March 2012
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“A mere 40 years ago, beach volleyball was just beginning. No bureaucrat would...”
– Newt Gingrich, on what “freedom is all about”.
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Wyoming Lawmaker Tries To Create State Currency →
You know, in case of federal government breaks down, and the last bastion of civilization will by Wyoming.
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” A Georgetown co-ed told Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s hearing that the women in her law school program are having so much sex that they’re going broke, so you and I should pay for their birth control.
Speaking at a hearing held by Pelosi to tout Pres. Obama’s mandate that virtually every health insurance plan cover the full cost of contraception and abortion-inducing products, Georgetown law...
“What does it say about the college coed Susan [sic] Fluke, who goes before a...”
– Rush Limbaugh, on law student Sandra Fluke, who was denied the ability to testify before the all-male panel considering contraceptive coverage.
Fuck. You.
As ThinkProgress states: “While it’s probably not even worth engaging with Limbaugh on the facts, Fluke’s testimony was about a friend who is a...
February 2012
17 posts
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“Republicans being against sex is not good,” the G.O.P. strategist Alex...”
– Maureen Dowd, NYTimes columnist I’m normally not a fan of her holier-than-thou partisanship, but once and a while, Maureen has a few gems.
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“The poor can be counted on to vote themselves more benefits by electing...”
– American Thinker Blogger Matthew Vadum on voter ID laws and why is is “un-American” to let poor people vote. WTF? This is pre-Jacksonian!
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“Back in my days, they used Bayer aspirin for contraception. The gals put it...”
– Foster Friess, a mega-donor to a Santorum SuperPAC Yeah, let’s see how that works out.
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“Just a few weeks ago, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta commented on a new Pentagon...”
– Fox News Commentator Liz Trotta, saying that women who go into the military should expect to be raped. What. The. Actual. Fuck.
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“When you have men and women together in combat, I think men have the emotions...”
– GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum, explaining why more women shouldn’t be on the front lines. Funny, I thought you were supposed to protect *everyone* in your troop.
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“I can guarantee you the [Super Bowl] coaches are not telling their players to go...”
– Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) on bipartisanship. Oh, for the days of impeachment charges and allegations of oral sex. Who would’ve thought the Clinton Presidency would be the golden years of bipartisanship?
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“I was the perfect candidate… America had their chance.”
– Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn). No, really. The women whose greatest achievement to date is the “saving” of incandescent lightbulbs. … …… … … . . ,.-‘”… … … .“~., … … . .… …,.-”… … … …...
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“He got everything he wanted from a completely compliant Congress for two of...”
– Mitch McConnell on Obama, apparently without irony (via blogonthe)
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“If it’s an honest rape, that individual should go immediately to the emergency...”
– Texas Congressman and Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul claiming women lie about rape to get abortions.
What. the. Hell.
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“People like me are what stand between us and Auschwitz.”
– Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, true to his typical hypo-manic form
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“No federal official at any level is currently allowed to say ‘Merry Christmas.’”
– Former House Speaker and GOP Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich Blatant falsehood, as anyone who watched a Senator speak during the holidays should know.
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“Nearly half of all persons under 30 did not go to work today.”
– Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels giving the Republican Response to the State of the Union Well, yes. Most of them were in school. The highest unemployment rate between 16 and 30, when people can legally be working, is 13.6%. That’s terribly high, but not nearly as half. The unemployment rate only...
January 2012
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“If you want an abortion, you go to Planned Parenthood, and that’s well over 90...”
– Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) over funding for Planned Parenthood. In actuality, 16% of what “Planned Parenthood does” is cancer screening, 35% is providing contraception, and only 3% are abortions. They also provide testing and treatment for STDs, pregnancy tests, adoption referrals, prenatal...
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“When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and...”
– Current Democratic VP Joe Biden
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“Of course, their current lodgings are a bit temporary. But they should see it...”
– At the time PM of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi on the 17,000 men, women, and children whose homes were destryoed in a 2009 Earthquake. The victims were forced to live in tent cities in near freezing weather.
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“Every barrel of oil that comes out of those sands in Canada is a barrel of oil...”
– Former Texas Governor and GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Perry Sorry, Newt - Perry already has plans for a 51st state.
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“I think the number is 13,000 — when we have 13,000 Americans living on the moon,...”
– GOP Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich I really ought to find another target - but he makes is so easy.
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“This is, by the way, the great— one of the great tragedies of the Bush...”
– GOP Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich So I guess I was wrong about Gingrich - but hey, he makes this tumblr easy to update.
