Monthly Archives: September 2009

Think Progress » Newsmax removes column that called for military coup to resolve the ‘Obama problem.’

The Rethugs are too chicken to publicly back the treason they have wet dreams about. Not-worthy-of-even-hating conservative online rag Newsmax had proudly hosted an article on how the military should “rise up” and forcefully – but peacefully, mind – take over the government and “resolve the ‘Obama problem'”. They have since wimped out and pulled the article.

Thankfully Media Matters had archived the offending article. Here is a roundup of conservative fantasies about a military overthrow.

This galls me to the core. These shitheads managed to steal an election in 2000, force a bunch of fear-filled jackasses to re-elect Bush in 2004 and finally realized that even with Diebold stealing seven million votes in 2008, they lost to Americans finally – at least for now – fed up with their nonsense. So they lose one election – and to a black guy, remember – and they suddenly want to throw away even the trapping of democracy and take over the government like a Third World backwater.

And they call themselves patriots. Go to hell!

Pssst … right-wing protesters are not the most important thing : Damned Pundit :: Las Vegas CityLife

This needed said. Too much is being said about fringe psychopaths trying to ruin our nation because they lost an election. Yes, the Secret Service should pay a visit to the most extreme of them, but there is a certain truth that they would likely just go home and fume quietly if we quit giving them air time.

So rather than getting nervous about slipping (yet still strong) approval ratings for Obama and his policies or fretting because Beltway pundits have now changed their minds and decided that it may be possible after all for a Republican to win an election outside of rural Mississippi, Democratic politicians should focus on governing. Moreover, they should govern not so as to placate the often-irrational fears of the right or in a play-it-safe manner calculated to offend the fewest number of ill-informed independent voters. They should govern to secure and promote social and economic justice. Because they are Democrats. That is what they were elected to do. They can’t control the media. But they can control their policy agenda. Besides, the old adage bears repeating: Good policy is good politics.

Astronaut Jose Hernandez calls for legalization of undocumented immigrants – Chicanísima

I’m not sure how I missed this, but I am damn glad to report it now. Astronaut Joe Hernandez called for legalizing undocumented migrants during his stint on the space station. In his words:

“The American economy needs them….I believe it’s only fair to find a way to legalize them and give them an opportunity to work openly, so they can also retire in a traditional U.S. system.”

Or as Gustavo says:

CONGRATS TO: Astronauts Danny Olivas and José Hernández, for recently eating burritos in space, and especially to Hernández, who spoke out in favor of amnesty for illegal immigrants. From the deserts of Sonora to the Bering Sea, to now outer space, the Reconquista not only is real, it’s COSMIC. To quote that other famous illegal alien, the Borg: Resistance is futile, Know Nothings!

Orange County News – Anti-Obama ‘Eligibility’ Movement Members Breaking Ties With Laguna Niguel Birther Orly Taitz

It is kind of amusing to watch these Birther Traitors eat themselves as their arguments get crazier every day.

But I really am posting the story to highlight this comment:


Seriously. Does anyone doubt that the BIRTHERS are anything other than a bunch of inbred, uneducated, dentally impaired, banjo-playing, smelly, obese, trailer denizens who “proudly” supported BUSH JR.’s rape of our freedom of privacy and now crawl out from their backward Wal-Mart cesspools to inflict their abject stupidity on the rest of us?

I thought not.

Comment by Todd Sputnik from San Diego on Sep 25th, 2009, 16:55 pm

Grayson Not Backing Down: “I Apologize To The Dead”

The Republican health care plan: don’t get sick.

The Republicans have a back up plan in case you do get sick … This is what the Republicans want you to do. If you get sick America, the Republican health care plan is this: Die quickly!

I am loving this guy. He calls the GOP out as wanting people to die to prove their point of obstructionism and refuses to apologize for it.

Here is the original video:

Here’s his apology:

And here are the highlights of his appearance on CNN putting the (outraged!) conservative’s feet to the fire.

Secret Service Probing Facebook Poll That Asked Whether Obama Should Be Killed | The Public Record

You’ve probably heard about this, but some tool put a poll out on Facebook asking if they wanted Obama killed.

First, aside from the obvious tastelessness and sedition involved, even if you ARE a racist traitorous shitheel, why would you vote for that? Never mind the idiot that made it, he should hopefully do time – though he won’t. But seriously, even old fashioned web votes can track IPs. Why would you link yourself with presidential assassination on a program YOU HAVE TO LOG IN TO?!

Honestly, the punishment for this should be to wipe you out of the gene pool. Yeah, sure, you are an evil cretin and a Republican, but that’s permissible in this nation. What should NOT be is being so damn stupid and being allowed to pass that on to a new generation.

Because, honestly folks, the stuff you hear coming out of Lush Rimjob and Beck and their ilk isn’t even sensible. If it were a smart argument, it would be taken seriously by rational Americans. Look, Michelle Malkin couldn’t factor her cut of a five way bar tab, never mind the tip, and anything coming from her 1995-looking blog or falling out of her anger-contorted face can’t and shouldn’t be taken as more than Tourette’s-like ramblings.

But people DO listen to this crap, and take it to heart.

And even on little ‘ol Facebook, the Poll app, taken over by conservatives long ago, went too far. The creator thinks this is surprising, but having seen some of these poll questions, I figure it was just a matter of time.

People are dumb, and some of them are afraid and angry because most of us are fine with a black guy as president. Most of us are fine with health care reform and playing well with other nations, and having good science and equal pay for women. Obama did run on saying he’d do these things. These are not surprises. The only surprise is that the angry mobs expect us to believe they are actually mad about his policies.

They aren’t. They are angry racists and the sooner they realize the nation CHOSE this path the better. And if we need the Secret Service to pound a few of their heads when they are preaching sedition, then that’s what the Secret Service is for.

I mean, hell, they authorized people being arrested for wearing t-shirts against Bush, maybe they can beat some assault weapon packing perp to knock some sense into him at the next Obama appearance.