The Few, The Proud . . . The Ignorant

Watch this and ask yourself this question: should we really allow morons to vote for the leader of our country?

I can almost hear strains of Lee Greenwood's patriotic anthem "Proud to be an American" as this bozo, er . . . I mean citizen mumbles his way through his diatribe. The moment when his spit hits the cup . . . Priceless!

Liars and the Fools Who Vote for Them

Sometimes I’m amazed at the general stupidity that seems to be pervasive in our culture. I realize that there are many books about reasons behind the Republican votes of working-class citizens and how they seem to constantly vote against their own self-interest by siding with the right wing of American politics. I look at the headlines from the last couple of weeks and wonder why anyone with a speck of conscience, and who works for a living would support these fat white hypocrites on the right. Just today we seeing reverberations from Sen. Phil Gramm’s comment that the United States is a “nation of whiners” and that we were merely suffering from a “mental recession.” This is the same guy who, while he was a corporate whore in the senate, created the loopholes that allowed the banks to practice their predatory lending schemes. Of course these rich white fools are claiming that the working poor are just whiners. The McCains have so many properties that they actually forgot to pay the taxes on some beachfront property in Malibu for the last four years.

Now if you’ve been happy being hand-fed lies by the rich ruling class for the last seven and a half years, then you go right into that voting booth and vote for the most obvious liar on the ticket. Hell, John McCain, along with the criminal-in-charge known as G.W. Bush, were vociferously against the most recent G.I. Bill introduced by Senator Jim Webb (McCain didn’t even have the courage to show up for the vote), but now they’re both taking credit for getting it through the senate. Bush actually mentioned John McCain as one of the people who helped work on this important bill to get it passed. HELLO!! How big of a lie does it have to be before someone says, “Hey! That emperor has no clothes on!” The media keeps these liars cloaked with some type of media protection that dupes most of the people most of the time.

Just the other day John McCain was called on his lies by an actual Vietnam Veteran. McCain saw the man’s baseball cap with a declaration of his service embroidered on it and made a show of calling on him first. The man brought up McCain’s nonsupport of the recent G.I. bill, and his otherwise spotty record on veteran’s issues. McCain totally ignored the part of the question about the G.I. bill and then went on to claim that he had the endorsement of every veterans’ group. The actual veteran called him on that lie too. McCain’s response? Well, just watch the lying hypocrite in action:

I am so Serious

It's a big holiday weekend! Flags are flying! Citizens are stumbling through verses of The Star Spangled Banner. Fireworks are driving pets crazy. Below are a couple of videos that exemplify America.






And thanks to ONN for the following clip.


Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Meanwhile back on the campaign trail: Barack Obama keeps playing the centrist, making his supporters on the left feel a little nervous. Of course I could never vote for a nutjob like John McCain. I could always throw all of my enormous voting power behind Ralph Nader. Or Bob Barr? I think not.

Imbecilic is Putting it Mildly

At this point calling the right wing fringe imbeciles is being kind. Take a gander at these quotes below. No commentary is even necessary. The idiocy is downright glaring.

"Even if you never met him, you know this guy. He's the guy at the country club with the beautiful date, holding a martini and a cigarette that stands against the wall and makes snide comments about everyone who passes by."

-- Karl Rove, quoted by ABC News, describing Sen. Barack Obama to Republicans at the Capitol Hill Club.

Filipino President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was visiting the White House today. Before beginning a meeting that would include the topic of a recent typhoon that caused much damage in her country — including flipping a ferry killing all 800 passengers — President Bush, in his fashion, couldn’t resist starting off in a light mood.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Madam President, it is a pleasure to welcome you back to the Oval Office. We have just had a very constructive dialogue. First, I want to tell you how proud I am to be the President of a nation that -- in which there's a lot of Philippine-Americans. They love America and they love their heritage. And I reminded the President that I am reminded of the great talent of the -- of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House. (Laughter.)
PRESIDENT ARROYO: Yes.
PRESIDENT BUSH: And the chef is a great person and a really good cook, by the way, Madam President.
PRESIDENT ARROYO: Thank you.

Goodbye George Carlin

George Carlin, legendary comedian and witty observer of social mores, died Sunday at the age of 71. Below is a clip of his legendary "Seven Words" act. Enjoy.

You Weren't Really Using Those Civil Liberties, Were You?

Wow, my disdain for the lame Democratic party has been renewed. The one time that they stood up to the fascist regime known as Bush, Inc. since they took the majority in 2006 was the moment they refused to pass retroactive immunity for the telecom companies. But those of us citizens with any brains left in our cynical brains knew deep down that the Democrats would end up caving. Oops, I mean compromise. How many times do we have to take this president and his boy-who-cried-wolf act seriously? This dork-in-charge actually wants to take credit for the fact that since September 11th, 2001 there has not been another terrorist attack on U.S. soil, although the number of terrorist attacks globally has certainly increased since our invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. He might as well take credit for the fact that the earth hasn’t been destroyed by a meteor on his watch either.

I wish I had more time to write about this gang rape of our constitution, but it’s nearly ten o’clock and this morning my son Justin arose at 5, so I feel like I need to get some sleep in order to be prepared for tomorrow’s parenting duties. Besides, there are much more erudite bloggers than I that have been analyzing the Democrats official position of caving-in to the lame-duck president with the lowest approval rating since they starting gauging approval ratings. Here are a few bloggers to check out on this and other issues:

Bob Cesca's Goddamn Awesome Blog! Go!

Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

The Political Carnival

That last link (Political Carnival) is actually Cliff Schecter's blog. Cliff recently wrote a book called The Real McCain, which documents the long history of flip-flopping of John McCain and proves that the word "Maverick" is merely a product label. Cliff also knows how to school the Republican blowhards when he's matched up on the talking head shows. Here's a clip below with Cliff doing a little truth-telling about the scandalous Republicans.

Our Infamous Reading President

From yesterday’s N.Y. Times:

Bush also said he never saw the award-winning network television show "The West Wing" about a fictitious U.S. president, preferring instead to watch sports and read books.
"I seriously don't watch TV. You know, I watch sports, but I'd much rather read books. And I do. I read a lot," he said according to a transcript released by the White House.

This president seems to feel the need to proclaim his reading prowess whenever possible. Remember a summer or so back when he and Karl Rove were having some kind of reading competition? It was during an interview with Brian Williams when he claimed to have read Camus and “three Shakespeares . . . I got an eclectic reading list,” he said. I can recommend the book I just read last week: All Quiet on the Western Front. It might give him a better idea of the brutality of war, since he spent his term of duty during the Vietnam War in Alabama. And then he didn't even show up for duty as required. Maybe if he knew the true human cost of this war he concocted then he wouldn't suggest that if only he were younger he might join those boys over in Afghanistan, because it seemed like a "romantic" adventure. This is a guy that grew up with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth (before starting to insert his foot there regularly.) He got his guaranteed spot in Yale just like his daddy. He was given the presidency in 2000 by a corrupt government, and not elected by the people -- although enough Americans actually did vote for him to make one question the collective sanity of this overfed nation of ours.

But enough about our infamous reading president. Below is a recent ad with a number of citizens proclaiming their reasons for voting Republican this fall. Be careful . . . you may just be swayed by their rationale.