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Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

I really should read my own blog.

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Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

People are complicated. Love is not.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

I was promised a recession.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

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  1. 1.

    guyermo

    maybe…just maybe

    he’s really talking about earthquake preparedness circa 1989…

    and maybe…just maybe I’ll vote for David Duke

  2. 2.

    Zifnab

    “Now do you want a governor who’d like Kentucky to be another San Francisco?”

    Public transportation, high standard of living, rolling hills and coastal properties, a booming tech sector, and tens of thousands of young and attractive 20- and 30-somethings all taking up residence nearby.

    Yeah, I can totally see how this would be a problem for Kentucky.

  5. 5.

    capelza

    That’s San Fransicko! I know this because I was told by a very reputable wingnut who lives and breaths Savaga.

    Maybe Savage will move to KY. Oh Ha! KY, don’t the Kentukians know what that is?

    My step son lives in KY, it’s a beautiful state…but it’s full of people who fear SF like an invasion from Mars…

  7. 7.

    Billy K

    Public transportation, high standard of living, rolling hills and coastal properties, a booming tech sector, and tens of thousands of young and attractive 20- and 30-somethings all taking up residence nearby.

    And a cost of living that makes it all but impossible for anyone not independently wealthy to live there?

  8. 8.

    Jake

    Pat’s manly stud cake call to the masses supports my theory that social cons are incapable of original thought and operate on a [Fill in the Blank] mentality: “Ooo! Look out! So-and-so will bring hordes of Brown Foreign/Jewish/Catholic/Communist/Islamic/Gay people to your neighborhood!”

    And of course, said hordes want to screw and/or kill (not necessarily in that order) the cowering cons. It’s sad, but it works and it’s sad because it works.

    j

    p.s. Capelza, is it safe to assume you mean Mike Savage, rather than Dan?

  10. 10.

    The Other Steve

    In the early 1990s, Boone joined Amway and spoke at many motivational seminars. He also became a distributor. In 1997, Boone released In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy, a collection of heavy metal covers revamped to fit his style. To promote the album, he appeared at the American Music Awards in black leather, shocking audiences and losing his respectability among his largest constituency, conservative Christians.

    From wikipedia… He’s an Amway salesman.

  11. 11.

    capelza

    Jake..yeah…Michael Savage…

    And I actually own that Pat Boone “metal” record. It’s in the comedy section of my CDs.

  12. 12.

    Zifnab

    And a cost of living that makes it all but impossible for anyone not independently wealthy to live there?

    Yes, well… welcome to California.

  13. 13.

    jrg

    “Now do you want a governor who’d like Kentucky to be another San Francisco?”

    In other news today:

    Modern technology and management are widely available, but many societies can’t take advantage because their values and social organization are antagonistic. Prescribing economically sensible policies (open markets, secure property rights, sound money) can’t overcome this bedrock resistance

    Let idiot hicks be idiot hicks. It gives them something to be proud of, and it ensures that I will always be able to get an affordable hamburger and fries the next time I pull over for lunch in Western Bumfck, Ky.

  14. 14.

    grandpa john

    The latest polls show the dem challenger with a 23 point lead, I think that it might require more than a washed up 50’s singer who most of the current voting age population have never heard of, to mount a significant last minute rally

  15. 15.

    Jake

    Boone released In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy, a collection of heavy metal covers revamped to fit his style.

    I forgot to check…did he? Oh please say he did…

    YES! He did cover a Judas Priest song, first track!

    No one spoofs the Right like the Right.

  16. 16.

    Bruce Moomaw

    I thought I’d come up with a pretty cute line when I rferred to this as Fletcher’s attempt to throw a “Hail Fairy” pass, but Michael D. has definitely trumped me.

  17. 17.

    Hubris

    “Now do you want a governor who’d like Kentucky to be another San Francisco?”

    Well, it would result in some awesome bluegrass.

