Thursday, September 24, 2009

Glenn Back Analogy Fail

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck was trying to illustrate a point on his TV show yesterday, but it really didn’t work out — for his point or for the poor little prop.

That’s what it looked like anyway. But the whole thing really is confusing. We concur with the LA Times’ Andy Malcolm — “we’re not sure we fully understand” his stunt.

Beck likened the conservative uproar to Obama’s initiatives to frogs who are thrown into boiling water. The experience is so shocking that the frogs jump out. It’s too much, too fast, he says. And the frogs (conservatives) ain’t takin’ it.

If the water was cooler, he says, and it gradually heats up to a boil, the frogs would be toast because they wouldn’t know what’s going on.

So we get the analogy. It doesn’t quite work, but we know where he’s going.

FAIL

The problem is, his experiment appeared to fail.

Beck had a pot of boiling water on his stage as well as a container of cute, little, jumpy frogs. He appeared to grab an unlucky one to begin the lesson.

“Barack Obama has galvanized the country because of the sheer size of the bills he has proposed and the number of bills and the urgency that he’s placing on the bill,” he said.

“He has forced us to think and get involved,” he continued. “We have not, like John McCain, been boiled slowly. We have been tossed quickly into boiling water… and what happens when you throw them in, when you throw them in, frogs into boiling water?”

Like Julia Child flicking in some paprika onto a delightful omelette, Beck tossed the little frog into the water.

Ooooops \


Maybe he should have used a better prop...LOL!

P.S. At least it doesn't appear to have been a real frog.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Kansas town hall erupts into laughter at GOP Rep's health reform lie



This was pretty funny...but sad at the same time...

Monday, September 21, 2009

Birther lawyer in hot water after accusing judge of treason

Orly Taitz, the lawyer heading up the "birther" movement trying to prove President Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States, has suffered severe setbacks in recent days to her strategy of litigating Obama's provenance in federal courtrooms.

A federal court judge in Georgia has given Taitz two weeks to present an argument why he shouldn't fine her $10,000 for pursuing what he called a "frivolous" lawsuit on behalf of an army captain who questioned Obama's place of birth.

And to add to the complications, the army captain has now distanced herself from her lawyer, asking the judge to withdraw a motion of appeal Taitz had filed on her behalf and declaring she plans to file a complaint against Taitz with the California State Bar.


LOL!

Friday, September 18, 2009

75 Percent of Oklahoma High School Students Can't Name the First President of the U.S.

Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today.


Someone please tell me this is a joke!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Keep F***ing That Chicken

Legendary New York broadcaster Ernie Anastos had a momentary lapse of reason Wednesday night when he dropped the F-bomb live on TV.

During some playful banter with local weatherman Nick Gregory, Anastos complimented Gregory, or at least attempted to, by saying, "It takes a tough man to make a tender forecast, Nick."

Looking confused, Gregory responded, "I guess that's me."

Without missing a beat, Anastos continued, "Keep f***ing that chicken," a completely bewildering phrase that made co-anchor Dari Alexander's eyes bug out of her head. Gregory, for his part, just threw his hands up and shook his head.


What does that even mean???

Racist Limbaugh: "We Need Segregated Buses!"

I think the guy's wrong. I think not only it was racism, it was justifiable racism. I mean, that's the lesson we're being taught here today. Kid shouldn't have been on the bus anyway. We need segregated buses -- it was invading space and stuff. This is Obama's America.


The (R) after the name no longer stands for Republican...

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Obama Backs Extending Patriot Act Spy Provisions

I am currently looking at my "CHANGE" bumper sticker while shaking my head...not for the first time either...

Limbaugh Goes Full-On Racist During Rant About School Bus Beating

"In Obama's America, the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering, 'Yay, right on, right on, right on, right on," Limbaugh said. I wonder if Obama's going to come to come to the defense of the assailants the way he did his friend Skip Gates up there at Harvard."


Limbaugh and his ilk should be arrested for inciting violence.

Fucking racists...

Ohio executioners fail to find vein

Mr Strictland agreed to the stay after the prisoner's lawyer, Tim Sweeney, pointed out in a note to the Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer that to prolong the procedure would violate Ohio's law that lethal injections are supposed to be "quick and painless". He added: "Any further attempts today to carry out the execution of Mr Broom would be cruel and unusual punishment."

Prisons director Terry Collins said that the botched execution "absolutely, positively" did not shake his faith in lethal injections.

Broom, 53, was condemned to death for raping and murdering Tryna Middleton, a 14-year-old girl, after abducting her at knifepoint in 1984.


