July 28, 2014 - Pensito

Bachmann’s Back on Her Dopebox

July 28, 2014 Buck Banks

They want to abolish age of consent laws, which means children would, we would do away with statutory rape laws so that adults will be able to freely prey on little children sexually. That’s the deviance that we’re seeing embraced in our culture today.

— Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), quoted by the Huffington Post, on what the gay community really wants.

It’s Unreality TV!

July 28, 2014 Buck Banks

Remember when she was armed, dangerous, in flannel?
Well now she’s assumed the news reporter’s mantel.
So we can be perpetually annoyed
By someone who’s actually unemployed.
Just tune in to the new Sarah Palin Channel.

Most Americans Oppose Impeaching Obama

July 28, 2014 Buck Banks

65% to 33%

Margin by which a majority of Americans oppose impeaching President Obama and also oppose House Speaker John Boehner’s lawsuit against the president by 57% to 41%, a new CNN poll finds. In addition, a majority disagree by 52% to 45% that Obama gone too far in expanding executive power.

Crist Not a Scientist, Either

July 28, 2014 Buck Banks

I’m not a scientist either but I can use my brain and I can talk to one.

— Charlie Crist (D), quoted by St. Petersblog, on Gov. Rick Scott (R) not wanting to talk about climate change because “I’m not a scientist.”

Patrick, Clinton Not ‘Pals’

July 28, 2014 Buck Banks

Day: July 28, 2014

Bachmann’s Back on Her Dopebox

They want to abolish age of consent laws, which means children would, we would do away with statutory rape laws so that adults will be able to freely prey on little children sexually. That’s the deviance that we’re seeing embraced in our culture today.

— Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), quoted by the Huffington Post, on what the gay community really wants.

It’s Unreality TV!

Most Americans Oppose Impeaching Obama

65% to 33%

Margin by which a majority of Americans oppose impeaching President Obama and also oppose House Speaker John Boehner’s lawsuit against the president by 57% to 41%, a new CNN poll finds. In addition, a majority disagree by 52% to 45% that Obama gone too far in expanding executive power.

Crist Not a Scientist, Either

I’m not a scientist either but I can use my brain and I can talk to one.

— Charlie Crist (D), quoted by St. Petersblog, on Gov. Rick Scott (R) not wanting to talk about climate change because “I’m not a scientist.”

Patrick, Clinton Not ‘Pals’

It’s not like we’re pals.

— Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), quoted by Politico, on his relationship with Hillary Clinton.

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%