NotFooledByDistractions's Comments (80)

“Well done Rev. Davis.

If only the other religions were as openminded...”

“Not surprising. Fox is, afterall, the right arm of the all white men party. Women and minorities need not apply. Women that watch fox are their very own brand of stupid.”

“It's a fitting end for a lobbyists attempt to rig an election with phony "grassroots" efforts.

It's a double fail for dick armey - his teabagger stunts at the town halls resulted in improving the favorability of hcr in september.

armey is a fraud - and his mission is still fruitless.”

“"Sometimes I think regular voters are smarter than the politicians they elect to govern them."

Sometimes?”

“The problem with the award and it's perception by many here is that you're looking at it from a domestic standpoint - the picture is quite different if you take a world-view. The US has a completely different complexion and agenda - there's too much cynicism in this country to recognize it, but to the world community it's a new day for American and international relations.

I'm proud of Pres. Obama - he was awarded the Peace Prize, and no amount of snivelling and quivelling will change it. Gut it up.”

“Well done Joe. I was absolutely disgusted with the juvenile reaction from the right. The olympics could have brought thousands of jobs and loads of revenue - but yet those on the right rooted for the bid to fail. It's a shame to see the immaturity from the right - two years ago Obama was railed on because he didn't wear a flag pin claiming he was anti-American, and today we saw the true face of the right as they rallied for our country to lose. That's unAmerican. It's shameful and pathetic, but it's what I expect from the republicans these days.”

“And listening to factless emotional rants like Becks has value?

C'mon, it's a waste of time and electricity.”

“You'll see more factually accurate information on Rachels show in the first 5 minutes then you'll get on fox in 3 years. But try to convince the lemmings of that.”

“"the GOP will come to be seen not only as a haven for "everybody does it" bigots but as the party of bigotry."

Too late, by my judgement, they're already there.”

“YIKES!!!!”

“American idols ratings keep going up too, that doesn't make it quality programming.”

“9/12/2001 was a few years ago, but I don't remember the tone of the country being anything at all like the tone at Becks 9/12 event.

It's truly shameful. Many countries look up the the United States, and THIS is what they see? Backward, neanderthalish, ignorant, gullible, bigoted dupes for the corporations running the country. All that was missing were the white hoods.

There has to be at least one sensible republican out there that is angry that this is what their party has become. They're embarrassing us all. Although, all their nonsense just makes Obama look more and more like the adult in the room - his responses make them look even more petty and foolish. The majority of us still retain our sanity and civility - we just need to be heard as well.”

“You know, one thing I find somewhat strange about the rights resistance to czars is that the opponents are typically huge supporters of private industry taking over government functions, that privatization is the way to go - private sector companies can do things smarter and more efficiently. We saw it heavily during the bush admin. Now, here's a man - from outside DC politics - someone who had been working in his area of expertise in the private sector - he's brought in to use the ideas that he's learned and developed in the private sector (but without the overinflated paycheck) - but now, they don't want outside influences? I don't get it - you can't have it both ways - you have the desire for involvement from the public sector - experts in their fields in the public forum - but when they get there, you think it's wrong? Is it only right when we're overpaying a private firm to provide substandard results?

Perhaps I'm overthinking this, but I just don't see the logic in their actions. It's nothing but a blatant a junior high tactic - it's not looking to better our government or our country - to bring the best ideas to the forefront. So I'm a bit of a polly anna, but shouldnt' there be a certain amount of shame directed at those that are actively trying to hamper or resist improvement and better and more cost efficient procedures? Ok, I'm off my soapbox.”

“You forgot to include the right-wing religious nut jobs that are reviewing and revising history for text books used in our horrendous school systems . Unless you think Phylis Schaffley is a more prominent historical figure than say Martin Luther King, you should be concerned regardless of where you live. In the texbook world, as TX goes, so does pretty much most of the country. Your children in Ohio could be dumbed down because the religious whackjobs here in TX are revising text books to suit their conservative views.”

“Why are these proponents garnering the same media coverage as the hatefueled opponents?”

“C'mon token, choose not to be willfully ignorant. There have been photos of swastic wearing participants and signage with swasticas plastered on this site and even on msm. If you can't see them, it's because you choose not to.

No rush isn't crazy, he knows exactly how to get the bottom feeders frothing. He's very successfully at pandering to the intellectually bankrupt.”

“"Didn't you all just watch Barack Obama steal the White House right out from under the feet of the establishment-anointed Hillary Clinton? "

Yesssss, but that was also a contest between two qualified, intelligent and informed candidates. Palin is none of that. For every conservative she attracks she repels many other indies and dems. Didn't Obama's fund raising skyrocket when Palin hit the scene? I'd expect the same to happen again if she ever was to run again.”

“Unlike Clinton, Palin didn't have time to develop the layers of thick skin required to handle the withering glare of the national celeb/politico spotlight, a glare that for some reason shines much more harshly on women like Palin and Clinton.

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Whose fault is it that Palin didn't have time to develop the layers of thick skin? If you can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen. Did she think the presidential campaign and state politics was like just another a beauty pageant? Where she could simply dress pretty and give incoherent answers?

She didn't even know what she didn't know.

She should have declined - she should have realized she wasn't ready for the adult game and she should have declined the nomiation. But that would involve some introspection and thought - and I just don't think those are Palins strong suits.”

“Does this mean that if she was elected president or vp, and the press got tough on her that she'd quit that post too?

Erratic and a quitter...not the combo I'm looking for in a president/vp.

That "speech" bordered on incoherency.”

“My parents took me to see the Jackson 5 in 1973 for my 8th grade graduation present. It was my first concert and it was in a small venue - only about 1000 people. It was incredible - pure entertainment - lights, dancing and fantasic music. I can still picture it like a video running through my head. Our teenage slumber parties were Jackson 5 tributes - we all thought we were Michael - singing and dancing along. They're great memories, I'm saddened by his passing.”

“"I would have thought that a subject as important as the health care received by the American people would rise above this sorry spectacle. "

Oh silly man - he hasn't witnessed the new gop in action - theres no depth that they're not willing to slither to.”

“Acts or calls to such acts make them no better or worse than the terrorist that caused 9/11 - all in the call of religious fanaticism. I'm actually more concerned about these folks than I am any foreign terrorists. They're terrorists one in the same.

So much for religion - and chrisitianity. If this is the new brand, they can have it.”

“I hold republican lawmakers responsible for the disgusting way the "commentators" are handling the Sotomayor nomination. Those with the loudest mics may not be elected officials, but they are speaking for the party. I hold the current lawmakers responsible for not calling a stop to those comments that cross the lines of common decency - like virtually anything coming from limbaugh, gingrich and tancredo.

Talk like this hurts their party - you'd think someone would have the good sense to call a stop to it, but they didn't. The so called "leader" mcconnell doesn't even have the hormones to do it.

Yep, the paid yackers may be doing all the talking, but the blowback stains the gop.”

“It's absolutely amazing to me how guillible some people are! They can be convinced that up is down and black is white. What dupes! And the corporate sponsors and lobbyists just have to laugh at their stupidity.”

“You can keep this brand of "Christianity".”