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1 Kragar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:23:58pm

2016 will be Santorum's turn.

2 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:26:24pm

Ouch. New Onion video guaranteed to offend:

Onion Video
3 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:30:45pm

Out of the blue, Glenn Reynolds retweets racist blogger RS McCain's attack:

He must still be smarting at the well-deserved mockery for his moronic "BROWNSHIRTS! LITERALLY!" post.

4 Kragar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:31:34pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

Ouch. New Onion video guaranteed to offend:

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I've got something more offensive

Mary Matalin: Thanks To Romney, We Can Single Out ‘Parasites’

Conservative commentator Mary Matalin hailed Mitt Romney's "47 percent" line on CNN as good news for Republicans.

"There are makers and takers, there are producers and there are parasites," she said. "Americans can distinguish between those who have produced and paid in through no fault of their own and because of Obama's horrible polcies who cannot get a job or are underemployed. That's what the campaign is about."

5 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:31:51pm

Part of me thinks that Mitt Romney no longer wants to be President.

6 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:34:13pm

Watching Carter on CNN now. He seems really odd to me.

7 moderatelyradicalliberal  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:37:09pm

LOL!

I don't either.

8 Nervous Norvous  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:39:22pm

re: #5 SteveMcG

Part of me thinks that Mitt Romney no longer wants to be President.

Well not enough to actually work at it.

9 moderatelyradicalliberal  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:39:44pm

Heh.

10 Petero1818  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:39:56pm

re: #4 Kragar

I know Carville is no prize but how the hell can he stand her?

11 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:41:07pm

re: #4 Kragar

I've got something more offensive

Mary Matalin: Thanks To Romney, We Can Single Out ‘Parasites’

I'd go off on a rant about this, but I won't. Instead, I hope the GOP keeps talking this way and keeps insulting the underemployed, the unemployed, and the half of the country that they think are worthless.

It will serve them right if Barack Obama wins a second term. It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of sociopathic, greedy assholes.

12 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:45:27pm

Well it's a good thing that no one running for president is running on redistribution!

13 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:45:52pm
14 Nervous Norvous  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:45:54pm

re: #10 Petero1818

I know Carville is no prize but how the hell can he stand her?

Separated at birth?

[Link: www.cnn.com...]

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15 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:46:10pm
16 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:46:17pm
17 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:46:25pm

re: #12 Mocking Jay

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Well it's a good thing that no one running for president is running on redistribution!

No, but we do have Captain Douchecanoe who intends to ensure that the rich get richer and the poor don't. That's what he means by "create growth & wealth".

18 Kragar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:46:33pm

Obama Leads By 5 Points In NBC/WSJ Poll

President Obama has a 5-point national lead in a new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal. Obama leads Mitt Romney 50 percent to 45 percent among likely voters.

The president has been trending up after a successful Democratic convention and hisresponse to the attacks on American embassies in the Middle East.

Optimism on the economy, according to the pollsters, is the driving force behind Obama’s strong polling. The number of Americans who think the country is on the right track improved by 7 points, to 39 percent.

“Forty-two percent of voters also believe the economy will improve in the next 12 months, which is a 6-point jump from August, and a 15-point rise from July,” according to NBC’s FirstRead blog. “What’s more, 47 percent of registered voters approve of the president’s handling of the economy — up 3 points from last month. Obama’s overall job-approval rating stands at 50 percent for the first time since March.”

So, when does Team Romney begin telling us that the economy is a distraction?

19 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:47:28pm

re: #18 Kragar

Obama Leads By 5 Points In NBC/WSJ Poll

So, when does Team Romney begin telling us that the economy is a distraction?

As soon as they take a hit for calling 47% of the country a bunch of lazy, shiftless losers.

20 Kragar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:47:49pm

re: #12 Mocking Jay

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Well it's a good thing that no one running for president is running on redistribution!

Funny thing is as fast as someone creates wealth, some assholes put it in an offshore bank.

21 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:49:54pm
22 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:53:04pm

Maybe I should invite Keith Olbermann to do a guest post.

23 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:54:24pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

Maybe I should invite Keith Olbermann to do a guest post.

If nothing else, it would make RS McCain's head explode and that's always hilarious.

24 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:54:57pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

Maybe I should invite Keith Olbermann to do a guest post.

That would be interesting to see.

25 bratwurst  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:56:00pm

re: #23 Lidane

If nothing else, it would make RS McCain's head explode and that's always hilarious.

Would make a LOT of heads explode. The LULZ would be epic.

26 Nervous Norvous  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:56:13pm

re: #23 Lidane

If nothing else, it would make RS McCain's head explode and that's always hilarious.

I'm thinking the Democrats need full control of all three houses just for the pleasure of listening to the constant popping of wingnut heads.

27 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:56:43pm
28 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:57:45pm

re: #25 bratwurst

Would make a LOT of heads explode. The LULZ would be epic.

Plus, even though Keith can be a jerk, he's smart, funny, and isn't afraid to hit back at his critics. It would be fun.

29 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 5:58:34pm

Haha:

30 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:00:42pm

Charles, I have an idea. Maybe add our own member galleries which we could access individually to pull up old images we uploaded. Is that possible? It would be in directory form more or less.

31 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:02:39pm

re: #30 Gus

Charles, I have an idea. Maybe add our own member galleries which we could access individually to pull up old images we uploaded. Is that possible? It would be in directory form more or less.

Actually I've been thinking about that exact thing lately. It's definitely possible, but not a trivial task.

32 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:03:40pm

re: #31 Charles Johnson

Actually I've been thinking about that exact thing lately. It's definitely possible, but not a trivial task.

That's what I figured. :) Would be useful.

33 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:04:40pm

Rachel going off on Mitt Romney's ignorance of what makes a dirty bomb. Beautiful take down.

34 b_Snark  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:04:48pm

re: #29 Lidane

Haha:

Apparently comservatwitter thinks "but John Locke disagrees with you" is an argument.

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That was most Humerous.

35 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:05:20pm

re: #33 darthstar

Rachel going off on Mitt Romney's ignorance of what makes a dirty bomb. Beautiful take down.

Distraction!

36 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:05:58pm

re: #33 darthstar

Rachel going off on Mitt Romney's ignorance of what makes a dirty bomb. Beautiful take down.

Heh no wonder why he calls foreign policy a distraction.

37 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:06:22pm
38 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:06:51pm

And now she's going into his 'kick the football down the field' analogy...and how if something's too hard for him he'll just ignore it and hopes it gets better.

39 DisturbedEma  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:07:25pm

re: #28 Lidane

I heard he was onset when Ben Affleck spoofed him and Miss Precious Perfect the cat, thought I heard he got a kick out of it

40 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:07:48pm

re: #38 darthstar

And now she's going into his 'kick the football down the field' analogy...and how if something's too hard for him he'll just ignore it and hopes it gets better.

