Quotes of the day
posted at 9:31 pm on August 19, 2012 by Allahpundit
The Obama team on Sunday maintained that Vice President Joe Biden has not become a liability to the president’s reelection bid, despite the recent Republican backlash over his latest gaffe…
Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter, reaffirmed the president’s confidence in Biden and noted his comment, while awkwardly delivered, did highlight an important difference between the two presidential campaigns.
“They’re using that one word as a distraction, but the larger point is an important point,” Cutter said Sunday on ABC’s This Week, in response to the Romney camp’s criticism of Biden’s comments.
“Y’all?” Santorum asked incredulously. “Y’all is y’all. When you are in a group – and I have been in groups like that, and you know, it is very easy when you are in a group of people that, you know, when you are in the South or up in different areas of the country and different groups of people – and you develop an affinity with the group that you are speaking in front of, and that is what the vice president was doing. And he tried to develop the affinity and he did it in a horrendous way, and he should apologize for it.”
“There isn’t a racist bone in Joe Biden’s body and to suggest that, I think, is over the edge,” Durbin shot back. “This fact is, Joe Biden, throughout his career, has fought for equality and opportunity and to suggest something else — it may have been a misuse of words, but to take it to that extreme is just too much Mr. Mayor.”
“Well, how about apologizing for it,” Giuliani responded.
Barack Obama is in danger of ruining his “hope and change” brand by “turning negative” this year! This claim simply relies on a re-imagined history. Those who now believe Obama ran only positive commercials in 2008 may want to review the record. While John McCain ran a higher percentage of negative ads, Obama still availed himself of plenty of opportunities to criticize and contrast his opponents, as more than 50% of his ads were negative, according to the Wisconsin Advertising Project.
And during the primary campaign with Hillary Clinton, implicit in his positive argument that he would usher in “hope and change” was the counter-argument that Clinton was a symbol of the old, dirtier way of doing business in DC. Based on emails I have from that time, specific attacks on Clinton ranged from policy critiques on her health care plan and its individual mandate, to more personal characterizations like “disingenuous,” “untruthful,” “dishonest,” “doing whatever it takes to win,” “attempting to deceive the American people just so that they can win this election,” and “playing politics with war.”
The bottom line: For better or worse, Obama is a professional politician, and always has been. This means he plays by similar rules and playbooks as other people in his line of business.
Paul Ryan is a real addition to Romney’s camp. He’s young, intelligent, well-informed and articulate. He’s serious about matters which are serious. And he has a genuine personal appeal. In fact, when I think of Ryan in comparison with the Jar Jar Binks who currently serves President Obama, that bundle of malapropisms, confusion, malice and profound shallowness the world knows as Joe Biden, I think the Romney choice is a stoke of contrasting genius. Biden some people have called a “gaffe-machine.” But they struggle for real explanation, for who has fathomed the dead still waters of the mare closum of the Biden mind?…
Of course, immediately after this consummate ["chains"] smear, a lot of people dismissively said, “Oh, it’s only Joe again.” Problem is, it’s always Joe. He’s a bumbling, offensive, shallow, undisciplined excuse for a vice-president…
Some of this election was supposed to have pivoted on Romney’s pick of Ryan. Now it might — after the “y’all in chains” comment this week — turn more on up-to-now-ignored Joe Biden. After all, what besides misadventure, an undammable flow of cliches and gaffes, and sour race-based slurs, does Joe Biden bring to the Obama ticket? If we discount the flurry of prayers begging that Obama never fall ill or worse, nothing…
No, Obama has to live with his VP, like a strange uncle in the attic. But I suspect after this week, the handlers will take over Joe, write his scripts, narrow his appearances and keep him away for good from African-American audiences. If he needs something to feel like he’s contributing, a colouring book should suffice. And perhaps a little extra clarification on what century he’s living in, too.
Via the Corner.
Cutter jabbed back at Giuliani’s comments regarding Biden’s abilities to handle the job as vice president by recalling Giuliani’s full-throated defense of controversial pick Sarah Palin to do the job nearly three years ago.
“If he wants to criticize the capacity of a vice president to take hold of this country, he should go back and look at those remarks and whether he still believes that they’re true,” Cutter said.
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Vince on August 20, 2012 at 1:18 AM
My instinct tells me that the Obama-azz-dwellers in the media will take it national, incl. all the debates.
He should get out by Tuesday, whiley he can. I expect his Ego to say no, and then for him to lose.
God, I hate McCaskill, the cheating airplane harlot and Obamacare whore and etc.
