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Punoqllads
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I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. But it was a really, really dumb idea.
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Frostillicus
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This is truly the thread that will never die. I offer up today's nominee from one Louis Gohmert (R-TX) on what will happen if hate crimes legislation passes. Necrophiliacs rejoice!
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/10/07/gohmert-hate-crime/
PS Hate crimes legislation will lead to electing little guys with funny mustaches (like HITLER!)
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/10/07/gohmert-hate-crime/
PS Hate crimes legislation will lead to electing little guys with funny mustaches (like HITLER!)
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Equipoise
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President Obama's being attacked for his choice of condiments. Condiments! I realize that Hannity is already a total loonball, but now he's being joined by other loonballs in a full-blown case of Dijon Derangement Syndrome.
Does the base really need to be propped up this badly? OMG SOCIALIST!! WHO LIKES FANCY-PANTS MUSTARD!!
They're a laughingstock.
Does the base really need to be propped up this badly? OMG SOCIALIST!! WHO LIKES FANCY-PANTS MUSTARD!!
They're a laughingstock.
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Uncle Brother Walker
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She isn't. Michelle Obama has no legal authority.
The President can delegate any number of Presidential duties as he sees fit to the First Lady. He could just as well delegate them to you, or Brad Pitt, or his cat, providing he isn't assigning them to do a specific job that Congress has to approve, such as secretary of state or a similar post. There are some things he has to do himself and lots of specific positions that require Congressional vetting but things like "Hold meetings on the pet project of my choice" can be done by pretty much anyone he wants. As Algher's cite points out, the Supreme Court has already ruled on what would seem, at least to me, to be just common sense; that the President is allowed to hire people to accomplish tasks, and that if his wife volunteers to be an unpaid employee doing some of those tasks, there's nothing illegal about it and in fact it's been that way for ages. Ultimately, executive authority as stated in the Constitution is still his. He's on the hook for whatever his chosen agents do.
What about Nancy Reagan's 'Just Say No' thing?
I was taught that one can always delegate authority, but never responsibility.
Having said that, I agree that Mr. Obama can appoint anybody to the position of left-handed coat hangers or whatever. He's still responsible for whatever actions (or inaction) his appointee does.
brown eyed girl
New member
I can see their point, apparently Periello's office is at the top of a mountain that can only be accessed with the help of local sherpas and require three weeks acclimation at a base camp. And don't even get me started on his hollowed out volcano lair.
They might consider hiring a guide. I know a governor who's into hiking.
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dropzone
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There is no way I can respond to this without mispronouncing Mr Boner's name.Is it just me, or is that Michelle Bachmann hiding behind Boehner's left shoulder?
ETA: Er, like that.
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Equipoise
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To be fair, Rick Perry hasn't appointed her yet. I noticed that the dimbulb's name is Cynthia Dunbar. The dimbulb in Missouri who hates the thought of feeding children is Cynthia Davis. Is it the combination of first name Cynthia and last name beginning with a D that causes such brain damage?E-Sabbath said:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/6514838.html
How about trying to appoint someone to the state school board of Texas who not only has written a book that there should be a religious test to run for office, but homeschooled her kids, and calls public schools tools of perversion _and_ unconstitutional.
I agree, but we have to keep looking.Sometimes, very rarely in a man's life, can he say he saw or heard perfection. And here it is, right before your eyes by the deep magic of the Internet. You can not take or add a thing. This cathedral of ineptitude is pristine, perfect. It's the Sistine Chapel of fuckwit.
We can all die happy men now - we've found the one, perfect cherry blossom we spent our lives searching for.
With statistics like these:
we've obviously got plenty of Stupid coming our way.Palin's support still strong among GOP
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Two-thirds of Republicans want Palin, the party's vice presidential nominee in 2008, to be "a major national political figure" in the future.
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Republicans by 71%-27% say they'd be likely to vote for her if she ran for president in 2012...
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elucidator
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Rent it as a double feature with Hellcats of the Navy.
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Really Not All That Bright
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I think you may be reading something into the story that isn't there. I mean, it's not wholly unreasonable to assume that his line of thought isn't a million miles away from that, but there's no evidence of this.It's not the Jus Soli that's the stupid part. It's the framing it as 'Well, we need to keep this as a white country, so if we stop them illegals from giving citizenship to their kids, we can stop them from being Democrats!' bit.
