A Tale of Two ConservativesAn examination of George W. Bush and Herbert Hoover, the president who helped steer the economy into the Great Depression, shows interesting similarities.
[To begin with, the similarities are they're both Republicans and the undeniable and irrefutable fact of the matter is; the economy does much better with a Democrat in the White House.]
Debunking the 'liberal media' myth
The Project for Excellence in Journalism has officially crowned Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) relationship with his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, “the dominant media story of the entire” presidential campaign, “by far.” Wright’s comments “received four times more coverage than any other theme or event throughout the campaign.”
[The myth of the media having a 'liberal bias' is easy to debunk for anyone comparing Obama's coverage to McCain's. But now that Obama can go after McCain and expose the whimp for the bumbling and stumbling fool he really is, the media won't be able to cover that up. Regardless of how many barbeques he invites them to.]
Bushonomics
According to Department of Labor data released Frday, the unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, which is higher that the expected 0.1 percent jobless rate increase.
[When Bush was selected President at the end of 2000 the unemployment rate was 4.0%. The civilian workforce is 154.5 million. The added 1.5% in unemployment equates to an additional 2.3 million people unemployed. And that doesn't take into account the millions who are now classified as 'discouraged workers' and not included in Bush's dismal numbers. Add the millions of people who are now under-employed over these last seven plus years and you have a serious case of, 'Bushonomics'. That's a lot like 'Reaganomics'.]
More of the same
NEW YORK - The equity Americans have in their most important asset — their homes — has dropped to its lowest level since the end of World War II.
[Hey, let's elect another dumbass Republican so we can continue Bush's policies! - Lowest since World War II?]
More, more of the sameDow Slides 394 Points; Oil Surges $10.75
Weak Dollar and Economic Woes Rattle Markets
The Dow Jones industrials plunged nearly 400 points on fears about high energy prices and a continued economic slowdown, raw nerves that have pestered investors for months. At the close, the Dow was off 3.13 percent, or 394.64 points, to 12,209.81.
If they would have listened to Richard Clarke
Noting that “prominent Democrats” had ruled out impeachment, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann asked former counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke on his show last night, what “remedy” there could be for the lies and misinformation highlighted in the new Senate Intelligence Committee reports on the Bush administration’s misuse of pre-war Iraq intelligence. "Someone should have to pay ..."
[Richard Clarke, without question, one of the most vindicated men in America. And of course, we all know of Clarke's historic memo to George Bush's National Security Advisor, that was unfortunately, ignored.]
Why we need a diplomat
Cheney blocked talks with Iran
Colin Powell's former Chief of Staff Larry Wilkerson on how Cheney turned down talks with Iran.
Duckin' his buddy
“[I]n another indication that the GOP nominee is distancing himself from the man he wants to replace,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will not attend President Bush’s major fundraising dinner for congressional candidates. While the McCain campaign offered no comment, Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) said, “Maybe he found a better dinner?”[John McCain thinks you're gullible and stupid.]
Doing what they do best
Former Republican House speaker Dennis Hastert recently joined Dickstein Shapiro, a “powerhouse Washington law and lobbying firm.” He will cash in on his time as a lawmaker and is estimated to make more than $500,000 a year. Today, the New York Times has an editorial on this troubling revolving door[Another important reason why to elect Barack Obama]
It's definitely a hoax!
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a statewide drought Wednesday, warning that California's water supply is falling dangerously low because of below-average rainfall and court-ordered water restrictions aimed at protecting fish. "We must recognize the severity of this crisis we face," Schwarzenegger said at a Capitol news conference.Some kook deniers say it is ...
WELLINGTON (AFP) - The president of the low-lying Pacific atoll nation of Kiribati said Thursday his country may already be doomed because of climate change.We only have 4 days left anyway
Nuclear war will begin next Thursday, June 12, or sooner, according to the latest prediction of self-proclaimed prophet Yisrayl "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins, the founder of a religious sect in Abilene, Texas.Kick that punkass traitor's little ass!
[D]uring a Senate vote Wednesday, Obama dragged Lieberman by the hand to a far corner of the Senate chamber and engaged in what appeared to reporters in the gallery as an intense, three-minute conversation. While it was unclear what the two were discussing, the body language suggested that Obama was trying to convince Lieberman of something and his stance appeared slightly intimidating. Using forceful, but not angry, hand gestures, Obama literally backed up Lieberman against the wall, leaned in very close at times, and appeared to be trying to dominate the conversation, as the two talked over each other in a few instances.
