1 First?

2 Did anyone see Perry's new ad? HOLY SHIT

3 Did anyone see this article at carolineglick.com? Apparently a group of Israeli businessman were recently detained for several hours at the Istanbul airport, had their passports confiscated and were strip-searched. When they repeatedly asked for an explanation they were ignored. Meanwhile, the Turkish air force held joint exercises with the Chi-Coms over Iranian air space. Yes, Palestinian statehood. Just can't wait to ululate (catchy phrase there)!!!!

4 Stupid people?

Nobody here but us chickens, Boss.
( I denounce myself! )

5 that's a very slick ad, Joffen

6 President Zero. FUCKING LOVE IT

7 Sorry about the cursing so early in the morning lol

8 7 Sorry about the cursing so early in the morning lol Posted by: Joffen at September 21, 2011 06:40 AM (EPcuy Why the fuck should you apologize? (sez the kid from Brooklyn)

9 That's a good ad, and the "Zer0" moniker can probably be made to stick to the Chicago Con Artist.

10 More Americans are starting to blame Zero for the economy: USA Today

11 How do magnets work?

12 Damn, snuck in early on me.

Fed announces it will print even more money and call it something else again. Zimbabwe here we come.

13

Government shutdown looming? Not to worry crying Boner will make a deal.

The commies know that Boner is scared of a shutdown so they will threaten it at every turn.  Also note Sen bill passed with 10 Republicans “crossing the aisle”. Anyone want to bet who these were?

14

The Hill finally covers Solyndra

House Republicans are making a concerted effort to drum home charges that the White House is guilty of Chicago-style  cronyism. 

How about this you worthless assholes, the WH made a concerted effort to funnel taxpayer money to a political contributor and “favored crap” in a wash of corruption and got caught red-handed.

 

This story is reminiscent of the MFM blaming Ken Starr for ClintonÂ’s perjury.

15

How did we miss this one?

Evidently the offshore drilling office for the Gulf of Mexico was called the Gestapo by a LA congressman and now they are “offended”. I say after repeated ignoring court orders they should be called something else, how about a number on their prison uniform?

16

Evil Rethugs holding up spending bill

Two conservative Republicans are holding up the Health and Human Services spending bill.

My question is why is it only two?

The two lawmakers, Reps. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), say the spending measure costs too much and are demanding spending reductions, sources tell The Hill. Last week they sent a letter to House leaders saying they want spending levels for the bill to be in line with the budget put forward by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and approved by the House instead of the debt ceiling deal. 

Not worry, Boner made a deal and they can spend what they want this year and next. They did pinky-swear to reduce spending 10 years down the road.

17

Daily Caller says Tea Party will challenge crying Boner in primary

Not sure how much we are believing DC anymore. For now I will keep linking them. What do the Morons think?

Tea party activist David LewisÂ’s announcement Friday that he plans to mount a primary challenge to House Speaker John Boehner could indicate a larger problem for the GOP leadership, and point to restlessness among an important segment of the tea party faithful.

I really donÂ’t think this will amount to anything at all. In addition, I donÂ’t think we need to primary crying Boner. What we need is to get him out of the SOH job.

18

Another case of "no shit Sherlock".

Energy Dept. weatherization programs rife with waste, fraud, inspector general audits show

19

Bill "serial perjurer" Clinton says watermelon movement needs more money

I say its adherents need more jail time.

20 Damn, snuck in early on me.

Sorry, been needing to get to work earlier and earlier. Usual schedule to be resumed tomorrow.

21

Some really hard core arrogance from AG secretary

We will eat our low salt peas and learn to like it, or else.  Somebody help me out here. My understanding was that this salt reduction scam was a “recommendation” by Moochell and had no force of law, so what is this shit?

And BTW, there is no evidence that lowering salt intake is heart healthy for most Americans. Only people with congestive heart failure and people who are salt sensitive need to avoid salt intake.

22

Lying asshole from WP accuses Republicans of hijacking election because they have passed laws making it harder for the Dems to engage in voter fraud

GOP governments have been curtailing early voting (in Ohio and Florida) and requiring voters to produce official photo-identification cards (in Wisconsin). In South Carolina, the poll tax lives again: Voters who want an official photo-ID card must present a passport or a birth certificate, neither of which can be obtained for free.

This shit about SC is an outright lie. The new voter ID law was modeled after the GA law which the Supreme Court upheld. The key provision in it that SCOTUS looked for was availability of free ID to poor voters. That is in the SC law.

23

F&F will have the CEO of a firm which was fined $15K by the SEC for “hiring too many people”. He says he was fined plus incurred $500K in legal costs because he hired new people without “SEC permission”. This is something I have been talking about for a long time. Absolutely worthless regulations. This is truly what is killing business in the U.S.

24 Hmmm...is Google abandoning Obama? No, but the hacks at POLITICO seem a little concerned.

25

Also on F&F discussion whether a child born of a Filipino citizen over international waters in an American carrier is a U.S. citizen. I have some news for them, there is no question about it. Too bad lady, you needed to make it to U.S. airspace before your anchor baby was born. Babies born in international airspace have citizenship of their parents.

26 so today we get to see if Helicopter Ben spins the rotors nd does what he does....

Goldman-Sachs is gonna downgrade us again....

when you have President Xerxes X in charge and he swears he won't cut and wants to tax 3 bucks for every dollar "saved"....(actually since his budgets is even more a con than it looks it is really 3 bucks tax for every .53 cents "cut") I am thinking the presses get fired up at least two more times before Barry gets thrown out.

Thanks 52%

27 That Perry ad is freaking awesome, and I'm still on the fence about Perry.  This ad also swayed me towards his camp too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljvyaqa5Mfo&feature=related,

28

John "Moderate" Fund stoking the Chris Christie fires again

I keep saying this and pundits keep stoking the fires, it is TOO late for new candidates in the Republican Primary. That includes Christie, Palin, and any others. What we need now is to get rid of some of the fringe candidates (< 5% support) and those who havenÂ’t announced at all (Palin should be removed from all polls).  Note that Palin said last night there was still time to get in and she was still “considering”. One wonders WTF she is actually shooting for??? She used to be on my short list, but no more. She is now doing more harm than good.