  18. 18.

    jrg

    I thought I’d come up with a pretty cute line when I rferred to this as Fletcher’s attempt to throw a “Hail Fairy” pass

    “Stop the fletching. Vote Mongiardo.”

  19. 19.

    bago

    I’d rather be earning high wages and paying high prices getting the best service in the world than getting pennies a day in a place that costs a pittance.

    Some of us demand something better than what you can get for 99 cents at McDonalds.

  20. 20.

    ThymeZone

    Kentucky wishes it could become another San Francisco.

    The plethora of great restaurants, the thriving tourist business, the year round great weather, the scenery. The world class mass transportation. The culture, the financial power centers … the football and baseball history.

    Meanwhile, Kentucky is just ….. Kentucky. Meh.

  21. 21.

    jrg

    Kentucky wishes it could become another San Francisco.

    Maybe they do wish it, but they won’t admit it. Kind of like the goth kid that sneers at the jocks – he knows he is not capable of dating a cheerleader, so he pretends he never wanted to in the first place.

  22. 22.

    Bombadil

    Hey, lay off Kentucky! They gave us the Kentucky Derby! And Kentucky Fried Chicken! And…and….

    And beyond that, okay, not so much.

  23. 23.

    Tom Hilton

    And a cost of living that makes it all but impossible for anyone not independently wealthy to live there?

    Well, not impossible; just difficult. I live here. It means sacrificing a lot of things, like any possibility of every owning anything.

    Jake..yeah…Michael Savage…

    Not his real last name, though, which is Weiner. The jokes just write themselves.

  24. 24.

    Tom Hilton

    Hey, lay off Kentucky! They gave us the Kentucky Derby! And Kentucky Fried Chicken! And…and….

    Um, hello? Bourbon?

    So, that’s three things.

  25. 25.

    Bombadil

    OK, yeah, I forgot bourbon. And by extension, mint juleps.

    And that goofy Warner Brothers character with his dog, Belvidere.

  26. 26.

    Jake

    Maybe they do wish it, but they won’t admit it. Kind of like the goth kid Republican that sneers at the jocks gays – he knows he is not capable of dating a cheerleader a guy, so he pretends he never wanted to in the first place hangs out in toilets and pays for “massages.”

  27. 27.

    tde

    “And a cost of living that makes it all but impossible for anyone not independently wealthy to live there?”

    What?

    I live in San Francisco and my gardener and maid are not independently wealthy and they manage to live here somehow.

  28. 28.

    jcricket

    Let idiot hicks be idiot hicks. It gives them something to be proud of, and it ensures that I will always be able to get an affordable hamburger and fries the next time I pull over for lunch in Western Bumfck, Ky.

    The problem is that Democrats believe in redistributive tax policies… So the idiot hicks will continue to vote for tax cuts for the rich (against their own economic self interest). I say we pass a whole “you only get out of the Fed what you put in” for states, and see how self-sufficient the good ol’ southern/red states become then.

    Of course, the reality is more complex than that. Usually the only growing parts of these red states’ economies are the urban blue cities (cultural, economic, technological, etc.) within these states. Wouldn’t want to hose those people.

  29. 29.

    jcricket

    I live in San Francisco and my gardener and maid are not independently wealthy and they manage to live here somehow.

    It’s the Soros welfare checks that help them.

  32. 32.

    Bombadil

    The problem is that Democrats believe in redistributive tax policies… So the idiot hicks will continue to vote for tax cuts for the rich (against their own economic self interest). I say we pass a whole “you only get out of the Fed what you put in” for states, and see how self-sufficient the good ol’ southern/red states become then.

    For some hard numbers (from 2005), take a look at Table 4 here (near the bottom of the page) to see how receipts of federal dollars compared to federal taxes paid by state.

    And if you check out how the states voted, “Red” states are more likely to be net “receivers” while those liberal “Blue” states don’t get nearly as much money back from the Feds.

  33. 33.

