Here's the latest evidence that nothing has changed in post-Tucson America: A person at a Tuesday town hall with Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., got up and asked, "Who is going to shoot President Obama?"
The exact wording of the question is not clear because, the Athens Banner-Herald reports, there was a lot of noise at the event. (The exact wording has now been confirmed by Broun's press secretary, and my headline is indeed accurate.) Perhaps more significant than the question was the response of the crowd and Broun, who is a member of the Tea Party Caucus and one of the most right-wing members of Congress.
The question prompted a "big laugh" from the crowd, in Oglethorpe County, Ga., according to the Banner-Herald. Broun, for his part, did not object to the question. He said in response:
"The thing is, I know there’s a lot of frustration with this president. We're going to have an election next year. Hopefully, we'll elect somebody that’s going to be a conservative, limited-government president that will take a smaller, who will sign a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare."
The proper response to this question should have been to tell the person who posed it that such talk was against the law and then reported his ass to the Secret Service. However this Teabagging tool decided to pander to the most hate filled members of his party by essentially expressing his solidarity with the sentiment.
In my opinion if, God forbid, anything DID happen to our President these public servants should be charged with promoting sedition and fanning the flames of violent rhetoric against the leader of this country.
The individuals using this kind of language are certainly old enough to remember what happened in the 1960's when words were followed by actions and we lost our President, his brother, and our most famous icon in this nation's battle for equal rights.
Can you imagine if that came from a minority or the left asking that same question? jail time.
ReplyDeleteI can not believe that these lunatics sent the college boy who hacked Palin's computer to Jail. Palin is a cold heart.
But;
This makes me smile..
"Her major weakness is that she needs to bone up on how the government works," said Don Long, a retiree from Lake Wylie, S.C. "I don't know if she's done as much of that as she needs to."
Long was one of about 150 Republicans who showed up for a fundraising dinner of the York County Republican Party, where they ate barbecued pork sandwiches from Bats BBQ — "You'll love the way we rub your butt" — and talked presidential politics."
Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/24/109399/even-gop-activists-are-turning.html##ixzz1EzjyFvpx
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/24/109399/even-gop-activists-are-turning.html
Yet the White House still, after 2 years of violence directed at this admin, hasn't specifically addressed the issue. Why? No one person is responsible. However, if the current Pres were a decent and honorable leader, he would have addressed it via a presser designated specifically for violent rhetoric.
ReplyDeleteLet's face it. This behavior has always existed. In fact, today's world isn't any more dangerous than in the past, when people were MORE gun happy.
Face it guys. Obama is a huge failure as a world leader. There's no evidence in his life that makes him a stronger candidate for any job other than intern, which is the only post college job, non-govt he's held
Terrible. And not funny at all! What the hell is wrong with these people.
ReplyDeleteThis blatant racism makes me sick.
ReplyDeleteYou know, this is where we have to go back to McCain and his grappling with crazies dominating his party in 2008. It must have been like dancing on a razor.
ReplyDeleteAt one of the Town Hall meetings he favored, a spiteful old crone said she didn't trust Obama because he was "Muslim," McCain didn't gain any brownie points with the psycho's that were going to vote for Sarah (I mean, McCain) no matter what - but he did make the rest of America appreciate his response in defending his competitor.
As for this Congressman Douchebag and the constituency that applauded such a nasty statement, shame shame shame.
You are in the WRONG country, you must be mistaking yourselves for Egyptians, Tunisians or Bahrain or Iraqi citizens, not free Americans. Show me, in your household, how a Two Year Old Obama Administration has adversely affected your life? Curbed your freedoms, threatened your lifestyle?
When I say go to hell, it is just an expression - I'm not asking when someone can shoot you in the head. That's the difference between a rational American and whatever the hell you are.
I had tears in my eyes when I first read this earlier today - it is truly frightening
ReplyDeleteREPULSIVE. Another example of turning a blind eye and hoping for the resulting stochastic terrorism.
ReplyDeleteGiving the guy his due, he *has* issued a press statement, saying he was stunned by the question and tried to move one.