29

Solyndra execs "take it back" again

Will take the 5^th even if testimony is delayed.

30

Bama's bill long on taxes and short on actual cuts

During his Rose Garden speech Monday, the President claimed that his new “debt reduction” plan would provide $2 of spending cuts for every $1 of tax increases. A closer look at the administration’s own numbers, however, suggests the President, well, exaggerated.

IOW he is a CF of a liar.

31 Perry and coffee in the morning? Yes.

32 That's it, back to the top

33 The mother of all political ads!

34 and requiring voters to produce official photo-identification cards (in Wisconsin)


The card is free, and all you have to do is get your cheating ass down to the DMV to pick one up.  The requirement is waived for people in long-term care facilities, so SEIU can still fill out ballots using the names of the comatose and senile...

35 Barky and Holder are up against the wall with this news, and Issa states that indictments could be forthcoming.

Who will indict them, Holder? Hahahahaha

36 Vic, you need your own site! :-)

37 Bachmann criticizes Obama and Ahmadinejad yesterday. The backdrop? A freezer full of beef. I'm not kidding. I'm not even going to provide a link. Jesus.

38 Posted by: HeatherRadish at September 21, 2011 06:55 AM (0vDuM)

I wasn't familiar with the WI law, but that makes it 100%  Everything in that piece was a damnable lie.

39 A freezer full of beef. I'm not kidding. I'm not even going to provide a link. Jesus.

What was the purpose of the beef?  Has she gone full retard?

40 The Perry ad is great. I can totally believe he'll defeat the aliens and save Earth.

Too bad nobody's going to see it except us internet politcs nerds.

41 What was the purpose of the beef? Has she gone full retard? Posted by: Vic at September 21, 2011 06:59 AM (M9Ie6) Reminds of the scene from "Goodfellas" when they find Joey Carbone frozen solid in a meat locker.

42 Too bad nobody's going to see it except us internet politcs nerds. I'm sure it will be on TV

43 F&F playing a lot of Perry this morning. Are they changing candidates?

44 In my post at the top (#3) I forgot to add that the Israeli businessmen were told that they should sew yellow stars of David with the word "Joo" on their jackets and that they were then going to have to take a shower...

45 Posted by: Doctor Fish at September 21, 2011 07:01 AM (Lt/Za) Can Obama pardon himself and Holder for any crimes known (and unknown)? King Putt!

46 Can Obama pardon himself and Holder for any crimes known (and unknown)?

Yes he can, there are no limitations on Presidential pardon power. So says the Supremes.

47 Obama can't pardon himself, but he can pardon Holder, I think...Ford had to pardon Nixon, and I think there was a scandal in the 70's where an AG was pardoned but I could be wrong.

48 Posted by: Vic at September 21, 2011 07:08 AM (M9Ie6) ------ Shit. Really?

49 Yes he can, there are no limitations on Presidential pardon power. So says the Supremes. Posted by: Vic at September 21, 2011 07:08 AM (M9Ie6) What does Diana Ross say?

50

 Nothing like a good class war. Most people want the rich to pay their fair share. Most people get rich by exploitation and taking advantage of others. This comes back to haunt their families.

51 Posted by: Vic at September 21, 2011 06:50 AM (M9Ie6)

None of this is ever really about health, it is about control of the masses.  "You will have no salt and LIKE it!"
 
I think Ruckelshaus (original head of EPA) said something like "if we can control this (think it was DDT), we can control anything!".  The theme lives on.

52

Protestors contunire to gather on Wall Street. This very symbolic. It is an indication of the future USA.

53 Obama can't pardon himself, but he can pardon Holder,

Sure he can. The only restriction on pardons is he can't pardon himself or any others in the cases of impeachment.

Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution.

"The President ... shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment."

54 #2  Hey,  Joffen,  I was going to post about that.

That is a super ad,  and indicates a real level of competence in his campaign.  The ad progresses from dark to light,  with the break in mood heralded by the galloping horse.

Just an excellent piece of work.   I am quite impressed.

55 Posted by: Vic at September 21, 2011 07:13 AM (M9Ie6)
The founders never envisioned a douche like the Zero making to the Presidency.  Too bad for us.

56 Most people get rich by exploitation and taking advantage of others.

Posted by: voter222 at September 21, 2011 07:11 AM (t4YF+)

Well, that's how lefties get rich.  Good people get rich because they have good ideas.

57 This whole "fair share" thing is bullshit. WHY should a billionaire pay more in taxes to support the government than someone who earns $80,000 a year? They both (in theory) are not entitled to any more or less than the other, since they are both equal under the law. And certainly those who pay substantially less or zero taxes get a hell of a lot more services from the gub'mint so where's the "fairness" in that? Much of this rant is rhetorical, but it brings me to my point which is a flat tax is the fairest of all. Unless you are completely indigent EVERYONE pays 10%. No deductions, no exceptions. We all have skin in the game and a vested interest in having the smallest most honest government possible. Sick to death of this leftist class-envy poison.

58 I was on a liberal chat earlier this morning and said that liberals bear some responsibility for the mess in Iraq because they were protesting notstop for years and thus lowered morale. I don't really believe this, but they were all freaking out. Then they banned me haha!

59 I think Ruckelshaus (original head of EPA) said something like "if we can control this (think it was DDT), we can control anything!". The theme lives on. Posted by: Hrothgar at September 21, 2011 07:13 AM (i3+c5) Just like "global warming." DDT, when used properly, was completely safe. Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" has been debunked; unfortunately too late to save 75 million around the world from dying from mosquito-borne diseases. Ruckleshaus, Carson and those who perpetuated the DDT lie have those deaths on their heads.