    Dreggas

    ThymeZone Says:

    Kentucky wishes it could become another San Francisco.

    The plethora of great restaurants, the thriving tourist business, the year round great weather, the scenery. The world class mass transportation. The culture, the financial power centers … the football and baseball history, The higher IQ quotient, family trees that branch, good dentistry, indoor plumbing.

    The list goes on…

  34. 34.

    Cyrus

    grandpa john Says:
    The latest polls show the dem challenger with a 23 point lead, I think that it might require more than a washed up 50’s singer who most of the current voting age population have never heard of, to mount a significant last minute rally

    I know who Pat Boone is, but that’s only because I’ve seen a .jpg of a Superman comic from the 50s that he guest-starred in. So he has slightly higher name recognition among comic book geeks. I’m sure that’s a large enough demographic to make the difference, right?

  35. 35.

    Jimmmmm

    Obligatory troll disclaimer: Yes, yes, I already know I am a self-loathing gay.

    Well that’s easy for you to say when you’re a self-loathing gay…

  37. 37.

    capelza

    Cyrus..you are young. Pat Boone and his white bucks made all the girls swoon in the 50”s. Not quite as dreamy as Ricky Nelson of course, but he was a teen idol. I’m channeling my mother here.

    He was also in movies, the only one I can remember now was “Journey to the Center of the Earth”..I think..with James Mason.

  39. 39.

    jcricket

    And if you check out how the states voted, “Red” states are more likely to be net “receivers” while those liberal “Blue” states don’t get nearly as much money back from the Feds.

    There’s a great article about this – specifically with Alaska. The bridge to nowhere state sucks of the federal teat quite extensively. Hardy self-sufficient woodsman my ass. It’s even worse now that that they’re oil rich, and have big budget surpluses. They still insist on a high level of federal subsidy.

  40. 40.

    capelza

    jcricket..if they forgo the federal tit, they’d have have a state income tax…OMG!

    Some boroughs do have a sales tax, but there is no statewide tax. It is galling to know that they get money from everyone else, while they excitedly await their annual dividend check all the while touting their “self-sufficiency”. (I have gotten them before..full disclosure…and I did love not having a state income tax. but I’m not lying to myself either.)

    Half the state lives in the Anchorage metro area, hardly the “bush”.

  41. 41.

    Dreggas

    Bombadil says:

    And if you check out how the states voted, “Red” states are more likely to be net “receivers” while those liberal “Blue” states don’t get nearly as much money back from the Feds.

    This is why I am in favor of ending Welfare…red state welfare that is. And don’t even get me started on homeland security money distribution.

  42. 42.

    Cinderella Ferret

    And if you check out how the states voted, “Red” states are more likely to be net “receivers” while those liberal “Blue” states don’t get nearly as much money back from the Feds.

    Interesting point, but not sufficient for proof. States with smaller populations AND more average seniority in the Congressional delegation has MORE to do with the disparity. The two obvious examples are West Virgina and New Mexico. New Mexico is NOT a Red State. It is a swing state during Presidential elections, and the Democrats have controlled both houses of the state legislature since statehood.

    West Virginia: Senators Byrd & Rockefeller

    New Mexico: Senators Domenici & Bingaman

    You can go down the list and make similar arguments. Senior Senators, even when in the minority, roll up the federal dollars. This is where the weighting of two Senators per state is truly helpful. If both houses of Congress were proportional representations you would not see quite as much disparity. New Mexico is home to two large National Laboratories, and they bring in billions of Federal dollars. Los Alamos, New Mexico (home of Los Alamos National Laboratory) has the highest per capita PhD population in the United States. You can now see how the disparity starts to play out in such a sparsely populated area of the United States.

    The Red/Blue argument does not stand up to close scrutiny.

  43. 43.

    Dreggas

    SenderC Says:

    Boone’s just putting out a soulless cover of Little Richard’s robocalls.

    Oh really I thought it was Fats Domino’s?

