Head-Spinning Political Shit!

[Corkey]

Originally Posted by Kobi

Ok I must be behind, again. Is this Sarah Palin's tea party or another tea party?

These people are, pardon my language, majorly f*&^ed.

Oh these are the people who run the people who just got elected.
Fun stuff huh?

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by Corkey

Oh these are the people who run the people who just got elected.
Fun stuff huh?

I havent been able to read all of the propaganda yet.
But why are there so many factions? Factions usually
indicate dissention in the ranks over specifics.

Ok I need to read this when I am awake. Thanks for the link.

[Corkey]

Originally Posted by Kobi

I havent been able to read all of the propaganda yet.
But why are there so many factions? Factions usually
indicate dissention in the ranks over specifics.

Ok I need to read this when I am awake. Thanks for the link.

All the nuts have fallen from the same tree, they just haven't figured out which nut is in charge.

[MsDemeanor]

Originally Posted by Kobi

I havent been able to read all of the propaganda yet.
But why are there so many factions? Factions usually
indicate dissention in the ranks over specifics.

The different factions are each backed by a different wealthy person, corporation, or career politician. Rove is behind some of it, the brothers at Koch Industries (a couple of boys who inherited daddy's fortune and now share the #9 spot of the richest people) are behind a group, etc. Some are also pushing an extreme concoction of the god/guns/gays conservative social agenda, while others want to confine their pile of lies to monetary issues. All of the would be amusing if it were not destroying millions of lives and shredding the very fabric of our country.

[betenoire]

Originally Posted by Kobi

I havent been able to read all of the propaganda yet.
But why are there so many factions? Factions usually
indicate dissention in the ranks over specifics.

Ok I need to read this when I am awake. Thanks for the link.

Pretending like there are a zillion factions rather than one central Tea Party is part of the illusion they use to pretend that they are legitimately grass roots.

[theoddz]

Well, it looks like President Obama has proposed to freeze the pay of Federal Employees (and retired annuitants like my Pop)for both 2011 and 2012. The national office of my Union, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) sent me an email this morning notifying me of such. Here's a little video on the story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...24140#40424140

Please note:
I realize that these are fiscally hard times and believe me, I am totally in touch with the fact that I am so very, very lucky to have the federal job I have with all its benefits, stability and such. I am especially thankful that this job I have is so tolerant of my personal medical problems that are directly related to my military service. I shit you not, friends....I get up every morning, put my feet on the floor and thank the Universe for all of my blessings, as they are many!! I also am very sensitive to the fact that there are so many of us, here in our community, who are struggling so hard to even find a job, keep a home, or even a simple roof over their heads.

Now, with that in mind:
I, personally, have no problem making the sacrifice of a pay raise for the next year or two, but damn it, our President better damned well make these uber rich Wall St. execs and these billionaires and multibillionaires shoulder some of this sacrifice, too!!! If he's going to ask common everyday middle class Americans to "suck it up" and then allow these fucking money barons to sop up more bucks at the expense of the rest of us.........I will damned sure vote his ass out in 2012!! You can bet on it.

~Theo~

[katsarecool]

The first place is to get angry at Congress; that is where the majority of the blame is to go; the big bucks who have a great deal of power and influence. I do not trust politicians that sit in Congress as far as I can toss their sorry asses. And the lobbyists and earmark bills as well.

I read a bio of Lyndon Johnson several years ago that describes all the manipulation, butt kissing, asking favors he had to do to get the three or four pieces of Civil Rights laws passed during his time in office. What a bunch of creepy game players they are while laws that need to be passed and the ones they are designed to protect are held hostage.

I totally agree that the money and power hungry bastards (I was going to spell it out with a few astericks but hell no!) need to be curtailed and put out of a job or curbed at the least. I think that is what the new law is supposed to do about Wall Street, Banks, mortgage companies; put them under tight scrutiny. But the Republicans will do all they can to get that law overturned.

In the meantime, we can let our elected Congressmen and women know what we think about them and their behaviors!!!

[Medusa]

Mike Huckabee, the oaf from Arkansas who wants to run for Prez again in 2012, is calling for the execution of the Wikileaks source:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/1..._n_789964.html

[Corkey]

Holy shit and this from a "pastor". I truly fear for our country.