1 Let's not start gutting each other's social welfare programs just yet, gentlemen.

2 Smartest thing to come out of Obama's mouth since....ummm...forever.

3

Every goddamned GOPer pol needs to use this as a talking point in every media appearance, interview, and request for quote.

Fuck Schmucky and his "extreme". This has teeth.

4 Yes, Obama (pbuh) will own this, but I'll bet that the impetus was to make him sound decisive and strong.

Someone check Chrissie's leg for a tingle.

5 Drudge is probably the biggest driver of news on the internet. A lot of people I know - even liberals - have Drudge as their homepage. Matt Drudge is probably the most under appreciated person in the conservatism.

6

I can already hear the bootlickers in the MFM desperately trying to figure out a way to make this into Obama being magnanimous in the face of adversity. 

7 4 CBD,

I think he is so surrounded with yesmen who are stuck in 2008....

that he thinks he can control the narrative thanks to the supine butt thrusting M$M is rich.....

we'll own him the longer this goes.

All of us here have the duty to spread the word in our circles that Bury vetoed a clean bill to fun the troops for a week to let Sir Golfsalot finish his campaigning and get back to work.

8 Is this the first time I find myself on the same side of an issue as the great O?

Does not closing gitmo count?

9 Okay, this really isn't a joke.

Obama has proclaimed April 10-16 "National Volunteer Week".  Apparently, it was in the works for a while, but just happens to fall on the week of the government shutdown.  It amazes me that he continues to goof up like this.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmucfy

10 We need to get an extension bill to his desk and force him to keep his veto promise.  Let them spin that.

11

He's daring us. Oh, I worry, this can't be good. We'd better not.

12 Meh, Obama will keep everything running by dipping into his "stash".

13 "Smartest thing to come out of Obama's mouth since....ummm...forever."

Not if the military doesn't get paid. My dad, brother, and in one month - me - won't be getting a paycheck. What a hell of a way to join the Army.

14 In 1995 I was ten minutes for AOL's web browser to load.

15 13 "Smartest thing to come out of Obama's mouth since....ummm...forever."

Not if the military doesn't get paid. My dad, brother, and in one month - me - won't be getting a paycheck. What a hell of a way to join the Army.

Posted by: JC at April 07, 2011 04:03 PM (7xXIf)

as they say in the USMC

"embrace the suck"

16 Meh, Obama will keep everything running by dipping into his "stash".

Posted by: Purple Avenger at April 07, 2011 04:02 PM (17q1G)

I snort more cocaine so I can work more.

I work more so I can make more money.

I make more money so I can buy more cocaine.

17 Trump is making the same prediction: If there is a shut down, people will blame Obama.

18

Stray thought: We didn't have Drudge in 1995, did we?

This is largely unrelated, but that sentence got me thinking.  In 1995 I was fifteen and paid no attention to politics.  By 1996 I was furious that I couldn't vote for another two years.  I have no recollection of what spurred my tumble into political chatter, but at least I got there before the Thought Police in college could turn me into another drone.

19

Drudge... yawn.

Like he ever broke any big stories or anything.

20 maybe he was referring to Moochelle..?

21 Obama is right. For the wrong reasons.

22 Not if the military doesn't get paid. My dad, brother, and in one month - me - won't be getting a paycheck.

I'm thinking maybe the military needs to organize a strike. 

23 Don't sweat it Gushka --- The dem's cannot win that PR battle. Not after spending the last decade protesting too much that they loved the Troops.

24 I just saw the most bias segment of fucking news I have ever seen in my life on CNN while getting my haircut. Don Lemon interviewing some Republican congressman, literally showed a clip of a military wife crying about the budget shut down and how she wouldnt get paid, Lemon mentioned the "tea party" about 50 times, and basically asked the guy why are you doing this to this poor military wife. I about throw a fucking brick at the tv in the barber chair. These fuckers WANT to cut military funding as part of this shit. The Republican Congress and every Senator could vote just to fund the military, and Obama and his fuckall party would veto it, and his lying fucking press would then go out and blame Republicans. Fuck these people with the barbed cock of Satan.

