Displaying 2,041 To 2,070 Of 16,275 Comments I wonder if the fundies are going to vote for Mitt or sit out this election? » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 8:47 pm I remember that now that you mention it C’Lady, sometimes it’s difficult to keep all the whacked statements by which wacko straight with out a program. » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 8:40 pm Very good article on ALEC in the NYT. It’s only taken the 8-10 years to expose ALEC? Good read. Conservative Nonprofit Acts as a Stealth Business Lobbyist » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 8:10 pm After reading this article- Joe the Plumber: ‘I Know God’s on my Side’, it seems that God has had a busy political season so far this year talking to all the Republican candidates. How many said “God told me to run” so far and where are they now? Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann …..who else? And didn’t Newt and Ron Paul get the message? And they are all sitting on the sidelines. Odd that Mitt never said that and what does that say about “cults?” That ‘ole God has funny sense of humor, eh? » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 5:45 pm But will the US be safe without Chuck? Colson: Gay Marriage Causes Terrorism To Colson, marriage equality was among the greatest dangers facing our nation because, in his view, it ended up playing into the hands of Islamic terrorists who wished to destroy America. Believing that “Islam is a vicious evil,” Colson warned back in 2004 that the Senate’s failure to pass the Federal Marriage Amendment would only end up endangering the lives of American citizens… Radical Islamists were surely watching in July when the Senate voted on procedural grounds to do away with the Federal Marriage Amendment. This is like handing moral weapons of mass destruction to those who use America’s decadence to recruit more snipers and hijackers and suicide bombers. http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/colson-gay-marriage-causes-terrorism So all along it was the “the gays” that caused 9-11. Must admit that hadn’t crossed my mind. » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 5:24 pm With Gov.Scott, it wouldn’t surprise me if all the members weren’t ALEC members and/or voted for the bill. I fear that this “task force” is but a CYA whitewash for Scott and the legislature. » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 4:28 pm from @susand900 via our informative twitter timeline: CFTC Claims a Scalp In Crackdown On Oil Market Manipulation NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. regulators claimed their first victory in a four-year old effort to crack down on oil market manipulation on Thursday, announcing a $14 million settlement with high-frequency trading firm Optiver. In a ruling that came just two days after U.S. President Barack Obama proposed a renewed campaign against illegal oil trading schemes, the Amsterdam-based company agreed to disgorge $1 million in profits and pay a $13 million civil penalty over allegations it used a rapid-fire tool nicknamed “The Hammer” to influence U.S. oil prices in 2007. It was the first case brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in its 2008 effort to curb market malfeasance, launched as prices soared toward a record near $150 a barrel in the middle of that year. The case alleged that traders in Optiver’s Chicago office reaped a $1 million profit by engaging in a practice called “banging the close”, in which the firm attempted to move U.S. oil prices by executing a large volume of deals during the final moments of trading. http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/cftc-claims-scalp-crackdown-oil-marke Probably one of the smallest offenders and it took this long, when are they going after Goldman-Sachs and how long will that take? 15 years? » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 4:01 pm Speaking of Dominionism: Charles Colson has passed away. From our news widget: Watergate figure Charles Colson has died at 80 http://news.yahoo.com/watergate-figure-charles-colson-died-80-203333577.html » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 3:23 pm I wondered what that loud “beep-beep-beep” noise was, it was the noise from Faux warning everyone that they were backing-up. And as usual they were doing it sans mirrors. Both the the rear-view kind and ones on themselves. Such conviction, really makes one want to believe in them, eh? FOX News pundits like Sarah Palin, Charles Krauthammer and Dick Morris are suddenly pivoting to embrace Romney and Jon Stewart has their number. Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2012/04/mrstewart.html#ixzz1siQwkwNB » Posted By bito On April 21, 2012 @ 3:15 pm Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride President Obama speaks before the start of the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride, a cycling event that raises awareness for our nation’s wounded warriors who battle the physical and psychological damages of war. » Posted By bito On April 20, 2012 @ 11:27 pm Weekly Wrap Up: “All We Have Is Each Other” » Posted By bito On April 20, 2012 @ 11:15 pm Mitt Romney Blames Obama For Bad Economy At Factory That Was Shuttered Under Bush Yesterday, presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney made a major campaign stop at the shuttered factory where then-candidate Obama spoke in 2008. The National Gypsum plant has since closed, and Romney said that fact “underscores the failure of this president’s policies with regards to getting the economy working again.” But Romney’s implication that the plant’s closing is a result of Obama’s economic policies is undercut by the fact that the plant closed before Obama took office. The factory closed in June 2008, when George W. Bush was still president. http://thinkprogress.org/special/2012/04/20/468230/romney-obama-bush-factory/ Of course he would blame Obama maybe even Clinton, the R’s seem to have complete amnesia when the name Bush is even mentioned. » Posted By bito On April 20, 2012 @ 8:43 pm Pic of the Day: [img]http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/264xscale/image/image_file/p042012ps-0210.jpg[/img] A Wounded Warrior walks out of the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House to participate in the sixth annual Soldier Ride, a cycling event to help them restore their physical and emotional well-being, April 20, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/april-2012-photo-day IMHO Pete Souza is an excellent photographer and he can take some really heart breaking, honest photos. » Posted By bito On April 20, 2012 @ 7:00 pm According to the article, the Mormons are still considered a cult in the students handbook. Falwell the elder may have had a change for political reasons only but it is still being taught. I don’t know. » Posted By bito On April 20, 2012 @ 6:31 pm Liberty’s choice of Romney leads to angry student response Washington (CNN) – Liberty University students and alumni are accusing the Christian school of violating its own teachings by asking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose adherents are called Mormons, to deliver its 2012 commencement address. By Friday morning, more than 700 comments had been posted on the school’s Facebook page about the Thursday announcement – a majority of them decidedly against the Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr.’s invitation, citing that the school had taught them Mormonism isn’t part of the Christian faith. [….] “I can’t support Romney and I am happy I decided not to walk (in the commencement) this year,” wrote student Josh Bergmann. “Liberty University should have gotten a Christian to speak not someone who practices a cult. Shame on you Liberty University.” Janet Loeffler, a 53-year-old freshman at Liberty, expressed her anger at the decision when contacted by CNN. She also sent a copy of the page of the freshman textbook “The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics” which includes the passage, “Mormon doctrine stands in stark contrast to Jewish and Christian monotheism, which teaches that there is only one true God and that every other ‘God’ is a false god.” » Posted By bito On April 20, 2012 @ 5:43 pm Interesting chart to check on the money in the Senate races: 1st Quarter Fundraising Reports for Senate | Jan. 1 to March 31 http://innovation.cq.com/pub/table/index.php?id=35 » Posted By bito On April 19, 2012 @ 12:52 pm I’m shocked! I tell ya, completely shocked! Study: Conservatives Dominate Sunday Shows You can say one thing about the Sunday morning political talk shows: they’re consistent. But Peter Hart of Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting says that’s “not necessarily a good thing.” A new study by the liberal watchdog group — which looked at ABC’s This Week, NBC’s Meet the Press, CBS’s Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday from August 2011 to February 2012 — claims that the Sunday morning shows have become “extraordinarily friendly terrain for the right.” Seventy percent of one-on-one interviews on the shows featured Republicans, according to the study. That’s 166 Republican guests to 70 Democrats. For the roundtable discussions, Republicans and/or conservatives made 282 appearances to 164 by Democrats and progressives. [….] FAIR’s Peter Hart, who wrote the study, told TPM the Republican tilt isn’t just a