Newt whining about ‘vicious’ politics is hilarious stuff
Note: Below is my AJC column for today:
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Newt Gingrich has never felt fully appreciated, and in some ways I think he has grounds to feel that way. For example, few people give him the credit that he deserves for being a very funny man, even if much of his humor is unintentional.
Just last week, the former speaker led off a debate in South Carolina by complaining about the “destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media,” charging that it “makes it harder to govern this country and harder to attract to decent people to run for public office.”
I thought that was funny.
As history can document, the person most responsible for the nasty, vicious tone of current American politics is Gingrich himself. Those who have dared to advocate policies counter to his own have been dismissed as traitors, pathetic, corrupt and a disgrace. There has been no attack so low that he will not stoop to it; no label so vile that he will not use it. And rather than feel ashamed, he has proudly tried to teach other Republicans to “speak like Newt.” (Even Mitt Romney seems to have picked up on it, calling Gingrich a “failed leader” who “had to resign in disgrace” as speaker).
So please, excuse me if I found Newt’s aggrieved victim act preposterous to the point of being funny. What’s next? Kim Kardashian complaining about vapid, amoral celebrities? Donald Trump lecturing on the dangers of mirror-gazing?
Of course, what some people perceive as absurdist humor, others embrace as heroic truth-telling. Rather than guffaws, the Gingrichian debate rant inspired a standing ovation from the crowd in South Carolina, and a few days later Gingrich pummeled Romney by a stunning 12-point margin, creating a lot of momentum for the contest in Florida next week.
Gingrich has a tendency to compare himself to great figures of the past, so let’s indulge him. It’s been said that at various points in history, a man has matched the moment. Winston Churchill, at one point all but banished from British politics, matched the moment in World War II because his strengths were exactly what his country needed at that time. Martin Luther King Jr. matched the moment during the civil rights struggle of the ’50s and ’60s.
Gingrich has likewise matched the moment in the 2012 Republican primary. Sure, he has many shortcomings in that contest; his troubled personal life would seem to disqualify him as the candidate of a party trumpeting family values. Based on his record, he is no more conservative than Romney, whom he derides as a Massachusetts moderate. And he is the ultimate D.C. insider of a type that the Tea Party faction claims to reject.
However, his stock in trade has long been the expression of scorn, disdain and resentment. That’s what he does best; it flows out of him as smoothly and sincerely as love talk from a barroom Romeo. And in the Republican electorate in the Age of Obama, he has found an audience ready to swoon when they hear that rhetoric.
Like a barroom Romeo, however, Gingrich is not the type you want to hitch yourself to permanently. As others will attest, you’ll come to regret it. Nationwide, he’s viewed favorably by just 27 percent of the American people, which means that outside the Republican base, he has almost no support whatsoever. In addition, because he’s been in the national spotlight since the early ’90s, it’s an electorate that knows him well. Its attitude toward him is not likely to change.
If Republicans make him their nominee, the joke’s on them.
– Jay Bookman
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Finn McCool (Class Warfare = Stopping Rich People from TAKING MORE of OUR MONEY)
January 25th, 2012
11:38 am
Newt won’t make it till November. He’ll make a fool out of himself – like usual.
Finn McCool (Class Warfare = Stopping Rich People from TAKING MORE of OUR MONEY)
January 25th, 2012
11:39 am
Romney showed his tax returns, now I want to see Newt’s latest doctor’s physical results.
Jm
January 25th, 2012
11:40 am
I’m not a newt fan
But jay whining about O being called socialist and Marxist is hilarious too
Jm
January 25th, 2012
11:41 am
I find it funny newt considers himself “decent people”
Jm
January 25th, 2012
11:44 am
Newt is no Churchhill
Aquagirl
January 25th, 2012
11:47 am
I find it funny newt considers himself “decent people”
That’s what his daughters from his first wife said, while trying to convince us his second wife is lying about his third wife.
There’s evidence you can count on.
Holding my Nose
January 25th, 2012
11:49 am
“Whining” and ’spewing.” Two of your favorite words when applied to anyone with whom you disagree. You can do better.
ty webb
January 25th, 2012
11:50 am
Bravo! Spot on Jay…mega kudos.
Jm
January 25th, 2012
11:51 am
The banking system would be collapsing today after obama’s SOTU
If it were not for a Republican House
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
11:53 am
Gingrich whined that CNN was being “disgraceful” for questioning him about what his second wife said about him wanting an “open marriage”. Of course, that episode in Newt’s life happened after he had been cheating on his second wife for SIX YEARS with his now-third wife.
But that part’s not disgraceful to Newt.
Nope.
Because he loves this country so much.
William
January 25th, 2012
11:54 am
The columnist doth protest too much, methinks. Jay, what percentage of your columns in the past 3 months are diatribes against Gingrich. I mean, your personal animus for him is striking. He’s not my first choice for the GOP nomination, and he would probably lose versus Obama, but I have little doubt he would make the president look bad in their debates. It cannot be denied that he is a skilled tactical debater with a strong command of the facts and a quick mind. Obama has fine oratorical skills, but that will only serve him well in speeches – not debates.
Don't Tread
January 25th, 2012
11:54 am
The person most responsible for the nasty, vicious tone of current American politics is Obama himself, long before Gingrich came into the picture.
Anyone remmeber:
“bitterly clinging to guns and religion” comment before he even took office
“punish our enemies” (referring to Republicans, right before the 2010 elections where Democrats were the ones punished)
…etc?
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
11:55 am
William doesn’t get it. The column is “pro-Republican”, not “anti-Newt”.
Obama has fine oratorical skills, but that will only serve him well in speeches – not debates.
Keep telling yourself that. Over and over. And it might come true.
But I doubt it.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
11:56 am
The person most responsible for the nasty, vicious tone of current American politics is Obama himself, long before Gingrich came into the picture.
Hahahahahahahaha.. You were born 4 years ago, right?
I wish I could speak like Newt
January 25th, 2012
12:00 pm
“Language: A Key Mechanism of Control” Newt Gingrich’s 1996 GOPAC memo: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4443.htm
“As you know, one of the key points in the GOPAC tapes is that ‘language matters.’ In the video ‘We are a Majority,’ Language is listed as a key mechanism of control used by a majority party, along with Agenda, Rules, Attitude and Learning. As the tapes have been used in training sessions across the country and mailed to candidates we have heard a plaintive plea: ‘I wish I could speak like Newt.‘
That takes years of practice. But, we believe that you could have a significant impact on your campaign and the way you communicate if we help a little. That is why we have created this list of words and phrases.
This list is prepared so that you might have a directory of words to use in writing literature and mail, in preparing speeches, and in producing electronic media. The words and phrases are powerful. Read them. Memorize as many as possible. And remember that like any tool, these words will not help if they are not used.”
Contrasting Words: abuse of power, betray, bizarre, cheat, collapse, corrupt, decay, destroy, disgrace, endanger,hypocrisy, incompetent, machine, pathetic, radical, sick
Pennsylvanian
January 25th, 2012
12:02 pm
Interesting comparison of Gingrich and Obama as ‘victims’.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/opinion/sunday/dowd-showtime-at-the-apollo.html?_r=1&ref=maureendowd
Daedalus
January 25th, 2012
12:03 pm
My favorite Newt = Hypocrite story is his reaction to the tragedy of Sharon Smith, the confused mother from South Carolina who drowned her your children because her boyfriend didn’t like kids. She blamed a “black guy” — the cops investigated and said that she killed them herself.
Newt stepped in and said that this was evidence of a liberals meddling in social policy and laid the blame on “liberalism.” In South Carolina – really?
And then while confessing, Sharon Smith explained that she had been sexually abused as a child by her father; who then admitted to the sexual abuse. Wait for it….her father was a honcho in the local GOP party. Still waiting for Newt to retract his statement that this tragedy was caused by liberals.
Funny how no one in the GOP ever condemned Newt’s remarks….funny, but entirely predictable.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:03 pm
Contrasting Words: abuse of power, betray, bizarre, cheat, collapse, corrupt, decay, destroy, disgrace, endanger,hypocrisy, incompetent, machine, pathetic, radical, sick
Be cool if Romney got up on stage and quoted from the article, especially the above part.
David Granger
January 25th, 2012
12:04 pm
Damn sure is, Jay…Newt’s a Hewt.
Reminds me of the way Ted Kennedy used to always push for an estate tax of 60%, when his own family only paid a little more than $100,000 on his father’s half-billion dollar estate.
There’s just no hypocrite like a political hypocrite.
mm
January 25th, 2012
12:06 pm
The repugs really don’t know how pathetic they look right now.
Boehner and McConnell blocking all progress.
Newt, the hateful man with 3 wives and lots of baggage.
Mitt, bland man with more money than brains.
William
January 25th, 2012
12:07 pm
“Funny how no one in the GOP ever condemned Newt’s remarks….funny, but entirely predictable.”
That’s politics on both sides of the isle, I am afraid. It shouldn’t be hard for you to think of instances where the Democrats did the same thing (not condemn or speak out against the behavior of one of its own). We are all of us hypocrites to some extent or another.
I wish I could speak like Newt
January 25th, 2012
12:08 pm
You can’t logically claim it’s hypocritical to raise one’s own taxes, or in the case of the estate tax, raise taxes on one’s own heirs. I don’t think you know what that word means.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:10 pm
cons are spewing that country first crap again when we all know it is a lie.
willard said he would not return fire from dem attacks.
Four more years easily.
William
January 25th, 2012
12:11 pm
“Mitt, bland man with more money than brains.”
He started out at Stanford and wound up with a JD/MBA from Harvard, so I don’t think he is short on brains. You don’t have to call people you don’t like who are obviously smart “stupid”.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:12 pm
Man, I was really hoping there would be some of the usual crowd here that actually enjoys discussions, and not just arguing. Guess that’s just wishful thinking.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:13 pm
Thank you President Obama for bringing us back from the w disaster.
Never again.
Michael
January 25th, 2012
12:13 pm
If you spot you got it is the old saying. Newt has it.
Normal
January 25th, 2012
12:14 pm
http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/01/24/political-pictures-newt-gingrich-did-it-once-and-hell-do-it-again/
barking frog
January 25th, 2012
12:14 pm
Newt may win if the party base is trying
to return to the Party of Lincoln. Newt is
trying to take the spot that the media
tried to give to Sarah Palin and he is
winning in that respect.