We could call the Romney Cabinet wannabes the Special Teams. With Captain Romney as the punter.

41 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:08:51pm

The disdain in Mitt's voice when he says that the 47% "feel entitled" is just so dripping that it pisses me off every time I hear it.

42 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:09:39pm

re: #41 darthstar

The disdain in Mitt's voice when he says that the 47% "feel entitled" is just so dripping that it pisses me off every time I hear it.

They feel entitled to food. It's a real problem.

43 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:10:14pm

re: #27 darthstar

"The issue going forth isn’t whether voters’ feelings are hurt. The question is whether the cyborg can see that the problems he’s solving actually involve people."

Why sure, Mitt is always willing to help you people.

44 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:10:18pm

re: #42 Charles Johnson

They feel entitled to food. It's a real problem.

And refrigerators.

45 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:10:28pm

I'm not sure where I heard about Mitt Romney's discussion about not doing anything and the economy will rebound simply because he was elected. I guess there's just too much going on at once for this nugget to get exposed too.

46 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:11:06pm

re: #45 SteveMcG

I'm not sure where I heard about Mitt Romney's discussion about not doing anything and the economy will rebound simply because he was elected. I guess there's just too much going on at once for this nugget to get exposed too.

Every time he opens his mouth, it's to fit his foot further inside. Lately he's been opening his mouth a lot. 'Nuff said.

47 nines09  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:11:09pm

Mitt heard Mr Poisonous Toad Stool Rush Limbaugh say that Mitt now had a Golden Opportunity with his leaked video. Most people like it. Rush likes it. There. All better.

48 engineer cat  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:11:24pm

"There are makers and takers, there are producers and there are parasites"

Fucked Up Ignorant Racist Right Wing Rants Finally Ensconced As Official Republican Party Policy

rnc officials busy drawing up guidelines on how republican officeholders can recognize people they are required to hate

49 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:12:02pm

re: #44 Gus

And refrigerators.

And Stoves

50 JamesWI  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:12:39pm

Gotta love that. The new Republican mantra is "The poor people have too much money."

51 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:12:56pm
52 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:14:05pm

re: #50 JamesWI

Gotta love that. The new Republican mantra is "The poor people have too much money."

Yep. "Lucky duckies" I think was what a WSJ or some other outlet once called them. Yeah because it's so hard being wealthy and well off. Agh. At least the robber barons in the old days didn't try to play the old poor, pitiful me card. They were rich and greedy assholes and knew it and wanted you to know it.

53 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:14:06pm

re: #51 Gus

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ECONOMIC GENIUS!

54 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:14:13pm

re: #50 JamesWI

Gotta love that. The new Republican mantra is "The poor people have too much money."

And they're lazy bad people, so they deserve to have even more taken away from them. If they were good, they wouldn't be poor.

55 goddamnedfrank  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:14:15pm

I'm curious what it is about having one's net income tax burden go from $0 to $1 that makes them no longer see themselves as entitled victims? What is it about using the same per child tax credit to save some money makes a poor family parasites and a rich family patriotic?

56 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:14:16pm

re: #50 JamesWI

Gotta love that. The new Republican mantra is "The poor people have too much money."

Well, yeah. They'll have too much money until they literally don't have any at all.

57 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:14:18pm

re: 51 Gus
(For some reason my reply/quote buttons don't work)
Borrowed???

58 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:14:44pm

re: #51 Gus

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I thought throwing money at a problem doesn't solve problems. Oh, wait that's Mitt's presidential campaign and aspirations.

59 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:15:17pm

re: #57 SteveMcG

re: 51 Gus
(For some reason my reply/quote buttons don't work)
Borrowed???

That's what it says. That's originally a Tweet from someone at NRO.

Try ctl + F5?

60 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:15:24pm

re: #51 Gus

61 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:15:33pm

re: #39 DisturbedEma

I heard he was onset when Ben Affleck spoofed him and Miss Precious Perfect the cat, thought I heard he got a kick out of it

He did more than that. He replayed Affleck's spoof on his show. They're friends, apparently.

62 JamesWI  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:15:41pm

re: #51 Gus

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That can't be true! Why, the wingnuts have constantly been talking about how Mitt's campaign has so much more money than Obama!

63 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:16:03pm

re: #62 JamesWI

That can't be true! Why, the wingnuts have constantly been talking about how Mitt's campaign has so much more money than Obama!

Strippers and blow.

64 engineer cat  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:16:27pm

re: #52 HappyWarrior

"Lucky duckies" I think was what a WSJ or some other outlet once called them

somebody remarked that apparently the wsj thinks the worst thing that can ever happen to a person is that they have to pay taxes

65 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:16:31pm

re: #63 darthstar

Strippers and blow.

Cocaine and sex parties.

66 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:17:21pm

Really though the poor are poor because they're immoral and lazy, and the rich are rich because they are moral and productive really is some of the worst excesses of Calvinism. But then again, this shouldn't come as any real shock considering that David Barton, GOP platform helper has said he finds Calvin more important to American thought than Jefferson. Personally, I take shit like this personally. I think of a man like my great grandfather. Became a widower with five kids when his first wife died of TB. Here he was an immigrant to this country and a coal miner. Yeah he was "immoral" and a "parasite." Just because someone doesn't make millions doesn't mean they're not productive or hard working.

67 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:17:49pm

re: #63 darthstar

Strippers and blow.

Blackjack and hookers...

68 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:18:41pm

re: #67 Gert Fröbe

Blackjack and hookers...

Jack and pack.

69 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:18:50pm

re: #64 engineer cat

somebody remarked that apparently the wsj thinks the worst thing that can ever happen to a person is that they have to pay taxes

Was it Franklin that said that we know but two things in this life: death and taxes? Really, WSJ and the right act as if only they like paying taxes but hey they're necessary. I like being able to drive on safe roads, attend good schools, and have police departments. If that means paying a little more, I'm content.

70 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:19:17pm

The Chronicles of Mitt: Sept 18, 2012

Hello, human diary. It is I, Mitt Romney, your better.
Much has happened. The staff is currently locked in heated discussion as to whether or not to announce that I am suffering from a terrible episode of laryngitis, thus rendering me unable to speak until perhaps after the election. Eric F. feels this is too extreme, and perhaps we should say I have merely been drunk for the past few months, but am fine now. After an hour or so of this I fled the room, telling the staff to get back to me with their recommendations when they have some. That was some time ago, so there still seems to be no resolution.

