May 2014 - Page 2 of 8

Joe the Plummer is Still an Ass

May 28, 2014 Buck Banks

Your dead kids don’t trump my constitutional rights.

— Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher, quoted by Huffington Post in an open letter to the families of victims of last week’s shooting rampage, defending his right to own a gun.

Mayor Gets All Profane Over Atheists

May 28, 2014 Buck Banks

Take me to f**king court because I don’t care. Minorities are not going to run my city.

— La Vista, Neb., Mayor Douglas Kindig, quoted by the Daily Beast, on atheists questioning his town-sponsored “day of faith.”

Majority of Americans Support Clinton Running for President

May 28, 2014 Buck Banks

55%

Of Americans say they support Hillary Clinton running for president, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. The same poll found two-thirds disapproved of Karl Rove’s questioning Clinton’s health and age.

Only 11% of Boehner’s Campaign Money is Donated in Ohio

May 27, 2014 Buck Banks

89%

Of House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) campaign contributions come from outside of his home state of Ohio, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

GOP Donor Handicaps Kashkari’s Chances at California Governorship

May 27, 2014 Buck Banks

I have a better chance of being pope than he has of being governor.

— GOP donor Mark Chapin Johnson, quoted by the Los Angeles Times, on California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari (R).

Biden’s Good Advice Regarding Microphones

May 27, 2014 Buck Banks

Piece of advice about that BFD stuff: Assume every microphone is on….Thank God my mother was gone or I’d have been one dead vice president.

— Vice President Biden, quoted by CNN, on his famous open mic moment.

Oh Vanna! Response to Pat Sajak from a Science Blogger

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 Trish

If you’re behind on your Pat Sajak news (and who, besides your grandmother, isn’t?), the Wheel of Fortune host recently tweeted the following:

I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends. Good night.

What those ends are is never explained but climate change deniers often hint at a conspiracy on the part of scientists to get people to pollute less, conserve resources, and achieve a healthier planet. Jack-booted thugs!

Greg Gladen, who posts at Science Blogs, provided the perfect image for a tweet back to Sajak, which said, “Suggestion for Wheel of Fortune puzzle!” You see it here.

Meghan Hates Karl!

May 23, 2014 Buck Banks

I hate Karl Rove and I think he still needs to apologize to my family, which he has not done for the things that happened in 2000.

— Meghan McCain, quoted by the Huffington Post.

Obama: Congress Isn’t Broken, the GOP is Broken

May 23, 2014 Buck Banks

So when you hear a false equivalence that somehow, well, Congress is just broken, it’s not true. What’s broken right now is a Republican Party that repeatedly says no to proven, time-tested strategies to grow the economy, create more jobs, ensure fairness, open up opportunity to all people.

— President Obama, quoted by Greg Sargent.

Utah Official Attacks Other Officials for Not Defending Anti-Gay Marriage Laws

May 23, 2014 Buck Banks

For alleged officials, governors or attorney generals, to pick and choose which laws we’ll enforce, I think, is a tragedy and is the next step to anarchy.

— Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R), quoted by the Washington Post, blasting the decision by some governors not to defend their state’s laws banning same-sex marriage.

Your dead kids don’t trump my constitutional rights.

Take me to f**king court because I don’t care. Minorities are not going to run my city.

— La Vista, Neb., Mayor Douglas Kindig, quoted by the Daily Beast, on atheists questioning his town-sponsored “day of faith.”

55%

Of Americans say they support Hillary Clinton running for president, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. The same poll found two-thirds disapproved of Karl Rove’s questioning Clinton’s health and age.

89%

Of House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) campaign contributions come from outside of his home state of Ohio, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

I have a better chance of being pope than he has of being governor.

— GOP donor Mark Chapin Johnson, quoted by the Los Angeles Times, on California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari (R).

Piece of advice about that BFD stuff: Assume every microphone is on….Thank God my mother was gone or I’d have been one dead vice president.

— Vice President Biden, quoted by CNN, on his famous open mic moment.

I hate Karl Rove and I think he still needs to apologize to my family, which he has not done for the things that happened in 2000.

— Meghan McCain, quoted by the Huffington Post.

So when you hear a false equivalence that somehow, well, Congress is just broken, it’s not true. What’s broken right now is a Republican Party that repeatedly says no to proven, time-tested strategies to grow the economy, create more jobs, ensure fairness, open up opportunity to all people.

— President Obama, quoted by Greg Sargent.

For alleged officials, governors or attorney generals, to pick and choose which laws we’ll enforce, I think, is a tragedy and is the next step to anarchy.

— Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R), quoted by the Washington Post, blasting the decision by some governors not to defend their state’s laws banning same-sex marriage.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%