George W. Bush at Brave New Films

John McCain Knows When It’s Time to Party!

2008-10-30T03:32:38Z

John McCain knows that Bush’s slow response to Hurricane Katrina was unacceptable. But John McCain knows when it’s time to party! And that’s exactly what he was doing with George W. Bush the day Hurricane Katrina laid waste to New Orleans.

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Liberal Quote of the Day: On George W. Bush

2008-10-16T15:29:48Z

Here's a guy who was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.

— Ann Richards, former governor of Texas (1933-2006)

Really says it all about people like Bush who are born rich, then claim that prosperity is a result of hard work and discipline — though apparently not theirs.

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Have sex, get impeached. Shred the Constitution, get ignored

2008-03-14T01:16:24Z

As a result of federal wiretaps Eliot Spitzer has admitted wrongdoing and has resigned. That happened pretty quickly. He broke the law, so he's out.

Bush has broken the law, too. In fact, he's ignored the Constitution. So House Democrats are issuing citations for Contempt of Congress... which the White House will dismiss, as they have done with all the other legal accusations.

Republicans immediately called for Eliot Spitzer's impeachment upon hearing the news of his secret, immoral sex life. I vaguely remember something similar happening awhile back...

I also remember this:

Nancy Pelosi, November 2006:

“I have said it before and I will say it again: Impeachment is off the table.”

Someone please explain this to me.

Obama compared to Bush (by Hillary), and he hates America (say conservatives)

2008-03-13T02:42:32Z

You know you're winning when you're a target. So, it's safe to say we have a winner:

Sen. Hillary Clinton went further than she ever has in comparing the platform Pres. George W. Bush ran on in 2000 with the message of change that Sen. Barack Obama is pushing.

Yeah, that should work. Bush and Obama are so much alike. Let me think... Bush started a fraudulent war, Obama was against it. Bush has the brain of a flea, Obama... well, let's just say that if men were judged by the size of their brains, Obama's virility would, erm, stand out. I could go on, but I'll spare you.

Next, it's important for all of you to remember how much Barack hates his own country. That would be the very same country that gave him the opportunity to run for president:

Sen. Barack Obama's refusal to wear an American flag lapel pin along with a photo of him not putting his hand over his heart during the National Anthem led conservatives on Internet and in the media to question his patriotism.

No pin?? No pin???? Why, that disqualifies him as a viable candidate! You can catch up on the backstory here, a post of mine from back in October.

But back to what a Commie Barack is. Or should I say, radical Muslim extremist? I just can't keep track of all the threatening nicknamey buzzwords.

Now Obama's wife, Michelle, has drawn their ire, too, for saying recently that she's really proud of her country for the first time in her adult life.

What?!! She's really proud of her country? Not just proud, but really proud? Rendition her. Now.

Conservative consultants say that combined, the cases could be an issue for Obama in the general election if he wins the nomination, especially as he runs against Vietnam war hero Sen. John McCain. [...]

Yep, we can all break out the prune juice when Gramps takes on that young, unpatriotic, pinless terrorist. I tear up every time I see Gramps McPain break free of his cocoon, surround himself with fossils, and, my friends, eke out a few words doing his best Red Skelton impression after enjoying an Early Bird Special. Who can compete with that?

Obama already is the subject of a shadowy smear campaign based on the Internet that falsely suggests he's a Muslim intent on destroying the United States. Obama is a Christian and has been fighting the e-mail hoax, which also claims he doesn't put his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, and he's been trying to correct the misinformation.

"Whenever I'm in the United States Senate, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America," Obama frequently tells voters.

"I've been going to the same church for 20 years, praising Jesus," he adds.

The fact that he even has to defend himself is ludicrous. I sure hope that when he gets up in front of his next crowd of 20,000, he hangs his head and apologizes for all his errant ways. Then again, he may not be heard over their cheers.

I'm pretty sure Geezer McPatriot doesn't have that problem.

Letterman On Fidel's Idiot Son: Fidel W. Castro

2008-10-25T21:30:17Z

Hey folks-

Again, sorry for my extended absence from the blog, although Paddy and Gottalaff are more than making up for it of course. I am still working on the McCain book edits so we can get this book out by May, yeah you heard that right!

Also doing some consulting to pay those darn bills that keep piling up. I shall return in regular form--whatever that means--as soon as possible. Yet, in the meantime, how about you let this great Letterman bit tide you over.

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Bush Thinks McCain "Best Guy To Carry On His Agenda"

2008-10-19T09:31:04Z

No shocker here, but is there actually a coherent Bush agenda? You know, besides enriching his friends and making more families mourn over lost children in a war based on lies?

