GOP: now & in the future

**Boon Mee** · 29-07-2012, 01:02 PM

Now, this is good news!

Democratic enthusiasm has dropped to GOP 2008-levels.

That's from Gallup, which finds exactly what you'd expect looking back at the last few elections: the most enthusiastic side often wins.

The survey was a little vague on what's causing Democratic enthusiasm to plunge, but let's take a guess. It could be that perhaps folks actually did Build That!

**robuzo** · 30-07-2012, 07:42 AM

From Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein’s It’s Even Worse Than It Looks:

"The second [of two sources of dysfunction in current American politics] is the fact that, however awkward it may be for the traditional press and nonpartisan analysts to acknowledge, one of the two major parties, the Republican Party, has become an insurgent outlier—ideologically extreme; contemptuous of the inherited social and economic policy regime; scornful of compromise; unpersuaded by conventional understanding of facts, evidence, and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition. When one party moves this far from the center of American politics, it is extremely difficult to enact policies responsive to the country’s most pressing challenges."
Amazon.com: It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism (9780465031337): Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein: Books
The GOP must be finally discredited and destroyed.

**S Landreth** · 01-08-2012, 11:29 AM

Today’s rethugs, dumber than dumb. Fact!

And yet again I will start off with the GOPs War on Women,….

Senate Democrats are rebuffing House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) push for bicameral negotiations to finalize the Violence Against Women Act, exercising their clout to demand the House pass their expanded bipartisan version.

On Monday, Boehner appointed eight members to an unformed conference committee: Reps. Sandy Adams (R-FL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX).
A senior Senate Democratic aide dismissed Boehner’s move.

“This shows that Boehner is clearly feeling the heat from women’s groups after having passed a bill that leaves millions of women in the LGBT, tribal, and immigration communities out. He is in an unsustainable spot and Democrats know it,” the aide said. “Moving forward means House Republicans dropping their opposition to including these groups in a final bill.”: Dems Show Their Spine On ‘Violence Against Women Act’

Rethugs showing us how to right things in their state,…….

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) on Wednesday criticized his successor, Gov. Rick Scott (R), and other Republicans for using "shameless" tactics that suppress voting rights, including requiring photo IDs, preventing felons from voting and purging voter rolls.: Charlie Crist blasts Rick Scott’s ‘unconscionable’ voter suppression tactics

And support to the above article,……

TALLAHASSEE — In a wide-ranging deposition that spanned two days in late May, former Florida Republican Party chairman Jim Greer denounced some party officials as liars and "whack-a-do, right-wing crazies'' as he described turmoil in the months before his resignation.

Greer said some GOP leaders were meeting to discuss ways they could suppress black votes while others were constantly scheming against each other.: Jim Greer denounces Florida Republican Party officials as liars, 'right-wing crazies' in deposition - Tampa Bay Times

Proof there are twice as many stupid Rethugs as were in 2008,…….

The number of conservative Republicans who say Obama is a Muslim has doubled since October 2008 (from 16% to 34%). : 2012 Candidates Religion | Romney Mormon | Obama

A rethug,…..what do you mean my spouse who has been dead for 5 years cannot vote,……..

A Pinal County supervisor candidate has withdrawn from the race in the wake of voter-fraud allegations involving a former companion who, records show, has continued to vote by absentee ballot in the five years since her death.

John Enright, 66, had been seeking the Republican nomination for county supervisor of District 5, an area that includes Apache Junction and Gold Canyon.: Pinal County supervisor hopeful John Enright quits

Stupid, stupid, stupid,……..

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey on Thursday argued that guns should not be regulated after the massacre that killed 12 and wounded 58 in Colorado because the suspect could have “taken a car and driven it into a school bus” — and firearm restrictions would be like taking away football scholarships to punish a school for misconduct.: Dick Armey: Don’t control guns because cars can kill people too

The clown show continues,………

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) on Friday refused to condemn Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) suggestion that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, Huma Abedin, had infiltrated the U.S. government on behalf of radical Islamists in the Muslim Brotherhood.: Cantor defends Bachmann: Anti-Muslim witch hunt is ‘about security’

If you see Bachmann, do us all a favor and pour some water on the witch,……

The poll found that Bachmann comes home to only a 34 percent favorability rating, with 57 percent of Minnesota voters seeing her negatively. Only 37 percent of state voters think she should run for reelection to her House seat, while 57 percent believe she should scram.: New poll: Bachmann, Pawlenty unpopular with Minnesotans - Minneapolis News

No wonder rethugs don’t like education,………they are not good with science,……..

Inhofe's No. 1 myth, according to Sanders, is that "real scientists" say global warming is a hoax. In fact, the scientific consensus is nearly unanimous. "Global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced," according to the United States Global Change Research Program, which is made up of scientists at NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of defense, agriculture, energy, state, health, transportation, commerce, and interior.

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and academies in Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom all say "the need for urgent action to address climate change is now indisputable."

