[markatisu]

Yes, Ron Paul, pointing out that the leading candidate will say anything minute by minute to get elected and will do god knows what when he actually has power is a game. It's so unimportant. It's so silly.

He would be better off actually saying that, but then that would be attacking Romney instead of implying the rest of the field is at fault for attacking Romney

[Clevinger]

Sigh... My dad brings up the Treyvon story and Obama's comment. He says it's going to be used to take guns away.... Where's the info that Obama has been relatively good for gun rights? I really wanna lay the fucking smack down. I'd search but I'm on my phone and coverage is spotty. Help would be appreciative.

Tell him that Obama's been so good on it that the NRA president claims it's a conspiracy to lull owners into a false sense of security for when Obama does try to take them away in his second term. I wish I was joking.

[sangreal]

AP sources: Obama nominates Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim to lead World Bank

http://youtu.be/4lHKJEp5e-8?t=1m55s

[Oblivion]

"Obama admits to having child out of wedlock!"

[Oblivion]

Damn, it's too bad your dad feels that way =/ Am I misunderstanding or is this cartoon advocating Single Payer? http://www.politico.com/wuerker/2012...07-000041.html A self-proclaimed Republican posted this.

No clue what the hell this dude's going for, but then again I've noticed right wingers aren't really that adept at creating comics that try and mock their victims.

[Jackson50]

Mitt and the Big Mo. An insuperable tandem. Rasmussen estimates he's leading by 13% in WI. And he reached the 40% threshold for the first time this cycle in Gallup's daily tracking poll.

Tell him that Obama's been so good on it that the NRA president claims it's a conspiracy to lull owners into a false sense of security for when Obama does try to take them away in his second term. I wish I was joking.

Paranoia is endemic to reactionary clods.

[speculawyer]

Am I misunderstanding or is this cartoon advocating Single Payer? http://www.politico.com/wuerker/2012...07-000041.html A self-proclaimed Republican posted this.

Yes, you are correct. The person probably thought it was funny because it mocks Obamacare as a complex regulatory system . . . he probably didn't notice the simple system over on the right.




I'm really trying to understand the conservative side but it just seems so contradictory to me.

Obama is bad because gas prices are high . . . . Let's bomb Iran now!
Obama is bad because the deficit is so high . . . so lets cut taxes and spend more in the military!

I would think they would do better if they at least had self-consistent positions instead of positions that are diametrically against each other.

[AlteredBeast]

Mitt and the Big Mo. An insuperable tandem. Rasmussen estimates he's leading by 13% in WI. And he reached the 40% threshold for the first time this cycle in Gallup's daily tracking poll.Paranoia is endemic to reactionary clods.

Santorum has put his bets in every other big midwest state, too bad that WI won't be that push that he needs to finally can his presidency bid and start figuring out how to repay his massive campaign debt.

[Black Republican]

april 6th or 13th does the march jobs numbers come out?

[Chichikov]

I'm really trying to understand the conservative side but it just seems so contradictory to me.

Let me help you there.
They REALLY want to get elected.
Like, they seriously aching for it.

[Invisible_Insane]

Let me help you there. They REALLY want to get elected. Like, they seriously aching for it.

Don't be vulgar.

[Chichikov]

Don't be vulgar.

That train had left the station, you cunt.

edit: weird, I though I pressed cancel on that post, didn't actually want to go there on a Friday.

[Jackson50]

I'm really trying to understand the conservative side but it just seems so contradictory to me. Obama is bad because gas prices are high . . . . Let's bomb Iran now! Obama is bad because the deficit is so high . . . so lets cut taxes and spend more in the military! I would think they would do better if they at least had self-consistent positions instead of positions that are diametrically against each other.

Man-on-dog exemplifies this internal inconsistency. While lamenting an intrusive, encompassing government, he'll support anti-sodomy laws and the prohibition of contraception and pornography. Say what?!

Santorum has put his bets in every other big midwest state, too bad that WI won't be that push that he needs to finally can his presidency bid and start figuring out how to repay his massive campaign debt.

He'll win LA this Saturday and everyone will feign his candidacy is still viable. Then, he'll get his ass handed to him over the proceeding month until late April when everyone realizes it's over. And then they'll act amazed at Romney's ineffable campaign prowess. They'll laud Team Romney's brilliant strategy while the media ignominiously spews post-hoc drivel.

april 6th or 13th does the march jobs numbers come out?

They release the same week Obama starts speaking off wax and just starts naming names.

