Filed under: PoliTricks as Usual, That Sh*t Is Racist, White Men Gone Wild
Last winter, when the Clinton/Obama battle was nearing it’s crux, the MSM was transfixed on the whole “Race vs Gender” issue. At it’s core, this artificial argument seemed to insinuate that black women were being forced to choose between their skin color and their uterus when it came to choosing which candidate they’d back. As if those were the only criteria a person would consider.
The flipside of this argument, especially after Obama started to gain traction in the black community. The media likes to note that this happened after South Carolina, but reality is Nevada, which Obama lost, was the first indication that he’d have more success than expected with black voters. When he pulled 75% of the black votes there, the chatters went into full gear, openly groveling about whether or not black folks were voting for Obama just “cause he black“.
I don’t personally vote for people just because they’re black. But then again, I’d like to consider myself a somewhat enlightened voter. I didn’t vote for Sharpton in 04′, I voted for Edwards. I’ve voted against black politicians (and Democrats) locally when I didn’t feel they were sufficiently equipped for the job. But I’m understanding enough to know that not everyone cares about the issues, and that not everyone cares enough to look past skin color when choosing their candidates.
To each his own. If you wanna vote for someone just “cause they black“, you get what you deserve in the end. And more times than not, you get a Kwame Kilpatrick, not a Deval Patrick. It is what it is.
Of course, the media keeps harping on this “cause they black” angle, and Fox News especially loves to pull poor folks (black and white) off the street and ask them what they know about Obama’s policies, usually with comedic results.
I suppose these folks have it coming, even though they’re certainly entitled to their opinions because hey, voting is a quintessentially selfish act. A socially acceptable selfish act, but still selfish. You vote for whom you want, and don’t have to justify your rationale to anyone.
That said, I’m wondering why the same bastions of voter rights that embarrassed Obama supporters for following Barry “cause he black” aren’t similarly slamming the legions of white women who are suddenly getting behind Tina Fey Sarah Palin “cause she got a vagina“.
No, seriously, think about it. For many white women, especially lifelong Democrats, Palin’s stances on issues are diametrically opposed to the views their party of choice advocates. Completely opposed.
But I’ve still yet to see this equally stupid BS called out for what it is.
And while we’re at it, how about the legions of folks who vote for white men (Dems and Republicans) year in and year out “cause they white“? How about them?
It seems like the only time it’s socially unacceptable to play identity politricks is “when they black“. Interesting to say the least.
On the other hand, there’s some black votes Obama could prolly do without.[1]
Question: Do you think identity politics are harmful? Do you vote for a person solely because you can personally relate to them on some level, be it race, gender, or age?
[1] All jokes aside, I know this was little more than a promotional event for his album, but props to Jeezy for registering voters.
Filed under: AvB Instant Classics, AvBro GuestPost, Barry 4 Prez, PoliTricks as Usual, That Sh*t Is Racist, White Men Gone Wild
[Editor's Note: I don't usually like using other folks posts without getting pre-approval, but this was too good to not use as a guest post. Tim Wise is a white guy whom the MSM hates because he tells it like it is, especially as pertains to white privilege in America. I've constantly harped on the outlandish double standards seen throughout this year's campaign, but Wise breaks it down to the very last compound. Digest and discuss, you know where.]
For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a personal matter, and that no one has a right to judge you or your parents, because “every family has challenges,” even as black and Latino families with similar “challenges” are regularly typified as irresponsible, pathological and arbiters of social decay.
White privilege is when you can call yourself a “fuckin’ redneck,” like Bristol Palin’s boyfriend does, and talk about how if anyone messes with you, you’ll “kick their fuckin’ ass,” and talk about how you like to “shoot shit” for fun, and still be viewed as a responsible, all-American boy (and a great son-in-law to be) rather than a thug.
White privilege is when you can attend four different colleges in six years like Sarah Palin did (one of which you basically failed out of, then returned to after making up some coursework at a community college), and no one questions your intelligence or commitment to achievement, whereas a person of color who did this would be viewed as unfit for college, and probably someone who only got in in the first place because of affirmative action.
