LEE RODGERSELECTION APPROACHES, MADNESS
FLOURISHES ...
THE HIT-PIECE ON ROMNEY ...
THE HILLARY CONUNDRUM ...
THE HIT-PIECE ON ROMNEY ...
THE HILLARY CONUNDRUM ...
An incumbent president with a "composite" old girlfriend, a taste for eating dogs and a fetish for failed Marxism. Where the hell are we? Zimbabwe?
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Obama may have been forced by circumstances to prematurely pronounce himself supportive of gay marriage, but that could be a positive in the view of his campaign advisors; perhaps even himself.
Despite their public bravado, Obama & Co. may have decided that a campaign on the major economic and foreign policy issues would be highly risky, given his wretched record. Therefore, any distraction -- even one with as many potential potholes as the gay marriage question -- might be preferable.
With so many polls showing the nation "on the wrong track" and pessimistic about individuals' economic future under Obama, they see the need to divert the public attention to almost anything else. Expect more of this between now and November.
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The raving hypocrite in the White House, playing the CYA game on gay marriage by saying (A) he favors it, but (B) thinks it should be up to individual states ... is the same phony who attacks states' rights on other issues, such as enforcement of illegal immigration laws while requiring them to enforce other federal laws.
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Newsbusters reports -- and liberal Politico concurs -- that Obama chose softball-tossing Robin Roberts of ABC to do the "interview" in which he disclosed his support for gay marriage. The assumption is that Boy George Stephanopoulos, who usually does their morning show political interviews, might be too tough. Besides, Ms. Roberts is black, and blacks generally oppose gay marriage. In the North Carolina election, they voted 2-to-1 in favor of banning it.
Yes, we all know just how frighteningly tough longtime Democrat errand-boy George has always been in his cozy chats with left-leaning politicians.
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Re the latest "revelations" about Mitt Romney in his boyhood: Gasp! Next we'll be learning that he once belched at the dinner table!
Meantime, one of the "witnesses" to the alleged bullying incident admits he wasn't there and never heard of the event until contacted by -- ta-TA! -- the liberal Washington Post, which published the story.
The Obama media whores are gearing up for attack, seeing their hero's increasingly dismal prospects for re-election. There may even be a -- omigod! -- parking ticket somewhere in Romney's dark, mysterious past.
Only the naive would dare ask, "Where was all this microscopic investigation of the Manchurian Candidate's past?" Like, for example, further exploration of his use of marijuana and cocaine in high school. Yes, folks, we DO have a doper in the White House. But, of course, he was just trying to "find himself."
I once tried to find myself. Took about thirty seconds. I just looked in a mirror, and there I was!
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We're indebted to Breitbart's Big Government for exhuming this passage about Obama bullying a little girl ... his own words from his book, "Dreams from my Father" ...
"There was one other child in my class, though, who reminded me of a different sort of pain. Her name was Coretta, and before my arrival, she had been the only black person in our grade. She was plump and dark and didn't seem to have many friends. From the first day we avoided each other but watched from a distance ...
"Finally, during recess one hot, cloudless day we found ourselves occupying the same corner of the playground ... she was chasing me around the swings ... laughing brightly, and I teased her ... we fell to the ground breathlessly. I saw a group of children, pointing down at us ...
"'Coretta has a boyfriend, Coretta has a boyfriend' ... 'Why don't you kiss her, Mr. Boyfriend?'
"'I'm not her boyfriend,' I shouted. I ran up to Coretta and gave her a shove. She staggered back and looked up at me, but said nothing. And suddenly Coretta was running, faster and faster, until she disappeared from sight.'"
No doubt that after expending all that energy bullying an innocent little girl, young Obama readied himself for round two by eating a Golden Retriever. (quoth Big Government)
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Wacky Nancy (Pelosi, Catholic) on her support for gay marriage ...
"My religion has, compels me--and I love it for it--to be against discrimination of any kind in our country, and I consider this a form of discrimination. I think it’s unconstitutional on top of that. "
We are unable to determine whether she's checked with the Pope.
