We’re just not used to this.
Archives for January 2008
Mitt Romney- Still A Liar
Day two of the lobbying hijinks:
Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney, who has cast himself as a Washington outsider and blasted his opponents’ ties to lobbyists, has more than a dozen federally registered lobbyists raising money for him and several others advising his campaign, records show.
At a Nashua event the day before the New Hampshire primary, Romney said, “I don’t have years and years of favors to repay, lobbyists who have raised all sorts of money for me.”
But at least 13 lobbyists work as so-called bundlers – those responsible for prodding deep-pocketed donors and generating vast sums of money for the candidate – according to records compiled by nonprofit Washington watchdog Public Citizen.
But did they sit in on senior strategy meetings?
Seriously, if people are looking for Bush’s heir, this guy is it. Another blue-blood with a penchants for making shit up and saying whatever, Mitt is completely beholden to corporate interests, surrounded by sycophants who get upset if you dare question him, attractive enough that he can get the golf reclublican vote, enthusiastic about torture yet completely willing to act religious when the scenario calls for it- the guy is a Bush clone. No wonder Hugh Hewitt has such a man-crush- the past 8 years have been so good, and he sees eight more just like it with Multiple Choice Mitt. hell, might as well ask what Dick is up to the next 8 years.
Mythbusters and Pigs
I love the show Mythbusters on Discovery. But I do have an issue. I am not a vegetarian by any means. But I try to eat more plant-based than anything. Having said that, I don’t make a religion of it. I just have a major problem with the show.
What bothers me is that they use pigs when they want to simulate humans. I don’t have a real big issue with people eating pigs (and I’m a Jew.) What I DO have a problem with is wasting a pig to, for example, show that people don’t fly backwards when shot with a bullet.
This sounds stupid, I know, but it doesn’t matter to me what animal is used. If you’re going to use the animal for meat, that’s mostly ok with me (I have issues with factory farms, but that’s another post), but if you’re going to kill what was a living being to show how people might react to a bullet, that’s disgusting to me – especially for entertainment. What a fucking waste. It pisses me off.
[/ soapbox]Now Is The Time
If you don’t tear up a little when listening to this, you are not human.
Incredible. It never loses its inspiration, does it?
Happy Saturday
Don’t know about you, but I have been looking forward to the weekend. Love my job and all, but it was a busy week, and now we’re expecting 1-3″ of snow in Atlanta. Not enough to build a snowman, but perhaps enough to build a snowhead. In any case, Charlotte will be completely beside herself when I take her out in the snow, again.
In other news, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin’s ex-husband had his property seized at Atlanta airport for failure to pay taxes (just heard it on TV, can’t find an online link). Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport has always been a make-work project for politicians. It should be privatized. If that happened, Atlanta could eliminate property taxes.
But I digress. The most important news is the snow. Open thread. What’s happenin?
Friday Night Open Thread
Create your own obscene joke with this headline:
“Bush calls for ‘direct and rapid’ stimulus”
Have fun.
Oh, They Will, Dan
Dan Savage, reacting to the above footage of Romney getting caught in the middle of yet another damned lie:
Thank you for that, Glen Johnson. I’m sure it won’t be but… gee… wouldn’t it be nice if Johnson’s stand marked an end to the kind of reporting characterized by leads like this: “Leading Democrats-today contested the president’s assertion that the moon is made of green cheese.”
Oh, they will, Dan. As soon as Obama or Hillary are President.
BTW- For fun, watch that a few times and watch Mitt walk back his claim from “I don’t have lobbyists tied to my campaign” to “so and so doesn’t sit in on senior strategy meetings” (but other strategy meetings, maybe). He is such a sack of shit. I am actually shocked he does not work for the Bush administration, as he is the perfect blend of bald-faced liar, cynical bastard, and privileged shit.