60

Harry Reid still demonizing the Tea Party with every inane utterance......................

cuz it worked so well for Democrats in the 2010 elections.

 

61 too late to save 75 million around the world from dying from mosquito-borne diseases.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 21, 2011 07:21 AM (UlUS4)
In the eyes of a true liberal, this is a feature, not a bug!

62

The tax the rich thing is getting confusing. The definition of rich keeps changing on both the left and right and the tax code continues to get more complicated.

The repubs and dems dont have a clue about the details of the tax code. I knew a person who had a 4 million dollar income but after expenses only took home 85K. The politicians and businessmen do not understand tax code.

 

Flat tax makes sense but wont happen in USA. Too many enrich themselves over a more complicated tax code.

 

63 Posted by: Hrothgar at September 21, 2011 07:25 AM (i3+c5) As Uncle Joe Stalin said: "The death of one is a tragedy. The death of a million is a statistic." Gots to have paradise on Earth, baby (he didn't say that).

64

Mornin', 'rons and 'ettes.

Ima lovin' me some Solyndra, especially early in the morning.

This just may be what we've been waiting for, a scandal that goes all the way to the White House. What I didn't know was that the DOJ renegotiated the bankruptcy details to put the investors of Solyndra at the head of the line to receive their money back when it went tits-up, and screwed us out of any chance to get our tax dollars back in a blatant violation of federal law.

Click on my handle for the highlights...

65 Sounds to me like she was only coming to the US to get that anchor baby.

Yes, even Gretchen said that. But in this case unless this adm flouts the law she will not make it.

In the case of voter fraud there have been cases were the cheating was so flagrant and widespread it was possible to know. Examples are the widespread phony registration by ACORN and cases where there were more voters in a precinct than there was "population".

And what is funny is that these are ALWAYS in Democrat districts.

66 Whistleblower alleges corruption, cartel ties

67

See the show!

Progressive rock sock begone!

68 Posted by: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer at September 21, 2011 07:30 AM They did this with Chrysler and GM to protect UAW pensions over the investors. I'm actually surprised they didn't declare Solyndra "too big to fail" under the provisions of Dodd-Frank and just stepping and taken it over. Then again, does D-F cover just financial institutions or all corporations?

69 I knew a person who had a 4 million dollar income but after expenses only took home 85K.

If that is true then it wasn't income, it was gross receipts. Gross receipts minus expenses is profit. Profit that is taken from the company (not reinvested) becomes income and is taxable.

70 The only thing missing from that ad is "adiós mofo" at the end.

71 The Van Susteren interview with Peter Schiff

...But you know, the problem with Madoff is Madoff actually happened because, I think, of the regulators. If we didn't have security regulation, I don't think Bernie Madoff ever could have gotten as big as he was. People would have ferreted him out. There would have been more due diligence. But because he had the blessing of the regulators, nobody questioned him...

72 The Tennessee Republican Congressman Phil Roe saves a life at an airport.

Obama "The Won" has yet to accomplish anything beyond destruction of life.

73 I like how they say his "biggest lies".  Every time he opens his mouth a lie spews out and vomits on the ground in front of him.

You just have to rank them in order of "badness".

74

They did this with Chrysler and GM to protect UAW pensions over the investors.

Oh yeah. Last time, there was the Pelosi- and Reid-led congress to ignore it.

This time, um, not so much. I'd personally like to see some real results from this, like impeachment and prison time for all involved.

It's the Chicago Way!

75 I believe our political master's plan is,
"Continue to poke the middle class in the eye with a sharp stick, this will bring them around to embrace our message."
"We will attack the earners and drivers of prosperity by calling them rich without distinction of the massively wealthy who pay practically no taxes and recieve the lion's share of the public purse."
"Foment crisis after crisis to confuse and exhaust the resistance to our malfeasance."
 

76 There would have been more due diligence. But because he had the blessing of the regulators, nobody questioned him...

Posted by: franksalterego at September 21, 2011 07:36 AM (7/sDI)

Let's not forget that there were several people who actually reported this Ponzi scheme to the SEC warning them. The SEC ignored them.

This, more than anything else, shows the true worthlessness of federal regulation. It only punishes the honest businesses.

Crooks like Madoff just falsify the paper and the SEC is happy, they have a piece of paper with all the "I's" dotted and the "T's" crossed.

77 I haven't seen any Mittens commercials...

78 Watters interview with Waters

Do you really believe the Tea Party should go straight to jail?

79

 -"Nice Perry ad. Now let's hear something about how he can change that." - The Flamethrower

=====================

True Dat.  Otherwise we are filling in the blanks with our own "hopes and dreams" and doing exactly what the mindless minions did in 2008.

Did Perry ever attend Bilderberg meetings? It's entirely possible we're getting fooled.

80 Crooks like Madoff just falsify the paper and the SEC is happy, they have a piece of paper with all the "I's" dotted and the "T's" crossed.
Posted by: Vic at September 21, 2011 07:40 AM

Nevermind, they were all sittin' around, pulling their puds.

NTTAWWT, 'cept during working hours.

81

@55.  Yes, it was DDT.  The EPA said if they could control it (stop its use), they would be able to control anything.  Even though the myths about the use of DDT have been debunked its still baned for old times sake.  They will never admit they were wrong.  And it goes to show the government does not care about real science.  They want the control over us.  The EPA fu*ks us and we even pay them to do it.  This is the kind of sh*t that government does, and why I will never trust it.

82

Did Perry ever attend Bilderberg meetings? It's entirely possible we're getting fooled.

Posted by: Dadof3 at September 21, 2011 07:42 AM (umKhw)

Yes, we should be sure he's not a Reptilian either. You can never be too sure. [Facepalm]

83 Isn't Romney a build-a-burger? So our top boys are naughty. Oh dear. Guess that leaves us with Sarah and Michele as our ticket. Whohoo!