Oh, I answered my own question I guess....

PS Rove just gave Mccain $2,300. So there's that too...

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Another Faux-Moderate GOP Congressman

2008-10-18T03:31:16Z

Who is really a Bush-loving (to the tune of 95% of his votes) extremist engaging in political obfuscation and malpractice.

I guess unlike Chris Shays, at least he hasn't slurped Bush's cheek. Yet.

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The Legacy of George W. Bush

2008-01-29T15:51:36Z

Heather Hurlburt, Executive Director of the National Security Network is on the Sam Seder Show (Air America) discussing the Bush legacy and what he thinks will pass for a speech tonight.

Legacy:

Unnecessary war with none of the outcomes he promised.

Intel says Osama Bin Laden is stronger now; Islamic extremist expanded.

Global goodwill is shot. The U.S. is now considered a bigger threat than Osama Bin Laden...which affects the economy, comfort level when traveling, the world our kids will inherit, among other things.

What to expect from the State of the Union speech tonight:

I kept you safe, let me scare you some more, Democrats can't keep you safe, remember how I spent money on AIDS in Africa, Democrats are weak, Democrats are weak.

I came in late on this conversation. Want to add anything of your own, continuing from previous thread?

Frank Caliendo Prepares Us For What To Look For Tonight

2008-10-18T03:30:28Z

Remember it's Bush SOTU time, when we get to find out that reason, science, knowledge, wisdom and the laws of pretzel ingestion are all wrong.

Because President Bush is right. About everything.

So if you want to prepare yourself for the stunted mannerisms and the "I just took healthcare away from your kid" smirk, this video is the place to start that mental and emotional preparation...

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Right-Wing Democrat Al Wynn Adopts Bush Propaganda Tactics

2008-10-17T21:30:36Z

You may be aware that we have a bruising primary taking place for a congressional seat in Maryland, between corporatized Democratic incumbent Al Wynn and grassroots challenger Donna Edwards (the primary will be Feb. 12th).

Wynn, even though he is located in the most Democratic seat, well, ever (+146% Democratic or so), voted for Iraq, a punitive bankruptcy bill and Bush's energy company handouts. In other words, he's a center right Republican in the most Democratic district out there.

Yet, apparently, in addition to voting with Bush, he learned from his authoritarian tactics. Watch this video as Wynn gives a fake interview to an ally playing the role of a reporter.

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Yogi Bush!

2008-10-17T09:31:40Z

Hysterical video by talented video short writer/producer Bob Cesca. Watch it, and do what you are already attuned to doing anyhow.

Laugh at our "president."

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Susan Collins Enabled Blackwater And Other War Profiteers

2008-10-17T09:31:34Z

Yes, that's "moderate" Susan Collins, who lies about self-imposed term limits, wholeheartedly supports Samuel Alito, walks arm in arm with President Bush and, as this video shows, thinks that Blackwater's stealing your taxpayer money so they can kill people and cover it up deserves to be ignored.

But other profiteers shouldn't get jealous of Blackwater. She's formed a protectiion racket for them too.

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Another Sad Bush Anniversary - Guantanamo

2008-10-17T09:30:26Z

Yesterday, we got to "celebrate" the ill-advised surge in Iraq, or as they called it back in the Vietnam days, escalation.

While a couple of pipe-heads like new NY Times golden boy Bill Kristol and his BFFs McCain and Lieberman prtattle on about how this was a success--because now only fewer American troops are getting killed for there to be no political solution as opposed to say, NONE--the truth is that this war has been a disaster for U.S. foreign policy any way you slice it.

Which brings me to Guantanomo. Today marks the 6th Anniversary of when our democracy was officially put in shackles under cover of the night. Six years since an American gulag was created 90 miles off our shore. No, not hyperbole, or the plot to the next sci-fi thriller, but our present reality.

How ironic, don't you think, that our justification all those years for trying to take out Castro was that we were attempting to bring freedom to Cuba. Instead, we brought a "black site.":

Fifty-five percent (55%) of the detainees are not determined to have committed any hostile acts against the United States or its coalition allies.

Only 8% of the detainees were characterized as al Qaeda fighters. Of the remaining detainees, 40% have no definitive connection with al Qaeda at all and 18% are have no definitive affiliation with either al Qaeda or the Taliban.

Not to mention the extra-legal manner from which all its "residents" benefit, like being declared "enemy combatants" so they cannot challenge their detention. Thank you Bush-style "democracy!"