ReplyDeletehere's what it said according to Huffinton Post:
"Tuesday night at a town hall meeting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia an elderly man asked the abhorrent question, "Who's going to shoot Obama?" I was stunned by the question and chose not to dignify it with a response; therefore, at that moment I moved on to the next person with a question. After the event, my office took action with the appropriate authorities. I deeply regret that this incident happened at all. Furthermore, I condemn all statements--made in sincerity or jest--that threaten or suggest the use of violence against the President of the United States or any other public official. Such rhetoric cannot and will not be tolerated."
Honestly? I don't know what my reaction would be, most of that garbage just knocks all speech out of my head altogether, anyway.
Something has got to be done about these tools both the Republicans in Congress and their constituents.
ReplyDeleteSoon after President Obama took office the Secret Service reported that threats against him were up 400% over what it was with baby Bush. I wouldn't be surprised if it's even higher now due to the incessant vitriol and anger being ginned up by Fox Noise and the Republican politicians that seem to have absolutely no goal other than to oppose any and everything the President stands for.
You'd think after a congress woman was nearly killed and 6 other people WERE killed in Arizona they'd tone it down, but apparently they don't give a damn.
This is why Jon Stewart has angered many on the left. He keeps saying the left and the right are the same, that the left has just as many angry crazies.
Well, no that's just not the case. We have some angry people on the left now because the Republicans are trying to bust unions and basically trying to kill the middle and poor class while giving more and more to the richest people.
That's plenty to get angry about and it's about time we stand up against that like the protestors in Wisconsin.
This is outrageous. There should have been a follow-up and an arrest. That was a borderline express threat against the President, and the fact that Rep. Brown did absolutely nothing to discourage it or order an investigation means he is responsible for encouraging this kind of reckless, hateful rhetoric.
ReplyDeleteThis is what Sarah Palin started in 2008, and it is a despicable, shameful legacy. Sarah has a lot to answer for because of her disregard for the law and for consequences of irresponsible speech.
I hope that decent Americans get out and vote for President Obama next year if he decides to run. I know I will be actively supporting him and actively working against these kinds of bozos.
Shame on Rep. Brown. He has disgraced the State of Georgia and our country by allowing and even encouraging this kind of hate.
ReplyDelete"The individuals using this kind of language are certainly old enough to remember what happened in the 1960's when words were followed by actions and we lost our President, his brother, and our most famous icon in this nation's battle for equal rights."
ReplyDeleteBut those murders were wins for them.
Broun put out a statement:
ReplyDelete"Tuesday night at a town hall meeting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia an elderly man asked the abhorrent question, “Who’s going to shoot Obama?” I was stunned by the question and chose not to dignify it with a response; therefore, at that moment I moved on to the next person with a question. After the event, my office took action with the appropriate authorities. I deeply regret that this incident happened at all. Furthermore, I condemn all statements—made in sincerity or jest—that threaten or suggest the use of violence against the President of the United States or any other public official. Such rhetoric cannot and will not be tolerated."
That's disgusting.
ReplyDeleteT
Here's another "stand up" politician.
ReplyDeleteHogan added that the only thing he wouldn't do was bomb an abortion clinic, then the law-and-order advocate added, with a laugh, "but it may cross my mind."
The Mandarin crowd applauded.
Hogan also said he would've opposed the appointment of Parvez Ahmed, a Muslim, to the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission and that as mayor he would abolish the commission.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2011-02-21/story/mike-hogan-says-comment-abortion-clinic-bombing-may-cross-my-mind-was
Now I feel your embarrassment, this is the very county I live in. It is quite scary how this people think. It is just plain shameful.
ReplyDeleteTo 9:01 am:
ReplyDeleteWhy would the president address these threats publicly. Reagan and Ford never held press conferences every time they received death threats, and as I recall, the Gipper was actually shot and Ford survived two assassination attempts. It's the Secret Service's job to investigate these threats, which they do.
What a ludicrous argument. Let's blame the president for bringing threats of assassination on himself. I must say I love how the black president gets under the skin of teabaggers and other fearful people who see their time in the majority coming to an end.
Sadly this video by the same young man who did "Americans vs. Multi-Billionaires" I posted in a previous thread still fits this issue.
ReplyDeleteWhat if the Tea Party Was Black
This video features everybodys favorite half term governor throughout.
And thanks for the earlier h/t Gryphen :>)
Anon 9:01 (the second one)
ReplyDeleteWhat a complete asshole you are.
