Tag Archives: politics

There’s No Pleasing Some People

The more editorial content regarding President Obama I read, whether it be letters to the editor, columns or articles in various publications, I can’t help but see a disturbing disconnect. That disconnect is between what Obama is said to be for (Socialism, making us all poor, being evil, etc…) and what he actually has done. In other words, a disconnect with reality.

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No Mo Joe… Please

Joe Wurzelbacher, you know, Joe The Plumber, has mentioned he may consider running for Congress in 2010 for his state of Ohio.  I’m sure it’s just a sideways comment meant partially in jest. But Joe, maybe you should think about this for a second.  I mean it took nothing more than 24 hours for people to find the following about you:

  • You aren’t a licensed plumber (ie: you either aren’t a plumber at all or are operating

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Candidates’ Percentage of Maverickism

My first submission to GraphJam:

Hillary, The Problem is YOU!

Hillary Clinton released her campaign manager after Obama swept the weekend’s primaries. Hillary, the problem isn’t your campaign manager, it’s YOU. You represent the same old lousy shady politics that people complain about all the time. When you get up to speak you come across like an angry shrew who is raising her voice to chastise all us bad children.

You make grand impossible promises like universal healthcare that you know isn’t feasible. When the plan fails we know you’ll… Read More

Pimping Your Ignorance

MSNBC’s David Shuster expresses his negative opinion on Clinton using her daughter to call celebrities and super delegates on her behalf by using the phrase “pimping out” to describe the strategy. The result? Everyone goes apeshit.

I don’t know if I agree with his opinion or not, but I do know that Shuster wasn’t suggesting Chelsea was actually being used to exchange sex for votes. It’s a figure of speech folks, and a pretty common one. Anyone who… Read More