71 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:19:18pm

re: #66 HappyWarrior

Really though the poor are poor because they're immoral and lazy, and the rich are rich because they are moral and productive really is some of the worst excesses of Calvinism. But then again, this shouldn't come as any real shock considering that David Barton, GOP platform helper has said he finds Calvin more important to American thought than Jefferson. Personally, I take shit like this personally. I think of a man like my great grandfather. Became a widower with five kids when his first wife died of TB. Here he was an immigrant to this country and a coal miner. Yeah he was "immoral" and a "parasite." Just because someone doesn't make millions doesn't mean they're not productive or hard working.

Image: judge-smails-demotivational-poster.jpg

/RMoney is Judge Smails (apologies to Ted Knight)

72 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:19:50pm

re: 59 Gus

No luck. Not that big a deal, maybe tomorrow, after I've rebooted, it 'll probably go back to normal. I'm always amazed at the way millions of lines of code get processed in just seconds when you start up and how reliable the process is.

73 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:20:08pm

re: #53 darthstar

ECONOMIC GENIUS!

Business acumen! Fiscal responsibility! Eleventy!

74 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:21:22pm

re: #65 Gus

Cocaine and sex parties.

Image: Leder2.jpg

75 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:21:28pm

re: #57 SteveMcG

(For some reason my reply/quote buttons don't work)

Let me guess - Internet Explorer?

76 DisturbedEma  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:21:30pm

re: #61 Lidane

It was an awesome skit

77 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:22:11pm

I think the campaign had better watch out! Before anybody knows what hit them, Romney will get paid millions in fees, and the campaign will get outsourced to India.

78 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:22:27pm

re: #71 Gert Fröbe

Hey, the world needs ditchdiggers too...

/RMoney as Judge Smails from Caddyshack

Judge Smails, Thurston Howell III, Mr. Potter...all fairly famous and well known rich assholes. And the best retort from Romney surrogate Sununu is? Obama is like Pol Pot. Unless you're a history buff, Pol Pot isn't going to ring any bells.

79 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:22:43pm
80 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:23:02pm

re: #77 SteveMcG

I think the campaign had better watch out! Before anybody knows what hit them, Romney will get paid millions in fees, and the campaign will get outsourced to India.

So, John Sununu will be replaced by some guy from New Delhi? I wouldn't complain. Sununu's asshole attitude drives me nuts.

81 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:23:03pm

re: 75 Charles Johnson

Yes, he replies sheepishly.

82 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:23:13pm

re: #77 SteveMcG

I think the campaign had better watch out! Before anybody knows what hit them, Romney will get paid millions in fees, and the campaign will get outsourced to India.

Mitt Rahmachandran would be a more formidable candidate.

83 DisturbedEma  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:23:28pm

re: #69 HappyWarrior

Was it Franklin that said that we know but two things in this life: death and taxes? Really, WSJ and the right act as if only they like paying taxes but hey they're necessary. I like being able to drive on safe roads, attend good schools, and have police departments. If that means paying a little more, I'm content.

Wiki confirms

84 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:23:48pm

re: #78 darthstar

Judge Smails, Thurston Howell III, Mr. Potter...all fairly famous and well known rich assholes. And the best retort from Romney surrogate Sununu is? Obama is like Pol Pot. Unless you're a history buff, Pol Pot isn't going to ring any bells.

Well I know who Pol Pot is and I can suggest that Mr. Sununu is a historically insensitive asshole.

85 Strangeite  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:24:15pm

Sort of off topic, but...

Thank you Charles. I started to thank you for now using MP4 files (which I am thankful for because I now browse the web mostly with my iPad) but I realize I needed to thank you for something more.

I started reading you in 2004-05 because I wanted to know what the "right" thought on subjects. I had many right wing blogs in my RSS feed, but I told other liberals, "Here is one that isn't an idiot, even if I disagree."

The years went by, and you took a stand and stopped defending the crazy. I kept reading.

Long story short, thanks for being a good American. Right wing blog or left wing blog, I appreciate a person that calls a spade a spade.

So, in short, thanks for the MP4 embedding, but also thanks for caring enough about the world to be true to your self, even if the world shifted under your feet.

86 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:24:32pm
87 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:24:34pm

re: #81 SteveMcG

re: 75 Charles Johnson

Yes, he replies sheepishly.

Clear cache, close windows, restart. May or may not fix it. If it doesn't, consider using Chrome if possible.

88 DisturbedEma  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:24:45pm

re: #78 darthstar

Judge Smails, Thurston Howell III, Mr. Potter...all fairly famous and well known rich assholes. And the best retort from Romney surrogate Sununu is? Obama is like Pol Pot. Unless you're a history buff, Pol Pot isn't going to ring any bells.

Wow I missed that one- really? Holy shitballs that is so messed up. . .

89 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:25:07pm

re: #84 HappyWarrior

Well I know who Pol Pot is and I can suggest that Mr. Sununu is a historically insensitive asshole.

That too. Not a very smart attempt at painting Obama as evil.

90 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:25:14pm

re: #78 darthstar

Judge Smails, Thurston Howell III, Mr. Potter...all fairly famous and well known rich assholes. And the best retort from Romney surrogate Sununu is? Obama is like Pol Pot. Unless you're a history buff, Pol Pot isn't going to ring any bells.

He needs to see my avatar, apparently.

91 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:26:05pm

re: #89 darthstar

That too. Not a very smart attempt at painting Obama as evil.

Yeah he probably thought he was fucking clever making that comp. This is the same douche who angrily demanded that Obama start finding out what it means to be a real American. I'm starting to see why George H.W Bush fired his sorry ass.

92 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:26:52pm

re: #85 Strangeite

Sort of off topic, but...

Thank you Charles. I started to thank you for now using MP4 files (which I am thankful for because I now browse the web mostly with my iPad) but I realize I needed to thank you for something more.

I started reading you in 2004-05 because I wanted I liked to know what the "right" thought on subjects. I had many right wing blogs in my RSS feed, but I told other liberals, "Here is one that isn't an idiot, even if I disagree."

The years went by, and you took a stand and stopped defending the crazy. I kept reading.

Long story short, thanks for being a good American. Right wing blog or left wing blog, I appreciate a person that calls a spade a spade.

So, in short, thanks for the MP4 embedding, but also thanks for caring enough about the world to be true to your self, even if the world shifted under your feet.

Thank you for the nice words of support. It was really the only thing I could do.

93 DisturbedEma  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:26:54pm

re: #85 Strangeite

I would add my thanks too- while I always kept reading, life just got crazy in good and well, shitty ways, but I am very grateful for this forum, I like how you monitor and administer, other sites should do the same but don't.

94 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:27:34pm

re: #86 darthstar

In other words, Romney borrowed cash until he could get a gubmint loan to pay his bills.

Wouldn't that make him a taker and not a maker, and part of the 47%?