  44. 44.

    Brian

    Maybe the real answer is radical downsizing of the federal governemnt-certainly the military boondoggle? Then, If Alabama wishes to elect Judge Moore and become Gilead from Handmaiden’s Tale, at least they won’t be able to afford 700 military bases around the world.

  45. 45.

    Andrew

    The Red/Blue argument does not stand up to close scrutiny.

    Unless you consider, say, the dozens of examples of it, versus your two.

  46. 46.

    capelza

    Cinderella Ferret, I Do think it does stand up to close scrutiny.

    Even Oregon, that “bluish” state gets fed dollars. Any state with a lot of public land will…national forests, etc…BLM. Eastern Oregon, especially is indicitive of this.

    I do agree that WV has Byrd and Rockefeller to thank for their pork, but aside from that the general idea holds.

  47. 47.

    jrg

    It’s even worse now that that [Alaska is] oil rich, and have big budget surpluses. They still insist on a high level of federal subsidy.

    I’d love to see a link, if you’ve got it. I think this is what boils my blood worse than most other issues… Poor, red states whining about “entitlement programs”, “pork”, and the “intellectual elite” while the rest of us subsidize their ignorant asses.

    FWIW, I live in a red state, but we’re closer to the bottom of the “Total Expenditures by State” / “national priorities” table. I also don’t mind paying property tax, because I know it’s going right back to my municipality.

  49. 49.

    Libby Spencer

    Hey, lay off Kentucky! They gave us the Kentucky Derby! And Kentucky Fried Chicken! And…and….

    And beyond that, okay, not so much.

    You already got the bourbon but don’t forget the Kentucky Blue Grass.

  50. 50.

    Punchy

    Public transportation, high standard of living, rolling hills and coastal properties, a booming tech sector, and tens of thousands of young and attractive 20- and 30-somethings all taking up residence nearby.

    Yeah, I can totally see how this would be a problem for Kentucky.

    God damn you, Zif, you stole my bit. Yeah, I’d hate to see Kent-yucky lose all those meth labs, illiteracy, and tobaccy dependency for solid industry, booming real estate market, and top-notch standard of living.

    Who needs a traffic jam when you just park you trailer/house next to a hemp field and work at QuikTrip?

  52. 52.

    Andrew

    Pb, I don’t see how your “facts” can possibly stand up to Cinderella Ferret’s truthy anecdotal evidence.

  53. 53.

    Bombadil

    You already got the bourbon but don’t forget the Kentucky Blue Grass.

    Yeah, but you can’t even use the blue grass for medical purposes anymore, so that doesn’t count.

  54. 54.

    grandpa john

    He was also in movies, the only one I can remember now was “Journey to the Center of the Earth”..I think..with James Mason.

    April Love was his first movie and the one that along with the recording of the title song helped make him a pre-beatle teen idol

  55. 55.

    grandpa john

    one of the very few advantages of being an old fart is that since I don’t have alzheimers I can still remember some of the irrelevent shit from the 50″s

  57. 57.

    Dreggas

    Pat Boone or John Cleese you decide:

    Right Aside from Public transportation, high standard of living, rolling hills and coastal properties, a booming tech sector, and tens of thousands of young and attractive 20- and 30-somethings all taking up residence nearby. What does being like San Francisco do for us?

  58. 58.

    capelza

    He is also the father of Deddie Boone who sang that “You Light Up My Life”…Celine Dion has nothing on that for annoyance.

    Here’s a weird six degrees of separation thing, if I remember correctly. Pat’s daughter Debbie married Gabriel Ferrer, son of Rosemary Clooney (and Jose Ferrer), a sister of Nick Clooney who is the father of George Clooney who is the cousin of Miguel Ferrer the actor as well as Gabriel (sons of Rosemary and Jose).

    So Pat Boone and George Clooney are shirt tale in-law relatives. Ain’t America great…heh.

  60. 60.