White privilege is when you can claim that being mayor of a town smaller than most medium-sized colleges, and then Governor of a state with about the same number of people as the lower fifth of the island of Manhattan, makes you ready to potentially be president, and people don’t all piss on themselves with laughter, while being a black U.S. Senator, two-term state Senator, and constitutional law scholar, means you’re “untested.”
White privilege is being able to say that you support the words “under God” in the pledge of allegiance because “if it was good enough for the founding fathers, it’s good enough for me,” and not be immediately disqualified from holding office–since, after all, the pledge was written in the late 1800s and the “under God” part wasn’t added until the 1950s–while believing that reading accused criminals and terrorists their rights (because, ya know, the Constitution, which you used to teach at a prestigious law school requires it), is a dangerous and silly idea only supported by mushy liberals.
White privilege is being able to be a gun enthusiast and not make people immediately scared of you.
White privilege is being able to have a husband who was a member of an extremist political party that wants your state to secede from the Union, and whose motto was “Alaska first,” and no one questions your patriotism or that of your family, while if you’re black and your spouse merely fails to come to a 9/11 memorial so she can be home with her kids on the first day of school, people immediately think she’s being disrespectful.
White privilege is being able to make fun of community organizers and the work they do–like, among other things, fight for the right of women to vote, or for civil rights, or the 8-hour workday, or an end to child labor–and people think you’re being pithy and tough, but if you merely question the experience of a small town mayor and 18-month governor with no foreign policy expertise beyond a class she took in college–you’re somehow being mean, or even sexist.
White privilege is being able to convince white women who don’t even agree with you on any substantive issue to vote for you and your running mate anyway, because all of a sudden your presence on the ticket has inspired confidence in these same white women, and made them give your party a “second look.”
White privilege is being able to fire people who didn’t support your political campaigns and not be accused of abusing your power or being a typical politician who engages in favoritism, while being black and merely knowing some folks from the old-line political machines in Chicago means you must be corrupt.
White privilege is being able to attend churches over the years whose pastors say that people who voted for John Kerry or merely criticize George W. Bush are going to hell, and that the U.S. is an explicitly Christian nation and the job of Christians is to bring Christian theological principles into government, and who bring in speakers who say the conflict in the Middle East is God’s punishment on Jews for rejecting Jesus, and everyone can still think you’re just a good church-going Christian, but if you’re black and friends with a black pastor who has noted (as have Colin Powell and the U.S. Department of Defense) that terrorist attacks are often the result of U.S. foreign policy and who talks about the history of racism and its effect on black people, you’re an extremist who probably hates America.
White privilege is not knowing what the Bush Doctrine is when asked by a reporter, and then people get angry at the reporter for asking you such a “trick question,” while being black and merely refusing to give one-word answers to the queries of Bill O’Reilly means you’re dodging the question, or trying to seem overly intellectual and nuanced.
[Editor's Note: Black privilege is being able to say "the N-word" with reckless abandon, telling "white folks are sooo..." jokes on Comic View, and.... and.... uhmmm, that's about it.]
White privilege is being able to claim your experience as a POW has anything at all to do with your fitness for president, while being black and experiencing racism is, as Sarah Palin has referred to it a “light” burden.
And finally, white privilege is the only thing that could possibly allow someone to become president when he has voted with George W. Bush 90 percent of the time, even as unemployment is skyrocketing, people are losing their homes, inflation is rising, and the U.S. is increasingly isolated from world opinion, just because white voters aren’t sure about that whole “change” thing. Ya know, it’s just too vague and ill-defined, unlike, say, four more years of the same, which is very concrete and certain…
White privilege is, in short, the problem.
Question: Do you agree with Tim Wise that the double standards confronting Obama are prime examples of white privilege?
More from Tim Wise [TimWise.org]
* Props to DP for sending this along.
Filed under: Barry 4 Prez, PoliTricks as Usual, Web Junk, White Men Gone Wild
The Obama campaign announced that they were taking the gloves off and proceeding to get all up in that ass on Friday. Thus far, they’ve lived up to this promise, seemingly releasing a new attack ad everyday. I liked the “Maverick” spot, and the “Deception” piece was great too.