Schadenfreude on August 20, 2012 at 1:22 AM
Social conservatism is all well and good. Idiocy on matters of basic reproductive process and suggestions of victim-blaming? Not so much.
alwaysfiredup on August 20, 2012 at 1:21 AM
Thanks for your input too.
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 1:22 AM
Try some early Cougar..:)
PS..Intro is outstanding!!..:)
Dire Straits on August 20, 2012 at 1:23 AM
Dazed and Confused
Something obscure, Yardbirds, 1968.
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 1:25 AM
Forget about it. Steelman and Brunner lost (dang it) and Aiken is not going to step down. I don’t want to see you getting ulcers over something you have no control over and we don’t need cries for Aiken to step down.
The election is in November and there will be a lot of ads here against McCaskill and her kissing buddy Obama to blunt any nastiness McCaskill and her goons come up with.
If you live here, we need you to get out the vote.
Vince on August 20, 2012 at 1:28 AM
From the headlines thread
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Akin has disabled his campaign’s e-mail.
Schadenfreude on August 20, 2012 at 1:29 AM
Nice tune. I almost wonder if that intro didn’t come first, especially the guitar riff, meant as an instrumental, and then they laid in the vocals and fleshed it our for a longer track after the original studio work was done when they realized they had a winner.
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 1:31 AM
Akin has disabled his campaign’s e-mail.
Schadenfreude on August 20, 2012 at 1:29 AM
Being a Californian I don’t think it is my place to demand a Missourian candidate quit the race. I’ll go by what someone in Missouri thinks about this as they have the vote…
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 1:31 AM
Way too late for that. They’re already happening. He should go.
alwaysfiredup on August 20, 2012 at 1:31 AM
No one on the left counts Ferguson as a D. Like you said, he worked for McCain and that article is pure hackery.
libfreeordie on August 20, 2012 at 1:34 AM
The avove is from Yahoo News and KTVI, one of the local channels here in St Louis.
McCaskill will spend a lot of money here but she will be outspent and that eight point lead will not evaporate because of this BS. Aiken might very well beat her in the St Louis area and Brunner is also backing him.
Vince on August 20, 2012 at 1:35 AM
Could be??..That was a vey good band of musicians..:)
Dire Straits on August 20, 2012 at 1:35 AM
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 1:31 AM
No one claimed otherwise.
Schadenfreude on August 20, 2012 at 1:37 AM
Good night all. Take care.
KCB on August 20, 2012 at 1:37 AM
Fixed!..:)
Dire Straits on August 20, 2012 at 1:38 AM
libfreeordie on August 20, 2012 at 1:34 AM
You are dead wrong and you say/believe this at your side’s peril, which is fine by me.
Thanks for sharing good music.
Schadenfreude on August 20, 2012 at 1:38 AM
No one claimed otherwise.
Schadenfreude on August 20, 2012 at 1:37 AM
Didn’t say you did. I’m just saying it’s not going to be up to me, as I have no vote and really don’t know the climate there…
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 1:39 AM
Goodnight, Ken. It was nice to see you. Thanks for the Peart tune. Sleep well.
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 1:39 AM
What’s your point? The lefties are probably bombbarding him while our side is also yelling for him to step down.
I swear, I can’t believe how our side is so willing to throw Aiken under the bus for a comment he made off the cuff. Yeah, it was a stupid remark but we’ve all made them. No wonder it’s so easy for the dems to kick our a$$es!
Vince on August 20, 2012 at 1:39 AM
OT: Director Tony Scott(brother of Ridley) apparently committed suicide by jumping off a bridge near Long Beach. A sad, bizarre ending to the dude’s life. He wasn’t in the same league as Ridley, but he did direct some huge blockbusters along with lower budget stuff like True Romance. R.I.P.
Doughboy on August 20, 2012 at 1:40 AM
Thank you. Just knowing that you felt it necessary to call the article “hackery” tells me it has you worried.
Flora Duh on August 20, 2012 at 1:41 AM
Always a pleasure, even when I’m just lurking. Hope to see you tomorrow.
KCB on August 20, 2012 at 1:41 AM
I swear, I can’t believe how our side is so willing to throw Aiken under the bus for a comment he made off the cuff. Yeah, it was a stupid remark but we’ve all made them. No wonder it’s so easy for the dems to kick our a$$es!
Vince on August 20, 2012 at 1:39 AM
With this I agree. The damage from this remains to be seen, but if people are watching every word uttered by a Republican we are in serious trouble. If this is all it will take for Romney to lose then we never had a chance anyway…
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 1:41 AM
It was a completely idiotic statement though.