    Pug

    The way Republicans always use this hatred for other parts of America would be funny if it wasn’t so fucked up.

    When is the last time a California Democrat ran against a Republican by claiming the state would become another Kentucky if they voted for the Republican?

    Stupid is as stupid does, right Forrest?

  61. 61.

    Dreggas

    Pug Says:

    The way Republicans always use this hatred for other parts of America would be funny if it wasn’t so fucked up.

    When is the last time a California Democrat ran against a Republican by claiming the state would become another Kentucky if they voted for the Republican?

    Stupid is as stupid does, right Forrest?

    because we in California don’t need to look that far, we just threaten the people on the coast with becoming another Inland Empire!

  62. 62.

    DougJ

    Is it possible Pat Boone did this a a joke, like that heavy metal record he did?

    I’m serious here.

  63. 63.

    DougJ

    One other thing: presumably everyone in Kentucky would like to be another San Francisco in some sense. Wouldn’t everyone like to see median income and real estate values quadruple in their state?

  65. 65.

    capelza

    I hate seeing my home quaduple in value. It only means that my property taxes go up. Don’t intend to sell it, so it just costs me that much more to live in my own home,

    I must be a luddite when it comes to real estate. Why are huge increases in home values a good thing?

  66. 66.

    Dreggas

    capelza Says:

    I hate seeing my home quaduple in value. It only means that my property taxes go up. Don’t intend to sell it, so it just costs me that much more to live in my own home,

    I must be a luddite when it comes to real estate. Why are huge increases in home values a good thing?

    They make you look good on paper. Reality is another matter.

  67. 67.

    chopper

    Hey, lay off Kentucky! They gave us the Kentucky Derby! And Kentucky Fried Chicken! And…and….

    don’t forget, they make a fine sex jelly.

  68. 68.

    capelza

    Johnny Depp and George Clooney…two lovely and talented beings from KY.

    I really am craving a mint julep…

  69. 69.

    Face

    I must be a luddite when it comes to real estate. Why are huge increases in home values a good thing?

    Cuz once you become fertilizer and the greedy bastards known as your sons/daughters inherit the property, they’ll promptly sell, make a friggin’ mint on it, then blow the whole dough on drugs and hookers.

    Basically, your equity serves no purpose but to keep your young’ens high and laid long after you’re pushing up daisies. Enjoy.

  70. 70.

    DougJ

    Thinking too much about Kentucy and mint juleps has somehow lodged the truly awful Dan Fogelberg song “Run For the Roses” in my head. I wish I could say that I was kidding.

  71. 71.

    OxyCon

    The way things are going, I fully expect to read about Pat Boone getting arrested in a men’s bathroom sting operation within the next couple of weeks.

  72. 72.

    Tom Hilton

    Thinking too much about Kentucy and mint juleps has somehow lodged the truly awful Dan Fogelberg song “Run For the Roses” in my head.

    When I run the zoo, Dan Fogelberg and his music will be retroactively erased from the culture. You can thank me then.

  73. 73.

    Jody

    Michael, you only get the self-hating gay remarks when you do something like speak of your pride in being in a political party that makes these kinds of calls.

  74. 74.

    Ranger3

    The way things are going, I fully expect to read about Pat Boone getting arrested in a men’s bathroom sting operation within the next couple of weeks.

    That would be hot.

  75. 75.

    Ranger3

    Michael, you only get the self-hating gay remarks when you do something like speak of your pride in being in a political party that makes these kinds of calls.

    Yeah, cause no way would a prominent member of the Democratic Party allow his election campaign to become involved with anti-gay celebrities. And then, if it did somehow without his knowledge, he’d totally make it right by immediately cutting ties with that guy… oh, wait… um, nevermind.

    Seriously, stop being such a mindless partisan. Every political organization is infected with thios kind of sleaze. It’s the nature of the beast. Personally I respect Micheals values and beliefs and admire his willingness to try and fight the corruption and bigotry running rampant in his party. It can’t be fun being a republican these days.