95 Big Joe Ghazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:28:01pm

re: #45 SteveMcG

I'm not sure where I heard about Mitt Romney's discussion about not doing anything and the economy will rebound simply because he was elected. I guess there's just too much going on at once for this nugget to get exposed too.

Romney says his mere presence will bring back the American economy

"My own view is that if we win on November 6th, there will be a great deal of optimism about the future of this country. We'll see capital come back and we'll see — without actually doing anything — we'll actually get a boost in the economy."

96 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:28:04pm
97 recusancy  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:29:09pm

re: #94 Lidane

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In other words, Romney borrowed cash until he could get a gubmint loan to pay his bills.

Wouldn't that make him a taker and not a maker, and part of the 47%?

No he's not taking public money.

98 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:29:22pm

re: #70 Mocking Jay

"Hello, human diary. It is I, Mitt Romney, your better.

After an hour or so of this I fled the room, telling the staff to get back to me with their recommendations when they have some. That was some time ago, so there still seems to be no resolution.

Update.

"Hello, human diary. It is I, Mitt Romney, your better.

In an attempt to find out what has transpired in the intervening time, I tried to leave my room. The knob will turn, but I am unable to open the door. The intercom only produces a buzzing sound and the phone is silent.

Curious.

99 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:29:49pm

re: #94 Lidane

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In other words, Romney borrowed cash until he could get a gubmint loan to pay his bills.

Wouldn't that make him a taker and not a maker, and part of the 47%?

Remember this is the same man who got the same government to help him fund the Olympics and then he bragged about getting every last cent from the government. Really, as much as Romney's condescending attitude towards Obama voters bothers me and as much as I know that he's full of shit. It's the hypocrisy that bothers me. Mitt rags on people getting money and help from the government to help pay for college, medical expenses, etc but he had no problem using that same government to help him with his business ventures. He's a slimy hypocritical asshole.

100 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:31:20pm

re: #96 darthstar

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Jesus...Mitt Romney really is Rick Flair redux.

101 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:31:48pm

re: #81 SteveMcG

re: 75 Charles Johnson

Yes, he replies sheepishly.

One word.

Safari.

102 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:31:59pm

re: #22 Charles Johnson

Maybe I should invite Keith Olbermann to do a guest post.

Ha ha! I remember when he won the Fiskie!

103 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:32:14pm

re: #100 darthstar

Jesus...Mitt Romney really is Rick Flair redux.

That's an insult to Ric Flair. At least Flair had some style.

104 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:32:25pm

re: #102 Sheila Brovlofski

Ha ha! I remember when he won the Fiskie!

How times do change...

105 gwangung  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:32:53pm

re: #78 darthstar

Judge Smails, Thurston Howell III, Mr. Potter...all fairly famous and well known rich assholes. And the best retort from Romney surrogate Sununu is? Obama is like Pol Pot. Unless you're a history buff, Pol Pot isn't going to ring any bells.

I know some Khmer.

They think that is so stupid that it just about enrages them that their killing fields are being so trivialized.

106 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:33:12pm

re: #84 HappyWarrior

Well I know who Pol Pot is and I can suggest that Mr. Sununu is a historically insensitive asshole.

Both would probably have me shot. I have an education and I wear glasses.

107 Killgore Trout  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:33:15pm

re: #102 Sheila Brovlofski

Ha ha! I remember when he won the Fiskie!

Maybe all the Fiskie winners should get guest spots!

108 Killgore Trout  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:33:48pm

re: #107 Killgore Trout

Maybe all the Fiskie winners should get guest spots!

I can't wait for Dan Rather to take the helm.

109 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:34:10pm

re: #93 DisturbedEma

I would add my thanks too- while I always kept reading, life just got crazy in good and well, shitty ways, but I am very grateful for this forum, I like how you monitor and administer, other sites should do the same but don't.

Thank you for the vote of confidence. Not always easy being the comment sheriff.

110 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:34:53pm

re: #108 Killgore Trout

How droll...

111 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:35:28pm

re: #101 Bubblehead II

One word.

Safari.

Bah.

112 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:36:19pm
113 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:36:50pm

re: #107 Killgore Trout

Maybe all the Fiskie winners should get guest spots!

re: #108 Killgore Trout

I can't wait for Dan Rather to take the helm.

You're just daring him now.

114 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:37:08pm

re: #29 Lidane

I guess Matt Yglesias is getting a lot of nonsense on his timeline. He just tweeted this:

115 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:37:24pm

News travels fast on the intertoobs.

116 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:38:09pm

re: #115 Gus

News travels fast on the intertoobs.

I am continually amazed by how slowly politicians have adapted to the Internet Age. It's like, do they really not comprehend that information WILL get out, that it will get out FAST, and that it will NOT go away?

117 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:38:17pm

re: #107 Killgore Trout

Maybe all the Fiskie winners should get guest spots!

The last Fiskie went to Stacy McCain, IIRC.

118 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:38:52pm

re: #112 Gus

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Rumors of financial troubles on top of a bad press day week month can erode support...this is great news for John McCain.

119 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:39:11pm

re: #114 Lidane

I guess Matt Yglesias is getting a lot of nonsense on his timeline. He just tweeted this:

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You can look in this search...

[Link: twitter.com...]

120 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:40:12pm

Mitt Romney really IS this clueless, to be complaining about "redistribution." That was basically all Bain did: take money and assets from the working class and redistribute it to the "investing class."

121 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:40:20pm

re: #119 Gus

You can look in this search...

[Link: twitter.com...]

Warning. Your eyes might bleed.

122 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:40:58pm

Here's why I like Rachel Maddow's show: she packs a lot of well-referenced information into a very short timespan.

This show is a great example.

123 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:42:11pm

re: #112 Gus

I'm sure that's going to go over well when added to the 47% narrative. Ben Smith's tweet from this morning seems fitting now:

124 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:42:21pm

re: #122 Charles Johnson

Here's why I like Rachel Maddow's show: she packs a lot of well-referenced information into a very short timespan.

This show is a great example.

Normally it would bother me that she takes so long to get to the point, but she does such a good job explaining the background material that it works.

125 Obdicut  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:42:41pm

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126 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:42:45pm

re: #111 Mocking Jay

Bah.

It works for me. My only bitch about it is its bookmarking system. I haven't figured out how (or even if it allows you to) cut and paste when you want to move a bookmark. It only allows you to drag and drop and that tends to be spotty at best.

127 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:43:54pm

re: #123 Lidane

I'm sure that's going to go over well when added to the 47% narrative. Ben Smith's tweet from this morning seems fitting now:

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That faint whistle you hear is the Romney campaign bombing.