Moreover, 18 scientific professional societies including the American Geophysical Union, the American Chemical Society, and others say "climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that the greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver."

"The bottom line,' Sanders said, "is that when Senator Inhofe says global warming is a hoax, he is just dead wrong according to the vast majority of climate scientists.": Global Warming is Real - Newsroom: Bernie Sanders - U.S. Senator for Vermont

And GOP’s War on Women, ending on a good note with the help of some compassionate republicans………..

Score one for the ladies!

Recently, Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC) took an ax to the state’s budget, hacking away a whopping $67.5 million from that budget, including funds for teacher pay raises, funding for the arts, and $450,000 for the state’s non-profit rape crisis centers:’

She cut more than $400,000 used to help pay for the state’s network of 23 domestic violence and rape crisis centers. In her veto message, she angered supporters by calling that portion of the budget — which also included money for people with sickle cell anemia, kidney disease and hemophilia — a distraction from the state’s larger mission of providing public health care.

She made matters worse when, in a Facebook post, she referred to rape crisis centers as a special interest.

In the vote to restore funding for the crisis centers, the South Carolina House voted unanimously, 111-0, to reinstate the funding. And lawmakers had some stern words for the governor:

“Of all the vetoes that need to be overridden, this is the most important one,” said Republican Senator Jake Knotts, voicing support for the rape crisis centers. ”Victims of assault, women and children, are the ones who need the most help. It’s money well-spent,” he said.: War on Women Update: Arizona Sued, Haley Vetoed and North Carolina Scores

**bsnub** · 01-08-2012, 12:14 PM

This should be a surprise to no one..

While Republicans trying to justify voter suppression bills continue to struggle to find any actual cases of voter fraud, once again a Republican politician may be the exception that proves the rule.

While voter fraud is exceedingly rare — a person is more likely to be hit by lightning than to commit it — then-Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White (R-IN) was convicted of it earlier this year. Now, a candidate for Pinal County Supervisor in Arizona has dropped out amid questions about who cast ballots on behalf of his long-deceased girlfriend.

The Arizona Republic reports:

A Pinal County supervisor candidate has withdrawn from the race in the wake of voter-fraud allegations involving a former companion who, records show, has continued to vote by absentee ballot in the five years since her death. John Enright, 66, had been seeking the Republican nomination for county supervisor of District 5, an area that includes Apache Junction and Gold Canyon. …

His statement made no mention of the scandal unleashed in an anonymous, undated letter sent several weeks ago to the Pinal County Recorder’s Office. As recently as this year, the letter alleged, someone had been filling out and mailing in absentee ballots addressed to a woman who died on Feb. 3, 2007. The woman, Sheila Nassar, and Enright lived together at the time of her death.

Enright has not been charged with any crime and told the Arizona press “I look forward to learning more about these allegations. If they are indeed formal allegations, I will defend myself. I very much look forward to clearing my name.”

But if Enright was indeed casting ballots in his late girlfriend’s name, he would be guilty of what the Pinal County Recorder called “an absolute act of fraudulent voting” — and a Class 6 felony.

Voter identification laws would have done nothing to prevent the sort of absentee ballot fraud alleged here. And the fact that this is already a felony shows that laws already on the books are clearly sufficient to punish this exceedingly rare crime.

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**Boon Mee** · 01-08-2012, 02:18 PM

Heh...how 'bout that Ted Cruz the Tea Party dude who just won BIG in Texas, eh?

The Bro Gotta Go

**slackula** · 01-08-2012, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Heh...how 'bout that Ted Cruz the Tea Party dude who just won BIG in Texas, eh?

Is a tea bagger winning a GOP primary in Texas news or somehow surprising?

**Boon Mee** · 01-08-2012, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by quimbian corholla

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Heh...how 'bout that Ted Cruz the Tea Party dude who just won BIG in Texas, eh?

Is a tea bagger winning a GOP primary in Texas news or somehow surprising?

It's been suggested that David Dewhurst his opponent was a RINO. This election victory for Cruz is going to reverberate way beyond the Great State of Texas!

**raycarey** · 01-08-2012, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by quimbian corholla

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Heh...how 'bout that Ted Cruz the Tea Party dude who just won BIG in Texas, eh?

Is a tea bagger winning a GOP primary in Texas news or somehow surprising?

somewhat, considering the high profile backing that dewhurst had.....but you'll notice that these teabag candidates are winning in special elections and off year elections. the real test of their staying power will come this november when it's not only activists showing up at the polls.

and here's something the teabaggers need to keep in mind:

One of the most underreported stories of this presidential election is how the Republican brand is in FAR WORSE shape than the Democratic brand. In our most recent NBC/WSJ poll, the GOP’s fav/unfav was 34%-43% vs. the Democrats’ 40%-40%. Indeed, the GOP has had a worse fav/unfav than the Democrats in every single NBC/WSJ poll (that’s 14 of them!!!) since Jan. 2011, after Republicans won control of the House. So as the Tea Party/grassroots/anti-establishment conservative wing of the GOP has become MORE powerful, the GOP’s overall brand image has gone down, especially with indies. It is hard not to believe these two facts aren’t connected. And this raises the question: Will this be a drag on Romney? Or here’s another way to put it: How can this not be a drag on him?