84 Did Perry ever attend Bilderberg meetings?

Heh.

85 Maxipad Waters looked like a grouper sucking air with a shit-eating grin on her face, eyes darting to and fro looking for the escape point, and Jesse Waters banging her like a sailor on shore leave in Tijuana.

I guess these kind of interviews will show the country what a commie douche this scrunt is but it will not materially effect her reelection chances. Her district would reelect her if the saw a video of her having unnatural sex with a donkey on main street.

86 That's a freakin' awesome ad Perry has there..  almost like watching a really good movie trailer.

President Zero.. gotta love that and hope it catches on.

87 88 And the hits just keep on coming, and to ring in the day, it's let's fuck with Barky time. O'Bama's Fascist Economy Posted by: Doctor Fish at September 21, 2011 07:42 AM (Lt/Za) Take a look at dime. Heads? FDR. Tails? A group of sticks bundled together - the "fascis." 'nuff said right there.

88

It's the Chicago Way!

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 21, 2011 07:37 AM (d0Tfm)

We have front row seats to watch how the Chicago Way collides with the Washington (Establishment) Way.  Even with a republican House, Boner can't bring himself to actually lead and go on the attack against the blatant corruption, lies, criminality, and fraud present in this administration.  God forbid that RINOs jeopardize their choice of tee times or risk not getting to the very best dinner parties or can't access the most profligate lobbyists!  "Go along to get along" works far better than standing on principles, because principles might change, but compromise is always in favor with an establishment politician.

I'm betting on the Chicago Way, myself, not that I like it, but I can spot a winner.  The Zero may not get a second term, but no important Dem will do jail time, the important people will have lots of taxpayer money (transferred to off shore banks and conveniently overlooked by the IRS), and the ranks of the feral bureaucracy will have been salted with liberals that will take decades to weed out. 

Not bad for a community organizer without a paper trail!

89 Yes we need some more "bildeburger" conspiracy theories. After all, we don't have enough of those already.

90 95 Isn't Romney a build-a-burger? So our top boys are naughty. Oh dear. Guess that leaves us with Sarah and Michele as our ticket. Whohoo! Posted by: Bilder-burger at September 21, 2011 07:47 AM (JZBti) Awesome idea for a franchise! Comes with extra secret or double secret sauce!

91 If you think there's no group of ultra wealthy people who make plans and manipulate behind the scenes, you're grossly naive.

92 97 If your P!$$ed about the EPA: THANK RICHARD NIXON! Posted by: The Flamethrower at September 21, 2011 07:48 AM (cA6/i) And OSHA and the DOE to name a few more...

93 If your P!$$ed about the EPA:

THANK RICHARD NIXON!
Posted by: The Flamethrower
............
Actually, I DO thank Nixon.  The Clean Air Act and other stuff he did really cleaned up this country.

Air quality, water quality of not only the Great Lakes but a lot of other waterways has improved immensely.  Anyone who doesn't think so wasn't alive in the 70's or was clueless.

The problem with a bureaucracy, however, is it never thinks it's job is done.

94 I thought the term "President Zero" originated in the blog-o-sphere (is that an outdated term?)...

95 104 If you think there's no group of ultra wealthy people who make plans and manipulate behind the scenes, you're grossly naive. Posted by: Beto Ochoa at September 21, 2011 07:51 AM (j5CHE) Yeah. They're called "Jooooz" I believe. Pardon me. I have to go back to my secret bunker and control the media...

96 The EPA fu*ks us and we even pay them to do it.  This is the kind of sh*t that government does, and why I will never trust it.

Posted by: Case at September 21, 2011 07:45 AM (DYR2Q)

Doesn't the EPA also fund environmental groups on how to file cases against the EPA for not being strict enough in their regulations?

Not only are we being f*cked, we are paying them to do us with barbed wire dildos.

97 Since Obama was elected, trillions of dollars have been bled from our domestic economy.

98 No there is no need to "manipulate" behind the scenes. The commies and fascists are right up front with all their shit and idiots keep voting for them.

The secret to keeping government corruption low is to keep government small. Government corruption has been around since John Adams and the crooked American System.

99

Vic I meant total Gross Revenues/Gross receipts.It does not seem clear what they want to tax (receipts profit). But it looks like they (conservatives and libs)  are raising taxes on everything (except "Special Companies"  The R's and the D's both seem to want to tax the rich more. It seems like some companies will always get special tax treatment.

100 Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 21, 2011 07:52 AM (UTq/I) The problem is when decent people and good intentions get subverted and perverted to the detriment of the society they were created and entrusted to help. Solutions?

101 Well, that's how lefties get rich.  Good people get rich because they have good ideas.

And they take financial and personal risks and work their asses off to get their ideas/products out into the market, with no guarantee of "getting rich."

102 Okay, I know this place can be a Perry fanboy site at times, hell I even lead the parade sometimes, but pull your head out of your ass, Perry is not comparable to Obama's hope and change.

103 The ad progresses from dark to light,  with the break in mood heralded by the galloping horse.

Just before the break, and after a long list of ObamaFail!, you hear SCOAMF's voice say, "I'm just getting started!" That is a bit of brilliance as it made me think 'not four more years of this' as it was meant to, I'm sure.

104 Then why do they have conferences every year and call themselves the Bilderberg Group? Why did Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama attend one of those conferences during the 2008 primaries?

105 The problem with Nixon was not the EPA per se. It was appointing asshole Rucleshouse (?) as head. He then set the tone for the agency by overriding the findings of the EPA scientists and banning EPA for purely political reasons.

The EPA instantly became worthless and should be disbanded.

106 Corruption is firmly embedded in the human psyche. 
The only antidote is transparency in government and the high probability of serious jail time for transgressors. 
Individual honor used to count for something and tended to limit corruption, but modern politicians have moved far far beyond that.