You want the President to stand up and whine because racist idiots have taken to threatening his life every time they and you can crawl off your cousins and walk past the burning crosses you morons light? They are not threatening the administration you doe eyed putz--they are threatening the President. And why the hell should he acknowledge them?
Every time I hear one of you wankers gush that Obama is a failure I know that he is the best thing to happen to this country and you are basting in bile because you hate waking up to a black man as your President.
Jeez, his election really brought out you cockroaches. At least your cousins can get some rest now that you have another hobby---hating a man who will always be better, smarter and ignore the poison from the deranged tea bagging scum the GOP has become.
Oh, have a nice day!
First of all, that sort of language is illegal, and it would not surprise me if that person is being investigated. The Rep should have called him out on it right then and there. The fact he didn't speaks volumes.
ReplyDeleteSecond of all, the poster upthread who has the audacity to say violent rhetoric and racism is President Obama's fault because he hasn't held a press conference about it - screw you. And that's using the polite form...there really aren't words strong enough to express the appropriate condemnation for those disgusting remarks. I forgot, Rethugs just love to blame the victim whenever possible.
If mere "leadership" could stop EVIL, well, our world would be a lot better today now wouldn't it?
@9:01 - Why is it up to the President to stop violent hateful racist rhetoric? It's up to us--we, the people. People are more gun happy now than ever before in this country; there are more people here than in the past two centuries, so the number of gun lovers has grown exponentially along with our population. By the way, Pres. Obama's poll numbers globally are fantastic--much better than his predecessor.
ReplyDeleteSometimes my own country disgusts me..This is one of those times
ReplyDeleteFuck Paul Broun. How dare that asshat NOT shout down ANYONE who suggests assassinating the President of the United States! His conduct is all the more unbelievable in that we are but weeks past an assassination attempt that left six bystanders dead, including a sitting federal judge, a congressional aide, and a nine year old child. Additionally, four presidents have already died by the hand of assassins and Broun is too much of a demagogic chickenshit to call out this goober as the unpatriotic domestic terrorist that he is?
ReplyDeleteThis is just another piece of conclusive evidence that the GOP is top heavy with unpatriotic racist thugs who willingly give aid and comfort to domestic terrorists if it suits their political ends to win at all costs.
Fuck Paul Broun and fuck the GOP.
Hope Todd "Stud Boy" Palin had a nice warm hooker during his extended layover in Nome.
ReplyDeleteAnon @ 9:01,
ReplyDeleteYou're nearly as big an asshole as Paul Broun. Some ignorant cousin fuck with more toes than teeth threatens the president by musing who will shoot him and your nimble brain concludes that it is President Obama's fault? You are a feckless moron. Whether or not Obama is doing a good job is irrelevant to this discussion.
There is NO circumstance under which it should be ever acceptable to speak of the assassination of any president, irrespective of party or political affiliation. To openly speak of such an act is not only illegal, but it should also be viewed as anathema to our democracy. The minimum that we should expect from ANY employee of the federal government is that they would not witness such criminally seditious speech without at least reporting it to the appropriate authorities. Given that no less than four of our presidents have died by the hand of assassins, this is the least that we should expect from Rep. Broun. And yet, upon witnessing such a threat, he did nothing.
You are the kind of dickhead that has helped create our current climate where lies, bullying, innuendo, and threats of violence are frequently employed to silence your opponents. Your fellow citizens are becoming sick and tired of your brand of arrogant bullshit. Crawl back under your rock and STFU in perpetuity.
9:01 am - Rebecca Mansour doing Palin's dirty work yet again, shame on you Becky. Money and fame aren't everything, haven't you learned anything yet? You are getting paid with dirty money by Sarah.
ReplyDelete9:01. You are entitled to your opinion as uninformed, and lame as it is.
ReplyDeleteWould you please explain when our country was more gun-crazy? During that time did those people have automatics, huge ammo clips, armor-piercing ammo and heavy-duty combat-oriented rifles and machine guns?
Did they? No, of course not. It is a disgrace that such as so available now to anyone, crazy or not, criminal or not (go to a gun show to see how easy it is for anyone to buy something), medicated or not.
Goodness, you are a walking piece of ignorance.
As for your opinion of our President. It is just your opinion, not based on facts. Sorry, you need to read international news sites, newspapers and almost anything not written or broadcast by a NewsCorp outlet.
