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The unprecedented role that the lunatic fringe TV network is playing in the candidate selection process
has some at the channel reeling and accusing upper management of
approaching the debate with no real plan.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Bush, Cruz, Rubio and Walker Attend Koch Brothers’ Summit To Grovel For Their Support
The Republican cabal hopefuls will be attending the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce (a Koch umbrella group) event, in the hopes of courting mega-donors like David and Charles Koch, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, and hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer.
The Freedom Partners held a previous event in January of 2015, where the donors were impressed by Rubio’s performance, but turned off by Paul’s speech
as well as his attire. Paul wore a blazer, blue jeans and cowboy boots,
which apparently was too casual for the stuffy billionaires’ club.
The Kentucky moron has not committed to attending
the August gathering, leaving the groveling opportunities for fellow
Republican idiots Cruz and Rubio, as well as Walker and Jeb. The Koch brothers have pledged to spend an obscene 889
million dollars during the 2016 election cycle, so Republican cabal candidates are
falling all over themselves trying to demonstrate their fealty to the
Kochs and other wealthy mega-donors.
Notably, the Kochs did not extend invitations to
populist demagogue Trump, or to religious fundamentalists Huckabee and Santorum. The billionaire puppet masters probably fear
that Trump is too hard to control. Huckabee and Santorum are perceived
as being too invested in divisive social issues to focus the proper
attention on aggressively promoting the Kochs’ economic agenda.
How
each candidate plans to appeal to the billionaires in attendance
remains to be seen. However, for the millions of Americans who aren’t
super wealthy, the very fact that many of the leading Republicans
candidates are spending so much effort courting billionaires, should be
reason enough for concern.
Watch Trump Supporters Prove They’re Just As Clueless As You Thought They’d Be
Who could possibly support Trump? These people – and they are about as bad as you imagined.New Hampshire Morons Explain The Appeal Of Trump
"A Bloomberg Politics focus group of Donald
Trump supporters in the Granite State helps illuminate the billionaire's
rise in the polls."
Emails Reveal Walker’s Key Role In Government Secrecy Scheme
Newly surfaced emails prove that the Wisconsin governor’s office
played a significant role in a failed attempt to gut the
state’s government transparency laws.
Maine's Republican Moron Openly Declares His Hatred For Half Of His State’s Citizens
It’s time for Maine's moron Paul LePage to resign in disgrace.
Because it is clear that he doesn’t care about all of his constituents. 
Oklahoma Republican cabal women’s coven attacks welfare with image of a black man being lynched
Oklahoma Supreme Court refuses to re-hear ten commandments case, monument must be removed
Displaying the ten commandments on public grounds in Oklahoma is unconstitutional. Again.
American Dentist Who Killed The Beloved Cecil The Lion Was A Mitt Romney Donor
Walter Palmer, the dentist who killed the beloved
Zimbabwe lion named Cecil donated to the pretender campaign of Mitt
Romney.
According to The Hill:
The Minnesota dentist who authorities say killed a beloved Zimbabwe lion named Cecil donated to Mitt Romney’s 2012 pretender campaign.
Federal Elections Commission (FEC) forms show Walter James Palmer, a dentist in Eden Prairie, Minn., donated $5,000 to the Romney campaign in 2012.Palmer also donated $250 to Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) in 1990 and $250 to Ramstad in 1992.
Local news reports have identified Palmer as a dentist in the Minneapolis outer suburb of Bloomington who resides in Eden Prairie, another Twin Cities suburb.Palmer is at the center of an international storm after the death of Cecil the lion, who was well-known at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.
It
is not surprising that Palmer is a Republican, and in typical
Republican fashion is throwing others under the bus to save himself.
Walter Palmer should face prosecution for his actions. Luring an animal
out of a national park so that he can feel like a big man speaks volumes
about Palmer.
Convicted Felon Who Killed “Cecil” the Lion Mirrors Republican Cruelty Toward Americans
Republican policies and practices towards wild beasts are not unlike
their barbarism and cruelty targeting women, people of color, and
others…
The news that it was an American with money who
illegally killed and beheaded a ‘beloved, studied, and protected” wild
African lion, although sickening, was not surprising and typically
American and Republican. The man’s assertion that because he paid
$50-plus thousand to kill the lion and behead it, his abominable actions
were “legal and properly handled and conducted” could have
come from the mouth of any Republican. However, like any and every
Republican, the Minnesota dentist, Walter James Palmer, is a dirty
filthy liar and his felony record for illegally killing wildlife in America means he is repeat offender; albeit in a foreign country.
