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Saturday, November 1, 2008
Legacy
-- CBS News, 9/29/08
Labels: bush, george w. mccain, john mc bush, national debt
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Another Lesson In Vocabulary (and Scripture)
1. A group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status:
2. The best or most skilled members of a group: the football team's elite.
Example: The US Navy Seals are best described as The Elite Navy Seals.
The Commander-In-Chief of an ELITE group of our finest warriors: shouldn't s/he also be ELITE? Americans deserve the finest, the most elite of leaders.
In one day of campaigning (10/06/2008), McPalin threw red meat to frightened, angry crowds, and drew out responses (to the mention of Barack Obama) such as "terrorist!" and "kill him!" After candidate's reference to the news media, one person in the lynch mob looked at a (black) media crew member and said "SIT DOWN, BOY!"
No doubt, everyone in those assemblages would call themselves "Christians." Yet, they act like the hordes who demanded that Pontious Pilate execute Jesus of Nazareth.
You heard it here first: John McBush and his by golly, folksy, charming, gosh, gee-wilickers accessory will continue to whip their crowds into ugly frenzies. Then the candidates will 'wash their hands' to exonerate themselves of guilt for their followers' horrific behavior. If the analogy escapes you, check out The Bible, Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. [ King James Version ]
Shouldn't our leaders bring out the best in us? Or should we settle for someone who brings out our worst?
Labels: george w. mccain, john mc bush, matthew 27, obama, palin, pilate, pontious, wash hands
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
A Parable For Those Who Would Elect The GOP Ticket
'I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't the energy.'
'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull. 'They're packed with nutrients.'
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.
He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story:
Bull Crap might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
Barely related moral to a barely related story:
On 9/12/2001 George W. Bush got to the top of the tree because of the perceived needs of the Nation after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Today he isn't exactly at the top any more. And he has turned out to be quite a turkey.
Labels: Bob Bush, bull crap, cindy mccain, george w. mccain, john mc bush, palin, turkey
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Trains
Labels: barack, biden, george w. mccain, john mc bush, mccain, obama, palin
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
McCainanites and Music, Redux
The rockers sent out a missive telling the Republican presidential candidate to stop using "My Hero." They said they learned it was being use through news reports.
"The saddest thing about this is that `My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential," the band said in a statement. "To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song."
Foo Fighters Fight Back
Those of you who have been paying attention know that McCain continues to fall on his face when it comes to picking let's-try-to-appeal-to-the-boomers music for the campaign.
Here are some superb examples:
- Clueless In The USA
- And The Hits Just Keep Coming
- Republican Head Stuck In Anatomical Orifice
- More Astonishingly Stupid Stealing
Gonna take you
Right into the Danger Zone
Highway to the Danger Zone
Comforting, isn't it?
Labels: danger zone, foo fighters, george w. mccain, john mc bush, mccain, my hero, top gun
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
He Was Against it Before He Was For It
McCain Rejects Broad U.S. Aid on Mortgages
By LARRY ROHTER and EDMUND L. ANDREWS
SANTA ANA, Calif. Drawing a sharp distinction between himself and the two Democratic presidential candidates, Senator John McCain of Arizona warned Tuesday against vigorous government action to solve the deepening mortgage crisis and the market turmoil it has caused, saying that "it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers."
Mr. McCain’s comments came a day after Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York called for direct federal intervention to help affected homeowners, including a $30 billion fund for states and communities to assist those at risk of foreclosure.
Mrs. Clinton’s Democratic opponent, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, has similarly called for greater federal involvement, including creation of a $10 billion relief package to prevent foreclosures.
As the foreclosure crisis has rippled across the economy, it has thrust itself to the forefront of the presidential race, with Democrats seizing on the issue in urging forceful government steps to alleviate the crisis.
Mr. McCain’s remarks Tuesday, to a group of Hispanic businessmen here, signaled a sharpening divide between the two parties’ candidates, with the senator [McCain] warning against quick, costly government fixes to a crises (sic) rooted in the private sector.
