Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

… among the most cringeworthy communications in the history of the alphabet!

As long as McCarthy is Speaker, the House will never be in order.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

The new temporary speaker of the house is a spiteful little shit.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Spilling the end game before they can coat it in frankl luntz-approved dogwhistles.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Ah, the different things are different argument.

“Cheese and Kraken paired together for the appetizer trial.”

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

Glad to see john eastman going through some things.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Optimism opens the door to great things.

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

“Squeaker” McCarthy

In my day, never was longer.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

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Open Thread: “Scott Brown, Tea Party Patriarch”

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From Noah Bierman at the Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence blog:

A day after a Republican video mocked Democratic US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren as the “Matriarch of Mayhem” for claiming significant credit for the Occupy Wall Street movement, a Democratic leaning political action committee has released “Scott Brown: Tea Party Patriarch.”
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The liberal video uses similar production techniques as the conservative video — splicing images of Brown, a Republican senator, making sympathetic comments about the Tea Party movement, with footage of the movement’s most radical elements played over ominous music…
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The video is being released by American Bridge 21st Century. Its president, Rodell Mollineau, said in a statement that the video is “a warning that unfair, inflammatory, and inaccurate attacks will not go unanswered.”
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The dueling videos, a year ahead of the 2012 Senate election, suggest the campaign is already getting rough. Two interest groups have already paid for television ads attacking Brown’s environmental record.

Emphasis mine. Props to American Bridge 21st Century, because fighting back makes me Proud to Be a Democrat!

Since Brown has also volunteered as a spokespod for the Contractor Tax Cheat Protection Bill, there will be no lack of ammunition for our side…

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  1. 1.

    Joseph Nobles

    Noooooo….

    They should have released a video of Warren saying, “Hi, I’m Elizabeth Warren, and I’d like to be your Matriarch of Mayhem for the next six years…”

    ELECTION OVER.

    And after listing all the things Warren would fight against and for, close it with, “…I approve this message because I’m just telling the truth, and they think it’s mayhem.”

    I TURN STRAIGHT. MAMA’S PRAYERS ANSWERED.

    Jesus God, you don’t gin up your own ridiculous over-the-top attack line to match theirs. You adopt their idiocy and expose them as desperate idiots. Sigh.

  3. 3.

    TheMightyTrowel

    Well done American Bridge PAC. Good to see Scott scared and running so early in the race.

    slightly OT but best description of the media I’ve seen yet: “a one-way conversation with your own internal idiot” from a column about feminism in the guardian

    ETA: I disagree with much of the argument in that column, but the line on the media was great.

  4. 4.

    John S.

    @Joseph Nobles:

    Stop clutching those pearls. You have some fine ideas, but you give the illiterate electorate FAR too much credit. I’m pretty sure this one ad released by a 3rd party group isn’t going to be the end of Warren’s bid for the Senate a year from now.

  5. 5.

    JPL

    The Matriarch of Mayhem has this. The repubs over reached because Warren’s persona is different than the video they released. I’d like to see an ad that says What Has Brown Scott done for you lately.

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    Nevgu

    I really hope DCCC doesn’t spend too much money on her. I still maintain she is the wrong person to take out Brown. Once again National Dems are in denial of the obviously and not listening to Mass Dem members. Mass wants a male senator.

    I see exactly the same mistakes as when they nominated Coakley instead of that guy who constantly polled better and was recommended by Mass Dems.

  14. 14.

    Mark S.

    @Nevgu:

    Fantastic analysis as usual, Nevgu. I can’t believe you don’t charge money for this. And yet you post it here to a bunch of people who think you are a dumbass.

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    burnspbesq

    The evidence of widespread noncompliance by government contractors is extensive and reliable, but I’ve never been convinced that a withholding tax was the best way to deal with the problem. Why not examine every return (including 941s)?

    I’m also not convinced that the Bushies didn’t have exactly what is now happening in mind. It is awfully unusual to delay the effective date of a piece of compliance-oriented legislation by seven years.