Normal
January 25th, 2012
12:14 pm
http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/2012/01/24/political-pictures-newt-gingrich-get-some-new-material/
jm
January 25th, 2012
12:16 pm
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/01/rubio-scolds-gingrich-camp-says-ad-bashing-anti-immigrant-romney-is-inaccurate-inflammatory.html
Geo
January 25th, 2012
12:16 pm
“Thank you President Obama for bringing us back from the w disaster.”
I have obviously missed something.
JohnnyReb
January 25th, 2012
12:17 pm
No one knows how the Repbulican nominee race will end. Clearly the Left only likes for us a nominee closer to their idiology. If Romney is the one, I will vote for him. However, if Romney is not a RINO he is really close and that is why the Left likes him.
What’s lost on Jay is the reformed smoker syndrome. No one detests smoking – the filth and stink – more than a former smoker. A remarkable transformation. What says Newt has not undergone similar? He says he has. South Carolina believes him. We will see about Florida.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:17 pm
I have obviously missed something.
If you don’t have a college education, then you probably have missed the recovery.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:17 pm
“I have obviously missed something.”
Reality.
King of Everything
January 25th, 2012
12:18 pm
JM- the banking system wouldn’t have collapsed in the first place if it weren’t for the republican house and republican senate and republican president and proxy president. Ask Grinch the Fannie historian if you cant remember that far back.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:18 pm
However, if Romney is not a RINO he is really close and that is why the Left likes him.
But the “left” and the “right” don’t decide elections. The middle does. So how do you square that circle in your mind?
Kamchak
January 25th, 2012
12:19 pm
“But it’s all right now, in fact, it’s a gas!
But it’s all right. Im jumpin jack flash,
Its a gas! gas! gas!”
–Thomas Jefferson
Matti's amusement
January 25th, 2012
12:19 pm
Jon Stewart: “…a family values crusader who presided over Congress at the time of the Republicans’ Clinton p-nis scavenger hunt suddenly finds that kind of questioning of a Presidential candidate unseemly!”
RB from Gwinnett
January 25th, 2012
12:19 pm
I thought for sure todays post would include whining about how Obama’s speach was 90% of the same speach he gave a year ago and he hasn’t done any of it.
When are the sheep going to hold him accountable for more than reading the TelePrompter well?
When is he going to propose his tax increase on the rich as he keeps yapping about?
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
12:19 pm
WIlliam: “It shouldn’t be hard for you to think of instances where the Democrats did the same thing (not condemn or speak out against the behavior of one of its own).”
Like the time the Democrats were utterly silent over the misdeeds of Rep. Wiener of New York, refusing to condemn him and supporting him all along the way, ultimately allowing him to survive the bad publicity and retain his position.
This is of course much in contrast to the sad fate of Rep. Vitter of Louisiana, for ex.
Chuck
January 25th, 2012
12:19 pm
I love how all of you sheep have found your shepards, either President Obama and his wealth envy, fair share tactics or Congressman Gingrich and his socialist, commie crap. The reason they attack the other side is both parties are out of ideas. The Democrates 50 year old massive “War on Poverty ” is a failure, the Republican 40 year massive “War on Drugs” is beyond a waste of money. Medicare, Medicade, Social Security, Post Office, HUD, Education, Health Care, Labor, name one of these things that the Federal Government has succeeded at, if the Government was a “hated” corporation it would be “too big a failure to save”. So the people that have been running this train over a cliff, have to distract the sheep with attacks on the other guys, because they can not stand on their sucesses. The only side too pick is a entirely different side, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is truely crazy.
Geo
January 25th, 2012
12:19 pm
No – there it is – $5 trillion in new debt in three years; $4/gallon gas; real unemployment @ 16%.
There’s your reality.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:20 pm
“I wear magic underwear” Joe Smith.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
12:21 pm
Is this what happens when you try to elect a witch? You get Newts?
Leroy does like to play him some victim cards….. He and Sarah are a great team.
Jm
January 25th, 2012
12:22 pm
“newt slams mitt for Swiss accounts”
I swear newt is running as a democrat in the republican party
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:23 pm
jm,
You can’t even beat the newt.
barking frog
January 25th, 2012
12:23 pm
Jm, 12:22, exactamento…
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:23 pm
I’ll go ahead and tell you, I’ve most definitely missed the “recovery.” It could just be the business/industry I’m in, but that is the perception I get every day. My company is doing just as badly today as it was 3 years ago. Possibly worse. Business picked up for a couple of months, but has stagnated and the work that came in a few months ago has finished and now we’re back to hoping we have enough billable hours at the end of the month to make enough to pay our bills here in the office. But I guess that just means I either don’t have a college education, according to ByteMe, or am out of touch with reality as getalife says. My reality is that I’m still, and have been for a few years, one paycheck away from being financially ruined. And one client not paying their bill away from missing that one paycheck. Hey, the economy is recovering great though.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:24 pm
I swear newt is running as a democrat in the republican party
And winning.
Enough to make some conservative heads explode.
Bruno
January 25th, 2012
12:24 pm
So Jay doesn’t like Newt…….Big shrug of the shoulders. Don’t vote for him, then.
But, since you can’t legitimately attack his record as a highly successful legislator, all you have are these personal attacks. To me, that doesn’t speak well of your journalistic abilities.
I can, however, deeply appreciate your point that Newt can be divisive. If you would ever take your blinders off, you would see that Obama has been equally divisive, just from the other side of the political aisle.
Pennsylvanian
January 25th, 2012
12:25 pm
“When is he going to propose his tax increase on the rich as he keeps yapping about?”
Right after he closes Gitmo……
ty webb
January 25th, 2012
12:25 pm
“I hate the gays”—-Mohammad
Geo
January 25th, 2012
12:25 pm
(ir)Rational:
Did they skip you on the memo that the world is just peachy? I missed it too.
Geo
January 25th, 2012
12:26 pm
Bruno – Bravo!
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
12:27 pm
I love how all of you sheep have found your shepards, either President Obama and his wealth envy, fair share tactics or Congressman Gingrich and his socialist, commie crap
Where does this Bircher trash come from ?
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:27 pm
Geo,
Are you a newter too?
td
January 25th, 2012
12:27 pm
All you lib/progressive/socialist. You can stay on these blogs all day long everyday from now until election day and trash Newt and Mitt until your hear is content and it is not going to effect the outcome of the election. If Unemployment is above 8% and gas is $4 to $5 per gallon (as being predicted) by next fall then Obama will lose to Newt or Mitt. It will not even be close. If gas prices are below $3 per gallon and unemployment is under 8% then Obama will get 4 more years.
barking frog
January 25th, 2012
12:27 pm
Pennsylvanian, excellent campaign sound bite for Republicans.
Jefferson
January 25th, 2012
12:28 pm
Newt could sell snake oil, I bet a pregnant woman catcher could outrun him to 1st base.
JohnnyReb
January 25th, 2012
12:28 pm
ByteMe – there is more of the so called Middle who votes with the right than vice versa. They must be embarrassed to identify themselves as Conservative. Your reply would likely be on Obama’s 2008 win. He won because so many in the so called Middle voted for him. That won’t happen this time; they see their mistake.
mm
January 25th, 2012
12:28 pm
“You don’t have to call people you don’t like who are obviously smart “stupid”.”
Actually, I like Mitt. I despise Newt.
Mitt’s flip flops will be aired constantly. He should know better.
BuckeyeinGa
January 25th, 2012
12:29 pm
Newt is/will napalm everything in his path. If he wins Fl, Romney is in trouble, which means the GOP is in trouble because
“Newt can’t win a general election”–Joe Scarbourgh.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:29 pm
Pennsylvanian – More likely right after he wins/loses the election. If he loses, he’ll try to have it pushed through before he leaves office.
Kamchak
January 25th, 2012
12:29 pm
My company is doing just as badly today as it was 3 years ago.
You went to Tech so it’s a good bet that you are in some kind of engineering company, possibly civil engineering.
The construction biz will take along time to recover and it wont be the driving economic force it once was.
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:29 pm
What is the Republicans obsession with the teleprompter?
http://thedarwinreport.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/reagan-parliament3.jpg
http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web02/2009/3/19/15/bush-sr-with-teleprompter-7265-1237490815-31.jpg
Geo
January 25th, 2012
12:29 pm
Like so many others, I’ll vote for my choice then vote for whoever stands against Obama.
gm
January 25th, 2012
12:30 pm
Once again can any one tell me what has Newt accomplished in Georgia?
This man is a disgrace to Georgians dem or rep, people around the world think people from his home state support this type of character.
How can a bible belt state support a man with no morales and family values?
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:30 pm
What is the Republicans obsession with the teleprompter? Part II
http://www.bartcop.com/reagan-teleprompter.jpg
http://cousinavi.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/tele-bush-jr.jpg
reebok
January 25th, 2012
12:31 pm
Neither the Romneybot nor Porky Pig has a chance against Pres Obama in Novemeber.
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:31 pm
What is the Republicans obsession with the teleprompter? Part III
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mupm2BmIjtc/S3RbLOKQZUI/AAAAAAAAKPs/0HYV4XnqXqM/s400/palin+teleprompter1.jpg
http://www.solidprinciples.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/romney-teleprompter-health-care-ap-politico.jpg
Kamchak
January 25th, 2012
12:31 pm
What is the Republicans obsession with the teleprompter?
Or mom jeans.
barking frog
January 25th, 2012
12:31 pm
gm, 12:30, his morales have self deported…
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:31 pm
Nice dodge geo.
newt or willard will never be President
You should be used to losing by now.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:33 pm
Kam – Actually architecture. All the engineers I know (besides civil) are doing really well. Makes me think I made the wrong choice when I changed my major. I realize the construction industry will take a while to recover, but until it starts, are we really going to try and say the economy is doing a lot better?
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:33 pm
My reality is that I’m still, and have been for a few years, one paycheck away from being financially ruined. And one client not paying their bill away from missing that one paycheck.
I haven’t stopped being busy since 2005 and my rates keep going up.
It could just be the business/industry I’m in
That’s one place to look. I have a friend who works in financial services (the kind of services that get his face on CNBC every so often) and his work life totally sucks and he’s had to take a pay cut just to stay employed.
My comment was essentially that the greatest predictor of being unemployed right now is your education level.
I’m sorry it’s not working out well for you, but what are you doing for yourself to change it?
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:33 pm
Kam – Mom jeans are just wrong. I would be all for government intrusion if they would outlaw those.
td
January 25th, 2012
12:33 pm
gm
January 25th, 2012
12:30 pm
“How can a bible belt state support a man with no morales and family values?”
Because we think Obama’s liberation theology, social democracy ideology is much more evil and hurts Christianity more then one man being a hound in his earlier life. Did that answer your question?
