Nutjobs Ranting About Politics.

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"Mumia Should Not Have Gotten the Death Penalty" is a lousy bumper sticker, though.

[Dave]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Why are the Illinois Republicans doing this? It seems like a waste of the party's resources to pump any effort into the Senate campaign, when I'm certain there are house and local races that are more competitive and could use the party's support.

Ellwood: "Illinois Republicans?"

Jake: "I HATE Illinois Republicans!"

This is a campaign ad just waiting to happen.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Dave
Ellwood: "Illinois Republicans?"

Jake: "I HATE Illinois Republicans!"

Meanwhile, for those of you who wonder how Dems are able to win any seats in red state races, wonder no more. I give you James L. Hart, Republican candidate for Congress: The natural reductio ad absurdum of Karl Rove's Southern Strategy.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Meanwhile, for those of you who wonder how Dems are able to win any seats in red state races, wonder no more. I give you James L. Hart, Republican candidate for Congress: The natural reductio ad absurdum of Karl Rove's Southern Strategy.

The brother gets in the house, no telling what they'll get up to once he gets with Sen. Byrd.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Careful, Atticus. Though posted as fringe, clearly this was in his TaxWonk persona. Simple login error, I'm sure. Anyway, unless you've read Middlesex you might just want to delete your post and put up a smillie.

EOM

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Meanwhile, for those of you who wonder how Dems are able to win any seats in red state races, wonder no more. I give you James L. Hart, Republican candidate for Congress: The natural reductio ad absurdum of Karl Rove's Southern Strategy.

Holy shit. I don't want the country looking "like one big Detroit" either. He'd have my vote.

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Well, the ad did manage to piss of at least one Republican. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...kerry_mccain_1

For those not inclined to click links:

"McCain said . . . he's speaking out against the anti-Kerry ad because he believes it's bad for the political system. 'It reopens all the old wounds of the Vietnam War, which I spent the last 35 years trying to heal,' he said.

"I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. As it is, none of these individuals served on the boat (Kerry) commanded. Many of his crew have testified to his courage under fire. I think John Kerry served honorably in Vietnam. I think George Bush served honorably in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War."

S_A_M

[Replaced_Texan]

Renegade speaker on the Bush campaign. They need to figure out a way to keep this guy on message:

Bush Insists His Administration Seeking 'new Ways to Harm Our Country'

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Renegade speaker on the Bush campaign. They need to figure out a way to keep this guy on message:

Bush Insists His Administration Seeking 'new Ways to Harm Our Country'

honestly, you think the title of the article is a fair representation of the quote?

Anyone see bias?

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
honestly, you think the title of the article is a fair representation of the quote?

Anyone see bias?

• "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

Honestly? It was funny, Hank. Get over yourself. You will enjoy the next four years a lot more if you stop making Bush into Jesus.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch

• "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

Honestly? It was funny, Hank. Get over yourself. You will enjoy the next four years a lot more if you stop making Bush into Jesus.

Yes it was funny. I have a good sense of humor and can laugh at myself, and Bush. But the title, and long article, and the bit about "Bushisms," together is more than called for this minor dropping of a few words. I'm not going to argue it though A.
I'll take a loss 43-8

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
As it is, none of these individuals served on the boat (Kerry) commanded.

How odd that an ad purporting to reveal the truth would leave a different impression.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
How odd that an ad purporting to reveal the truth would leave a different impression.

Remove the words "an ad", insert the words "a movie"...

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Speaking of odd, how odd that Senator Richard Shelby's (R. - Ala.) leaking of classified information to FOX News is not getting a tenth of the coverage that Sandy Berger's socks got. How odd that conservatives are not all exercised about his judgment and fitness to continuet to serve.

• Federal investigators concluded that Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) divulged classified intercepted messages to the media when he was on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, according to sources familiar with the probe.
  
  Specifically, Fox News chief political correspondent Carl Cameron confirmed to FBI investigators that Shelby verbally divulged the information to him during a June 19, 2002, interview, minutes after Shelby's committee had been given the information in a classified briefing, according to the sources, who declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the case.
  
  * * * * *
  
  The disclosure involved two messages that were intercepted by the National Security Agency on the eve of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks but were not translated until Sept. 12. The Arabic-language messages said "The match is about to begin" and "Tomorrow is zero hour." The Washington Post, citing senior U.S. intelligence officials, reported the same messages in its June 20, 2002, editions.
  
  National security officials were outraged by the leak, and moments after the CNN broadcast a CIA official chastised committee members who had by then reconvened to continue the closed-door hearing.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
For those not inclined to click links:

"McCain said . . . he's speaking out against the anti-Kerry ad because he believes it's bad for the political system. 'It reopens all the old wounds of the Vietnam War, which I spent the last 35 years trying to heal,' he said.

"I deplore this kind of politics. I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. As it is, none of these individuals served on the boat (Kerry) commanded. Many of his crew have testified to his courage under fire. I think John Kerry served honorably in Vietnam. I think George Bush served honorably in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War."

S_A_M

He also said that he has been told that the WH played no part in this.

Frankly, I think this kind of information is very relevant.