[ ... ]
"It sounds remarkably like Herbert Hoover, and I don’t think that’s good economic policy," Mrs. Clinton told reporters in Greensburg, Pa. "The government has a number of tools at its disposal." "I think that inaction has contributed to the problems we face today, and I believe further inaction would exacerbate those problems."
In addition to urging $30 billion in federal aid to states to help homeowners, Mrs. Clinton on Monday also endorsed federal legislation to expand the government’s ability to guarantee restructured mortgages, which she believes would lead more banks and other private entities to buy and resell mortgages.
Mr. Obama’s plan emphasizes making it easier to convert subprime loans to fixed-rate, 30-year loans, while requiring that borrowers have access to better data on loan costs and requiring greater scrutiny of lenders. On Tuesday, he said, "It’s deeply troubling that John McCain is suggesting that the best way to address the housing crisis is to sit back and watch it happen."
[ ... ]
Mr. McCain spoke at some length about the problems caused by lenders and by Wall Street, which bundled mortgages into securities that were chopped into pieces and resold to investors in the United States and abroad. But he did not call for any kind of legislative or regulatory measures to fix those problems, other than to say that the government should eliminate obstacles to the ability of financial institutions to raise more capital.
[ ... ]
John McCain (McBush): wrong about everything since he learned to pander.
As I said above, He Was Against it Before He Was For It.
Labels: bail out, Clinton, crisis, george w. mccain, john mc bush, mccain, mortgage, obama, private sector, regulation
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
And The Nose Grows And Grows
Lie Count.com
McCain-i-pedia's "Count the Lies"
Politi-fact's "Truth-O-Meter"
Lies to Nowhere
FactCheck.org
mccainslobbyists.com
and in case you thought that the McPalin Liars' Club thought of it first,
935 Lies That Convinced Many Americans To Support A War That No One Really Wanted
"The figures don't lie, but the GOP damn sure does."
"There are lies, damned lies, and anything that most of today's Republicans say."
"This isn't your grandfather's GOP."
"What ever happened to John McCain v.2000.0?"
Labels: fact check, factcheck, george w. mccain, john mc bush, liars.truth-o-meter, lies, mcpalin, to nowhere
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Where Does John McBush Really Stand On Issues?
OK, pick one of the following. No hype, no smear, no lies. Just facts - backed up by citations.
- Economy
- Education
- Energy & Environment
- Foreign Policy
- Health Care
- Homeland Security
- Iraq
- Jobs
- Lobbyists
- Rural Issues
- Seniors & Social Security
- Taxes
- Women
Labels: george w. mccain, issues, john mc bush, mccain
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Just Suppose
Is it an impeachable offense to be presiding in the wrong century?
Just asking....
Labels: election, george w. mccain, impeach, john mc bush
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
You Heard It Here First
My prediction: soon, very soon, Sarah Palin is going to announce that she needs to spend more time with her family1.
George McBush will express his shock and dismay, and will wish all the best for Sarah Palin and her family.
The McLiar campaign officials will ooze sadness from every pore
1Spend more time with family is a euphemism that means "I got fired."
Labels: campaign, george w. mccain, john mc bush, sarah palin, spend more time with family
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
These People Think You're An Idiot
Yes. A resounding, loudly trumpeted "YES!"
- They know that if you are well-informed, that you will not vote for their candidates.
- They have to lie to you.
- They think you are so stupid that you will fall for their BS.
- They think that you are as clueless as they are.
- They need you to be barefoot, blissful, and ignorant.
They are trying to get you to believe something absurd, something that will convince you that their candidate is actually qualified to be George W. McCain's next melanoma away from being President. The candidate in question is John McBush's choice for his running mate in the upcoming presidential election: Sarah Palin, Alaska's governor for the past 20 months.
- Fox News morning host, Steve Doocy, testified to Sarah Palin's national security experience on Friday by saying that her state, Alaska, was so close to Russia.
- Cindy McCain (aka Cindy Bush Lite) endorsed this mind-boggling claim on ABC in an interview with George Stephanopoulos. Cindy McCain gives ditzy blonds a bad name.