JRL
January 25th, 2012
12:34 pm
@Don’t Tread.
Perhaps if your knowledge of history covered more than the last few years you’d recall that Newt practically invented attack politics in 1996.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4443.htm
Pennsylvanian
January 25th, 2012
12:34 pm
The wheels are coming off Obama’s promise for improved broadband access, just in time to embarrass him before the election. That’s what he gets for putting a political hack like Genachowski in charge at the FCC.
The Truth
January 25th, 2012
12:34 pm
*JM: The banking system would be collapsing today after obama’s SOTU
If it were not for a Republican House*
Is that why the do-nothing, know-nothing Republican’t House has a 9% approval rating? You guys complain about Obama’s approval rating, but your’s if far more pitiful. What a joke!!
Geo
January 25th, 2012
12:35 pm
Folks who try, but lose, are not losers.
Folks who spout circular moronic drivel tend to fall into the loser category.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
12:35 pm
What is the Republicans obsession with the teleprompter?
Intellectual inferiority complex.
Chuck
January 25th, 2012
12:36 pm
Welcome to the occupation, “bircher” is that a reference to John Birch society or the birther, I am not sure what you are asking.
Jefferson
January 25th, 2012
12:36 pm
I say confront Newt agressesivly about his past, it is his past — he put himself in the line of fire. Reflection is his way of saying “uncle”.
PB utler
January 25th, 2012
12:36 pm
ByteMe you are the one four years old. Newt has been on the political landscape since the 1990’s, Obama was a kid then. He’s the classic revolving door politician, before he was this he was that and you appear to be proof to the notion that politicans outlive their constituants memories or you don’t have one.
Kamchak
January 25th, 2012
12:37 pm
I realize the construction industry will take a while to recover, but until it starts, are we really going to try and say the economy is doing a lot better?
What I’m saying is that we are going to have to look at another indicator other than construction to gauge the recovery.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:37 pm
ByteMe – Assuming I get in, I’ll be going to grad school starting in August. Already have the wife in Law School so she can be my “suga momma” if things don’t work out.
Oh, and as far as the education level as a predictor of unemployment, yeah I’ll buy that, but it sucks to find out that your degree has the highest unemployment rates of any college grads. Gives the boss great leverage in knowing that you have nowhere to go, and that he doesn’t have to give you a raise or benefits of any kind to stay.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:37 pm
They must be embarrassed to identify themselves as Conservative.
Now Johnny, why do you think that would be true??
Your reply would likely be on Obama’s 2008 win. He won because so many in the so called Middle voted for him.
No, my reply is based in stats. 26% to the left, 24% to the right, the rest feel they’re in the squishy middle and looking for someone who represents what they want, which is everything for nothing.
Get Real
January 25th, 2012
12:37 pm
But his whining is nothing compared to the “Whiner-in-Chief”
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:37 pm
Kamchak,
“Or mom jeans.”
http://www.estergoldberg.com/.a/6a0105349ca980970c0168e552fb80970c-500wi
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:37 pm
The cons read drudgey and watch foxey and think they are informed.
The cons do not live in the real world and ignore the real facts.
Most of their “beliefs” are wishful thinking and not even close to the truth.
RB from Gwinnett
January 25th, 2012
12:38 pm
“My reality is that I’m still, and have been for a few years, one paycheck away from being financially ruined. ”
It’ll make you feel better to know if you’re able to survive and eventually begin to make some real money, the liberals all over this blog will be more than happy to share it with you.
None of them have the first dam clue of the work, worry, or risk you deal with every day to keep your dream alive as they lay claim to your money if you pull it off.
Kamchak
January 25th, 2012
12:39 pm
Folks who try, but lose, are not losers.
Folks that lose, are by definition, losers.
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:39 pm
Welcome to the Occupation,
“Intellectual inferiority complex.”
Could be. I just figured it was some kind of a repressed oral erotic fixation.
td
January 25th, 2012
12:39 pm
JRL
January 25th, 2012
12:34 pm
@Don’t Tread.
Perhaps if your knowledge of history covered more than the last few years you’d recall that Newt practically invented attack politics in 1996.
You are giving Newt way to much credit. Did you not pay attention to your history classes in HS? Attack politics has been going on since the beginning of this country. I might add that the current version is a lot more mild then in the past. Go back and look at some of the political cartoons of Lincoln or some of the opinion pieces about Andrew Jackson.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:40 pm
Kam – I realize that, to an extent, but I don’t see it as a full or even true recovery until there are improvements across the board. However, I do have great hope, all those tract houses that were built over the past 15 or so years were built so quickly and poorly that they’re going to start falling down or at least start having to have major repairs/renovations soon. The contractors basically built in work for themselves.
Kamchak
January 25th, 2012
12:41 pm
jewcowboy
Uh, huh. Ain’t no way I’m clicking on that link.
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:41 pm
RB from Gwinnett,
“None of them have the first dam clue of the work, worry, or risk you deal with every day to keep your dream alive as they lay claim to your money if you pull it off.”
What a load of bs.
Jefferson
January 25th, 2012
12:42 pm
Nancy has the skinny on Newt and its bugging the hell out of him.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:42 pm
irRational: EXCELLENT! I did the MBA 10 years ago and it was the best thing EVER. Really changed my whole business and my ability to market myself to others.
Yeah, I didn’t know which degree you got — was actually assuming it was doing something like web design, which is overstocked with wannabees who are starving. But anything dealing with construction is just going to suck for at least another 5 years, so I hear what you’re saying about it being a terrible place. I wish you well getting into and going through your grad program. The only thing you’ll find you miss out on is TV
DawgDad
January 25th, 2012
12:42 pm
“the person most responsible for the nasty, vicious tone of current American politics is Gingrich himself’” Ha Ha, now THAT is funny.
Really now? So it’s Gingrich constantly ripping the rich, trashing the Tea Party as racists and hicks, blaming our economic woes on Bush, parading women out to throw accusations at Cain and . . . Gingrich himself? Is Gingrich the ex-Speaker jumping in front of microphones to proclaim Gingrich can’t win because she knows things that will sabotage his campain? Hardly.
Politics is nasty. It was South Carolina where Obama played the race card on Bill Clinton, our “first Black President”, in his attempts to sabotage Hillary, about this time four years ago.
Jefferson
January 25th, 2012
12:43 pm
RB comes off as the smartest person he knows, an unhappy fortune teller of sorts.
Brosephus
January 25th, 2012
12:43 pm
The person most responsible for the nasty, vicious tone of current American politics is Obama himself, long before Gingrich came into the picture.
Anyone remmeber:
“bitterly clinging to guns and religion” comment before he even took office
“punish our enemies” (referring to Republicans, right before the 2010 elections where Democrats were the ones punished)
…etc?
How quickly does the Republologist forget about the Ragin’ Newt from 1994.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:43 pm
Kam – It isn’t bad. It is a lie, cause nobody can/should make mom jeans popular, but it isn’t bad.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:44 pm
The EU made a fatal mistake in their austerity programs before their economies recovered. h
This will drag down the global economy for a couple of years and then the global economy is back.
We can thank our President for not repeating the EU mistakes although the gop wanted to repeat their mistakes.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
12:44 pm
None of them have the first dam clue of the work, worry, or risk you deal with every day to keep your dream alive as they lay claim to your money if you pull it off
And you know who has a clue about that work least of all?
Mint Rawmoney
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:46 pm
Kamchak,
“Uh, huh. Ain’t no way I’m clicking on that link.”
It’s tame. I swear!
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/44801db035/mom-jeans
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
12:46 pm
all those tract houses that were built over the past 15 or so years were built so quickly and poorly that they’re going to start falling down or at least start having to have major repairs/renovations soon
What? An admission that the free enterprise system left to itself can really turn out a crapola product and that good performers in industry had to try to compete with those who were able to hide their poor work? Say it isn’t so.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:46 pm
Bro – Completely unrelated topic, but you said you were from the backwoods of NE Alabama. I grew up less than a mile from the state line that made me say the same. Actually started school in Mentone, Alabama. I knew there was some reason I liked you though. Must be that we stomped around in the same backwoods.
Oh, and responding to your post. I didn’t forget, I just didn’t pay attention then.
Goldie
January 25th, 2012
12:47 pm
I say, “Go, Newt, Go!” His winning the top of the Repub ticket will certainly add to the entertainment value in 2012!
Who can ever forget his copious amounts of whining back during the President Clinton years when he was forced to sit at the back of Air Force One??? Bwaaaa… What a cry baby!
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:49 pm
Jefferson,
“Nancy has the skinny on Newt and its bugging the hell out of him.”
Who wants to bet it is a video of the two of them doing more on that sofa than talking about global warming?
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
12:49 pm
Our own Georgia Attack Muffin talking about “vicious” politics…
who’d a thunk it.
The RNC will never allow Newt to be the candidate.
Newt 2012
Holy Crap that’s funny.
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
12:50 pm
Goldie!
Hope all is well with you!
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:50 pm
Keep – As far as I’m concerned, the recession has been an okay thing simply because it shut down a lot of the builders that were turning out crap. Thing is though, good, reliable contractors and home builders don’t typically compete with developers for the same jobs. They’re in two completely different markets. There have always been, and I’m sure always will be bad contractors that are able to hide shoddy work, but that is just the way things happen. The problem isn’t specific to contractors, but expands to all sectors of the economy. I would guess that bad doctors probably have a hard time hiding the fact that they’re bad though. I was just pointing out that there will be plenty of work for people like me in a few years when these houses that were put up in just a few months start falling down around their owner’s ears.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:51 pm
jewcowboy – Really? You had to put THAT image in my head right before I go to lunch? SHAME!
mm
January 25th, 2012
12:52 pm
“None of them have the first dam clue of the work, worry, or risk you deal with every day to keep your dream alive as they lay claim to your money if you pull it off.”
That lie, in a nutshell, is the belief that drives republican voters.
joe
January 25th, 2012
12:52 pm
Newt’s whining is hilarious, but not as funny as Obama’s wolf in sheep’s clothing hypocrisy. He says he’s for all energy, but axed the pipeline. He says we need to spread the wealth around by increasing entitlements we cannot afford. He says we need to turn the economy around, but offers no spending cuts. Bottom line is he’s got to go…
Adam
January 25th, 2012
12:52 pm
The question that inspired the whole tirade should have been followed up with “Do you believe the media has no right to ask questions about or report on the personal lives of a public figure such as the President or a candidate for President?”