[Hop]

That train had left the station, you cunt.

Don't be Australian.

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

Sigh... My dad brings up the Treyvon story and Obama's comment. He says it's going to be used to take guns away.... Where's the info that Obama has been relatively good for gun rights? I really wanna lay the fucking smack down. I'd search but I'm on my phone and coverage is spotty. Help would be appreciative.

On March 30, the 30th anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, Jim Brady, who sustained a debilitating head wound in the attack, and his wife, Sarah, came to Capitol Hill to push for a ban on the controversial “large magazines.” Brady, for whom the law requiring background checks on handgun purchasers is named, then met with White House press secretary Jay Carney. During the meeting, President Obama dropped in and, according to Sarah Brady, brought up the issue of gun control, “to fill us in that it was very much on his agenda,” she said.“I just want you to know that we are working on it,” Brady recalled the president telling them. “We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar.”
Here. Show your dad this.

[Opiate]

Richard Hanna, Republican Congressman from New York, is suggesting that women should contribute to the Democratic party. This is not said in some backwards way, nor in a malicious way, nor am I deliberately misconstruing his words to be cheeky or clever.

A direct quote:

“I think these are very precarious times for women, it seems. So many of your rights are under assault,” he told the crowd of mostly women. “I’ll tell you this: Contribute your money to people who speak out on your behalf, because the other side — my side — has a lot of it. And you need to send your own message. You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can’t succeed without your help.” [...]

“This is a dogfight, it’s a fistfight, and you have all the cards,” he said. “I can only tell you to get out there and use them. Tell the other women, the other 51 percent of the population, to kick in a few of their bucks. Make it matter, get out there, get on TV, advertise, talk about this. The fact that you want [the Equal Rights Amendment] is evidence that you deserve it and you need it.”

[RDreamer]

Am I misunderstanding or is this cartoon advocating Single Payer? http://www.politico.com/wuerker/2012...07-000041.html A self-proclaimed Republican posted this.

Isn't the conspiracy on the right that we want this Obamacare stuff so that we're one step closer to having single payer, and that's our ultimate goal. Perhaps this comic is trying to say if we enact Obamacare, people will be easily pulled into going single payer afterwards.

That's the best explanation I can come up with anyway.

[Jimothy]

Oh Ron Paul, how far you have fallen

Pretty sure he's always been a joke that only 17 year-olds take seriously.

[Agnostic]

A direct quote:

[quadriplegicjon]

Richard Hanna, Republican Congressman from New York, is suggesting that women should contribute to the Democratic party. This is not said in some backwards way, nor in a malicious way, nor am I deliberately misconstruing his words to be cheeky or clever. A direct quote: “I think these are very precarious times for women, it seems. So many of your rights are under assault,” he told the crowd of mostly women. “I’ll tell you this: Contribute your money to people who speak out on your behalf, because the other side — my side — has a lot of it. And you need to send your own message. You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can’t succeed without your help.” [...] “This is a dogfight, it’s a fistfight, and you have all the cards,” he said. “I can only tell you to get out there and use them. Tell the other women, the other 51 percent of the population, to kick in a few of their bucks. Make it matter, get out there, get on TV, advertise, talk about this. The fact that you want [the Equal Rights Amendment] is evidence that you deserve it and you need it.”

Wow.

[Jackson50]

Richard Hanna, Republican Congressman from New York, is suggesting that women should contribute to the Democratic party. This is not said in some backwards way, nor in a malicious way, nor am I deliberately misconstruing his words to be cheeky or clever. A direct quote: “I think these are very precarious times for women, it seems. So many of your rights are under assault,” he told the crowd of mostly women. “I’ll tell you this: Contribute your money to people who speak out on your behalf, because the other side — my side — has a lot of it. And you need to send your own message. You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can’t succeed without your help.” [...] “This is a dogfight, it’s a fistfight, and you have all the cards,” he said. “I can only tell you to get out there and use them. Tell the other women, the other 51 percent of the population, to kick in a few of their bucks. Make it matter, get out there, get on TV, advertise, talk about this. The fact that you want [the Equal Rights Amendment] is evidence that you deserve it and you need it.”

He seems fairly reasonable relative to the standard Republican. Sure, he voted to repeal the PPACA, but he voted against cuts to NPR and Planned Parenthood, he supports the ERA, and he's a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus. Not too shabby. And he's right. Can we have more, please?

