SaintZak's Comments (55)

“You know the old saying, "You lie down with dogs..."

Well the tea baggers and the Republicans have been lying down with some pretty unpleasant dogs lately and now they've got fleas. It started at the Sarah Palin rallies last year. You could see that element lurking around the edges.

The rhetoric and symbols used at the tea bagger rallies ever since Obama became President have been a welcome mat thrown down for just the type of people who showed up to this thing. Good luck getting rid of them.

And...200 people showed up. Again I have to ask, why is this even news?”

“It's entertainment, not news. There is no news anymore. Its all like something out of Network.”

“Call their bluff.”

“So lets see, they won't get any African American votes; they've kissed any hispanic votes good bye; sorry Log Cabin Republicans, gays won't vote for them; and I have a feeling women aren't going to be extremely supportive. So how are the Republicans going to make huge gains in 2010?”

“This all (not just the Pelosi incident), has a very WWI feel to me. The heads of state all deferred to the generals whose answer for everything was more men, send me more men. Europe lost an entire generation of men in that war because the generals sent them into a deadlocked meat grinder. That's been the Republicans' strategy along with these two wars: whatever the military wants.

For all of their revulsion to big intrusive government Republicans sure seem comfortable with an over reaching military.”

“I think these images will resonate more strongly with the general public than the townhall protests and tea bag events/ I think alot of people scratch their heads and wonder what the screeching is about in those cases. But this Olympic thing...it was ugly, mean-spirited, vindictive and hateful. It puts a dreadful face on their movement that people can recognize.”

“How much do you want to guess that the right wing (the Republican Party, evangelical churches, Catholic churches, Fox News, talk radio...) will rile up their "tea baggers" over Moore's movie and we'll be treated to a media blitz of screaching and screaming by the very people who've lost the most in all this mess.”

“Its not the truth of the statement, rather the intent of the slander. Sarah Palin was well aware of the dishonesty of her statement. Those who picked it up and embraced know its dishonest. For thses people the concept of "truth" is the end result. So, sadly, there is no educating the birthers or this crowd. Their truth is the damage they can inflict. If dishonestly claiming the administration is setting up "death panels" achieves the desired result then the result is the truth.”

“AMEN Arianna”

“Expose the organizers and don't give these cretins any attention. Go after the organizers, name names and focus of the big interest behind the open sore.”

“I don't think she has the staying power of MJ, unless her nose falls off. I see her as more of a time capsule weirdo. I think she'll burn very brightly for awhile then, like Ross Perot and Clara Peller, just do a quick fade.”

“"We need to shake off the hangover and pay back the money we borrowed, and while we are at it, rebuild our manufacturing infrastructure"

Exactly. And one of these days we're going to have to address head on the issue of outsourcing jobs. That really is the foundation of our problems. Its like musical chairs. Every year there are less jobs and more people getting shut out. People who lost manufacturing jobs were told to go back to school and get rre-educatted for jobs in the technology sector. The downward spiral will continue untill something is done about the hemorrage of American jobs outsourced overseas.

Americans need to be put back to work.”

“He was a curiosity, but he wasn't interesting in the least. His music was canned, his face was plastic, he never said anything enlightening or profound. He was a shell painted in lurid colors. His career was based on morrbid fascination. I'm a fan of strange, but you have to be pretty cool to pull it off. MJ never did. He was always uncool, like he was trying too hard but didn't get it.”

“It was only several months ago that Bob Lutz smirked at the notion of alternative fuel cars on 60 Minutes. Let's just hope someform of a US auto industry can rise up and face the future, but my fear is that the Chinese will rush in and fill the void...and the American consumer will be more than happy to buy their product.”

“""We can't be expected to understand Rush Limbaugh in normal rational terms," adding that Limbaugh specializes in using code words that appeal to his audience's dark fears."

Actually, you have to understand he's about nothing more than ratings and the publicity to keep his name in the spotlight. There's no ideology there, just simple, crave self-promotion. He has to become more outrageous, insulting and ibizarre to keep himself in the spotlight. That's survival for him, nothing else. He's a fraud. I wish people would realize that and not feed into him. Ignore him.”

“I'm still mystified why this is getting such saturated media coverage. In the real world I haven't hear one person mention it.”