107 meh.. lefties AND righties use influence to get rich.. to think otherwise is being naive.

How many billions did Bush's buddies make on the Iraq and Afghan wars?  Influence peddling has no ideological bent.

108 But it looks like they (conservatives and libs)  are raising taxes on everything (except "Special Companies"

Income tax hits received income. Business taxes hit "profits". Where the real rubber hits the road is how they determine what is an allowable buisness expense.

If the Dems had their way there would be almost no allowable expenses and gross receipts would be taxable and all businesses would intermediately go bankrupt.

I haven't seen any evidence that "conservative Republicans" are trying to raise taxes.

109 @104: we all make plans and manipulate behind the scenes. Human nature.

Some just do it on a grander scale than others.

I ain't a'skeered of no build-a-burger. IF it wasn't them, it'd be someone else. Don't live your life in fear, friend.

110 You are firmly convinced the the Obama administration has engaged in shady deals with political cronies but to belive that they would not do so with people with more power it's a myth?

111 Doesn't the EPA also fund environmental groups on how to file cases against the EPA for not being strict enough in their regulations?

I would really like to read some investigative reports into the lawyers hired by the groups with EPA money and their political/social/family affiliations. 

Her district would reelect her if the saw a video of her having unnatural sex with a donkey on main street.

The videographer would be charged with a hate crime. (...and how dare you imply that it's inappropriate for two consenting animals to have sexual relations in a public setting? Why do you hate free speech? Speciesist prudery!)

112 The R's and the D's both seem to want to tax the rich more. It seems like some companies will always get special tax treatment.
Posted by: voter222 at September 21, 2011 07:54 AM (t4YF+)
How else will the pols get kickbacks?  It's the Washington Way!  Ever wonder why there are no poor congresscritters?  It is not because God has singled them out as being especially deserving of his grace on Earth!

113 Heather...Yes, there has never been an guarantee of getting rich. And the rich can loose their money at any time. There is a risk of just having money. It can be lost, taken away, squandered etc. The R's and D's all want and are taking more money from the rich on top of this. So just hope for the best.  Health is more important than money anyway.

114 Then why do they have conferences every year and call themselves the Bilderberg Group? Why did Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama attend one of those conferences during the 2008 primaries?

Evidently they eat live babies and pet Persian cats in their laps.

115 The problem is when decent people and good intentions get subverted and perverted to the detriment of the society they were created and entrusted to help.

Solutions? Posted by: J.J. Sefton
..........
The solutions is to make every law and every agency be forced to have a sunset provision.

And also, of course, to make the federal government smaller and responsible for less and less.  FEMA, EPA etc. etc.. those should be state's responsibilities.  Federal Government should have a role in co-ordination, setting standards (but NOT enforcing them), etc.

116 Great Perry ad.   --Oh and I just passed into a new phase in life with the arrival of a 7lb grandson!

117 Keep being flippant Vic. That will make all the corruption go away

118 Health is more important than money anyway.

And leftists keep attempting to legislate health equality, and it's going to work about as well as legislating equality of intelligence and finance.

119 The secret to minimizing corruption in the federal government is to limit the federal government to the powers granted it in the Constitution.

Too bad that boat has already been sunk.

120 Posted by: AE at September 21, 2011 08:03 AM (YYjeh) -------- Hey congrats!

121 Oh and I just passed into a new phase in life with the arrival of a 7lb grandson!

Kickass

122 Congrats AE!

123 Too bad that boat has already been sunk.

Before my grandfather was even born.  Sigh.

124 Now.. off to work!  Have a good day all!

125

THANK RICHARD NIXON!

The EPA did not start out with the power it has today.  But as with government it has grown more powerful.  We all want clean air, water and earth.  But these things should go along with common sense, balance, a give and take.  The world should not stop over an endangered "weed", "bird" or "rodent".  The EPA has grown fangs that harms more than helps.  It's past time to tame them.

126 In that Perry ad, it says of Perry in BIG letters "An AMERICAN" - interesting. Not really even subliminal.

127

Even the R's only care about enriching themselves. They favor certain businesses when it benefits themselves. They really dont care  unless it benefits them.

I do not understand why Romney is ok with the rich paying more taxes. It is not patriotic for the rich to pay more taxes for the majoriry of americans except the big business owners.

128 I mean it is now considered patriotic for the rich to pay more taxes

129 Actually, that's pretty awesome, because when the inevitable "he's saying the President is not an American" critique comes they just say, no we didn't, just said that Perry is an American who served his country. The only person who would feel defensive about it would be someone who was not American.

130 Somebody get Aston Kutcher's agent on the phone; we need a stand-in president to finish out the term.

131
Fed announces it will print even more money and call it something else again. Zimbabwe here we come.

Posted by: Vic at September 21, 2011 06:46 AM (M9Ie6)

 

Meh.  I doubt much of that money will make it into the economy.  And even with the latest "bad" numbers, the core CPI only shows inflation of about 3%.  We had double that in the 80's.  With so much slack capacity I don't think inflation is going to set in for some time yet, and with rates this low there's plenty of room to fight inflation with rate hikes and still be in low-mid single digits.

We're still a long way from Zimbabwe/Weimar.

 

132 I do not understand why Romney is ok with the rich paying more taxes.

This explains it all

As Democratic and Republican leaders in Washington struggled to find agreement on spending cuts and extending the debt limit, Mitt Romney struck a conciliatory note in New Hampshire on Monday by lamenting partisan feuding while touting his record of working with Democrats -- even the Senate's onetime liberal lion Edward M. Kennedy.

133 And even with the latest "bad" numbers, the core CPI only shows inflation of about 3%

And people called me "naive". Do you actually believe those numbers from this adm?

134 We will eat our low salt peas and learn to like it May I recommend this brand of peas? Link at my name. They go great with build-a-burgers.

