November 2014 - Page 6 of 11

Oliver: Americans Spent More on Lottery than on America Last Year

November 13, 2014November 14, 2014 Buck Banks

$68 billion

Amount Americans spent playing the lottery last year, which is more than they spent on movie tickets, music, professional sports video games and porn put together, according to John Oliver: “Americans basically spent more on the lottery than they did on America.”

More Than 3 Million Would Have Health Insurance Now, If Only

November 13, 2014 Buck Banks

3 million

Low-income people around the country would have had access to Medicare as a cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act if the Supreme Court had not ruled in 2012 that expansion of Medicaid must be optional for states, according to The Upshot.

W. Says He’ll Still Like Bill ‘When Jeb Beats Hillary’

November 13, 2014November 13, 2014 Buck Banks

Bill and I are going to have to have some interesting things to talk about. Look, I’ll still like him when Jeb beats Hillary.

— Former President George W. Bush, quoted by Business Insider, on his brother’s potential 2016 presidential campaign.

Dems Faulting Leaders for Brushing Off Midterm Losses

November 13, 2014 Buck Banks

No, I haven’t seen any discussion about the complete lack of message. I think they need to figure out what they stand for and then talk about it.

— Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean, quoted by The Hill, on the Democratic losses in the 2014 midterm elections.

Paul Would Be the ‘Most Right-Wing’ Presidential Candidate Ever

November 13, 2014 Buck Banks

I think if you look at his statements and you look at his record he would be the most right-wing candidate any major party has nominated, including Barry Goldwater. He is that far off the spectrum. … I think his chances of winning swing votes in battleground states are my chances of being the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos.

— Former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina, telling OZY that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) would be “the most right-wing” presidential candidate in history if he won the GOP nomination in 2016.

Well, to McCain She IS Young

November 12, 2014November 12, 2014 Buck Banks

This is a very outstanding young woman from everything that I can tell.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by BuzzFeed, voicing support for 55-year old Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch.

Walker: Governors Make Better Prospects for President

November 12, 2014 Buck Banks

She embodies Washington. She embodies that old, tired top-down approach from the government. I think in the states as governors, we offer a much better alternative and I think there’s a number of us who would be good prospects out there.

— Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), quoted by The Hill, on Hillary Clinton.

They Sound Alike

November 12, 2014 Buck Banks

Breitbart fact-checkers sure need to do better.
Especially when the reporter’s a real go-getter
Who can’t tell between
A Lynch and a Lynn,
When one’s white, one’s black, and they’re both Lorettas.

GOP Gov’s Tax Cuts Lead to $1 Billion Shortfall for Kansas

November 12, 2014November 12, 2014 Buck Banks

$1 billion

Kansas’ shortfall in revenue in 2015 and 2016 following massive income tax cuts signed into law by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback (R), the Kansas City Star reports. “The new figure raises the prospect of deep cuts in the state budget following controversial income tax cuts that Brownback vigorously defended during his re-election campaign against Democrat Paul Davis. Critics worry that schools, roads and social services will be among the areas cut in coming months.”

Glenn Beck Explains Why He Acts the Way He Does

November 12, 2014 Buck Banks

I had begun to have a string of health issues that, quite honestly, has made me look crazy. And quite honestly, I have have felt crazy because of them.

— Glenn Beck, telling viewers of The Blaze that he has been suffering from debilitating health problems for the past five years which have included severe pain and seizures.

$68 billion

Amount Americans spent playing the lottery last year, which is more than they spent on movie tickets, music, professional sports video games and porn put together, according to John Oliver: “Americans basically spent more on the lottery than they did on America.”

3 million

Low-income people around the country would have had access to Medicare as a cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act if the Supreme Court had not ruled in 2012 that expansion of Medicaid must be optional for states, according to The Upshot.

Bill and I are going to have to have some interesting things to talk about. Look, I’ll still like him when Jeb beats Hillary.

— Former President George W. Bush, quoted by Business Insider, on his brother’s potential 2016 presidential campaign.

No, I haven’t seen any discussion about the complete lack of message. I think they need to figure out what they stand for and then talk about it.

— Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean, quoted by The Hill, on the Democratic losses in the 2014 midterm elections.

— Former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina, telling OZY that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) would be “the most right-wing” presidential candidate in history if he won the GOP nomination in 2016.

This is a very outstanding young woman from everything that I can tell.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by BuzzFeed, voicing support for 55-year old Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch.

She embodies Washington. She embodies that old, tired top-down approach from the government. I think in the states as governors, we offer a much better alternative and I think there’s a number of us who would be good prospects out there.

— Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), quoted by The Hill, on Hillary Clinton.

$1 billion

I had begun to have a string of health issues that, quite honestly, has made me look crazy. And quite honestly, I have have felt crazy because of them.

— Glenn Beck, telling viewers of The Blaze that he has been suffering from debilitating health problems for the past five years which have included severe pain and seizures.

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

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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%