Geez, Who Spilled The Bong Water?

The One fires up the base:

"I know there are times when probably it's hard to recapture that sense of possibility," the president said at the reception. "It's hard sometimes to say, 'Yes we can.' You sit thinking, 'You know, maybe. I don't know.' It's not as inspiring a slogan."

Yes we might!

TRANS-SNARK:

Obama has proved to be weak in a crisis, as Juan Williams candidly observed in June. He’s wasn’t up to the BP oil spill or terrorist attacks. And he’s not very good at managing his own political crisis. I suppose teaching law school, perpetually running for higher office, and writing semi-fictional books about himself weren’t the best preparation for the presidency.

 

Comments

[MarkO]

"Oops, did we do that?"

[hit and run]

"You weren't the ones I was waiting for."
--stuff Obama (almost) said

[So did the cats.]

But then I got high, then I got high, then I got high.
===============

[Daryl Herbert]

""It's hard sometimes to say, 'Yes we can.' You sit thinking, 'You know, maybe. I don't know.'"

Obama doesn't want Democrats thinking about whether or not his policies are good ideas.

There's a term for that . . . epistemic closure!

[Clarice]

It's hard to lower the rising waters when the Empire is striking back, doncha know?

[Sue]

My favorite line is "I've got me some campaigning to do". Me just loves it when the CiC lowers himself to me own level of speaking.

[maryrose]

Earth to Obama- No amount of campaigning can fix this huge deficit egg you have laid. Just being you won't be enough this time. I'm sure the thought of Obama being in Columbus Ohio is what caused the Buckeyes to lose on saturday.

[Ranger]

"I've got me some campaigning to do".

He's been taking 'how to talk like a hick' lessons from John "Can I get me a huntin license here" 'Fn Kerry.

[Frau Dinkelbrot]

Aren't his supporters wondering where the fracking vaulted Obama judgment is? At least Juan now knows Prez. Kool does not do crises.

[PDinDetroit]

How ironic - Obama to appear on Mythbusters...

LUN.

[Sue]

How ironic that we are in the process of teaching our 3 year old grandson not to talk like our president. It quit being cute when he, my 3 year old grandson, could make complete sentences.

[Frau Dinkelbrot]

On a happier note: Happy Birthday Dawn Wells, JOMers Gilligan's Island Gal.
LUN

[DebinNC]

LAT quoting Obama in Ohio about Michelle:

" "So it's fun having her along on this road trip. You know, usually I am all by myself and I listen to my iPod. We had a wonderful conversation on the way here and she's telling me what I should do. It's true." ..The audience laughed. .."You think I'm joking. I'm not. I have witnesses," he said, laughing."

What does Obama and his audience find so laughable...the idea that he and MO had a "wonderful conversation" or that she had the audacity to give him some advice? I don't get the joke.

[Jack is Back!]

Mal,aka,alu JOMOs:

Just back from early voting here in 'Nole country (with the gators out of the top 25, we're all 'Noles now). We have 3 polling stations in this county open for early voting. I went to the one on the beach at 1200hrs and there were only 3 people voting at 10 booths with myself and guy with a zimmer frame getting our ballots. Surprised at the lack of turnout but then this is the first day, a Monday and those who have work, maybe 4 out of 5 and are not retired, probably aren't voting early. Problem with voting early is that it is only from 0830hrs to 1630hrs. Not friendly for the working person.

Noticeably absent was FLOTUS with campaign literature as you walked in the door.

[Clarice]

Consider this a must read:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/fault-lines_508824.html>Obama's apologists and scapegoating

[matt]

The audacity of drivel.....

[Porchlight]

What does Obama and his audience find so laughable

Personally I would be laughing at the notion that she doesn't tell him what to do 100% of the time. In that sense it is kind of funny.

[Clarice]

Even Kucinich?

"THE WEEKLY STANDARD has obtained the results of a private poll conducted last night in Ohio-10, the Cleveland-area district held for seven terms by Democrat Dennis Kucinich. Kucinich has been widely viewed as safe—even though he fell short of 60 percent of the vote in 2008, and the district has a Cook PVI of only Dem +8.

