April 2015 - Page 10 of 11

El Hispanic Trick

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

Democrats say it’s a matter of misrepresentation
By falsification of his voter registration.
Well, his wife is one,
And when all’s said and done,
Maybe Jeb Bush became Hispanic by association.

Hart Cautions Democrats Over Clinton Candidacy

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

I like Hillary Clinton. I really appreciate what she and her husband have done … but we need new leaders. … If you’ve got to have a billion dollars to run for president, how many people can do that? Only the Clintons and the Bushes and one or two others.

— Gary Hart, telling Politico that the prospect of a billion-dollar Hillary Clinton campaign “ought to frighten every American” and Democrats would be better served by a competitive primary that forced her to speak in more depth about the issues.

Graham: Everybody but Rand Paul Would Make a Better Iran Deal

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

The best deal, I think, comes with a new president. Hillary Clinton would do better. I think everybody on our side, except maybe Rand Paul, could do better.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, on the nuclear talks with Iran.

Kansas Bans Spending Welfare Benefits on Cruises

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

$25

New limit on the amount of benefits per day for Kansas welfare recipients under a new law sent this week to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s desk by the state legislature, the Huffington Post reports. “The bill also prohibits welfare recipients from spending their benefits at certain types of businesses, including liquor stores, fortune tellers, swimming pools and cruise ships.”

Huckabee: More Sanctions Placed on Indiana than Iran

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

There’s been more pressure this week to put sanctions on Indiana than Iran. The reason that those corporations put the pressure on Indiana and Arkansas was because the militant gay community put the pressure on them.

— Mike Huckabee, in an interview with Michael Smerconish.

Nugent: Obama Causes Veteran Suicides

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

Here’s your job, Republican Party. Twenty to 25 of those guys kill themselves every day, and they haven’t told you why and they haven’t told anybody else why but they told me why: because the commander-in-chief is the enemy.

— Former minor rock star Ted Nugent, blaming President Obama for military veteran suicides, the Huffington Post reports.

Kentucky’s got gays all in a dither,
With an argument that’s hard to decipher.
Makes no difference, Kentuckians debate,
Whether you are gay or straight —
Who can have same-sex sex in Kentucky? Neither!

Oppo Research Firm to Protect Politicians from Their Staffers

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 Buck Banks

Frankly, I’m surprised it took this long for somebody to advertise the service specifically for political staffs, because staffers’ social media accounts have caused trouble in the past for countless politicians.

— Media trainer Christina Mozaffari, reporting on a new opposition research firm which analyzes political staffers’ online media presence for indications of how their postings might embarrass their bosses.

Reid Apparently has No Plans to Be a Lobbyist

April 6, 2015 Buck Banks

I’d rather go to Singapore and have them beat me with whips.

– Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by the New York Times, when asked if he would become a lobbyist after retiring from the U.S. Senate.

Cruz Calls Big Biz ‘Shameless’ Over ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws

April 6, 2015 Buck Banks

The Fortune 500 is running shamelessly to endorse the radical gay marriage agenda over religious liberty to say: ‘We will persecute a Christian pastor, a Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi.’ Any person of faith is subject to persecution if they dare disagree, if their religious faith parts way from their political commitment to gay marriage.

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), ripping “business leaders who haven’t defended religious freedom laws like the one in Indiana, which has sparked a firestorm of debate,” the Des Moines Register reports.

I like Hillary Clinton. I really appreciate what she and her husband have done … but we need new leaders. … If you’ve got to have a billion dollars to run for president, how many people can do that? Only the Clintons and the Bushes and one or two others.

— Gary Hart, telling Politico that the prospect of a billion-dollar Hillary Clinton campaign “ought to frighten every American” and Democrats would be better served by a competitive primary that forced her to speak in more depth about the issues.

The best deal, I think, comes with a new president. Hillary Clinton would do better. I think everybody on our side, except maybe Rand Paul, could do better.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, on the nuclear talks with Iran.

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There’s been more pressure this week to put sanctions on Indiana than Iran. The reason that those corporations put the pressure on Indiana and Arkansas was because the militant gay community put the pressure on them.

— Mike Huckabee, in an interview with Michael Smerconish.

Here’s your job, Republican Party. Twenty to 25 of those guys kill themselves every day, and they haven’t told you why and they haven’t told anybody else why but they told me why: because the commander-in-chief is the enemy.

— Former minor rock star Ted Nugent, blaming President Obama for military veteran suicides, the Huffington Post reports.

Frankly, I’m surprised it took this long for somebody to advertise the service specifically for political staffs, because staffers’ social media accounts have caused trouble in the past for countless politicians.

— Media trainer Christina Mozaffari, reporting on a new opposition research firm which analyzes political staffers’ online media presence for indications of how their postings might embarrass their bosses.

I’d rather go to Singapore and have them beat me with whips.

– Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by the New York Times, when asked if he would become a lobbyist after retiring from the U.S. Senate.

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), ripping “business leaders who haven’t defended religious freedom laws like the one in Indiana, which has sparked a firestorm of debate,” the Des Moines Register reports.

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%