product of the 2012 election. “No matter what the partisan balance of power in Washington is,” the shows feature more conservatives, he said. “For whatever reason, the Sunday shows are wedded to this format.” Booking decisions are “not made based on having a wide ranging debate,” Hart added. They’re set up to do the opposite, and are “successful in that.” Throw in the lame question(ers), the never changing Rolla-Dex guest list and unchallenged answers and you have a republican propaganda party every Sunday Morning. More from @GottaLaff. » Posted By bito On April 19, 2012 @ 12:11 pm Oh, they don’t stop at food stamps k’es, they have time and the votes to make more cuts and we know they have to be made. How else can they balance the budget while reducing taxes on millionaires with out slashing social programs? On Wednesday morning, the House Agriculture Committee approved legislation to restrict eligibility to food stamps, cut nutrition aid to the states, and trim nutrition and obesity education grants. The action helps it meet its obligation under the budget to cut $33 billion in spending over 10 years. The Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday was set to pass legislation requiring a Social Security number to claim the refundable child tax credit and eliminating the Social Services Block Grant, which helps state programs like child care, Meals on Wheels for older people, and child protective services. The committee must produce $53 billion in savings over 10 years to help prevent across-the-board defense cuts set to take place in January. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/catholic-bishops-protest-house-budget/ I am so angry about this even though I know it won’t pass the Senate, it pushes the conversation so far to the right. It is up to the center and left to ridicule the the R’s on their thinking, logic(?) and nearsightedness. » Posted By bito On April 19, 2012 @ 10:39 am k’es, Seems Speaker Boehner and Rep. Ryan now know more about Catholic Social Teachings than the Bishops. Wonder if they picked up some part time work with the Sister’s of Mercy? Boehner Says the Bishops Just Don’t Get It Just as he did last year, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said that his Catholic faith guided him in crafting the Republican budget — the one that includes draconian cuts to programs for the poor, elderly, and middle class in order to pay for massive tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations This jewel from Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI): Those principles are very very important, and the preferential option for the poor, which is one of the primary tenants of Catholic social teaching, means don’t keep people poor, don’t make people dependent on government so that they stay stuck at their station in life, help people get out of poverty out onto life of independence. C’mon you sick, disabled and elderly, get off your bloody arses and get to work, find a paying job to buy that food, damnit. We can’t afford to hand you 3 dollars a day for food, we have taxes on the rich to lower! Ya hafta do your share to balance the budget, ya gotta help, can’t you get by on a dollar 50 a day for food? IN ONE SENTENCE: The Catholic Bishops do get the big picture — that it’s not right to give each millionaire another quarter-million dollar tax break while slashing funding for the programs that care for the neediest members of our society. http://thinkprogress.org/progress-report/speaker-boehner-v-the-bishops/ » Posted By bito On April 18, 2012 @ 7:51 pm Is Mitt Romney Aware That Ted Nugent Is a Self-Admitted Pedophile? http://www.politicususa.com/ted-nugent-mitt-romney/ » Posted By bito On April 17, 2012 @ 9:19 pm OMG.k’es, now that IS a school board member from hell. WOW! One problem with school board elections is that no one pays attention to them or who is running. When I lived in that county where the article was from, I did. » Posted By bito On April 17, 2012 @ 6:03 pm Sally, I heard/read that the Romney camp was worried about not even getting 20% of the Hispanic vote. Less than 35% could prove to defeat and I don’t see how he can get there without a huge flip-flop or shake of his etch-a-sketch, what would that do to his base? I think he may be in the proverbial “rock and a hard place” with both women and Hispanics. » Posted By bito On April 17, 2012 @ 5:42 pm I will squeal like a little girl if PBO wins AZ on his way to reelection. 🙂 Add in the Mixture Barber winning Gabby’s seat and Dr.Carmona winning the Senate, I may pee my pants. 