The poll (based on a small but respectable 319 person sample, with a margin of error of 5.6 percent, weighted to eliminate gender bias) shows Kucinich ahead of his opponent, Peter Corrigan, by only 4 percent. The profile of undecided voters suggests they may break for Corrigan by about 3-2. And Corrigan's 4 percent deficit turns into a 4 percent Corrigan lead when voters are given information on Kucinich's ties to corrupt local Democratic leaders, and on Kucinich's support for illegal immigration. These are signs that undecided voters could be pushed to go Corrigan’s way. Furthermore, Corrigan is running even with Kucinich among those who've already requested their absentee ballot, as early voting has already started in Ohio.

Corrigan is up on radio, but not on TV. He is doing direct mail to 150,000 households with persuadable voters. He has little cash on hand—but so does Kucinich (Kucinich had $88K to Corrigan's $35K at the end of the last filing period, and Kucinich outraised Corrigan in the 3rd quarter by only $30K).

Could be an interesting race for people to consider last minute contributions to—or even IE expenditures, perhaps focused on national security, where Kucinich’s militant hostility to American victory abroad, and to supporting the troops, is probably at odds with his blue-collar constituents."

[Neo]

Funny business with Chicago absentee ballots
In Chicago ? ... no way

[Chubby]

(("It's hard sometimes to say, 'Yes we can.' You sit thinking, 'You know, maybe. I don't know.'"))

I'll take "The Party of No" over "The Party of Don't Know" any day.

His cringe worthy performance is almost making me feel sorry for him, which I think points to a big difference between us and them; we can still feel pity for pathetic losers when they are down even if they are political enemies; but as they evidenced so clearly with W, nothing will stop them from their merciless kicking a political enemy who is down.

[Chubby]

((You know, usually I am all by myself and I listen to my iPod.))

a bit of self pity begging for sympathy?

[Clarice]

It's one way of avoiding reality. I suppose we're lucky he hasn't turned into a Goth.

PAGAR--the VFW has withdrawn all endorsements and will dissolve their PAC

I have reviewed the Political Action Committee (PAC) Board of Directors’ response
to our request to rescind this year’ s Congressional endorsements. I disagree with their
assessment.

It is now evident to most of the VFW leadership, both National and especially the
departments, that the VFW has been subjected to extreme negative publicity throughout
the nation, and the recent endorsement decisions have, in fact, harmed the VFW’ s
reputation and future ability to fulfill our mission.

I cannot let this erosion of public support for our great organization continue. The
apparent lack of the committee to address these concerns will lead to a proposal by me,
as Commander-in-Chief, to amend the by-laws at the 112th National Convention for
the purpose of dissolving the PAC. Meanwhile, under the authority granted to me as
Commander-in-Chief in section 619 of the VFW National By-Laws and under section
620 of the Manual of Procedure, I am withdrawing all PAC appointments effective
October 15, 2010.

Accordingly, I’ m asking the council for a vote of “ no confidence” in the VFW PAC as
indicated on the enclosed ballot.

To: National Council of Administration
From: Richard L. Eubank, Commander-in-Chief
Date: October 14, 2010

[hit and run]

You know, usually I am all by myself and I listen to my iPod.

It's loaded with the same tracks as the one he gave to the Queen of England.

[centralcal]

About Obama appearing on Mythbusters . . . shouldn't he instead be the subject of Mythbusters?

Anyway, MOTUS Mirro blog has notice that every since the Presidential Seal went oopsie and fell off the dais, it has been missing from all of BOzo's speaking events since. That strikes me as odd - maybe they fear some "evil spirits" are attached to the seal?

[MaryD]

Congratulations to TM for making today's WSJ Political Diary with a quote from the recent "Be afraid.." thread

[centralcal]

Mirro = mirror, notice = noticed, every = ever.

Welcome to Monday morning, centralcal!