    No reason for this to ever get a floor vote in the Senate.

  20. 20.

    burnspbesq

    @Joseph Nobles:

    May I respectfully suggest that you chill the fuck out and pay attention to John S.’s critique of your position, which seems to be to be spot-on?

  21. 21.

    Nevgu

    @Mark S.: Says the sniper from the bushes. And who looks like the real dumbass? Oh, and also a Nevgu groupie. So thanks for the support. I’ll makes sure to give you more of what you crave.

  26. 26.

    burnspbesq

    @Joseph Nobles:

    You may, of course, suggest whatever strikes your fancy, but doing so doesn’t change the fact that you have no idea what you’re talking about, today or any other day.

  28. 28.

    John S.

    @Joseph Nobles:

    I am accustomed to tantrums from my 2 and 4 year old. They are rather unbecoming of an “adult”.

  31. 31.

    John S.

    Mass wants a male senator.

    Really? I’m curious as to what polling data or analysis led you to this brilliant conclusion. The only thing you really offered as an example is Coakley, although most people would cite her lousy campaigning and contempt for voters as reasons for her failure rather than the fact that she has a vagina.

  32. 32.

    scav

    I really can’t imagine why Wall Street would coordinate with MickySoft to build a Bendy PaperClip Ap that pops up to tell everyone the last sale on the market was up. They must be demoing something.

  33. 33.

    Brian R.

    Nice.

    The only thing a bully understands is a punch to the nose.

    Glad to see some Democrats are finally fucking realizing that.

  36. 36.

    Cat Lady

    @Nevgu:

    Unlike just about everyone else here I think you’re hilarious BTW. I’m from Mass, born and raised, and this is how I see it – it’s been historically true that Mass hasn’t had the best record for electing women state-wide, but I think that’s more circumstantial than reflective of some deep seated unresolved misogyny. Coakley was the only candidate then that had run a state wide campaign and had the most name recognition, but she was from the western part of the state, so she didn’t have the same kind of traditional machine backing that a more traditional Boston based pol would have had. And as I keep pointing out, the election was held shortly after the third Democratic Speaker of the House in a row was indicted for corruption and Dem. State Senator Wilkinson was caught stuffing a bribe down her blouse, which you may remember from TV. Also, the election was held on a snowy day in the middle of January, and Scott Brown drove ZOMG a truck, was good looking, has a popular well known broadcaster wife and he spent most of his time talking sports and politics with the right wing morning sports talk idiots and Coakley was just a diffident personality and a terrible campaigner, and she still only lost by a relatively narrow margin. NONE of these factors are in play again for Brown. Brown’s distinguished himself in exactly no way at all – too liberal for the nutjobs and too allied with the nutjobs for the liberals, so he’s O.V.A.

  37. 37.

    Joseph Nobles

    @John S.: The image of tantrums and pearl clutching that you insist on projecting upon me is fascinating. Perhaps you should share with an adult you trust just why you feel the need to do this.

  40. 40.

    Downpuppy

    I think she should OWN “Matriarch of Mayhem”. It’s a fatastic nickname. Maybe even get a luchadore mask.

  41. 41.

    John S.

    @Joseph Nobles:

    Projection? Everyone can READ your comments same as I did. Why you persist in assuming the mantle of anything other than a pearl-clutching baby is beyond me.

  42. 42.

    lacp

    I don’t see how Brown takes a hit for supporting repeal of the contractor withholding law. Repeal was part of the President’s job package, and it passed overwhelmingly in the House. Republicans are just doing what they said they’d do, pulling out the parts of the President’s plan they like and ignoring or defeating the rest.

  43. 43.

    barkleyg

    “because fighting back makes me Proud to Be a Democrat!”

    AGREED! If we only did it more!

  44. 44.

    barkleyg

    Thoughtful Black Co-Citizen – October 29, 2011 | 8:09 am · Link

    [Checks the GOP Rule Book]

    I thought the Only book the GOP read( besides My Pet Goat) was the GOP RULE BREAKING Book !

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