| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/6/2009 9:11:27 PM |
When? From 1792 to 1877. I believe the OP was specifically speaking of the "dixiecrats" and that refers to a time just prior to the civil rights movement ... or did you not catch that?
Since when does it make up most the democratic party? Steel ... I wasn't the one who was insinuating that the "dixiecrats" made up most of the the Democratic party ... it was the OP.
I was challenging her view of it.
Again though ... I could care less about that and am curious more about her constant references about the "blacks" this and the "blacks" that.
What do we care about which party the "blacks" are associating with now as opposed to back then? What the Hell does that have to do with the price of eggs in China?
Does the OP care about which political party the Native Americans are associating with? How about which party the Irish or French or Chinese or Germans are associating with?
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/6/2009 9:38:10 PM | Steel ... I wasn't the one who was insinuating that the "dixiecrats" made up most of the the Democratic party ... it was the OP.
Since most of the Democratic Party had that mind set at the time all the way up until the early 1960's.
Again though ... I could care less about that and am curious more about her constant references about the "blacks" this and the "blacks" that.
I dunno... maybe because blacks where the biggest minority to get screwed over out of any other minority in the history of this nation. They were ripped from their African homes, boarded onto slave ships against their own will. Endured 100's of years of slavery dating back to the 1600's, by the Spanish, Whites and even by some Native American tribes. Not to mention, hung and segregated like cattle for being black all the way up until the civil rights movements of the 1960's. No other minority has gone through and suffered nearly as much in this nations history then the black minority has.
What do we care about which party the "blacks" are associating with now as opposed to back then?
You must have missed msg 12 then.
What the Hell does that have to do with the price of eggs in China?
I'm just wondering what does that have to do with Steele being the new RNC leader? | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/6/2009 10:02:22 PM |
Again though ... I could care less about that and am curious more about her constant references about the "blacks" this and the "blacks" that. I dunno... maybe because blacks where the biggest minority to get screwed over out of any other minority in the history of this nation. They were enslaved by whites, by Spanish, and even by some Native American tribes. Not to mention hung and segregated like cattle for being black all the way up until the civil rights movements of the 1960's. No other minority has sufferd nearly as worse in this country then the black minority has.
My ancestors did not enslave any blacks and I feel no shame or guilt because other whites may have done that. Just remember, it was blacks who captured other blacks in Africa and sold them to the slave ships.
My own ancestor was a slave that never got free like the "black" slaves. His wife was a Native American that got banned to a reservation. That was a wonderful freedom. I really don't think I need to be reminded about slavery and the impact on American history.
What do we care about which party the "blacks" are associating with now as opposed to back then? You must have missed msg 12 then.
I could care less how you feel about the so-called RNC. That's your business. I just don't see all the fuss about what the ethnic background is.
It's the people who make up the party and the people who vote. Whoever the chairman is shouldn't really matter. The job is to organize the party. It shouldn't matter what their ethnic background is ... it's just a damn job for crying out loud. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/6/2009 10:20:03 PM | We are talking a whole minority of people not an individual or a group of people here or there. The blacks as whole in this country had suffered years and upon years of torment.
Yeah and you also forgot to mention that those blacks that helped captured other blacks where threatened to do it by many merchants or else either have their tribe burnt to the ground or get enslaved themselves.
Because it's highly hypocritical for one to bring up a statement slandering the Rep parties background without doing their own background check on another party that they support or side with.
It's not just a damn job when something like this happens it's more. When you have a black person that becomes president of the U.S. it's historic or chairmen of a party it speaks volumes about how much this country has grown from where it once was and it shows a great example for the rest of the world to follow as well.
I'm proud that I got a chance in my lifetime to see a black person to become president. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/6/2009 10:34:55 PM | Well ... people can point out that the man is "black" all they want ... it has nothing at all to do with making remarks about "dixiecrats" etc.
If the thread is about a "black" man being appointed to some sort of chairmanship ... then leave it with that and celebrate if that's the idea here. We were asked how we feel about it and I said how I feel about it ... it's a damn job and who the Hell cares what the ethnic background is?