[Captain Hate]

Re Kucinich: I had forgotten his craven caving in on Bammycare, which he claimed to be against "on principle" until he was given, not something that would help his constituents one iota, but permission to have some dog and pony antiwar circle jerk in the House. That could only appeal to the full tilt nutters in his district and, combined with an opponent with some local credibility, could spell the end of the gravy train for the sawed-off perv.

[centralcal]

Clarice: thanks for that info on the VFW. My father was rolling in his grave for sure (a long time Republican and long time member of the VFW).

[Dave (in MA)]

Works for me.

[Clarice]

Assuming that all or most of the Obamacare turncoats lose, what does that do to Obama's further efforts at arm twisting the Hill? He will spend the next two years of his life in an unremitting nightmare, I predict. A fitting end to this imposter's rise .

[hit and run]

Speaking of that MythBusters gig -- Archimedes' death ray -- the MB guys have already tackled that one (and busted it!) not http://mythbustersresults.com/episode16>once,but http://mythbustersresults.com/episode46>twice already.

[DebinNC]

We're early voting later today, so I printed out some sample ballots. A NC Court of Appeals race will be decided (for the first time) by an "instant runoff," since the seat came open after the primaries. There are 13 candidates, and none will be identified by party on the ballot. The local GOP gave me the names of the 4 Republicans among the 13 candidates, but I doubt most voters will arrive to vote with that info in hand.

The ballot will show 3 columns labeled 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. All 13 candidates' names will appear in the same order in all 3 columns. The top two names in the column/s are Dems. Voters are to check their top choice in 1st, their second favorite in 2nd, and third favorite in 3rd. The top 2 finishers in 1st will be in an "instant runoff" where each's 2nd and 3rd votes will be tallied and a winner determined instantly (I think).

This seems like some sort of NC Dem shenanigan to me, but maybe "instant runoffs" are more common than I know. Just wanted to encourage y'all to view your sample ballot to see if similar surprises await.

[MarkO]

"I've got me some campaigning to do, Andy"

And then this is just a slap to MO. Would you make fun of your wife this way and live?

We had a wonderful conversation on the way here and she's telling me what I should do. It's true." ..The audience laughed. .."You think I'm joking. I'm not. I have witnesses," he said, laughing."

[PDinDetroit]

Just for Obama...

Judging by the old saying, "What you don't know can't hurt you," he's practically invulnerable.

[maryrose]

I have been actively campaigning and handing out literature for Kucinich's opponent.Corrigan The west side wants a change but the east side of Cleveland,.this district is a weird shape continues to support him. I hope the repub wins or redistricting eliminates Kucinich.

[jimmyk]

"You know, usually I am all by myself and I listen to my iPod.

"I just love listening to all my old speeches. They just seem to grow and grow in their beauty and power. Sometimes I am just in awe of myself. So it's good to have Michelle along every now and then to remind me that I need to at least pretend to do some real work now and then."

(stuff Obama thought but didn't say)

[DebinNC]

Here's the LAT link to Obama's odd remarks about Michelle. The accompanying pic shows the two looking adoringly at each other, so perhaps Obama was joking, even though he emphasized he wasn't joking and even claimed to have witnesses to this laugh generating Michelle advice-giving phenomenom.

[Old Lurker]

"You know, usually I am all by myself and I listen to my iPod."

So let me get this straight. His flying Whitehouse has room for a hundred people and can connect electronically and by video to any spot on earth. Back to Truman and Ike we had pictures of presidents meeting with all sorts of folks while doing the people's work on their planes. His staff always goes with him and we were told we had to pay for that flying palace because presidents are always working 24x7. And he just lays about listening to tunes?

[Clarice]

Let him loll around on AF1 as long as he wants--

Ras:

"mocrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, October 17, 2010.
Forty-eight percent (48%) of respondents say they would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 39% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent.
Even more worrisome for Democrats, however, is the finding that among the voters who are most closely following the midterm elections Republicans hold a 55% to 36% lead.
While the margin has varied somewhat from week-to-week, Republicans have been consistently ahead on the Generic Ballot for over a year, and their lead has run as high as 12 points and as low as three points. When Barack Obama first took office as president of the United States, the Democrats enjoyed a seven-point lead on the Generic Ballot.
Among voters not affiliated with either major party, Republicans hold a 17-point lead. "

[matt]

the Russian spies who were exchanged a few months ago were just awarded some of the highest honors bestowable by the Russian Republic.