But today’s “Fundamentals” ad sorta rubs me the wrong way.
And here’s the McCain/Palin retort (why is she in every ad?), which oddly enough is “issues” focused and doesn’t mention Obama. Hell, it looks like the sort of ads Barry was running himself last week.
So, I guess these guys set the table for their own demise.
But let it be known, I don’t like this latest Obama ad one bit. This one deploys the very same “we distort, you decide” angle as most GOP ads. Hitting hard is fine, just make sure you’re accurate in the process.
Question: Do you think McCain’s “strong economy” statement was taken out of context? Do you think these sorts of ads will be effective for the Obama campaign or is this a bad look?
Filed under: Go Sit Down, People I Strongly Dislike, PoliTricks as Usual, TeeVee Sux, What A DoucheBag, White Men Gone Wild
You know em’, you hate em’. They’re the scourge of the cable news world. That’s right, party people, I’m talkin’ bout’ dem’ cable news show hosts.
The Big Three Cable news outlets fall into predictable roles. Fox News is clearly reading White House Talking Points. MSNBC has the double-douchbag lineup with bloviators Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews, two guys who probably go to bed every night dreaming about Obama, only to awake to sticky sheets. CNN wants to pull off the illusion of being on some mythical “middle ground”, but that’s just code for “hey, we’re lightweights, we just can’t do any better“.
Yet, since TeeVee doesn’t afford us the luxury of more channels for a broader array of opinions (especially those of minorities and Independents), we’re pretty much capped out at listening to the same blowhards pretend-fighting with each other every night. As if we’re not wise enough to know that these folks leave to studio and go to the same scrip clubs cocktail parties the moment the cameras go dim.
Cable news’ lousy and predictable format is a large part of why the country’s view of politricks is so messed up. They weild an undue amount of influence, considering the fact that they seldom actually break a news story, as opposed to regurgitating what’s in the newspapers. They all have agendas, namely to keep their jobs by saying what they’re paid to appear and say. They often spout completely correct information repeatedly, knowing that after the 100th time, even the savviest viewer begins to second guess what they already know. And at their worse, these folks are some of the most vile, disgusting individuals seen on the tube since Faces Of Death.[1]
Next week’s poll is all about choosing the King Of All D-Bag Cable News Show Personalities. Here’s my list of nominees. If you see some glaring omissions, add em’ you know where.
Pat Buchanan [MSNBC] – Let’s call a spade a spade. Pat, despite occasional bouts of honesty, is little more than a tool for ole timey Southern racist propaganda. Nobody will call him on this, because, well, he’s playing his role. And playing it well might I add.
Glenn Beck [Headline News] – Beck, owner of a collection of chins that would make Karl Rove proud, doesn’t get as much acclaim as his mentor Sean Hannity, but he’s just as reviling. His smarmy, holier than thou demeanor makes me wish he’d have an unfortunate falafel incident.
Bill O’Reilly [Fox News] – Speaking of falafel… seriously, how did Bill-O manage to dodge this bullet and still spout his hateful brand of sensationalist drivel another 4 years? I just don’t get it.
The Cast of Fox & Friends [Fox News... duh] – Would you like some Scrawberry HaterAde™ with your breakfast? You know where to look.
Lou Dobbs [CNN] – Did you know that like King Of The Hill star Bobby Hill, whom Lou looks like a grownup version of, Dobbs is the son of a real-life Texas propane salesman? Did you also know that despite his hatred of all things Mexican, Lou is actually married to a Latina? No seriously, I couldn’t make this stuff up.
Campbell Brown [CNN] – More of a hostess than an actual pundit, but come on’. Exactly who does this serial lightweight have incriminating photos of? For someone who’s supposed to be an objective moderator, she lets guests run over her more than anyone this side of Jeff Johnson.
Laura Ingraham [Fox News] – If you don’t have nothin’ nice to say…
Juan Williams [Fox News] – …your mama n’em taught you the rest.