[GhaleonEB]

He seems fairly reasonable relative to the standard Republican. Sure, he voted to repeal the PPACA, but he voted against cuts to NPR and Planned Parenthood, he supports the ERA, and he's a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus. Not too shabby. And he's right. Can we have more, please?

Indeed, marriage equality passed in NY only because of the support of some Republicans.


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Jon S. Corzine, MF Global Holding Ltd. (MFGLQ)’s chief executive officer, gave “direct instructions” to transfer $200 million from a customer fund account to meet an overdraft in one of the brokerage’s JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) accounts in London, according to an e-mail sent by a firm executive.

Edith O’Brien, a treasurer for the firm, said in an e-mail sent the afternoon of Oct. 28, three days before the company collapsed, that the transfer of the funds was “Per JC’s direct instructions,” according to a copy of a memo drafted by congressional investigators and obtained by Bloomberg News.

......

Corzine testified that he never intended a misuse of customer funds at MF Global, and that he doesn’t know where client funds went.

“I did not instruct anyone to lend customer funds to anyone,” Corzine told lawmakers in December.

Steven Goldberg, a spokesman for Corzine, declined immediate comment.

Huh. And here we were told the billion bucks or so just vanished *poof* as with a sprinkle of fairy dust. Who would have thought the head of the firm might have given direct orders to pilfer customer accounts, and lied about it? (Spoiler: everyone.)

[AlteredBeast]

He seems fairly reasonable relative to the standard Republican. Sure, he voted to repeal the PPACA, but he voted against cuts to NPR and Planned Parenthood, he supports the ERA, and he's a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus. Not too shabby. And he's right. Can we have more, please?

To be fair, the PPACA is a bit of a mess in many ways. Too bad both sides of the debate weren't reasonable and fair, then it could have been the bill it was destined to be, not what it became.

[Stinkles]

Pretty sure he's always been a joke that only 17 year-olds take seriously.

I hate bullshit generalizations like this. Ron Paul does NOT just appeal to 17 year olds. Any mild sociopath with a neckbeard and an inflated sense of their own worth and ability can be a Paulite. And four women.

[DeathbyVolcano]

I'm confused, why was Michelle Beadle mentioned in this thread?

[PhoenixPause]

I'm confused, why was Michelle Beadle mentioned in this thread?

The better question: why wasn't she mentioned soon enough

[Dax01]

Good read on some of Obamacare's impact on health care so far.

If a hospital delivered care for less than the bundled rate, while hitting certain quality metrics, it would keep the difference as profit. But if costs were high and quality was too low, Baptist would lose money. For the first time in their careers, the doctors’ paychecks depended on the quality of the care they provided. Four surgeons quit in protest. “I’d describe the reception as lukewarm at best,” Zucker says. “There was a lot of: ‘How could you do this?’ and ‘I’m not going to participate.’ ”

[PSFan]

So um, I don't know if this old to PoliGAF but here's a rather recent Santorum ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMgCo-Wgs4

[Stinkles]

Good read on some of Obamacare's impact on health care so far.

Then the market would drive those doctors to worse hospitals. And improve those hospitals by accident. It's just what republicans wanted!

[Jackson50]

Indeed, marriage equality passed in NY only because of the support of some Republicans.

Yeah. The Party is not wholly devoid of reasonable pols. Yet they are unfortunately few and far between. I am never joking when I propose they be listed on the ESA and consequently protected from primary challenges.

I'm confused, why was Michelle Beadle mentioned in this thread?

Someone mentioned listening to Cowherd, and she was subsequently mentioned. I then posted a peculiarly erotic GIF of her enthusiastically cramming a hot dog down her covetous mouth. Finally, AlteredBeast unwittingly admitted he fantasizes about Mark Levin and Colin Cowherd performing lascivious acts on each other.

[mugbee]

So um, I don't know if this old to PoliGAF but here's a rather recent Santorum ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMgCo-Wgs4

[cartoon_soldier]

So um, I don't know if this old to PoliGAF but here's a rather recent Santorum ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMgCo-Wgs4

Oh for fuck's sake. Come on USA, don't vote for this party.

UPDATED: Dylan Byers, our opposite number on the media beat, spots an incendiary detail in this ad that I missed on first viewing. And when I say incendiary, I mean really incendiary: "In addition to all the other scary things that happen in this new Rick Santorum ad, which was released today, you'll notice that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad morphs into U.S. president Barack Obama right about the time the narrator says "sworn American enemy."

[Flying_Phoenix]

So um, I don't know if this old to PoliGAF but here's a rather recent Santorum ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMgCo-Wgs4

Its like someone's troll post come to life.