Nope, nothing wrong in this picture....LUN to the story.

[Chubby]

((He will spend the next two years of his life in an unremitting nightmare, I predict.))

Only if the Repubs don't screw up, which imo is not outside the realm of possibility.

Please God don't let the Republicans give Obama a chance to play Comeback Kid 2012.

[Dave (in MA)]

And he just lays about listening to tunes?

Could we send 255 iPods to the House and 57 of them to the Senate for the rest of the year?

[JM Hanes]

DebinNC:

The instant runoff ballot for the Court of Appeals seems strange to me too. It looks like a novel way to avoid the expense of holding actual runoff elections, after the first round of voting. If your first choice doesn't make the cut, they already have your vote for a 2nd and 3rd round, if necessary. It looks like you get 3 chances to pick a winner out of the 13 candidates. Unfortunately, if none of your 3 picks ends up in the runoff, it seems to me that you don't, in fact, get to choose between the two survivors.

I think it's a lousy set-up no matter how you slice it. If it's confusing on a sample ballot, it will be even more so if you're confronted with it for the first time in the voting booth. There will be people who vote for the same candidate in all three columns, or who vote for three candidates in the same column, or all sorts of variations thereof.

Just to make the whole thing more opaque, neither the runoff itself, nor the slate of runoff candidates gets a single mention in the "Judicial Voter Guide" that was mailed out by the State Board of Elections. I usually ask a lawyer and former judge whom I trust for recommendations, but it's going to take a lot more time to do that over the phone this year, if he hasn't got a sample ballot in front of him too!

Candidates in the putatively non-partisan contests are apparently listed in alphabetical order, while the Democrats are listed first everywhere else. I'm not sure it's really a big deal when you've only got a couple of people running.

The hardest choice, however, is deciding which way to vote on a Constitutional amendment prohibiting convicted felons from serving as Sheriffs...... Jeez.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Nope, nothing wrong in this picture

After carefully considering the pictures of Anna Chapman again, I have to agree.

[narciso]

Well what could possibly go wrong there, JM, we had felons selling insurance down here, and that worked out swell, sarc

[JM Hanes]

"I've got me some campaigning to do...."

As if it weren't bad enough coming from the Prez, the rubeSpeak is starting to rub off on John Kerry. Talk about yer cognitive dissonance! If I'd known the subject would come up, I'd have bookmarked his recent comments on campaigning.

[Clarice]

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT PICTURE.THE GENT STANDING NEXT TO ANNA HAS TWO LEFT ARMS.

[bgates]

I think it's just tailor-made for chanting.

Yes-We-Can!
Wait-Maybe-Not!
I'm-Not-Sure!
I'd-Have-To think about it!
i'll get Back-to You-Later!
It's-Kind of-Complicated!

He must have been talking to voters that were crippled by fear, in an environment where fact and science does not seem to work. Otherwise they'd know not to worry about whether they know enough to make a good decision, and just go with whatever makes a more inspirational slogan.

[bgates]

Me just loves it when the CiC lowers himself to me own level of speaking.

Bar Bar Obinksma.

Yes We'sa Can!

[Tollhouse]

That Michelle joke is the kind of joke that televises well, and in person, but when you take it outside of it's own context, and start to unpack the assumptions, it's can be pretty mean.

On that same line, I watched the MASH movie this past weekend. I watched the tv show all the time as a kid, but never the movie. Finally watched it, and I was struck by how mean and base, Hawkeye, Trapper, and Duke were.

I was amazed at how they seemed to delight in torturing their fellow man for no reason.

Last night I watched an episode of the tv show. The one where Hawkeye and Pierce fake a telegram to Winchester, that he was really appointed to the Head of Surgery at MGH. I was struck that when I was younger, I always thought that these guys were like this because of the war, but when you see the movie, you think, these guys were always like this, sadistic. The tv series did add quite a bit of compassion to the characters later, but the movie is just one of those 70s artifacts, where you go, "did they really think like this back then?"