Chris Matthews [MSNBC] – Look, I’m prObama myself. Anyone who reads this site knows that. Still, it’s pretty dishonest, and borderline maniacal to act as if everything the man does is kissed with the lips of The Messiah. Matthews pretty much deep-sixes any semblance of credibility by turning his show into a nightly Obama pep rally. Sure, it’s fun to occasionally watch him rip a guest to shreds, but those instances are few and far between. More often than not, Hardball is little more than a Democratic Circle Jerk. Who the hell wants to watch that nonsense?
Sean Hannity [Fox News] – Boy, I could say so much, but bandwidth is so precious. Why not just watch this clip and get reacquainted with your lunch?
Keith Olbermann [MSNBC] – Of all the blowhards on cable, Olbermann is perhaps the worst. While I do indeed like his “tell it like it is” approach to stating his opinion, his over the top “smarter than though” smarminess eclipses even that of Hannity and Beck, which is no small feat. If dude wants to be seen as a serious journalist (ha ha), not some two bit ESPN refugee, he’ll figure out that being the smartest guy in the class isn’t always something you wanna throw in others faces.
Question: You got any more Cable News Personalities to add to next week’s poll?
[1] Please tell me ya’ll remember these VHS tapes from the 80′s.
Filed under: Go Sit Down, People I Strongly Dislike, PoliTricks as Usual, That Sh*t Is Racist, What A DoucheBag, White Men Gone Wild
Well, tonight was supposed to be Palin’s night, but wouldn’t you know it, a familiar face just had to show up and ruin the party.
Like last week, I’m not tuning in until AverageToddler’s bathed and put to bed, so I missed some of the preliminaries.
Michael Steele is the GOP’s version of “urban cool” which is beyond comical on too many levels to count here. Let’s face it, this dude is L.A.M.E. He’s suddenly morphed from the milquetoast Negro who once allegedly got Oreo cookies tossed at him in a Maryland debate, to Super Negro Republican™: The Poor Man’s Obama. Negro please.
When he was introduced, the crowd broke into some clearly orchestrated, yet poorly executed “Go Steele!” chant. Steele responded by asking the crowd “Are you ready to party in this house tonight?” which clearly shows he’s been revisiting his DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince cassette tapes lately. It was a display of uncoordinated arm-flailing only matched by the between-speech Earth Wind and Fire dance-a-thon seen moments later. Yes, it was as lame and pathetic as it sounds reading it.
Magic Mike then went on some tirade about guilt by association, which was clearly a dig at Rebb’n Wright. I’m not about to defend the good Rebb’n here, but c’mon Mike, that’s a stretch ain’t it? I know the PG County church you attend, so you prolly should just let that one ride. And besides, if it’s all about guilt by association, wouldn’t that make you an ear-chomping rapist? I’m just sayin’.
This guy should be nearing his 16th minute by now, but thanks to the lack of… uhmmm, color, in the GOP, he’ll keep getting party jobs merely in exchange for being a grateful token. I guess this is necessary to uphold the illusion of conclusion. I only counted 5 blacks in tonight’s audience, down from 7 last night. 6 if you count Steele, which I don’t.
Mike Huckabee is one of the few GOP personalities I can actually stomach for more than a few minutes. He did the obligatory “Obama Sucks, McCain Roolz” speech, but in a manner that was respectful and stuck to party talking points. I don’t agree with his stances, but I don’t mind how he goes about stating them. The rest of the GOP could learn a thing or two.
Mitt Romney was longwinded, overpolished, and booooring. Not that this should surprise any of you who’ve listened to him prattle on and on in the past. It’s so obvious this guy is still hella pissed about not getting change of address forms for 1600 Penn Ave. He did the good party thing and bashed Obama while bloviating over McCain’s experience, but behind that spray-on tan and meticulous dye job, it’s clear that there lies a cat who thinks he should still be Prez.
Rudy Guiliani came up next and I guess this marked the point where the convention actually became interesting. Man, did Rudy rip Barack a brand new anus or what?
Seriously, you wanna talk about taking off the gloves and “goin’ in”. He did that and thennnnn some. This cat must have been visiting ThisIs50.com for inspiration lately, cause he was extra greasy. Never mind the fact that Rudy didn’t state any of McCain’s solutions, his job was to bash Barry, and bash Barry he did.