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
12:53 pm
“the person most responsible for the nasty, vicious tone of current American politics is Gingrich himself’” Ha Ha, now THAT is funny.
Yeah, but you know what’s perhaps funniest of all?
The fact that Newt Gingrich is going around styling himself as a “Washington outsider”.
This man who was once 3rd in line to the presidency 3 administrations ago. Who hasn’t lived outside Northern Virginia in years. This man who’s such a Washington ‘outsider’ that he waltzes into a gig at Fannie Mae making enormous sums just for providing a few tips on the subject of history. Who has access to millionaires willing to lavishly fund attack ad campaigns on your behalf.
Wow, with Washington outsiderdom like this, who needs Washington insiders?
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:53 pm
He says he’s for all energy, but axed the pipeline.
yeah, because importing oil from Canada helps our energy “independence”… uh… wait a minute.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:55 pm
Our President added three million jobs after w lost over 8 million jobs.
We still have to recover 5 million jobs w lost.
We can and will do this.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:55 pm
ByteMe – Canada is way better than the Middle East, Venezuela, or Africa. You know, cause they look like us.
(Couldn’t resist feeding your assumptions that all conservatives are bigots) Wait, no, because they don’t hate us (as much?) as the other places do.
carlosgvv
January 25th, 2012
12:55 pm
Jay,say what you will about noogie, he has accurately measured the intelligence level of the majority of the Republican electorate. Knowing that this majority is probalby composed of very common people, he can say all sorts of contradictory things knowing these simple tools will never know the difference and will believe anything he says.
jm
January 25th, 2012
12:56 pm
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/opinion/frum-gingrich-enthusiasm/index.html?hpt=op_r1
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:56 pm
getalife – And the other 5 million that were lost while Obama has been President. But don’t let the facts get in the way of his talking points.
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
12:56 pm
joe
i’ll make you an offer you pipeline supporters can’t refuse.
give me your shipping address and i’ll express you one 5 gallon bucket
of oil sands crude.
keep it close by for a year. share it with your kids and grandkids.
inhale it. embrace it. mix 3 tablsespoons with red wine and make a vinegrette.
i’d be so happy to see you show your courage by accepting a gift of that which you want the children and grandchildren of Nebraska to accept.
third eye be damned!
mmmm mmmm good
ken
January 25th, 2012
12:56 pm
Who is Van Jones ?????? Tell us Jay !!!
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
12:57 pm
(ir)Rational,
“Really? You had to put THAT image in my head right before I go to lunch? SHAME!”
It’s my New Year’s diet plan. Anytime I get a little peckish, I think of Newt making some friction. Works every time.
Moderate Line
January 25th, 2012
12:57 pm
As history can document, the person most responsible for the nasty, vicious tone of current American politics is Gingrich himself.
I agree with most of your comments other than the one above. The statement is strictly an opinion and can’t be documenting as being true by history. Like who is the greatest quarterback in the NFL it is matter of opinion.
I remember seeing the add Lyndon Johnson ran against Barry Goldwater depicting the mushroom cloud. It was the Democrats who were the first to start beating up in Supreme Court nominations. Just look at the votes for Supreme court nominees up to the point of Nixon and look afterwards. Vicisious attacks were going on long before Newt was in office.
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/nominations/Nominations.htm
What makes Newt bad is that he claims he is trying to take the moral high ground while at the same time he is as negative as anyone.
In general the correlation between what politicians does and what they say is lower than for most people. Their profession requires them to say things that people want to hear but when they actually take action sometimes the consequences dictate a different action than what was promised, sometimes the action is impossible to implement and sometimes they have made conflicting promises.
Even though I find Newts words and deeds to correlate less than other politicians, however, to say the person most responsible for the nasty, vicious tone of current politics is Newt is simply as ridiculous as Newt himself.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:57 pm
Oh, and ByteMe – that was the collective “your” not saying that directly applies to you, but definitely does to others here.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:58 pm
You know, cause they look like us. (Couldn’t resist feeding your assumptions that all conservatives are bigots)
My assumption?? Seriously, let me know if that assumption has ever come out in anything I posted.
And, yes, Canada doesn’t hate us as much, but that’s today. What’s tomorrow look like and why does “independence” mean the same as “dependent on our allies instead of ourselves”?
getalife
January 25th, 2012
12:58 pm
(ir)Rational,
What was the total jobs lost due to the w great recession?
I have read from 23 million to 8 million
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:59 pm
IR @ 12:57, I posted before I saw that. I understand now. No worries.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
12:59 pm
jewcowboy – You must have lost at least 30, 40 pounds so far. The fact that you added Nancy Pelosi to the mix has to be good for at least 10-15. That one will stick with me for a while.
Adam
January 25th, 2012
12:59 pm
He says he’s for all energy, but axed the pipeline.
He said no to a project that did not have a fully complete plan, because several stakeholders expressed concern over the route. So they scrapped the route and started looking for a new one. They didn’t present a new route yet, and after they do, the process of making sure there are no problems with that route takes more time than 60 days. Trying to force a decision on an incomplete plan is NOT SMART. And it further proves Republicans don’t know how to run a business.
And btw, if you’re the Governor of Nebraska and you say no to the specific route, you cannot then go “But whatever you come up with that’s not the thing I objected to is TOTALLY fine with me.” Blanket pre-approvals without knowing the details is also not smart.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
12:59 pm
getalife: Obama said 8 million last night. 4 before he took office and 4 more in the first 2 years. +3 in the two years since.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
1:00 pm
getalife – I have no idea. I don’t keep up with the stats specifically. But I do love poking the bear. In this case, you’re the bear.
ByteMe – Yeah, I realized shortly after posting that I should have explained that a little better. Blame it on me being 26 and we can both be happy.
Nope
January 25th, 2012
1:01 pm
I had forgotten what a whinny, mean, baby Gingrich is… till he showed up to run for President.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
1:01 pm
ByteMe @ 12:59 – That number seems reasonable enough.
Adam
January 25th, 2012
1:02 pm
(ir)Rational: getalife – And the other 5 million that were lost while Obama has been President. But don’t let the facts get in the way of his talking points.
Actually, it’s 4 million on either end of the inauguration dividing line. Also, those jobs were all lost in a block at the beginning of his presidency, and ever since then has turned around (and that began BEFORE the Republicans retook the House), albeit slowly. THOSE are facts. To assume the President is a job killer when faced with facts like those is absurd (not that I think you in particular think that, but some do).
tireofit
January 25th, 2012
1:02 pm
Why don’t you guys get a real man to run, you know like Rush or Sean? They have all of the answers to every conceivable question or problem any of us will every encounter. Just listen to their shows and they prove it to you.
Jefferson
January 25th, 2012
1:02 pm
Why does someone think that if John McCain had won the election that the trend on the economy would not have been much like the trend we see today ? It was headed south, now it is going the right direction. Who drove it south ?
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
1:03 pm
Jefferson — “RB comes off as the smartest person he knows, an unhappy fortune teller of sorts.”
Just call him Cassandra. Or maybe Ophelia.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
1:03 pm
Oops… I’m wrong. It was -4 in the first 11 months (until Dec 2009), then +3 in the next 22 months to now.
And to think I used to be really good with date math.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
1:03 pm
ByteMe,
Yes, I think he is using the lowest job loss numbers so will go with those numbers.
I think we need to build natural gas pipelines and invest in a better way to extract natural gas without causing earthquakes.
We need to build natural gas vehicles too so that 5 million job number will dwindle.
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
1:03 pm
(ir)Rational,
“And the other 5 million that were lost while Obama has been President.”
A little visual perspective helps.
http://www.nmvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/job-growth-chart.jpg
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
1:05 pm
Adam – That assumption would be absurd. I don’t think he was a jobs killer, just like I don’t think that Bush caused the recession. The President gets too much blame for things he can’t really control. Similarly, he gets too much credit for those same things. Or at least same type of things.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
1:05 pm
We need to build natural gas vehicles too so that 5 million job number will dwindle.
My vote would be that we do it to long-haul trucks first.
Moderate Line
January 25th, 2012
1:06 pm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-22/mexico-national-voter-ID-cards/52779410/1?loc=interstitialskip
The above is in interesting article. The article goes on about how voter IDs are required in Mexico.
But Mexico has not seen many problems with its card, and national identity cards have been issued for years in France, Poland, Singapore, Brazil, to prove citizenship.
There is one thing the cards do not do: inspire more confidence in candidates. Ana Martínez says that despite getting her new card, she probably won’t use it to vote. “There’s no candidate worth voting for.”
Adam
January 25th, 2012
1:06 pm
(ir)Rational: Agreed. It’s hard to fight that particular rhetoric though. I do often see conservatives deifying whoever is in the White House as though they are a dictator, yet when it comes to practical matters being quite happy, no giddy, when the person who is there is someone they don’t like and they get obstructed by Congress.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
1:07 pm
joe — “Newt’s whining is hilarious, but not as funny as Obama’s wolf in sheep’s clothing hypocrisy. He says he’s for all energy, but axed the pipeline.”
Be honest, joe. He axed the *route,* not the pipeline.
“He says we need to spread the wealth around by increasing entitlements we cannot afford.”
Have conservatives dropped their demands for creating the new Pay For Whatever School You Want To Send Your Kids To Vouchers?
“He says we need to turn the economy around, but offers no spending cuts.”
He’s already *signed* more than two trillion dollars in spending cuts, but cons keep lying about it. Or did you just not know he’d done that?
“Bottom line is he’s got to go…”
Or maybe we just need to bring you up to speed and banish all that ignorance from your mind.
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
1:07 pm
ByteMe – That’s not a bad idea. They already have CNG buses and stuff running around everywhere. There just needs to be more stations that can fill CNG tanks for people. But over the road truckers should be all for the idea. It is much cheaper in the long run to operate a CNG vehicle than a diesel one. From the research I’ve done/things I’ve read.
Finn McCool (Class Warfare = Stopping Rich People from TAKING MORE of OUR MONEY)
January 25th, 2012
1:07 pm
suddenly finds that kind of questioning of a Presidential candidate unseemly!”
seriously
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
1:08 pm
Man even Castro had to put his 2 cents in on the CONS..lol.
HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro lambasted the Republican presidential race as the greatest competition of “idiocy and ignorance” the world has ever seen
getalife
January 25th, 2012
1:09 pm
“My vote would be that we do it to long-haul trucks first.”
Yes, my hope is to be like Brazil and use very little oil.
If we have the largest natural gas deposits, we should take advantage of this cleaner energy and innovate in this industry..
Major job creator.
