keepthefaith Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I think that the average joe didn't want to vote their boss into office, and that Romney did exactly nothing to prevent being characterized as "the boss". Oh, you were asking about qualfications? Oh sure, Romney is far and away more qualified to be POTUS than Obama. It's not even close. One wonders if the same idiots who refused to show up for Romney, and the same idiots why were swayed by "The Life of Julia", will be 4 years older, and wiser, in 2016. But who knows? 4 million R voters refusing to show up for Romney = one reason Obama won. Period. Romney team assuming they would show up, because in their arrogance "what choice do they really have" = the other reason Obama won. Period. One meeting with the TEA party was too much to ask apparently, when real TEA party energy, and ground support, would have made the difference? Like I said: arrogance. Is Romney the most qualified to govern? Sure. Was Romney the most qualified to campaign? No way in hell. I think the phrase "We are a nation of immigrants" should be replaced with "We are a nation of idiots". The electorate has earned it. Party loyalty and being uninformed makes it very hard to sway the voting body too far off center. Romney should have clobbered Obama in 2012. The morning after that election was not a proud day for our country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Idiots, we'd have to take a step up to be just idiots! We complain about our elected officials, then we vote for the the same elected officials, then we complain about our elected officials, then we vote for the same elected officials... See where this is goin'? The American electorate abuses the privilege of being stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Washington Post Falls for Left-Wing Fraud, Embarrasses Itself by John Hinderaker Original Article Mainstream Press to Obama:Thank You, Sir, May I Have Another? Original Article Nearly half the federal agencies got an F grade for FOIA compliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Mainstream Press to Obama:Thank You, Sir, May I Have Another? Original Article Nearly half the federal agencies got an F grade for FOIA compliance. New media has pretty much destroyed press accountability, coupled with the fact that most journalists are progressives at heart. As you're seeing with CNN right now, the goal isn't reporting news...it's gathering hits.There's more money in giving airtime to a fool who suggests an airliner got sucked into a black hole than there will be ever in showing the pure incompetence of a progressive politician. That will change when a Republican is in office, but for now, all you need to know is that the Sharyl Atkinsons of the world...the journalists out for truth first...are taking a backseat to Rachel Maddows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) MEDIAITE: Rothman: The Left’s Laughable Effort to Label Paul Ryan ‘Racist’ Crumbles. Yes, but just as the fabricated Koch attacks aren’t really about the Kochs, but about discouraging other rich people from becoming donors, so the racial attacks on Paul Ryan aren’t so much about Paul Ryan as about discouraging Republicans from talking about poverty. Democrat Attorney General Shuts Down Corruption Investigation After Catching Democrats Accepting Cash Bribes Related: Pennsylvania Attorney General Kane lawyers up. The decision of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane to drop the investigation and potential prosecution of Philadelphia Democrats who were recorded accepting cash, money orders, or jewelry certainly seems suspicious. According to news reports, investigators collected over 400 hours of audio and video of five Democrats, including four state lawmakers, before Kane, also a Democrat, secretly killed the investigation last fall. When confronted with this troubling story by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Kane cited racism and mismanagement in the investigation, but the detailed descriptions of the recordings certainly seem to indicate that the payments were made. Kane’s reaction to reports about her decision went from bad to worse. At first, she complained that white men were attacking her. . . . But Kane, apparently frustrated by continuing scrutiny of her decision, has now escalated further, hiring counsel and suggesting that if the Inquirer continues to pursue the story, she would start suing people! (Good grief. You know, maybe we should exclusively fill important jobs with white men, since they’re apparently the only ones society can hold accountable.) The decision to lawyer up and take “appropriate action” against either the leakers or the papers goes far beyond the bounds of a reasonable response. This is indisputably a newsworthy story. The public deserves to know what happened with this investigation and why it happened. Kane’s acceleration from “it was racism” to “it’s the Good Ol’ Boys” to “I will start suing people” is despicable in any public servant, but even more so from the state’s top prosecutor. The Inquirer’s editor, William K. Marimow, gets this exactly right: “Our lead reporters, Angela Couloumbis and Craig McCoy, have interviewed many people with in-depth knowledge of the investigation, including members of Attorney General Kane’s staff, in order to ensure that the stories are accurate, thorough, and fair,” Marimow said. “These stories are the product of months of diligent and dogged reporting – not a leak from a person with a political agenda.” He added, “In my opinion, this is precisely the kind of issue that requires public scrutiny, specifically the conduct of public officials who accepted cash or gifts from an undercover agent and the quality of a three-year investigation launched and ended by a state law enforcement agency.” Bravo, Inquirer. That’s journalism. . Edited March 21, 2014 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Ya' don't suppose POTUS sent the little woman to China because he's been reading this thread...and knew he couldn't carry the water for such a visit....