June 28, 2011 - Pensito

House Not a Proving Ground for Presidents

June 28, 2011 Buck Banks

33

Number of presidential nomination campaigns by sitting members of the U.S. House since 1912, counting Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) announcement of her presidential candidacy. None of these campaigns has yet resulted in a presidential win or even their party’s presidential nomination, according to Smart Politics.

Not the Duke

June 28, 2011May 22, 2014 Buck Banks

Is Michele Bachmann dumb or just plain lazy?
It ain’t clear if she’s really savvy or spacy.
When citing Iowa’s son,
She got the wrong one —
Not the cowboy, but serial killer JOHN WAYNE Gacy.

Most New Yorkers Favor Same-Sex Marriage Law

June 28, 2011 Buck Banks

54%

Of New York voters back the new law allowing same-sex marriage, including 70% of voters under 35, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

McGovern Sees Shades of Watergate

June 28, 2011 Buck Banks

I sure hope that no one breaks into my office this time.

— Former Sen. George McGovern (D-SD), quoted by the Washington Post, on his law firm moving to the Watergate.

Bachmann’s Tenuous — Yet Stubborn — Grasp on American History

June 28, 2011 Buck Banks

I hate to be a stickler for reality, but when the Declaration of Independence was signed, John Quincy Adams was a nine-year-old boy. To say he was ‘actively involved’ in the Revolutionary War era is awfully silly. Wouldn’t Bachmann be better off simply acknowledging she misspoke?

— Steve Benen, writing in the Washington Monthly about Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) refusal to concede to ABC News that she made a mistake calling John Quincy Adams a “Founding Father” of the United States. Instead, she insisted she was right and claimed the future American president was a “young boy but he was actively involved” in the American Revolution.

Bachmann’s Tenuous Grasp on Reality

June 28, 2011 Buck Banks

I think clearly what this demonstrates is that the president of the United States is afraid of my candidacy. He fears me.

— Rep. Michele Bachmann, in an interview on Fox News, suggesting the Obama campaign’s attack against her campaign launch is evidence of their trepidation.

Rise in Elites’ IQ Raises All Economic Boats

June 28, 2011 Buck Banks

1 point

Increase in the average IQ of a country’s intellectual elite — the smartest 5% of its population — raises the country’s per capita gross domestic product by an average of $468, according to an analysis of IQ scores from 90 nations by Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany and University College London.

Day: June 28, 2011

House Not a Proving Ground for Presidents

33

Not the Duke

Most New Yorkers Favor Same-Sex Marriage Law

54%

Of New York voters back the new law allowing same-sex marriage, including 70% of voters under 35, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

McGovern Sees Shades of Watergate

I sure hope that no one breaks into my office this time.

— Former Sen. George McGovern (D-SD), quoted by the Washington Post, on his law firm moving to the Watergate.

Bachmann’s Tenuous — Yet Stubborn — Grasp on American History

I hate to be a stickler for reality, but when the Declaration of Independence was signed, John Quincy Adams was a nine-year-old boy. To say he was ‘actively involved’ in the Revolutionary War era is awfully silly. Wouldn’t Bachmann be better off simply acknowledging she misspoke?

Bachmann’s Tenuous Grasp on Reality

I think clearly what this demonstrates is that the president of the United States is afraid of my candidacy. He fears me.

— Rep. Michele Bachmann, in an interview on Fox News, suggesting the Obama campaign’s attack against her campaign launch is evidence of their trepidation.

Rise in Elites’ IQ Raises All Economic Boats

1 point

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%