Month: April 2012

Asked If Mitt Is ‘Stiff,’ Ann Romney Says, ‘I guess We Better Unzip Him and Let the Real Mitt Romney Out Because He Is Not!’

Jon Ponder

Mitt Romney has proved to be such an awful, gaffe-prone candidate that his campaign has increasingly come to rely on Ann, who seems more genuine and, you know, human. But now it’s Mrs. Romney who has made a cringe-worthy slip-up:

Ann Romney’s remarks came during an interview with Baltimore radio station WBAL, during which the host asked her, “And one of the things, Ann Romney, that folks talk about with your husband, Mitt Romney, and I’ve seen him in casual conversation-He comes off very smooth and okay. But sometimes he comes off stiff. Do you have to fight back some criticism, like ‘My husband isn’t stiff, OK?’”

Laughing, Ann Romney responded, “Well, you know, I guess we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out because he is not!”

On the other hand, let’s don’t.

Vote on Ending Big Oil’s Government Handout Came Down to the Math

Trish

  • Since Obama became president, my dog’s hip dysplasia has gotten worse.
  • Since Obama became president, my car’s value has decreased.
  • Since Obama became president, violence in Syria has skyrocketed.
  • Since Obama became president, all kinds of sh*t has happened.

How about it? What else has changed over three years that we can blame on Obama? Anybody?

Back here in Realityland, we are amazed at the low-information people who eat up this post hoc mess, produced by the American Energy Alliance. The AEA is a lobbying group opposed to Obama’s plan to discontinue government subsidies for the richest industry in the world, which quit needing government subsidies in the days before Jed Clampett became a millionaire.

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California Assembly Democrats Vote to Overturn Citizens United

Jon Ponder

CBS News:

The measure passed on party line vote, with nearly every Republican supporting personhood rights for corporations

California lawmakers waded into the ongoing battle over corporate money in politics Thursday with a resolution that supports overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case, which has led to a flood of money from deep-pocketed donors in this year’s presidential race.

“People are tired of getting beat up by a few corporations that sometimes have a fringe point of view,” said Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, who introduced the resolution with Assemblymen Michael Allen, D- Santa Rosa.

The Assembly passed the resolution on a 48-22 vote. It rejects the notion of corporate personhood and calls on Congress to pursue a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 decision saying corporations can spend unlimited sums to influence elections.

Democrats said the resolution is an important first step toward overturning the ruling that granted “personhood” rights to corporations, which they say has made it harder for ordinary citizens to have a voice in the political process.

The New Mexico and Hawaii legislatures have passed similar resolutions with the support of the groups Public Citizen and Common Cause.

Several Republican lawmakers spoke against the resolution, saying corporations have a right to influence elections because they are subject to government regulations. They echoed the Supreme Court’s ruling that political contributions are a form of speech.

The Assembly has 52 Democratic members, 27 Republicans and one independent. The measure will now go to the Democratic-controlled state Senate.

Meanwhile, a citizens group is attempting to put an initiative on the ballot, titled the “Corporations Are Not People Act,” which would have a similar effect.

Fox News Host: If You Want to Kill Medicare, Vote Republican

Jon Ponder

[The federal budget plan associated with GOP House Budget Chair Paul Ryan that House Republicans passed last week] really is kind of a campaign document because it draws a bright line between what the Republicans stand for and what the Democrats stand for. If you want big government, then the Democrats are your party. Whereas, if you want a party that’s making some hard choices, vote Republican.

– Steve Doocy, host of “Fox and Friends,” easily the worst morning news/chat show in history, dropping all pretense that the network he works for is anything but the in-house propaganda organ for the Republican Party. Among the “hard choices” in the Ryan budget: ending Medicare (but keeping the name) and replacing it with a voucher program, more tax cuts for the uber-wealthy and increasing the deficit by additional $3.1 trillion over ten years.