She’s Snot Helping
You want an endorsement from a political hotshot,
Someone whom the public has not already forgot.
So you know you’re failin’
When you’re endorsed by Palin,
And Karl Rove asserts that it’s “not worth snot.”
Day: March 8, 2012
Rich Voters Backing Romney
$100,000
Exit polls in both Michigan and Ohio show voters making more than $100,000 per year turning out in much higher numbers this year than they did in 2008. In 2008, 22 percent of GOP primary voters in Michigan made at least $100,000, and that group made up 21 percent of the electorate in Ohio, according to exit polls. This year, 33 percent of voters in Michigan made that much money, while 30 percent of Ohio voters did. In both cases, the number of wealthy voters grew by about 50 percent — a pretty stunning increase in that demographic over just a four-year span.
Rove Pooh-Poohs Value of Endorsements
Endorsements don’t mean snot.
— Karl Rove, on a private conference call, using Sarah Palin’s backing of Newt Gingrich as an example.
Biden on GOP: ‘God Love Them’
I’ve been doing this awhile, and some of you have. I have never seen a time in my lifetime when Republicans haven’t tried to hide the ball, to use a sports metaphor — when they said they were ‘compassionate conservatives. We care about health care. We must preserve Medicare,’ etc. They’re not hiding the ball any more at all, guys. God bless them, they’re saying exactly what they believe. This is going to be the starkest choice the American public is going to make in a long, long time.
— Vice President Joe Biden, telling Democratic donors in Florida that he hoped the Republican presidential primary to continue for as long as possible, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Said Biden: “God love them, as my mother would say. I hope they have another 20 debates.”
Occupy Wall Streeters are Probably In the 1 Percent
1%
Looked at it in a global context, most Occupy Wall Street protesters are members of the 1%. Because the developing world is so poor in comparison with the U.S., the cutoff for the global 1% is an income of about $34,000, according to Foreign Policy magazine.
Trailer for Obama Featurette, “The Road We’ve Travelled”
The trailer for a 15-minute Obama campaign spot is out, while the full-length feature is set for release on March 15. I would think the Obama folks would wait until after the primary to start making his case to this extent but it looks like it will be a rousing short film whenever it arrives.
After Ad Stampede, Rush is a Few French Fries Short of a Happy Meal
Reality has never been Rush Limbaugh’s strong suit but his capacity for denial seems stronger than ever.
But one thing the man does know about is food, so we might have to accept his version of the effect of the advertiser exodus from his show.
The recovering drug addict has tainted the Rush brand to the point that the band “Rush” wants their good name back
…Limbaugh told his audience that the reports of advertiser defections had been greatly exaggerated by his opponents, and that the companies that pulled ads accounted for a small minority of the overall ad inventory on the 600 affiliates that carry his show.
“That’s like losing a couple of French fries in the container when it’s delivered to you at the drive-through,” Limbaugh said. “You don’t even notice it.”
I bet Rush does notice missing French fries but that’s neither here nor there. The fact is, at least 45 advertisers have (forever) pulled or (weaselly) suspended their ads from his show. As this goes to press, there is a big, blank hole on his web site where an ad used to be.
Breitbart Exits, Not with a Bang But a Whimper
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This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
– T.S. Eliot, The Hollow Men
Three weeks before Andrew Breitbart’s sudden and unexpected death, he made what would be his final appearance on the national stage at CPAC, the annual convention of the right-wing fringe, in Washington. He’d apparently gone to CPAC to announce that his online propaganda outlet had finally done what the liberal media had failed to do — they had vetted Pres. Obama.
“I’ve got videos, by the way,” Breitbart told the CPAC crowd. “This election we are going to vet him. I have videos. I’ve got videos. This election, we are going to vet him from his college days to show you — why — to show you why racial division and class warfare are central to what hope and change was sold in 2008. The videos are going to come out. The narrative is going to come out.”