128 Killgore Trout  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:44:34pm

re: #117 Sheila Brovlofski

The last Fiskie went to Stacy McCain, IIRC.

Close, it was Glenn Beck. Looking back at the past winners I think they were all deserving of ridicule and scorn. Some more than others, but idiots and liars all.

129 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:44:40pm
130 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:44:46pm

re: #122 Charles Johnson

Here's why I like Rachel Maddow's show: she packs a lot of well-referenced information into a very short timespan.

This show is a great example.

Link please?

131 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:46:36pm
132 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:47:32pm

re: #127 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too

That faint whistle you hear is the Romney campaign bombing.

And here I thought it was all the hot air they were pushing to try and distract their supporters from the fact that Mitt insulted them, too.

133 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:47:41pm

re: #129 Mocking Jay

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"So how about those Dodgers?"

134 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:49:51pm

Mitt's claiming now that he was talking about philosophy but the actual tape makes it clear he's talking about Obama's supporters. A couple things, Mitt isn't dumb. Surely he knows that a lot of his own party's support comes from voters who get help from the government. Sorry Mitt, you can't accuse the president of being out of touch and in cahoots with elites while you act like only Democratic voters get help from the government. Really, this man is so lucky he was born into the fortunate circumstances he was because I really think he'd be screwed if not for that and definitely not running for president a second time.

135 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:50:29pm

Ah, the pining for days of LGF past.

136 Charles Johnson  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:51:16pm

re: #135 Mocking Jay

Ah, the pining for days of LGF past.

I do not pine. At all.

137 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:51:51pm

re: #136 Charles Johnson

I do not pine. At all.

I prefer maple myself.

//

138 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:51:53pm

re: #136 Charles Johnson

I do not pine. At all.

Oh, I wasn't referring to you.

139 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:51:58pm

re: #87 Charles Johnson

Clear cache, close windows, restart. May or may not fix it. If it doesn't, consider using Chrome if possible.

Chrome. I'll restart some other time. I never noticed it before, but in Chrome a spellchecker is active.

140 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:52:08pm

re: #122 Charles Johnson

Here's why I like Rachel Maddow's show: she packs a lot of well-referenced information into a very short timespan.

This show is a great example.

Funny, KT seems to think that she's a no-talent hack in the vein of Limbaugh, Beck, and Hannity who either doesn't have time to do all of that research before every show or can't be bothered with it.

141 Targetpractice  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:52:58pm

re: #135 Mocking Jay

Ah, the pining for days of LGF past.

I cannae remember much of it, but what I do remember of it, I can only blame on my being young and stupid.

142 JamesWI  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:53:31pm

Tax the poor, help the rich!

This is seriously what Republicans think is a winning platform.....

143 Varek Raith  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:53:58pm
If I were Iran, if I were Iran -- a crazed fanatic, I'd say let's get a little fissile material to Hezbollah, have them carry it to Chicago or some other place, and then if anything goes wrong, or America starts acting up, we'll just say, "Guess what? Unless you stand down, why, we're going to let off a dirty bomb." I mean this is where we have -- where America could be held up and blackmailed by Iran, by the mullahs, by crazy people. So we really don't have any option but to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon.

--Mitt Romney, May 17, 2012

Derp.
Doesn't even know what a dirty bomb is or how stupidly easy they are to make.
Don't need a nuke program for that.

144 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:54:36pm
145 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:54:40pm

When's the last time you thanked a rich person? Maybe we should have a National Thank a Rich Person Day.

146 Targetpractice  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:55:41pm

re: #144 Lidane

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The hilarious thing? The wingnuts think it's all working for him, that the press paying so much attention is something the White House is pushing in order to keep their own "failures" out of the news.

147 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:55:41pm

re: #141 Targetpractice

I cannae remember much of it, but what I do remember of it, I can only blame on my being young and stupid.

That's my excuse when I admit to having read Ayn Rand. ;)

148 bratwurst  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:55:57pm

Quite a lineup coming up on Greta: Pat Buchanan, Donald Trump and John Bolton. She has all of the bases covered, a Nazi sympathizer, bad hair AND bad facial hair!

149 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:56:29pm

re: #135 Mocking Jay

Ah, the pining for days of LGF past.

I don't, except I do miss kicking around people like Robert Spencer and Fjordman. Most of you missed all that fun.

150 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:56:44pm

re: #148 bratwurst

Quite a lineup coming up on Greta: Pat Buchanan, Donald Trump and John Bolton. She has all of the bases covered, a Nazi sympathizer, bad hair AND bad facial hair!

3 bonafide bigots.

151 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:57:03pm

re: #148 bratwurst

Quite a lineup coming up on Greta: Pat Buchanan, Donald Trump and John Bolton. She has all of the bases covered, a Nazi sympathizer, bad hair AND bad facial hair!

I still can't believe she sold her soul.

152 Targetpractice  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:57:21pm

re: #151 SteveMcG

I still can't believe she sold her soul.

I can't believe she sold it for so cheap.

153 prairiefire  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:57:28pm

re: #16 Gus

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Good to see how the rest of this fast moving campaign is going to run out!

154 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:57:39pm

Holy Shit, Cabrera just hit his 2nd home run tonite, this one a slam. Dude is flirting with the triple crown and the MVP.

155 bratwurst  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:58:42pm

re: #151 SteveMcG

I still can't believe she sold her soul.

I am sure there is a Scientology joke to be made here, just not coming up with it right now.

156 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:59:11pm

re: #148 bratwurst

Quite a lineup coming up on Greta: Pat Buchanan, Donald Trump and John Bolton. She has all of the bases covered, a Nazi sympathizer, bad hair AND bad facial hair!

Put all three of them together and all you'll have is one giant asshole.

157 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 6:59:47pm

re: #152 Targetpractice

I can't believe she sold it for so cheap.

Hey, Homer Simpson sold his for a donut.

///

158 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:00:14pm

re: #151 SteveMcG

I still can't believe she sold her soul.

Maybe she's a mole for Soros.. /

159 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:00:56pm
160 calochortus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:01:40pm

re: #78 darthstar

Judge Smails, Thurston Howell III, Mr. Potter...all fairly famous and well known rich assholes. And the best retort from Romney surrogate Sununu is? Obama is like Pol Pot. Unless you're a history buff, Pol Pot isn't going to ring any bells.

Believe it or not Pol Pot's name came up in dinner conversation this evening, and we're not history buffs. Just old people...

161 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:01:44pm

re: #137 Gus

I prefer maple myself.

//

It goes without saying, but I kind of like a little fir.

162 SteveMcG  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:01:57pm

Lawrence O'Donnell:

"Mitt Romney is drowning in stupid people."