Brosephus
January 25th, 2012
1:09 pm
(ir)Rational
Mentone?? Our school used to take field trips to the state park up there. Mom lived in Rome, and I stayed with my grandparents in Gadsden. I can probably still drive up Hwy 411 with my eyes closed and not miss a single curve.
So it’s Gingrich constantly ripping the rich, trashing the Tea Party as racists and hicks, blaming our economic woes on Bush, parading women out to throw accusations at Cain and . . . Gingrich himself?
Of course Gingrich isn’t the one doing that right now. He simply set the tone for the rancor in politics back in the 90’s. Just call him the Godfather of Angry Politics.
moonbat betty
January 25th, 2012
1:09 pm
Anonymous sources have concluded that Nancy P’s October surprise will the the unveiling of her sordid affair with Newt throughout much of the 90s.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
1:09 pm
J. Cool — “Fidel Castro lambasted the Republican presidential race as the greatest competition of “idiocy and ignorance” the world has ever seen”
And if there’s anyone knows idiocy and ignorance, it’s Fee-del, amirite?
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
1:09 pm
Y’all have a good afternoon. I’m going to go grab a bite and then sit through some meetings this afternoon.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
1:10 pm
I don’t think he was a jobs killer, just like I don’t think that Bush caused the recession.
This is true. He didn’t “cause” it, but was the last person to touch the hot potato.
The cause has a 10-12 year history and starts with the repeal of Glass-Steagal and flows through a lack of SEC enforcement of gambling limits by investment banks and rating agencies that took money to give a high rating to crap investments that then got resold to unsuspecting investors all over the world.
Bush was the one who appointed the SEC head who took his eye off the ball. That’s about the extent of his “fault”.
Doggone/GA
January 25th, 2012
1:11 pm
“Bush was the one who appointed the SEC head who took his eye off the ball. That’s about the extent of his “fault”.”
Well, he DID say he was the “decider”
(ir)Rational
January 25th, 2012
1:12 pm
Okay, before I leave. I grew up swimming at DeSoto (I’m assuming that’s the park you’re referring to), either in the pool or at the falls. I went to church in Rome (parent’s still do). The parents live just across the state line from Mentone in “Cloudland,” Georgia. I use quotation marks because it is a joke to act like it is a town or anything.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
1:13 pm
There just needs to be more stations that can fill CNG tanks for people. But over the road truckers should be all for the idea.
If you start with the infrastructure to support the long-haul truckers, you get the infrastructure pieces in place without needing the huge supply to flow all at once, like it would need to be for cars. Then you can move to the next phase and do a NG/electrical hybrid car.
And, yes, it’ll be cheaper than diesal fuel.
sam
January 25th, 2012
1:14 pm
the best is when he calls out the “washington insiders” and talk about the fear he puts in the “establishment”..i honestly dont how he does it with a straight face.
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
1:14 pm
Not for the faint of heart (or stomach) but quite apropos.
http://www.urantiansojourn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/BigBabyNewt1.jpg
Newtpewt
January 25th, 2012
1:15 pm
Pied piper Newtie is leading his enthralled GOP flock over the cliff.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
1:16 pm
w spewed he never saw it coming when he failed.
The culture of anything goes on Wall Street and they make up rules as they go are to blame. Both parties engaged in this belief.
Those days are over thanks to our President.
We will not go back to that so they did learn that lesson.
Doggone/GA
January 25th, 2012
1:18 pm
“Pied piper Newtie is leading his enthralled GOP flock over the cliff”
Talk about mixed metaphors! Nothing like combining rats, sheep, and lemmings all in one short sentence! Bravo!
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
1:19 pm
Nationwide, he’s viewed favorably by just 27 percent of the American people, which means that outside the Republican base, he has almost no support whatsoever.
Paul and I have a long running joke that 20% or so will believe anything. In this case that Newt is not repugnant to the point of nausea.
The other highly salient fact?
He was disgraced out of office BY HIS OWN PARTY.
Maybe he needs to cheat on the adulteress Callista. His favorable numbers would likely go up with the twisted family values crowd in the Party of No…
barking frog
January 25th, 2012
1:19 pm
“The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized and expansive empire is — and I mean this seriously — the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been,” -Fidel Castro
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
1:19 pm
Those days are over thanks to our President.
Believe that at your own peril. The controls are still not in place to prevent them from doing it again. Example: if Europe goes over a cliff, who holds the counter-party derivatives on it? We won’t know until a bank or two go bankrupt and leaves us holding the bag, because derivatives are not publicly traded instruments, so there’s no record except between the parties on both sides of the derivative.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
1:21 pm
Doggone — “combining rats, sheep, and lemmings”
I tell you, Rick Santorum is going to have something to say about how *unnatural* all that is.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
1:21 pm
I think voting for a pol that resigned in disgrace is a disgrace.
What in the world do you cons not understand?
They ran the newt out of Washington on a rail.
Normal
January 25th, 2012
1:21 pm
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2012/01/25/funny-pictures-i-really-really-hate/
Rockerbabe
January 25th, 2012
1:21 pm
ByteMe: let them explode! Deserves them right for putting Dubya in office. Up next to President Obama, Newt is well a newt. Anyway, I do not think the American people, especially women are accepting of a homewrecker as FLOTUS.
Bring on the comedy; I hope it get real good, no matter who the GOP nominee is. I will vote for Prez Obama gladly.
Atlantan
January 25th, 2012
1:23 pm
You conveniently ignore the personal attacks on Oliver North in the 80’s, Clarence Thomas in the early 90s, the Clintons, etc (all lead hard charging by the honest and ethical progs)…… Oh facts are stubborn things…..
Doggone/GA
January 25th, 2012
1:23 pm
“I tell you, Rick Santorum is going to have something to say about how *unnatural* all that is”
Yeah, well, at least he won’t have to bring in the “sanctity” of human life!
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
1:25 pm
ByteMe: let them explode! Deserves them right for putting Dubya in office.
I happen to be one of those people who think that two competitive candidates fighting for one job makes both candidates better.
In this case, though, I might have to make an exception.
Doggone/GA
January 25th, 2012
1:27 pm
“I happen to be one of those people who think that two competitive candidates fighting for one job makes both candidates better”
Doesn’t it matter, though, if they are fighting to the top or to the bottom?
getalife
January 25th, 2012
1:27 pm
“Believe that at your own peril.”
Global governments are reforming so they will not follow Wall Street off the cliff again.
Our corrupt congress reform is weak but keep in mind the gop are still trying to kill that weak reform.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
1:28 pm
Doesn’t it matter, though, if they are fighting to the top or to the bottom?
Depends on whether you’re standing on your head.
Andy Dufresne (from St Simons)
January 25th, 2012
1:29 pm
Newt!! Up to 6-7 point lead in latest Fla poll.
hahahahaahahaha hohohoho heeheeeheee
today, we are all tea potty ‘merkans – let’s get Newt nominated!
hahahahaahahaha hohohoho heeheeeheee
CNN will have to put up a basketball sco-board on election night
Doggone/GA
January 25th, 2012
1:30 pm
“Depends on whether you’re standing on your head”
There is that!
getalife
January 25th, 2012
1:31 pm
“CNN will have to put up a basketball sco-board on election night”
They will call this one early for four more years.
Doggone/GA
January 25th, 2012
1:31 pm
Just last week, the former speaker led off a debate in South Carolina by complaining about the “destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media,” charging that it “makes it harder to govern this country and harder to attract to decent people to run for public office.”
I heard this quoted too, and while I don’t disagree with Jay’s take on it…the thing that struck ME most strongly is that Newt is obviously placing himself among those “decent people”
HDB
January 25th, 2012
1:32 pm
Jm
January 25th, 2012
11:51 am
“The banking system would be collapsing today after obama’s SOTU
If it were not for a Republican House”
Lest you forget: When the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Paulson, asked Congress for the TARP authroity, he BEGGED the Speaker of the House to NOT abandon the process…..and work with the Administration. That Speaker was Nancy Pelosi!! The Speaker is elected by the MAJORITY party…..which at that time was the DEMOCRATIC Party!!
Please re-check your history!!
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
1:33 pm
Global governments are reforming so they will not follow Wall Street off the cliff again.
Again, believe that at your own peril. Most of Europe is technically bankrupt, but they’re hoping for time to figure out how to get out of the mess. Here’s how it works: the government “guarantees” the bank deposits, because that’s how it’s done everywhere. But the government has a huge debt and structural deficits, so they can’t pay in case the banks go bankrupt. And who owns most of the government debt? The banks! (Thank you, thank you, I’m here every night and twice on Sunday.)
The only “easy” way out of this mess is to “print money” to pay down those debts. Except that Euro-land countries can’t print money.
The number they need is somewhere north of 2 trillion euros to get out of the mess.
They don’t have their stuff together at all. And we might be counter-party to some of the sovereign debt (word is that JPM/Chase is a big offender in this area).
Mick
January 25th, 2012
1:33 pm
jewcowboy
That chart was worth a thousands words, will they believe or even understand it? Nahhhhhhhhh
Plus – fidel castro is an evil genius that has the repubs mentality down cold – it’s that transparent all you water carrying rubes…
Guy Incognito
January 25th, 2012
1:33 pm
“a gift of that which you want the children and grandchildren of Nebraska to accept.”
16 Tril in Debt?
Talking Head
January 25th, 2012
1:34 pm
Jay Bookman is OBSESSED with Newt Gingrich, he thinks and talks about it way too much.
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
1:35 pm
Guy
Nope, Bush put that on YOUR credit card.
Have a steamy cone of oil sand crude for your Grand-Baby Guy….or
do you have some sense?
Normal
January 25th, 2012
1:37 pm
Newt reminds me of the guy in the circus parade…you know the one, the guy with the broom and bucket following the elephants…
godless heathen
January 25th, 2012
1:38 pm
If Newt did win the presidency (and I’d give it slim odds) it would be fun watching all the libs’s heads exploding like watermelons at a Gallagher show.
Talking Head
January 25th, 2012
1:39 pm
Jay, this is for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
1:39 pm
Jay Bookman is OBSESSED with Newt Gingrich, he thinks and talks about it way too much
Cause he is skarid? Hmmmm a political commentator talking about matters in national politics, why would that include Newt? But I bet you $10,000 that Jay would love to talk about a lot of matters other than Newt, do you think you can get Newt to quit and just go away like most would hope for him?
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
1:40 pm
Talking HEad
would that same logic then support the concept that you are
OBSESSED with Jay?
