this right-wing blogger has this to say: The problem is that the Democratic Party has a problem understanding that "Americans" word, and think it includes all of Mexico and most of the rest of the world. I ask, are people born this stupid or do right-winger have to go to some school to learn this "skill"?
Labels: health care, health insurance, idiot of the day, right-wing
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Ann Coulter
By VictorM: Conservative puke-inducing pundit Ann Coulter said during a speech: "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot,’ so I — so kind of an impasse, can’t really talk about Edwards." She is the voice of the right. She claims to be a Christian. And the conservative crowd cheered. I hope she keeps it up and is heard by more people. It's fun to see them lose elections and every bit helps.
Labels: ann coulter, faggot, idiot of the day, john edwards
Friday, March 02, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Betty, again
By VictorM: Betty, the clueless right-wing blogger asks: "This Blaming Bush for everything going wrong in the world has been an easy path for Europeans in the past six years. What will they do when they don't have Bush to kick around anymore?" Betty, when Bush is gone, not everything will be going wrong with the world. Europeans blame Bush now because just about everything gone wrong in the world has been his fault.
Labels: blaming bush, idiot of the day
Monday, February 26, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Betty
By VictorM: In Betty's Page, a right-winger's blog, Betty is either confused or blatantly ignorant about recent history. Talking about Iraq, she asks: "[Democrats] say that our troops should just be used to train the Iraqi forces and not be used for combat. Hey, isn't that basically what Bush was doing for most of 2006 while the situation kept deteriorating and all the Democrats demanded that he alter?" The answer: No! Betty is wrong on the characterization of both the Democrats plan and what Bush was doing in 2006. I guess the people who are too idiotic to see how they screwed thing up are equally idiotic about recognizing a real solution.
Labels: democrats, idiot of the day, Iraq war
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Dick Cheney
By VictorM: Back in 1991, Dick Cheney was very much against the United States going into Baghdad, for basically the reasons that have turned the current adventure into a disaster. When asked about that, he gave this answer: "Well, I stand by what I said in ‘91. But look what’s happened since then — we had 9/11. We’ve found ourselves in a situation where what was going on in that part of the globe and the growth and development of the extremists, the al Qaeda types that are prepared to strike the United States demonstrated that we weren’t safe and secure behind our own borders. We weren’t in Iraq when we got hit on 9/11. But we got hit in ‘93 at the World Trade Center, in ‘96 at Khobar Towers, or ‘98 in the East Africa embassy bombings, 2000, the USS Cole. And of course, finally 9/11 right here at home. They continued to hit us because we didn’t respond effectively, because they believed we were weak. They believed if they killed enough Americans, they could change our policy because they did on a number of occasions. That day has passed. That all ended with 9/11." Amazing... the same old excuse that 9/11 changed everything, even if Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 or any of the attacks he mentioned. Hell, for him to fully understand this, next time his heart gives out, the surgeons should operate on his testicles. Poetic justice.
Labels: dick cheney, idiot of the day
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Right-wing's dishonesty with polls
By VictorM: A few days ago, the idiot of the day referred to a poll stating that 66% of Americans want to win in Iraq. I mentioned that I was surprised the number wasn't close to 100%. Now, even according to a Republican pollster, that poll was bogus: He basically says the poll's a crock. The pollster, David Johnson, the CEO of the GOP firm Strategic Vision, tells me that some of the key questions were leading and designed to elicit the answers they got. "This poll is not the quality we've come to expect from national polling firms," Johnson tells me. Not that I needed this to confirm the stupidity of the poll or the even dumber conclusions by the right-wing blogger, but it's good to have it confirmed.
Labels: idiot of the day, Iraq war, polls
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Idiot of the Day: Mark Noonan, again
By VictorM: This right-winger quotes a poll showing 66% of Americans saying they want to win in Iraq. He goes on to deride Democrats based on it, saying: "But, but, but...the American people have spoken and they voted to withdraw...which is why the Democrats are standing tall with....non-binding resolutions and slowly knifing the troops in the back." Only 66% want to win? Hell, I'd expect it to be closer to 100%. Who are the 34% that think winning is not important? Maybe right-wing nuts who want to keep the carnage going on because they like blood and guts, guns and savagery, and random bullshit acts of machismo, specially when they're not the ones doing the fighting? Let's see... 34% don't care to win... Bush's approval rating is in the low 30's... um... you do the math! In any case, we win by leaving -- that's what the 66% want!
Labels: blood and guts, idiot of the day, machismo, mark noonan, victory in iraq