DC Decoder: Rick Perry drops out: What were the 5... →
dcdecoder:
Rick Perry is out of the GOP presidential race - and those of us in webland will miss him dearly. Here are his top five gaffes, as captured on video.
5. Turkey is run by Islamic terrorists.
Decoder dug into this one yesterday, but in brief Perry was asked a (loaded, leading) question…
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“Great. Well, I’m sure you saw EPA chief Lisa Jackson was named Energy Policy...”
– A question posed to Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) by Newsbusters, a project of the Media Research Center to “provide immediate exposure of liberal media bias”. Oh Lordy Lou, this site is a gold mine.
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Oh, All It Takes Is Hallmark Cards? →
Journalists displaying blatant prejudice against atheists. On CNN, in 2007 America!
But don’t worry - as long as we make sure we single out a particular minority for hate and discrimination, we’ll be safe from European-style intolerance. Unbelievable.
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“The president interprets the Constitution as president. If the court makes a...”
– Newt Gingrich, who hopes to be the GOP nominee, and is also crazy. (via wilwheaton)
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Your So Dodd to Me →
tofias:
Former Senator Chris Dodd (CT-D) speaking as a lobbyist on behalf of the MPAA:
Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who’s going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don’t ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don’t pay any attention to me when my job is at...
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“ I think we have an invented Palestinian people who are in fact Arabs and...”
– Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
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“In very rare circumstances, the executive branch might choose to ignore a court...”
– GOP Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Translation: “As President, I could ignore the court if I wanted. But wait, wait! Obama can’t ignore the Court if they rule against Obamacare.” Did I miss the Amendment regarding individual mandates, Newt?
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“There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no...”
– Former Speaker of the House and GOP Presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, setting a high bar for our 1st amendment freedoms.
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Cognitive Dissonance Since 1989
“Obama is the most serious radical threat to traditional America ever to occupy the White House… who oversees a secular, socialist machine [which] represents as great a threat to America as Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union once did.” - Newt Gingrich in 2011
“These people are sick….They are so consumed by their own power, by a Mussolini-like ego, that their willingness to run over normal...
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“I’ve never favored cap-and-trade.”
– Newt Gingrich distancing himself from ads he made expressing common sentiment with Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. In a 2007 interview with PBS, Gingrich stated “I think if you have mandatory carbon caps combined with a trading system, much like we did with sulfur, and if you have a...
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“…We need to think through a strategy that makes it radically less likely...”
– Former GOP Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich endorsing Singapore’s policy of capital punishment for drug possession. In the 90’s, Gingrich sponsored a bill that would have mandated the death penalty for drug smuggling.
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“I will go to the NAACP convention, and explain to the African-American community...”
– Newt Gingrich, bestowing his great wisdom onto the black community. As it happens, 38.81% of welfare recipients are white, while 37.2% of black. Disproportionate, yes. But a majority? No. Condescending and rooted in stereotypes? Absolutely.
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“She isn’t young enough or pretty enough to be the President’s wife....”
– GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on his first wife Jacqueline.
Gingrich claims to be the standard bearer for Evangelicals, social conservatives, and family values. He has had multiple affairs and is on his 3rd marriage.
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Easy Targets
Since I doubt he’ll be along much longer, I’m declaring this Newt Gingrich week. In other news, Jon Huntsman’s dropping out of the race. Bad for the nation, good for this tumblr.
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“He grew up and nobody knew him. You know? When you interview people, if ever I...”
– Real estate mogul Donald Trump casting unfounded doubt on President Obama’s birthplace. Because going to Kindergarten with the Donald must have been an absolutely unforgettable experience.
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“LOL.”
– Hunstman aide Tim Miller, when asked if the GOP contender would participate in Donald Trump’s Newsmax debate. He continued, saying, “we look forward to watching Mitt and Newt suck-up to The Donald with a big bowl of popcorn.”
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“Employee rights are said to be valid when employers pressure employees into...”
– Ron Paul, Freedom Under Siege (via shitronpaulsays)
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“I believe these words came from the Pokemon movie. Life can be a challenge. Life...”
– Former GOP contender Herman Cain in his concession speech
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“I’m told Chuck Graham, state senator, is here. Stand up Chuck, let...”
– U.S. V.P. Joe Biden, before realizing that Missouri State Senator Chuck Graham uses a wheelchair.
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“In Iran, we don’t have homosexuals, like in your country.”
– Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, addressing Columbia University.
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“Half-measures like assassinations or sanctions are only going to produce the...”
– Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton (under George W. Bush). Half measures like assassinations! 