This whole spectacle would have been enlightening had the guy delivering it not been so disgusting and despicable. A dude who marries his own cousin has no right telling anyone about judgement. A guy who announced his divorce to the newspapers has no right questioning the integrity of others. A guy whose own kids don’t talk to him, and are voting for Obama themselves shouldn’t be saying jack about family values.
Other than that, I’ll admit, this was pretty fun to watch. Largely untruthful and completely lacking in substance, but not boring by any stretch. He even kept his obligatory “9/11″ references count under 25. Bravo Rudy. The Gray’s Papaya’s on me.
Alaska Governor Tina Fey Sarah Palin came out to put a wrap on the evening. I won’t lie, I was so distracted by her sqeaky NPR voice and the continual passing around of her son like a photo-op football that I quickly lost interest and started writing this recap.
I suppose her general countenance and willingness to go after Obama is going to endear her to her “base”, but her speech did little to dispel the litany of holes in her “maverick” reputation. She too spouted more “smaller government” GOP talking points, although her pro-life stance on abortions was a blatant omission. Long on aggression, short on substance, absent of solutions. In other words, this lady’s right at home.
[Editor's Note: BTW Tina, bashing the media is never a good idea, especially given the fact that you'll need these very same people to overlook the inherent contradictions in your personal record. I can't wait for your first appearance on Meet The Press. We'll see who's the "pitbull in lipstick" when you've gotta answer questions about something other than a "bridge to nowhere".]
It’s blatantly obvious that these folks have no solutions and don’t even intend to run on their “platform”. They wanna sell you on false patriotism (as if only those who serve in the military love the country), and scare you into keeping them in office. McCain campaign manager Rick Davis even admitted as much yesterday.
Rick Davis, campaign manager for John McCain’s presidential bid, insisted that the presidential race will be decided more over personalities than issues during an interview with Post editors this morning.“This election is not about issues,” said Davis. “This election is about a composite view of what people take away from these candidates.”
Davis added that issues will no doubt play a major role in the decisions undecided voters will make but that they won’t ultimately be conclusive. He added that the campaign has “ultimate faith” in the idea that the more voters get to know McCain and Barack Obama, the better the Republican nominee will do.
Well thanks for clearing that one up for us, Rick. At least you’re being honest.
A few things really bug me about these GOP Talking Points, and I’m hoping you guys can help me out with them.
(1) The GOP keeps saying Palin, by virtue of being a small town mayor, and 18 months of Governor has more “executive experience” than Obama and Biden combined. If you define “executive experience” as having “run something”, wouldn’t that also make Palin more qualified than even John McCain, whose entire career has been spent in the Congress and Senate?
(2) The GOP is all about “less government”. How then do they explain being “pro-life”? Isn’t telling a woman what to do with her own body the epitome of “too much government”?
(3) The GOP is all about “fixing Washington”. Are we supposed to forget that they’ve virtually controlled Washington since 2000? Uhhh, shouldn’t something be “fixed” by now? Could they perhaps try “fixing” their own party before “fixing” the world?
(4) The GOP is all about “reining in government spending”. Their main way of remedying the record deficit is by cutting earmarks and pork barrel projects? But isn’t the $10B/month war that the GOP got us into the main reason for the deficit?
(5) How disingenuous is it to keep playing the “POW Card”? I admire John McCain’s service to this country, but let’s keep it 100. McCain’s time in Hanoi is only notable because his father’s name and position made him living, breathing propaganda. He was on TV and in the news practically every night during his 5 1/2 years is captivity, which is why there’s so much footage of it. He used this exposure to catapult his political career. Yet he calls Obama a “celebrity”? Obama seems like the sort of person who became famous because he was already a politician. McCain became a politician because he was already famous. Not exactly the same. The Dems will never point of this idiocy of course. They don’t roll like that.
Let’s be real here, I’m a registered Democrat, but given my pending change of party affiliation, I have no reason to support them other than my wish for Obama to be President. Still, it’s amazing the stark differences between the two parties. One lacks any teeth, the other is so obsessed with the superficial that it can’t help knocking you over the head with it constantly.