[Jack is Back!]

Clarice,

Think about all the organizational PAC's (not the union or corporate ones) that are in the same or worse situation of the VFW. As you know, most PAC's (lets say 99.9% of them) are run by the hill people on staff even though there is a board of directors with executive ties to the organization. Those organizations and associations have Washington offices (if their HQ isn't inside the beltway already). The board comes to DC two or three times a year. Their hill people tell them how important it is to have friends on both sides of the aisle and how Boxer may want to be called Senator but is really a friend of the Vets since she will vote for a ham sandwich as long as you contribute the $15K max every election cycle. Hey, the hill people live with this every day, sacrificing a family live in Gaithersburg, in order to sip vodka tonics or California Cab, at La Colline for Congressman Kucinich or Oberstar or Senator Brown. So, if they say Ron Klein deserves our endorsement (and we have been giving him $2K every cycle for the past 10 years) who are the board to argue. Its the way it is and now with the VFW kerfuffle lets see what other orgs get smart.

[larry]

Judging by the old saying, "What you don't know can't hurt you," he's practically invulnerable.

Posted by: PDinDetroit | October 18, 2010 at 02:17 PM Priceless, PD. A candidate for all time best.

[Sue]

I listened to his speech again. He didn't say "me". He said "I've got some campaigning...". I swear I heard "me" last night. But it isn't there so I didn't hear it.

[Jack is Back!]

Clarice,

Next to Anna is a Cosmonaut receiving the same honor. One of the left hand is his, the other belongs to Putin. His hand is in everything Russkie:)

[Charlie (Colorado)]

The tv series did add quite a bit of compassion to the characters later, but the movie is just one of those 70s artifacts, where you go, "did they really think like this back then?"

Tollhouse, the sense of humor among doctors, especially surgeons, is just notoriously rough. The sense of humor among people in combat can be very black as well.

I don't have any personal experiences with MASH units, but if medical students are any guide it's not too unbelievable.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Next to Anna is a Cosmonaut receiving the same honor.

No kidding?

[macphisto]

to me it's not a question of "would you make fun of your wife this way and live?" it's just profoundly bizarre to me that he's using his life partner as public comedy fodder. it would seem weird from any kind of celebrity other than a comedian; coming from the President of the United States, it seems tone-deaf to the point of surrealism.

[daddy]

I nominate Mickey Kaus as the latest guy to spill the bong water:

"I'd still defend most of the decisions Obama's made, especially on health care reform."

[macphisto]

if you found the "M*A*S*H" film a bit much, you might or might not want to check out the novel, which is even more over-the-top than the film; the characters make more sense in print, being less diluted for film/TV format.

[jimmyk]

And he just lays about listening to tunes?

Why do you assume it's tunes. As my earlier post alluded to, my guess is he's listening to his own speeches, just like on the ipod he gave to the queen.

[Jack is Back!]

Chaco,

She along with a couple of Cosmonauts received the honorific in Kazakhstan at the launch facility.

OT: For daddy. Did you know they have named an ice field and mountain after Ted Stevens. Its in the Denali range and Mark Knoller has the coordinates at LUN. Follow the Twitter thread from NR. Obama signed it today. Guess who sponsored the bill?

[Rob Crawford]

Why do you assume it's tunes. As my earlier post alluded to, my guess is he's listening to his own speeches, just like on the ipod he gave to the queen.

Really? I figure he just listens to the introductions and the applause.

[Dave (in MA)]

Why do you assume it's tunes. As my earlier post alluded to, my guess is he's listening to his own speeches, just like on the ipod he gave to the queen.

Except in his case the speeches have a Hungarian accent and they haven't been delivered yet.

[Appalled]

M*A*S*H* the movie is pretty mean in its treatment of Hotlips and Frank Burns. The cool kids Trapper and Hawkeye are outright bullies, in the movie, and that's excused because they are cool kids.

I preferred the TV series. Sometimes there's a reason for softening the characters.