Please do something about this. Namely, try and help get the Harkin Bill passed to Shut It Down. The ACLU has much more on this, go to their site and find out how you can help end one of the many Bush assaults on our republic.

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George's Toys

2008-10-17T03:30:10Z

Funny stuff. And easily much closer to the real thing than the stoic Chuchillian figure we were all told to swallow post-9/11....

(h/t Nicole Belle)

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Oil Hits $100 a Barrel for the First Time

2008-10-21T03:30:26Z

Thankfully, we have Paul Krugman to remind us of the brilliant right-wing predictions of years past:

Rupert Murdoch, on the eve of the invasion of Iraq:
The greatest thing to come out of this for the world economy, if you could put it that way, would be $20 a barrel for oil. That's bigger than any tax cut in any country

Why, golly gee, I wonder who's profiting from the higher oil prices? Ahh, remember the good old days, when the Bushies tried to scare everyone about the horrid possibility that gas would go above $1 dollar a gallon if Al Gore were elected.

Now, let's see what position the ruling class has put us in for the coming years...

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Joe Biden On Free And Fair Elections In Pakistan

2008-10-21T03:31:17Z

Whether or not you're a fan or agree with Biden on everything, he has shown his prescience on many foreign policy issues, most recently with his plan to partition Iraq (which to me, seem like it must be a part of the solution).

Listen to what he has to say about Pakistan. In a country run by a foreign policy moron (not to mention domestic policy, understanding science, ingesting pretzels...), Joe Biden is at the very least worth listening to...

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Bush-In-Mouth Disease

2008-10-21T03:31:22Z

Another fantastically hysterical Gottalaff video production.

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The Legend Of HercuBush!

2008-10-21T09:29:33Z

Nothing I could say could make this any more hysterical.

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What To Make Of Ron Paul

2008-10-21T09:29:45Z

His appearance on MTP today was interesting as his speeches/interviews always are (at least to me).

To see someone so reasonably discuss our folly in Iraq and the Bush Administration's assault on the Constitution (not to mention admitting to having called Bush a "bum," Reagan a "failure," and saying he didn't vote for Bush in 2004 because Bush lied) is so refreshing, particularly when they call themsevelves a Republican.

But to hear him go on about getting rid of the income tax, which is not only a ridiculous idea unless you want economic inequality in this country to increase even more than it has under Bush, but also involves the leap of faith that Congress would ever do such a thing (by a Congressman no less), gets annoying.

I think we should get rid of all exemptions and have four tiered system to make doing one's taxes simple, save untold manpower hours and make sure the rich pay their fair share, but even that will never happen (well, maybe when accountants and tax lawyers stop having lobbyists and campaign contributions).

Get rid of the income tax? It's as naive as it is stupid.

Paul also voted for the "Human Liife Amendment" to outlaw abortion and talks of changing the 14th Amendment (children of immigrants born here would no longer be citizens automatically to Paul). Not very libertarian positions, or ones that provide more liberty in general.

In any case, I guess I'll end where I began. I do like to listen to Paul on Iraq and Bush, as he is so clear and courageous unlike even too many Democrats. Too bad some of his other positions are loony toons.

PS For more of what Paul said in the MTP interview, you can go here.

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$38 Billion in Bonuses for Wall Streeters, Home Foreclosures for Regular Folks. Really?

2008-10-21T09:29:51Z

Yes, really. More sickening greed for you from the Kravisization of Wall Street via the AFL-CIO:

While executives at the top five Wall Street firms are getting a record $38 billion in bonuses this Christmas season, millions of working families are worrying whether they will lose their homes in the New Year-in the wake of the nation's mortgage crisis.
The AFL-CIO called today for major mortgage lenders to impose a one-year moratorium on subprime mortgage foreclosures. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, in a letter to the largest subprime mortgage lenders and underwriters, writes:

Wall Street seems to be giving unprecedented cash rewards to the very people whose conduct threatens to strip millions of Americans of their homes and drive our country into recession, while at the same time refusing to take the actions necessary to address the crisis.

Yes, this is the America that has been created by Bush, his Republican cronies and too many corporate Democrats. You want more holiday spirit? Well, our friend Ohdave reminded me of this in the comments:

The Bush administration has thwarted Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to expand Ohio's popular children's health insurance program to cover middle-class youngsters.
"What this means is that thousands of needy Ohio children will be deprived of access to critical health-care coverage," Strickland said.
"I am appalled at the heartless decision of the Bush administration to reject Ohio's bipartisan plan to provide health-care access to thousands of our children. Sadly, this is an indication that the president and his advisers are totally out of touch with the struggles faced by so many Ohio families."
Federal regulators denied the state's request to expand eligibility to uninsured children in families earning up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. That's $51,510 a year for a family of three.