In the end it's the people who make up the party and the people who vote for the candidate. If the chairman is an A$$hole and the people are foolish enough to follow him ... then that's on them.
I still do not see what the big deal is about all this emphasis on the ethnic background of people. None of us made it this far alone ... it was a joint effort and that's the way we need to focus on it. To focus on all this "black" this and "white" that ... just drives more space between it.
The man is the new RNC ... big WHOOP.
If he does what it takes to get the job done ... then good on him. I personally think he got the job because he's black ... not necessarily on qualifications ... whatever that takes to get a bunch of people to follow you around like a herd of sheeple. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/6/2009 10:54:59 PM | Hmmm maybe because it all relates back to msg 12.
Why? Because it shows how far we have came in just the past 40 years vs. the 100's of years before that when the suppersion of blacks relativly stayed the same.
job because he's black ... not necessarily on qualifications
Then you really don't know anything about Steele.
To focus on all this "black" this and "white" that ... just drives more space between it.
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I personally think he got the job because he's black
Those two statements just sound like hypocrictcal statements.
whatever that takes to get a bunch of people to follow you around like a herd of sheeple.
Yep, the DNC has neeeeeeever ever done that before. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/6/2009 10:58:10 PM |
I still do not see what the big deal is about all this emphasis on the ethnic background of people. None of us made it this far alone ... it was a joint effort and that's the way we need to focus on it. To focus on all this "black" this and "white" that ... just drives more space between it.
The man is the new RNC ... big WHOOP.
If he does what it takes to get the job done ... then good on him. I personally think he got the job because he's black ... not necessarily on qualifications ... whatever that takes to get a bunch of people to follow you around like a herd of sheeple.
eh... (chuckle) All of this focusing on black this and black that was fine when President Obama was the candidate for the presidency. Through the primary and into the general, all we heard about was President Obama's skin color, even from his own mouth and most certainly from his devoted followers! I'm not at all sure I would make reference to a bunch of people following one around like a herd of sheeple! This seems all too much like deja vu to me
I think Steele will do a good job and am pleased to see the Republican party reaching out to African American people and putting them in important positions. Senator McCain chose a woman for his vice presidential candidate. I think the Republican party is attempting to move forward responsibly. I don't know that much about Steele but what I do know seems reasonable. I'm all right with him.
Rush L. is abrasive and intriguing. I've not spent enough time listening to him in the past to formulate a current opinion much more than this but I am looking forward to finding time to see if he's changed, improved, or is still as controversial as he once was. He is influential and there is something I feel quite strongly about; Rush Limbaugh is not boring.
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/7/2009 5:13:03 AM | which I've already stated as I feel great republicans picked a liar and a cheat to lead them
Steele is about as honest as they get in Washington...lets have a look at the obama and HIS CHEATERS and liars...these people were to head cabinet departments, if the truth was not found they would be in office now!
Labor Secretary-designate, Hilda Solis, a Democratic Congresswoman from California.
Health secretary designate, Tom Daschle.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,
Former chief performance officer designate, Nancy Killefer
THE OBAMA DID NOT TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT THESE CROOKS AND LIARS..HE HAD THEM VETTED AND APPROVED.
It was the media who pounced on them..after all...the obama said his admin would be transparent..but he did try to slide them through...
What has Steele done as bad as these crooks and liars..TAX CHEATS... | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/7/2009 5:34:25 AM | Michael S. Steele, the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, arranged for his 2006 Senate campaign to pay a defunct company run by his sister for services that were never performed, his finance chairman from that campaign has told federal prosecutors.
Steele paid $75,000 from the state campaign to a law firm for work that was never performed; and that he or an aide transferred more than $500,000 in campaign cash from one bank to another without authorization.
The bank transfer was made against the explicit wishes of other Maryland Republicans, who had hoped to use it to support the campaigns of state legislators, said aides to Steele and former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
In one of his allegations, Fabian points to a February 2007 payment by Steele's Senate campaign of more than $37,000 to Brown Sugar Unlimited, the company run by Steele's sister, Monica Turner. Campaign finance records list the expense as having been for "catering/web services." Turner filed papers to dissolve the company 11 months before the payment was received.
