Free Stuff – Racist? Or More Insidious?
Disclaimer: I’m a middle aged white guy with a heart condition on disability. My depth on race issues is limited by my pigmentation, or lack thereof. There, I said it. There has been much hoopla over...
View ArticleRomney to Campaign in Virginia; Virginia Democrats to Follow Him Around in a Bus
Laugh OL Democrats are playing for keeps, and it’s glorious: RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – One day before Republican presidential hopeful Governor Mitt Romney boards a bus and campaigns across Virginia, the...
View ArticleAkin And The Shiny Object
We get the stories we deserve. So today, Rep. Todd Akin (R-15th Century), spewed a gem of a statement, saying that women who are victims of “legitimate rape” don’t need to worry about getting pregnant...
View ArticleQuote of the Day – It’s a great one!
Jay Smooth on Up With Chris in response to Romney’s birther moment: “He was cleaning his dog whistle and it just went off!” Sums up the Romney line very concisely. Share/Bookmarkcareers
View ArticleBy The Numbers – A Polling Reality Check
Boing… Well, the conventions are over, and now the discussion is how much of a “bounce” POTUS will get in the polls. Romney got virtually no bounce, and POTUS is already seeing some movement. My take...
View ArticleMitt Romney, Foreign Policy Super Genius
We’ve seen this movie before. It wasn’t that long ago that Mitt Romney made his “charm” tour through Europe and Israel, in the process pissing off the Brits, Israel, the Palestinians and Poland. That...
View ArticleRomney Has A Johnson Problem
Get your mind out the damn gutter. This isn’t a spurious attack on the candidate’s virility. That’s between him, Anne, and Rafalca. No, this is about a very real problem, one he faces in this election...
View ArticleOh, Goody. Another *Sigh* Presidential Debate
Really? Another presidential debate? Didn’t we just do this a few weeks ago? Well, shit. I guess this means I have to let y’all in as I live-blog it. ::runs a rag halfheartedly across the counter::...
View ArticleNo Governor, I’m Not A Victim
I’ve been waiting to write this post until I had a more firm idea of what was going to happen next. Now that the wheels are in motion, I can put fingers to keyboard. When Mitt Romney’s infamous 47%...
View ArticleRomney ’47 Percent’ Remark Is Yale Quote of the Year
The associate librarian at Yale Law School has released his list of notable quotes for the year, and Mitt Romney’s two huge campaign gaffes are numbers one and two. Romney’s “47 percent” remarks is...
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