If you did your homework, you'd have a different and much improved opinion of our President.
Sarah Palin, you started all this hate when you came out on the campaign trail. We hold you responsible for instigating this sort of thing and your crosshairs on people. Christians do not start this like you did.
ReplyDeleteI think the Koch brothers bear some responsibility in this. Their front groups hyped up the outrage against health care reform via paid thugs and misled low-information voters. They encouraged screaming, vitriolic rhetoric.
ReplyDeleteThe only, and I mean only sane moment by the right was when McCain had an uncharacteristic moment of decency and told the woman who was accusing President Obama of being a Muslim. McCain stood beside her and told her she was wrong. That should be the model for every instance of this kind of crazy.
Didn't Rep. Brown's parents teach him the difference between right and wrong, between decency and immorality, between civilized and uncivilized behavior? Shameful.
So, Rep. Brown was so stunned he couldn't just say "Sir, that is not appropriate. It is against the law to threaten the President."
ReplyDeleteGees, maybe he isn't up to the job he has because he cannot think on his feet.
I suspect the only reason he issued a statement or had his staff do a follow-up was because of the outrage that followed.
He's only sorry he got caught at encouraging such behavior by not addressing it properly.
9:40 - you are right. It isn't the same on the left and right.
ReplyDeleteProgressives (and independents and moderate Republicans) don't threaten other people's lives, President or not.
That's not to say we don't feel anger, but we seem to have learned the difference between right and wrong, seem to respect the rule of law, and seem to respect our fellow citizens more than the right-wing fanatics.
The GOP/TP leaders need to begin to clean up their act and start a campaign against this kind of speech and behavior. It is their responsibility to send the message and to expect their followers to grow up and be respectful citizens.
Our most famous icon of civil rights -- you're right, and I loved the guy. However, that's exactly the guy these people would abhor!!!! I hate this country right now!!!!!! (Actually, I love it, but I hate that it's been hijacked, ya know???)
ReplyDeleteHey, 9:01 am -- for every person out there who believes Obama is a failed leader, there is AT LEAST one of us who believes that he is the most gifted politician/leader that I've seen in my lifetime, and I'm 57 years old!!!!
ReplyDeleteEye of the beholder, I guess ...
Don't believe the press release from this a-hole. Go on over to Andrew Sullivan. Several witnesses said he laughed as well.
ReplyDelete"Hope Todd "Stud Boy" Palin had a nice warm hooker during his extended layover in Nome."
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding? Sarah won't let THAT happen again. That wasn't a kiss good-bye she gave him. She was whispering in his ear that she'll meet him in Nome to keep tabs on him, Sarah's version of "sweet nothings".
Hey, 9:01 -- Obama has far more things to worry about than his own safety (which is hopefully taken care of, anyway) ... and what's this not speaking out crap? I have a vague memory of a pretty moving and powerful ceremony in Tucson a couple of months ago ... where you been, idjit?
ReplyDeleteCall Paul Broun tell them we're going to fight to make sure their not re-elected, refuse to go to his state of Georgia and that he's a disgrace PLEASE CALL.
ReplyDelete202 225 4101 Thanks lots
In The Impact of Science on Society, Bertrand Russell wrote:
ReplyDelete"There are certain things that our age needs, and certain things that it should avoid. It needs compassion and a wish that mankind should be happy; it needs the desire for knowledge and the determination to eschew pleasant myths; it needs, above all, courageous hope and the impulse to creativeness.
"Science, Russell argued, could help determine what is needed for happiness and what should be avoided. Religion, especially Christianity, should be shunned for the great harm it has done humankind and because it “encourages stupidity.”
Now, I am no longer a Christian, but I do not believe that all Christian denominations encourage stupidity, but obviously and undeniably some do just as certain factions of other religions encourage blind, unthinking devotion so the follower can be manipulated.
Every religion is only as good as the leaders of followers are. If the leaders, to whom the followers look for guidance, are stupid, that segment of the religion will be thoughtless, cruel and violent.
Religion should bring forth the best in people, not the worst.
Political and societal leaders of every kind should also strive to bring forth the best in us, not speak to or allow the basest parts of human nature to predominate.