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
1:40 pm
Mick,
“will they believe or even understand it? Nahhhhhhhhh”
There will be a few, but most of them won’t even click on the link, nevertheless believe its veracity. It doesn’t support their narrative.
sasha
January 25th, 2012
1:40 pm
OMG—would you please run for PRESIDENT???? We couldn’t be any worse off? Jay, go for it!
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
1:42 pm
AmVet,
“Paul and I have a long running joke that 20% or so will believe anything”
To back that up: 22% of Americans have personally seen and/or felt the presence of a ghost.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/29/opinion/polls/main994766.shtml
Joseph
January 25th, 2012
1:44 pm
You have proven Gingrich right Jay by writing this absurb rant….. Distorting information just to make you feel good and for your mans Obama’s benefit…. Spew some rhetoric from your President Jay. 4th best President… Comparing himself to Reagan and Lincoln… This is what I call absurd….
Thomas
January 25th, 2012
1:44 pm
Obama 5.8 trillion in just over 3 years
Bush 4.9 trillion in 8 years
Don’t look at the numbers if they don’t fit your argument though
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
1:45 pm
Talking Head,
“Jay Bookman is OBSESSED with Newt Gingrich, he thinks and talks about it way too much.”
Maybe it’s because he saw this: http://media.salon.com/2011/06/gingrich_on_the_beach_caption_competition-460×307.jpg
How can one resist being obsessed?
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
1:46 pm
Atlantan — “You conveniently ignore the personal attacks on Oliver North in the 80’s”
I didn’t forget, and North deserved every bit of obloquy he received. IMO he should have been stripped of his commission.
mm
January 25th, 2012
1:47 pm
“He says he’s for all energy, but axed the pipeline.”
You wingnuts are such tools. Did you know that oil will be refined into gasoline, and then exported? It will not help our country one bit. It will only help pad the pockets of the oil companies.
He says we need to spread the wealth around by increasing entitlements we cannot afford.
Wow, I missed that one. Did anyone else imagine to hear him say that?
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
1:47 pm
I swear the CONs get all worked up and defensive with the thought on Newt being their nominee…lol
They lose their minds fast.
Guy Incognito
January 25th, 2012
1:48 pm
Dang Bush! Still racking up spending, without being in office. Awesome power!!!!!
barking frog
January 25th, 2012
1:49 pm
Newt wants to make the tea party the New-Tea party…
Guy Incognito
January 25th, 2012
1:50 pm
Thomas,
Stop confusing them w facts
Kentucky Jacket
January 25th, 2012
1:50 pm
Bro and (ir)
Can’t really post again today, just want to add that I was stompin’ around in those woods as well…live in Kentucky now, but grew up in Cave Spring, and went to Coosa!!!
missionaccomplished
January 25th, 2012
1:52 pm
Yep, starting 2 wars while cutting taxes on his rich buddies will rack up lots of spending. Especially when one war was a pissing contest with his daddy. Unfunded wars will do that, at least Obama finally got us out of Iraq.
Butch Cassidy
January 25th, 2012
1:54 pm
Not to pick sides or anything, but you know Gingrich is a problem when even Ann Coulter appears on O’Reilly and bitches about how bad it would be for the GOP if Newt is the candidate to run against Obama. I belive her exact words were “”least electable” of the Republican candidates.”
But hey, we all know what a “librul” Coulter is.
Talking Head
January 25th, 2012
1:55 pm
jewcowboy,
that picture is heinous, i award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul
Adam
January 25th, 2012
1:56 pm
Stocks on the rise. Who predicted a 200 point loss int he stock market today? I am pissed. I was looking to buy in. Dammit.
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
1:59 pm
STILL WHINING:
-Newt Gingrich: I’m Not Like Bill Clinton-
Pressed at a Florida Univision forum, the former speaker rejected a comparison to Clinton—even though both were having affairs at the same time in the ’90s.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/25/newt-gingrich-i-m-not-like-bill-clinton.html
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
1:59 pm
Talking Head,
“that picture is heinous”
Now image that in an “open” marriage; two women bumping uglies with him.
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
2:01 pm
Adam,
“Who predicted a 200 point loss int he stock market today? I am pissed”
Last night.
td
January 24th, 2012
10:10 pm
The stock market will go down 200 points tomorrow and Obama’s approval rating will drop by 5 points before the end of the week.
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
2:01 pm
my eyes…..they are burning….
Adam
January 25th, 2012
2:02 pm
Thomas: Don’t look at the numbers if they don’t fit your argument though
It would REALLY help if you looked at which policies carried over from previous admins. The fact is over 75% (and that’s being generous) of our current debt was created by Republican policies and continuing the spending of those policies. Most of it from war and tax cuts and unfunded other things.
Republicans talk big about the deficit all the time, but when they get in office and don’t have a check on their power, they blow it up. Gingrich voted AGAINST the Clinton budgets, and he voted FOR new spending…. A LOT. Thing is, Clinton used his bully pulpit effectively to get a budget in the black when the country was doing well – which is exactly when you SHOULD cut spending and taxes. You don’t INCREASE spending just because the country is doing well, you have to cut spending when the country is doing well, so the deficit can go down. And you should only cut taxes if you don’t need the revenue, which is impossible as long as there is a deficit or interest to pay on the deficit.
gm
January 25th, 2012
2:04 pm
td
Obama’s liberation theology, social democracy ideology is much more evil and hurts Christianity more then one man being a hound
I guess Newts 30 page ethic violations and cheating on all 3 wifes is something christians should be proud of ? you people are the worse type of christians but this does not surprise me with white conservative christians, you are the same ones that was preaching Jessus but supporting Jim Crowe and lynching.
President Obama helping the poor is more Christ like then any thing Mitt or Newt could ever do, for Georgains to support this immoral man shows what a bunch of bible thumping hypocrites””
Adam
January 25th, 2012
2:04 pm
Sorry, last post erroneously said you should cut spending and taxes when doing well. That is only the case if there is no deficit.
Adam
January 25th, 2012
2:05 pm
gm: Obama’s liberation theology, social democracy ideology is much more evil and hurts Christianity more then one man being a hound
What is with you guys and the “evil” thing?
Midori
January 25th, 2012
2:05 pm
Thomas,
Stop confusing them w facts
what “facts” would that be?
that you both are one step removed from being functionally illiterate?
godless heathen
January 25th, 2012
2:07 pm
Revisionist history alert. Clinton was not impeached for having an affair. He was impeached for committing perjury.
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
2:10 pm
That photo of the blubberous, sunbathing Leroy leads me to believe he should never get near any Japanese whaling vessels.
But thank gawd it wasn’t a photo of Callista!
Don’t look at the numbers if they don’t fit your argument though.
Better yet, just cherry pick facts and don’t even bother trying to make intelligent arguments…
Don Abernethy
January 25th, 2012
2:11 pm
I think you mean Newt’s winning is hilarious not his whining .
Bill
January 25th, 2012
2:11 pm
Back of the bus, newt.
jconservative
January 25th, 2012
2:12 pm
Newt in South Carolina last week:
“I worked with President Reagan to change things in Washington,”…we helped defeat the Soviet empire,” and “I helped lead the effort to defeat Communism in the Congress”
Newt Gingrich on the House floor 3/21/1986:
“Measured against the scale and momentum of the Soviet empire’s challenge, the Reagan administration has failed, is failing, and without a dramatic change in strategy will continue to fail. . . . ”
The man is just in love with the sound of his own voice.
Talking Head
January 25th, 2012
2:14 pm
jewcowboy,
“that picture is heinous”
Now image that in an “open” marriage; two women bumping uglies with him.
I think that would be worse than watching calfs in crates preparing to become veal.
Normal
January 25th, 2012
2:14 pm
22% of Americans have personally seen and/or felt the presence of a ghost.
At last. I’m part of the 22%ers…
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
2:15 pm
jewcowboy, regarding those who have seen ghosts, lots of irrational folks in this country.
Otherwise how can you explain most of Christianity? (That mythology is chock full of them.)
Or that George was elected to the highest office in the land?
Twice!!
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
2:15 pm
NEWT 2012…please o please..lol
Aint no way American will have Newts SIDE PIECE as a 1st lady. So please CONs, vote Newt!!
SBinF
January 25th, 2012
2:17 pm
…not nearly as hilarious as him espousing his views on marriage, that it is a sacred institution that should remain between a man, his wife, then another wife, and then maybe one more wife after that.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
2:20 pm
At last. I’m part of the 22%ers…
Have you considered it’s just an issue with your home’s insulation?
Mick
January 25th, 2012
2:20 pm
Thomas
@
January 25th, 2012
1:44 pm
Those numbers have been debunked endlessly, yet those who want to believe keep regurgitating it again and again…
Guy Incognito
January 25th, 2012
2:21 pm
“that you both are one step removed from being functionally illiterate?”
Midori is a Bully! I’m feeling bullied, Midori. Stop bullying
Tom G
January 25th, 2012
2:21 pm
Newt is intelligent(does not have to read from teleprompter to express himself), does not take crap from the liberal news media, and will not go around the world apologizing to every dictator he sees! He is a stand-up guy and I think he is the right man to turn this around. Remember, our focus should be about the economy and job creation, not the color of his skin. My guess is, if he was black, he would win in a landslide? He has asked forgiveness about his personal life, no one is perfect, if you want someone with no flaws elect Jesus Christ!
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
2:22 pm
AmVet — “But thank gawd it wasn’t a photo of Callista!”
Never look in her eyes. That’s how she immobilizes her prey.
And if she ever unhinges her lower jaw, RUN LIKE HELL.
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
2:23 pm
Tom G
January 25th, 2012
2:21 pm
Bless your heart….I can only imagine the people you surround yourself with.
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
2:24 pm
He is a stand-up guy
So being a serial adulterer is a “stand-up guy” kind of thing for you?
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
2:25 pm
We know why Calista is on the campaign trail with him everywhere he goes…..
Adam
January 25th, 2012
2:25 pm
He has asked forgiveness about his personal life, no one is perfect, if you want someone with no flaws elect Jesus Christ!
That liberal hippie who advocated that everyone should help the poor and took direct action against the banking industry?
MiltonMan
January 25th, 2012
2:25 pm
Wow look yet another anti-republican opinion piece by Jay. That makes what now, 10-12 pieces os similiar content in this infant year of 2012.
Jay states: “Gingrich has a tendency to compare himself to great figures of the past.”
Comparable to Obama stating that his admin how been much, much better than any modern presidential admins with the exception of Lincoln, FDR & Johnson???
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
2:25 pm
AmVet,
“But thank gawd it wasn’t a photo of Callista!”
