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ChrisSick

ChrisSick

Philadelphia, PA
March 2008

AUG 23, 2012 05:17 PM

via ThinkProgress.org:
"RNC To Showcase ‘We Built This!’ Theme From a Stadium Mostly Financed By Public Taxpayer Dollars"

For weeks, the Romney campaign have used an out-of-context quote from President Obama as the backdrop to their “We Did Build This!” tour, a series of speeches and press conferences featuring a parade of small businesses that have directly benefitted from government loans and contracts.

It’s a theme that will carry over to the Republican National Convention next week, as the event organizers have titled Tuesday evening’s primetime session “We Built This!”

(...)

The Tampa Bay Times Forum, usually the home to the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL team and other large-scale events, was built in 1996 for $139 million, 62 percent of which was provided by the taxpayers of Florida.



I don't give enough of a shit to even make up my own commentary. I'm getting this second-hand from x-member Dunx, so I'll just pass along his commentary:

HAHAHAHAHAthisisn'tevenfunanymore.

Rafi

Rafi

Santa Monica, CA
January 2003

AUG 23, 2012 05:33 PM

At this point there's probably about a dozen threads I could say this, but I would hope that any one of these many, many, many articles on Republican dumb-assery are sufficient to sway those liberals who say they'll sit out this election because Obama hasn't been progressive enough.

Frustration is understandable, but if I may quote Barney Frank: "Our side may not be perfect, but they're nuts!"

METOO

METOO

Chicago, IL
October 2011

AUG 23, 2012 08:39 PM


FellOnEarth

FellOnEarth

Temecula, CA
April 2006

AUG 24, 2012 06:06 AM

What the hell, this might as well go here.

A judge from Lubbock County, Texas has proposed that the Sheriff department needs some serious funding, pronto. He's urged the county to raise property taxes to help county law enforcement prepare for the possibility that President Obama might be reelected.

Judge Tom Head, who doubles as an emergency planning official, had this to say of the President:

He's going to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N. ... Then what happens? I'm thinking worst-case scenario - civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe. ... We're talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. ... [If Obama were to] send in U.N. troops, I don't want them in Lubbock.



Here's a video of the poor bastard. Just remember his name and his face when you storm the beaches of Northwest Texas, François.

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

AUG 24, 2012 07:06 AM

FellOnEarth said:
What the hell, this might as well go here.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)


A judge from Lubbock County, Texas has proposed that the Sheriff department needs some serious funding, pronto. He's urged the county to raise property taxes to help county law enforcement prepare for the possibility that President Obama might be reelected.

Judge Tom Head, who doubles as an emergency planning official, had this to say of the President:

He's going to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N. ... Then what happens? I'm thinking worst-case scenario - civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe. ... We're talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. ... [If Obama were to] send in U.N. troops, I don't want them in Lubbock.



Here's a video of the poor bastard. Just remember his name and his face when you storm the beaches of Northwest Texas, François.




It was almost as if he was thinking "Well, if people don't want to raise taxes for reasonable ideas like increased staffing, let's close with the 'OMG! Obama iz a commie muslin!', which will get these idiots to throw money at me". Then I realized he's clearly not that intelligent.

Mayvis

Mayvis

Clackamas, OR
July 2011

AUG 24, 2012 08:36 AM

mydogfarted said:

FellOnEarth said:
What the hell, this might as well go here.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)


A judge from Lubbock County, Texas has proposed that the Sheriff department needs some serious funding, pronto. He's urged the county to raise property taxes to help county law enforcement prepare for the possibility that President Obama might be reelected.

Judge Tom Head, who doubles as an emergency planning official, had this to say of the President:

He's going to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N. ... Then what happens? I'm thinking worst-case scenario - civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe. ... We're talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. ... [If Obama were to] send in U.N. troops, I don't want them in Lubbock.



Here's a video of the poor bastard. Just remember his name and his face when you storm the beaches of Northwest Texas, François.




It was almost as if he was thinking "Well, if people don't want to raise taxes for reasonable ideas like increased staffing, let's close with the 'OMG! Obama iz a commie muslin!', which will get these idiots to throw money at me". Then I realized he's clearly not that intelligent.



Jesus Christ. Sheriff Buford T. Justice actually exists...

DondeEstaDolor

DondeEstaDolor

I'm lost
April 2012

AUG 24, 2012 09:30 AM

FellOnEarth said:
What the hell, this might as well go here.

A judge from Lubbock County, Texas has proposed that the Sheriff department needs some serious funding, pronto. He's urged the county to raise property taxes to help county law enforcement prepare for the possibility that President Obama might be reelected.

Judge Tom Head, who doubles as an emergency planning official, had this to say of the President:

He's going to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N. ... Then what happens? I'm thinking worst-case scenario - civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe. ... We're talking Lexington, Concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. ... [If Obama were to] send in U.N. troops, I don't want them in Lubbock.



Here's a video of the poor bastard. Just remember his name and his face when you storm the beaches of Northwest Texas, François.



Did I jut hear a sworn officer of the law publicly advocate the overthrow of the United States Government while simultaneously making a latent threat against the President?

ChrisSick

ChrisSick

Philadelphia, PA
March 2008

AUG 24, 2012 11:52 AM

Romney fails at being funny.