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C3
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Eternal,
From the executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition:
From the executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition:
They "apparently believed that the image of the Jew as penny-pincher was a praise of Jewish frugality," Matthew Brooks said. "In fact, it dates back to the centuries of anti-Jewish persecution in Europe, when Jews were forbidden to own land or conduct any business other than money-lending, which was closed to Christians by Church law. It is an image of a kind and of a time with forcing Jews to wear a badge on their clothing or enclosing them in ghettos, cutting them off from religious, social, and economic freedom."
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OttoDaFe
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Well, the argument does have a certain logical(?) consistency to it. After all, SSM causes a proliferation of Teh Gay Cooties in the air, which will latch onto a Real Man if he isn't carefulFirst Ensign, then Sanford. Look what gay marriage has done to America!
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elucidator
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William Safire? Well, can't get more non-partisan than that!
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Algher
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At least the reasonable and moderate wing of the Republican Party still has a voice.
And we are using our voice to order another round while eating all of the good nuts from the dish. It accomplishes the same thing, and at least gives us a buzz.
-Algher, not sure who to hate this morning - idiot Republicans in CA, idiot Republicans in DC, or the management of his former company that laid him off.
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Gyrate
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Another one giving Lynn Jenkins a pass.
Randall Terry, OTOH...what is up with that dude?
Randall Terry, OTOH...what is up with that dude?
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Ca3799
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"As the Senate Finance Committee moved into its fourth day of deliberations over the health care bill, tensions continued to rise.
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), broke new ground defending an amendment he'd proposed that struck language from the bill defining which benefits employers are required to cover -- in this case, basic maternity care.
"I don't need maternity care," Kyl said. "So requiring that on my insurance policy is something that I don't need and will make the policy more expensive."
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), interrupted Kyl: "I think your mom probably did."
The amendment was defeated, nine to 14."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/25/kyl-i-dont-need-maternity_n_300367.html
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), broke new ground defending an amendment he'd proposed that struck language from the bill defining which benefits employers are required to cover -- in this case, basic maternity care.
"I don't need maternity care," Kyl said. "So requiring that on my insurance policy is something that I don't need and will make the policy more expensive."
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), interrupted Kyl: "I think your mom probably did."
The amendment was defeated, nine to 14."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/25/kyl-i-dont-need-maternity_n_300367.html
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SteveG1
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Maybe when they listened (that's a pretty good joke right there) they didn't like what they heard?You folks have missed the news. This is the group that started the "listening session" tour to get input from "normal Americans". Then Limbaugh trashed that idea, saying they need to do "teaching sessions" instead. Now Cantor has repudiated the "listening" idea -- interesting in that the whole thing was supposed to be non-partisan, but that was a sham from day one.
Since the Republicans have decided they don't need any more input, I'm pretty sure this organization is going to die a quiet death.
As far as teaching, meh. Limbaugh can't teach me anything. He'd have to know something first, and that would be a "first" for him. Really. What can he teach me?
Patriotism? I have my honorable discharge, he had a boil on his ass. I work in government, and worked "defense" in the private sector.
Clean living? I'm not the one strung out on pills.
Honesty? Ummm don't think so.
Loyalty to Fearless Leader? He used to preach that UNTIL his boy wan't in charge anymore so that's a wash too.
I don't feel like going through a huge giant list right now, so that's enough.
No, nothing to see there.
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ArchiveGuy
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What's reallly funny is that "Real Men" actually prefer mustard and Grey Poupon is the most powerful brand. So when you're thinking of traditional conservative values (including financial success and an Horatio Alger-style vision), you gotta go with the G.P.!President Obama's being attacked for his choice of condiments. Condiments! I realize that Hannity is already a total loonball, but now he's being joined by other loonballs in a full-blown case of Dijon Derangement Syndrome.
Does the base really need to be propped up this badly? OMG SOCIALIST!! WHO LIKES FANCY-PANTS MUSTARD!!
They're a laughingstock.
They're getting good at this "Put out a basically blank plan to try to steal some thunder from Obama".
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elucidator
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My personal favorite from this coprophiliac's delight:
9. Should we resist Barack Obama's proposal to spend billions of federal taxpayer dollars to pay "volunteers" who perform his chosen tasks?
Hooo, doggies!
9. Should we resist Barack Obama's proposal to spend billions of federal taxpayer dollars to pay "volunteers" who perform his chosen tasks?
Hooo, doggies!
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C3
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Maus Magill, there's some tough competition today for stupidity. From Gregg Harper (R-MS), in reference to the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus:
What in the world does the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus do?
We hunt liberal, tree-hugging Democrats, although it does seem like a waste of good ammunition.