Stupid Republican idea of the day

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Behold! The true reason behind America's economic troubles: Obama's embrace of immorality. Glad we got that cleared up.
 
Equipoise said:
It's like those idiot anti-abortion idiots. They're all-fire against abortion, will even kill to stop them, but they're against birth control and sex education, and the split second the baby is born, it's "To hell with 'em."
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I wish I could remember who said it: Republican interest in children begins at conception and ends at birth.
I've seen it attributed to Jane Fonda, but I'm sure it's older than that.
 
GIGObuster said:
It was Kenneth Star's fishing expedition that found the dress
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Scaife's, actually. He (well, the lawyers he gave Paula Jones) then dropped it in Starr's lap. Something about a midnight meeting at a Denny's in Maryland, IIRC.
 
Biggirl said:
I don't know if this is a very, very stupid Republican idea or some expansive and wicked hoax. People have been receiving this survey sent out by this company in the mail.

Real push polling or push polling TO THE MAX!
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Intersting poll. I liked this part the best.
Are you in favor of a space-based defense system to protect America from intercontinental ballistic missiles?
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We're really back on the Star Wars line of defense? This whole Reagan nostalgia thing has gone too far.
 
This story has been floating around for a few weeks, so it doesn't really count as today's stupid idea. But it really is a primo stupid idea. Calling a special meeting for the specific purpose of trashing the other party, and apparently with nothing else on the agenda.

I must say this is one of my favorite ongoing threads. The Republicans are entertaining me every single day, and often exceeding their daily quota of one stupid idea.
 
Well, as the New Republic put it:
A social democracy? I understand the whole "Liberal Fascism" notion that has, distressingly, taken hold on the right. But does DeMint really think the most distinctive or objectionable characteristic of Nazi Germany was its overly generous social programs?

Actually, he might. You never know with DeMint.
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What Rep. Issa is talking about is the Federal Advisory Committee Act ("FACA") (5 USC Appx 2). FACA applies to any committee that is (1) convened or controlled by the executive, (2) makes a consensus recommendation to the Agency head or President AND (3) includes at least one person who is NOT a officer or employee of the U.S.

If all three conditions apply, then FACA applies and the committee meetings must be open to the public (and the public must be given notice that they are occurring), the committee must include representatives from all interested groups, and certain recordkeeping requirements must be met. Basically, its a much bigger pain in the neck to be a FACA committee than not.

In 1993, this came up when Mrs. Clinton championed health care reform efforts. Her commission consisted entirely of federal officers & employees, except for her. The U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia found that the First Lady is, for purposes of FACA, a federal officer or employee.

The point is, this area of law is getting a hard look by Congress for several good reasons (which can be referred to as "Cheney" and "Mrs. Clinton", to save time).

I do think Rep. Issa is taking the wrong course with the most popular first lady in 40 years (he's gonna get stomped like a grape in Napa), but the topic is one where reasonable (but geeky) lawyers are having meaningful discussion about what should be done.
 
elucidator said:
Note to self: do not play Twister with Starv, he can jump six feet in the air, and tie himself into a granny knot before he's half-way down.
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Yeah, I did that once in a wrestling match when I was in high-school too. The other guy and I both wound up tied in knots. I was just about to pass out when I looked up and saw a pair of balls hanging in front of my face. So with the last of my strength I reached up and bit 'em as hard as I could. A blood-curdling scream and a frantic flurry of activity ensued, and next thing I knew I had that other guy pinned to the floor and won the match.

It's amazing what you can do when you bite yourself in the balls like that.
 
Equipoise said:
But the Lockheed Whizbang is more important than poor people. You can always get more poor people when the needy sick ones die, but those Whizbangs, they're one of a kind usually.
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On that note, the saga of the legendary F-22, the vaporware of warfare. With a special guest appearance by Barney Frank, my very favorite gay Congresscritter, may the Goddess press him to Her bountiful bosom all the days of his life. Or whatever would work for him.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/23/frank-f22-monopoly/

(Adviso: El cito esta muy de la izquierda, es peligroso por los puercos, porque infestado del los cootios izquierda. Que lastisima!)
 
Byron York said:
On his 100th day in office, Barack Obama enjoys high job approval ratings, no matter what poll you consult. But if a new survey by the New York Times is accurate, the president and some of his policies are significantly less popular with white Americans than with black Americans, and his sky-high ratings among African-Americans make some of his positions appear a bit more popular overall than they actually are.
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The pollster forgot that he was supposed to apply a 3/5 weighting factor to those responses. :rolleyes:
 
gaffa said:
That pissed me off so much that I travelled from Chicago to the suburbs of Atlanta to volunteer for Jim Martin, Chambliss' Democratic challenger in a run-off election. We didn't succeed because Jim Martin, a good and decent man, has the raw charisma of soup.
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On the plus side, his name isn't Elwin Tinklenberg, 4th Level Druid.
 
If the First Lady is going to have a policy role then she should have exactly the same rules applied to her as other presidential advsors... Like say, Karl Rove. He spit at a Congressional subpeona and got away with it until GW was out of office.
 
Captain Carrot said:
Black people are invisible in the dark. Because they're the same color, see? :rolleyes:
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Yeah, I'd more or less got that far. So the picture is saying, in essence, "the funny thing about black people is, their skin is darker! Get it? Get it?"

Which doesn't strike me as inherently racist, just utterly stupid. I don't see the insult there. I don't see anything there.

If someone posted a picture of eyes on a white background, meant to be Clinton, Bush, or even me in a snowstorm, my response would be "yeah, and...?"
 
Biggirl said:
I don't know if this is a very, very stupid Republican idea or some expansive and wicked hoax. People have been receiving this survey sent out by this company in the mail.

Real push polling or push polling TO THE MAX!
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I feel privileged to announce the least shocking news in history: it's the people who brought you the Swift Boaters and Judicial Confirmation Network.
 
Can we change the title of this thread to "Stupid Republican of the Day"?

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/19/foxx-civil-rights/

I hope John Lewis slaps the shit out of this senile old lady.
 
Oh, here's a Stupid DEMOCRAT of the Day for the right-wingers: Roland Burris spoke out against gay marriage, at a fucking GAY PRIDE parade!

Senator Roland Burris was at Chicago's Gay Pride Parade yesterday, declaring his support for civil unions but saying marriage is for "perpetuation of the species."

WBBM's Steve Miller reports Gay activists say it may have been the first time a sitting U-S senator has attended a Gay Pride Parade in Chicago.

Men and women in T-shirts reading "Fight for Marriage Equality" stood near Senator Burris, but the senator says he's not ready to embrace gay marriage.

"My concept of marriage is a male and a female for the perpetuation of the species, for children to be born and identify the bloodline and the heritage."
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Fuck off Roland. What an embarrassment you are. We didn't elect you, and we don't want you representing us. You crooked, lying, lousy, would-happily-send-an-innocent-man-to-the-gas-chamber-to-further-your-political-career scumbag you.
 
Bryan Ekers said:
So what did happen to Foster and to what degree, if any, was HRC involved in whatever it was that may or may not have happened to Foster?
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It's a perverted story related to Monica Lewinsky and her threatened access to presidential dick.
 
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