The black-maned lion Palmer lured, killed, and
beheaded in early July is not the first African lion he killed, so his
assertion that he “had no idea that the lion I took was collared and
part of a study until the end of the hunt” is patently false. Palmer
said “I deeply regret that my pursuit of an activity I love and practice
responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion.” One
seriously wonders what kind of human being pays tens-of-thousands of
dollars and travels halfway around the world to slay a wild animal he
had no interest in except as a trophy. He certainly did not spend that
kind of money, time, and travel expense because he was hungry; he is
just barbaric to love hunting down and killing an animal for sheer
sport.
Everything Palmer says is a lie; including that he has an ounce of “deep regret.”
The only regret he has is that he was caught. According to African
wildlife expert, Dex Kotze, it is impossible that Palmer and his hunting
team did not know it was a noted protected lion. Kotze said, “I mean a black mane lion like that you can see from afar;” especially since Palmer was hunting with a bow. He continued that “You
are definitely going to identify that this is a collared lion and it is
Cecil. Because all the conservationists and wildlife industry in that
area would have been very familiar with that lion.”
The founder of the research unit at Oxford
responsible for monitoring and studying the lion, Professor David
MacDonald, said that “Cecil was lured across the border by freshly
slaughtered animal bait into a neighboring hunting concession area, and
when he was shot by a bow hunter outside the park he was shot illegally.
That is unforgivable and a terrible tragedy for lion conservation.”
Palmer is no stranger to illegally hunting and killing wild animals, or lying that he was innocent in pursuing “an activity I love and practice responsibly and legally.”
In 2008 Palmer pleaded guilty to lying to U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service about a black bear he killed in Wisconsin. Palmer shot and
killed the bear outside of the authorized hunting zone in 2006 and then
lied to officials telling them he “killed the bear legally and responsibly”
because it is something he loves doing. Walker was fined nearly $3,000
and given one year probation that obviously had no deterrent value or
effect.
It was little surprise to learn that the coward who illegally killed the protected lion contributed
to Republicans, or has a felony record in Wisconsin for illegally
killing a black bear in 2006. Republicans have about the same
appreciation for wildlife, particularly endangered and protected
wildlife, as they do for most Americans. Interestingly, there is a
direct correlation between Republican disregard and cruelty toward wild
animals and their cruelty towards millions and millions of Americans.
Several academic studies
have found a clear link between animal cruelty and violence against
humans, and the link is so well-documented and firmly established that
criminal profilers routinely use animal cruelty reports in assessing the
possible threat criminals pose to family members, co-workers, and
society. No matter how supportive of “sports hunting” some
people may be, the idea of killing purely for the sake of killing and a
trophy, is the ultimate expression of animal cruelty; particularly when
an animal is mortally wounded and suffers so some “sporting man” can decapitate it and mount the head on a wall.
Republicans do not hunt down and kill Americans,
particularly poor Americans, but their cruel policies, practices, and
attitude towards wild beasts are not unlike their barbarism and cruelty
targeting women, people of color, children, the disabled, and the
elderly. Throughout the Western United States animal rights activists
and conservationists are fighting ferociously to prevent the cruel
slaughter of wildlife and the loss of habitat for myriad endangered and
protected animals, that is tantamount to Democrats combating
Republicans to stop their cruel attacks on Americans that are homeless,
children, the poor, or the elderly. In fact, over the past six years
Republicans have made sport out of, and became predatory in, seeking new
and more abusive means to inflict pain and suffering on American
citizens; including luring them with lies to support policies that are
contrary to their own best interests, and in many cases survival.
If this pathetic human being who said he just loves
killing wild animals for sheer sport and trophy, is a real sports man as
he and his ilk are apt to boast, there is a way he can prove it to
himself and the world. Palmer could have stripped naked, abandoned his
weapons, stalked the lion on its turf, and then fought the wild beast to
the death; that would be fair and sporting. The same goes for any
so-called sportsman that loves killing for enjoyment and a trophy;
including “sport fishing” where true ‘sport’ would be the “sporting man”
putting the same sized hook in his lip as the fish to see who prevails
and how much the person really loves “the sport” when it is a fair
contest.
For
many human beings, the wanton killing of wild animals is appalling,
even when it is for sustenance and survival among indigenous people. An
important reason why there are vegans and vegetarians in the population
is because even the thought of killing animals raised for food is
considered cruel. However, it is difficult to imagine there are many
people who think killing wild animals, and beheading them for a wall
trophy, is anything less than barbaric and cruel. But one wonders if
that is even true because there are millions of Americans who recoil
against animal cruelty, or slaughtering wild life for sport, and yet
still avidly support Republicans because they practice cruelty against
Americans; “an activity they love.”
‘Just Ban Minorities'
Wingnuts React To Los Angeles’ High Capacity Magazine Ban
Fox News’ readers responded to news that Los Angeles passed a high-capacity firearms ban by worrying about “the blacks.”