[Clarice]

That's about right, jib. In this case it was a very lightly funded operation and when the VF womens auxillary defunded them last week, it really was curtains as they raised most of the money for it. Most effective PACs have more mney and more thought involved. Here, t's the endorsement, more than the money, that was so valuable to dorks like Boxer and don't know if the VFW acted quickly enough to undo that.

[bgates]

The tv series did add quite a bit of compassion to the characters later

I used to love that show, but it's awfully hard to watch now. There are more than a few episodes that could run in syndication in Pyongyang. And can you imagine explaining it to someone from Seoul? "Oh, it was a very popular American tv program that argued that the United States should never have gotten involved in the hopeless struggle between interchangeable autocracies on your peninsula, and we'd have been better off leaving you all to Kim Il Sung."

[MarkO]

Did we really think like that back then? F**kiing A. The whole F**king alphabet. We were the Pros from Dover.

Todays kids are pussies.

[jimmyk]

Except in his case the speeches have a Hungarian accent and they haven't been delivered yet.

Hmm, much as I hate to admit it, I'm gonna need some help with this one.

[Rick Ballard]

Gallup RV shows slight swing to Republicans. The LV model ain't budgin'. Gallup does provide a tiny hint as to what "low turn out" entails - 40%. The VAP turnout in 2002 was 36.3% while it rose all the way to 37.1% in 2006 (VEP turnouts were 40.5% and 41.3%, respectively).

IOW - the +17% Rep lead refers to what is commonly known as "reality" while the high turnout number of +11 is what is commonly referred to as hash pipe haze "hope".

[Rob Crawford]

Hmm, much as I hate to admit it, I'm gonna need some help with this one.

Soros?

[Dave (in MA)]

ding

[Tollhouse]

Yeah appalled, they were bullies. Macphisto and Charlie, I understand that doctors and people in that kind of situation have black humor, it just seemed way out of line.

I'll have to read the book then.

[narciso]

It's either that or the faux Hungarian/English
phrasebook in Python,

[jimmyk]

Soros?

Ah, yes. At least that's the Hungarian part.

Re Obama listening to his Ipod, maybe Nero is the right image. But at least Nero had the comparatively good judgment to name his horse consul as compared to, say, Holder.

[Captain Hate]

The tv series did add quite a bit of compassion to the characters later

Chances of Alan Alda's character being killed by "friendly fire" == 100%

[Clarice]

IIRC in the book they were far more misogynistic as well. In the tv series they were not as bad.

[Captain Hate]

jimmyk, wasn't that Caligula making a superior choice to gelding Steadman Shabazz Holder?

[Janet...off the couch & sportin Tea Party chic]

Great news about VFW-PAC. Maybe this will embolden other organizations to clean house. There seems to be such a disconnect between the local groups (VFW, church congregations, Girl Scout troops,...) and their national representation. The higher up levels seem to get more liberal and more scatterbrained as to their purpose.
The liberal rot has entered so many of our institutions that it will take a lot of work to clean them out....or amputate them & start over.

[Captain Hate]

Headlines Tomorrow: Bitter Clinging VFW Adds to Unemployment Malaise By Persecuting Whistleblowers for Speaking Truth to Power

[Rick Ballard]

"or amputate them & start over"

Janet,

Boehner and Cantor can start by making sure that not a single Dem staffer gets a retread with a freshman Rep. They can announce it as a shovel ready project for moving companies.

[jimmyk]

wasn't that Caligula

You're right, CH, getting my Roman tyrants mixed up. Nero, Caligula, somehow they all fit the current clown-in-chief.

[Pagar]

Clarice, thanks for your post on the VFW org and their Pac.

" don't know if the VFW acted quickly enough to undo that."

I've been checking the sites that I had seen veterans saying they had torn up there cards etc. I'm not hearing much new comments, but have seen some where they say they are not sorry they did. How bad the fiasco hurt the VFW I can't say, but I know it hurt it. However, I'm grateful that we had enough interest this year to make some changes. I truly do not believe I knew they endorsed Murtha in 2008. Hopefully we can overcome the stigma.