In a separate allegation, Fabian described the bank withdrawal. After the 2006 election, an aide transferred the funds that had been raised for Steele's lieutenant governor campaign -- more than $600,000 -- out of what had been the campaign's bank account.
Fabian characterized the transfer as improper because the aide lacked signatory authority over the account.
In another allegation, Fabian claimed that payments to two vendors in 2006 for work on the Senate campaign were made from Steele's state account rather than from his federal coffers.
Fabian also alleged that Steele paid the law firm Baker & Hostetler $75,000 for services that were not provided. The expenditure is listed in campaign finance records as an in-kind contribution to the state Republican Party.
If you call this honesty you probably need a brain transplant. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/7/2009 6:25:14 AM |
You see...there is one word that pops up several times in your post...allegations,allegation,alleged ...the last time I checked...an allegation WAS AND IS NOT PROOF!
The obama on the other hand has had it proven that his cabinet postitions would have been filled by liars and cheats...
Brain transplant indeed...pot to kettle?
Being that this thread is about Steele and Limbarf I am commenting on that and pointing out what I've found about them.
Why don't you start a thread about the topics you're trying to use to distract us and I'll talk about them there. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/7/2009 6:36:09 AM |
eh... (chuckle) All of this focusing on black this and black that was fine when President Obama was the candidate for the presidency. I challenge anyone in here to find a post where I did that.
I had no use for that back during the campaign and still have no use for it.
We're all a mixture of something that apparently went towards the making of this country. I see no reason to focus on that sh!t. I could care less what the ethnic background of a person is as long as they can get the job done.
I don't vote for people based on their color, or religion or what the Hell side of town they grew up on. I vote for people I think can get the job done. I am a registered Democrat, but vote for Republican candidates as well. If they can get the job done, they get my vote.
If the Republican party is looking for good solid leadership then they probably should be very careful about choosing. The most recent figureheads they have chosen certainly leave a lot to be desired. The air-head from Alaska comes to mind.  | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/7/2009 8:44:16 AM | The ENTIRE republican party is not ignorant either. We were only stating that no party is free of racial intolerance. No one stated the ENTIRE democratic party was corrupt before the civil rights movement. Just that it was the party that housed the dixiecrats and that faction of the party moved to the republican party helping give the republican party some of the 'redneck' image we saw in this election. Many republicans made that statement during the election season. That is one of the images they are trying to change. Just like some of the negative images of any culture. They are realizing that Rush Lambauh (who often reinforces that image), needs to really change.
Cotter, your original response was centered around your lifetime. I posted the comment about the dixiecrats, because our lifetimes have been centered around the civil rights movement and that is not the history of either party. Also, the emphasis on race and gender is being played out on a stage in front of us. So, it becomes a topic of conversation. At least we can talk about race/gender in a very civil manner.
Yes, I think the party is being very reactionary. Clinton/Palin now Obama/Steele. Maybe they just need to slow down allow this administration to go through a natural process (trust me something may happen to make Americans mad), and capitalize on that moment. The do appear to be playing follow the leader. But, at least they recognize their image is flawed.
I heard Jeb Bush will be running in 2012 is that true? | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/7/2009 10:04:14 AM |
I heard Jeb Bush will be running in 2012 is that true?
http://www.americablog.com/2009/01/jeb-bush-isnt-running-for-senate-in.html
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Jeb Bush isn't running for Senate in Florida
This is a pretty big development. Once Florida's Senator Mel Martinez announced he was retiring, it was the prevailing conventional wisdom that Jeb would jump in. I figured Martinez was retiring to open up the seat for Jeb. Even George and Jeb's father was on t.v. this past weekend touting Jeb as a Senator -- and even as president. But, today, Jeb said no:
No one with any brains really wants him to run for anything down here. Granted, there are a few hard-nosed big-mouthed Republicans beating the war drums for him ... but I've found several websites with even the Republicans telling us not to go for it.