Good God, this is barbaric!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Union waits for Pratt & Whitney verdict

The union had requested the extension because Pratt had placed even deeper concession demands on the table.

The company has said it would close both repair facilities by early 2011 without major cost savings.

The tax incentive deal would amount to about $20 million a year for five years. Legislative leaders have already said they are ready to approve the plan in special session.


Why does our state and our union have to bend over backwards for this company? They are literally bleeding stones at this point.

They already have serious tax breaks from every other time (over the past 30 years) that they've whined and threatened to leave. Now, we can't pass a sustainable state budget, but we're going to give them another $20 mil a year in concessions...never mind what the union is conceding! But, they still won't guarantee any jobs!

Two questions:

1) What's wrong with this picture?

2) How much would the company save if the corporate execs reduced their salaries to a "livable wage?"

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Fears for Filet-O-Fish

The answer to the eternal mystery of what makes up a Filet-O-Fish sandwich turns out to involve an ugly creature from the sunless depths of the Pacific, whose bounty, it seems, is not limitless.

The world’s insatiable appetite for fish, with its disastrous effects on populations of favorites like red snapper, monkfish and tuna, has driven commercial fleets to deeper waters in search of creatures unlikely to star on the Food Network.

One of the most popular is the hoki, or whiptail, a bug-eyed specimen found far down in the waters around New Zealand and transformed into a major export. McDonald’s alone at one time used roughly 15 million pounds of it each year.


So that's what is in it!

Obama speech disrupter a health industry darling

Whether because of his outspokenness or in spite of it, Wilson is a major recipient of contributions from the health care industry.

In fact, over his entire congressional career, health professionals represent Wilson’s top industry contributors, donating a total of $244,196 to his campaign, according to the Center for Responsive Politics OpenSecrets.org database. He received another $86,150 from pharmaceutical companies, $73,050 from insurance companies and $68,000 from hospitals and nursing homes.

Among Wilson’s top contributors are the American Hospital Association, a lobby group that represents the interests of hospitals and health networks, and the American Medical Association, which represents physicians.



Why am I not surprised???

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Spain to proceed with torture prosecution of Bush lawyers: Report

A Spanish judge has decided to go ahead with the prosecution of six Bush administration lawyers — including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales — who were the architects of the legal framework for President George W. Bush “enhanced interrogation” program, according to a report in the Spanish newspaper Publico. (Original article here; Google translation here.)

The six Bush administration alumni targeted in the prosecution are former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; John Yoo, author of the “torture memos”; Douglas Feith, then a deputy defense secretary; Pentagon lawyer William Haynes II; former assistant attorney general Jay Bybee; and David Addington, a former chief of staff to then-Vice President Dick Cheney.



Good!

Monday, September 07, 2009

Gibbs: 'Lines in the sand' to be drawn

Axelrod argued that the public option shouldn't consume the entirety of the debate over the health bill, though.

"He believes the public option is a good tool," he said during an appearance on NBC. "Now, it shouldn’t define the whole healthcare debate, however.”

"He certainly believes that a public option within this exchange would be important," he added.


He better fucking push for a public option or he's totally lost my support.

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Bachmann To Activists: Slit Our Wrists And Become Blood Brothers Against Obama's Health Care

"What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood brothers on this thing," said Bachmann. "This will not pass. We will do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't pass.


Wow! I didn't think she could get any crazier!

Stop the race baiting

Beck is on a campaign to convince the American public that President Obama's agenda is about serving the needs of Black communities at White people's expense. It's repulsive, divisive and shouldn't be on the air.

Join us in calling on Beck's advertisers to stop sponsoring his show.


Okay, I'm late to the party. But, please, if you haven't already done so, add your voice!

Why Glenn Beck, and Fox News, can't escape the "racist" trap

If the boycott continues to gain momentum, Fox News won't be able to avoid writing down losses. Yes, the cabler claims it hasn't lost any money yet because nervous advertisers simply want off Glenn Beck, not off Fox News (i.e. advertisers are still spending money with the network). But the truth is, since Beck called Obama a racist, Beck's advertising base has been cut by 50 willing advertisers, and Fox News' need to find advertisers for the hour-long weekday show has not changed. And I'm guessing it's not having much luck drumming up new Glenn Beck business in this environment.

Honestly, if advertisers continue to abandon Glenn Beck, pretty soon the show's going to be forced to run more than the occasional free public-service announcement. Either that, or the advertisers willing to stick around are going to get some great deals or maybe even some free spots in order to make sure Fox News can fill the inventory.


THE GOP, THE PARTY OF ANGRY WHITE RACISTS...