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsaijLka2R0/Txvbvl49sGI/AAAAAAAAXXw/lm2yc5U-Amk/s1600/callista-gingrich-mk-delta-beta-sex-slave.jpg
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
2:25 pm
Tom G — “He has asked forgiveness about his personal life, no one is perfect, if you want someone with no flaws elect Jesus Christ!”
I’m an atheist, and I’d vote for Jesus Christ if y’all nominated him and got him to show up and accept the nomination.
But that fat, philandering, oleaginous crapweasel named after an amphibian is nothing close to what Jesus Christ is claimed to be.
Comparing Newt to Jesus is like telling a little kid that her mud pies are every bit as tasty as a Ruth’s Chris porterhouse.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
2:26 pm
callista has no problem sharing the newt.
Ew.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
2:27 pm
I was wondering, given all that, why Newt has such support. Then AmVet reminded me of the 20% rule.
And the White House is praying the 20% wins out.
moonbat betty
“Anonymous sources have concluded that Nancy P’s October surprise will the the unveiling of her sordid affair with Newt throughout much of the 90s.”
That’s just plain…. wrong.
Funny, but wrong!
gm
January 25th, 2012
2:28 pm
jconservative
Wow
stands for decibels
January 25th, 2012
2:28 pm
JHM, “oleaginous” was in the dictionary so I now know what that means, but please to explain this “crapweasel.”
Normal
January 25th, 2012
2:29 pm
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
2:20 pm
Wasn’t at home…
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
2:30 pm
“We know why Calista is on the campaign trail with him everywhere he goes…..”
She knows that if his “passion for America” flares up, she’s out the door….
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
2:30 pm
Tom G,
“does not have to read from teleprompter to express himself”
Memorization and intelligence are not the same thing: http://www.aboutintelligence.co.uk/intelligence-memory.html
“if you want someone with no flaws elect Jesus Christ!”
Now there is someone who would never even make it to the Republican primary.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
January 25th, 2012
2:32 pm
He has asked forgiveness about his personal life, no one is perfect, if you want someone with no flaws elect Jesus Christ!
Well, amen to that! Old Newt won’t be the only one with a wandering what-you-callit to be in the White House. It’s just that this 3rd wife don’t look like she can meet his needs. I mean, one turn of the head on a pillow and she’ll break off all of her hair.
Have a good p.m. everybody.
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
2:32 pm
Newt, a stand up guy.
Now THAT is the laugh of the afternoon.
All the political version of Jimmy Swaggert needs is Herman as his wingman.
Then, watch out wimmens! We got us a gropefest goin’ on!
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
2:32 pm
ByteMe: “Most of Europe is technically bankrupt, but they’re hoping for time to figure out how to get out of the mess.”
What does ‘technically bankrupt’ mean? Guess you better get Brussels on the phone and let them know, this ‘info’ of yours might have some bearing on their plans.
Occasionally people post things on here that just make you scratch your head.
stands for decibels
January 25th, 2012
2:33 pm
Newt is intelligent(does not have to read from teleprompter to express himself), does not take crap from the liberal news media, and will not go around the world apologizing to every dictator he sees!
and Rassmussen has him down seven points in a match up with the Uppity Muslim.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
Rassmussen.
Please nominate Newt. Please. I beg you. Most Americans *already* hate the guy, but we can always get more people on board, and run the damn table a la Reagan in ‘84 or LBJ in ‘64.
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
2:34 pm
MiltonMan
“Comparable to Obama stating that his admin how been much, much better than any modern presidential admins with the exception of Lincoln, FDR & Johnson”
Piffle
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 25th, 2012
2:36 pm
Amazing that the conned are willing to “forgive” Newt because he says he asked for forgiveness from JC but somehow despite all those years of attending a Christian church and saying he is a Christian still does not qualify Obama to be a “real Christian” (He’s a muslim).
Paul
January 25th, 2012
2:36 pm
Afternoon, Normal
“Newt reminds me of the guy in the circus parade…you know the one, the guy with the broom and bucket following the elephants…”
or this?
http://tinyurl.com/83fqgvh
Joe Hussein Mama
“And if she ever unhinges her lower jaw, RUN LIKE HELL.”
Another “V” fan?
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
2:37 pm
“You can’t have somebody that’s really as irrational and perceives himself as Winston Churchill or the equivalent of Margaret Thatcher or Charles de Gaulle,” Sununu told CNN. “And I think Rick Santorum put that in context as being one of Newt Gingrich’s biggest problems.”
mm
January 25th, 2012
2:37 pm
Boy, the frightwing media folks are definitely doing their job. Just look at the idiocy being posted.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
2:38 pm
SfD — “but please to explain this “crapweasel.”
A weasel, marten, ferret or other mustelid, or possibly some sort of polecat, often or primarily found wallowing and living in feces.
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
2:39 pm
“He was run out of the speakership by his own party,” said Christie. “This is a guy who has had a very difficult political career at times and has been an embarrassment to the party.” ~New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
Tom G
January 25th, 2012
2:40 pm
Joe Cool @2:21 – A question sir, are you black, Wall Street occup-tard and just someone who wants the govt to provide for you? Which is it? Remember Pres John Kennedy, “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country”. I am a 60+ yr old retired Vietnam vet who happens to be an Independent. Think about this fact -, 35% Democrats, 25% Republicans and 40% Independents. We will decide this election, not based on skin color but who has the best chance to turn the economy around and create jobs( not govt but private sector jobs). Obama has had 3+ yrs and we are worst off now than when he took office, unless you want the govt to take care of you!
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
2:40 pm
“He is not a reliable and trustworthy conservative,” Talent says, “because he is not a reliable and trustworthy leader.” ~Jim Talent, former senator from Missouri and former Gingrich colleague
Ouch.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
2:40 pm
decibels: “Most Americans *already* hate the guy”
You know it occurs to me, wonder what ever happened to that guy that rudely accosted Newt in Iowa last summer and heckled him for daring to criticize Paul Ryan’s budget plan.
Can’t some Marshall O’Keefe type or whatever his frickin name is go and dig this guy up and see what he has to say about Newt now?
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
2:41 pm
-Republicans vow to protect high school dropouts from Barack Obama-
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/republicans-vow-protect-high-school-dropouts-barack-obama-184402291.html
stands for decibels
January 25th, 2012
2:42 pm
A weasel, marten, ferret or other mustelid, or possibly some sort of polecat, often or primarily found wallowing and living in feces.
And why are you defiling these noble beasts by associating them with the former Sphincter of the House?
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
2:42 pm
“Over a political career of nearly 40 years, Gingrich has convinced almost everybody who has ever worked closely with him that he cannot and should not be trusted with executive power.” ~David Frum
Paul
January 25th, 2012
2:44 pm
Welcome Occupation
You mean the guy who criticized Newt the one time he was right?
RB from Gwinnett
January 25th, 2012
2:44 pm
mm – “That lie, in a nutshell, is the belief that drives republican voters.”
This class warfare/greed routine is the entire foundation of the democrats platform in this election cycle. It’s the only issue they’re discussing, the only one that has them energized, the only one they seem to care about. If you want to pretend that isn’t the case, go right ahead.
When is Obama going to actually propose legislation to increase the capital gains tax rate instead of just stirring his sheep about it? I’ll guarantee it won’t be before the first Tuesday in November. Won’t stop him from including it in every campaign speach/state of the union speach, though, because it works on tools who don’t pay attention to the fact it’s just noisy rhetoric.
stands for decibels
January 25th, 2012
2:45 pm
occup-tard
Jeez, if you’re going to go there, at least drop the “p” so it sounds like a halfway respectable slur.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 25th, 2012
2:45 pm
Paul: “You mean the guy who criticized Newt the one time he was right?”
Exactly. Really heckled him. I though that was priceless. Be great fun to see this guy dredged up and see what he’s got to say now that Newt’s on the ascendant again.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
2:46 pm
SfD — “And why are you defiling these noble beasts by associating them with the former Sphincter of the House?”
Because other members of family Mustelidae — most notably badgers and wolverines — might take exception and are capable of fighting back. And you know Honey Badger don’t care.
It’s the Republican thing to do, picking on those who are weakest and least able to defend themselves in a population. So that’s who you attack.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
2:47 pm
Joe Cool
Amazing the only Republican who sounded intelligent in that link is Rep Issa. Then again, he has the benefit of ‘been there, done that.”
All the others had a variation of “So Obama wants our kids to stay in school? I’ll show him – we’ll let the kids leave!”
Paul
January 25th, 2012
2:50 pm
AmVet
““Over a political career of nearly 40 years, Gingrich has convinced almost everybody who has ever worked closely with him that he cannot and should not be trusted with executive power.” ~David Frum”
Seriously, now. It’s time for a PAC to rewrite the “is this the person you want taking the call at 3 am” commercial. Do it with these people reciting the quotes, then go into his vindictiveness and retribution, concluding with a pic of a gleeful Newt and the question “Is this the man you want with his finger on the button?”
td
January 25th, 2012
2:50 pm
stands for decibels
January 25th, 2012
2:33 pm
You do realize that at this time in 79 Carter was ahead of Reagan by 15 points and Kerry was ahead of GWB by 17 points?
Polls at this time mean little to nothing. The are way to many variables that can happen in the next 10 months and less then 20% of the population is even paying attention right now.
Let us say Newt is the nominee and next October unemployment is still over 8% and gas prices (as predicted) is over $4 per gallon. Do you really think Obama would still be ahead of Newt in the polls? I would predict that Obama would lose 40 states if the above came to be true. This is the same type thing that happened to McCain when the banks starting failing in 08. He was up by 5 points on Obama.
getalife
January 25th, 2012
2:50 pm
Lets see a President Clinton vs the newt debate.
I remember the President crushing the newt in debate.
Good times.
AmVet - Every time a publicly educated neo-con drives on public roads they are Marxists.
January 25th, 2012
2:50 pm
In summary, Newt is not very intelligent. In fact a very strong case can be made, that by his own words, he is pretty much an intellectual lightweight.
But he disguises it well with bombastic, substance-free rhetoric, rancor and name calling and the programmed Republirubes lap it up
This has been his meat and potatoes style since the 1980s, and he was run out of town for doing so the first time.
He will never get a second chance.
But dear gawd I love the sheer desperation of watching these so-called conservatives, in election after election now, try to nominate either knuckle-dragging twits by the droves or their detested RINOs.
