Archive for the 'GOP' Category

Riding the Clothesline Straight to Farce


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on November 10th, 2008

Someone is regretting that he or she failed to have the RNC logo monogrammed on everything.

Down the Tubes


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on October 27th, 2008

Bye, Ted. Thanks for the memories.

Annals of Bad Ideas


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on October 21st, 2008

My God, don’t you know what the Internets can do?
Methinks the person who monitors this is going to be rather busy.

You can hear John Edwards’s haircut crying in the corner.
The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.
The miracle quote:
Spokeswoman Maria Comella declined to answer specific questions about the expenditures, [...]

Brooks Throws Palin Under the Bus


Posted by Matski on October 10th, 2008

“God willin’ an’ th’ crick don’ rise”, as they say, it may be all over but the hangover.
In a diatribe against the GOP’s increasingly militant anti-intellectualism, David Brooks throws Sarah Palin under the bus.
… over the past few decades, the Republican Party has driven away people who live in cities, in highly educated regions and [...]

Narcissism


Posted by Bruno on September 22nd, 2008

Is John McCain the most narcissistic politician ever? I think he is. After getting caught up in the Keating Five scandal in the late 80s, where he took all sorts of gifts from Charles Keating in exchange for favorable banking legislation, McCain devoted his life to… campaign finance reform.
Think about that for a [...]

The Automotive Campaign


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on September 21st, 2008

Is it possible that the need for candidates to prostrate themselves at the altar of Detroit means that the majority of American politicians haven’t yet realized what most other Americans have known for decades, namely that American cars are crap?
Gutter John actually wins a point for owning foreign vehicles, but loses 12 points for owning [...]

9/11


Posted by Bruno on September 8th, 2008

I don’t think Olbermann had the right response, but the Republican Party’s exploitation of 9/11 last week — while sadly nothing new, was beyond gross.

Georgia Cracker Chicken


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on September 5th, 2008

C’mon Lynn, I bet “uppity” isn’t what you say in private. I bet you want to say more, to tell the press all about Obama. C’mon, Lynn, let’s get it done. Your party needs your honesty!

Last Night’s RNC, Recapped


Posted by Bruno on September 4th, 2008

Courtesy of reader MS, via email:


Now Playing: Episode 371

 
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Appointments gone amok, what Bernie Madoff represents, and finally, our thoughts on the latest conflict in Gaza.

Links Mentioned: Richardson drops out … Coryn threatens not to seat Franken … Thomas Schweich on the Office of Personnel.

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