25 12 Meh, Obama will keep everything running by dipping into his "stash".

Hope he doesn't get his coke and money stashes confused. 

26 Does he still garner the same traffic he once did? I didn't think so. But I'm not a numbers-gal on these types of things.

27 Maybe Drudge can also tweak the AP for redacting the One's "let them drive Volt's" gaffe.

28

Well, Obama didn't actually utter those words but he may as well have.

Roll call for H.R. 1363

29 Drudge: OBAMA: SHUT IT DOWN
Heh.

They aren't hanging that shit around our necks this time.

30 Does he still garner the same traffic he once did? I didn't think so. I'll put it this way: He's not getting the summer off.

31 Mr. Speaker, SHUT THIS GOVERNMENT DOWN!

32

He's daring us. Oh, I worry, this can't be good. We'd better not.

Posted by: GOP leadership at April 07, 2011 04:02 PM (K/USr)

Yeah, if you're not careful I'll whip out the big guns and TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU.

Suck it, losers.

33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ZSDCvUwN8

needs to be added to main page lol

34

Floor speech by Cantor (from beginning of debate)

This was from when Cantor and Hoyer were trading barbs and House members were weighing-in.

35 >>I'm thinking maybe the military needs to organize a strike. You mean the other kind, right?

36 Sorry about the nasty sock. I'd forgotten about that story prep on Catholic school girl uniforms.

37

Well, Obama didn't actually utter those words but he may as well have.

Roll call for H.R. 1363

Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at April 07, 2011 04:07 PM (UO6+e)

Drudge shades toward hyperbole (which is an understatement), but at least he's got the gist of it right.  This shutdown, if it happens, belongs to Obama. 

38 Does he still garner the same traffic he once did? I didn't think so.

31M visits in the past 24hr, 900M+ in the past month

39 Drudge?
Never heard of him.

40

Like he ever broke any big stories or anything.

 

(Sniff!  Nose in air)  Only those better left to the blogs. 

41 Yo!  Obama's stealing my lines!

42 Mark it ZERO!

43 Hey, I'm Charlie Gibson you, you poser!

44 36 JS,

6 of one.....half-dozen the other

45 31M visits in the past 24hr

Wow. Okey dokey then.

46 I can already hear the bootlickers in the MFM desperately trying to figure out a way to make this into Obama being magnanimous in the face of adversity.  It practically writes itself. "Obama had little choice but to courageously stand up to the EXTREME, RADICAL, TEA-PARTY BACKED spending cuts of a Republican House that refuses to compromise...."

47 How far apart are they, anyone know? As I understand, the Democrats aren't even offering a realistic alternative.

48 You want extreme? Shut it down like the end of Logan's Run.

49

 Does he still garner the same traffic he once did? I didn't think so.

 

I never used to go on Drudge.  It's one of my daily stops now (since the last 6 months or so--and only because so many of you morons were linking from there).  So anecdotally, he even has new traffic.

50 Belgium has had no government for around 8 months.

They seem to be doing fine.

Just saying.

/what if the government shuts down and no one notices?

51 Does he still garner the same traffic he once did? I didn't think so. But I'm not a numbers-gal on these types of things.

No but he's all respectable and stuff, and has massive cross link goodness. You might even see screen shots of the "Shut'er Down!" on Fox when they do their "Oh yeah, bloggers talked about this and stuff" 5 second addendum to the story.

52

 Hey, I'm Charlie Gibson you, you poser!

 

Will the real Charlie Gibson please stand up?

53 49 You want extreme? Shut it down like the end of Logan's Run.

Shut it down like the end of Escape From L.A.

54 Purp, Don't worry, we'll be there to strike with them if the military doesn't get paid. I'm sure that welfare checks will still be payed out to illegal aliens!!

55 54,

shut it down like the crowning moment of awesome from ID4

56

/what if the government shuts down and no one notices?

