Liberal Obama critic Bill Maher tells Anderson Cooper he’s on the President’s side again. The HBO host said that watching Republicans “makes me run back into his arms screaming.”
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I totally agree with Bill on this one. These stooges could scare ya back to the devil. I still can’t figure out the GOP strategy. That’s why I keep thinking that getting Obama re-elected is part of their strategy.
And with all these debates..they want to make sure if you don’t already know enough about these guys to scare ya off..they will give you more opportunities to learn.
ct, here’s your “woo hoo”….must have dropped out of your saddlebag back down the trail.
just saw rubio talking to charlie rose. yeah, he’s got the goper veep nomination locked no matter who wins top banana. sorry, cristi, the camera likes him better than you.
evidence of marco’s power. only time i’ve seen newtie backdown without lashing out at the messenger.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/gingrich-kills-anti-immigrant-romney-ad-after-scolding-from-rubio-other/1212234
kirstiealley Kirstie Alley
Mustang Sally..all u wanna do is ride around Sally..say ride Sally ride….Wake up NYC!!!!!!
Good on “Cheers”, and good on Wilson Pickett.
Poor cristi. He could sit on the camera and not even know it.
I think Floridians are generally loyal to their newspapers, but that loyalty doesn’t extend to acceptance of characterizations of editorial opinions of candidates.
The Time’s effort at morphing into the ‘Tampa Bay’ newspaper from the St Petersburg Times puts them at an editorial crossroads; methinks the Times traditional liberal bent will not cross Tampa Bay easily.
That’s why I don’t trust the article that Patd linked--I think it was written for the more conservative Tampa crowd in an effort to sell newspapers. While it’s interesting, I don’t think it necessarily accurately reflects the situation on the ground.
flatus, attribution at end to miami herald and mcclatchy reporters.
btw, are there any liberal or lib leaning newspapers left in florida? or voters for that matter given the state’s current gov.
Thanks, Pat, for the clarification on what I missed--it puts it in context the Herald being what it is. The Time’s still made the editorial decision to go with it.
I think many of the true liberals are like Stinky and Me--packed up and left. It was so disheartening seeing so-called Floridians selling their natural treasures to carpetbaggers so that unknown people could ‘earn’ carried interest.
I don’t know about liberal papers in the Florida market--my surmise is that many papers will do anything they can to survive,
The salvation for the free press may be in the neighborhood advertiser supported publications that follow local political meetings and land-use issues. They can be very effective as they are well read.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.”--Marcel Proust
Bill Maher…. gotta luv him.
I saw last night on MSNBC, that a poll taken by CBS news showed that 91% approved of Obama’s SOTU speech. I guess Maher and myself weren’t the only ones glad to see an adult speak after months of nothing but the GOP gong show.
BTW… Cooper doesn’t do himself any favors by being ignorant of Maher’s schtick.
So is Mr. Maher basically deciding for the “lesser of all evils”? It’s not a crime. Hell, I was done with Obama too but, as always, the risks of a Repug taking over the White House is just something I can NOT fathom.
Flatus pls tell me more about “true Liberals.” I was under the assumption that you either were or weren’t a Liberal. I ask as a “Yellow Dog Democrat.”
doot and flatus, how do we call a liberal. let us count the ways.
some categories i’ve used or heard:
knee-jerk liberal
thinking liberal
classic liberal
blue and yellow dogs
Hi Patd don’t forget Bleeding Heart Liberal
Newt Bumper Sticker: Being President IS Rocket Surgery.
Q for Trail Mixers:
What prominent person said “[this is} the most dangerous summit for the West since Adolf Hitler met with (British Prime Minister) Chamberlain at Munich in 1938.”
And what was he referring to?
I’m an Eleanor Roosevelt liberal. Or a tree hugger. Or a …
In any case, I’m loath to let someone in a perceived position of authority say I don’t meet one litmus test or another for my liberalism.
Cajun Joe Newt said this about Reagan meeting Gorbachev.
Dr. D…right on!
Woohooo Dr Dooty
“lesser of all evils”
if people don’t suck it up for the Obamarama we will be stuck
with evil of two lessers
I’ve started to see some articles that claim Obama is really truly everything he said he would be. I think they have to be careful not to overreach
Doots, in the back of my mind when I wrote that I was probably thinking of people who had gone through a complete cycle of social bedevilment which resulted in a clarification of their feelings as to what is really worth fighting for in their lives.