Based on his reputation as governor ... they want nothing further to do with him for the Senate or Presidency.
http://jebbushforpresident.net/
This website was prepared by a loyal Republican in the hope of saving the Republican party from supporting Jeb Bush for president. Although masquerading as a Republican and a conservative, Jeb Bush has shown time and time again that he is a social liberal at heart. His actions speak louder than his words and this website was built to reveal his actions to all Republicans. What follows is the story of Jeb Bush's record as governor of Florida and it reveals what Jeb had hoped his fellow Republicans would never find out.
... helping give the republican party some of the 'redneck' image we saw in this election. Some???? From where I sit ... I'd say it's more than just SOME. 
Of course I live in "Redneckville, Florida", so it's more like the majority of the Republicans I know (am forced to rub shoulders with) ... are major, big time "Gun-toting / Racist / Bigoted / Rebel-flag flying / Crude / Loud / Rude / Hillbilly" ... REDNECKS!!!!
If I had put my OBAMA signs up in my yard and the bumper sticker on my car ... they would have burned my house and car down. My adventure here in Florida has not been easy and now all I really want to do is get my house sold and out of this horrible "Redneck Hillbilly Haven Hell Hole". I'm ready to just turn Florida over to them and get up north as soon as I can. I have about as much compassion for them as I do the the bugs that inhabit this place area.
They all had McCain / Palin signs in their yards and so I have a pretty good grip on what the Republican party is all about.
I seriously doubt that anyone can turn that around anytime soon. Additionally, choosing a black man to do it is not going to go over well with the people who live in my neighborhood ... that's for certain. Those "Good-ole Boys" are not gonna take kindly to that. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/7/2009 2:17:08 PM | | It is not going well in the black population also. They are feeling the way women felt when Palin was chosen, a slap in the face. We just want anyone black as though we do not read or think. The republicans need to slow down and stop being so reactionary. They also need to stop trying to block everything and anyone nominated. They are really looking childish. Steele could be a good person just as Palin was an innocent bystander. We need to pray for the party and our country. There are serious issues at hand. Most of the politicians are millionaires, so they will not feel it the way we do. Galveston ISD is laying off almost 200 (+) teachers and staff members because after hurricane Ike the residents did not return and closing several schools. Due to the recession many educators that were up for retirement are not going to retire. Many of their spouses have lost jobs and or their retirement funds. Where will these educators find jobs. This is the real issue! | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/8/2009 6:35:11 AM | All I can say is GOOD LUCK with getting the "Rednecks" to fall in line behind a black RNC. From where I sit ... they are not gonna go for it ... nadda, zilch, zero ... ain't gonna happen. You will see a surge in KKK membership ... all over the USA. In fact, this could be even more of a blow to the Republican party.
Just as the "Rednecks" split off from the Democrats and became the "Dixiecrats", I look for them to split off from the Republicans as well. We'll have the "Dixiecans" instead. Only this time, it won't just be the folks from the South.
While "Rednecks" do have a tendency to hover and gather around in the South ... they have spread out all over. It's no longer just the South when it comes to "Rednecks". I've seen them as far West as Hawaii. They live over there out in the brush ... the unpopulated, undeveloped land. They pitch a tent (a canopy), set up a water catchment system and just live out there. I used to work in a (free) clinic that they would frequent when they'd get sick or pregnant. The girls would come in all the time asking for the "morning after" pill.
There might not be no deer and b'ar huntin' over thar, but thar's good huntin' over thar. Hog huntin' is quite the sport thar and it feeds them thar yungins good. Yuppers ... them thar bellies git good an' full with that good tastin' wild pork.
Anyways ... I do not foresee the "Rednecks" being very happy at all with having a "black" man as the chairman of the RNC. But then again, maybe most of them really won't be paying attention. On the other hand, they do generally get out and vote ... so they might just be letting their elected officials know that they are not happy. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/9/2009 8:03:10 AM | By answering a question (asked by the OP) in an earlier post (message 39), it appears the thread is going somewhat off topic, so I'll make a post regarding that question and then tie it in to the topic of the thread ...