Good times in Loserville…
Robert Lee
January 25th, 2012
2:51 pm
Not that it surprises me too much but really, arguing against kids staying in school? I seem to recall a favorite program of W’s that was called “No child left behind”. I guess my understanding of what that means is different than most Repubs….
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
2:52 pm
Tom G
Bless your heart.
Are you in need of financial assistance? Food? Shelter?
Adam
January 25th, 2012
2:52 pm
Tom G: A question sir, are you black, Wall Street occup-tard and just someone who wants the govt to provide for you?
Look, that is racist. I really don’t give a crap if you think I am “pulling the race card” for pointing that out, but that is some bigoted crap right there. And you apparently think it’s ok. No wonder you’re voting for Newt, he speaks to you with his dog whistles.
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
2:52 pm
Tom G
January 25th, 2012
2:40 pm
Im option D) None Of The Above!
“We will decide this election, not based on skin color but who has the best chance to turn the economy around and create jobs( not govt but private sector jobs). Obama has had 3+ yrs and we are worst off now than when he took office, unless you want the govt to take care of you!”
Still confused as to why “skin color” was even a part of your statement. FYI, it shows your true colors. Anywho…..and if you call 2 plus Million Jobs created in the last 14 months “worst off than when he took office”, then my friend, YOU yourself may be worst off, because the last 6 months of GW presidency we LOST almost 4 million jobs, got that Mr Independent.
Paul
January 25th, 2012
2:52 pm
td
New here, aren’t you?
Else, you’d know Obama, with help from Barney Frank, made the banks fail so he could pass his billion-dollar stimulus program.
//sarc//
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
January 25th, 2012
2:53 pm
Well, all I got to say is, I sure hope they don’t make a law to force kids to stay in school till they’re 18, like this Obama wants to do. All I know is I stayed until 16 because it was the law and those 5th-grade chairs sure were getting tiny for me. I just don’t think schools are set up to handle kids that big that don’t want to be there.
stands for decibels
January 25th, 2012
2:53 pm
You do realize that at this time in 79 Carter was ahead of Reagan by 15 points and Kerry was ahead of GWB by 17 points?
I don’t realize any such thing, actually. I’ve seen some early polling from history, but nothing with that kind of a spread between the candidates you mentioned.
Mick
January 25th, 2012
2:54 pm
**When is Obama going to actually propose legislation to increase the capital gains tax rate instead of just stirring his sheep about it?**
Short civics lesson – the legislative branch makes laws, the executive vetoes or signs the bill into law and enforces, the judicial interprets the laws, got it? The republican house is so ant-obama they let this country come to the brink of default, can’t you read the tea leaves??
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
2:56 pm
td
you miss the big picture
the GOP will never allow Newt to win the nomination.
never./strong>
and if you think they can’t manage that, it i have some property in south georgia that would be perfect for you…
just saying.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
2:56 pm
Paul — “Seriously, now. It’s time for a PAC to rewrite the “is this the person you want taking the call at 3 am” commercial.”
Oh, come now. Not even Callista knows where Newt is at 3 AM.
I'm the same height as rapper "LiL Wayne".......Grover Norquist
January 25th, 2012
2:57 pm
Tom G -
President Obama doesn’t apologizes to dictators. He merely takes them out without starting Wars or invading sovereign countries. He doesn’t lie about WMD’s, or have his VP in a picture shaking hands with the MOST Wanted Man in the World, well, until President Obama got him……That Socialist….
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
2:58 pm
Paul
January 25th, 2012
2:47 pm
Right….I swear CONs will fight the Prez on everything. “NO your kids should be able to dropout whenever they want to” attitude. wtf
ByteMe
January 25th, 2012
3:00 pm
Occupation asks: What does ‘technically bankrupt’ mean? Guess you better get Brussels on the phone and let them know, this ‘info’ of yours might have some bearing on their plans.
It means that if you apply the rules to the banks, the banks all fail, which the governments don’t have the money to bail them out, so the governments go bankrupt as well. Think of it this way: Greece has a huge unpayable debt and that debt is primarily owned by European banks. When Greece fails, those banks fail, the governments “guaranteeing” the deposits at those banks won’t be able to print money to cover the failure, so those countries will have bank runs, and so on.
And, yes, Brussels already knows, they’ve been having meeting after meeting for the past year looking for a way out of this mess.
stands for decibels
January 25th, 2012
3:00 pm
I swear CONs will fight the Prez on everything.
This Onion article bears re-linking.
mm
January 25th, 2012
3:01 pm
RB,
“This class warfare/greed routine is the entire foundation of the democrats platform in this election cycle.”
Honestly, that doesn’t motivate me at all. What motivates me is the GOP candidates promising to gut medicare, social security, and let the insurance companies go back to their abusive ways.
Tom G
January 25th, 2012
3:01 pm
There sure are a lot of bitter liberals on this blog and an atheist too! Newt has flaws but what about Obama’s? He will never get anything accomplished, with a Repub controlled House and probably Senate too after the next election. Why do you give him a pass and not Newt? Let’s see, doing cocaine in his college days, Pastor for 20+ years at his chuch who constantly says G– Da– the USA in church and his terrorist friend of many years, Bill Ayers! If you want to give Obama a pass. why not Newt also? Is it a race thing? If 95% of black voters vote for the black candidate because of his skin color, why shouldn’t 95% of white voters vote for the white candidate because of his skin color? Seems only fair( a word Obama likes to use) to me!~
jewcowboy
January 25th, 2012
3:01 pm
td,
“I would predict that Obama would lose 40 states if the above came to be true.”
And your prediction that the stock markets would drop 200 points today? How’s that going?
“td
January 24th, 2012
10:10 pm
The stock market will go down 200 points tomorrow”
DJIA
12,736.07
+60.32 (0.48%)
NASDAQ Composite
2,811.81
+25.17 (0.90%)
S&P 500
1,322.59
+7.94 (0.60%)
I'm the same height as rapper "LiL Wayne".......Grover Norquist
January 25th, 2012
3:03 pm
Tom G, you are STUPID…………..
getalife
January 25th, 2012
3:04 pm
tom g,
Obama envy much?
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
3:05 pm
Tom G
January 25th, 2012
3:01 pm
“There sure are a lot of bitter liberals on this blog”
How are they bitter…..THEY WON and you CONs got Newt and the guy who LOST to McCain who lost to Obama running.
I never met a bitter winner…..
Steve - USA (I support "None Of The Above")
January 25th, 2012
3:05 pm
I think both parties will enjoy this. I hope the link works.
http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv319/spankyham/politicaldunny.jpg
stands for decibels
January 25th, 2012
3:07 pm
There sure are a lot of bitter liberals on this blog and an atheist too!
You say that as if atheists were as exotic as, oh, say, black South Carolina GOP primary voters.
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
3:07 pm
Tom G aint that bright. Can you answer 1 question for me “Tom G”…. what percentage of the black vote did Bill Clinton get?? Do your research and get back at me.
Steve - USA (I support "None Of The Above")
January 25th, 2012
3:08 pm
“How are they bitter…..THEY WON and you CONs got Newt and the guy who LOST to McCain who lost to Obama running.
I never met a bitter winner…..”
Not to get in the middle of this but I guess you could say the Con’s are winning as long as the tax code is what it is. The Con’s are happy, they just complain to divert attention.
Granny Godzilla
January 25th, 2012
3:08 pm
Tom G
Bitter?
Did i not ask if you needed help?
You are worse off than before…do you need food?
A part time job?
Let us help you poor old vet…..
Adam
January 25th, 2012
3:08 pm
Steve:
Dr. Pangloss
January 25th, 2012
3:08 pm
Newt is the little weirdo who wanted to abolish darkness at night for the entire world. He’s at least as crackpotty as Ron Paul and not nearly as pleasant.
Joe Hussein Mama
January 25th, 2012
3:09 pm
Tom G — “There sure are a lot of bitter liberals on this blog”
And a lot of bitter conservatives.
“and an atheist too!”
There are a lot of atheists on this blog. We’re like the gayz; we’re everywhere, dude.
“Newt has flaws but what about Obama’s?”
We’re talking about Newt’s flaws here. If you want to crap about Obama, I encourage you to head down to Kyle Wingfield’s blog, where you will find lots of conservative whining and bleating.
“He will never get anything accomplished, with a Repub controlled House and probably Senate too after the next election. Why do you give him a pass and not Newt?”
What makes you think we give him a pass?
I'm the same height as rapper "LiL Wayne".......Grover Norquist
January 25th, 2012
3:10 pm
Tom G – Not to entertain your arguement because you are stupid. But before President Obama, what choices did African-Americans have? Keep in mind, the first 230+ years, they couldn’t vote.
Republicans don’t like Newt. He won South Carolina because South Carolina is a southern conservative state. Kinda behind the times in their thinking, like you. Remember what they did to John McCain in 2000. He was a War vet………..
Shut up before you girl daughter come home with a “Black Guy”
Paul
January 25th, 2012
3:11 pm
TomG
“Newt has flaws but what about Obama’s?”
Ummmm….. that’s your defense of Newt and advocacy of him for president? “What about Obama”?!!?
JOE Cool
January 25th, 2012
3:11 pm
Tom G,
I salute your service, but its CLEAR that you got the worst of that Agent Orange.
ATL-9
January 25th, 2012
4:01 pm
I agree with the person this morning who said that Romney released his tax returns because Gingrich kept harping on it. Now Romney needs to insist that Gingrich release his medical records.
It is highly likely that he has health issues related to his obesity that the public needs to know about. Further, we need to know if he is being treated for hypomania.
Gurn Blansdon
January 25th, 2012
4:27 pm
If you don’t have a government job or union job, then you probably HAVE missed the recovery.
ODD OWL
January 25th, 2012
5:02 pm
Ole Eye of Newt Gingrich is a race baiter.. Gingrich rile up the primitive emotional passions of the naive and the ignorant. He stir up the fears and hate of people who seek to deflect, scapegoat, blame others, project and deny. Bush/Cheney were race baiters too, “compassionate conservatism”, and a unemployment rate for African-Americans that skyrocketed from 5% in January of 2001 up to 17% by the end of 2001. Reagan was a race baiter. Reagan sent out dog whistle signals by kicking off his 1980 Presidential campaign in the Mississippi town where the three civil rights workers (warner, Goodman and Chaney) were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan county sheriff dept.. Reagan called poor welfare recipients “Welfare Queens.” Tricky Dick Nixon used the “southern strategy” race baiting technique. Republicans = the more things change, the more they stay the same. Republican politicians = racist lap dogs of the rich and elite. Cutthroat vulture capitalists, who practice a vitriolic form of classism.