January 2012
28 posts
Politicalprof: The Republicans' Reagan Problem →
politicalprof:
That the Republican Party does endless backflips to prove its enduring love for St. Ronald Reagan is an observation so obvious it scarcely seems worth noting. But having made it, I want to suggest that this hero worship is a real long-term problem for the Republican Party.
And not just because it…
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“Poor people have sh*tty lobbyists.”
– Jon Stewart on the Daily Show
“During the debate in Florida, the Republican candidates argued over topics like...”
– German magazine “Der Spiegel” on the Republican debate in Florida (via factoseintolerant)
oh oh this
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“My money is still on Mitt Romney, and I think he’s going to get the...”
– Bill Maher on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360
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“To my GOP friends: Romney is your guy. Get used to it. He will be your candidate...”
– SBucher via DailyKos.com
Watch
The greatest speech known to man.
Beautiful sentiments, if only people would listen.
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State of the Union thoughts
After watching the president speak, I felt good about my country and the future.
After listening to Mitch Daniels, I wanted to smother my children with a pillow to put them out of their misery.
And after watching Herman Cain, I wanted to smother him with a pillow to put him out of his misery.
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“If Newt Gingrich is the smartest guy in the room, leave that room.”
– Joe Scarborough (via politicalprof)
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The American Government.
Casey Anthony: So it's kind of obvious that I either killed my kid or knew about it and don't give a fuck lol.
Court: Sounds good. You're free to go.
OJ Simpson: So after being found not guilty for killing my wife, I wrote a book about doing it. That's kinda just slapping it in your face that I did it and you let me go.
Court: Nah, I know you're a good guy.
Teenagers: I can't really afford CDs or iTunes, so I download my music so that I can -
Court: How dare you breathe?
a dream deferred: If you had told me last February... →
now-let-me-at-the-truth:
But we did. AND YOU WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN.
I honestly never really doubted we’d gather enough signatures, and once I started working for the quality control of petitions that were turned in, I KNEW it would happen. It wasn’t until we got over 500,000 within a MONTH that I started to truly hope we…
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baltharus:
R.I.P.
Habeas Corpus
b. 1215 (Magna Carta)
Re-Affirmed in US 1787 (US Constitution)
died 2011 (NDAA)
Send not for whom the bell tolls.
It tolls for thee.
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“I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.”
– Mitt Romney, Job Cremator
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“A three-day-old human embryo is a collection of 150 cells called a blastocyst....”
– Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation
Get it through your heads, people. Potentiality=/=actuality, and we don’t hand out rights based on mere potential.
(via prolongedeyecontact)