Ok, so, seriously, here is a composite of the Republican position (excluding Mr. Paul). The Republicans, once elected, will reduce taxes, eliminate regulations governing things like financial transactions, safe food, drugs and consumer products, substantially increase Defense spending, begin projects to land men on Mars and colonize the moon within eight years, democratize and liberalize Afghanistan, Iran and Syria, kick all the remove all Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza, end all illegal immigration, deport all illegal aliens (except that Newt would make an exception for church goers) end abortion and contraception that might offend some churches, end high school drop outs, fire all incompetents wherever they might exist, get out of people’s lives and allow liberty and democracy to thrive throughout the Universe. OH, And balance the budget and eliminate the deficit.
Sounds like a plan.
Oh, and I forgot, prevent Iran from doing anything.
The one absolute truth about liberals is that they rarely agree on what to do to be liberal or how to achieve it. It is built into the DNA of being able to think, analyze, and perceive nuance. This is something foreign to most conservatives who prefer orderly, unexamined “truths” whether or not they are actually true.
Jamie: “Never let the facts obscure the Truth.” Attributed to Miguel Cervantes. (But some more modern celebrities come to mind.)
CJ
Anything they have to do to get rid of that “Avowed Muslim” in the White House or for that matter any “Avowed Muslims” anywhere.
If I didn’t think they were right, I would have to love Gingrich just because all these folks hate him
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Jamie, you’re so philosophical today. How was jury duty?
patd…. here I sit eagerly reading what TMers have posted whilst I made my big trip to the city…. and what do I see…. that goddamn purple dinosaur…
what?… what?… you say that’s actually a video of Newt… never mind.
Jury duty was the justice system at its most efficient. Tuesday, got selected for a panel, started voir dire long enough to give name and occupation; got sent out at end of afternoon. Came back Wednesday, plaintiff had pled out. Sat around jury gathering place for a whole day while the courts decided what they needed until released at end of day. Called in last night to be told they didn’t need my group today. Get to call in after 5:00 today to see if they need us on Friday. Recycle and repeat until I’m no longer on call through next week. I’ll keep everyone updated.
patd
Everyone needs a little purple dinosaur in their lives (a very little purple dinosaur). Retaliation will be in the form of a post of “It’s a Small Small World” or “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”.
I did jury duty this month also starting on Jan 3. reported at 8am and sat around and was told what judge to report to at 1pm same day. Sat around with 59 of my closest friend till voir dire and then break time and then back into the court room and they announced the 12 people they wanted for the jury. I was not one of them. It was a child sex abuse trial. Those of us not picked went back downstairs and turned in our badges and received our check for $4.00. I spent more than that on lunch. We were released and did not have to come down to the court house or check in again.
Dr. Dooty
Pierce County keeps you tied up for a two week stretch. You report in the first day and then depending on what happens, you can be brought in daily. It saves them money and time. We get $10 a day plus mileage for every day we are required to report.
Newt Gingrich..the Cliff Claven of American politics…
Newt Gingrich..the Cliff Claven of American politics… OD
with none of the personal charm
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LOL, newfound combativeness, what a joke! Will the real Barack Obama please stand up??? Running for re-election seems to have made a transformation in are president..LMAO
clarkekant Clarke Kant
“State’s rights…state’s rights…leave that up to the state…” If Republicans had their way, our country would just be called The States.
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Senor Pescado,
the War of Northern Aggression was not about slavery it was all about STATES RIGHTS. don’tch know!
Dootsman: Im afraid SC shall from this point forward be known as State’s Wrong. (by those with at least more brain cells than the average houseplant.)
The politicians have all left but we still have WRESTLING. huzzah
let’s see….I know I have something Swiss around here somewhere……Swiss bank account? nope. Swiss Watch? Ah, nope. Cheese? YEAH! Swiss Cheese I got! Me and Romney, two peas in a pod.
Nudie has nothing to lose
I wonder if Wolfie will have the nerve to call him out on his lies his claims he delivered all kinds of proof this his second wife was wrong…turns out Nudie is the prime example of
Often Wrong Never in Doubt
and the lame as- journalists just move on with him
I would not be at all surprised to hear Mitt come out with “Screw you guys! I’m going home!”
Boy Nudie must be livin’ large during this campaign
he could win the Teddy Kennedy Parade Float Award
when he walked out in profile -- I thought ‘ wow ginormous’
Ron Paul would lift the Cuban embargo
and Mittens would kill Castro
goopers do have a big tent
The other candidates have proven they can be just as bombastic as Nudie -- he is disarmed
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