Can we round up all these radical right fundies who want to infringe on everyone else's rights - (do not respect the democratic election of our President nor the Office of the President - control womens reproductive system - want Gawd determine laws, etc.) and find a nice little island to send them to.
ReplyDeleteOne without government roads, transportation, airports, piers, community water or sewer systems, socialistic hospitals, libraries or schools. They can build their own society, banks, and business markets.
I called Mr Braun's office to let him know that his behavior is unacceptable. I also asked the young man who answered the phone if he felt good about working for a person like Mr Braun. I hope everyone here can find a minute to call too.
ReplyDeleteDon't give that son of a bitch Broun any credit, he did not come out with any statement until the shit started hitting the fan. That is when he started trying to explain his actions.
ReplyDeleteOT - but Gryphen, can you find out what is happening at themudflats.net?
ReplyDeleteIt keeps repeating one post ad nauseum. It was an important post, but is causing this repetition? Is AKM okay? Is she aware of the problem?
Thanks in advance for any info you can ferret out.
Things haven't changed since the days of school children of right wing morons in Texas, cheered when JFK was shot.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying the fact that so many of us had exactly the same reaction to the poster who took this as an opportunity to criticize the President. We all must have been typing our outrage simultaneously!
ReplyDeleteI called the Congressman's office in D.C. and expressed my outrage that he didn't reprimand the man especially after the Gifford shooting. He should have had the man escorted out for asking such a question. I urge others to make a call to his office in D.C. and express their disgust of his handling of the situation.
ReplyDeleteHere is the jackasses contact info if anyone wants it. Please feel free I wrote and told him that this was not just being reported in Ga. that he has embarrassed us to many other states.
ReplyDeletehttp://broun.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm?zipcode=30648
9:01, Wow. It must really get under your skin that President Obama is doing a fantastic job, even with a few missteps, and that his star is on the rise again. You still have the same hollow talking points at the ready.
ReplyDeleteJust what exactly would he do to address the ugly violence directed at him by losers like you? Tell you to stop? Ha! You'd love it if he stooped so low as to acknowledge your pathetic existence. Just like Palin, you fools are begging for his attention. Guess what, there are more important matters for this president, like cleaning up the mess left by the guy YOU last elected, than to wallow in self-pity because the ignorant part of America hates him.
It is exactly because President Obama is such a decent and honorable leader that he chooses to focus on what is important to all Americans, even those who don't realize that he's working toward a better tomorrow for all of us.
Anon:9:01
ReplyDeleteYou are ignorant. I am not wasting words on you. But for your information, President Obama was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Chicago.
As for Rep. Brown, it is obvious that he is depending on votes from this bigoted bunch. Knowing that the statement was illegal, he called after not wanting to offend his most ardent supporters. He was probably frightened by what their reaction would be if he called this man on his statement.
This whole episode discusses me.
To anon 9:01
ReplyDeleteYour post is ignorance personified. The fact that the loons have taken over the asylum is obvious in the way the teabaggers and their ilk have been embraced into the Grand old bigots party simply because a man of color occupies the White House. There was NEVER this much vitriolic anger against any other president until Obama was elected thanks in large part to morons like Palin sticking her naughty monkey heel into a hornet's nest of under the surface racism by putting an attractive face on bigoted attacks. And the President is to blame for this HOW exactly? Perhaps mandatory mental health evaluations might be helpful, but other than that, his security team can assess each threat one by one and take action accordingly. As for the mass hysteria that has seemingly taken over the gopper party, it looks like that is a terminal condition.
So 3 days later, Braun "condemns" the remark? Bullshit. He laughed along with the crowd.
ReplyDeleteThe Secret Service did follow up. The Service concluded that the questioner, an elderly person, made a "bad joke." Just kidding??? Doesn't it make you all warm and fuzzy knowing these guys are protecting the President?
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/02/25/broun_town_hall_update
P.S. angela @10:38, you rock!
What happened to "Sarah's Least Favorite Blogs"???
ReplyDeleteO/T, but remember former GOP Rep. Chris Lee, the topless congressman of Craigslist fame?
ReplyDeleteWell, it turns out that there is MUCH more to the story - much as I and others had speculated. It seems as if Lee was also trolling Craigslist for transgender women:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/chris-lee-transgender-women-craigslist_n_828476.html
THAT certainly explains why he resigned so quickly.