Thanks to all who helped us make the VFW better.
----------------------------------

Janet, I reading your 06:20 PM as I'm typing this. You are absolutely right, It's the inside the Beltway crowd who are directing all of these leftists to screw up organizations like the VFW who would, IMO) never vote leftist at the Post level.

[PaulL]

From Walter Shapiro:

"If Michelle Obama comes to Cincinnati and makes a plea about how her husband has been treated, every woman in this city and every woman in the black community would kill themselves with enthusiasm," was the hyperbolic prediction of Alicia Reece, an African-American Democratic state representative from central Cincinnati.

[Pagar]

Janet, I think you had previously posted a link to this couple's fight with their bank.

Happy ending> who knows?

[sbw]

Re: Mash. Don't forget that Hotlips and Frank Burns were bullies in their own right.

[JM Hanes]

It's the mean boys syndrome!

[Janet...off the couch & sportin Tea Party chic]

Here is more on some middle-class anarchy via Instapundit.

Like the "Happy ending" article Pagar linked to. I don't understand all the housing stuff but I do relate to the feeling that lawbreaking & looting of our country seems acceptable for some....while a few of us law abiding rubes just keep payin' the bills.

[PD]

There seems to be such a disconnect between the local groups (VFW, church congregations, Girl Scout troops,...) and their national representation. The higher up levels seem to get more liberal and more scatterbrained as to their purpose.

And then there's Madison, WI, where the rot comes right down to the local level. Sample: The local YWCA, which has this as its hallmark slogan:

eliminating racism
empowering women

[Janet...off the couch & sportin Tea Party chic]

Yeah PD....another example of the lib ideas not making sense.
From Obama's inauguration...a "prayer" - "Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around – when yellow will be mellow – when the red man can get ahead, man – and when white will embrace what is right."

Eliminating racism...riiiiiiight.

[MarkO]

I recall when being a bully took more than making smart-ass remarks and talking trash one to another. In those pterodactyl days, one had to inflict mayhem randomly, extort lunch money, place underclassmen on fountains, run pants up flagpoles and egg cars and houses.

Apparently, we now regard anyone who is exuberantly assertive as a bully. If I call you a name, I’m a bully. If I speak in a condescending tone, I’m a bully. If I swear with embargoed invective, I’m a bully. It’s just so easy now. But, in the Time of Victims, it’s just another quick way to be disadvantaged.

As to M*A*S*H, it was fiction and anti-war fiction at that. The characters were brash, pushy, brilliant, talented, insouciant, paranoid and flawed. Are these affectations often used to deflect the horror of war? Real bullies would not have gone to medical school. They would have been in the Green Barets.

[narciso]

The original source material, doesn't seem that antiwar, but not that amusing either, in the LUN

[Carol Herman]

Obama didn't do it. He followed Nancy Pelosi's advice.

Giving Obama the CiC is on par with the guy who bought SEGWAY and took a new scooter for a ride.

Without Obama, we would not have known all the "isms" we are facing.

[Carol Herman]

I thought InstaPundit's "Middle-Class Anarchy" was great! Once I got there, I bookmarked that link.

As to the banksters, they're still trying to sell their lousy loans to a public that doesn't want to buy them. So, it's back, searching for taxpayer pockets. And, claptrap that things moved to fast for them to keep up with the paperwork.

You don't have to be a lawyer to know the Constitutional rights involved, that are being violated. Because, once in court, the defendant (if the amount is above $20) can ask for a jury trial.

No jury trials allowed by some judges. And, others who signed away on false documentation.

It's also pretty simple to explain. Banks separated off PROFITS FROM RISKS. It was RISKS that were stuck into derivatives bundles. That got slapped with Triple A ratings. Hundreds of investors, if not thousands, all own a piece of the same house.

Good luck to ya in court!

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Chicago has a pension fund problem.

Maybe that's why Daley jumped ship.

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Poor liberals.

They are coming to realize that Obama and the Democrats are just as much fascist as they are socialist/Marxist.

It breaks their little hearts to see him sell out to Aetna, United Health and Wellpoint.

Well....at least they can blame mean old Joe Leiberman.