April 2012
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“It’s not worth moving heaven and earth and spending billions of dollars...”
– Mitt Romney 2007 on how he would not go after Bin Laden
“We know this about Mitt Romney…he’s not a job creator. When he was governor of...”
– Top Obama adviser Robert Gibbs, on Meet the Press Sunday. (via barackobama)
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“There’s a passage that I love in Romans 1 - I don’t love what the topic is - but...”
– Faux right-wing historian David Barton, claiming that the Bible says that we can’t cure AIDS or HIV, because he thinks it’s a punishment from God for us sinning.
Hold up, Bigot Barton!
First of all, God doesn’t punish those of us who are his. He doesn’t condemn us. We are free and clear with him...
“Here we go again, the artful dodger, President Barack Hussein Obama, bribing the...”
– Rep. Allen West is a complete idiot.
What is a Kanamit? The Broward–Palm Beach New Times helpfully informs us that the Kanamit were “a race of nine-foot-tall aliens that come to Earth and cure famine, blight, and nuclear warfare.” But that was all just a ruse for their real goal:...
“There have been countless examples of employers requiring an applicant to...”
– Red Tape - EXCLUSIVE: ‘SNOPA’ would ban employers, schools from demanding Facebook passwords
“(CNN) – Rudy Giuliani will appear at an event with Mitt Romney on Tuesday to...”
– Giuliani and Romney to team up – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
This is a perfect platform for Rudy. He won’t have to limit the amount of times he says “9-11©” during the course of his speech.
And thus we being the 9/11 based campaign from the right.
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“This past weekend, hundreds of Oklahomans gathered to protest a “personhood”...”
– Morning Briefing: April 30, 2012 | ThinkProgress
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“Romney is basically the Ned Flanders of politics. (His lifetime supply of cool...”
– Romney Isn’t Cool, and the GOP Shouldn’t Worry About It | Swampland | TIME.com
There may be nothing wrong with it; Bush certainly wasn’t cool, but the bigger problem here is that Romney doesn’t have a personality, he will literally say anything, and he fails redundantly at...
The Five Stages Of GOP Reaction To Osama Bin... →
makeshift-riot:
1) If You Can’t Say Anything Nice say it anyway.
2.) Congratulations, President Bush!
3) Stray Attacks
4) Even Ralph Nader Would Have Done It
5) … And Let Us Never Speak Of This Again
Boehner: Romney’s Wealth Won’t Hurt Him Because... →
cognitivedissonance:
I do believe he just called anyone who’s not successful a loser. Exactly what is your definition of success? Those in the top 20%? The top 1%? Those not benefiting from government programs?
If the last point is the case, I’d like to introduce John Boehner to one of the biggest welfare queens in existence:
Meet Willard Mitt “Mittens” Romney. He’s used government programs...
The fact that private insurance companies make...
godlessscience:
It’s called Capitalism!
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Think Progress: Pretending to fire people. Re:... →
think-progress:
When it’s best not to say anything at all:
Pressed to reveal the lighter side of Mitt Romney, his advisers on Saturday recalled the time when the former Massachusetts governor had a laugh over a prank involving the purported firing of a chambermaid.
The then-governor was traveling around…
“He’s the kid that kicked everybody else off the monkey bars and nobody wants to...”
– Lawmakers: Newt’s long farewell may cost him at GOP convention - TheHill.com
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!
“No. The American people don’t want to vote for a loser. They don’t want to vote...”
– Boehner: Romney’s Wealth Won’t Hurt Him Because ‘The American People Don’t Want To Vote For A Loser’ | ThinkProgress
“Jimmy Kimmel got his start years ago on The Man Show. In Washington, that’s...”
– - President Barack Obama
Also, too…
“Even Sarah Palin is getting back into the game, guest hosting on The Today Show — which reminds me of an old saying: What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? A pit bull is delicious… A little soy sauce.”
“Take Mitt Romney — he and I...
WatchWhite House Correspondents Dinner.
“I know it’s 2012, but it sure feels like 1984 in this House today.”
– Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) on Thursday, after the House of Representatives passed CISPA, which critics argue undermines basic privacy rights.
Learn everything you need to know about CISPA.
(via think-progress)
Trigger Warning for Rape
A radio personality in Cleveland is facing tremendous backlash after telling a father that he should get one of his male friends to rape his daughter to force her to turn straight. In response to an email from a father who suspected his daughter was gay after discovering her kissing another girl, DJ Dominic Deiter declared on the air that “You should get one of your friends to screw your...
“We’re seeing the Soviets pushing into the Arctic with no response from us. In...”
– Romney Campaign Again Warns Of ‘Soviet’ Threat | TPM2012
What is it with the republican party not knowing that the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991?
It is like they have been living under rocks.
The Cold War is over, guies, you can come out now…
Planned Parenthood on tumblr~ →
“An African-American Congresswoman from New York was forced to call the police on...”
– Black Congresswoman threatened after Beck website posts edited video | The Raw Story
I bet you will never guess where the video originated from.
“Pressed to reveal the lighter side of Mitt Romney, his advisers on Saturday...”
– Mitt Romney’s aides point to candidate’s lighter side - The Washington Post
“After thoughtful and careful consideration, we will continue our current...”
– Georgetown University President: We Will Continue Providing Birth Control To Our Employees | ThinkProgress 