Flapjackmaka on August 20, 2012 at 1:44 AM
It was a completely idiotic statement though.
Flapjackmaka on August 20, 2012 at 1:44 AM
Agree completely…
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 1:45 AM
Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop. Ridley Scott is awesome btw.
Vince on August 20, 2012 at 1:46 AM
Lascia ch’io pianga
One of my favorites.
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Yep, I agree with that!
Vince on August 20, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Technically, Scott did Cop II. The first Beverly Hills Cop was directed by Martin Brest(yes, the same guy who did Gigli).
Doughboy on August 20, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Did not know that. Are you from the St Louis area and have you ever heard Ridley Scott on KMOX in the afternoon? he’s been on with Mark Reardon and it’s always entertaining. I believe he is from Kirkwood, Mo.
Vince on August 20, 2012 at 1:52 AM
Dear bluegill,
╭∩╮（︶︿︶）╭∩╮
SparkPlug on August 20, 2012 at 1:52 AM
Just Can’t Let You Go
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 1:53 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Evu8L2pF7w
Helo Thunder – ACDC Thunder Struck
SparkPlug on August 20, 2012 at 1:54 AM
What are the Republicans doing nominating 65 year olds as freshman Senators? The truth comes out: McCaskill did hand pick him. Glad he shot off his mouth early enough to be replaced on the ballot. McCaskill’s camp is probably disturbed it happened too quickly.
Marcus on August 20, 2012 at 1:55 AM
I’ll wear a leash for you hun (:
Oh that was kinky. My bad.
SparkPlug on August 20, 2012 at 1:55 AM
Maybe it’s just me but ever since I first heard of “Toure”, I keep thinking I’m seeing a typo that’s missing its “-ttes syndrome “.
AH_C on August 20, 2012 at 1:56 AM
What are the Republicans doing nominating 65 year olds as freshman Senators? The truth comes out: McCaskill did hand pick him. Glad he shot off his mouth early enough to be replaced on the ballot. McCaskill’s camp is probably disturbed it happened too quickly.
Marcus on August 20, 2012 at 1:55 AM
Don’t believe he will be replaced…
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 1:56 AM
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Very nice. Thank you.
Schadenfreude on August 20, 2012 at 1:57 AM
LOL! Careful now… ! :)
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 1:59 AM
There’s a convention starting. He’s gone. By “Brett Baier’s Special Report” time Monday. He’s the Republican Weiner: complete poison to the party nationwide and indefensible.
Marcus on August 20, 2012 at 2:04 AM
Anyone here read Brad Thor or Vince Flynn?
LevinFan on August 20, 2012 at 2:04 AM
Grazie. E’ troppo bello! :)
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 2:05 AM
…noticed that when going over that thread…rogerb IS the Prince of Primers!
KOOLAID2 on August 20, 2012 at 2:05 AM
There’s a convention starting. He’s gone. By “Brett Baier’s Special Report” time Monday. He’s the Republican Weiner: complete poison to the party nationwide and indefensible.
Marcus on August 20, 2012 at 2:04 AM
Are you from Missouri?
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 2:06 AM
(:->)
…….Almost lost my drink!
KOOLAID2 on August 20, 2012 at 2:08 AM
We should BESTOW his NEW NAME upon him:
“Minstrel Show Joe”
williamg on August 20, 2012 at 2:12 AM
I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 2:13 AM
Very sorry to hear.
True Romance is a great movie.
LevinFan on August 20, 2012 at 2:15 AM
This is different from the weiner thing though. this was just a statement. He’ll probably be thinking “election is 2 months away, I can handle a dip in polling”
Flapjackmaka on August 20, 2012 at 2:17 AM
*clink*
I’ll pour you a tall one. (:
SparkPlug on August 20, 2012 at 2:17 AM
I bid you all a fond goodnight. Its been a pleasure, as always. See you soon.
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 2:18 AM
Biden just makes up stuff and wings it once he gets that microphone in his hands. And that’s good for us.