Jeb Bush wasn't a bad gov of Florida. I guess there are a few who would disagree ... eh?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/05/AR2007010502156.html
Bush's back-to-back terms were marred by frequent ethics scandals, official bungling and the inability of the government he downsized to meet growing demands for state services, including education and aid for the infirm and the elderly.
He championed tax cuts that chiefly benefited business and the wealthy, trimmed the state's payroll, stripped job protection from thousands of mid-level civil servants …
… his administration -- the Department of Children and Families, in particular -- was vilified for losing track of 500 youngsters under state care and for failing to prevent the deaths of several others. A smiling Rilya Wilson became the poster child for all that was wrong with the agency and, by extension, the Bush administration's failure to serve Floridians in need. Although her body was never found, it is believed the 5-year-old Miami girl was killed in December 2000, 15 months before the state realized she was missing.
… Bush failed to fully restore confidence in an electoral system that is still mired in controversy and lawsuits. He did little to counteract soaring property insurance rates or shorten waiting lists for citizens needing services.
"He led the enactment of tax cuts that will drain the state of needed revenue for health care and children and senior citizens -- and we already rank at the bottom of the nation in those services," said Karen Woodall, a lobbyist for migrant workers and the poor.
… while Florida led the nation in job creation, much of that was in low-paid service industry jobs that left many Floridians without health insurance and scrambling for affordable housing amid a real estate boom that helped fuel business-friendly tax breaks.
… Bush slashed the number of state workers by giving their jobs to private companies. Many public services -- including the state's foster-care system -- were spun off without official oversight, and some ran up cost overruns in the millions. The state budget ballooned by 52 percent, from $48.6 billion in 1999 to $73.9 billion in 2006 …
Though he proclaimed himself the "education governor," Bush's legacy in this field was mixed at best. Test results showed learning gains among fourth-graders, whose scores were easier to improve than those of older children, as well as minorities across all grade levels. But Florida's high school dropout rate and per-pupil spending continued to rank among the nation's worst. While Bush sought spending increases for public schools, they barely offset steadily growing demands on school districts, including the soaring cost of health and property insurance.
And this one is where I tie this post in with the topic of the thread (because I do want to stay on topic here) …
Perhaps Bush's most grievous blunder came with the enactment of One Florida, a plan to end affirmative-action preferences for minorities in university admissions and state contracting. It sparked a sit-in by two black legislators in the governor's executive suite -- and hundreds of black college students in the hallway outside his office -- and the largest ever protest-march, led by the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, on the state Capitol in 2000.
One Florida was a prime example of Bush's shoot-first, take-no-advice method of governing. It tarnished his image in the black community and alienated voters he and the Republican Party had been working hard to woo. Soooo … while "bushie boy" may have gone out with what appears to be a somewhat higher approval rating than his big brother, "The High Functioning Moron" (not my words) … I really do not see the Floridians looking to have him (Jeb ... or any other "Shrub") back anytime soon.
As for the RNC … I saw him yesterday morning on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" and I was not impressed. If his fellow party members are satisfied … then so be it. In the end … they will know if it paid off … OR NOT. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/9/2009 9:29:27 AM | ^^^^^
Let me go grab some sources from rightweb.irc-online about Jeb Bush. LOL.
Come on.... No ... NOT "Come on".
You can post all you want about Jeb Bush from here on ... I will not be responding to it as it is OFF TOPIC.
I think the OP would appreciate it if we do not derail the thread and stay on topic ...
Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?.
I answered a question the OP asked and to be honest with you ... I usually don't focus on whether a site is "left" or "right" ... I just go after information to back up my posts. From what I've heard here in the West Coast area of Florida ... many of the "right-wingers" really do not want to know anything more about having a "Shrub" in office ... not locally, not state wide, not nationally.
I hope you do not take the thread off topic with any more postings about Bush. I think out of respect for the OP and the forum rules we should try to stay on topic.
If you want to talk about "Bush" ... start a thread about it. | |
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| Steele new leader of the RNC, how do you feel about that? Limbaugh most influential republican?