😆 Obama Camp, Seeing Shift, Bets on Long Shot in Arizona one of my biggest worries is the emos getting involved both Barber and Carmona are “blue dogs/moderates.” The emos could do as much damage as the RNC to their races. They didn’t like Gabby until she got shot. Barber also was wounded that terrible day. » Posted By bito On April 17, 2012 @ 5:36 pm KT, I debated even posting that story, it ‘grossed me out’ that much. I knew many a guys who did many things for a deferment, but nothing that gross and none of them were hypocritical like him. They were truly against the war not not the chicken-shit-hawk that he is. » Posted By bito On April 17, 2012 @ 5:20 pm AdLib, CNN has PBO with women at +16 of registered voters. That is one thing to watch with all polls, who are the polling? » Posted By bito On April 17, 2012 @ 4:59 pm KQ, I did take a glance at and did make a comment about PPP polls. If they use Rasmussen in their mix, they should also have PPP in the mix to get their averages. Later, my chauffeur is here. » Posted By bito On April 17, 2012 @ 11:57 am AdLib, I’m off to the docs so no time to search it, but the polls on Hispanics have them voting for Romney vs Obama at a huge plus for Obama. It seems it’s so large that Obama 2012 is mobilizing in AZ, they see a chance even here. » Posted By bito On April 17, 2012 @ 11:53 am Third Poll in a Row Finds Romney Ahead of Obama Fox News: Romney 46 percent/Obama 44 percent GOP-leaning Rasmussen: Romney 47 percent/Obama 44 percent Gallup: Romney 47 percent/Obama 45 percent And the article has 3 comments, in order:
Trish Ponder: ~~~~ Jon: ~~~ How typical: Typical troll, starts out with name calling without anything intelligent to add. 😆 » Posted By bito On April 16, 2012 @ 9:41 pm OK, I can go to bed! I never heard this about this Chicken-Hawk: Ted Nugent Befouled Himself to Avoid Vietnam Draft So Ted Nugent roams a concert stage while toting automatic weapons, calls Barack Obama “a piece of —–” and says he told Obama to suck on one of his machine-guns. He also calls Hillary Clinton a “worthless bitch” and Dianne Feinstein a “worthless whore.” That Nugent, he’s a man’s man. He talks the talk and walks the walk, right? Except when it was time to register for the draft during the Vietnam era. By his own admission, Nugent stopped all forms of personal hygiene for a month and showed up for his draft board physical in pants caked with his own urine and feces, winning a deferment. Creative! http://www.pensitoreview.com/2007/08/28/ted-nugent-befouled-himself-to-avoid-vietnam-draf/ A rock and Roll version of Cheney and difference with Cheney, he went into politics so he could defaecate on the American people. » Posted By bito On April 16, 2012 @ 9:15 pm k’es, someone must have checked that I moved before pulling that stunt! 😉 That school board has always considered themselves as lords passing rules and regulations from on high. This is sad to see. » Posted By bito On April 16, 2012 @ 6:36 pmComments Posted By bito
I suppose it all depends on how much they hate that black man in the White House.
Major Media Bias Alert! Again.
I also was a precinct committee person so I often went to battle with some of the members, no longer. I pay little attention to our school board and I should. The RR do like to cut their people cut their political teeth in those positions. Traing grounds for whackos, like your guy!
Intersting article on AZ and Dems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/us/politics/obama-campaign-turns-attention-on-arizona.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&src=recg
Sorry, but in nature pond scum serves a purpose, does he even do that? I had a ‘Nam buddy sitting with me when I pulled that comment up, two tours in Airborne, and he was beyond pissed at that punk!
A: general populace
B: Registered voters
C: Likely voters (have they consistently voters)
D: What was the question and how was it asked.
E:??
I do remember in the 2008 cycle Nbc/MSNBC got caught changing the questions and tried to pass the results off as a change in their trend line. Nope, can’t change the questions or methodology in mid stream, it doesn’t work that way.
I remember Todd doing a Jackie Gleason classic “a-humm a-na, a-humm-a-na” over that one. He said they were trying to clarify the question, sorry, ask a separate question, don’t try to replace the question.
(I only took one semester of statistics, anything to get my math credits except math, and I know that much. People that do it for a living should know the rules they learned in a 101 course.
Anyone seen a poll?
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2012/04/16/third-poll-in-a-row-finds-romney-ahead-of-obama/
This just in — CNN gives Obama a 9-point lead.
CNN: Obama 52 percent/Romney 43 percent.
How typical of CNN. Lying liberal pricks.
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