Friday, August 12, 2011
"I'm the worst possible choice for this country! No, I am! I hate this country! I hate it more!" Last night's GOP debate in a nutshell.
I was only able to watch a little of this three ring circus, because I have a doctor's note that excuses me from watching too much Fox news since it dramatically impairs my ability to engage in rational thought.
However what I did see was MORE than enough to convince me that we need to work our little progressive asses off to make sure that President Obama gets reelected, and that not ONE of this simple minded douchebags should be allowed anywhere near the White House!
Seriously I don't care HOW disappointed you are in this President, or how frustrated you are that he did not wave his magic negro wand and solve all of the nation's problems like you convinced yourself he would, from what I saw last night he is this country's only hope of not ending up looking like a real life version of a "Mad Max" movie.
These are the scariest bunch of lunatics I have seen gathered on one stage since I watched patients at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute put on their version of a "Midsummer Night's Dream." (Not bad really. I especially enjoyed the part where the actor playing Puck forgot his lines and kept asking if anybody in the audience had a copy of Shakespeare with them.)
Hearing these slack jawed candy asses claim that they would NOT raise taxes even if they were promised ten spending cuts for each tax hike made my frontal lobe scream for mercy.
I know these people are smarter than that (except for Michele Bachmann who is only about six brain cells away from having to have a cork stuck to the end of her fork) and yet they refuse to stand up to Grover Norquist and the Teabaggers, and tell the voters the truth about what it will take to fix this nation's economy. That was a shameful display.
There were a FEW glimmers of intelligence, such as Jon Huntsman saying that he would repeal NCLB, but for the most part this appeared to a contest to see who could act like the most ignorant man on the stage.
In fact these wannabe leaders of the free world had dumbed themselves down to such a degree that having Sarah "all you need is common sense" Palin and Rick "I can't figure it out so let's pray for a solution"Perry join them onstage might actually have RAISED the combined Intelligence Quotient.
Yeah, it was THAT bad!
Now if you will excuse me I have to write a check to the Barack Obama reelection campaign.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Amen to that, Gryphen. They are the sorriest bunch of phony losers I've ever seen. Compassion is a dirty word to them because they are so clueless they do not realize that it is an important part of patriotism. This is ONE country and all of us deserve a fair shake. Prayer won't work, actual work and compromise must.
ReplyDeleteSo freaking funny. Thanks for the comic relief in the face of these horrifying candidates.
ReplyDeleteMichelle Bachmann was asked about her past statements about being a "submissive" wife and if she were President if she would be submissive to her husband. (They stated before the question, that Michelle stated that her husband told her to go to law school to become a tax attorney, and she hated the idea, but did it anyway because her husband is a Godly man.
ReplyDeleteAnway, she stated that Submissive means to respect. And all she means is that she respects her husband. So why do they always talk about wives being submissive and not the husbands? Don't Christians want submissive husbands?
I'm with you, Gryphen.
ReplyDeleteAs a very strong supporter of President Obama I found the debate very entertaining. Good questions were asked but the follow-ups were limited. I did find Ron Paul's thoughts on foreign affairs very compelling. However, if any one of the candidates becomes president I believe our contry is finished as a first world country.
ReplyDeleteBill
Horrible people, horrible.
ReplyDeleteAnd Michelle Bachmann actually believes she has the right to call something "non-negotiable"???
Fer chrissakes...
I'm sick of liberals bashing Obama. I don't like everything he has done either. But it's impossible to find a perfect candidate. I agree that this is going to hurt the election if people don't let it go and get behind the president.
ReplyDeleteOff topic but Gryphen did you see this article? Mercedes apparently said that Bristol had at least FIVE cosmetic surgeries BEFORE Tripp was born!!
Interesting???
Fairy tale trolls; don't bother!!
Yeah they're all still politicizing things. I never thought a debate could be as entertaining as that big DEM debate last election (hillaryvs obama with a side of skeezy old white guys) but obviously I was wrong.
ReplyDeleteWhere are the smart, sane people who can take the reigns? It's been quite a while since thats been seenin the WH
Best commentary I've read on last night's episode of The Liar's Club. And I'm so totally in agreement re the whiny progressives. Shared on FB.
ReplyDeleteHuntsman and Paul are the best of the bunch, but neither of them will be the nominee. I fear the economy could be bad enough at 2012 election time that too many vote for "change," even if it is Perry.
ReplyDeleteWhat I want to know is why aren't responsible republicans who are not idiots not standing up to this bullshit? Where are the adults in the room?
ReplyDeleteColin Powell? Hellooooo?
Hell, even George Bush Senior. While I didn't agree with him, he is not a stupid or incompetent man.
Bachmann's still worried about light bulbs!Really? My God woman why don't you worry about your crazy gay husband.And what really slays me about this is Rick Perry is even crazier then you are.What a bunch of fuck-ups.
ReplyDelete"In fact these wannabe leaders of the free world had dumbed themselves down to such a degree that having Screechy "all you need is common sense" Wretch ...