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Longtime Republican (?) Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, whose six terms were ended in the primary election, thanks largely to Tea Party opposition, has been given final confirmation that he was a pure RINO. Harry Reid, the Democrat leader in the Senate said, "Senator Lugar has always been willing to extend a hand to colleagues across the aisle.”
Riiiight ...
Democrats always love Republicans who give them what they want.
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Democrat blowhards are trying to have it both ways, as usual. While (The Charismatic) Senator Reid says the Tea Party is dead, other party mouthpieces look at RINO Lugar's loss of his Senate seat as proof that the Republican Party has been taken over by that TP element, inevitably described as "far right-wing" and to be feared.
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Obama is an incurable liar. In the campaign video narrated by left-wing actor Tom Hanks, the heart-rending tale of Obama's wacky mother enduring a health crisis without medical coverage is repeated yet again. One problem: it's an outright lie. Her insurer, Cigna, DID pay her medical bills.
Obama perpetuates the myth about his mother as a device to promote his unpopular Obamacare health scheme.
A personal footnote: Cigna also manages the health plan for the American Federation of TV & Radio Artists. During my own prolonged and near-fatal illness of 2010-11, Cigna paid everything they were supposed to pay.
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Despite denials all around, Joe Biden's upstaging of his boss by coming out first for gay marriage has added fuel to two questions:
#1 - Is the possibility of Obama dumping Crazy Joe as a running mate and replacing him with Hillary a live prospect?
#2 - Would Hillary take it if offered, considering that Obama's chances of winning appear increasingly to be in jeopardy? She might prefer to enter the 2016 race untarnished by being part of a losing 2012 team.
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Brian Slagle works for an auto parts supplier in Ohio. In a new ad running on Facebook, he claims that Obama is responsible for him having his job. In fact, it turns out Mr. Slagle has worked there since 2006.
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave ... "
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A longtime colleague can't believe opinionators who believe that an overwhelming majority of black Americans will vote for Obama, although they may disagree vehemently with the idea of gay marriage.
Cynic that I am, I believe he WILL get that kind of majority and that race will trump all else in guiding most black voters. I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.
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A new definition of delusional. One of scandal-ridden John Edwards' (former) campaign advisors says, even as his sleazy affair and impending daddyhood was becoming public, along with his cheating on his dying wife, the fool still harbored hopes of being appointed to the Supreme Court. And to think: millions of democrats wanted this sleazeball to be their presidential candidate! Well, after all, they ARE Democrats ...
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Because of her marriage to a Swiss citizen, Michele Bachmann had dual citizenship, Swiss as well as U. S. She has denounced the Swiss part. Mistake, Michele. If the incumbent in the White House is re-elected, you may wish you'd retained it. Right now, Switzerland is a helluva lot better off than this stupidly-run country! At least the Swiss seldom elect crazy people to high office.
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Yet another Fisker $100,000-plus sports car, built with your "stimulus" tax dollars, caught fire in Texas and burned down the owner's house. At the risk of sounding unsympathetic ...
"You got what you deserved, idiot!"
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A HOTELS.COM worldwide survey finds that the highest-priced hotel food is in Paris, where a sandwich can cost up to $33.10.
Related tip for travelers: In Japan, also notoriously expensive -- Susan and I once got a tab for more than $50 for one egg, one piece of toast and one cup of coffee each in the coffee shop of a luxury hotel -- reasonably priced restaurants are readily found in railway stations.
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Reader Rick has weighed the pros & cons of kids vs. pets ...
Dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
(1) eat less,
(2) don't ask for money all the time,
(3) are easier to train,
(4) normally come when called,
(5) never ask to drive the car,
(6) don't hang out with drug-using people;
(7) don't smoke or drink,
(8) don't want to wear your clothes,
(9) don't have to buy the latest fashions,
(10) don't need a gazillion dollars for college and
(11) if they get pregnant, you can sell their children.
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."