First Thoughts: The center cannot hold - First Read

the teabaggers are dragging the party so far to the right that only the most extreme conservatives are going along with them. the teabag antics are forcing traditional republicans to become independents and independents to vote for democrats.

**sabang** · 02-08-2012, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by raycarey

the teabaggers are dragging the party so far to the right that only the most extreme conservatives are going along with them.

The teabaggers are in turn being led by the nose by right wing 'foundations' such as various Kochbot entities, and Dick Armey's Freedomworks. If the GOP is to return to a situation of broadly based relevence to the electorate, there will have to be a lot more Congressmen speaking up like this-

Freshman Republican says House GOP 'angry,' 'incapable of governing'

Freshman Republican Rep. Richard Hanna (N.Y.) compared the parties in Congress to sports teams only interested in “winning,” and this week credited Democrats in Congress with having “less anger” than Republicans toward the other side.

...He called his Democratic friends “much more congenial” than Republican ones.

... He then went on to warn that House Republicans are becoming “incapable of governing” by habitually deferring to “extremes.”

Hanna referred specifically to a controversial letter sent to the State Department by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and four others earlier this month that warned of possible influence exerted on the agency by the Muslim Brotherhood.

“We render ourselves incapable of governing when all we do is take severe sides,” he said. “I have to say that I’m frustrated by how much we — I mean the Republican Party — are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history.”

Freshman Republican says House GOP 'angry,' 'incapable of governing' - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

We don't hear much from or about them, especially given a Press coverage that focuses on gaffes and sensationalist soundbites, but there must be quite a few frustrated Republican party members, Senators and Congressmen right now. They know their beloved party is on a demographic and societal ticket to nowhere.

**robuzo** · 03-08-2012, 06:45 AM

They just never die. Now banging at the door of the US Senate:
Political Animal - Defending the Suburbs—and Golf—From the U.N.
In a blog posting early this year, [Texas GOP Senate nominee Ted] Cruz vowed that as senator he would fight against “a dangerous United Nations plan” on environmental sustainability that he said was aimed at abolishing “golf courses, grazing pastures and paved roads.” He blamed all this on the Democratic financier-philanthropist George Soros.
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I wouldn't expect to have a productive conversation with someone like Cruz any more than I would expect to have one with a zombie.

**S Landreth** · 08-08-2012, 11:51 AM

Another Wednesday, another update on what the crazy rethugs are doing/thinking,…

GOP’s continued War on Women

Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly (R), an ardent opponent of abortion rights, said that today's date would live in infamy alongside those two other historic occasions. Wednesday marked the day on which a controversial new requirement by the Department of Health and Human Services, which requires health insurance companies to cover contraceptive services for women, goes into effect.

"I know in your mind you can think of times when America was attacked. One is December 7th, that's Pearl Harbor day. The other is September 11th, and that's the day of the terrorist attack," Kelly said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. "I want you to remember August the 1st, 2012, the attack on our religious freedom. That is a day that will live in infamy, along with those other dates.": Republican likens contraceptive mandate to Pearl Harbor, 9/11 - First Read

And more on the GOP's War on Women

North Carolina GOP state Rep. Larry Pittman openly called for publicly hanging abortion providers, proving just how fanatical Republicans are in their anti-abortion stance. Pittman is now making headlines again for attacking Planned Parenthood and calling for the organization’s utter destruction.

[Planned Parenthood] is a murderous organization…getting wealthy on murder for hire. It deals out nothing but deception, death, personal devastation, and moral degradation. Never will I agree to give that bloody, indecent, immoral organization one penny. I will not be satisfied until it is outlawed.”: North Carolina Republican Calls Planned Parenthood A ‘Murder For Hire’ Organization | Addicting Info

They are out there. Waaaay out there

WASHINGTON - A Republican member of the Tennessee state legislature emailed constituents Tuesday morning with a rumor circulating in conservative circles that President Barack Obama is planning to stage a fake assassination attempt in an effort to stop the 2012 election from happening.

Rep. Kelly Keisling (R-Byrdstown) sent an email from his state email account to constituents containing a rumor that Obama and the Department of Homeland Security are planning a series of events that could lead to the imposition of "martial law" and delay the election. Among the events hypothesized in the email is a staged assassination attempt on the president that would lead to civil unrest in urban areas and martial law.: Kelly Keisling, Tennessee Legislator, Mass Emailed Obama 'Staged Assassination' Rumor

Science is something Rethugs just don’t get

The Senate hearing on climate science this Wednesday, unsurprisingly enough, appears to have changed little with respect to the politics of climate change on Capitol Hill. Indeed, a significant portion of the discussion was dominated by debate over Dr. John Christy’s particular brand of denialism, a well-trod debate.

