The Brits do this while the religious right smacks lead pipes into our kid’s ankles, intellectually.
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Best Ridiculous Argument Of The Day
November 20th, 2009
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You do not need botox. Botox is a luxury. Botox, and other cosmetic procedures like it that are all about vanity and not about curing diseases or conditions, are the exact sort of thing that we should tax in order to decrease the amount of people without health care in America.
So I got a full-on belly laugh reading this objection to botox taxes from a cosmetic industry flack.
In addition, he said the tax would be especially hurtful in tough economic times that have prompted many newly jobless women to look for ways to make themselves more marketable to prospective employers. He said, ‘They’re competing with people 10 to 15 years younger than them and they want to look better.’
It’s a testament to the art of shilling that someone could make that argument with a straight face. Maybe the botox stopped him from laughing?
Allen Boyd Voted Against Health Care Reform, Now He’s Losing His Primary
November 19th, 2009
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A shot across the bow.
In one of the few announced primary races on the Democratic side, Rep. Allen Boyd, a Florida Blue Dog who voted against the House health care bill, is already trailing state Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson in a two-way race.
Lawson leads Boyd 35-31 in the poll, conducted by The Research Network, with the rest undecided. Allen Boyd’s re-elect number is just 39%, and his job approval number is 44.5%. While Boyd has generally good favorability numbers, Lawson’s numbers are sky-high, with a 47.5% favorability and just 12.4% unfavorable. By contrast, Boyd is up to 38% unfavorable. The poll screened for likely voters, and has a fairly large margin of error of ± 4.6%.
If you’re a Democrat, you vote for health care reform, period. If you vote no, the Democratic party will abandon you and the GOP will blow you up anyway.
Remember, He’s Not Racist
November 19th, 2009
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Rush Limbaugh claimed that Gallup was tweaking the amount of blacks in its polling to give President Obama a bump. They aren’t. Then again, my guess is Rush would prefer that blacks polled would be counted as just 2/3 of a white person.
Where Were The Tea Parties?
November 19th, 2009
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Conservatives are just not believable, marching in the streets about their supposed opposition to increase in the national debt.
Is the debt increasing? Sure, but we have to spend to get out of the hole we got into under conservative governing. The teabag crowd didn’t get angry about the debt until the President had a (D) behind his name.
Goodbye Sad World, The Baby Otter Playing With His Toys Is Here
November 19th, 2009
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Winner.
Next Thing He’ll Accuse Him Of Being A Warmonger
November 19th, 2009
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That’s how seriously you should consider Architect Of Failure Karl Rove’s critique that President Obama is running a permanent campaign.
Doug Hoffman: Sore Loser, Man
November 19th, 2009
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Conservatives once again blame poor minorities at ACORN for their latest electoral loss.
Losing NY-23 candidate Doug Hoffman became the latest in an increasingly long line of conservative politicians to blame his problems on ACORN yesterday despite the complete lack of evidence the organization played any role in his defeat.
Pretty soon they’ll tell us ACORN was on the grassy knoll.
Palin Helped McCain Lose
November 19th, 2009
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I’m always bemused by this type of analysis of the 2008 election from the right. In the piece Dan Riehl tries to argue the case that Palin was mismanaged by the McCain campaign, and as if they had only let Sarah be Sarah she might have saved the effort.
Bull.
While Palin energized some of the conservative base in a way McCain never could, she also solidified in the minds of many independents the idea that it would be insane to have John McCain anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (and for any liberals not energized already by the Obama campaign, Palin had a Bush-style effect in kicking our butts into gear — she still has this effect). The minute Palin was outside of the stage-managed world of the convention, it became clear just how stupid she was, and the sort of Jerry Springer style drama she had lived in in Alaska. Her fumbling of the easiest questions asked of a presidential or vice presidential candidate – seriously, how hard charging is a question about what newspapers and magazines you read – reinforced earlier frames from the Obama campaign about McCain’s unsuitability for the Presidency.
People were inclined not to vote for John McCain, and for any voters out there whose opinions could be swayed, the choice of Palin became a concrete example of why they shouldn’t. They were willing to take the gamble on Obama, because the chaos of McCain/Palin was far too scary.
But conservatives now hold up Sarah Palin the way they hold up conservatism. We are now told that our previous, very conservative president didn’t fail due to his conservatism. Conservatism is never at fault. And in their eyes neither is Sarah Palin. Her incompetent answers, her wacky positions on policy, her inability to engage on any level resembling a serious public leader, in their eyes is not a flaw of any sort. For them, America failed Palin, not the other way around.
And if she runs in 2012 and the inevitable landslide loss for her comes, America will have no doubt failed Sarah Palin again. Thank God.
UPDATE: As is if to prove my point, Palin argues that to crack down on a nuclear Iran we have to do something about “Iraq”.
Not Bedwetting Over Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
November 19th, 2009
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Spencer Ackerman nails it.
For me, the prospect of KSM grandstanding at his trial falls into I-wish-a-motherfucker-would territory. I want to hear how KSM builds a case against America, because everyone will hear how laughably conspiratorial and clownish it is. Think of what a cathartic moment it will be when America sees the face of the man considered to be UBL’s most efficient henchman and he delivers a pitiful harangue to a bank of cameras. No one will be emboldened to do anything but laugh. The only downside will be his inevitable discussion of how CIA operatives tortured him.
Princess & The Frog B-Roll
November 18th, 2009
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Looks like fun, as a traditional animation fan I’m looking forward to this movie, and if it’s good I hope it does well. Also, I didn’t know Oprah was in it. What isn’t she connected to nowadays?
Superstar Billy Graham Targets Linda McMahon’s Senate Campaign
November 18th, 2009
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Graham is furious about having no pension and no continuing health care from his wrestling career, an anger that fuels his campaign against McMahon’s candidacy.
‘She may look like a Sunday school teacher,’ Graham said, but he insists nothing could be further from the truth. ‘Linda McMahon’s hands are as bloody as her husband’s because she is aware of every move in the ring,’ he said.
The WWE, Vince McMahon’s attorney and the campaign all dismissed Graham as a loose cannon who is firing in multiple directions and is not credible. They say he is a former employee who has become disgruntled and bitter regarding the McMahons. Her campaign spokesman, Ed Patru, said, ‘That rhetoric is so over the top and so outrageous that it’s not credible and not believable.’
Graham admits that he is disgruntled and bitter. But he is also beside himself, watching as Linda McMahon sells herself to a Connecticut electorate with little mention of her professional wrestling past. He said he feels compelled to call her out on behalf of Connecticut voters — and he plans to do so by traveling to the state next summer on a regular basis.
Nobody Insults The Queen!
November 18th, 2009
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A candidate in the Labour party is in trouble for comparing Queen Elizabeth to vermin. As a yank, the idea of the monarchy bewilders me, but as something of a UK fanboy, it’s clear this guy’s goose is cooked. You don’t insult the queen!
Teabaggers Are Dumb, Continued
November 18th, 2009
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Wii Pray
November 18th, 2009
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Kill One Talking Point
November 18th, 2009
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If anyone says the Obama administration is doing things based on polls, you should point them back to this whole terror prosecution story. Trying the 9/11 plotters is not the most popular thing in the world, but the key is it’s the right thing to do. Our courts have handled worse than these guys, and I have the faith in our system for us to do it.
Fox Goes Pravda Again
November 18th, 2009
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More fake footage. Fox News uses 2008 campaign footage of Sarah Palin and claims those are the crowds for her book signings. It’s a sign of the contempt Fox News has for its conservative viewers that they push this stuff.