I wish Lee no ill will and I honestly hope that he can come to terms with his own sexuality, but I cannot tolerate his brand of lying, self-righteous sanctimony that allows him to take a public stance castigating gays and lesbians by day and hooking up with them at night.
I truly feel pity for his wife and family.
9:01 Anon
ReplyDeleteWhat a low life you are. Despicable
These racist baggers are comfortable with their kkk talk. He might as well said he wants to lynch our President.
ReplyDeleteGawd I hate their stupidasses.
chimpy was about to go ballistic on a blind guy for wearing sunglasses.
ReplyDeleteso of course they'll try to say it was "who will BEAT Obama?"
ReplyDeletethen they'll try to say the guy was a leftist plant
yawn
- kellygrrrl
My apologies, but the proper response to this was to ask the police or whatever security to arrest the person on charges of treason. The fact that Rep. Broun did not do that puts him in the position of supporting treasonous speech. He should be arrested and questioned, at the very least.
ReplyDeleteI don't know whether to believe Gov Brown that he was shocked by the question, but he sure didn't sound like it. I think he's making that up after the fact. He should have said something on the spot to nip it in the bud and show disapproval. Instead, he commiserated with his frustration.
ReplyDeleteI think Paul Broun deserves to here from every last one of us that find his response to this situation irresponsible, cowardly, and beneath acceptable expectations of conduct befitting an elected official.
ReplyDeleteTo whom much is given, much is expected. That a citizen voiced this hateful and ugly suggestion is a reflection on an ignorant and morally deficient individual. The same can be applied to Mr. Broun's response or inappropriate lack of. But more is asked and required of Mr. Broun, making his error in judgement more egregious.
IMO Mr. Broun has demonstrated that he is both a coward and a substandard representative.
Additionally, I am writing my Senators, House Leader Boehner, and Minority Leader Pelosi. Long past time that this type of behavior is addressed, add to it the place of birth and religious accusations that are not grounded in fact, but that the Republicans nefariously toss around as a political football.
Anonymous 10:47 said:
ReplyDeleteI forgot, Rethugs just love to blame the victim whenever possible.
Yes they are trying to shrink government smaller than Grover Norquist's bathtub to a size small enough to fit into your uterus. But the most ridiculous "blame the victim anti-woman" law yet has been proposed in the Georgia legislature.
Ga. Law Could Give Death Penalty for Miscarriages
Georgia State Rep. Bobby Franklin—who last year proposed making rape and domestic violence "victims" into "accusers"—has introduced a 10-page bill that would criminalize miscarriages and make abortion in Georgia completely illegal.
Does anyone remember when folks were being arrested just for wearing anti-Bush t-shirts to rallys? Why can't the Secret Service step in and arrest this a**hole? I'm sure he can be identified from the crowd pictures. All of these haters just hate the President because of his race - they could put up with (and like - and want to "drink a beer with") idiots like Bush!
ReplyDeleteShameful. I still remember the day JFK was shot. My parents were Republican, but I remember my mom crying.
ReplyDelete"Georgia State Rep. Bobby Franklin...has introduced a 10-page bill that would criminalize miscarriages and make abortion in Georgia completely illegal."
ReplyDeleteHow the F-ck do you CRIMINALIZE a miscarriage? I have had one, and it was devastating....but it wasn't anything I did on purpose--the baby just FELL OUT!!! For christ's sake, can we PLEASE get some better education down here in the South? And hurry please, the morons keep reproducing!!! >:-(
Anon@9:01 What have you been smoking and/or what pills have you been taking? As a black person who lives in Ga with these fools, I can say without a doubt that much of the hatred directed toward President Obama is the result of the many lies that are told about him on a daily basis, such as the one you're pushing here about him being a failure. If this were true, the economy wouldn't be edging toward recovery, and none of the nations of the world would be willing to work with him on anything. The opposite is true, President Obama is more respected by people around the world than he is by some of his own citizens. No matter what he does, people like you will never think it's enough because you don't want him in the WH anyway. F**k you, and the rest of the haters who kissed GWB's ass as he led the nation and the world to a state of near total devastation.