Nonetheless, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) was more than surprised when informed by Senator Barbara Boxer that roughly 98 percent of climate scientists, contra Christy, accepted that anthropogenic warming was real and serious — he was outraged:

Sessions: Madam Chairman, I am offended by that, I’m offended by that — I didn’t say anything about the scientists. I said the data shows [sic] it is not warming to the degree that a lot of people predicted, not close to that much…

Boxer: The conclusion that you’re coming to is shared by 1-2 percent of the scientists. You shouldn’t be offended by that. That’s the fact.

Sessions: I don’t believe that’s correct.: Sen. Sessions: 'I Am Offended' By Views Of Climate Scientists

That’s not how a 501 (c) 3 works

The charity, Genesis Foundation, was created to provide tuition for children attending Cornerstone Schools, a system of nonprofit schools Durant (Republican Senate candidate) co-founded in Detroit. But tax returns showed that about 95 percent of all funds donated to the charity go directly to Durant and his daughter, Hope Durant Loomis.

“For that reason it does not appear that this Foundation is organized and operating as a tax-exempt charitable organization,” attorney Tammie Tischler explained in an IRS complaint filed on behalf of Democrats Monday. “Contributions come in from two donors and go directly to Mr. Durant and Ms. Loomis as compensation for program services.”: Michigan GOP candidate allegedly siphoned off 95 percent of charity’s money

When you do anything for money you’re a

During an appearance at San Francisco’s Gold Club, “Queen of Porn” Jenna Jameson told WTSP that Romney was her guy.

“I’m very looking forward to a Republican being back in office,” Jameson said. ” “When you’re rich, you want a Republican in office.”: Porn star Jenna Jameson backs Romney: ‘When you’re rich, you want a Republican’

Even Christie doesn’t think Dim Mitt has a chance

Gov. Chris Christie says he hopes fellow Republican Mitt Romney defeats President Barack Obama this November and runs again in 2016. But the Garden State's governor says he will consider a White House bid if the presidency is open in four years.: Christie open to 2016 White House run - New York Daily News

A business trip looking for guys

BOISE, Idaho — Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig aims to fend off a federal election lawsuit against him by arguing his infamous June 11, 2007, Minneapolis airport bathroom visit that ended in his sex-sting arrest was part of his official Senate business.

Craig is hoping to avoid repaying $217,000 in campaign funds the Federal Election Commission claims he misused to defend himself. : Larry Craig: Trip To Airport Bathroom Where Arrest Took Place Was 'Official' Business

She should keep her trap shut

A Republican candidate for Congress received a flurry of criticism on Monday after she compared President Barack Obama to mass-murdering dictators.

“Beware of people who rose meteorically from nowhere like Obama. His agenda has been carefully planned 4 him!!!” Marisha Agana wrote Sunday on Twitter. “History has a way of repeating itself: Stalin , Hitler, Mao Tse Tung and now Obama!!!”: GOP candidate in Ohio compares Obama to Hitler, Mao and Stalin

How a prominent Right-wing Blogger thinks

Sikhism, a non-violent movement: Sikh Articles - Origin of non-violence in India

**sabang** · 08-08-2012, 02:40 PM

Given the way things are, it would be a good idea for every minority religion in America to keep a few weapons inside their place of worship for such an eventuality. Especially when you've got a dufus like this murdering seven innocent people at their church service, thinking they were in fact members of a different faith entirely.

But it's probably against their religion.

**Norton** · 08-08-2012, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Young, energetic, whip-smart and philosophically coherent politicians like Cruz and Rubio can confidently appeal to Latinos without sounding condescending and without caving to liberal assumptions about how to win over Latinos.

Agree. Either would go a long way to help Romney. However, the Romney campaign needs to move miles away from "immigration" policies heard from the far less politically important right wing of the party. On balance, losing support from right wing but gaining support from even a small percent of the Latino vote will even the race.

**raycarey** · 08-08-2012, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by Norton

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Young, energetic, whip-smart and philosophically coherent politicians like Cruz and Rubio can confidently appeal to Latinos without sounding condescending and without caving to liberal assumptions about how to win over Latinos.

Agree. Either would go a long way to help Romney. However, the Romney campaign needs to move miles away from "immigration" policies heard from the far less politically important right wing of the party. On balance, losing support from right wing but gaining support from even a small percent of the Latino vote will even the race.

cruz just won his primary a couple of days ago, so i don't see how he's going to help or hurt romney in november.

rubio, on the other hand, would likely be a net loss. first of all, yes, he's a latino...but he's cuban. and to the latino community there's a distinction. but that still would probably get romney a few more votes in florida, virginia and nevada where there are a lot of latino voters.

now for the downside...
he's got some really questionable financial dealings that haven't undergone serious scrutiny. yes, the media in florida was poking around last year....but that's not quite the same as full force of the national media turning over every rock.

his compelling personal history was a lie. it could be argued that without that lie he never would have been elected to the senate in the first place. maybe he would have, but we'll never know. what we do know is that he'll have some serious explaining to do about this.

he was baptised a mormon. how in god's name are the republicans going to have two baptised mormons on the same ticket. evagelicals might be willing to hold their nose and vote for one....but two? not likely.

he's green...and not in the environmental sense of the word. i really wonder if he's ready to handle the bright lights. he did an interview with politico a few months ago, and he was clearly upset by the questions and wasn't able to control himself.

so in the end, i think rubio would hurt more than help romney's chances.