 

Pretty much happened every time there was a snow day in D.C. this winter.  I do question the timing, though.  Guess who won't be sending out their tax refunds if the gubamint is shut down?  Those mofos will be hanging on to other people's money longer.  Kind of like when CA sent their taxpayers letters "Sorry, but we don't have your money, so you're going to have to wait a while before we can send it to you."

57 Shit. Mu.nu ate my comment. Here it is again. Speaking of the troops... General: U.S. May Consider Troops in Libya. http://preview.tinyurl.com/3t2neah

58 I like Drudge. I remember when the leftards were crowing about how his numbers have dropped even though everybody's does after an election. It's called election fatigue. If the left hates him, he's doing something right. And, he has nifty hats.

59

You want extreme? Shut it down like the end of Logan's Run.

Shut it down like the end of Escape From L.A.

Unplug the Matrix.

60 According to Politico, supposedly $4-7B. But The Hill is reporting that Boehner said it's more than just a few provisions that's keeping them apart. He and Reid left the WH without an agreement this afternoon after meeting late last night. Reid left the meeting in a dour mood and started blasting the Tea Party, the same way Steny Hoyer did on the House floor.

61 It will be interesting to see the Obama Media treat a shutdown as if it were a major crisis while not running any stories about "pain at the pump" and the war in Libya.

62

I am Charlie Gibson.

63 You're right about Drudge. (Btw, I've been reading his online stuff since his first week.)

64 62 80s baby,

Harry and Barry are the ones who are saying "the dog ate our homework"....we need to make them own this

65 And there's my daily sock fail.

66

If the left hates him, he's doing something right. And, he has nifty hats.

 

Didn't he date Ann Coulter at one time?

67 ..i'm ready to say it...TRUMP 2012

68

I am Charlie Gibson.

Posted by: The Entire Miserable MFM at April 07, 2011 04:18 PM (QKKT0)

 

Nous somme tous Charles Gibson maintenant!

69

I am Charlie Gibson.

Posted by: The Entire Miserable MFM at April 07, 2011 04:18 PM (QKKT0)

Never heard of him.

70 Ah, such a gift! Stupid enemies.

71 >>>Reid left the meeting in a dour mood and started blasting the Tea Party, the same way Steny Hoyer did on the House floor. That's the Democrats' M.O.: pick a target, vilify the target, thus splinter the opposition.

72 Libya is soooo last week.  Get over it.

73 >>>Didn't he date Ann Coulter at one time? Matt is more likely to 'date' Ann's brother, if she has a brother, if you get my drift.

74

It gets better. I saw in the first column on the Drudge report that a  US general is now openly talking about US ground troops in Libya. Even as we're moving toward a situation where they won't get paid, obama is looking to expand the war in Libya. And they are openly ignoring the limitations of the UN resolution, brazenly talking about ground atack missions.

 

But this is why he thinks that he can crash the government and get away with it. he just started a war, then backed out of it, and people about him are talking about not only jumping back in, but expanding it. And he isn't being questioned on it.

75

Drudge: OBAMA: SHUT IT DOWN

 

Our we sure that this wasn't a private conversation Barry  had with Moochelle's cooch 9 years ago?

76 It will be interesting to see the Obama Media treat a shutdown as if it were a major crisis while not running any stories about "pain at the pump" and the war in Libya.

Remember the "another grim milestone" stories that were run every time a US service member died?

Those have gone away as well.

77 Funny headline:

Obama Above the Fray, Hill Dems Under the Bus

78
.i'm ready to say it...TRUMP 2012

Posted by: phoenixgirl at April 07, 2011 04:20 PM (Cm66w)

That sum bitch bee ridin' dirty.....

79 he just started a war, then backed out of it, and people about him are talking about not only jumping back in, but expanding it

My position is nuanced.  I don't expect you serfs to appreciate such subtlety.

80

So what will Obama be doing tomorrow, with a shutdown looming and our military at risk of going unpaid?

To quote the PJ Tatler, "He'll be in Indianapolis, looking at transmissions."

PRIORITIES.

81 Tina Fray?

82

But this is why he thinks that he can crash the government and get away with it. he just started a war, then backed out of it, and people about him are talking about not only jumping back in, but expanding it. And he isn't being questioned on it.