Posted: 2/10/2009 12:56:30 AM | Micheal who? Oh ... you mean Bizzarro Bama! ...lol
I thought the Republican Party was against Affirmative Action? ... lol Well, at least this one is actually qualified to do the job.
And, to those posters who have commented on Micheal Steel's (Bizzarro Bama) character verses his Democratic counterparts, you have been misled. He is not a man of good character. He is a cheat and is more than happy to mislead the public to get what he wants.
This is what he did:
In his 2006 senatorial bid, he and his cronies, bussed in a large group of homeless, primarily African American people (6 motor coaches to be exact), to distribute "Democratic Sample Ballots" in the black community. You may be asking why would a republican authorize the distribution of "Democratic Sample Ballots?" Well, here's your answer; they were fake "Democratic Sample Ballots" with Micheal Steel's name on them. Not only was his name on them, but he was listed as a Democrat along with the other Democratic candidates on the ticket. He listed himself as Democrat on those fliers to fool African Americans to vote for him!
Not only that, but the homeless people he bussed in where supposed to have been volunteers. But, in reality, they were paid $100 for the day. To sum it up, he tried to make it look like all of these blacks were "volunteering" to help get him elected. Yet another obfuscation.
Lastly, his camp claimed to have the support of area black leaders along with that of black actor and activist Charles S. Dutton. All of these claims proved to be false. Dutton went so far as to say he hadn't talked to Steel's reps in months. Steel's handlers retracted those claims.
Why couldn't he just say, "I'm a Republican, this is what I stand for. Can I have your vote?" Why totally distort who he is and what he's about if he is such a trustworthy man?
Are these the actions of an honorable candidate?
But, of course to Republican con-servatives, this doesn't make him a liar or cheat. He was simply doing what he had to do to win an election. Yeah ... right. Got to love those good old fashioned con-servative values. I think Micheal Steel (Bizzarro Bama) symbolizes what the con-servative wing of Republican Party is all about.
Here is the link along with picture of the "Democratic Sample Ballot." And yes, it's from the Washington Post. But, unlike Faux News, pics don't lie.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/12/AR2006111201084.html
I noticed a lot of outrage over Obama's perceived "lies." It will be interesting to see if those same people will show as much disdain with Steel, his team and his tactics.
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Posted: 2/10/2009 3:21:57 AM | The Daily show did the best riff on this. Now that Blacks lead both parties it will be like the NBA all about the one who gets it to the hole not about the team they are on. Just how I like it. As an independent I do not care about partyline. I care about education and security two things that my government was formed to provide me. I'll vote for the one who can get it done.
The dream is that people be judged on the content of charactor so It never matter to me about skin tone. Bible folk mite say that having blacks as civil servents a prophacy is being fulfilled but I will not go there. | |
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Posted: 2/10/2009 9:35:22 PM | i'd say the only ones going over the cliff are the obamaniacs, who have swallowed the populist huey long-ish philosophy hook line and sinker. obama is bankrupting this country, trying to CREATE economic turmoil to solidify the hold on power. it's a classic example of the crisis creation-crisis emergence- solution technique...whereby you create a problem, then offer the solution which is ultimately a big power grab. he's also using fear to promote the need to get the legislation pushed through as quickly as possible... hell, these congressman haven't even read the bill...they don't even know what is in it...
but here ya go...here is the house version of it...
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/hr1_engrossed.pdf
rush isn't the party leader, but he is certainly an influential conservative voice, just as ed schultz, rachel maddow, and stephanie miller or keith olberman are influential leftist voices. so what?
the important point to remember about rush's drug addiction is that he became addicted to prescribed pain killers after a painful surgery. he was prescribed oxycontin, a very potent and highly addictive synthetic opiate. this is very common. it's not like the guy was out there shooting up on the streets. and anyone who has ever become addicted to this pain killer knows how this can happen and how hard it is to get clean. at least he had the guts to get cleaned up, take responsibility for it, and apologize to his listeners, and the public in general.
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