ReplyDeleteIf you were more tuned in to current events, you'd know that the eyes of the world were on Obama in 2008, and the world took a collective breath of relief when people discovered that McCain wouldn't be the next POTUS. FYI, none of the leaders of other nations really liked GWB. You should ask yourself why GWB and the former members of his administration cannot travel to certain countries. It's because they will be detained and tried for war crimes. It's why GWB canceled his recent trip to Switzerland. The authorities were waiting for him with an indictment they were ready and more than willing to serve on him.
President Obama may not do things they way you and others think he should, but he has killed or detained more terrorists in less than 3 years than GWB did during his 8 years in office. President Obama has deported more undocumented immigrants in less than 3 years than GWB did in 8 years. He is welcomed warmly in every country he has been to since he's been in office. He had assistance from our allies in dealing with the situation in Egypt, and he is getting them to help with the protests that are occurring throughout the ME. These things only spell failure to someone who is closed-minded and wouldn't accept anyone except a white male as POTUS. Furthermore, there have been no terrorist attacks on the U.S. thus far. You're entitled to your opinion, but you're not entitled to try passing off your opinions as facts.
anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the habits of feeling and thought behind that person's question ~~ look for Eudora Welty's story "Where Is The Voice Coming From?", written after the assassination of Medgar Evers. (The New Yorker online has a podcast of Joyce Carol Oates reading the story, nicely done.)
ReplyDeleteEver since the attempted bombing in Spokane on MLK Day I've been dreaming about the Sept 63 church bombing in Birmingham. Anyone with any memories about that time, I would appreciate hearing them. I'm guessing Gryphen can pass any private messages along?
I hope we all keep lighting candles to our deities to keep us all safe....and I hope we're all rallying somewhere tomorrow, to support Planned Parenthood, workers's rights...whatever....my sign says "Another Mother By Choice For Choice" on one side, and "Hey Boner: screw us and we multiply" on the other. Should I add "where are the jobs?"??
I love the fact President Obama doesn't respond to any of this crap...he has so much on his plate...I'll wager he isn't made aware of much of it! Plus, it' absolutely wonderful seeing his approval ratings in spite of the fact the Republicans are doing everything they can to dismantle his effots. He keeps plugging along - making quiet moves - being successful. God, I'm glad he is our President! Love Mrs. Obama and the well behaved girls too.
ReplyDelete"How the F-ck do you CRIMINALIZE a miscarriage? I have had one, and it was devastating....but it wasn't anything I did on purpose--the baby just FELL OUT!!!"
ReplyDeleteAccording to the bill you'd have to be able to prove you or no one else had anything to do with causing it.
Of course how in hell you'd prove that is up for debate IMO.
The Mother Jones article says the bill probably won't go through but it's just the idea that these guys are proposing such things.
It's like they're in some kind of contest to see who can come up with the most ridiculous anti-woman laws imaginable.
And as a woman I'm totally incensed and utterly outraged that they have the indecency to do so and are not the least bit embarrassed about it.
The beginning of the end of this country is when the Republicans released Palin with her red meat rancour speeches. The Republicans thought they could control the hate but now even they're running from the astro-turf Tea Partiers, the genie can't be put back in the bottle.
ReplyDeleteI used to joke about leaving the country but between this and the havoc being created by the Winger/Bagger Midwest Governors I'm rapidly thinking about doing it. I don't want to spend my last 20-30 years on this planet living with hate, anger, and seeing citizens turned in to homeless hungry mobs. Not to mention that I'm not immune at my age from being replaced by a younger version, one whose salary is less.
Reagan started the slide, Bush 1 continued it, Bush the Lesser just about killed the middle class, and the next Republican President will finish the job...if it takes that long. It was a short run at the top wasn't it Uncle Sam and we can ultimately thank the middle class whites for voting against their own interests....amazing, utterly amazing. They can blame the blacks, the hispanics, the gays, and anyone else but when they look in the mirror they can then see who killed the American Dream.
The Secret Service did follow up. The Service concluded that the questioner, an elderly person, made a "bad joke." Just kidding??? Doesn't it make you all warm and fuzzy knowing these guys are protecting the President?
ReplyDeleteYeah because elderly people never assassinate anyone. After all, the Holocaust Museum shooter was only 89.
My irony meter just went full "tilt".
Paul@PaulBroun.com
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ReplyDeleteHey, Gryphen, it's cool that you let maroons like this post t-bag party line comments on your blog. Here's hoping it doesnt become a regular thang!