135 The solutions is to make every law and every agency be forced to have a sunset provision.

And also, of course, to make the federal government smaller and responsible for less and less.  FEMA, EPA etc. etc.. those should be state's responsibilities.  Federal Government should have a role in co-ordination, setting recommending standards (but NOT enforcing them), etc.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 21, 2011 08:02 AM (UTq/I)

Yes on the sunset provision on everything (legislation and regulations).

I need to look this up as the percentages below might be wrong, but IIRC Heinlein (Moon is a harsh mistress) proposed a bicameral legislature of sorts.  One house needed 75% to enact any new law and the other house only needed 51% to repeal any law.  Sounds like a plan, given the scope and reach of the ferals these days.

136

I do not understand why Romney is ok with the rich paying more taxes.

where do you get such things?! you Perrywinkles are out of control!

137 #117  Yes,  agree about the "I'm just getting started" quote.

That is just an excellent ad, fine work.  And it's already got Rick Klein snarking about it on Twitter. ("In Perry world there are galloping horses and fully-stocked Hallmark stores.")  That's how you know it hit the mark.

138 Still haven't heard any feedback on linking to the stuff at the Daily Caller. After all that hate-fest with them the other day what do the Morons think about linking to their stuff?

139 And even with the latest "bad" numbers, the core CPI only shows inflation of about 3%

Are they still leaving out food and the "necessarily skyrocketing" price of energy as the feds shut down oil rigs, coal mines, and  power plants?

140 Oh and I just passed into a new phase in life with the arrival of a 7lb grandson!

Posted by: AE at September 21, 2011 08:03 AM (YYjeh)

Congrats to ye!

I just welcomed my latest (7 lbs 14 oz) grandson a few weeks ago so I can appreciate the joy in your heart.

141 #2 Joffen, impressive imagery from Rick Perry Org., Inc.

Incorporated

"America, the last great hope of the world..."

Yes, but the interpretation of what that great hope means!

Given Slick Rick over Mitt Nitwit, both are in the pocket of globalist interests. Circumstances are not visa versa. Neither candidate has the power to manipulate globalist interests in favor of abiding by the US Constitution around the world. Talk is cheap: "making Washington inconsequential" means Perry will do exactly what, and how? Leave us pawns of the UN even while no longer holding diplomatic favor within the UN? Leave us taxpayers funding the UN and NATO majority of expenses, making Washington (the middle man) seem inconsequential.

Stylistic contrast, but essentially how would they actually differ on international policy (both will defer to the military industrial complex which is not to say providing national security through national defense), domestic both defer to DHS on domestic policy, both defer to the Federal Reserve and Keynsian economic policy (after appointing their own Fed Chairman and Treasury Secretary from Goldman Sachs' talent pool), and both concur in decommissioning Constitutional Governance in favor of the permeating authoritarian "efficiency" of bigger, better, too big to fail federally empowered policy.

Perry's record shows that his character resorts to over-extension of his official authority, disregarding the constitutional rights of American citizens, enabling grotesque profits for globalist corporations that do not trickle down at any rate sufficient to compensate for all the costs paid (beyond taxation, permanent negative results of poor policy, including "ironic" loss of liberty, property, life) by the typical working American.

142 Are they still leaving out food and the "necessarily skyrocketing" price of energy as the feds shut down oil rigs, coal mines, and  power plants?

Yes, but even that is deceptive. Economic experts that I have read put actual inflation above 10% right now and increasing. The more money they print the more it goes up.

143

Posted by: Vic at September 21, 2011 08:15 AM (M9Ie6)

dangerous territory to comment back to you but idk how i'd feel, I was actually defending DC but Treacher came on here insulting ace and other commenters while claiming he wasn't defending his boss to keep his paycheck. surrrre....

he was a dick yesterday so i'm just in a w/e mood w/ that story

144 Perry is moving left  to try to get elected.

145 Looks like Perry hired Pawlenty's web ad guy lol

146

Posted by: maverick muse at September 21, 2011 08:16 AM (lpWVn)

whos your candidate?

147 Tax on business and industry will just be passed down to their customers, me and you.  It all comes back to me and you.  Don't be fooled by the Donk's lies.  You make goods and services cost more, we all pay more.

148

Posted by: voter222 at September 21, 2011 08:17 AM (t4YF+)

could be afraid of those poll numbers against the prez, from tied to -6 in the RCP average this past week. He still leads the primary race +8

149 Awesome Perry commercial, Joffen.  That right there was the badass packaging I was expecting to see, not the stumblefucking around I'm seeing on stage.

Perry needs to kick some ass on Thursday, tell the dwarf candidates to stuff it, and then move on to the campaign trail and lay the wood to Romney.  And more TV money for optics like that, please.

150 Amish Tea Partiers at it again

151

Screw. The rich pay enough tax,.

152 Posted by: Blacksheep at September 21, 2011 08:20 AM (kLrdC) ----- Of course libs are gonna accuse him of "fear-mongering" but you know what? Libtards should be scared!

153 I guess the consensus is keep DC stuff.

154 Fuck the poor.

155

Unfortunately Mittens the Beach Sandal leads the scoamf however that's mostly name recognition.

Mittens is down to Obama -3 in Ras and losing in the Real Clear poll of polls. Mitt is pratically tied w/ Obama while perry is losing a close one. Good thing for Perry is he still lacks name recognition as gallup pointed out and Mitt has recognition. Both also keep Obama under 50%, bad for an incumbent this far out.

156

Screw. The rich pay enough tax,.

Posted by: brianm35 at September 21, 2011 08:22 AM (t4YF+)

Not if they have any money left!

157

Perry needs to kick some ass on Thursday, tell the dwarf candidates to stuff it, and then move on to the campaign trail and lay the wood to Romney.  And more TV money for optics like that, please.

agreed, +1

158

Posted by: maverick muse at September 21, 2011 08:16 AM (lpWVn)

whos your candidate?

