the most important election of your lifetime: 2012 american general election thread

I understand its political impulses and the Dems no doubt feel gratified that they can be as neanderthal as the GOP.

Internecine battle over Grenell.

I suppose Haley Barbour forgot to include the no-homo caveat.

o_0

http://blog.reidreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/boss_haley.jpg

Exit, Pursued by Elephant

lol I had to remind myself that this post wasn't about Haley Barbour.

This f'n guy:

http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/fischer/120427

not only is that a terrible bigot, but he can't even figure out how to link to articles correctly.

lol at his html:

ABC's has a feature piece today with this title: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>"</a><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Mitt</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Romney</a><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>'</a><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>s</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Appointment</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>of</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Gay</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Aide</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Richard</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Grenell</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Signals</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>New</a> <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>Attitude</a><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>.</a><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/romney-appt-of-gay-aide-signals-new-attitude/";>"</a> New attitude about what, pray tell?<br><br>

it comes out looking like this:

ABC's has a feature piece today with this title: "Mitt Romney's Appointment of Gay Aide Richard Grenell Signals New Attitude." New attitude about what, pray tell?

all of his links are like that, and it's apparently his fault, because none of the other pieces (of shit) on http://www.renewamerica.com seem to have the same problem.

oh fuck, i did not mean to make the text extend way to the right like that. can a mod just delete that post, since no one cares about bryan fischer's horrifically stupid HTML in the first place?

"The homosexual agenda represents the single-greatest threat to religious liberty and freedom of association in America today."

the inversion of rhetoric here never fails to amaze me

I can vaguely understand the religious liberty part but only if it, itself, negates the freedom of association part

it's just classic "what about my freedom to oppress people" nonsense

read this bit today, seemed relevant

...Others, due to fear, “become perceived threats.” And if they’re not threatening enough on their own, then we’ll just have to make them seem more threatening — pretend that they’re Satanic baby-killing monsters intent on destroying American families and outlawing religion.

That’s what evangelical tribalism looks like in practice. It’s driven by fear of the Other. Not because those others are different from us, but because we’re frighteningly indistinguishable from them. Thus the need for totemic tribal symbols and “stances.” And thus the need to confront everyone, everywhere and demand that they declare which side they’re on.

Also, a certain ilx alum's take on Romney's aide quitting

Huh, I never knew that Pareene himself was here - who was he?

Motorcycle hero
Bebebebebebebe he's lookin so cute
Sneakin round round round in a blue jumpsuit

I can vaguely understand the religious liberty part but only if it, itself, negates the freedom of association part

Nah, that's bullshit.

Huh, I never knew that Pareene himself was here - who was he?

a_p/ghost rider

Oh hey remember this guy:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/05/02/perry-says-god-forgives-people-for-oops-moments/

but not for sodomy!

Including the "Oops" guy from To Catch A Predator?

pedophilia has the possibility of creating life

I'm beginning to think Yahweh isn't even remotely omnipotent

I <3 Shep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuF03PTNpp8

Yeah, he's ok for an Ole Miss guy.

Courtesy of Mark Shields...

Newt Gingrich: "Why do people take such an instant dislike to me?"

Bob Dole: "Because it saves them time."

Good to see Tom Millar getting work.

A lot of fun for a little while.

http://bcove.me/8ge1a398

I lasted about 90 seconds! A new record!

oh wow that thing is amazing & great. RIP your ludicrous campaign you hellbound asshole

The really good news is that I'll be getting 21 hours of my life back, as I had already penciled in seven three-hour Lincoln/Douglas-style debates on the calendar for September and October.

I want a DVD that's just hours of clips of Shep Smith take-downs, asides and moments of humorous/righteous bewilderment.

The NYT mag this weekend addresses Obama and Wall Street's relationship. I can't even...wau:

One of the guests raised his hand; he knew how to solve the problem. The president had won plaudits for his speech on race during the last campaign, the guest noted. It was a soaring address that acknowledged white resentment and urged national unity. What if Obama gave a similarly healing speech about class and inequality? What if he urged an end to attacks on the rich? Around the table, some people shook their heads in disbelief.

“Most people in the financial world,” a top Obama donor later told me, “do not understand how most of America feels about them.” But they think they understand how the president’s inner circle feels about them. “This administration has a more contemptuous view of big money and of Wall Street than any administration in 40 years,” the donor said. “And it shows.”

big money and of Wall Street 'Cause you're speculators not real new wealth creators or 'cause your wealth is used to game the system and corrupt the government. What part of that do you fail to udnerstand?

that's an anecdote for the ages.

"This administration has a more contemptuous view of big money and of Wall Street than any administration in 40 years,” the donor said. “And it shows.”

even wealthy Wall Streeters get butthurt ...

also, when i see Jon Corzine, Henry Paulson and other Wall Street crooks being frogmarched into federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison then i'll believe that Change We Can Believe In truly is "contemptuous ... of big money."

"This administration has a more contemptuous view of big money and of Wall Street than any administration in 40 years,” the donor said. “And it shows.”

First comment: 40 years ago, big money had not amassed the overwhelming mountain of privileges that it has now. Big money and finance in general have made out like bandits under every administration in the past 40 years. So, if the main points of comparison in terms of 'contempt' are presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Bush, then basically we're talking about a level of 'contempt' evinced by still kissing both ass cheeks, but wiping one's mouth afterwards.

Second comment: Gosh! Perhaps Wall Street and "big money" have done something recently that might reasonably increase one's contempt for them - but, what could that be?

and yet, the entire election depends on getting money from these assholes

the economy relies on these assholes too

http://i47.tinypic.com/b8qy5c.jpg

I love how Poppy looks more hammered than the rest.

the speech suggested by the Wall Street satrap is akin to a suggestion by a Confederate officer to Lincoln to make a speech indicating that the President urged an end to the swiftness with which Southerners freed their slaves.

Isn't that Gergen in the background? Reminding everyone to imbibe in moderation?

yep

and Cronkite

"This administration has a more contemptuous view of big money and of Wall Street than any administration in 40 years,” the donor said. “And it shows.”

Loooool.

i guess that Obama could be seen as more contemptuous of Wall Street than every President from Nixon up to him b/c (a) he occasionally says "mean" things about them; (b) he had the unmitigated audacity to enact some relatively mild reforms and now they have to pay their high-priced lobbyists even more money to completely emasculate even these mild reforms; (c) he talks about wanting them to pay more taxes (lol); and (d) back in 2008, a few of them thought that he was "one of them" (e.g., he went to Harvard).

damn the lords of the universe are such pussies. i mean, give your money to whomever you want, but for god's sake stop with the whole self-pitying thing

and while i agree with u eisbaer, i think that we can no longer use the word 'audacity' for at least a generation

Well it makes sense when you consider Goldman Sachs used to be Obama's #1 contributor and now they're Romney's. I guess we'll be hearing alot this year about class warfare and such.

Still, I see "And it shows" and I think of the trillions of dollars we've given big business over the past 4 years and....ugh

“This administration has a more contemptuous view of big money and of Wall Street than any administration in 40 years”

A lot of good it's done us, eh?

Sometimes my only comfort is hoping that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama secretly hate themselves.