Yes, our fantastic populist governor in Ohio, Ted Strickland, is having his plan to help needy children rejected by our fabulist, pompous "President." Merry Christmas kids! Just avoid the outdoors, Chinese toys and meat not cooked really, really well!

Now, in comparison, take a look at what the One Campaign (people who are actually "compassionate" but thankfully not conservative) is doing. Compare the fight they are leading against global poverty (watch the video) to the perverted morality of the money changers known as the GOP.

Let's hope we can get more progressives in government this new year to empower organizations like the One Campaign that much more.

PS Just to feel that much better about money not going to give kids healthcare or solve global poverty issues, just look at how long the State Department has known definitively that Blackwater's been committing fraud, as it kept feeding them no-bid contracts after no-bid contracts for BILLIONS that could be going to kids in need.

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Santa Obama's Christmas Spectacular

2008-10-21T09:30:00Z

This is another ad by Democratic Courage, a progressive group that has already gone after Senator Clinton. This time they target Obama, for supporting Bush's energy bill and for voting to expand NAFTA, among other things.

Watch and see what you think...

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The Disturbing Case Of Don Siegelman's Political Prosecution

2008-10-21T09:30:06Z

This story keeps taking more twists and turns, and it needs to see the light of day. As in serious MSM coverage.

Why would I believe Siegelman was the victim of a Karl Rove plan to trump up charges against him and steal the Alabama gubernatorial election in 2002 because Siegelman opposed Bush early and often?

Let me see...hmm. Tough one.

Well, there is the attorneys scandal, where Rove and henchmen tried to encourage prosecutions of Democrats, voter suppression and the firing of those who wouldn't do their bidding.

There was the phone jamming scandal in New Hampshire in 2002, which just happened to help elect John Sununu to the Senate. One of the GOPers caught in that scandal has just written a book where he claims those much higher up were definitely involved.

Let's not even get into what they did in the 2000 election, from Katherine Harris to illegally filling out information on Republican absentee ballots in Florida to politicizing the Supreme Court.

The GOP is about power, and nothing else at this point. When they can't win the honest way, the other way will more than suffice. Watch what Siegelman has to say in this video. And once again prepare to appropriately adjust your view of what your country has become under the Bush Junta.

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Teddy Kennedy's Powerful Speech On The Ludicrous Idea Of Telecom Immunity

2008-10-31T20:28:44Z

"We would be aiding and abetting a President in his illegal actions." Say it again for the cheap seats Senator.

This is that simple. The President has broken the law. In numerous cases. If our system worked, he'd at the very least be out of office right now, perhaps somewhere worse.

The message is simple, and Kennedy and Dodd have offered shades of it. The current White House occupant is a law breaker, and one who is willing to get Americans killed to protect big business cronies (that is what his threat of a veto amounts to, a threat not to protect us unless his buddies are given special privilege to ignore our laws).

Democratic Congress: This is how you win. This is how you display courage. This is how you do what YOU WERE ELECTED TO DO.

This must not be the end. It must be the beginning.

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Note To Democrats: Courage Leads To Victory

2008-10-21T09:30:28Z

Yesterday turned out to be an amazing day. So many times we've watched as our so called leaders have done anything but lead. We've been left in shock wondering how they can still be cowed by a a pathetic excuse for a man who has a 24% approval rating and has been discredited over and over again.

We've been horrified as they've endorsed torture by supporting Mukasey, refused to put the weight of the law behind their subpoenas, etc. and so forth.

Well, Chris Dodd stood up and showed what can be accomplished when we, the real silent majority, fight for what is right. Dodd was fantastic, and those who stood right behind him, from Senator Feingold to The Young Turks to blogs across the land showed that yes, just as you would have thought, you really can best a faux-cowboy who's about as popular as amoebic dysentery.

Watch this video, as Chris Dodd thanks the netroots for all that was accomplished for our democracy yesterday.

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Mayor.TV - Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson on "These Disastrous Bush Years"

2008-03-22T21:54:48Z

Anderson talks about the very issues we have been discussing in our War On Greed campaign - ones that impact cities such as healthcare, wages, public education, poverty, etc., and how they have all been negatively impacted by Bush Administration policies skewed to enriching corporate fat cats while ignoring every other pressing need.

Good for the Drum Major Institute and Nation Magazine for partnering on this Mayor.TV effort. And let's hope it spurs further discussion of important economic issues ignored by an ignoramus.