SparkPlug on August 20, 2012 at 2:19 AM
rofl!..Good one!..:)
Dire Straits on August 20, 2012 at 2:19 AM
I bid you all a fond goodnight. Its been a pleasure, as always. See you soon.
thatsafactjack on August 20, 2012 at 2:18 AM
I’m out of here to.Hopefully tomorrow brings better things…
sandee on August 20, 2012 at 2:20 AM
Later!..Enjoyed it!..:)
Dire Straits on August 20, 2012 at 2:20 AM
Now I feel bad. But BGill has been mean to Flora. Flora smacked it silly a while ago. She sure can take care of bizniz (:
SparkPlug on August 20, 2012 at 2:30 AM
He’ll be insufferable after november
Flapjackmaka on August 20, 2012 at 2:57 AM
Hello!..Is there anybody out there?..:)
Dire Straits on August 20, 2012 at 3:32 AM
I guess that depends upon how y’all understand the meaning of what racist is(sorry to paraphrase the honorable Bill “I did not have sex with that woman” Clinton)
The fact is the cruelest kind of racism is that which is deliberately and systematically practiced by all democrats–that racism is the slavery of the soul on the “only the government can help you” plantation. The very last thing the left desires is to actually free the black community from their socialist clutches.
The left’s entire agenda has been to divide and conquer everyone in America and then pick up the pieces when the anger of the groups they arranged us into destroy what was a fairly solid melting pot. The black community was merely their first capture, and the race baiting pimps and political agitators maintain the dependency of body and soul far to well. Dignity has been traded for a governent program in much of our inner cities and the left intends to keep it that way.
The job of the GOP is to spell out freedom for them and provide a dignified
undergroundabove ground railroad for them. Remind them of their God-given humanity and worth, and call them to toss off the schackles that the Democrat masters have placed on them with their deceit and government candy. It has destroyed their very souls, and stolen the natural inclination to become free and live fully and successfully–the very thing the left hates most(next to God)Don L on August 20, 2012 at 6:23 AM
To add a thought:
The very last thing the left desires is to actually free the black community from their socialist clutches and their weapon is the psychological one of victimization and agitation. Then, in turn, the resulting anger and degradation reinforces a culture of crime and degeneracy which in turn foments dislike by responsible people, causing criticism which then is used by the left as proof of racism…. the prefect cycle of oppression.
Don L on August 20, 2012 at 6:36 AM
Ryan has the Dems scared. My take.
kingsjester on August 20, 2012 at 6:38 AM
on morning joe, they spent a half hour on the akin/rape statements. on cue claire mccaskill coming up as one of he guests.
renalin on August 20, 2012 at 6:40 AM
i turned it on at the end of it…no wonder mika was giddy this am…
joe biden gaffes-its only joe, obama doesn’t need to do anything about it….
akin statement-what is mitt going to say about this, he needs to do something and fast
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 6:48 AM
me likey :)
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 6:52 AM
i guess halperin got lucky not talking about his little honest statement about the media in the tank for dear leader….
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 6:53 AM
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 6:52 AM
Thank you ma’am. I guess I’m not the mentally disabled person that the gilled one called me at the end of yesterday’s QOTD.:)
kingsjester on August 20, 2012 at 6:54 AM
claire mckaskill up next on morning joe…let the fawning and softabll questions begin…
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 6:55 AM
:) not even close
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 6:58 AM
talk about out to lunch
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 7:03 AM
Grow up, Flora Duh. You are declaring “war” on an anonymous message board poster who almost never interacts with you? What is this, junior high? As I remember it, during the primary season, supporters of a particular candidate (who is now our nominee) were treated terribly by many of you and were insulted with all kinds of sexist and vulgar smears. It wasn’t “cool” to be for a certain candidate, yet many of us went against what was “cool” or “trendy” in any given week and remained supportive of the candidate we KNEW was far and away the best. The way petunia and Sheryl and others were harassed on this message board was beyond shameful. Now, when some of you guys tried that with me, I slapped right back at you. And some of you guys reacted by crying and whining like babies. Maybe you all weren’t so used to that in your little echo chamber? Oh, well. Deal.
That Flora Duh is still smarting over an online comment someone made to her *8* MONTHS ago is a tad embarrassing. Did I embarrass Flora Duh that badly? Miss Flora, you are not always so nice and you don’t always behave in a mature way. Yes, you act sweet and do your little chit chat with some regulars and you seem to fish for compliments with some of your postings, but you are just as quick to sink to gutter-level insults as any online troll. Just recently, after I had described my enthusiasm for our nominee, you made vulgar, rude comments about some kind of supposed white creamy or crusty substance left around my mouth, even though my comment wasn’t directed towards you and didn’t have anything to do with you. I would have thought that kind of vulgarity would be beneath someone who wants to be regarded as a mature adult.
