Day: April 18, 2009

How Far Can They Push A Lie?

Anyone that has been reading my blog will know that I think the the GOP, Repubs and conservatives in general are a pathetic pack of liars.  They have been lying about everything Obama…they cannot help themselves.

I was going to leave the latest pack crap alone, but I cannot.  I figured every liberal blogger would be all over this and maybe they have been but theyt have overlooked one main thing in the “veterans and right wing extremist” thing.

Republicans on Wednesday said a Homeland Security Department intelligence assessment unfairly characterizes military veterans as right-wing extremists. House Republican leader John Boehner described the report as offensive and called on the agency to apologize to veterans.

“To characterize men and women returning home after defending our country as potential terrorists is offensive and unacceptable,” said Boehner, R-Ohio.

Every conservative talking head from FOX news to MSNBC have had their day in the limelight on the report that was issued by the Department of Homeland Security (God, I hate that title).  All from Hannerity to The Rush to Joe Scarborough have said that they are appalled that the report is targeting return vets as right wing extremists.  Each one in turn has thumped that patriotic chest, but nowhere has anyone called them on a LIE.

And recall the provision in the budget that called for vets to pay for their own rehab?  Yes?  Conservs are still using that against Obama even though after he met with various  veteran groups the provision was dropped.  That fact has been forgotten, that the pres after meeting with the vets saw the error of his thinking and was man enough to change his mind.  Something the conservs should try.

And what lie would that be, Professor?

The report issued by the DHS does not state that returning vets were right wing extremists, it did say that there was a “good chance that returning vets could be targeted for recruitment by right wing extremists.”  What a difference it makes when you exclude certain words from the report.

I then heard a Repub strategist say that there was NO reliable intel to suggest that and that the Pres. and the DHS was unfairly targeting returning vets.  Sorry, but that is not completely accurate.  The Southern Poverty Law Center which tracks hate groups has reported that there has been 54% increase in the number of hate organizations in the US.  I would say the rise in hate would be something to be concerned over.

Let me ask one question…..who would be a better recruit?  A guy that is pissed about losing a job or a guy with lots of military skills that is having a hard time fitting into a society after having a constant adrenalin rush,  who feels that the government has crapped on him and wants to get even.  Before the HATE starts….I am saying that I understand what the memo was saying not that ALL return vets are whackos.  I am a vet and I have nothing but respect for our vets, but I can tell everyone, from experience, there are those out there that will approach them for various reasons.

Conservs just keep throwing manure at the wall and hope something, anything will stick…even if it is a lie!

Enough said?  Class dismissed.

The Midget Weasel Speaks

Normally, I am not one of those who goes about bashing France and its people.  I was there several times and enjoyed myself enormously, the people were warm and friendly.  But I have to draw a line when one of them is being a DICK.

The dickhead I am speaking of is French president Sarkozy, the malignant midget.

Recently when Pres. Obama was on a state visit to France it was all smiles and handshakes, but after the lights of the cameras dimmed the midget, the coward that he is spoke.

He has never been one to endear himself to his fellow heads of state. He has irritated with his boastfulness, exhausted with his hyperactivity and offended with his tendency to launch televised policy decimations and send text messages during meetings.

But, impressive though his track record is, he may now have outdone even himself. In the space of just one lunchtime, the French president has managed to belittle Pres. Obama, patronise Angela Merkel and insult José Luis Zapatero by questioning his intellectual firepower.

“He said that Obama had a subtle intelligence but that he was recently elected and had never run a state or an authority before,” Jean-Pierre Brard, a Communist MP, told the Guardian. Another guest quoted Sarkozy in the Libération newspaper as saying: “There are numerous things on which he [Obama] hasn’t got a position and … he is not always up to scratch with decisions and efficiency.”

Now you can see why the little prick is losing approval among the French, he has the personality of a rattlesnake in heat.  About the only thing keeping him where he is, in the presidential palace, is his wife.

Sarkozy shows the traditional “little Man Syndrome”, make up for being a midget by having a big mouth…. at least something on him is big.

Could The GOP Become A “Religious Party”?

You know kinda like the ones we all hate in the Middle East?

John McCain’s top adviser from the presidential campaign urged fellow Republicans on Friday to warm up to gay rights and warned that the GOP risks becoming the “religious party” with its opposition to same-sex marriage.

Steve Schmidt, in his first political appearance since the election, spoke at the Washington, D.C., convention for the Log Cabin Republicans — a grassroots group for gay and lesbian Republicans.

He urged Republicans, in the near-term, to endorse civil unions and stop using the Bible as rationale for gay-marriage opposition.

“If you put public policy issues to a religious test, you risk becoming a religious party,” he said. “And in a free country a political party cannot be viable in the long-term if it is seen as a sectarian party.”

Schmidt predicted gay marriage will create a bigger and bigger divide between the GOP and the electorate in the years ahead. He said that as young voters age, they may adopt conservative views on the economy and national security — but they will not abandon liberal, social beliefs.

THe GOP is already the party of Southern white conservatives, which for the most part are ultra-religious.  The recent “Tea Parties” just showed that the hate for Obama is stioll there and the Repubs are capitalizing on it.

Could There Be A Greenhouse Gases Plan?

In a landmark move that countered eight years of inaction by the Bush administration, the Environmental Protection Agency determined yesterday that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare because they contribute to climate change.

The ruling set the stage for the agency to regulate emissions from a spectrum of sources, including automobiles, ships, airplanes, power plants, oil refineries, steel mills, and more.

The finding, which includes carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases, is subject to a period of public comment, after which the agency has no timetable and broad leeway in how to proceed.

“This finding confirms that greenhouse-gas pollution is a serious problem now and for future generations,” EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said yesterday.

Sen. James Inhofe (R, Okla.), the ranking Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee and a leading skeptic on global warming, said the decision would “unleash a torrent of regulations that will destroy jobs, harm consumers, and extend the agency’s reach into every corner of American life.”

The EPA’s analysis also found that climate change has “serious national-security implications” because of the potential for political and social upheaval related to food shortages, environmental refugees, and clashes over fuel, water, and other resources.

The Obama Admin has made a first step…..will they keep walking or is it just that …one lone step?