After tonight’s hatchet job, I totally get why so many people are apolitical.
Question: Did you watch the GOP Convention tonight? Are you as nauseated at this display of dishonesty as I am? Do you have answers for any of the questions I posed above?
McCain Manager: ‘This Election is Not About Issues’ – The Fix [WashPost]
Man, I tried. No seriously, I tried. But after a couple of hours of the GOP Convention I’ve had enough.
I mean, come on, what decade are these folks living in? I know the Republicans are the party of Lincoln, but seriously, ya’ll couldn’t hire some token Negroes to fill the expanse of empty green seats? None? Surely there are some starving black students over at Saint Paul College. I know this because I saw some with my own eyes when I was there last Winter.
It got so bad that AverageSis and I were playing “count the Negroes” at one point, and couldn’t make it past 7 without seeing the same folks over and over again.
Last week’s convention in Denver looked like a white dude’s Freaknik. This week looks like an Amway gathering. I mean that with as much respect to Amway as possible.
Wasn’t Brian McKnight available again? Michael Steele can’t be the sole black face, surely. Instead, I see lots and lots of the party core: plenty of middle aged guys in cheap suits with cheaper combovers. Change we can believe in, indeed.
The rare brotha you see looks halfway embarrassed to be there. Seriously, watch when they pan the crowd. There’s always that look of trepidation and discomfort, like they’re just bracing for some dumb idd’ish to jump off.
Between the lack of color, the dry speeches, and the overdose of Americana, a brotha can only take so much before the itchy Tivo finger kicks in.
Here’s G-Dubbz scintillating 8 minute speech, obviously tape delayed live from DC. Watch this cluster if you need a sleep aid.
“…My Mom and My Dad. And I Love You A Lot.”
Man, Latarian Milton could have delivered this 3rd grade speech.
Well, at least The Shield is back. I bet the GOP had something to do with planting that wise diversion as well.
Bonus: Here’s CindyMac and Laura Bush speaking earlier in the week. How many combined Xanax tablets did these two consume to pull this off?
Question: Are you watching the GOP Convention? What do you think about Bush’s driveby address? How many Negroes did you count? Was Bush’s speech prerecorded because he was watching The Shield season premiere too?
Filed under: Judge Joe Brown Says : "WELL DONE", Web Junk, White Men Gone Wild
An apology? Uhh, prolly not. But I’ll admit, she absolutely reams McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds in this clip.
Too bad she either can’t, or won’t do this level of cross examination more often. Maybe I’d have some level of respect for her then.
Oddly enough, the McCain campaign was so angry at Campbell Brown for merely doing her job (for once) that they pulled McCain out of a CNN interview Tuesday night. Apparently, they felt Brown went “too far” in her line of questioning, and are offended.
So, now the McCain campaign is scared of Campbell Brown? Seriously? Is that what’s hot in the streets right now?
Question: Do you like Campbell Brown? Do you think she was too hard on Tucker Bounds? What do you think about McCain refusing to go on CNN as a result of this exchange?
McCain Throws Tantrum Over CNN Interview [DailyKos]
Filed under: AvB MultiMedia Expose, Drive-By Activism, PoliTricks as Usual, The Evil That Men Do, What A DoucheBag, White Men Gone Wild
A few weeks ago, I bought you the sad tale of Stuart Shepard, a representative of Convervative group Focus On The Family, who was praying for the wrath of God to intercede and rain out Barry’s big outdoor speech in Denver.
Just in case you missed it, here’s the video in question.
Needless to say, I think we all remember how this turned out.
The weather in Denver was spotless all week, so I guess we can say Shepard’s D-Bag Status has been certified, if nothing else. Oddly enough, there was indeed lots of rain that seems to be ruining a Convention, it just doesn’t happen to be the one Focus On The Family was praying for.
Not to be outdone, the DNC couldn’t wait to announce God’s endorsement of their candidate.