Wheaton College Throws A Temper Tantrum
Wheaton would rather its students not have health insurance than lodge official objections to birth control.
Saturday, August 1, 2015
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We have had a few weeks troll free - we still are - but the wingnuts have been spewing so much garbage that we had to release this expanded weekend issue of this blog to try and keep up with the volume of bullshit the wingnuts are producing.
In blog business news: google has been using cookies and other spyware on our blogs (and all other blogs on blogger as well) and now they have to notify our European readers via a 'warning' bar at the top of the page.
This is a gross violation of the intention of this and thousands of other blogs who do not monetize (not to mention civil liberty and decency) and blatant espionage on google's part.
They just have to tell our European readers they are spying on them.
They have no legal compulsion to notify our domestic readers - so they will just keep on spying without notice here in the USA.
We want our readers to know we do not use cookies or any spyware on this blog ... it is the hosting ISP using the cookies and spyware.
Our readership has not fallen off due to these shenanigans as of yet (and it may not) - in fact the annual uptick in our readership over the summer has been better than normal thus far, especially the last few troll free days.
Other news finds life treating people we know well and happiness is flourishing.
Have Fun and Be Happy
Republican Governor’s Adult Daughter Lived In Trailer On Mansion’s Lawn For Months – Forced To Move
Few parents would disagree with the love, support and argument Oklahoma's Republican idiot Mary Fallin offered in response to
criticism regarding her...This Beer Company Just Gave Bernie Sanders A Very Cool Endorsement
Bernie Sanders has progressive businesses coming out the closet all across the nation. #FeelTheBern
Latest national poll shows Bernie Sanders beating Walker, Trump and Jeb
Polling on both sides shows voters are not happy with the status quo.
North Carolina Republican Cabal Chairwhimp Posts Ridiculous Tweets Linking Hillary Clinton And Democrats To KKK
North Carolina Republican cabal Chairwhimp Hasan Harnett has recently shared a set
of memes that link Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to
the Ku Klux...Hillary Clinton Drops A Bomb On The Kochs By Vowing To Take Away Big Oil’s Taxpayer Subsidies
Hillary Clinton vowed to take away big oil’s subsidies and use the money for clean energy while campaigning in Iowa.
During a speech in Des Moines, Iowa, Clinton laid
out her vision for combating climate change by encouraging clean energy
technology.
In the process, she dropped a bomb on the Koch brothers:
We will make America the world’s clean energy superpower.We will develop and deploy the clean energy technologies of the future. Transform our grid to give Americans more control over the energy they produce and consume. And yes, I will defend President Obama’s Clean Power Plant—Clean Power Plan against attacks from Republicans and their corporate backers.We’ll launch a Clean Energy Challenge that supports and partners with states, cities, and rural communities that are ready to lead on clean energy.We’ll stop the giveaways to big oil companies and extend, instead, tax incentives for clean energy, while making them more cost-effective for both taxpayers and producers.We’ll support—and improve—the Renewable Fuel Standard that has been such a success for Iowa and much of rural America.
Clinton’s proposal is exactly what the Koch Brothers
fear the most. Fossil fuel industries are extremely profitable. They
don’t need federal subsidies. Federal subsidies should be used to
develop clean energy sources for the future. Republicans and their big
oil masters frame the energy issue as an either/or choice between fossil
fuels and clean alternatives. Hillary Clinton is offering a
forward-thinking energy future that will be better for the planet and
consumers.
Progress is inevitable, and not even the vast Koch wealth can hold off America’s clean energy future forever.
A Fed Up Obama Rips Trump, Huckabee, and The Entire Republican Cabal
President Obama ripped the ridiculous Republican cabal as being incapable of discussing serious issues. The President
specifically called out Trump, Huckabee, and Cruz during
a press conference in Ethiopia.
Video:
The President said:
The particular comments of Mr. Huckabee are, I
think, part of just a general pattern that we’ve seen that is — would be
considered ridiculous if it weren’t so sad. We’ve had a sitting
senator call John Kerry Pontius Pilate. We’ve had a sitting senator who
also happens to be running for President suggest that I’m the leading
state sponsor of terrorism. These are leaders in the Republican Party.
And part of what historically has made America great is, particularly
when it comes to foreign policy, there’s been a recognition that these
issues are too serious, that issues of war and peace are of such grave
concern and consequence that we don’t play fast and loose that way. We
have robust debates, we look at the facts, there are going to be
disagreements. But we just don’t fling out ad hominem attacks like
that, because it doesn’t help inform the American people.