 

Ha!  This is how he can close down Gitmo and get out of Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan by defunding the military.  He can mollify his kook left base!  The man's a fracking genius!  And all you haters didn't think he could  get all this done. 

83

Starts war without Congressional approval, and then cuts off military pay, in one month! 

Hot tip: Short ad agencies - the campaign ads, they be writin' theyselves.

84 Not only didn't the right have Drudge during the last shutdown, even Fox News wasn't on the air yet. It only started hitting the cable networks in 96, after the election.

85 I think the military should have a rally on the WH lawn.

86 Barry just turned himself into a Pandemic 2 meme. Do a search for "President Madigascar" and you'll see what I mean.

87 According to Drudge's last traffic update, he's experiencing record traffic levels. Something like a billion pageviews last month.

88

Andrew Stiles has a round-up of the House, Senate, and WH reactions today

More from Cantor: "The president keeps saying he wants to have an adult conversation. If we’re going to be adults here, we’ve got to set all politics aside and let’s go about making sure our troops are paid and that our government keeps functioning.”

Stiles also notes that Cantor ruled-out a clean CR, as did Appropriations Chair Rogers and the House GOP on the floor.

89 Da Won rapidly devolving into Da Bum.

90

To quote the PJ Tatler, "He'll be in Indianapolis, looking at transmissions."

PRIORITIES.

 

But remember, it's up to His faithful minions to campaign for Him because He doesn't have time to do that this time.  He's got a really important job and, He's busy presidenting and stuff.

91 Matt is more likely to 'date' Ann's brother, if she has a brother, if you get my drift.

Posted by: Soothsayer Vindictus at April 07, 2011 04:22 PM (uFokq)

I'm pretty sure that's a dumb rumor lefties use to try to 'discredit' him.  Not that it would, but to my knowledge nobody without an axe to grind has ever said that about him.

92 Heh. . . .

Teachers Union Chief Apologizes for Plagiarizing Reporter's Script

93 94,

besides whom or what he beds is his business unless he wants to brief in my child on it at school or force my spouse to "celebrate the diversity of the force" in seminars.....

94
It's most unfortunate my friend Robert Titcome was arrested by the 'Lulu Police, and it's my understanding that they acted stupidly just like the Cambridge Police, and his attorney will pursue a claim of unlawful entrapment.  

95

 I think the military should have a rally on the WH lawn.

 

Oh my goodness!  All those studly, virile men in uniform with guns (fans himself).  I need to be there to report on that one!

96

Matt is more likely to 'date' Ann's brother, if she has a brother, if you get my drift.

 

I always got a lesbian vibe from her too, so it's perfect!

97 Bam !

98 Has anyone commented on what a fucking douchebag this cocksucking fucking loser is we got in the White House yet? This fucker is literally going to withold military servicemembers pay to try to hurt his political opponents, all the while he fucking has command of them in three wars.

99

Remember the "another grim milestone" stories that were run every time a US service member died?

Those have gone away as well.

 

Yeah, when GWB was pres., everytime a service member died, the MFM rang a bell.  Now there's silence.  There's also been no pictures of the flag draped coffins coming back to the AFB in DE.  Cindy Sheehag has fallen off the face of the earth.  It's a whole different scummy ball of wax now that the Jug Eared Mofo is Precedent. 

100 Ghey soc!

101

Never heard of him.

 

I never heard of who?

102 Feeling better about this. Absolutely right that this is not 1995 - Drudge, Fox News, social media.

103 I worked for Matt Drudge one summer.

Posted by: The Precedent at April 07, 2011 04:21 PM (IhHdM)

 

Ha! Ha!  Now that's funneh!

104

To quote the PJ Tatler, "He'll be in Indianapolis, looking at transmissions."

And this thing, Mr. President, is what we refer to as a "transmission."

105 I thought Matt Drudge and Andrew Breitbart were both open about their homoness? Nobody else heard this?

106 Drudge just linking to the WT.

107 A commenter upthread got me to thinking.  This may be Dear Leader's green light to abandon Afghanistan and Iraq.  We've all know that the only reason they (the dems) haven't done so is because they don't want to be accused of losing another war.  This way they can withdraw the troops and blame it on the heartless, not-giving-an-inch stance the repubs are taking on the budget.

