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GOP Stalinists Make Their Stand in Upstate New York

The GOP Stalinists have made their stand and it is in the 23d Congressional District of Upstate New York. Frank Rich writes in today's New York Times in an article titled "The GOP Stalinists Invade Upstate New York" that they have all converged including the nuttiest of the nuts Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. Crazy things are going on. They are saying they want to stand up to Government intervention yet the largest employer in the District is, well, THE GOVERNMENT (Ft. Drum, NY). Facts have never bothered Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck and it is amazing how they can just ignore these interesting little tid-bits. 

Here is a little bit of what Frank Rich is writing. You have to go to the Op-Ed to really understand it all. He says:

"But preposterous as it sounds, the real action migrated to New York’s 23rd, a rural Congressional district abutting Canada. That this pastoral setting could become a G.O.P. killing field, attracting an all-star cast of combatants led by Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, William Kristol and Newt Gingrich, is a premise out of a Depression-era screwball comedy. But such farces have become the norm for the conservative movement — whether the participants are dressing up in full “tea party” drag or not. 

The battle for upstate New York confirms just how swiftly the right has devolved into a wacky, paranoid cult that is as eager to eat its own as it is to destroy Obama. The movement’s undisputed leaders, Palin and Beck, neither of whom have what Palin once called the “actual responsibilities” of public office, would gladly see the Republican Party die on the cross of right-wing ideological purity. Over the short term, at least, their wish could come true."

The candidate they are supporting does not live in the district and was perfectly happy to accept an ear mark for a hospital where he was on the finance committee. This ear mark was to the tune of $479K. But, again, why bother with facts. 

I have an idea. Let Sarah Palin get her way but let's live up to the rhetoric. CLOSE FT. DRUM so there will be no "Government interference and largess", give back the ear mark to the Government and let the "rugged up staters" fend for themselves. 

As Frank Rich says, without the Government intervention in that district which Palin, Malkin and Beck despise so much, the 23d district would be a "Siberia of Joblessness". 

The Mob Goes After Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

More on the mob attacks at town halls. This time they show they can be disrespectful and disrupting to just about everyone, even a Republican. Senator Lindsey Graham tries to hold a town hall in Greenville South Carolina but it is disrupted by the mob. 

What is the mob trying to accomplish? I am not sure but one thing has become clear. They are the lunatic's in today's politics. The sad part however is these lunatics are actually in control of the Republican Party. Now, the Democrats have lunatics too but they are clearly on the fringe of the party. The Republicans have turned the keys to the kingdom over to their lunatics made up of mad right wingers, racists, radical Christians and the militias / domestic terrorists. 

I wonder if the Democrats are just waiting to use all this film in the next elections. Remind the entire Country of the radical nature of the Republican Party. They will win big. While the mob has the "big mouth", the normal centrist Democrats have the majority votes. 

Tea partiers turn on GOP leadership - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com

Tea partiers turn on GOP leadership - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com 

This is a very interesting development and one which actually lends credibility to the Tea Party movement. If they TRULY are for limited Government (both economically and socially) and are TRULY non-partisan then they may have something. While this should be watched it is a development I did not expect. They, so far, have been insanely partisan and have ignored the fact that it is the REPUBLICANS who took a Government surplus and turned it into a massive deficit. 

To this point they have ignored the big government growth when the REPUBLICANS had full control of Congress and the Presidency. Let's keep an eye on this and see if it is a real movement or is it just another trick up Dick Armey's sleeve. One thing very interesting about this article is after months of saying this movement is "grass roots" and not affiliated with big groups, they have now all but admitted these town halls etc. were planned and organized by Armey's Freedomworks group. Shared via AddThis

President Obama Approval Rating Up 6%

Now that the summer mob scene is over and we have got back to more reasoned debate and discussion it appears the Country has regained control of its senses. President Obama's approval rating is up 6%. I believe this is because people are really listening and understanding that he truly has a solution to the economy and health care. 

While I am sure faux news will try to spin it a different way, I actually have more faith in America and the American people. They have come to their senses. 