[Besides Bush and Cheney, no one deserves a punch in the mouth more than Joe Lieberman]
Don't hold your breath
"Our vice president, our old friend, Dick Cheney got in some trouble, made a joke. Did you hear about this? Made a joke about West Virginia, but he apologized. He did apologize for the joke he made about West Virginia. Nothing yet on the Iraqi war." --David Letterman
[Any attorney would highly recommend Cheney remain silent at this point.]
O-mi-god!
It just dawned on me that I have never voted for a Black person. As John Stewart said, this could be the first Black President since the first season of '24'.
We know Lil' Bush ... we know ...
“No one has supported President Bush on Iraq more than I have.” - John McCain - 3/28/08
Didn't do that in New Orleans
George W. Bush on Friday praised China's response to a catastrophic May 12 earthquake and highlighted what he called the "unprecedented and unparalleled" flow of US relief aid.
[Bush can't give himself any praise for his performance with disasters. I guess the Chinese are more efficient than a Bush.]
They speak the truth in Richmond
The Limbaugh Award
The reason we moved the 'Sunday Scroll #66' up one day is that myself and seven other members of the 'esteemed' and 'world renowned' selection committee have some very important meetings to attend starting later this afternoon. Four of the members are attending a John McCain fundraiser/Grand Opening for lobbyists at Blackwater's new facility in San Diego. Two others are campaigning with Bob Barr and one is attending a conference given by some goofy Baptist preacher named Chuck Baldwin, who is giving a conference titled, "The invasion and occupation of Iraq was absolutely unnecessary and George Bush sacrificed more than 4,000 American lives and the lives of tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens (not to mention some 2-3 trillion dollars) instead of listening to Ron Paul." And I? I'm heading off for a couple of days of political consulting. I can't say where, but I won't be at Diane Feinstein's pad. It's a little too 'hot' there.
So back to naming number 66.
One of the nominees for this week, Jonah 'Momma's Boy' Goldberg, is new to 'done that'. A fairly well known, but second tier wingnut, but who for some strange reason is carried by the LA Times, wrote an ignorant and lying piece this week where he stated;
"There is one candidate who’s been consistently right about the war, and it isn’t the Democrat.”Now that's bald faced lie. The only candidate that's been right about Iraq is the Democrat, and in fact, he's now the Democratic nominee. And John McCain hasn't been right yet on Iraq and all you have to do is read the eight quotes by him that appear at the top-right of this blog to know Goldberg is totally full of shit!
But then we had two old friends of 'done that', Sean Hannity and Dick Morris, double-teaming with lies about Barack Obama's and Tony Rezko's real estate deal. That story was debunked months ago but not on Fox News. Hannity continues to perpetuate the lie about Obama getting a sweetheart deal on his house because of Rezko. Hannity knows full well that the couple who sold him the house stated in a Bloomberg interview four months ago that, [Obama's offer] ''was the best offer'' and they didn't cut their asking price because a campaign donor bought their adjacent land''.
Hannity and Morris also lied about Rezko's wife giving the Obama's a deal for a vacant lot that is adjacent to their property. Rezko paid $625,000 for the lot and seven months later sold 1/6th of it, 10 whole feet, to the Obama's for $104,166 . Divide 625,000 by 6 and tell me what you come up with. And that 1/6th was only appraised at $40,500.
They're liars. They know the truth -- those lies about Obama have been debunked and truth has been widely reported.Polls show that only 13% of the country cares about Tony Rezko and they're all Fox News sheep, dittoheads, or ignorant, toothless, and 'bitter' white-trash Appalachian rednecks (that's redundant since they are already included in the Fox News and dittohead category) so these phony conservative like Hannity and Morris are going to need some new material.
So who is the 66th winner of the 'prestigious, but infamous' Limbaugh Award? The committee decided to award it to 'Fox's Toe-Sucking Ethics Expert', Dick Morris since he lied not once, but twice on Fox this week about the, Honorable Barack Obama.
You're not going to swiftboat this one, asshole -- Congratulations, you're #66.