Flora Duh, I’m sorry I embarrassed you and made you feel bad 8 months ago when I spoke in a brash way and expressed strong support for my preferred candidate. I saw a lot of negativity and stupidity directed toward a particular candidate, and I made an effort to give a strong counter voice to that. As for your vulgar, rude comments to me, I forgive. As I’ve said repeatedly, I don’t see the point in your continuing to bitterly snipe at me. Let me fix something in your comment:
#WAR—> #UNITYMost of us here understand that Obama must be defeated. Let’s leave the primary season squabbles behind us. I never mention that stuff at all now. I very easily could have gloated and said “I told you so” etc. but I have no interest in any of that. We are all on the same team, and right now the name of the game is removing Barack Obama by electing Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
As for my comments about Sarah Palin, why does it bother you all so much that someone does not see the point in bowing down to and constantly worshiping that woman? You know what, many conservatives agree with Palin on the issues, but don’t want her to run for president and don’t see her as the most effective spokesperson for conservatives or Republicans. It’s kind of an unspoken thing, but I spoke it. When I see the silly Palin worship, I want to offer a dose of reality and let people know that not all conservatives worship this woman as if she were some kind of deity. Palin has now offered strong support for the Romney/Ryan ticket and has graciously announced that she will pass the convention speaking baton and will allow up-and-coming conservative speakers to have the convention spotlight. Great! I admire her for this and say Kudos to the ‘Cuda!
Earlier in this thread I said that I hoped Sarah Palin (along with many other conservatives) would immediately call for Akin to drop out. For some reason this set off all kinds of bluegill-bashing. Would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic.
What does that even mean? If you’re going to try to join in the bash session with your comments, first make sure that what you write is actually intelligible.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 7:06 AM
The Gates of Hell Obama machine would love love love to fight 2008 all over again.
Proving over and over again………John McCain SUCKED as a nominee four years ago.
Romney / Ryan 2012
At least they aren’t Commies!
PappyD61 on August 20, 2012 at 7:09 AM
Now, with hopefully all that childishness associated with people’s obsessions with talking about me out the way, I want to re-post this information about how much time we have for Akin to drop out. We encourage you all to make your voices heard.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 7:10 AM
will they really remove him?
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 7:14 AM
mika not too happy with the newsweek piece
darn
/
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 7:16 AM
Honestly, I don’t know how the process works or what the latest is. I just know that time is of the essence, and I would imagine that the more people who speak out about this, the more pressure he’ll feel to step aside.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 7:20 AM
cmsinaz: my espresso hit the floor. heilman says that akin tried to codify different types of rape in a bill (forcible rape) he sponsored. heilman says paul ryan was a co sponsored the bill.
the left is having a field day. quick get bluegill some smelling salts.
renalin on August 20, 2012 at 7:24 AM
i was laughing at the tv when he said that….unstinkingbelievable…
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 7:26 AM
Umm, what, prey tell is wrong with a 65yr old? Are you implying something here? I know PLENTY of 65yr olds that went to Vietnam kiddo, and still know how to balance a budget…
lovingmyUSA on August 20, 2012 at 7:26 AM
Joan Walsh. Ewww.
Naturally Curly on August 20, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Yes, I still say… Sarah Palin (and others with a big megaphone to conservatives), are you listening? We need a Facebook post calling on him to step down. I would like to see the calls for him to drop out intensified quickly.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 7:33 AM
Happy Monday, everybody!
To start things off on a new note (given the debacle in Missouri), here’s something giggle about…
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79867.html
Yes kids, the Obama campaign is… “roiled by conflict” (All is not well in Hopey-Changey Land?)
What? Lining up more excuses? More butt-covering?
I inform, you decide.
CPT. Charles on August 20, 2012 at 7:33 AM
dear leader has no common courtesy….
i hope mitt does the same thing then…dear leader has thrown precedence out the door….
cmsinaz on August 20, 2012 at 7:37 AM
Maybe the biggest evidence that Akin’s comments are toxic is the radio silence on Fox and that no story has shown up on Hot Air. They must really be wondering how to cover this….
libfreeordie on August 20, 2012 at 7:40 AM
The charge in this instance is not so much racism as race-baiting. Durbin is trying to obfuscate, as usual.
Until just now, I had missed that Biden was speaking from a teleprompter, so the “chains” comment was not a fleeting spontaneous gaff, but a race-baiting that was scripted well in advance.
Despicable.
petefrt on August 20, 2012 at 7:53 AM
I hope Ed Morrissey calls on Akin to be replaced. Time is running out!