[Oblivion]

On March 30, the 30th anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, Jim Brady, who sustained a debilitating head wound in the attack, and his wife, Sarah, came to Capitol Hill to push for a ban on the controversial “large magazines.” Brady, for whom the law requiring background checks on handgun purchasers is named, then met with White House press secretary Jay Carney. During the meeting, President Obama dropped in and, according to Sarah Brady, brought up the issue of gun control, “to fill us in that it was very much on his agenda,” she said.“I just want you to know that we are working on it,” Brady recalled the president telling them. “We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar.” Here. Show your dad this.

The hell is this?

[PhoenixPause]

http://nationaljournal.com/2012-pres...eful--20120323

[Chumly]

So um, I don't know if this old to PoliGAF but here's a rather recent Santorum ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMgCo-Wgs4

This has to be fake right?

[Copernicus]

http://nationaljournal.com/2012-pres...eful--20120323

Hook, line, and sinker.

[Loudninja]

Hahaha.

[cartoon_soldier]

http://nationaljournal.com/2012-pres...eful--20120323

Fucking disgraceful.

[RDreamer]

http://nationaljournal.com/2012-pres...eful--20120323

What the fuck is Newt smoking

Trying to turn it into a racial issue is fundamentally wrong. I really find it appalling.

Trying to turn it into a racial issue?! Now, I haven't paid a lot of attention to the news story, but isn't the fucking problem that some dude made racist remarks in his calls to the police and pretty much suspected this kid solely because he's black? The kid was literally shot only because he was black. You really can't get a more racial issue than getting shot because you're black.

So um, I don't know if this old to PoliGAF but here's a rather recent Santorum ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMgCo-Wgs4

Ok, that's it. I'm done. I don't want to live in this country anymore.

[gutter_trash]

http://nationaljournal.com/2012-pres...eful--20120323

Newt Gingrich's southern strategy failed and he should quit using the southern strategy after he failed to capture those states... he is just full disgrace himself

[SteveWinwood]

The better question: why wasn't she mentioned soon enough

[markatisu]

So um, I don't know if this old to PoliGAF but here's a rather recent Santorum ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMgCo-Wgs4

Wow, I liked how outside of Obama and Iranians there was not a minority (read Non-White) anywhere in the video.

And they wonder why they have such a problem with minorities

[GhaleonEB]

Newt Gingrich's southern strategy failed and he should quit using the southern strategy after he failed to capture those states... he is just full disgrace himself

I think it's partly a southern strategy, and partly simply who Ginrich is. He is pretty vile, and puts that on display with remarkable frequency.

[Oblivion]

What's the problem? Newt has a better and more accurate idea of the plight of black people than Obama does. Where's the controversy?

[elrechazado]

Michelle Beadle is as attractive as Colin Cowherd is listenable.

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

The hell is this?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest...KND_print.html

It's called transparency under the radar.

[PhoenixPause]

I think it's partly a southern strategy, and partly simply who Ginrich is. He is pretty vile, and puts that on display with remarkable frequency.

His campaign has become a rather amateur reactionary machine that flails at every topic in the news. From the $2.50 gas to the Robert De Niro nonsense to Etch-a-Sketch to this, he has decided to out-outrage everyone on everything.

The writing was on the wall early for this though, after Drudge started the narrative. Just as with the Giffords/Arizona memorial, the right has again decided to counter positive (or neutral), non-political Obama news by dehumanizing him, questioning his true intentions, and playing the false equivalency card ("why didn't Obama speak out about the Black Panthers or flash mob robberies!?!").

Just a few weeks ago they were going crazy over Professor Bell. And yet here we are discussing a rather blatant example of institutional racism in the Martin case/police department/general black male stereotypes - issues Bell spent years discussing.

[Copernicus]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest...KND_print.html It's called transparency under the radar.

Obama wants to take handguns away. =(

Sarah, came to Capitol Hill to push for a ban on the controversial “large magazines.” .... she noted that even former vice president Dick Cheney had suggested that some restrictions on the clips might make sense.

[speculawyer]

Jon S. Corzine, MF Global Holding Ltd. (MFGLQ)’s chief executive officer, gave “direct instructions” to transfer $200 million from a customer fund account to meet an overdraft in one of the brokerage’s JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) accounts in London, according to an e-mail sent by a firm executive.

Well, Mr. Holder, I think it may be time for an indictment. They had better go after him . . . no man (or party member) is above the law.