Posted by: AuthorLMendez (Perry Guy) at September 21, 2011 08:18 AM (yAor6)

maverick muse is a Ronulan.

159

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at September 21, 2011 08:29 AM (FkKjr)

oh God! *ignores maverick from now on*

160 The lefties who comment on YouTube have the lowest IQ's to found anywhere on the Internet.

Posted by: Downscaled Upscale at September 21, 2011 08:29 AM (IhHdM)

+1000

before I commented on here I battled w/ YouTube lefties

one told me Reagan raped a woman, one said Monsters Inc was a film about Enron, and another told me a five year old could be aborted. low iq doesn't begin to describe them

161 ("In Perry world there are galloping horses and fully-stocked Hallmark stores.")

The aisles of cards looked weird. WTF, pro-USPS? Distinguishing himself from Palin's facebook fan club?

Yes, the horses caught my eye. (Aside from sick bastards, who would want a world without horses? Better to have a world without sick bastards.) Horses instead of a dog for public appeal? The Cavalry is coming? Horses have played an important role developing America. But were they inserted to prevent the mind from thinking about the oil industry, or to make people long for the good old "green" back to nature days of horse and buggies? (That won't attract liberals who would rather kill a horse than appreciate it, as if the decomposing body won't emit more gas into the "green" environment --inevitably-- than the living creature. How would a Palin ad top the horses; with moose, grizzlies or Sarah running a marathon?)

162 I work for the federal gov't. My co worker got laid off and collected unemployment for almost 3 years.

163 Youtube comments have made me despair for the world. I saw comments about how The Beastie Boys were just trying to copy Eminem and, well, the end is nigh. That's all I can say.

164 I think Tyson wasn't serious either. Just shucking and jiving with the white boys.

The list of celebrities who haven't made a joke about Palin (or her daughters) being raped, beaten, or killed might be shorter than the list of those who have.

I'm kind of fascinated by when it's OK to employ a vile racist stereotype and when it's not. Sandra Bernhardt used one straight out of the original 19th-century KKK literature, and it's cool! But noting that Tyson is an actual convicted rapist is somehow utilizing that stereotype for evil.  WTF.

165 The horses were there to secure the Guska vote

166

$535 million wasted on Solyndra?

I can find that much U.S. currency hidden in the walls of an Afghan warlord's house! 

 

167 You know who likes horses? Chicks. They spend most of their school years drawing them on the backs of their notebooks. Perry is just shoring up the chick vote.

168 Congrats to our newest grandparent! That was one awesome Perry ad. Love the President Zero!

169 one said Monsters Inc was a film about Enron

BEAST MODE!!

OK.  I should go to work while I still have a job.  Millions of Obama voters are counting on me for their EBT.   Good to see you morning people again.

170 How many billions did Bush's buddies make on the Iraq and Afghan wars?  Influence peddling has no ideological bent.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry

Prove it or Fuck You

171 164 maverick - you do realize they are running for President of the United States, not the board of a HOA in rural Idaho.

172 Meh.  I doubt much of that money will make it into the economy.

Perhaps you meant into your pocket with that Meh. But flooding more paper fiat funny money into the global bank fraud industry devalues the Dollar, and devalues your standard of living. That standard of living is "the economy" to working Americans. Perhaps you haven't noticed the effects of inflation.

173 Where is the solyndra money? 

174 I'm a chick and I never got the horses thing. They're beautiful animals, but I never drew them obsessively or had pictures of them lining my walls.

175 Where is the solyndra money?

A lot of it is probably in SCOAMF's re-election coffers.

176 How would a Palin ad top the horses; with moose, grizzlies or Sarah running a marathon? Sans sports bra?

177 Mandy P - but you know its true.

178

@201      I'm not going to touch that, Mandy.

179 I monitor my personal inflation rate in QBs -- it is very real, running average is 12.3% right now; and just got a note about a nursery school fee hike that will push it higher. Food is the biggest component of the growth - despite serious cutbacks and savings this year (write a menu based on sales & coupons, restaurant depot and BJs for bulk stuff, grew alot of veggies, 2 deer, etc.) I would not be surprised to see an honest assessment of food inflation of close to 15%.

180 Grats AE!

181 We're still a long way from Zimbabwe/Weimar. Posted by: Reactionary at September 21, 2011 08:10 AM (xUM1Q) That's what they said in Zimbabwe/Weimar and look where they are now. I think...

182 I feel some DOOM coming on.

183 Jean how do you measure quarterback inflation?

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185 Posted by: blaster at September 21, 2011 08:41 AM (Fw2Gg) Oh, you're aboaultely right. Every other gal I've ever known had the hand drawn horse pics plastered all over their trapper keepers.

186
Ex-Solyndra Employees Now Applying For Trade Adjustment Assistance

All on our dime.. After sucking up the bulk of the $527 million.

It just never ends,

does it.

187 Damn!

Former Flint state Leg swithes to GOP saying SCoaMF has failed Michigan.

http://t.co/OoPERd5c

The Rats they are a fleeing!

188 Went over to Zerohedge for a pre-doom dip, Lloyds is pulling cash out of periphery european banks. If the guys who know risk are running ...

189 Why would anyone object to a TSA agent touching their daughter?

190 If I am going to be leery of a group I think I will go with the Council on Foreign Relations.

191 Missed this yesterday. Heh.

192 Good Morning ronulans. Congrats on the Grandbaby AE.

193 Posted by: Jean at September 21, 2011 08:36 AM (WkuV6)

Yes, but the interpretation of what that great hope means!