Allahpundit, who rarely takes a strong stand or the lead on anything (for him it’s usually just question-asking and wishy-washiness and pondering/following the political pundit swarm’s conventional wisdom theme of the week), had a perfect opportunity to do so last night. Sad to see him say nothing of it.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 7:55 AM
Yeah, but I noticed that, before Durbin spoke, Giuliani misspoke a little bit when he said that Biden was appealing to racism. We all know what Giuliani meant, but maybe Giuliani’s slip gave Durbin that opening, unfortunately.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 7:58 AM
Akin walked his comments back and I don’t think it will leave too big a mark in MO. If for no other reason, McCaskill is truly despised. But, I have to wonder. What is the real difference between Akin talking about “legitimate rape” and Whoopie Goldberg’s comments about “rape rape.”
Bottom line though, talking about abortion in public is always a powder keg. A candidate should stick with one of the stock answers and not ad lib.
Happy Nomad on August 20, 2012 at 8:01 AM
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Naturally Curly on August 20, 2012 at 8:02 AM
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 7:33 AM
it was clearly stated to you last nite why Sarah can’t say anything about the matter having supported steelman. you agreed with the conclusion. conveniently you forgot this morning.
mitts in a tough bind. he agrees with the abortionists, however he’s stuck with conservatives, so he doesn’t want to beat the guy down too badly.
bottom line obama gets to talk about medicare, rape, mitts taxes till november.
renalin on August 20, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Now is not the time to say, “but people on the left have made similarly despicable or stupid comments, so why should we make a big deal out of it?” Well, if we are going to hold them accountable, shouldn’t we hold ourselves accountable, too? Don’t we want to be better than that?
Akin said that “legitimate rape” (as opposed to what?) would lead to a woman’s body fighting back against unwanted pregnancy. Not only is he apparently clueless about human biology, he seems to be minimizing some sexual assault by making a distinction between “legitimate” and “not legitimate.” How can we take this man seriously now.
This is Sharron Angle all over again. This man is not ready for primetime, and he just gave the Dems a memorable quote that they will be able to get all kinds of mileage out of. We should have been able to pick off Harry Reid easily in 2010. Let’s not screw up in MO now.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Who cares if Palin endorsed Steelman? It might look like sour grapes to some, but she’ll just have to take it. This is about our chances of winning in November, so if Sarah Palin has the guts she ought to speak up and speak up quickly… even if some will think she’s just doing it because she endorsed someone else. Her candidate would probably not even be the replacement, since Brunner is the guy who came in second behind Akin.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 8:19 AM
i read on the msnbc crawl that the romney campaign now says the mitt and ryan are now on the same page on medicare.
now? they’ve known each other for years. why now, after one of the worst vp rollouts in recent memory.
i’m not getting a real positive feeling about november folks.
renalin on August 20, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Is Biden’s intellect representative of the state of Delaware like Boxer’s and Feinstein’s is to California?
racquetballer on August 20, 2012 at 8:20 AM
I think one reason we haven’t seen more conservative bloggers or politicians like Sarah Palin call on Akin to drop out is because they are scared of the reaction they’ll get from some hardcore, “no apology ever!” types. Hopefully some of them will show some courage today and prove me wrong.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 8:22 AM
of course u wouldn’t. obama’s going to lose.
gracie on August 20, 2012 at 8:23 AM
One is a senate candidate, one is a comedian. Though really who can tell which at this point.
libfreeordie on August 20, 2012 at 8:29 AM
I don’t know, but if that comment is representative of your own intellect, then you’re pretty darn stupid.
Is Biden’s intellect representative of America (he is our VP, after all)? See how idiotic your comment is? California, for example, is a huge state with reps like Issa.
bluegill on August 20, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Quite true… he is crass, and the stench of fear is becoming more obvious by the day.
But, I would turn it into a plus…
Monitor his speeches, and seize on any off-TOTUS stupidity that issues forth. (You know it’s gonna happen.) Use the platform of the convention to magnify and any contrast commie/collectivist shite he utters, and immediately turn him on his head.
With a little prior planning, it is doable.
Think ‘political akido’… and make Obozo regret breaking custom.
CPT. Charles on August 20, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Hmm… the trolls are up early this morning.
Axelturf’s minions must have had a sleepless night cranking out talking points.
CPT. Charles on August 20, 2012 at 8:34 AM
First, you call me “mentally disabled. Next, you attack AP. Then, you attack Ed.
So, tell us all, bluegill. How’s YOUR blog doing?
Oh…wait…
kingsjester on August 20, 2012 at 8:36 AM
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