**slackula** · 08-08-2012, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by raycarey

he's got some really questionable financial dealings that haven't undergone serious scrutiny.

Given that if picked he'd be running with Romney it's doubtful that would be a problem..

**Norton** · 08-08-2012, 07:43 PM

^^
Good points. I really don't know much about either. Looking at the swing states, if the Republicans can pull even a relatively small portion of Latino vote from Obama it could make the difference. To get the swing they must appeal to the middle as they must do to win with any other ethnic group. To do this however will lose Romney some support from the Republican "base". Romney is already considered too moderate for Tea Party and religious conservatives so selecting a moderate Latino VP is the way to go. No matter who he picks, the right will cast a vote for Romney simply because they are obsessed with getting rid of Obama.

Way too early for predictions but if Republican strategy doesn't have an element of eating into Obama's lead in minority votes, they will lose. Romney gets the popular majority and Obama wins electoral vote.

**S Landreth** · 15-08-2012, 09:01 AM

What the republicans were doing last week.

And with tradition I’ll start with the GOPs continued War on Women.

Republican Rep. Todd Akin, who is running for Senate in Missouri, on Wednesday said that emergency contraceptive pills should be outlawed.

“As far as I’m concerned, the morning-after pill is a form of abortion,” he told KCMO’s Greg Knapp, “and I think we shouldn’t have abortion in this country.”

Akin suggested there should be no exceptions for rape or incest. : Rep. Todd Akin: Morning-after pills should be banned

Still Stuck on stupid,…..

GOP lawmakers say this year's harsh weather that has produced devastating wildfires and the most widespread drought in 50 years has not changed their minds on climate change.: Harsh weather doesn't prove global warming, Republican lawmakers say - The Hill's E2-Wire

One train of thought will lead to trouble,…….

But when, in 2009, the Department of Homeland Security reported that white supremacy is the US’s biggest threat for domestic terror, it was met with harsh criticism. Conservatives blasted the department for defining terror threats too broadly, instead of focusing on potential Islamic terrorists. Then-House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was one of those who berated DHS, saying that they weren’t focusing on the real threats the US faces.

Snip

"DHS stopped all of our work and instituted restrictive policies," said Johnson, who has since left the department. "Eventually, they ended up gutting my unit. All of this happened within six to nine months after the furor over the report. Since our report was leaked, DHS has not released a single report of its own on this topic. Not anything dealing with non-Islamic domestic extremism – whether it’s anti-abortion extremists, white supremacists, 'sovereign citizens,' eco-terrorists, the whole gamut.": US Politics | AMERICAblog News: GOP forced DHS to stop studying white supremacist terror threat

Science still a problem with Republicans,…..

Thanks to a new law privatizing public education in Louisiana, Bible-based curriculum can now indoctrinate young, pliant minds with the good news of the Lord—all on the state taxpayers' dime.

Under Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal's voucher program

What they might be leaning:

1. Dinosaurs and humans probably hung out
2. Dragons were totally real
2. "God used the Trail of Tears to bring many Indians to Christ."
3. Africa needs religion
4. Slave masters were nice guys
5. The KKK was A-OK
6. The Great Depression wasn't as bad as the liberals made it sound
7. SCOTUS enslaved fetuses
8. The Red Scare isn't over yet
11. Gay people "have no more claims to special rights than child molesters or rapists."
12. "Global environmentalists have said and written enough to leave no doubt that their goal is to destroy the prosperous economies of the world's richest nations.": 14 Wacky "Facts" Kids Will Learn in Louisiana's Voucher Schools

High hopes, but he’ll have to wait till hell freezes over,……

Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a favorite among tea party Republicans, told an audience on Tuesday that he would like to introduce a bill that, once enacted, would nullify every single law President Barack Obama has signed over the last three years.: Iowa Rep. Steve King wants bill to repeal everything Obama has done

Pot meets kettle,…..

That got a huge response from the partisan GOP crowd of about 200 people at Vulakovich's party, whereupon Roddey went into his Obama joke.

"There was a disappointment tonight. I was very embarrassed. I was in this parking lot and there was a man looking for a space to park, and I found a space for him. And I felt badly -- he looked like he was sort of in distress. And I said, 'Sir, here's a place.' And he said, 'That's a handicapped space.' I said, 'Oh I'm so sorry, I saw that Obama sticker and I thought you were mentally retarded.": Viagra levitra » Online Healthcare. Approved canadian pharmacy ::: 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

I think Counter might be single but I do know she’s,……..