“I'm not advocating this, or saying it would work for everyone, but it did work for me. I went to an all boys high school in the early seventies. The abuse was savage. I knew I wasn't going to be liked or accepted, and I knew I was probably in for hell...so I beat them to the punch. I channeled my inner Ziggy Stardust (it was 1972) and never looked back. Did they start on me? Oh, you bet they did. I never got confrontational and I NEVER acted scared. If someone pushed me as I passed I simply pushed back and went on my way. I conjured up some supreme self confidence that was more act than anything but it worked. It got to the point where I could march right down the middle of the hall and everyone got out of my way. They were terrified of me in a way they couldn't understand. The teachers were horrified, my mother heart-broken. But the bullies turned their attention to weaker prey. To this day I often wonder how I pulled it off, but I did.

But to the issue at hand. I blame the teachers and school administrators 100%. I remember the kids I went to school with who were bullied savage endured it in full view of the faculty. There's no excuse for that. None.”

“I think people are missing a key point in all of this: this has nothing to do with "values", traditional marriage or religious beliefs. If given the chance people in a majority will be vindictive, cruel and oppressive. They say "no you can't" because they can. Gays don't have the numbers and we're not a cohesive group in many ways. We're a weak minority that will be the prey of the majority.”

“Palin will take the fall for this disaster. The second the election is called the Republican Party will demolish her. Party insiders don't want the stink of this sticking to them when 2012 rolls around.

I do believe, though, the plan is to cripple Obama before he's even inaugurated. They'll definitely try to shut down his presidency relentless­ly...but I think Obama will win pretty big, take some red states and take this ellection with a broad spectrum of voters. The general public won't be in the mood for a moldering Republican Party crapping in the punchbowl. They'll try. I don't think it will work.”

“I truly believe the moment this election is called the Republican Party will blame SP for the disaster . After this (plus troopergate and tthe looming house scandal) she's finished politically.

I've mentioned this before. In the video showing supporters being asked about BO, one woman smiles and calmly says, "Its all in the bloodline.­" That' has very definite neo-nazi/white power overtones. The Republican Party will need to disance itself from this thhe moment the election is over. They will need a major re-tooling and change of direction if they want tto remain at all credible.”

“I think the Republicans will have to begin to ween themselves from the religious right. They're losing much of their strength which was built on blunt-force bully tactics and fear mongering. The Gov from Alaska has not only appealed to this base, but to another element on the darkest fringe. The Republicans will need to recreat themselves after this election or they're in real trouble.”

“they're stuck with her. the religious right would revolt if they scuttled her now. They can't afford to lose them.”

“I think Obama did very well, but I do feel he missed several opportunities to put John McCain away.

Iraq. Within days of 8/11 John McCain declared "On to Baghdad." His jusdgement was dead wrong and dangerous from the start.

Earmarks. John McCain has chosen an earmark queen for his running mate.

Healthcare. John McCain's just published article where he recommends using what had been done with our banking system on healthcare.

Veterans' affairs. John McCain didn't support the new gi bill. In fact he publically rejected it saying it would encourage soldiers to go to school when their enlistments were up instead of re-enlisting. He failed to vote on it at all.

If Barak Obama had dropped those right at McCain's feet last night he would have scored a decisive victory. He did very well, but who won? is open to interpretaion.”

“It's over. You can tell Obama is gassed. He looks defeated. They had to know the Republicans would mount a horror show of a campaign. It show they win. Why the Democrats roll over and immediately offer their throat is a mystery to my.

The re-election of George Bush was a travesty. There is no excuse or expailation for it. This is even worse. Unfortunately this is what America and Americans have become. Now, its what we are. 22 countries were polled and they all were hoping Obama would win by a 4 to 1 margin. What the world must think of us. But hey, "they hate us because we love freedom."

A woman here at work was supporting Obama and very excited about him. She has done a complete switch. Sarah Palin. A few of us were talking about Palin and not in a good way. This woman just stood there looking at us blankly then interrupted and happily said, "Everyone's buying her glasses. Everyone wants them." That's what we've become.”

“PalinPalin­PalinPalin­Palin....t­hat's all there is, non stop.

There was a news headling this morning: McCain, Palin Want Fannie, Freddie Restructured.

Is John MCcain running for President or co-President? Has he lost control of his campaign or has he ceded his campaign to his running mate? When this relentless attention attention sours (and at this rate her fifteen minutes of fame could very well be up in...15 minutes!) what happens when he's stuck with a dead albotross around his neck?

Eventually McCain will have to wrestle his top spot away from his running mate. He's stuck like a mouse in a glue trap. Trying to get out won't be pretty.”