We differ there. And were I to respond in a typically moronic fashion, I'd ridicule the HOA misconception pulled out of thin air. Let's not improperly drag out the ungrounded tinfoil isolationist slam that lacks logic. I assert that we differ on attributing significance to other nations' and regions' populations' expectations. How do American involvement and policy play in other civilizations' where we are not welcome, where we align with former colonial powers funding al-Qaeda's Arab Spring? Considering history either aids in determining how best to manage conflicts; or by refusing history's consideration, requires history's repetition. Neither a refusal to respond to conflict nor a blind kneejerk response to conflict will provide a solution. Nor will "winning hearts and minds of enemies" or COIN, given 10 years of evidence proving those as suicidal. Nor will spreading upheavals to destabilize the region in favor of radical Islamofascist Jihad. Nor will issuing assassination orders to kill a head of state. Nor will propagating "democracy" that places every minority in front of the firing squad. Yet there we are still. Though the US Constitution may be the last hope of the world, American PC is NOT the last hope of the world. And though their stylistic use of PC is starkly different, both Mitt and Rick adhere to PC policy. Yes, even Rick pays homage to PC every time he apologizes for his insensitivity that smears the Tea Party. He isn't the first politician to promise what the voter wants to hear in order to win his own election or gain more power for himself and his own interests at the expense of the US Constitution and American citizens.

194 Who can drop their Gs more naturally, Zero or Rick Fucking Perry, B!tches!

195 Monty doom is up

196 "Fixes" to SS have been proven to not work. There is only one way to really "fix" it. Phase it out and eliminate it.

Any other fix will simply encourage the communists in congress to increase spending.

So since they will not do that we need to just leave it alone and let it collapse in its own weight. It will "fix" itself.

197

I just welcomed my latest (7 lbs 14 oz) grandson a few weeks ago so I can appreciate the joy in your heart.

Posted by: Hrothgar at September 21, 2011 08:16 AM (i3+c5)

Wow, there must be a mini-moron population boom  because I became a grandfather for the first time just over a month ago.

198

Unlike Ace, it seems Darrell Issa does indeed think Operation Gunwalker was all about gun control laws.

He elaborated a bit when he noted that while he wouldnÂ’t presume to know the precise goals of Operation Fast and Furious, it certainly did seem to tie in with the narrative the Obama administration was trying to push — that U.S. guns were turning up at Mexican crime scenes. That allowed, the suggestion hanging in the air was that a goal of the Administration was indeed a “Reichstag fire” designed to support a narrative that has been publicly woven by Attorney General Holder,  Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano, and President Obama himself on multiple occasions.

199 30 Solyndra execs "take it back" again Will take the 5th even if testimony is delayed.
__________

They just don't make shredders like they used. Cheap Chinese junk craps out on you when you need it most.

200 Posted by: socialistt at September 21, 2011 07:13 AM (t4YF+)
Posted by: voter222 at September 21, 2011 08:17 AM (t4YF+)
Posted by: brianm35 at September 21, 2011 08:22 AM (t4YF+)

Those are quite a few socks for this early in the day.

201 210 - blaster, with new bs stats dreamed up by espn (srsly, QB = QuickBooks)

202 maverickmuse - you misinterpret COIN and small wars doctrine in general by misconstruing the timeline in short term political horizons. A successful small war was concluded recently in the Philippines, we were there less then 100year (1898 -1992). Japan and Germany look good on a hundred year baseline. "Winning the hearts and minds" takes generations, and can be done. Is Iraq worth it - can we build a stable ally in an Arab culture is an open question, as is do we need one - would it be better to take the oil or develop our own resources.

203 If there are no stupid questions, what do stupid people ask?

204

There are no stupid questions, only stupid people.

 

I couldn't agree more.

205 Sitting in a hotel room, watching SCoaMFotUS talk at the UN (sound off). He and the media should hang around. When the UN throws Israel under the bus, it will make Chicago's rejection by the IOC look like a cake walk. Striking out in foreign policy.

206 Did anyone see Perry's new ad? HOLY SHIT

Posted by: Joffen at September 21, 2011 06:35 AM (EPcuy) 

Watched THOR last night.  That ad was almost more fun and exciting.  I heard Perry takes no prisoners and labeling the SCoaMF a "Zero" and shoving his hopey changey pap up his arse with facts is brilliant, IMHO.

207 16 Evil Rethugs holding up spending bill

Two conservative Republicans are holding up the Health and Human Services spending bill.

My question is why is it only two?

They are on Appropriations and the bill has not yet been voted out of committee,

208

Do you care about Windows 8 or what is being called Metro style apps for this new operating system? If yes, then here is a VERY long presentation that may be of interest to you. Although this is a presentation to an audience of application developers, it really is non-technical in the main and nicely spoon feeds the topic and it may serve to demystify this new interface, and the philosophy behind it's creation, for even the most casual system user. I am placing this here because, in my opinion, there periodically come upon us changes that one might wish to adopt sooner rather than later. Frequently, the fear of "another new thing to learn" can cause us to avoid using the best hammer to drive our nails. I hope that this video will help to remove any anxiety that you might feel on the day that you decide to make this change.

http://tinyurl.com/3bbf9bv

209 Such an effective, er, attacking ad will alienate a lot of moderates.

210 Joe Guiness on The View.  Predictable.

211

Such an effective, er, attacking ad will alienate a lot of moderates.

But you forgot. It worked.

Unexpectedly...

212 Just saw Petraeus testifying before Congress in a suit and tie. Some people need a uniform. He looks like a 30's dust bowl refugee. They should have him announce QE3.

213 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

214 Obama has now succeeded in dishonoring the military with his introduction of open sodomites.

215 I really liked Perry's first ad. It wasn't so much an introduction to the candidate, since he is pretty well known. It says Rick Perry Came To Kick Ass and Chew Gum, and He Is Almost Out of Gum. The Michael Bay optics work much better for him than TPaw. It looks like he is making a play for McCainiacs. The best part was how it almost cockslapped you with the words AN AMERICAN. Unsaid was BITCH. Followed by Perry and his military service, then back to the economy. He is off to a great start IMO.

216 I also like how his campaign logo reminds you of Ford. That's no accident.

217 http://www.enorthfacejackets.com/

218

Leo are you homophobic?

 

219

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