He might not officially be a birther, but Mitt Romney knows how to play into that crowd's conspiracies, as he showed at a rally in Michigan on Friday. Romney, standing alongside his wife Ann at campaign stop in Commerce, joked: "No one asked to see my birth certificate. They know this is the place that we were born and raised."


(my emphasis)



I'm not outraged, offended, or incensed. I do want Romney and most of his party to go die in a ditch and stop depressing me, admittedly, but this is just sad-ass on so many levels.

METOO

METOO

Chicago, IL
October 2011

AUG 24, 2012 08:51 PM


They went from being stupid to being a complete asshole.



Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says that he personally believes that rape is just another “method of conception” and not an excuse to allow abortions.

Waldo_Jeffers

Waldo_Jeffers

United Kingdom
OLD SKOOL

AUG 25, 2012 09:45 AM

METOO said:

They went from being stupid to being a complete asshole.



Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says that he personally believes that rape is just another “method of conception” and not an excuse to allow abortions.



Reading that Paul Ryan quote just caused my brains to melt and leak out of my ear because of the extremely concentrated levels of stupidity contained therein!! confused

METOO

METOO

Chicago, IL
October 2011

AUG 25, 2012 10:06 AM

Well in his defense it WAS a form back in the day. biggrin



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mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003
Ateh

Ateh

USA
August 2010

AUG 25, 2012 08:02 PM

METOO said:

They went from being stupid to being a complete asshole.



Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says that he personally believes that rape is just another “method of conception” and not an excuse to allow abortions.



puke

FellOnEarth

FellOnEarth

Temecula, CA
April 2006

AUG 25, 2012 08:32 PM


Doesn't look like it. I guess this guy lost his state job on the board of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government after a different email scandal in July. He was caught trying to use personal email accounts to try and exert influence with other state officials, from the sound of things, Gov. Martinez was getting tired of having to remind people of how to not to do their job. Among other things, he's a real shit.

NateHevens

NateHevens

Boca Raton, FL
September 2008

AUG 26, 2012 08:59 PM

Rafi said:
At this point there's probably about a dozen threads I could say this, but I would hope that any one of these many, many, many articles on Republican dumb-assery are sufficient to sway those liberals who say they'll sit out this election because Obama hasn't been progressive enough.

Frustration is understandable, but if I may quote Barney Frank: "Our side may not be perfect, but they're nuts!"



Yeah. Don't worry. Obama is definitely not a Progressive, but he's about a billion times better than any Republican.

Towelly

Towelly

Philadelphia, PA
January 2007

AUG 26, 2012 10:03 PM

Rafi said:
At this point there's probably about a dozen threads I could say this, but I would hope that any one of these many, many, many articles on Republican dumb-assery are sufficient to sway those liberals who say they'll sit out this election because Obama hasn't been progressive enough.

Frustration is understandable, but if I may quote Barney Frank: "Our side may not be perfect, but they're nuts!"



*shrugs* Obama is unquestionably a better President than Romney would be, and he serves my interests far more handily. But that doesn't make him a good choice, or that I must lower my standards of who I vote for.

But don't worry. I strongly suspect that there are very, very few liberals who would agree with me.

Darke

Darke

Columbia, MO
June 2005

AUG 26, 2012 10:13 PM

If this comment doesn't lead to Romney picking another running mate, just assume this is the GOP's formal declaration of war on women.

Otoki

Otoki

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

AUG 27, 2012 06:57 AM

Darke said:
If this comment doesn't lead to Romney picking another running mate, just assume this is the GOP's formal declaration of war on women.



That declaration was already made a long time ago.

Accuser

Accuser

Dana Point, CA
October 2006

AUG 27, 2012 07:04 AM

You women have it coming, with your selfish hoarding of (almost) the entire supply of vaginas.

That's called a monopoly. It's illegal.

semiretiredpunk

semiretiredpunk

USA
March 2007

AUG 27, 2012 10:59 AM

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Is this true? Please tell me it's some kind of internet joke rumor.

Waldo_Jeffers

Waldo_Jeffers

United Kingdom
OLD SKOOL

AUG 27, 2012 11:42 AM

semiretiredpunk said:
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Is this true? Please tell me it's some kind of internet joke rumor.



That is surely some kind of fake news article created for the purposes of political satire.

Surely?

Darke

Darke

Columbia, MO
June 2005

AUG 27, 2012 11:52 AM

Nope, it's legit.

So would this make jacking off within two weeks of getting laid murder?

mingol

mingol

Singapore
July 2005

AUG 27, 2012 12:05 PM

^^^ Wasn't there a CE thread about this already? Or was that only in the Feminists group?

Some context here.

Darke

Darke

Columbia, MO
June 2005

AUG 27, 2012 12:09 PM

Otoki said:

Darke said:
If this comment doesn't lead to Romney picking another running mate, just assume this is the GOP's formal declaration of war on women.



That declaration was already made a long time ago.



Right, but now they can't even be bothered to lie about it.

DondeEstaDolor

DondeEstaDolor

I'm lost
April 2012

AUG 27, 2012 01:13 PM

Darke said:
Nope, it's legit.

So would this make jacking off within two weeks of getting laid murder?



Is there paid pregnancy leave in Arizona? if so......you've got some time coming to you every month, menstruating ladies of Arizona.

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