108
I thought Matt Drudge and Andrew Breitbart were both open about their homoness?

Nobody else heard this?

Posted by: Soothsayer Vindictus at April 07, 2011 04:35 PM (uFokq)

So there's Matt Drudge, Andrew Breitbart, Anderson Cooper, Shepard Smith, and Lindsey Graham? 

It's a fucking conspiracy!

109 61

You want extreme?

Posted by: Speller at April 07, 2011 04:17 PM (J74Py)

I've got your extreme!!!

110 Today's Slogan:   Feel The Pinch.

Now if only we could find someone to steal Barry's golf bag.

111  Don't know anything about Drudge but Breitbart has a wife and kids.

 While there certainly wouldnÂ’t be anything wrong with that if he were gay, Mr. Breitbart has a wife and four children.

112

Obama saying "SHUT IT DOWN."

TOGETHER WE THRIVE!

113 Really? Sonofabitch. I think I've been had.

114

Obama saying "SHUT IT DOWN."

TOGETHER WE THRIVE!

Posted by: Speller at April 07, 2011 04:42 PM (J74Py)

WINNING THE FUTURE!

115 59 Shit. Mu.nu ate my comment. Here it is again.

Speaking of the troops...
General: U.S. May Consider Troops in Libya.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/3t2neah

Posted by: Bambi's Reagan moment at April 07, 2011 04:17 PM (RD7QR)

dude they are already there.

my friends dad just got home from there-- hes a regular mil guy. (no i wont talk what branch or nothin) and i got a friend there right now who keeps callin me at night to let me know hes still alive. Keeps complaining of incompetent cowards and the smell of his translator. I hear the weirdest shit on the background, but i know my friend's still kickin despite the many fuckups i keep hearing him bitch and piss about (they cant tell our bad guys from their bad guys so sometimes they bomb our bad guys and sometimes that means nearly my friend with them)  so thank goodness for sat phones.

evidently the fried squid on the coast is the best thing in the world tho...

116 Well, since it is illegal to not pay the president (hat tip to Gabe) how about the Secret Service detail to protect him?  Are they really an essential government service now that the World loves us and president wonderful?  And with teleconferencing being all the rage, why does he need Air Force One?  Come on Obama, go green.

117

@2: "Smartest thing to come out of Obama's mouth since....ummm...forever."

What are we, chopped liver?

118 So the MSM is going to point out the shutdown is all Harry Reid and Obama?  I didn't think so.

119 This fucker is literally going to withold military servicemembers pay to try to hurt his political opponents, all the while he fucking has command of them in three wars.

Barack Obama, slave master.

The irony, she burns, she burns.

120 Trump: I Have Investigators in Hawaii...'They Cannot Believe What They're Finding'

They have not been able to determine which hospital Obama was born in.  The relatives all have different stories.

121

@123: "The irony, she burns, she burns."

Why? He's part Arab - they're past masters at the whole slavery thing.

122

I can hear the bootlickers in the MFM desperately trying to figure out a way to make this into Obama being magnanimous in the face of adversity. 

123 You want extreme? Shut it down like the end of Logan's Run. Free ClassifiedAdvertising For Free

124 I love the "Time's Up" article as it describes Planned Parenthood, "... which uses the taxpayer money to offer contraception and health care for women. Planned Parenthood is the nation's largest provider of abortion assistance." Yeah. They "assist" and provide health care as their primary services. LOL. As for, "It's an ideological battle," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "It has nothing to do with the fiscal integrity of this country," I'm not sure how it has nothing to do with the fiscal integrity of the country. We are going broke. I think I can safely say that, even if all they did was hand out condoms, that PP is not a necessary service. I guess $1.3B really won't make any kind of dent at all, will it? Reid is right about one thing: everything he says is ideological. Everything is about power and spending more than they make. Daddy needs to take their debit card away...