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 (edited) Obama can never lead anything but this guy sure can. Surely Walker could easily be president(lets face it the qualifications are about the same as a Burger King assistant manager judging by the current guy). That said Walker is actually worthy of the position of pres. If not wouldn't he make a great speaker of the house? http://www.theblaze....erreporting-it/ Edited March 22, 2014 by Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Obama’s Midterm Misconception : Democrats may be headed for a sound and meaningful defeat. by Charles C W Cooke As the prognosticators have adjusted their horoscopes and hesitantly determined that the Republicans may well have a fruitful November, President Obama has sought refuge in a fantasy. “In midterms,” Obama complained to donors last night, “we get clobbered, either because we don’t think it’s important or because we get so discouraged about what’s happening in Washington that we think it’s not worth our while.” Noting obsequiously how grateful he was for their money and support, the president went on to hit a bittersweet note. “We’re going to have to get over that,” he insisted. “This is a top priority.” Comforting as it must be for the president and his friends, there are a few rather vital words missing from this impressively aloof explanation: namely, “when I’m president.” As in, “in midterms, we get clobbered when I’m president.” Indeed, as the Hill noted without favor, the Democratic party’s problem is not that its electorate is disqualified from voting in the off-years, but that its political fortunes are in poor shape. Democrats have “refused to campaign with Obama,” the paper confirmed. Why have they done this? Because they don’t wish to be associated with the White House. And why don’t they wish to be associated with the White House? Because people don’t like the president and they don’t like his signature law. The blithe assertion that Democrats don’t do so well in the midterms has gained currency of late, as if it were an immutable rule of American politics of which all and sundry were regretfully aware. Instead it is a tautology, the argument being at root that “Democrats don’t perform well in midterm elections because people don’t go and vote for Democrats in midterm elections.” Well, yes, Virginia. That’s how politics works. When people vote for you and your interests in great numbers, you win; when they don’t, you lose. Still, this rather simple explanation is evidently unpalatable to the president, whose inquiry into the mystery of his party’s declining fortunes will apparently not involve acknowledging just how electorally septic his signature achievement has become. “The challenge,” Obama divined before his wealthy crowd, “is that our politics in Washington have become so toxic that people just lose faith.” As a piece of analysis, this offering suffers from the intractable problem of being untrue. More at the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 MEDIAITE: Rothman: The Left’s Laughable Effort to Label Paul Ryan ‘Racist’ Crumbles. Yes, but just as the fabricated Koch attacks aren’t really about the Kochs, but about discouraging other rich people from becoming donors, so the racial attacks on Paul Ryan aren’t so much about Paul Ryan as about discouraging Republicans from talking about poverty. Bingo. The problem for the Media Matters types? Their tactics of demanding that the MSM cover stories the way they want them covered, doesn't work. Sure, they can still scare liberal journalists/TV people, but, that doesn't matter anymore. O'Reilly, and his clones here, can B word about the internet all they want. However, it is the internet, and nothing else comes close, not even talk radio, that has created the conditions for the liberal stranglehold on the media to be rendered irrelevant. Dan Rather says hello. Democrat Attorney General Shuts Down Corruption Investigation After Catching Democrats Accepting Cash Bribes Related: Pennsylvania Attorney General Kane lawyers up. The decision of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane to drop the investigation and potential prosecution of Philadelphia Democrats who were recorded accepting cash, money orders, or jewelry certainly seems suspicious. According to news reports, investigators collected over 400 hours of audio and video of five Democrats, including four state lawmakers, before Kane, also a Democrat, secretly killed the investigation last fall. When confronted with this troubling story by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Kane cited racism and mismanagement in the investigation, but the detailed descriptions of the recordings certainly seem to indicate that the payments were made. Kane’s reaction to reports about her decision went from bad to worse. At first, she complained that white men were attacking her. . . . But Kane, apparently frustrated by continuing scrutiny of her decision, has now escalated further, hiring counsel and suggesting that if the Inquirer continues to pursue the story, she would start suing people! (Good grief. You know, maybe we should exclusively fill important jobs with white men, since they’re apparently the only ones society can hold accountable.) The decision to lawyer up and take “appropriate action” against either the leakers or the papers goes far beyond the bounds of a reasonable response. This is indisputably a newsworthy story. The public deserves to know what happened with this investigation and why it happened. Kane’s acceleration from “it was racism” to “it’s the Good Ol’ Boys” to “I will start suing people” is despicable in any public servant, but even more so from the state’s top prosecutor. The Inquirer’s editor, William K. Marimow, gets this exactly right: “Our lead reporters, Angela Couloumbis and Craig McCoy, have interviewed many people with in-depth knowledge of the investigation, including members of Attorney General Kane’s staff, in order to ensure that the stories are accurate, thorough, and fair,” Marimow said. “These stories are the product of months of diligent and dogged reporting – not a leak from a person with a political agenda.” He added, “In my opinion, this is precisely the kind of issue that requires public scrutiny, specifically the conduct of public officials who accepted cash or gifts from an undercover agent and the quality of a three-year investigation launched and ended by a state law enforcement agency.” Bravo, Inquirer. That’s journalism. As I live and breathe. I don't believe this. Really. Since when does the Inquirer actually investigate Philly politicians? Probably right around the same time calling "racist" lost its punch....which is right around the same time calling Obamacare opponents racists lost its punch. But, don't worry: the union boys will be stopping by a few Center City bars, known hangouts for Inquirer folk, and this will all be gone in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 “Ryan’s analysis is inconsistent with both the left’s narrative and its prescriptions. Therefore it must be denounced as racist.” CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Philly DA Blows the Whistle on Pennsylvania’s State AG: Why did the AG drop a case that exposed Democratic corruption? “In a sting operation, all had been caught accepting cash or Tiffany jewelry in exchange for votes or favors. Kane, who is white, has defended herself, saying that the investigation was badly managed and tainted by racism. She claims the criticism comes from what she calls the ‘Good Ol’ Boys Club.’ Williams, who is African American, has shot back: ‘I have seen racism. I know what it looks like. This isn’t it.’” That’s the old racism. The new racism is anything that might hurt a Democrat politically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Good to see the Philly DA isn't ignoring it. And that he's a Democrat. And black. Basically destroys anything she says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Power File this one under the Law of Unintended Consequences: Harry Reid decided to blow up the filibuster recently so that Democrats could use their likely evanescent Senate majority to ram through some of Obama’s liberal appointees. But what he hadn’t counted upon was that vulnerable Democrats wouldn’t go along with the plan. First, seven Democratic senators joined with Republicans to vote down the nomination of Debo Adegbile to be assistant attorney general for civil rights. Apparently the seven Democrats (mostly from northern states, though geographically-challenged liberals cried “southern racism”) thought it wouldn’t look good casting a vote for someone who drank the “Free Mumia” Kool Aid. Now it appears that Vivek Murthy, Obama’s nominee for surgeon general, will suffer the same fate. Seems that Dr. Murthy dislikes guns, and thinks they should be regulated. The Koch brothers NRA has stepped up with the promise that it will score adversely any positive vote for Murthy. Harry Reid is likely not to call for a vote at all. Who needs the filibuster when you’ve got Harry Reid working for you. In the absence of nuking the filibuster, Democrats could vote in unison to move the nominations forward, and then blame Republican . . . wait for it, now . . . racism for blocking these two fine specimens of left-liberalism. But when senators actually have to go on record with an up-or-down vote, and—horrors—be accountable for their votes, things change. Harry Reid’s filibuster gambit doesn’t look so good right now. Funny how politics works sometimes. I blame the Koch brothers. Because Koch brothers. Pretty clear they’re living rent-free in Harry Reid’s head right now. http://www.powerline...ay-to-power.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 It's getting ugly out there. These stories seem to be coming out weekly, and normally I'd suggest it's just bluster, but unfortunately for the left, the money bags dry up when failure is on their doorstep. The left-loved Nate Silver is already getting killed by progs for predicting the loss of the Senate, so I suspect Celinda Lake is about to get the same treatment. One thing about the left: they kill the messenger better than any. A leading Democratic pollster predicted a "sobering" turnout disadvantage for her party in this year's midterm elections and called on Democrats to articulate "a bigger economic agenda" this fall. "There is a huge turnout disadvantage and challenge," Democratic pollster Celinda Lake said Tuesday at a breakfast with reporters. "There is always a challenge in turnout in an off year, but it's really dramatic this time." Lake was speaking a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. Lake and Republican pollster Ed Goeas revealed results of a new George Washington University poll that showed GOP voter intensity in 2014 outpacing Democratic intensity by seven points. The poll indicated that 64% of Republicans say they are "extremely likely" to vote in November's midterms, compared with 57% of Democrats. "I think we saw it play out in the Florida special," Lake said, referring to the GOP's special election victory earlier this month in Florida's 13th Congressional district. She called the Republican turnout machine in that race "darn effective," and said Democrats should not underestimate the GOP's get-out-the-vote operation this year. "There are some people on our side who gloat about the Democrats' turnout advantage and kind of miss the Republican turnout operation," she said. "We tend to be dismissive of it, but it was very effective." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Progressive Racists. Got a certain ring to it - doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Progressive Racists. Got a certain ring to it - doesn't it? Sounds redundant to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Barack Obama showed up at his meeting with Dutch PM Mark Rutte with his usual caravan of armored limousines and the like. Here’s how Mr. Rutte got there: Dutch leaders not only are better at republican manners than ours are — no caesaropapist trappings for Mr. Rutte — but also offer a standing rebuke to American cultural practices by reminding us that it is possible to ride a bicycle without special shoes, a helmet, or spandex On the plus side, at the news conference President Obama just did a good job of defending our country against the silly "comparison" charge of Iraq and Putin Exactly as he should have............. . Edited March 26, 2014 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Barack Obama showed up at his meeting with Dutch PM Mark Rutte with his usual caravan of armored limousines and the like. Here’s how Mr. Rutte got there: I read yesterday Obama has a 900-person entourage with him. What kind of person needs 900 people with them anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 What kind of person needs 900 people with them anywhere? An emperor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I read yesterday Obama has a 900-person entourage posse with him. What kind of person needs 900 people with them anywhere? Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 An emperor I think we all know what's next. Obama haircuts for all men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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