ReplyDeleteCorrection: All you need is common sense AND some "reloading with reality", also, too. That's the secret sauce that makes Screechy Brand(tm) leadership solutions all come together like newspapers in a windstorm.
Joe Scarborough’s Brutally Honest Take on Michele Bachmann: “She Is A Joke”
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-scarborough-michele-bachmanns-candidacy-is-a-joke/
Who Is The Real Candidate for President – Marcus or Michele Bachmann?
ReplyDeleteBut that’s simply not true, unless she is lying about her commitment to her role as a submissive woman. Either way, she is lying – about being submissive or about her husband not running for president. By her own admission in 2006 and through the words of her mentor in his book, she is not her own woman.
Nor is she Hilary Clinton; we cannot treat her like she is Hilary Clinton. There were those who wondered, if Clinton were elected in 2008, how much of her own woman she would be with an ex-president First Husband. How much worse should our concerns be for a candidate who openly says her husband “is the boss of me”?
Obviously, both Bachmann’s 2006 remarks and Eidsmoe’s book are problematic, and Bachmann cannot simply wish the issue away or refuse to address it.
http://www.politicususa.com/en/
who-is-the-real-candidate-for-president-marcus-or-
michele-bachmann
Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and The Danger of The True Believer
ReplyDeleteThere are two Republican presidential hopefuls who are using their religious inclination to garner support for their candidacies, and unlike politicians who pander to the religious right, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry are true believers who, if elected, will transform America into a theocracy and install the bible as the legal standard to govern the country. Each of the fundamentalist Christians share a belief that this country’s problems are rooted in secularism and have resorted to scare tactics and religious fervor set the nation on a course of oppression and imposition of their religious passion. Any religious fundamentalism is dangerous, and the recent terror attacks at the hands of Islamic extremists are testament that left unchecked, an unchallenged religious dogma is a danger regardless of the religion.
Michele Bachmann has made it quite evident that she is a true believer who is hell-bent on establishing biblical rule as the law of the land that will include religious instruction in the education system, forced birth on every woman in America, and persecution of gays. In 2002 Bachmann and religious fanatic Mike Chapman made an unbelievable connection between public school curriculum and the Nazi Holocaust. Bachmann said that education reforms “undermine our freedom and undermine our national sovereignty” and that school curriculum moved the nation away from “established truths “ like the imagined Christian founding documents that were supplanted by documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; a secular document. It is revealing that Bachmann’s Christian sensibilities lead her to object to human rights and it explains her abhorrence to women’s rights, gay rights, and religious freedom.
http://www.politicususa.com/en/bachmann-perry-true-
believer
Last night's debate was pure comedy gold. What a bunch of idiots. Could Newt have been any angrier ?
ReplyDeleteIf I had to pick 'the best' of the worst it would be Ron Paul.
Michele ? What took you so long coming back from the break ? After all you were the only one on line for the ladies room.
NYCgirl
Joe Scarborough Goes Off On Michele Bachmann: 'She Is A Joke!' (VIDEO)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/joe-scarborough-michele-bachmann-morning-joe_n_925197.html
GOP Fight Night
ReplyDeleteThe Top Five Moments Of Republican Debate
Remember that nice friendly New Hampshire debate from June when the GOP's fresh-faced field candidates, still basking in fluffy magazine profiles, joined hands to sing songs of President Obama's failed stimulus? That wasn't this debate.
Instead the candidates mixed it up early and often, even lashing out at the moderators. We compiled the pugilistic highlights, from Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann's snowball fight to Newt Gingrich's war on FOX News, into a video. Read on for the nitty gritty details after that.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/08/gop-fight-night-the-top-moments.php?ref=fpa
Must Watch
ReplyDeletehttp://talkingpointsmemo.com/
archives/2011/08/must_watch_3.php?ref=fpblg
We have tallied up the debate's best moments both in a video summary and a recap.
ReplyDeletehttp://nymag.com/daily/intel/
2011/08/what_you_missed_in_the_
primary_2.html
I watched the debate on a website where the chat was snarky as hell. Many laughs. The best: Michelle Bachmann's "light bulb moment." One poster was giving us an update on Palin during the debate: Palin is now circling the parking lot, looking for a place for her bus; she's attempting to get past security; etc.
ReplyDeleteAs LOD later said, "Bachmann recounted all her failures in the debate."
I agree with you, Gryphen. If anyone finds any of these yahoos worthy of a vote, then there is no hope, no hope at all.
Tim and Michele had quite a match last night. Couldn't believe that two repubs were throwing the gloves off at each other like that.
ReplyDeleteDoes Sarah think she'll be exempt from this if she runs? She'll be humiliated, or she'll dish out lots of nasty and lose her boundaries and go too far.
Either way, she's off the list. She won't run.
The sampling of last night's debate was humiliating for the GOP; although Ron Paul seems to be the most reasonable of the bunch.