Labels: alaska, bubble-headed bleached blond, cindy mccain, ditzy, george w. mccain, john mc bush, john mccain, republican, russia, sarah palin, steve doocy
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Political Dynamite
Well, as you probably guessed, there was such a vote. We needed 60 votes to prevail, and 59 of them were in. But John McCain ducked the vote.1
As a result, instead of powering millions of homes with clean energy and building next-generation solar technology, we're giving ExxonMobil and other companies billions in tax breaks at a time when they're already making record profits.
This vote is political dynamite. And if we all pitch in, we can make sure voters know about McCain's give-away to big oil. And it's a twofer—we'll run the ad in the battleground state of North Carolina to help remind voters that Senator Elizabeth Dole, who's up for re-election, voted for big oil tax breaks, too.
Check out the ad.
The ad links Republican support for oil tax breaks with the campaign contributions they're taking from the oil companies.
Exposing their favors for big oil can puncture Republican promises to help people hurting from high gas prices.
Our ad can help defeat McCain, win a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, and promote real solutions to the energy crisis. Can you help put this ad on the air?
This is near the top of the list of critical issues facing America today. I sent a donation. Will you?
Source:
1 "Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007," U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote, December 13, 2007
Labels: alternative energy, big oil, Exxon, george w. mccain, john mc bush, john mccain, record profits, renewable energy, tax break
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Seven Dwarves? WTF?
There is a political angle.
Every time John McCain appears on TV I think of that Silly 7. I don't know if he has allergies, and he's certainly no 'Doc,' but I ask myself "which other dwarf will be popping out of the Geezer's chest today?"
- Sleepy? He's been photographed snoozing through important business in the Senate.
- Happy? Well, he laughs at his own jokes, but little else. He is a dark person, one who sees only malevolence in the world. It's hard to be happy when you distill everything down to us vs. them.
- Dopey? [ Nah, too easy ]
- Grumpy? Probably.
- Bashful? Not likely. McCain certainly is never bashful - especially about avoiding reality and those pesky facts.
Pandery? Bet on it. In fact, bet on a two-fer where pandery joins forces with one of the frightful five of the silly seven.
Labels: 7 dwarfs, 7dwarves, george w. mccain, john mc bush, malevolent, mccain, pander
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
John McBush's Candidacy, Distilled
- Damn, we are so desperate.
- I'm not Obama.
- No, really, I'm still a "maverick" (rhymes with "panderer").
- I haven't a clue. Not one single clue.
- Please protect me from myself.
- Old? I'm not so old - HEY! Look over there: it's an immigrant (or military faggot, or liberal, or whatever he needs as a diversion)
- I have nothing to hide.... except my past, present, and future.
- I did not say what you say I said. Your video and transcripts and eye witnesses are all wrong.
- My memory is,um.... what was I saying?
- Hey you kids! Get off my lawn!
Labels: campaign, george w. mccain, john mc bush, mccain, mccain moment, memory
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Monday, August 4, 2008
A Two-Fer: Why To Elect McCain
Elect me and I'll be the first rich old white guy to beat one of them dark-skinned people.
Don't elect me and I'll be the first rich old white guy to NOT beat one of them dark-skinned people.
And that, my friends, is the real Straight Talk.
Labels: bush lite, george w. mccain, john mc bush, john mccain, oval office, rich old white guy, straight talk
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Another Campaign Slogan for Bush Lite
Let's face it: or anyone else....
That, my friends, is the real straight talk.
Labels: blow job, bush lite, don't tell, dont ask, george w. mccain, john mc bush, john mccain, larry craig, mark foley, oral, oval office, queer, straight talk, ted haggard, white house intern
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Grip, Best Boy, Gaffer. Especially the Gaffer Part
John McCain's problems with facts (this week's edition). He has raised the bar for making gaffes.
"I'm afraid it's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border," McCain said. The ABC posting added: “Iraq and Pakistan do not share a border. Afghanistan and Pakistan do.”