I mean, this is a deal that has been endorsed by
people like Brent Scowcroft and Sam Nunn — right? — historic Democratic
and Republican leaders on arms control and on keeping America safe. And
so when you get rhetoric like this, maybe it gets attention and maybe
this is just an effort to push Mr. Trump out of the headlines, but it’s
not the kind of leadership that is needed for America right now. And I
don’t think that’s what anybody — Democratic, Republican, or independent
— is looking for out of their political leaders.
In fact, it’s been interesting when you look at
what’s happened with Mr. Trump, when he’s made some of the remarks that,
for example, challenged the heroism of Mr. McCain, somebody who endured
torture and conducted himself with exemplary patriotism, the Republican
Party is shocked. And yet, that arises out of a culture where those
kinds of outrageous attacks have become far too commonplace and get
circulated nonstop through the Internet and talk radio and news outlets.
And I recognize when outrageous statements like that are made about
me, that a lot of the same people who were outraged when they were made
about Mr. McCain were pretty quiet.
The point is we’re creating a culture that
is not conducive to good policy or good politics. The American people
deserve better. Certainly, presidential debates deserve better. In 18
months, I’m turning over the keys — I want to make sure I’m turning over
the keys to somebody who is serious about the serious problems the
country faces and the world faces. And that requires on both sides,
Democrat and Republican, a sense of seriousness and decorum and honesty.
And I think that’s what the voters expect, as well.
The President’s points were right on the money. The
Republican cabal is not serious or capable of governing. Huckabee’s
comments were ridiculous, and the party has been hypocritical in
condemning Trump’s comments about McCain while having applauded the
billionaire’s race based attacks on President Obama.
The Republican Party is not engaging in serious
discussions about the issues. The race for their presidential nomination
is a chaotic circus where nothing important is ever discussed. The
Senator who made the claim that Obama is a state sponsor of terrorism
was Cruz.
Our political culture is toxic because Republicans
aren’t holding up their end of the two-party system bargain. The country
does deserve better than one functional political party and a Republican cabal that
has been consumed by raging white males who are fighting to keep their
entitled status.
The Republican cabal is an embarrassment, and President Obama stood up on the world stage and ripped their ridiculousness.
Obama Smacks Down Outrageous Republican Comments: ‘Ridiculous If It Weren’t So Sad’
The president has had enough of their Bullshit remarks on Iran…
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Fox News Hack Questions Why America Should Worry About Protecting Minorities
A Fox News hack can’t understand why we should be concerned with the rights of those pesky minorities.
‘Dear Mr. Huckabee, no one is marching Jews to the ovens anymore’
Bernie Sanders explodes a wingnut myth ...
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said the
immigration debate is framed exactly wrong. Republicans vilify President
Barack Obama for supposedly opening the border to ever-increasing
multitudes of immigrants, legally or otherwise.
The Republican Cabal Base Is Flipping Out Over Immigration Numbers That Are Totally Made Up
Bill O’Reilly: Purpose Of #BlackLivesMatter Is To ‘Tear Down The Country’
Next time your wingnut friends tell you Bill O’Reilly isn’t racist, just show them this interview. Cops Ignore Dying Native Woman’s Jail Cell Cries For Help, Tell Her To ‘Quit Faking’
Another woman of color has died in police custody.
We await yet another massive cover-up by police.
Read more
We await yet another massive cover-up by police.
Read more
Cops Who Laughed And High-Fived Each Other After Tasing Teen To Death Won’t Face Charges
This Black Man Tells His White Mother How The Police Nearly Murdered Him During Traffic Stop
In 2009, 19-year-old Alex Landau almost lost his life after being
severely beaten by the police. Landau is a black man who was adopted by a
white couple....Sarah Palin Part Of A Trump Junta: A Sign Of The Apocalypse?
I believe that the two of them in the White House would cause the universe to implode.
All The Charts You Need To Prove Donald Trump Supporters Are Uneducated Bigots
Figuring out who could possibly support such a bloviating blowhard is
easy enough, but here’s the charts to prove it- just in case.
Trump Called Woman ‘Disgusting’ For Needing To Pump Breast Milk
Trump called a female lawyer facing his team “disgusting” and
stormed out of a deposition after she requested a break to pump breast
milk.Donald Trump’s Lawyer On Rape Accusation: ‘You Can’t Rape Your Own Spouse’
Donald Trump’s Lawyer On Rape Accusation: ‘You Can’t Rape Your Own Spouse’
Defund Planned Parenthood?
Here’s What Would ACTUALLY Be Taken Away
Republicans keep making it clear they hate women and affordable health care. Find out what they’d actually be defunding… 
Satanic Temple Brilliantly Ruins Wingnut ‘Christian’ Plan To Disrupt Satanic Statue Unveiling
Any wingnut “christian” who wanted to infiltrate and disrupt the
unveiling of the Satanic Temple’s Baphomet statue found out that the
price of admission was just too high.
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