A former Democratic National Committee chairman has apologized for suggesting that Hurricane Gustav’s expected arrival as Republicans prepare to open their national convention is a sign that God favours Democrats.During a flight from Denver to South Carolina last Friday, Don Fowler – who was DNC chair in 1995 and 1996 – was recorded telling a fellow passenger that it appears Gustav will make landfall on Monday. He said that just demonstrates that God is on the side of Democrats.
The person whom Fowler was talking to is not visible in the video, but was identified on the conservative Web site www.redstate.com as Representative John Spratt, a South Carolina Democrat.
Fowler told The Associated Press that he was making fun of comments made by the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
And here’s the video in question. Never mind the fact that it’s hella creepy that someone would be recording a private conversation on an airplane. Fowler is just as much of a dumbass as Shepard for somehow opining that God is on the side of The Chosen One (the GOP’s words, not mine).
Of course, the GOP is calling for Obama to do his weekly bus toss on Fowler. Never mind the fact that they crossed the whole God/Obama line themselves a few weeks back.
This whole thing makes me wonder exactly why people think God gives a crap one way or another which guy wins the election. Clearly, he doesn’t. If God cared enough about who the President is, wouldn’t he give us somebody, I dunno, perfect?
Clearly, McCain and Obama are quite a few steps for sainthood. I wish the idiots praying for them would admit as much and keep God’s name out they mouth.
Question: Does the GOP look like a bunch of fatlipped morons for asking Obama to denounce Fowler when they more or less have overstepped the God/Politricks line themselves? What (if anything) should be done to Fowler? Do you think God cares about who’s running the country?
Ex-Dem Chair Apologizes for Hurricane Remark [ABC]
Filed under: AvB MultiMedia Expose, Drive-By Activism, PoliTricks as Usual, The Evil That Men Do, What A DoucheBag, White Men Gone Wild
A few weeks ago, I bought you the sad tale of Stuart Shepard, a representative of Convervative group Focus On The Family, who was praying for the wrath of God to intercede and rain out Barry’s big outdoor speech in Denver.
Just in case you missed it, here’s the video in question.
Needless to say, I think we all remember how this turned out.
The weather in Denver was spotless all week, so I guess we can say Shepard’s D-Bag Status has been certified, if nothing else. Oddly enough, there was indeed lots of rain that seems to be ruining a Convention, it just doesn’t happen to be the one Focus On The Family was praying for.
Not to be outdone, the DNC couldn’t wait to announce God’s endorsement of their candidate.
A former Democratic National Committee chairman has apologized for suggesting that Hurricane Gustav’s expected arrival as Republicans prepare to open their national convention is a sign that God favours Democrats.During a flight from Denver to South Carolina last Friday, Don Fowler – who was DNC chair in 1995 and 1996 – was recorded telling a fellow passenger that it appears Gustav will make landfall on Monday. He said that just demonstrates that God is on the side of Democrats.
The person whom Fowler was talking to is not visible in the video, but was identified on the conservative Web site www.redstate.com as Representative John Spratt, a South Carolina Democrat.
Fowler told The Associated Press that he was making fun of comments made by the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
And here’s the video in question. Never mind the fact that it’s hella creepy that someone would be recording a private conversation on an airplane. Fowler is just as much of a dumbass as Shepard for somehow opining that God is on the side of The Chosen One (the GOP’s words, not mine).
Of course, the GOP is calling for Obama to do his weekly bus toss on Fowler. Never mind the fact that they crossed the whole God/Obama line themselves a few weeks back.
This whole thing makes me wonder exactly why people think God gives a crap one way or another which guy wins the election. Clearly, he doesn’t. If God cared enough about who the President is, wouldn’t he give us somebody, I dunno, perfect?
Clearly, McCain and Obama are quite a few steps for sainthood. I wish the idiots praying for them would admit as much and keep God’s name out they mouth.
Question: Does the GOP look like a bunch of fatlipped morons for asking Obama to denounce Fowler when they more or less have overstepped the God/Politricks line themselves? What (if anything) should be done to Fowler? Do you think God cares about who’s running the country?
Ex-Dem Chair Apologizes for Hurricane Remark [ABC]