The Glenn Beck Freak Show

This is incredible. The Glenn Beck freak show continues as this photographer "creates" tears for Glenn so he can look like he is crying. I wonder how often this occurs on the T.V. show. We all know this guy is a phoney since he changed his view on health care (see post below when just about 1 year ago, Glenn Beck proclaimed the US as having horrible health care). 

It amazes me that the so called "conservatives" cannot see through the conservative hucksters like Beck, Coulter, Hannity and Limbaugh. They are in it for the money. They are laughing all the way to the bank as they get the conservatives in mid-America to follow them. If they truly believed in this Country they would not be making obscene amounts of money off of it. Ask them how many served in the military? How many took low paying jobs to help the Country.  They are all baffoons and the "conservatives" who follow them are being suckered. 

Beck Advertising Exodus Continues

The good news is the exodus of advertisers continues off of the craziest show to be on T.V. since Mr. Ed. The good news was Mr. Ed was funny and was a talking horse. Mr. Ed talked from his mouth though. Glenn Beck is the "other side" of Mr. Ed if you know what I mean. A partial list of GREAT COMPANIES leaving this crazy nut bag:

1. Applebee's
2. Kraft
3. General Mills
4. Direct T.V. 
5. Traveler's Insurance
6. Vonage 

Glenn Beck - The Head Nutbag

Sorry Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter, you have been dethroned. The head nutbag on the right is now clearly Glenn Beck. He believes President Obama is a racist, he believes people should bring guns to President Obama's meetings, he believes health care should not be reformed (even after he told us 1 year ago the health care system was the worst in the world), to name a few of his idiotic stances.

Yes, the torch has now passed and the new one on the thrown of right leaning nutbags is none other than Glenn Beck. But, of course, don't ask him to spell oligarch right. He literally cannot spell the word even though he tries to use it in a fun, kind of folksy way. 

Edward M. Kennedy - R.I.P.

I just watched the Kennedy ceremony at the Steps of the U.S. Senate and I was moved. I wonder truly if there will ever be a time in America when we are not consumed by the "game" of politics but rather are moved to push this Country foreword for the ideals we stand for? The ideals Edward M. Kennedy stood for. 

Today, politics is such a game. It is, as Rush Limbaugh said, "we want the other guys to fail so we can "win". It is a bunch of people screaming like the mobs we have seen in August. It is the screaming fear mongers on T.V. like Beck, Hannity, Coulter and that group. They are not leaders. They are doing damage to this Country. 

Even if you disagreed with Ted Kennedy, his motives could never be challenged. He was not for "winning at any cost" he was for rights, equality, justice, health-care, education and whoever would help with that he became an ally. I am sure if Ted Kennedy were asked "Would you want all those things but give up the Presidency to the Republicans for life" he would have said yes. 

Today, it is about winning. It is a "blood sport". It is people screaming at one another. 

Let's hope in his death, his memory will change all of that. 

Ted Kennedy - R.I.P.

Even with all his personal issues, his ideals are ones which live on forever. He was a great man. God Speed and Rest in Peace, Ted Kennedy:

Republican Admits He Will Vote Against Healthcare Without Reading The Legislation

A few days ago I was watching the point man for the idiocy against health care which is the Republican party. This man was Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. You know, he was the numskull who perpetuated the idiotic Sarah Palin claim of "death panels". He did this even after admitting he supported the exact same legislation many years ago (end of life counseling). 

Something I noticed was every time he was asked a specific question about "the bill" he had to refer to his staff or say, "I will look that up and get back to you".  It was obvious he had never read the pending legislation which was in committee. Now, this is not surprising because everyone knows these guys never read "the bills". Rather, their staffs read the bills and provide summary data to them so they can make up their mind. No big deal except the Republicans have made it into a big deal. So, it surprised me that their point man clearly had not read anything. 

Now comes along Senator James Inhofe (R- OK). This Senator actually admits he has never read the bill, will never read a bill and is against it no matter what. Why does he believe this? Because he has listened to "polls and the media" (I am sure, Faux News Network). Why does he have such a closed mind you may ask? Politics. He has stated before that "stopping or blocking health care reform will be a huge win for Republicans in 2010".

And now we see the Republican party we know and love. The party of the close minded, hypocritical ("a.k.a. read the bill) and the "mob".