Joementum != Momentum

From Joe Lieberman for President 2004: Joe Surging In New Hampshire 1/27 — Today is the day! Since Joe’s amazing debate performance on Thursday night, his support in New Hampshire has been surging. Buoyed by newspaper endorsements, terrific television ads that your contributions keep on the air, and Joe’s own stamina and optimism, New Hampshire … Continue reading “Joementum != Momentum”

Some Advice for Howard Dean

(via August J. Pollak) Things Howard Dean can do to look more “presidential”: Announce proudly that no president has ever done as much as him for human rights. Dress up in a crotch-accentuating flight suit and land a jet on an aircraft carrier. Brag repeatedly about a sub-standard college grade point average. Get arrested for … Continue reading “Some Advice for Howard Dean”

Trent Lott is a Hypocrite

(via Eschaton) THEN: “Any appointment of a federal judge during a recess should be opposed.” — Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) opposing the appointment of an African American judge, December 2000 NOW: “Judge Pickering’s record deems this recess appointment fully appropriate.” — Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), 1/17/04 Honestly, is anyone really surprised by Lott’s blatant hypocrisy?

Another George W. Bush Joke

In my email today: Three Texas surgeons were playing golf together and discussing surgeries they had performed. One of them said, “I’m the best surgeon in Texas. A concert pianist lost 7 fingers in an accident, I reattached them, and 8 months later he performed a private concert for the Queen of England.” One of … Continue reading “Another George W. Bush Joke”

You Might Be A Republican If…

From Tina’s Shark Tank: You Might Be A Republican If… (Author unknown) You think “proletariat” is a type of cheese. You’ve named your kids “Deduction one” and Deduction two” You’ve tried to argue that poverty could be abolished if people were just allowed to keep more of their minimum wage. You’ve ever referred to someone … Continue reading “You Might Be A Republican If…”

Class Warfare!

From Al Franken’s Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right: Anytime a liberal points out that the wealthy are disproportionately benefiting from Bush’s tax policies, Republicans shout, “class warfare!” In her book, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century, Barbara Tuchman writes about a peasant revolt … Continue reading “Class Warfare!”

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