By her actions and sheer lack of intelligence, Sarah Palin has set women in politics back an entire generation. Any influence she had in that direction was fortunately offset by the extraordinary talents of Hillary Clinton. Hopefully the Palin demolition is not permanent.
Her rambling, lurching and nearly-incoherent "resignation" on Friday was an embarrassment to women in politics and those attempting to gain entry into politics across the nation. I hope she finally exits the national stage and disappears into obscurity, where she belongs.
I'm not even curious about her future plans. Who really gives a damn, anyway?
Good riddance to shallow rubbish.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Dim-Witted Cluster
Leave it to the dimmest of the GOP governor cluster not to cooperate:
Can't they at least pretend they are working for the people in their collective states rather than following their own agendas?
Unlike they would have us believe, PP&J are not standing up to the stimulus as a matter of principle as much as they have their beady little eyes on potential political futures.
Can't they at least pretend they are working for the people in their collective states rather than following their own agendas?
Unlike they would have us believe, PP&J are not standing up to the stimulus as a matter of principle as much as they have their beady little eyes on potential political futures.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Afternoon Tidbits
Just in time to help pass healthcare reform:
And the following dipstick is always good for a spot of entertainment, although if he was the governor of my state I would be having a conniption fit right about now:
See what happens when I go away from my computer for a few hours?
And the following dipstick is always good for a spot of entertainment, although if he was the governor of my state I would be having a conniption fit right about now:
See what happens when I go away from my computer for a few hours?
Monday, June 29, 2009
Shiver Me Timbers
I hope he stays true to his word:
I cannot imagine a worse representative of the United States to the world than Mitt Romney, except perhaps for Sarah Palin or Bobby Jindal.
However, I'm confidant Romney will go back on his word and be amongst the candidates in the 2012 presidential election.
I cannot imagine a worse representative of the United States to the world than Mitt Romney, except perhaps for Sarah Palin or Bobby Jindal.
However, I'm confidant Romney will go back on his word and be amongst the candidates in the 2012 presidential election.
Southern Twist
Although somewhat unrelated to politics, I had an experience over the weekend that seemed to validate my opinion that many members of the so-called right-wing are indeed uninformed fanatics.
I have a page at Facebook where I keep in contact with family members and friends. On occasion I accept friend "requests" from people I don't know only if they happen to be existing friends of family members or other friends. Anyone who has a page at Facebook knows this is standard operating procedure. I try to be careful about it because I don't want some loony tune leaving me messages all the time. Thankfully, Facebook makes that impossible unless a friend request is accepted.
Over the weekend one of my so-called friends made a joke about the death of Michael Jackson, and I left a short comment that it was in poor taste. I'm not much of a celebrity-follower or fan of pop music (I lean toward rock and roll), but the "plastic" joke and lack of respect for the dead offended me. No matter what one's personal opinion of Jackson, there was no denying that the man had extraordinary talent. Besides, he was never convicted of any crime in a court of law. That used to mean something until tabloid reporting came to the fore.
At any rate, someone else left a comment following mine that ranted about Jackson being a pedophile and a sick pervert that deserved to die. This person went on to proudly proclaim that he was a SOUTHERN (uppercase used by him) conservative and that most southerners saw the world differently than the rest of us.
No kidding?
The "commenter" came off as bigoted, uneducated and blissfully oblivious. Like many people influenced by tabloid reporting and entertainment television media, he assumes Jackson guilty even though twelve jurors found him innocent of multiple charges four years ago. Rush to judgment and embellishment of the truth seems to be easier for the uninformed rather than digging for valid facts before speaking.
Kind of like Republicans in the political spectrum, aye?
Another convenient feature at Facebook is the ability to delete friends when the need arises.
I have a page at Facebook where I keep in contact with family members and friends. On occasion I accept friend "requests" from people I don't know only if they happen to be existing friends of family members or other friends. Anyone who has a page at Facebook knows this is standard operating procedure. I try to be careful about it because I don't want some loony tune leaving me messages all the time. Thankfully, Facebook makes that impossible unless a friend request is accepted.
Over the weekend one of my so-called friends made a joke about the death of Michael Jackson, and I left a short comment that it was in poor taste. I'm not much of a celebrity-follower or fan of pop music (I lean toward rock and roll), but the "plastic" joke and lack of respect for the dead offended me. No matter what one's personal opinion of Jackson, there was no denying that the man had extraordinary talent. Besides, he was never convicted of any crime in a court of law. That used to mean something until tabloid reporting came to the fore.
At any rate, someone else left a comment following mine that ranted about Jackson being a pedophile and a sick pervert that deserved to die. This person went on to proudly proclaim that he was a SOUTHERN (uppercase used by him) conservative and that most southerners saw the world differently than the rest of us.
No kidding?
The "commenter" came off as bigoted, uneducated and blissfully oblivious. Like many people influenced by tabloid reporting and entertainment television media, he assumes Jackson guilty even though twelve jurors found him innocent of multiple charges four years ago. Rush to judgment and embellishment of the truth seems to be easier for the uninformed rather than digging for valid facts before speaking.
Kind of like Republicans in the political spectrum, aye?
Another convenient feature at Facebook is the ability to delete friends when the need arises.
Money Grub
Most of us already know about this:
Why can't we have a perfect world where specific members of congress and the senate go to Washington to carry out our wishes rather than to promote their own careers and line their pockets?
After all, we elected them to do a job. We also pay their overblown salaries. Is it too much to ask that they work for the people instead of themselves?
Why can't we have a perfect world where specific members of congress and the senate go to Washington to carry out our wishes rather than to promote their own careers and line their pockets?
After all, we elected them to do a job. We also pay their overblown salaries. Is it too much to ask that they work for the people instead of themselves?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Inequitable Stew
This particular example is the prime reason Fixed News remains a biased and non-legitimate source for current events:
But only after being prodded by Democratic strategist Bob Beckel.
Hannity claimed not to know where Senator John Ensign stood on "moral values" issues, although it is common knowledge Ensign claims himself as a protector of the institution of marriage.
Finally, Hannity admitted to Beckel: "If you're going to be a family-values candidate and a family-values politician, and you don't live up to that, I think you should resign."
Why didn't he just say that to start with? If the Senator in question had been a Democrat, you can bet your bottom dollar Hannity would have been all over it with his smug and uninformed posturing. It's hard to imagine that anyone can listen to his nightly spew and not question the accuracy of its origin or intent.
The man is a hypocrite in the truest sense of the word, which seems to go hand in hand with being a member of the Republican party.
But only after being prodded by Democratic strategist Bob Beckel.
Hannity claimed not to know where Senator John Ensign stood on "moral values" issues, although it is common knowledge Ensign claims himself as a protector of the institution of marriage.
Finally, Hannity admitted to Beckel: "If you're going to be a family-values candidate and a family-values politician, and you don't live up to that, I think you should resign."
Why didn't he just say that to start with? If the Senator in question had been a Democrat, you can bet your bottom dollar Hannity would have been all over it with his smug and uninformed posturing. It's hard to imagine that anyone can listen to his nightly spew and not question the accuracy of its origin or intent.
The man is a hypocrite in the truest sense of the word, which seems to go hand in hand with being a member of the Republican party.
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