Conservative columnist Ann Coulter on Wednesday said that President Barack Obama was campaigning with women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke because his base was “stupid single women.”: Coulter: Obama’s base is ‘stupid single women’

It will not work, but they will do all they can to suppress the vote,…

When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana's primary in May, they didn't realize that state law required them to bring government photo IDs such as a driver's license or passport.

The husband and wife, both approaching 90 years old, had to use a temporary ballot that would be verified later, even though they knew the people working the polling site that day. Unaware that Indiana law obligated them to follow up with the county election board, the Weidenbeners ultimately had their votes rejected: Voter ID laws may deter thousands this November

They stay in a constant world of confusion,…..

After Voting To Protect Oil Subsidies, Republican Joe Walsh Applauds Ending Oil Subsidies

WALSH: You can do anything you want to. Bring our boys and girls home from Afghanistan, that’s what I want to do. Do it. Get rid of the federal Department of Education. That’s what I want to do. Do it. [Applause] Get rid of subsidies for the big oil companies if you want. Do it. [Applause] You can go on down the line and nail all of these things — and they’re important — but they’re billions. When it comes to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, we’re talking about trillions.: After Voting To Protect Oil Subsidies, Rep. Joe Walsh Applauds Ending Oil Subsidies

Joe the Plumber on immigration,……….

Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher has proposed to “put a damn fence on the border going to Mexico and start shooting.”: Senator Lori Klein and a Couple of Joes

Conservative Justice,………

Here’s an ingenious example of using a system to your advantage. You may remember David Prosser. He’s the Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who won a re-election campaign when a clerk in Waukesha County “found” a bag of ballots at the last minute. He also made headlines for grabbing his fellow state Supreme Court justice by the neck during a deliberation, with the entire Court present.

The state judicial commission filed an ethics complaint against him over this, which would be decided by his fellow justices. But all of the justices were present at the attack, and Prosser came up with an idea. What if he got all four of the conservative justices on the Court to simply recuse themselves from deciding on the complaint, because they witnessed the event personally? At that point, the Court could not rule at all, because they would not have a quorum.: Justice Gableman now recuses himself from Prosser ethics case | Pierce County Herald | Ellsworth, Wisconsin

The Rethugs hate Dim Mitt,………

11. Would you say that your vote for Mitt Romney is more of a:

Vote for Mitt Romney, OR
Vote against Barack Obama?

For Mitt Romney - 39%
Against Barack Obama - 52%: http://images.politico.com/global/20...stionnaire.pdf

Originally Posted by Norton

Way too early for predictions but if Republican strategy doesn't have an element of eating into Obama's lead in minority votes, they will lose. Romney gets the popular majority and Obama wins electoral vote.

Not too early now. Obama will win both.

**Boon Mee** · 11-10-2012, 08:56 AM

Who says the GOP doesn't have a sense of humor?

Massive Manure Pile Delivered to Ohio Democratic Offices

Democratic volunteers in southwest Ohio on Tuesday were shocked to find the entrance to their headquarters blocked by a massive pile of horse manure, according to a local report.
Warren County Democratic chair Beth Goldenfield told WKRC Cincinnati that her staff was sickened by the prank, which they think occurred sometime after 10 p.m. on Monday.
Goldenfield suspected a few local GOP elephants were behind the nasty dung attack.

Giant Manure Pile Dumped Outside Democrat Headquarters in Ohio | All American Blogger

**misskit** · 15-08-2012, 03:56 PM

Maybe democracy is on its way out if the Republicans have their way. A Republican senate candidate in Arizona, Jeff (appropriately named) Flake, is calling to end the direct election of state senators. This position is, apparently, favored by the tea party.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...comm_ref=false

**Boon Mee** · 17-08-2012, 10:58 AM

Heh...seeing more & more of this aren't we folks?

Tea Party Victory

Cliff Stearns Concedes Defeat.

“Rep. Cliff Stearns, who was first elected to the House in 1988, conceded defeat to tea-party-affiliated veterinarian Ted Yoho today. Yoho upset the longtime Member in Florida’s 3rd district GOP primary Tuesday.”

**robuzo** · 22-08-2012, 09:18 AM

^According to McPhee, ". . .we shall not have any coarse but armed revolution should we fail with the power of the vote. . ." Well, it's definitely "coarse."

**S Landreth** · 22-08-2012, 03:57 PM

GOP Wednesday update

And we’ll start off again with the GOPs War on Women and that crazy Akin.

Senate Candidate and Rep. Todd (I’m stayin’ in the race) Akin (R-MO) told a local television station on Sunday that “legitimate rape” rarely produces pregnancy because “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Akin cited conversations with unnamed doctors for the bizarre claim.