163 Killgore Trout  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:02:39pm

re: #141 Targetpractice

I cannae remember much of it, but what I do remember of it, I can only blame on my being young and stupid.

There was a lot of stupid stuff in the old days but there were also some good original scoops; Rathergate, Adnan Hajj, the Gaza Flotilla were all good, honest stories. There was certainly a lot of ugliness but it wasn't all bad.

164 Targetpractice  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:02:59pm

re: #162 SteveMcG

Lawrence O'Donnell:

"Mitt Romney is drowning in stupid people."

The bad part, Lawrence? He just took out $20m loan just to keep paying those people's salaries.

165 makeitstop  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:03:24pm

re: #95 Big Joe

Romney says his mere presence will bring back the American economy

Oh, yeah. The quote where he makes all kinds of predictions about what the market would do if he's elected, then closes with 'I can never predict what the markets will do.'

Douchecanoe.

166 JamesWI  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:03:30pm

Ann Romney: Mitt Doesn't Disdain the Poor!

That was actually the title of the video the ROMNEY CAMPAIGN posted on YouTube. It has since been taken down, but the video to the full interview is at that link.

Good lord. Every day, I think this campaign couldn't be more incompetent. And every day, they surprise me.

167 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:03:34pm
168 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:05:24pm

Mitt can reorganize the USA's balance sheet, but he wants a cut to make it happen.

169 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:05:36pm

re: #52 HappyWarrior

Yep. "Lucky duckies" I think was what a WSJ or some other outlet once called them. Yeah because it's so hard being wealthy and well off. Agh. At least the robber barons in the old days didn't try to play the old poor, pitiful me card. They were rich and greedy assholes and knew it and wanted you to know it.

Yeah, it was the WSJ editorial page.

Classy.

170 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:05:43pm

A Love Story In 22 Pictures
A picture is worth 1000 words. Keep tissues handy.

171 Killgore Trout  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:06:02pm

Yogscast playthough of the opening...

Borderlands 2 - Back To Pandora

Youtube Video

Looks pretty good, I've got a few shekels in my pocket these days too. I might pick it up.
172 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:06:20pm

re: #62 JamesWI

That can't be true! Why, the wingnuts have constantly been talking about how Mitt's campaign has so much more money than Obama!

They have?

They're mistaken. Obama's got cash for this campaign.

173 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:06:22pm

re: #160 calochortus

Believe it or not Pol Pot's name came up in dinner conversation this evening, and we're not history buffs. Just old people...

He's one of the very few people that you can actually compare to Hitler without Godwinning, although I remember some reporter (was it Christiane Amanpour?) saying about the Cambodian genocide, "It dwarfs the Holocaust." Um no, it totally did not.

174 Varek Raith  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:06:53pm

re: #171 Killgore Trout

Their minecraft vids are great.

175 BongCrodny  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:07:36pm

re: #103 Lidane

That's an insult to Ric Flair. At least Flair had some style.

Indeed. Ric Flair is all about stylin' and profilin'.

Mitt Romney is all about herpin' and derpin'.

176 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:08:04pm

re: #84 HappyWarrior

Well I know who Pol Pot is and I can suggest that Mr. Sununu is a historically insensitive asshole.

Pol Pot? Sununu has lost his mind.

177 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:08:26pm

Romney's campaign was swimming in cash until they got the bar tab from the Values Voter Summit.

178 Killgore Trout  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:08:42pm

re: #174 Varek Raith

Their minecraft vids are great.

I still watch their minecraft vids almost every day, they introduced me to the game.

179 recusancy  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:09:09pm

re: #154 Mich-again

Holy Shit, Cabrera just hit his 2nd home run tonite, this one a slam. Dude is flirting with the triple crown and the MVP.

Fugin right! Go Cabby!

180 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:09:15pm
181 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:09:42pm

Video- Mary Matalin Calls 47% “Parasites”

182 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:09:58pm

re: #177 Mich-again

Romney's campaign was swimming in cash until they got the bar tab from the Values Voter Summit.

And the stripper tab from the RNC.

183 gwangung  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:11:24pm

re: #176 SanFranciscoZionist

Pol Pot? Sununu has lost his mind.

He's lucky most Cambodian Americans are pretty mild mannered. Or else he'd be missing some teeth for reminding them of the past in such a trivialized way.

184 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:13:19pm

re: #183 gwangung

He's lucky most Cambodian Americans are pretty mild mannered. Or else he'd be missing some teeth for reminding them of the past in such a trivialized way.

Is there a Goodwin's Law for Pol Pot?

185 Bubblehead II  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:13:48pm

Night Lizards. May the Deity of Your Choice Smile Down Upon You.

As for Mitt, May the Deity's above, make you mouth even wider. So you can shove even more into it.

186 Varek Raith  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:14:43pm

re: #181 Gus

Video- Mary Matalin Calls 47% “Parasites”

Someone should explain to these tossers that also includes a large part of their base.
Not to mention the armed forces.

187 JamesWI  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:14:45pm

Funny. I didn't notice him having any problem finding the words to express his point. He was perfectly articulate. He articulated his ideas better than I could myself.

188 BongCrodny  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:15:19pm

re: #181 Gus

Video- Mary Matalin Calls 47% “Parasites”

Carville: "I love it when you talk dirty."

189 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:15:20pm

re: #186 Varek Raith

Someone should explain to these tossers that also includes a large part of their base.
Not to mention the armed forces.

They're just talking about the ni-CLANG!

190 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:16:03pm

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191 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:16:03pm

re: #184 Mich-again

Is there a Goodwin's Law for Pol Pot?

There probably should be. Or perhaps a Godwin's Corollary: just because you picked a different homicidal dictator just so you wouldn't actually have to say Hitler doesn't mean you didn't Godwin.

192 Varek Raith  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:16:08pm

re: #189 Gus

They're just talking about the ni-CLANG!

Blah people?

Bazinga!

193 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:16:54pm

Too bad Mitt isn't more like Gomez Addams. He was a cool rich guy. Actually Thurston Howell III was a pretty cool rich guy too.

Mitt could never be that cool. Mitt is Milburn Drysdale. end of story.

194 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:16:58pm

re: #187 JamesWI

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Funny. I didn't notice him having any problem finding the words to express his point. He was perfectly articulate. He articulated his ideas better than I could myself.

I say that Ryan is a nattering nabob that couldn't find his ass with both hands.

195 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:17:18pm

re: #78 darthstar

And the best retort from Romney surrogate Sununu is? Obama is like Pol Pot. Unless you're a history buff, Pol Pot isn't going to ring any bells.

Didn't Santorum just blather on about the educated and the elite not being on their side like it was a good thing? And now Obama = Pol Pot? How does that square when you consider who Pol Pot killed?

Methinks these douchecanoes know even less about history than they do about everything else.

