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Rep. Steve King, Talking Lawnmowers and The Baker Act

July 31, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 402 Views 0 Comments bigotry, Congress, hate, Iowa, Lawnmowers, Steve King, Talking Lawnmowers

It worries and embarrasses me the idiocy I see in too many of our elected officials, and making it worse is the knowledge we elect them, and keep re-electing them. Evangelicals and Conservatives, especially Republican conservatives seem to try to out-stupid each other, and the rhetoric has simply crossed a line, especially on the gay marriage issue. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa[they should be really proud]) provides a ton of grist for the stupid mill, and I think his latest, were he anyone else, would qualify him for a Baker Act petition.

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Louie Gohmert and Troop Massages

October 28, 2014 B. John 264 Views 1 Comment Greeks, Louie Gohmert, Massages, military, Stephen Colbert, texas

It is incredible that even the folks in Texas keep electing Louie to the U.S. House. The guy is truly beyond absurd nearly every time he opens his mouth, and he’s been opening his mouth again with some strange word salad about gays in the military, the Greeks, and massages. As usual, Stephen Colbert sends up the crazy as only he can.

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Louie Gohmert-History Professor

July 11, 2014July 10, 2014 B. John 472 Views 0 Comments Border Security, Islamic, Louie Gohmert, Pancho Villa, Terrorists

Well, you had to know it wouldn’t take long for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas, naturally) to earn our Daily Douche award. (I can imagine Louie becoming the reigning champion.) So Louie, ever obsessed with illegal aliens, now has a solution for the child refugees fleeing the drug wars in their Central American home countries. Louie thinks we should invade Mexico just like John Pershing did in pursuing Pancho Villa (so successfully).

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More From the Uhmerikah Front

February 5, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 316 Views 0 Comments Abuse, catholic church, Darla Rodriguez, Marco Rubio, U.N., United Nations

Marco Rubio shared a link to a National Review article about the U.N. report on the Catholic Church’s worldwide problem of child abuse. The report, not surprisingly seems to be in favor of said child abuse, and is indignant that the U.N. would have the gall to call out the Catholic Church on its many abuses. Since he’s provided the link on his Facebook page, I have to assume Marco supports that view.

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Who’s Really Entitled

October 30, 2013 B. John 354 Views 0 Comments Entitlements, medicaid, Safety Net, Social Security

The topic of the cognitive dissonance amongst far-right conservatives has been on my mind a lot lately, and was brought to a head a week or so ago in a discussion on Facebook with someone I went to high school with all those many years ago. The point of view of the tea-baggers seems to be that they are entitled to government benefits, but everyone else who ever gets help is a freeloader (a taker).

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To GOP: Can I Burn Down Your House?

October 4, 2013 B. John 194 Views 0 Comments Government Shutdown, Judd Legum, republicans, Tea Party, Think Progress, twitter

This might be one of the funniest, and most appropriate tweets I’ve ever read. It’s by Judd Legum, the Editor-in-chief at Think Progress. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Tea Party/Republican intransigence summed up any better.

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Poor Congressman Needs $200k per Year to Feed His Family

September 19, 2011August 10, 2015 192 Views 0 Comments GOP, John Flemming, Subway, Talking Points. Class Warfare, UPS Stores

You heard me right. Rep. John Flemming (R-LA) says that he can’t afford to pay any more taxes because his net income from his business is only a little over $600k per year. He needs $200k to feed his family (it must be some whopper of a family), and that means he has only $400k left. But he sticks to the GOP talking points. We can’t have class warfare, and I’m guessing he’s probably right. He has $400k to buy bullets, and what’s left of the middle class can’t afford them.

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The Jokes WriteThemselves for Senator Franken

July 20, 2011September 29, 2018 B. John 388 Views 0 Comments Al Franken, DOMA, focus on the family, Hate Groups, HHS, Marriage

The Senate today held hearings on the Defense of Marriage Act. There were a lot of poignant moments, but Senator Al Franken may have pulled off one of the best exchanges of the day. Franken is a smart guy, and these idiots from the hate organizations need to not sell him short. They may get away with making shit up with other Senators, but not much gets by Sen. Franken.

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A Congressman Speechless?

April 16, 2011September 5, 2012 B. John 136 Views 0 Comments Good Guy, Joe Crowley, Speechless, The Poor

You gotta hand it to Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY). He’s got a very creative way of pointing out the hypocrisy and lack of concern for the “lesser of these” of the Republicans in Congress. Go Joe! is all I can say. I can’t think of a better way to tell them.

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For What Reason Did the Gentlewoman from California Rise?

February 18, 2011September 5, 2012 B. John 264 Views 0 Comments abortion, Cancer Screenings, haliburton, Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood has long been banned from using federal monies for abortions. But they would have received $330 million through the end of September for preventative-health services, including federal funding for contraception and cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood clinics across the country. But in a vote of 240-185 (with 10 Democrats presumably burnishing their “conservative credentails”) the Congress took aways that funding. But, oh that’s right, we’re a Christian nation, so we can’t provide preventative health services and cancer screenings for the poor and struggling women of this country.

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Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Protects Forced Child Marriage

December 20, 2010August 10, 2015 174 Views 0 Comments abortion, child marriage, fl, florida, forced marriage, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, republican

You will be thrilled to know that Florida now has a member of Congress who supports forced child marriages. Incoming House Foreign Affairs chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) defeated a bill Thursday evening that would have committed the United States to combating forced child marriages abroad, by invoking concerns about the legislation’s cost and that funds could be used to promote abortion.