Akin sponsored legislation that would redefine rape in federal law to limit funding for abortion providers and has a long track record of uninformed and extreme views about women’s health. : Rep. Todd Akin: Victims Of 'Legitimate Rape' Won't Become Pregnant

More on this crazy rethug Akin.

Rep. Todd Akin, the GOP’s candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, suggested in an interview that it was time to “look at or overturn” the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Asked directly if seminal federal civil rights legislation that prohibits discriminatory voting procedures needed to be modified or scrapped, Akin said that states — not the federal government — should set voting rules. According to Akin, elections “have historically always been a state thing” and that’s a “good principle.” : Akin Suggests The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 Should Be Overturned

GOPs War on Women, continued.

A state law requiring women to receive an ultrasound at least a day before having an abortion has already caused a Northern Virginia health clinic to reduce its non-abortion services in the month since it took effect, according to a clinic official.

Virginia legislators passed House Bill 462 during the 2012 General Assembly. It states that a woman seeking an abortion must receive an abdominal ultrasound and then wait at least 24 hours before terminating her pregnancy. It also requires doctors to offer the woman the opportunity to see the ultrasound image and hear the fetal heart tones. : Clinic says ultrasound law for abortions forces it to reduce other health services

Even more on the War on Women and an Akin supporter, Iowa’s Steve King.

(Republican) King supports the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." It would ban Federal funding of abortions except in cases of forcible rape. Right now, Medicaid also covers abortions for victims of statutory rape or incest - for example, a 12 year old who gets pregnant.

Congressman King says he's not aware of any young victims like that. : Rep. Steve King on the Campaign Trail - KMEG 14 - News, Weather, Sports for Sioux City and Siouxland

And another Republican supporter for Akin.

GOP 4th Senate District Committeewoman Sharon Barnes told The New York Times “that abortion is never an option.”

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Barnes “echoed Mr. Akin’s statement that very few rapes resulted in pregnancy,” according to the Times, and she added that “at that point, if God has chosen to bless this person with a life, you don’t kill it.” : Missouri Republican official: ‘God chose to bless’ women with pregnancies from rape

GOP skinny dipping with kids.

The FBI has investigated an incident that saw at least one Republican congressman swim naked at a drinking party in Israel last year attended by top leadership staff, Politico reported.

The news website said Representative Kevin Yoder of Kansas stripped and jumped into the Sea of Galilee during the privately-funded trip, joining colleagues and their family members who were partially or fully clothed. : FBI investigates Republican Congressmen’s drunken, naked escapades in Israel

Sexual assault and a GOP activist.

Political activist Greg Peterson was charged Monday with sexually assaulting yet another woman at his Utah cabin where he hosted events for some of the biggest names in Republican politics there.

Prosecutors in Wasatch County, Utah charged Peterson, 37, with forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony, for a 2010 incident involving a woman he brought back to the cabin, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

Meanwhile, Peterson was scheduled on Tuesday morning to appear in court in Salt Lake City for the start of a two-day preliminary hearing, where a judge will determine if there is enough evidence to move forward in a case involving four other women who have accused him of sexually assaulting them since March 2011. : Utah GOP activist Greg Peterson hit with another sex assault charge

O’Keefe can be sued.

A federal judge refused to throw out claims that a right-wing activist violated the privacy of an ACORN worker who was taped counseling defendant James O'Keefe, who sought advice on how to fill his house with underage prostitutes.

Juan Carlos Vera sued O'Keefe and his associate Hanna Giles in Federal Court on privacy claims, after O'Keefe secretly filmed Vera at an ACORN office in National City in 2009.

The now-famous series of ACORN recordings featured O'Keefe posing as pimp, dressed in a chinchilla coat, while Giles was disguised as a prostitute. : Courthouse News Service

Pretending

Danny Tarkanian, a Republican House candidate in Nevada, accused his Democratic opponent, Steven Horsford, of pretending to be black and taking the African-American community for granted. Horsford is the state’s first black Senate majority leader.

Guess which one is the Republican: Nevada Republican Accuses Black Dem Of Pretending To Be Black

A Republican judge in Pennsylvania and voter suppression.

In Pennsylvania, a Commonwealth Court judge has rejected a suit brought by the ACLU, the NAACP and others to block the state’s stringent new voter ID law, according to the Philadelphia Enquirer‘s website Philly.com. Judge Robert E. Simpson, elected to the bench as a Republican in 2001, rejected the plaintiffs’ request for an injunction against the law, which would potentially disenfranchise 758,000 poor and minority voters. : Republican judge blocks rights groups’ suit over Pennsylvania voter ID law

More on voter suppression in Pennsylvania.

On the same day a judge cleared the way for the state's new voter identification law to take effect, the Corbett administration abandoned plans to allow voters to apply online for absentee ballots for the November election and to register online to vote.
A spokesman for the Department of State said county elections officials told the agency that implementing the new online initiatives as well as voter ID requirements was too much to handle less than three months before the election. : Pa. drops plans for 2 online initiatives to boost voting - Philly.com

GOP voter suppression in Ohio.

