Op-Ed Columnist – She Broke the G.O.P. and Now She Owns It – NYTimes.com

Frank Rich uses his pointed righteous indignation for good intent and correctly reams Palin for aiding in destroying what little prestige the GOP had left.

Look, because they coddle racists and have the platform of a pack of drunken frat boys, I have no desire to ever vote Republican. That said, this country needs at least two parties to not become led by complete asshats, so someone had better get rid of these racist, anti-American Talibangelicals and get their fiscal conservative asses back in the driver’s seat over there.

And Caribou Barbie ain’t what’s going to get you back on track folks.

LIFE Goes Inside Today’s KKK – Photo Gallery

The GOP would like you to believe that racism is dead. That the Klan is no more and there is no threat against those of a different color, creed, or religion in this country.

But your average Palinite rally last fall put the lie to that nonsense.

Check out these photos from LIFE on the lives of America’s racist, Nazi-loving, GOP-voting hardcore. A collection of similar pics from the photographer is here.

As ‘Tea Parties’ lose steam, fringe conspiracists step up to the fore | Crooks and Liars

Bent on screwing up the Fourth of July, crackpot separatists took over tea parties to espouse their hateful anti-American views.

As usually, they get help from FAUXNews, who just recently had a show host angrily fume on how we don’t keep the races “pure” here in the United States.

Here is more on how even fringe anti-American GOP pols get booed at Texas tea parties.

Genius! Thanks for stoking the anger of all those traitors. Let’s genuinely hope it doesn’t come back to bit us, even the Republican bastards.

How-to: E-mail

For some reason, I read random how-to articles. I’ve got a couple email related ones to share with you today.

For your consideration, here is one related to better email etiquette, which you have to admit is probably something we ALL need a refresher on.

The other is strictly tied to Google Mail, which I use a lot, and comes in a series of tips at increasing levels of difficulty.

Give them a look. You’ll probably learn a few things you can put to use right away.

How-to: Burgers and Beer

Guess I’ll make this how-to thing yet another trendline for the blog.

For the Fourth, NPR posted a handy article on making the perfect burger. Granted, opinions and tastes vary, but I found it a good article.

Less useful but more entertaining as a memory artifact is this article on how to open a beer bottle with a Bic lighter. Granted, I don’t smoke anymore and used a Zippo or matches when I did, but this is a skill that should not die in the modern era. Enjoy.

The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room » Bachmann, Poe introduce bill to curb yearly Census survey

I am a lifelong Republican. What can I do about the continued insanity? The GOP has absolutely fallen apart and I don’t know if we can salvage it or fix it? Who votes for people like this woman? She is simply irrational. I am tired of being the butt of jokes from the left. We must find intelligent people. We cannot continue to elect cretins like this and make any headway. Why are our leaders getting more stupid and less qualified every election year? I just don’t get it. Where are the Buckleys? Where are the reasonable people?

Comment by Christopher Carroll — July 13, 2009 @ 8:57 pm

I actually feel bad for the woman quoted above. She was posting on this story about Insane Sociopath Michelle Bachmann, Republican of course, who wants to kill the annual mini-census. Presumably this is in line with her desire to kill the census – and eventually democracy – altogether.

But seriously, Republicans, why do you vote for these idiots? There has to be someone, anyone better. Y’all need to step it up or quit the profession.

Obama Checking Out Lady? Judge for Yourself – ABC News

Even more context from the raw video itself.

I don’t know why this pisses me off as much as it does. I guess the GOP is scrambling to find anything it can against the President and they’ve now resorted to the “horny minority” option. You know…he’s “subhuman” and all.

Bastards. This guy has more loyalty to his wife – and there isn’t proof of anything else to date despite the wrath of a thousand Swift Boater types – than the entire GOP Senate delegation. Or GOP Governors. You name it.

Simply Yes or No – The Seminal

This article calls out NPR on being too timid to call out torture for what it is. Instead, they fall back on the Cheney-style euphemisms for what is, to be completely honest, torture.

This is the continuing problem I have with NPR and the author gives some reasons for why this is how it is. There are some great shows, with fantastic hosts, but the whole “let’s suck up to the Republicans” meme really brings down the quality.

A lot.

Enough to stop me from donating anything to them. Ah well. You really do hope for more. Why is is wrong to call racists racist? Or corporate-paid politicians enemies of the common man? Or the folks stocking up on guns because we have a black President traitors?

Wrong is still wrong, right?

Daily Kos: Obama daughter wears t-shirt, Freepers call her ghetto trash

Yet ANOTHER classy Republican reaction to the Obama family.

Racist pricks.



Some lowlight quotes:

“we;’re being represented by a family of ghetto trash.”

“Looks like a bunch of ghetto thugs. A stain on America.”

“Looks like a typical street whore.”

“What we now are sending the ghetto over to represent us. and if so who the hell is that flea bag who looks to be dragged from the trash dumpster.”

“you could go down any ghetto right now and see exactly the same.”

“could you imagine what world leaders must be thinking seeing this kind of street trash and that we paid for this kind of street ghetto trash to go over there”

“the world must be laughing like mad right now at that we have this kind of street trash in our white house.”

“Wonder when she will have her first abortion.”