Gowdy, McConnel and Cruz – Big Government Big Spenders
Month: January 2016
Trump to Tucker: ‘I Get More Pussy Than You Do’
It’s true you have better hair than I do, But I get more pussy than you do. (Click.)
– Phone message left by current Republican Party presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on the voicemail of Tucker Carlson, the rightwing pundit and Swanson Foods heir, after Carlson criticized Trump’s hair on the CNN show “Crossfire” in 1991.
SarahPAC makes Big Money — for Sarah Palin
$25,000
As of Nov. 16, amount SarahPAC had given to congressional Republicans this election cycle, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. In the same period it spent 15 times as much — $394,000 — on fundraising, and almost $72,000 on administrative costs, such as accountants, lawyers, travel and website management.
Ben & Jerry’s Founder Makes a Bernie Sanders Flavor
40
Number of pints of a new ice cream flavor called “Bernie’s Yearning” that were made by Ben & jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen, according to his website, Bloomberg reports. The flavor is a pint of mint ice cream beneath a “thick disc of solid chocolate,” according to the packaging. “The chocolate disc represents the huge majority of economic gains that have gone to the top 1% since the end of the recession. Beneath it, the rest of us.” Cohen donated 25 pints to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sander’s campaign. The flavor is not an official Ben & Jerry’s product, Cohen says.
Outside Groups Beginning to See TV Ads as a Waste
It’s a complete waste of money, and I think people are starting to figure that out.
— GOP strategist Barry Bennett, quoted by the Los Angeles Times, on the money spent by outside groups on television advertising.
Donald Trump Can Do No Wrong
I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.
— Donald Trump, boasting that his support is so strong he could shoot someone in the middle of a crowded street and remain popular, CNN reports.
The Basest Base
Donald Trump boasts about the strength of his presidential bid,
He says he wouldn’t lose votes no matter what he did.
He could take a gun
And shoot someone,
And his supporters wouldn’t care — especially if it was a black kid.
Trump Can’t Resist Bullying Bush
Just watched Jeb’s ad where he desperately needed mommy to help him. Jeb, mom can’t help you with ISIS, the Chinese or with Putin.
— Donald Trump, tweeting about Jeb Bush’s new ad featuring his mother, Barbara Bush.
Sanders Holds Significant Lead in N.H.
50%
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ lead over Hillary Clinton’s 41%, according to a new Suffolk University poll in New Hampshire. Also interesting: “Sanders fares better when it comes to the issue of trust. Asked which of the three major Democratic candidates is the most trustworthy, respondents chose Sanders by a 15-point margin: 51% to Clinton’s 36%. And while 26% of likely Democratic voters said they were bothered by Clinton’s use of private email as secretary of state, 71% said that it is not of concern.”
‘Bar’ Protects Cub
Jeb Bush’s low-energy campaign’s in a slump,
So he created a commercial to give it a jump.
But though he’s losing to the bully,
Jeb’s keeping his hands unsullied,
By letting his mom take on mean old Donald Trump.
