This Preposterous Week in Review!
American Girl
• "homeless" doll — "Gwen" — with a $95 price tag is marketed by
American Police Force
• control of empty Hardin, Montana, jail is turned over to, despite the lengthy criminal record of the leader of, and despite the utter shadiness of the entire enterprise, because, as the deal-maker says, "What have we got to lose?"
Arizona
• guns are now allowed in bars in, unless there's a sign banning them, but if the sign has fallen down it's okay to bring them in
Bachmann, Representative Michele
• possibility is raised by that if health care reform passes, Planned Parenthood "could become a proprietor" for "school sex clinics" in "every school across the United States" and "someone's 13-year-old daughter could walk into a sex clinic, have a pregnancy test done, be taken away to the local Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, have their abortion, be back and go home on the school bus that night," and though the probability of such an event is roughly .0000001 in a gazillion bazillion, not a soul in the House chamber laughs out loud at
Beck, Glenn
• Vancouver is said by to have "lost, how much was it, they lost a billion dollars when they had the Olympics," which, of course, the city will host next year
Berlusconi, Silvio
• President Obama is idiotically referred to as "sun-tanned" by
birthers
• first infomercial by features attorney named Gary Kreep
Boehner, House Minority Leader John
• astonishingly sheltered life of
Cheney, Liz
• threatened political future of
DeLay, Tom
• tango partner of is almost dropped by
Edwards, John
• more details from upcoming book by former toady for
• wife of may have finally had enough
Ensign, Senator John
• examination of the unethical-at-best and maybe even illegal efforts of to hush up the unhappy husband of the mistress of may yet end the career of
Family Guy
• Disneyfication of
Fisher, Carrie
• observation by that "celebrity is just obscurity biding its time"
football
• deleterious effects on brains of professional players of
Fox News
• Hugo Chavez is not a fan of
• lies by about President Obama are actually called "lies" on official White House blog
Franks, Rep. Trent
• spokeswoman for explains that statement by calling President Obama "an enemy of humanity" actually should have been worded "an enemy of unborn humanity"
Gingrich, Newt
• 527 group of rescinds Entrepreneur of the Year Award bestowed upon the owner of a topless club — the same award that was earlier given to and then quickly taken away from a porn executive
Grayson, Representative Alan
• Democrats are urged by to show some "guts" after characterization of Republicans by as "foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals" whose health plan consists of wanting sick people to "die quickly" is not apologized for
King, Larry
• Michael Moore is asked by if he wrote "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
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Idiocracy was a documentary, not a comedy.
I'm hoping for 'Ensign/Sanford 2012' - "Americans for Christian Family Values"
The scariest story was the one about the "American Police Force" taking over that prison in Montana. Who are these people? What's their agenda? Nobody takes over a vacant prison without an agenda!
Who is providing the money? If this is not a militia sponsored by the state, I would venture that it is an illegal outfit! This needs a full investigation by the FBI!
I know that a Palin/Bachmann ticket may SEEM like a Democrat's wish come true, but my skin crawls when I contemplate it. This country was stupid enough to elect GW twice, though there is a case to be made for election fraud in at least one of those terms. I just think the risk is too great and the consequences would be catastrophic. I don't trust that the Republicans won't attempt to steal another election (they're getting ACORN out of the way to make it easier) and there are still a lot of ignorant Palin supporters out there. We really should be careful of what we wish for...
You know the idea of a similar group with the missions of a Good A.C.O.R.N., could be formed, IMO.
Courageous: Census workers, could have enriched duties-registering voters. I'm sad to mention this, in remeberance of the slain census worker. But, just saying.
Agree that neither Palin nor Bachmann can be taken for granted. There are enough stupid/ideologically challenged people in this country to make such a candidacy scary. Best plan is to just work to keep all the wingnuts - and their enablers who look the other way - out of office.
This country was stupid enough to elect GW twice
That's the real reason that anybody with any sense doesn't like Palin. Other than that scary thought, watching either of those two in a real debate, having to answer real questions, would be very entertaining. Personally, I think she is a filler or a pass time for the GOP. I think closer to the election, after they have dragged Obama threw the mud and opposed everything to the point of paralysis, they will bring out Jeb Bush.
I know he's young enough to be my 'youngest' son, but I'm in love with Rep. Alan Grayson. We need a lot more - just like him.
crazy is as crazy does!
The reason why no one laughed out lout at Michele Bachmann's latest insane pronouncement is that in Congress, nobody listens to her. She takes every opportunity to speak as long as they will let her, saying nothing intelligible. Often these are times where business is finished and many others have gone home for the night. Only thanks to video and the dedicated people who follow her do we know when she says things like this.
I saw her on C-SPan the other night with two others -- they were standing at podiums making these insane statements to each other -- THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE GALLERY.
Why don't the people of MN recall her?
In one of her floor statements (I don't remember the actual topic) she suggested that this administration was trying to put in place certain roadblocks to prevent "someone like me from becoming President". Ugggghhhhhhhhhh!
Let me guess, they want Presidential candidates to pass the same psych screening we give to cops, firemen and soldiers?
Didn't Bachman take in 28 foster children, all teenage girls, getting at least $300 a month for their care through state funds (Michele, state funds are a GOVERNMENT handout!) allowing the girls to have their babies? And then votes to not educate or give health care to the poor.
Her son joined AmeriCorps as a teacher and she still derides that as "indoctrination" - the woman is crazy.
I've got to give that you man credit. It got him out of the house. Can you imagine a young boy living in a house with 28 teenage girls?
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