See you in a couple of days. I'll say hello.
Past winners of the prestigious, but infamous,
The Limbaugh Award
Troop Level Idiot - John 'Lil' Bush' McCain - 6/1/08
Sub 10th Grade Debate Loser - Rush Limbaugh - 5/25/08
Scared Little Man - George W. Bush - 5/18/08
Sugar Momma Beer Queen - Cindy McCain - 5/11/08
Uncultured Wussy - Bill O'Reilly - 5/4/08
Nazi Running for Congress - Tony Zirkle, R-IN - 4/27/08
Fox's Toe-Sucking Ethics Expert - Dick Morris - 4/20/08
Lying Dickhead VP - Dick Cheney - 4/13/08
McCain's Chief Lobbyist - Charlie Black - 4/6/08
Neo-Nazi Supporter - Sean Hannity - 3/30/08
Shiite for a Brain - John McCain - 3/23/08
Client #9 - Governor Eliot Spitzer - 3/15/08*
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 3/9/08
Lying Redneck Rep - Jack Kingston R-GA - 3/2/08
Lying Little Twirp - Tucker Carlson - 2/24/08
Mr Straight Talk - John McCain - 2/17/08
Bye Week - 2/10/08
Mr Straight Talk - John McCain - 2/3/08
935 of them - Bush & the Gang of 7 - 1/27/08
Fox News Co-Liars - Hannity & O'Reilly - 1/20/08
Sheep's Favorite Liar - Rush Limbaugh - 1/13/08
Longtime Lobbyist - Trent Lott - 1/6/08
2007 Co-Champions - Dick Bush - 12/30/07
Lying Piece of - Mitt Romney - 12/23/07
Psycho Pervert - Michael Savage - 12/16/07
Sheepherder-in-Chief - George W. Bush - 12/9/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 12/2/07
Cowardly Welsher - T. Boone Pickens - 11/25/07
Republican Tool - Matt Drudge - 11/18/07
Their Favored Liar - Rudy Giuliani - 11/11/07
Fox News Liar - Chris Wallace - 11/4/07
Uncultured Wussy - Bill O'Reilly - 10/28/07
Phony Patriot Liar - Rush Limbaugh - 10/21/07
Old Kentucky Homo - Mitch McConnell - 10/14/07
Liar-In-Chief - George W. Bush - 10/7/07
Phony Patriot Pig - Rush Limbaugh - 9/30/07
Big Stretch 'the truth' - Bill Sammon - 9/23/07
Mr. Straight Talk - John McCain - 9/16/07
Sycophant - Gen. David Petraeus - 9/9/07
His own Idaho - Sen. Craig R-Idaho - 9/2/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 8/26/07
The Exterminator - Tom Delay - 8/19/07
Big 'Rooster' - Mitt Romney - 8/12/07
Total Suck Up - Glenn Beck - 8/5/07
General Gonzo - Alberto Gonzales - 7/29/07
Pro Liar - Tony 'Snowjob' Snow - 7/22/07
Bush bin Lyin - George W. Bush - 7/15/07
Freed Felon - Scooter Libby - 7/8/07
Mr. Overrated - Rudy Giuliani - 7/1/07
Crazy Lying Okie - James Inhofe - 6/24/07
Pro Liar - Tony 'Snowjob' Snow - 6/17/07
Mormon Moron - Mitt Romney - 6/10/07
Bye Week - 6/3/07
Commander Guy - George W. Bush - 5/27/07
Pat's Brother - Bay Buchanan - 5/20/07
Used Car Salesman - John Boehner - 5/13/07
Uncultured Wussy - Bill O'Reilly - 5/6/07
Mr. Overrated - Rudy Giuliani - 4/29/07
Turd Blossom - Karl Rove - 4/22/07
The Decider - George W. Bush - 4/15/07
Lying Chickenhawk VP - Dick Cheney - 4/8/07
Mr. Straight Talk - John McCain - 4/1/07
Attorney General - Alberto Gonzales - 3/25/07
Fox mouthpieces Sean Hannity and
Victoria Toensing - 3/18/07
Fox News guy - Brit Hume - 3/11/07
VA Secretary - Jim Nicholson - 3/4/07
Rep. Michele Bachmann - (R-MN) - 2/25/07
