I Forgot About Him (and Him)!

It turns out Glenn Beck is still saying things for money! He’s not on TV anymore and his cash-for-gold scam is being charged with fraud, but that doesn’t stop this stalwart warrior. No, he’s speaking out, letting us know that even though he trusts no one, he’s really, really good friends with Rick Santorum. In fact, Santorum is pretty much the next George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and probably Phyllis Schlafly all rolled up together. I guess that explains why Rick’s kids wear colonial clothing?

Anyway, is anyone else surprised that Glenn Beck is still saying things?

How Many Can the Clown Car Hold?

Evidently, there’s still room in the GOP primary for the Koran-roasting sideburns vote!

The GOP “Debates”

I’ll start with a confession: I didn’t watch last night’s debate. Mostly because this is, what, the 27th in a  row now? Secondly, I already know about all the excitement. Lastly (and most importantly), I didn’t watch because there’s absolutely nothing more I could learn about the candidates to convince me that any of them is worth worrying about. Remember, we’re talking about the nomination of the 2011 Republican party. In a nutshell, that means no taxes, no regulations, no gays, no Mexicans and no poors. There, I just saved you having to watch the next one.

In fact, the only real reason to keep watching these things is to see which candidate flames out next. From Perry’s narcoleptic swagger to Bachmann’s twangy platitudes from outer space to Herman Cain’s SimCity tax plan, it’s hard to see how anyone takes them seriously. Romney, far and away the most electable, also comes off as just a clueless buffoon. Who doesn’t understand why expanding your manse while calling for foreclosures to continue (so they can be scooped up by investors, naturally!) is tone-deaf at best and utterly callous as worst?

The real takeaway is that the GOP field is populated much like a clown car. None of these candidates offers any real plans for American progress. Their messages are all predicated on ideas that have been tried for the last 30 years and have failed miserably. Their best hope is a chameleon who would be a staunch liberal if he had any core principles whatsoever. I’m not naive enough to believe that Obama will have an easy time next year but with this current crop of Republican jokers, it’s hard to see how he won’t.

Beyond Belief

In watching Newt Gingrich’s behavior over the past couple of days, I’m reminded of this bit from Eddie Izzard:

I didn’t think anyone could be more entertaining than The Donald, but here we are.

Guess Who’s Finally Running for President?

And I thought I loved Crazy-Eyes Bachmann!

It’s that fat has-been next to the Terminatrix.

Sally Kern Gets a Slap (On the Wrist)

Despite earlier resistance to a full reprimand, the OK House successfully voted yesterday to censure Sally Kern for her none-too-subtle racism. The motion was brought by Democrat Mike Shelton and led to a second apology from Kern, read on the House floor.

It should also be noted that not everybody was on board with the motion. Republican Paul Wesselhoft saw it as an affront to the Christian admonishment to forgive and Randy Grau is worried that punishing racists will lead to Big Brother.

It’s not as good as a resignation but it’s as good as we’re going to get. She’s likely to be re-elected by the bigots in her district but she’s term limited in 2016. Unless, of course, a true progressive mounts a credible challenge… anybody?

The Onion or Oklahoma?

It’s getting harder and harder to tell  the difference.

Ironically, Sally Kern’s subtly racist argument is precisely the reason why Affirmative Action is a necessity; ingrained bigotry such as Kern and Osborn’s will ensure unequal treatment for minorities if the playing field is “leveled” because they discriminate with abandon. Witness the intellectual prowess of the women who considers homosexuals a bigger threat than radical terrorism:

“We have a high percentage of blacks in prison, and that’s tragic,” Kern said, “but are they in prison just because they are black or because they don’t want to study as hard in school?

“I’ve taught school,” she added, “and I saw a lot of people of color who didn’t study hard because they said the government would take care of them.”

I can’t wait for the first southern politician to just come right out and say what’s really on their mind: ‘niggers are lazy’.

50 CCs of Factual History to Georgia, STAT!

Here’s yet another misinformed, ignorant cracker, lying his ass off with impunity:

Notice he doesn’t mention the commie evils of Social Security. On the other hand, he also doesn’t mention anything about the Rural Utilities Service or the Tennessee Valley Authority which is probably responsible for ensuring Rep. Broun isn’t illiterate and eating mud right now. Remember, this is the same moron who thinks Obama is putting together a secret battalion of Gestapo-like shock troops to steal shit from Whitey or something.

Well, ok, from that perspective, maybe the New Deal was a failure. Can somebody get these guys a history book?

This Needs More Coverage

I haven’t highlighted it here, but I’ve been following the disturbing story of Shawna Forde, rogue Minutemen activist and now convicted murderer. C&L has done a terrific job covering the story and calling on the MSM to give it some airtime. That it hasn’t is a complete mystery; it has all the components that usually make for wall to wall coverage.

If you don’t know the whole sad saga, do yourself a favor and read up on it. It will give you little insight into the minds of the lunatic fringe who want to demonize, harass and ultimately do harm to Hispanics living in America. And it will probably break your heart.

Raul Junior and Bresinia Flores are still dead but hopefully Forde’s conviction can alleviate some of the pain and shine a  light on the Right-Wing nativist and extremist groups that still exist in this country.

 

Objectivism Never Looked So Sexy

From The Atlas Society:

“Ayn Rand is America’s most controversial individualist. She penned philosophical non-fiction works of such originality and power that she was credited by stunned intellectuals as having single-handedly solved an ancient philosophical puzzle. The new philosophy which she founded through her fiction and her later essays and articles is called Objectivism.”

Um, yeah.

Frankly, I prefer this version much, much better. But, if you’re in the mood for a biopic, we’ve got you covered.

FREEDOM!!!