  76. 76.

    Cain

    Pat Boone being a closeted gay would be a delicious turn of events. But really, I’m rooting for McConnell. I bet his foot twitches everytime he goes past the mens’ bathroom. On special days I bet he wears his tap dancing shoes.

    cain

  77. 77.

    metalgrid

    You’re not self-loathing, you’re just deluded, and being gay has nothing to do with it.

  78. 78.

    42

    I’m sure my friend who moved to Louisville from San Francisco will have a large laugh if Boone robo-calls his gay ol’ iPhone. “Fabulous! Hon, the house just tripled in value!” “OMG squeee!!”

  80. 80.

    Jody

    “Yeah, cause no way would a prominent member of the Democratic Party allow his election campaign to become involved with anti-gay celebrities. And then, if it did somehow without his knowledge, he’d totally make it right by immediately cutting ties with that guy… oh, wait… um, nevermind.

    Seriously, stop being such a mindless partisan. Every political organization is infected with thios kind of sleaze. It’s the nature of the beast. Personally I respect Micheals values and beliefs and admire his willingness to try and fight the corruption and bigotry running rampant in his party. It can’t be fun being a republican these days.”

    Yeah. Because the Democratic party has made a habit out of demonizing gays and anyone with skin darker than oh, say, caramel. Puh-leez.

    I didn’t want to hi-jack the thread and talk about whether Michael D. is self-loathing or not. I just wanted to point out that the party he claims to be a proud member of gets elected by utilizing this kind of poison.

    If the GOP were to abandon the Jesus-freaks and bigots and crawl back towards the middle, I would have no problem with gays joining. But they won’t be doing that any time soon, and absolutely everyone knows it.

    Any gay guy that wants to stand with a party that does exactly the kind of thing Michael himself has just posted really needs to examine WHY they tolerate it.

    And yet somehow I’M a mindless partisan, because I refuse to put up with the GOP’s flagrant intolerance. Gah.

  81. 81.

    Andrew

    Shorter Ranger3: One stupid homophobe participating in a Democratic campaign equals institutional homophobia that includes regular demonization and Constitutional amendments that oppress them.

    Gosh, I bet Ranger3 got kissed on the cheek by a guy once and now he think’s he’s gay.

  82. 82.

    Blue Jean

    Great. Now I have “Run For The Roses” stuck in my head. Thank you so verrry much.

    Whenever I heard this on the radio, I used to add “Before you’re dragged behind the stable/ and shot/ for your broken leg.”

  83. 83.

    rachel

    Bombadil Says:

    Hey, lay off Kentucky! They gave us the Kentucky Derby! And Kentucky Fried Chicken! And…and….

    And beyond that, okay, not so much.

    Guess again. Kentucky Fried Chicken started out in Utah.

  84. 84.

    Johnny Pez

    Guess again. Kentucky Fried Chicken started out in Utah.

    For cryin’ out loud, can’t you at least leave me with some illusions? This whole “reality based community” stuff is starting to get on my nerves.

  85. 85.

    Bombadil

    Thinking too much about Kentucy and mint juleps has somehow lodged the truly awful Dan Fogelberg song “Run For the Roses” in my head. I wish I could say that I was kidding.

    DougJ, whenever you get a song caught in your head, simply hum “The Girl from Ipanema”. You don’t have to do it out loud, just in your head, and humming works fine, you don’t need the lyrics.

    For some reason, that song will not get caught in your head but will break the loop of any other song.

  86. 86.

    Bombadil

    Guess again. Kentucky Fried Chicken started out in Utah.

    Not according to wikipedia.

    Utah? Mormons are trying to lay claim to everything now. I blame Mitt Romney.

  87. 87.

    BIRDZILLA

    SAN FRANCISCO is still a pretty wacky place while in KENTUCKY they still can keep theor powder dry

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