Category Archives: Politics

Think Progress » Jindal takes credit for stimulus, presents constituents with jumbo-sized stimulus check.

So….

Governor Piyush Jindal* hates the stimulus plan. He came on TV and gave an incredibly awkward speech to tell me so.

So why the hell is he trotting out press conferences to give out stimulus checks?

Oh wait! He’s not calling them stimulus checks. And he’s putting his name on them instead of Obama’s or the federal government in general.

So you stole the money Jindal? Just asking.

Either way, clever in that lying, double-faced GOP kind of way we are all too used to.

* As you may know, Governor Jindal likes to be called Bobby, after the youngest son in The Brady Bunch. No, I’m not kidding.

But as he is in a party that a) is incredibly racist, and b) went out of it’s way to point out that the president’s WHOLE name is Barack HUSSEIN! Obama, I think it is only fair that we remind them that one of their governors who hasn’t either quit, or cheated on his wife lately does not have an Anglo-Saxon name.

You know, just in case they need their noses rubbed in it.

Even Tom Arnold Can Out-Think Sean Hannity and Other Republicans | Crooks and Liars

Tom Arnold looks like a freaking genius when pitted against Hannity and the lobbyist puppets arrayed against him. Check it out.

Meanwhile, Lewis Black makes some chuckle-worthy assessments on The Daily Show.

Look, the GOP can’t even make an argument that a B-movie actor and a comedian can’t cut to shreds in quick succession. How the hell does this pass muster as a counter argument to the President’s plan?

Let me put it closer to home. How am I supposed to be that “Obamacare” or whatever they want to call it is bad for me and my family? How am I supposed to buy the “stay the course and go broke” argument? Last week I went to get Gabriel a refill on one of his meds. The pharmacy cuts the prescription 20% because the insurance company made them do it. So, I pay the same and get less for my 11 month old baby because the insurance company has the right to override the wishes of our pediatrician. And I’m supposed to like this?

Screw that. Pass the public plan. Hopefully it is worth the rhetoric and is something I can jump on board with to provide for my family.

Bob Cesca: Crazy Wingnut Healthcare Attacks Exposed

“The last time I renewed my driver’s license, it took less than five minutes. If I ever have the privilege of sitting in a doctor’s office waiting room and, subsequently, the exam room, for less than five minutes I’ll voluntarily pay triple the fee and send the doctor an enormous gift basket filled with, you know, a Lexus.”

More goodness from Bob Cesca on the bullshit GOP arguments against public health care.

Rachel Maddow: July 20th, 2009

Last night’s Rachel Maddow show was pretty much all over the place as far as issues go. Granted, I often chafe at the cute factor lately and thinks she forgets that Obama is a moderate and likely will never go as left as much as she’d like – or even as much as I’d like. The difference? I realized that early and back most of his moves anyway.

That said, there was some good coverage on some pretty key issues yesterday so I figured I’d post them up for anyone interested. Here’s the transcript.

First up is our soldier captured by the Taliban that the GOP is apparently willing to write off to be killed by his captors. Real patriots, those asshats. PVT Bergdahl, get home safely.

Also, more coverage of the twits trying to screw us out of health care.

More on the House on C Street and the Talibangelical cult members who live there:

The real gem of last night’s show was the following clarification and correcting of Pat Buchanan’s racist screed from the other night. Honestly, THIS is why Maddow’s style works even though it may fall flat on the petty stuff.

Even House Twit Kent Jones had a decent segment.

I had these segments broken up well but since Flash died and MSNBC does a HORRIBLE job of archiving, I’ve had to pull what I can from archive.org and it is just damn hard to get things cut up just so.

Let the Record Show …

There are six members of the Senate Democratic Caucus who are against the public health care option. They are currently being called the Gang of Six, alluding to the thugs who ran China after Mao died.

Each of these nitwits has taken many millions of dollars from the health and insurance industries and parrot their talking points whenever possible. They should be on *our* side, but inside side with the wealthy and powerful.

You want proof? Here ya go. These assclowns are against spending a trillion and a third or so to prove good health care to ALL Americans because it might cost some money. However, four of them had NO issues whatsoever in voting for Bush’s gift bag o’ tax cuts for the ultrawealthy.

So…a trilliion in free money to billionaires already tax dodging or health care for average Americans, and these jerks side with the rich people.

Someone needs to be changing their priorities…and soon.