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As Mitt Romney was giving a speech at the Los Angeles Hispanic Chamber of Commerce yesterday, a video was being leaked from a Romney private fund raiser held in the residence of one of his 1% supporters. Judging by the camera position, someone was being sneaky and getting a recording of a speech that Romney certainly didn't want leaving that room. Well, in this day and age, there is no such thing as complete privacy. Now…
On Saturday, Rodeo Clown Mike Hayhurst of Barstow CA made an offensive joke over the PA system at the Creston Classic Rodeo. Most people in America were already very aware that rodeo clowns simply aren't funny unless they are getting a bull horn in the seat of their Wrangler jeans. We really didn't need another reason not to laugh at them but here comes yet another. During some ad-lib with the rodeo announcer, Hayhurst told…
This week, Salon.com published an article by Jeremiah Goulka that was an unexpectedly good read. I feel I should share this piece as it discusses a subject that I find particularly fascinating.... The refusal to admit to yourself when you've been fooled and how it relates to so many in the Republican Party. This is the story of how in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and later in Iraq, I discovered that what I believed to be…
I get it. If my candidate was an empty suit with hundreds of millions of dollars who didn't give two craps about people like me that make under $100k per year, I'd be pretty frustrated too. That's why these signs don't surprise me in the least. At the RNC, we saw a similar theme. It wasn't a Convention that was buzzing with excitement for their candidate... It was one boiling with hatred for the President.…
Over the weekend, Martin Dyckman (formerly of the St. Petersburg Times) wrote an article on StAugustine.com that won't be received well in Florida. In this article, he discusses the weight of the "race card" in the 2012 elections. As a Florida native who spent over 30 years living in the state, I know it's bigoted underbelly (read: the Panhandle.) Here are some snippets: Another reason is the opposition’s relentless campaign to demonize not only Obama’s record but…
Twitter, since it's creation, has always been a unique window to peek in at the demons living inside of people's heads. President Obama's rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC was just another opportunity for the crazies to let loose their racist tongues and rain ignorance upon the rest of us. The speech actually set a political record for Twitter with people tweeting at an amazing 52,757 tweets per minute. As you…
George Armstrong Custer, about 1876. The rank was lieutenant colonel, not colonel.PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN (PUBLIC DOMAIN) In an email sent in June to Republican Party cronies, right-wing Albuquerque attorney Patrick Rogers expressed his anger with New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez due to her meeting with Native American tribal leaders from across the state. Apparently not someone who chooses to pick on an ethnic group the size of his own, Mr. Rogers stated that "[t]he state is going to hell" and…
Condoleezza Rice's address to the convention, Tampa, August 29, 2012, the speech discussed below.VIDEO: C-SPAN CNN first brok this story and it has since been confirmed by RNC officials. Apparently, two attendees got the boot for tossing peanuts at a black CNN camerawoman while shouting "This is how we feed animals!" The two were asked to leave by security. Now is about the time when the GOP Powered Media steps in and demands proof. This…
Here we go again. The defacto leader of the Republican Party has a new plan for killing "Democrats" (read: poor, black citizens) in New Orleans. Alas, no action was taken and the levees held but Republicans can keep their fingers crossed that another storm will visit Louisiana this season and maybe they will be able to get this plan in place. Here's a transcript for those that can't stand to listen to Rush's voice. RUSH…
Here is another in our series of videos where Republicans aren't necessarily racists... Just misogynists. Republican candidate Todd Akin of Missouri sits on CNN and boldly states that in cases of "legitimate rape" that the body will not allow pregnancy to occur. He says "from what I understand from doctors" to qualify the statement (and give it that science-y feel) but the fact is that he's pulling this right out of his ass. Somehow, the…