196 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:18:32pm
197 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:19:01pm

BWAHAHA look at the front page of Huff Post. Mitt's face is the classic "deer in the headlight"

198 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:19:11pm

re: #195 Lidane

Methinks these douchecanoes know even less about history than they do about everything else.

They get Pol Pot mixed up with Pulled Pork.

199 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:19:40pm

re: #192 Varek Raith

Blah people?

Bazinga!

Right. Think about it. They're going to say, "well we're not talking about the servicemen." They'll also say, "well not the seniors or students, and our poor white voter base."

What's left?

200 BongCrodny  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:19:57pm

re: #193 Mich-again

Too bad Mitt isn't more like Gomez Addams. He was a cool rich guy. Actually Thurston Howell II was a pretty cool guy too.

Mitt could never be that cool. Mitt is Milburn Drysdale. end of story.

Charles Widmore.

201 darthstar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:21:03pm
202 jaunte  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:22:07pm

re: #193 Mich-again

Too bad Mitt isn't more like Gomez Addams. He was a cool rich guy. Actually Thurston Howell II was a pretty cool guy too.

Mitt could never be that cool. Mitt is Milburn Drysdale. end of story.

"When I give my word, I expect you to keep it."
-- Milburn Drysdale

203 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:23:13pm

re: #197 Sheila Brovlofski

BWAHAHA look at the front page of Huff Post. Mitt's face is the classic "deer in the headlight"

That's a man who just saw his political life flash before his eyes.

The polls in the next week will be interesting.

204 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:23:44pm

re: #200 BongCrodny

Charles Widmore.

Well the theme was who was Mitt on the old TV shows..

It's either Milburn Drysdale, Nellie Olson, Thurston Howell III, the white cop on Sanford and Son, or Frank Burns.

205 Targetpractice  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:23:47pm

re: #181 Gus

Video- Mary Matalin Calls 47% “Parasites”

If she asks you what the difference is between a man and a slave, run.

//

206 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:23:52pm
207 calochortus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:25:42pm

re: #206 Lidane

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Oh, but they are different. They worked for what they're getting. It's the other people who don't pay income taxes who are the moochers.

//

208 jamesfirecat  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:26:23pm

re: #205 Targetpractice

If she asks you what the difference is between a man and a slave, run.

//

Especially if she's holding a golf club at the time.

209 BongCrodny  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:27:57pm

re: #204 Mich-again

Well the theme was who was Mitt on the old TV shows..

It's either Milburn Drysdale, Nellie Olson, Thurston Howell III, the white cop on Sanford and Son, or Frank Burns.

J.R. Ewing?

210 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:28:30pm
211 Targetpractice  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:29:13pm

re: #210 Lidane

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"Next question, Mr. Ryan: Are either you ever gonna give us a straight answer?"

212 gwangung  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:29:25pm

re: #184 Mich-again

Is there a Goodwin's Law for Pol Pot?

Might be the Asshole Corollary for Missing the Goddam Point.

213 gwangung  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:30:13pm

re: #209 BongCrodny

J.R. Ewing?

J.R. has more class and flair in his little pinky's fingernail than Romney has had in his entire body for the past three decades.

214 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:31:45pm

re: #209 BongCrodny

J.R. Ewing?

Nope. too sexy. Think Barnie Fife, but richer.

215 BongCrodny  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:33:21pm

re: #214 Mich-again

Nope. too sexy. Think Barnie Fife, but richer.

C. Montgomery Burns?

216 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:34:18pm

re: #209 BongCrodny

J.R. Ewing?

Carter Pewterschmidt

217 Gus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:34:25pm
218 BongCrodny  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:36:34pm

re: #216 Lidane

Carter Pewterschmidt

Okay, you win.

219 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:37:56pm

re: #210 Lidane

Does Romney regret words in vid? Ryan: "Oh I think he would have said it differently, that's for sure."

True character is portrayed when no one is looking.. or something like that.

For Ryan to say Mitt would have had a different message had he known he was being recorded is like to say when it rains the ground will get wet. Thank you Mr. Obvious.

220 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:39:49pm

re: #217 Gus

Nice digs.. Neighbors are kind of close though.. Specially if the guests are running around bareass neggid.

221 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:42:38pm

re: #215 BongCrodny

C. Montgomery Burns?

Good one..

222 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:43:18pm

Time for an Intervention

It’s time to admit the Romney campaign is an incompetent one. It’s not big, it’s not brave, it’s not thoughtfully tackling great issues. It’s always been too small for the moment. All the activists, party supporters and big donors should be pushing for change. People want to focus on who at the top is least constructive and most responsible. Fine, but Mitt Romney is no puppet: He chooses who to listen to. An intervention is in order. “Mitt, this isn’t working.”

223 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:44:55pm

re: #204 Mich-again

Well the theme was who was Mitt on the old TV shows..

It's either Milburn Drysdale, Nellie Olson, Thurston Howell III, the white cop on Sanford and Son, or Frank Burns.

The more I think about it, the more I believe that RMoney is a pretty damning composite of many of the famous rich white guys in TV and film.

He has the unbridled greed of Drysdale and Montgomery Burns, the patrician haughtyness of THIII and Smails, and the evilness of Widmore, MB, and Kane.

Frank Burns really doesn't belong in the list; one has to choose between the movie Burns (Robert Duvall) and the series Burns (Larry Linville). Neither one were rich and both were Midwestern types who were Bible-thumping Protestants; however, while Linville's Burns was mainly played for laughs, Duvall's Burns was much darker and sinister but was still not a good comparison for Romney.

The Nellie Olson comparison is interesting though...

224 SpaceJesus  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:46:05pm

Well, this should be a thing:

[Link: www.therumble2012.com...]

225 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:46:05pm

re: #222 Mocking Jay

Time for an Intervention

Bain Capital can bail him out, but Mitt will have to retroactively unretire first.

226 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:46:10pm
227 Mich-again  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:47:50pm

re: #223 Gert Fröbe

Yeah Frank Burns doesn't belong on the list as a rich guy, but he was such a weenie.

228 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:48:34pm

I'm really starting to see why this guy has been elected only once in his life. He's just not a likable guy and goes out of his way to be unlikable.

229 prairiefire  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:49:01pm

re: #224 SpaceJesus

Well, this should be a thing:

[Link: www.therumble2012.com...]

Yes, an interesting one.

230 Targetpractice  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:49:44pm

re: #226 Lidane

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I just had a wingnut tell me that he's getting amused by all the press given to this, because he sees it as Obama supporters "flailing around," that Romney's getting under our skin.

I'm not sure the wingnuts are even on speaking terms with reality anymore.