-“Somalia” for “Sudan” - As recounted in a reporter’s pool report from McCain’s Straight Talk Express bus on June 30, the senator said while discussing Darfur, a region of Sudan: "How can we bring pressure on the government of Somalia?" Senior adviser Mark Salter corrected him: “Sudan.”
-“Germany” for “Russia” - A YouTube clip from last year memorializes McCain referring to Vladimir Putin of Russia - following a trip to Germany - as “President Putin of Germany.”
-This spring, McCain said troops in Iraq were “down to pre-surge levels” when in fact there were 20,000 more troops than when the surge policy began.
-Also this spring, McCain twice appeared to mistake Sunnis and Shiites, two branches of Islam that split violently. Even though aides and Joe Lieberman repeatedly corrected him, he made that gaffe 4 times in 3 days.
-In Phoenix earlier this month, McCain referred to "Czechoslovakia,” which has been divided since Jan. 1, 1993, into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He also referred to Czechoslovakia during a debate in November and a radio show in April.
-In perhaps the most curious incident, McCain said earlier this month that as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, he had tried to confuse his captors by giving the names of Pittsburgh Steelers starting players when asked to identify his squadron mates. McCain has told the story many times over the years - but had always referred correctly to the names he gave as members of the Green Bay Packers.
When he totally blew it on "The Surge" - when it happened, what events it triggered, he had to redefine it as "the surge", the one he defines as "a counter-terrorism measure".... just not the one for which the President takes credit, the one that the rest of the world understands.
And don't get me started on his campaign's anti-Obama smears - the ones that are chock full of lies. FactCheck.org
Labels: Best Boy, Czechoslovakia, Gaffer, george w. mccain, Grip, john mc bush, mccain, packers, somalia, steelers, sudan, vietnam
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Friday, July 25, 2008
McCain's Problem: Facts, Reality, or Truthiness?
McCain and other Republicans have been pushing to allow more offshore drilling in U.S. waters, and emphasizing the environmental safety of offshore drilling is one part of the strategy. In a recent speech, McCain said, "As for offshore drilling, it's safe enough these days that not even Hurricanes Katrina and Rita could cause significant spillage from the battered rigs off the coasts of New Orleans and Houston."
Which, it turns out, isn't actually true. According to government figures,
- Storms in 2005 caused 146 small spills in federal waters
- Hurricanes Katrina and Rita completely destroyed 113 oil rigs and damaged 457 pipelines.
- The resulting oil spills were large enough to be seen from space. (But apparently not from campaign headquarters.)
Stolen from Grist
Labels: george w. mccain, john mc bush, mccain, oil rig, oil spill, problem with facts, problem with lying, problem with reality
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
What's the difference.....
Salmonella has an exit strategy.
-- Argus Hamilton (more or less)
Labels: exit strategy, george w. mccain, john mc bush, mccain, salmonella
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Monday, June 9, 2008
Shooting Fish In A Barrel
Here's a make-up offering:
Senator McCain takes all the sport out of poking fun at politicians.
In his first TV ad of the real campaign season, he states:
"Only a fool or a fraud would romanticize war."
"I must say, I'm a little envious," Bush said. "If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed. It must be exciting for you ... in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You're really making history, and thanks," Bush said."
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1333111120080313?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews -- George W. Bush, March 12, 2008
So, John....
is the President a fool or a fraud? Or both?
That hug is not a cursory, obligatory hug. That hug shows gratitude and admiration - perhaps even LOVE .John: who is that guy hugging the one who romanticized war?
Who is that guy hugging the 'fool or fraud'?
Senator McCain: who was the guy who parodied a Beach Boys' song at a political rally? He was groveling in front of potential partisans, trying to drum up support for his candidacy. He sang for us, "Bomb, bomb, bomb. Bomb, bomb Iran." Gee, that was hilarious. Since we were not at war with Iran, isn't that an act of glorifying war and what we do in war? That sounds to me like "romanticizing" war.
So which are YOU, John? Fool or Fraud? Or both?
I could go on, but this is way too easy.
Labels: bush, fool or fraud, george w. mccain, hug, john mc bush, romanticize war
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