Two Democratic members of the Montgomery County Board of Elections have been suspended after they insisted on allowing weekend hours for in-person early voting in violation of Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted’s directive setting uniform hours across the state.

Mr. Husted has begun the process of permanently removing Thomas J. Ritchie, Sr., the board’s chairman, and Dennis Lieberman from their positions. In the meantime, he broke the board’s 2-2 tie in favor of restricting early voting hours to the weekday timetable he laid out on Wednesday. : Montgomery County elections board members suspended - Toledo Blade

Brewer and her problem with immigrants.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) has signed an executive order that attempts to thwart President Obama’s directive extending temporary work permits to more than a million undocumented immigrants. The Obama administration’s policy — which would grant two-year work authorizations to undocumented youth between 15 and 30 years of age who have lived in the U.S. continuously for at least five years — was announced in June and went into effect on Wednesday.

Brewer’s order directs “state agencies to deny driver’s licenses and other public benefits to young illegal immigrants who obtain work authorizations” and “directs state agencies to start emergency rulemaking processes as necessary to implement her order.” : Arizona Governor Tries To Thwart Obama's Immigration Directive With Executive Order

Brewer has a follower, in Nebraska.

Two days after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer declared her state won’t confer driver’s licenses and other state benefits to newly-documented immigrants under Obama’s “deferred action” immigration policy, Nebraska, too, put its foot down.

Echoing Gov. Brewer, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said on Saturday that Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program does not make successful applicants “legal citizens,” meaning they remain ineligible for state benefits like driver’s licenses and other services. : Obama

Most Americans are fed up with Rethugs.

The NBC/WSJ poll also shows that 36 percent view the Republican Party in a positive light, versus 45 percent who view it negatively. : NBC/WSJ poll: Approval of Congress hits bottom - First Read

Ya say you want a (GOP Armed) REVOLUTION.

In the “Whitehouse Watchdog” column, editor Ponch McPhee says that America cannot survive four more years under Obama, a “political socialist ideologue” who is “unlike anything world history has ever witnessed or recognized.” McPhee argues that Americans will have no option “but armed revolution should we fail with the power of the vote in November. : GOP Newsletter Calls for Armed Revolution if Obama Re-Elected | rightwingwatch.org

**robuzo** · 23-08-2012, 10:09 AM

Oh my, Thugs are losing their minds already. Another call to treason- this time by an elected Republican official: Republican judge in Texas warns of ‘civil war’ if Obama reelected | The Raw Story
A Republican judge in Lubbock, Texas told a reporter on Tuesday that he and other officials are making plans for the possibility of “civil war” if President Barack Obama is reelected, warning that should the president cede control of the country to the United Nations, he’d prevent troops from entering the county.

“He’s going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N., and what is going to happen when that happens?” Lubbock County Judge Tom Head (pictured, left) asked a reporter for a local Fox News affiliate during an interview that was supposedly about county business.

“I’m thinking the worst,” he deadpanned. “Civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe. And we’re not just talking a few riots here and demonstrations, we’re talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. Now what’s going to happen if we do that? If the public decides to do that? He’s going to send in U.N. troops.”

Head concluded: “I don’t want ‘em in Lubbock County, okay? So I’m going to stand in front of their armored personnel carrier and say ‘you’re not coming in here.’ And the sheriff, I’ve already asked him. I said, ‘You gonna back me?’ He said, ‘Yeah, I’ll back you.’ Well, I don’t want a bunch of rookies back there. I want trained, equipped, seasoned veteran officers to back me.”
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Wolverines! A judge with the mind of a 14-year-old.

**S Landreth** · 23-08-2012, 10:20 AM

^the reason he thought it was necessary to raise taxes

Lubbock County Judge Tom Head and Commissioner Mark Heinrich went into great detail Monday night on FOX 34 News @ Nine about why it is necessary to raise the tax rate by 1.7 cents the next fiscal year.

An across-the-board pay increase is needed for the attorneys on the DA's staff to keep them from being poached by higher-paying counties, and the sheriff needs to expand his staff by seven deputies to reduce call response times, minimize officer fatigue and reduce the turnaround time for investigations.

Judge Head said he and the county must be prepared for many contingencies, one that he particularly fears, is if President Obama is reelected.

was on the list for next wednesdays update

: Lubbock Co. Judge warns of potential danger if Obama is re-elected|myFOXlubbock.com | FOX 34 News Lubbock, Texas

now this is what Judge Crazy says today

**raycarey** · 23-08-2012, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by robuzo

“He’s going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N., and what is going to happen when that happens?” Lubbock County Judge Tom Head (pictured, left) asked a reporter for a local Fox News affiliate during an interview that was supposedly about county business.

jesus wept.

and this guy is a judge?

that's almost as absurd as having todd akin on the house science committee.

oh.....right. sorry, my bad.

these are republicans we're talking about.

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