231 bratwurst  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:50:35pm

re: #224 SpaceJesus

Well, this should be a thing:

[Link: www.therumble2012.com...]

The chances of me paying to watch Bill O'Reilly (regardless of who is on stage with him) are zero.

232 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:50:44pm

re: #230 Targetpractice

I just had a wingnut tell me that he's getting amused by all the press given to this, because he sees it as Obama supporters "flailing around," that Romney's getting under our skin.

I'm not sure the wingnuts are even on speaking terms with reality anymore.

It's part of how wingnuts are these days. Obama's the real out of touch one not the guy who said 47% of the country regard themselves as victims and are on the government tit.

233 Four More Tears  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:50:54pm

re: #231 bratwurst

The chances of me paying to watch Bill O'Reilly (regardless of who is on stage with him) are zero.

Amen to that.

234 Ben G. Hazi  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:51:02pm

re: #227 Mich-again

Yeah Frank Burns doesn't belong on the list as a rich guy, but he was such a weenie.

At least he redeemed himself and was humanized at times, if you use Linville's Burns.

That can't really be said for RMoney (or Duvall's Burns), IMO.

235 Kragar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:51:20pm

JETBIKES MOFOS

Image: jetpaint12.jpg

Me want.

236 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:51:32pm

re: #231 bratwurst

The chances of me paying to watch Bill O'Reilly (regardless of who is on stage with him) are zero.

O'Reilly is such a dick and would be one even if his views were more closer to mine.

237 palomino  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:51:47pm

I think what we have now is a crisis of legitimacy in the presidency. Really started in 2000 when Bush "stole" the election; continued in 2004, when Bush "tampered" with Ohio voting machines; then in 2008, when Obama the "non-citizen Muslim" was elected. During that time, the "not MY president" rhetoric has grown and grown.

If Obama wins, we'll just have 4 more years of the same garbage about him being a usurping terrorist sympathizing America hater. If Romney finds a way to prevail, we'll end up with a significant chunk of the country that feels he can't possibly be legitimate due to his clear contempt for nearly half of all Americans: "how can this guy represent me when he thinks I have no personal responsibility and don't care about my own life?" Not a pretty sight going forward.

238 Kragar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:52:08pm

re: #231 bratwurst

The chances of me paying to watch Bill O'Reilly (regardless of who is on stage with him) are zero.

You can't explain that.

239 Lidane  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:52:22pm
240 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:52:59pm

re: #237 palomino

I think what we have now is a crisis of legitimacy in the presidency. Really started in 2000 when Bush "stole" the election; continued in 2004, when Bush "tampered" with Ohio voting machines; then in 2008, when Obama the "non-citizen Muslim" was elected. During that time, the "not MY president" rhetoric has grown and grown.

If Obama wins, we'll just have 4 more years of the same garbage about him being a usurping terrorist sympathizing America hater. If Romney finds a way to prevail, we'll end up with a significant chunk of the country that feels he can't possibly be legitimate due to his clear contempt for nearly half of all Americans: "how can this guy represent me when he thinks I have no personal responsibility and don't care about my own life." Not a pretty sight going forward.

Yeah it's very unfortunate. I was guilty of acting that way towards Bush in his first term by the way I must say with embarrassment.

241 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:53:17pm

re: #223 Gert Fröbe

Thanks for the Frank Burns comments. I was trying to come up with something and you said it much better.

Drysdale is the closest from classic TV. I'm also reminded of Philip Stuckey from "Pretty Woman". Gere's Edward Lewis, while acting in the Bain role, is still just too cool for Romney to even fantasize being.

242 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:54:14pm

I don't know what TV or lit character Romney reminds me of but I do know this. I know, I don't like him and want him anywhere near the White House.

243 BongCrodny  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:54:48pm

re: #231 bratwurst

The chances of me paying to watch Bill O'Reilly (regardless of who is on stage with him) are zero.

I'd be there in a heartbeat if I could do the charity part and not the Bill O'Reilly part.

244 simoom  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:56:29pm

re: #37 Charles Johnson

FP article on that:

[Link: www.foreignpolicy.com...]

Governor Mitt Romney's description, caught on video, of what he considered the real nuclear threat from Iran has further undermined his national security credentials, showing a fundamental misunderstanding of nuclear threats. Iran's nuclear program has nothing to do with dirty bombs. Terrorists would not use uranium -- from Iran or anywhere else -- in a dirty bomb. It is unclear if Gov. Romney was just riffing, or if his advisors had fed him this line of attack. But it is dead wrong.

Nuclear bombs are serious business, and preventing their spread and their use against the United States is perhaps the paramount duty of the president, who, of course, is also responsible for any decision to use America's own arsenal. The main reason we are so concerned about Iran is that its uranium-enrichment facilities could produce the fissile material needed to make a nuclear bomb. Anyone running for the highest office in the land simply must know the basics about dirty bombs, nuclear weapons, and the threat from Iran. This video does not help Gov. Romney prove that he does.

...

The key here is that dirty bombs do not use fissile material. They do not use enriched uranium or plutonium -- the fissile material that Gov. Romney cites. The reason is simple: These materials, perhaps counterintuitively, are not radioactive enough. Their radioactive emissions don't travel far and are blocked by simple barriers, including skin and clothing. A dirty bomb would use small amounts of highly radioactive materials such as cesium or cobalt, not uranium.

245 palomino  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:59:02pm

re: #240 HappyWarrior

Yeah it's very unfortunate. I was guilty of acting that way towards Bush in his first term by the way I must say with embarrassment.

Me too. Until 9/11 when the country pulled together, if only temporarily, for the last time.

246 Kragar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 7:59:21pm

re: #244 simoom

FP article on that:

[Link: www.foreignpolicy.com...]

Dangerously incompetent.

247 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 8:00:27pm

re: #245 palomino

Me too. Until 9/11 when the country pulled together, if only temporarily, for the last time.

If Mitt gets elected, I'll say this, I despise the man but I will give him the chance that he and his allies didn't give Obama.

248 Kragar  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 8:02:31pm

re: #247 HappyWarrior

If Mitt gets elected, I'll say this, I despise the man but I will give him the chance that he and his allies didn't give Obama.

I promise to show Mitt and the GOP exactly as much respect for the office of President that they have shown for Obama over the last 4 years.

249 HappyWarrior  Tue, Sep 18, 2012 8:04:03pm

re: #248 Kragar

I promise to show Mitt and the GOP exactly as much respect for the office of President that they have shown for Obama over the last 4 years.

Heh in other words none at all. I certainly won't feel bad if Mitt has to deal with filibusters especially if he tries to repeal ACA and attempts some really fucked up social policies.

250 Destro  Wed, Sep 19, 2012 10:26:50am

I laughed so hard I had Santorum leakage...


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