July 2014 - Page 4 of 10

Biden: Attempts to Limit Voter Rights are ‘Pure Politics’

July 24, 2014 Buck Banks

These moves to limit the right to vote are nothing more than pure politics, masquerading as attempts to combat corruption where there is none.

— Vice President Joe Biden, quoted by The Hill, on voter ID laws and other efforts to restrict voting.

10 Million Have Gained Health Coverage

July 24, 2014 Buck Banks

10 million

Number of adults who have gained health insurance as of midyear as the coverage expansion under President Barack Obama’s law took hold in much of the country, a new study estimates, according to the AP.

Arizona Botches Another Execution

July 24, 2014 Buck Banks

2

Number of hours it took convicted murderer Joseph Rudolph Wood III to die Wednesday afternoon, “confirming concerns that had been raised by his attorneys about a controversial drug used by the state of Arizona,” the Arizona Republic reports.

Jose Don’t Surf

July 23, 2014 Buck Banks

Get Rick Perry out from behind a teleprompter,
And he’s more like butcher, less like a doctor.
When it comes to immigration,
Just pass him some ammunition.
He’s shooting little wetbacks from a helicopter.

Christie Comments Cryptically on N.Y. Gov Race

July 23, 2014 Buck Banks

We don’t pay for landslides, and we don’t invest in lost causes.

— Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Connecticut Mirror, when asked about the New York governor’s race.

Voter Turnout in Primaries at an All-Time Low

July 23, 2014 Buck Banks

14.8%

Average rate of voter turnout in the 25 states that have held statewide primaries so far this year — down from 18.3% in 2010, a new report finds.

King Asserts That Obama Is Not An American, But In a Different Way

July 23, 2014 Buck Banks

Now I don’t assert where he was born, I will just tell you that we are all certain that he was not raised with an American experience. So these things that beat in our hearts when we hear the National Anthem and when we say the Pledge of Allegiance doesn’t beat the same for him.

— Rep. Steve King (R-IA), quoted by BuzzFeed, on President Obama.

Colbert’s Right: Palin Does Know of What She Speaks

July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 Trish

You can trust Sarah Palin on impeachment because she is an expert on leaving office in the middle of a term.

— Stephen Colbert, satirically agreeing with Palin’s calls to impeach Pres. Obama.

Photo Op: Mom-Jeans Wearing Rick Perry in Helicopter Gunship Hunting Refugee Children

July 23, 2014July 25, 2014 Jon Ponder

This photo is making the rounds but I’ve had trouble tracking down the source. It appears to show Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry in a helicopter gunship leaning on a powerful-looking weapon aimed at the ground. He is scanning the field below presumably, given recent headlines, seeking to target and shoot refugee children who are attempting to cross the U.S. border from Mexico. A commenter somewhere on Facebook pointed out that the gun Perry is leaning on is not loaded, but I can’t verify that either.

But check out how he’s dressed and posed for the photo op. He is shown in profile — jaw clenched, with his baseball cap on backwards and his “I’m smart” glasses removed — wearing a flight jacket with mom jeans. His right hand is gripping the weapons but his left hand is carefully draped over the gun to display his Aggie ring (shown in photo to the right).

Update: Mystery solved. See comments.

The Overbearing Underachievers

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 Buck Banks

No one said that being a U.S. senator was all games and fun,
There are important political battles to be fought and won.
But the Senate’s leadership
Fell prey to partisanship,
And now we can’t recall the last time senators got anything done.

These moves to limit the right to vote are nothing more than pure politics, masquerading as attempts to combat corruption where there is none.

— Vice President Joe Biden, quoted by The Hill, on voter ID laws and other efforts to restrict voting.

10 million

Number of adults who have gained health insurance as of midyear as the coverage expansion under President Barack Obama’s law took hold in much of the country, a new study estimates, according to the AP.

2

Number of hours it took convicted murderer Joseph Rudolph Wood III to die Wednesday afternoon, “confirming concerns that had been raised by his attorneys about a controversial drug used by the state of Arizona,” the Arizona Republic reports.

We don’t pay for landslides, and we don’t invest in lost causes.

— Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Connecticut Mirror, when asked about the New York governor’s race.

14.8%

Average rate of voter turnout in the 25 states that have held statewide primaries so far this year — down from 18.3% in 2010, a new report finds.

Now I don’t assert where he was born, I will just tell you that we are all certain that he was not raised with an American experience. So these things that beat in our hearts when we hear the National Anthem and when we say the Pledge of Allegiance doesn’t beat the same for him.

— Rep. Steve King (R-IA), quoted by BuzzFeed, on President Obama.

You can trust Sarah Palin on impeachment because she is an expert on leaving office in the middle of a term.

— Stephen Colbert, satirically agreeing with Palin’s calls to impeach Pres. Obama.

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%