I love it when they say common sense . Common sense tells you that the top ppl don't care about the rest of us. They aren't going to let any money or extras trickle down. Just last yr how fox and the right screamed that auto makers that got the bailout shared and gave the workers something like 4,000 each because they gave up a lot in money and benefits to keep the Co going, It was the Rep that wanted them to die. They acutally said they din't deserve a bonus but all the wallstreet ppl did!!!. Common sense tells that there is going to be big trouble when there is no SS no medicare no medicade, no jobs no satey nets at all. When the police fireman and teachers are all cut out except for the rich. Common sense tells me why would the Co make jobs for America when they still get paid to take jobs to other countries? By the way I want the same deal for my insurance that Rick Scott Gov of Florida pays a month. This rich B pays 30 dollars for a family healthcare. I who lives on SS and a tiny pension, I pay 96 dollars and change for medicare and 166.48 a month for my supplemental that pays for very little besides my perscriptions.( no eye or dental - that's what you need the most as you age) I want to know how many of these other millionaire's and well off lawmarkers, are getting these good deals on healthcare. MY God Rick Scott's healtcare co, bulked medicare out of millions. Yes ppl please use some common sense. Tell me there is no class warfare? Common sense tells me NONE of these ppl are christians, I told my dau yesterday these religious nuts make me want to be an atheist. What makes them think God wants them to punish ppl so severely and enrich the rich?????
ReplyDeleteSent Pres. Obama a birthday contribution for his re-election campaign, also sending to Democratic Party to build a "firewall" against the extreme right wing who want to ruin this country!
ReplyDeleteHaving seen that debate last night...
ReplyDeleteis there anyone that doesn't realize just how important it is to VOTE for Barack Obama in 2012?
I have been amused by Michele Bachman's choice of shoes. Did someone advise her to sexy up her suit look, a la Palin?
ReplyDeleteThose are the ugliest sandals I have ever seen, and a particularly poor choice given her leg length and ankles. To make it still worse, she wears them with everything: in the alternative photos for Newsweek, with the navy suit and white blouse, etc.
Are they her only pair of orthopedic f--- me pumps, or what?
And you know what, if she was anything but batshit wide eyed crazeee I wouldn't be walking trash about her shoes.
Gryphen, your writing just keeps getting better all the time. Yours was the most entertaining recap of this farce that I've seen on any website this morning.
ReplyDeleteObama just looks better and better given the GOP Island of Misfit Toys. Now he should propose the kind of job creation legislation that will force the GOP to flee their own credibility even more. Even if it has no chance to pass, if O shows America true vision and proves without a doubt how the opposition is obstructing, he and a Congressional majority are a shoo-in for 2012.
I'm glad someone else watched this Sideshow of Simpletons who are Lockstep in Lunacy, because I know I wouldn't have been able to take it for even one microsecond. All the commentary on the "debate" has done is to confirm for me that none of these reality-challenged fools ever needs to be anywhere near the White House. They are all
ReplyDelete(I)gnorant
(D)ivisive
(I)ntolerant
(O)bnoxious
(T)iresome
(S)tuck on Stupid
In spite of their endless spiel on family values, they are devoid also of compassion, common sense, and any knowledge of the way the world works outside their self-imposed bubbles.
Off topic but Gryphen did you see this article? Mercedes apparently said that Bristol had at least FIVE cosmetic surgeries BEFORE Tripp was born!!
ReplyDelete5:15 AM
Mercede doesn't really know, I don't think. She thought Bristol had breast reduction when she actually delivered her first child.
If you look at old photos of Bristol before TriG - she was not very busty. Breast reduction? Don't think so.
Besides, her mother would have taught her that the bigger, the better. That's why she pulls out the water bra to get what she wants.
I watched it. all of it. and, just like you Gryphen, the first thing I did at the end of it was send $ to Barack Obama's campaign.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to the Austin Chronicle, the excellent alternative newspaper in the Texas state capital, with all you could ever need to know about our Governor Goodhair, Rick Perry:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.austinchronicle.com/rick-perry/
how quiclky we forget,or block out depending on what one chooses.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpjAs4vtc1w
That photo looks like an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy, with the same level of idiocy.
ReplyDelete10:14
ReplyDeleteAnd your point is what, exactly? That was a campaign ad for someone who lost the election because of who he chose as a running mate.
Obama and Biden have proven, time and time again, that they know the value of teamwork despite their differences.
The idiots on parade in the GOP, leader Boehner included, have proven they know nothing about governance, compromise, nor doing what's right for the greater good of the citizens who elected them into office.
I watched the whole circus, Gryphen. Santorum actually cares about human rights and gay rights in Iran, Michelle Bachman follows the Bible's teaching to be subservient to her uber masculine, heterosexual husband. She also fought for our right to choose.....which lightbulbs we want to buy for our homes. Huntsman seemed very shakey and extremely nervous, Pawlenty is looking for work cooking meals or cutting lawns....Ron Paul actually seemed to be the most sane in the bunch.
If this bunch of buffoons is what the new face of the GOP is, Obama wins by default.