Hermain Cain did an interview with a far right Israeli newspaper called Israel Hayom and engaged in some serious demagoguery, with a whole lot of ignorance unsurprisingly thrown in for good measure. But he also revealed who might be his VP choice if he gets the nomination:
Monthly Archive: October 2011
Oct 31 2011
Obama Responds to Secular Petitions
The White House has responded to two petitions on its We The People website that got enough votes to force such a response. One would remove the phrase “under God” from the pledge of allegiance and another would remove “In God We Trust” from our currency. Josh Dubois, Executive Director of the White House Office …
Oct 31 2011
Libya: One for All — and All for Love, Baby
It seems the revolution in Libya has done more than topple a brutal and corrupt dictator. In autumn, a young rebel’s heart turns to romance and the sounds of Barry White can be heard wafting through Tripoli.
Oct 31 2011
Christian Nation Nonsense in Military Training
FTBer Chris Rodda documents an appalling bit of training given by the U.S. military to foreign troops studying American culture and history. She quotes this passage from the training session that is simply incredible:
Oct 31 2011
Fun With Creationist Logic
I saw this on Fundies Say the Darnedest Things and it’s hilarious. In a forum discussion about stellar distances and the age of the earth, one creationist wrote:
Oct 31 2011
Obama’s Mythical Regulatory Nightmare
You know all that talk from conservatives that Obama has put such onerous rules and regulations on business that they simply can’t create any jobs for fear of falling victim to his socialist interference? Yeah, not so much. Turns out he’s approved fewer regulations than W had at this point.
Oct 31 2011
Cops Love Lawbreaking Cops
The behavior of hundreds of police officers in New York City demonstrates more powerfully than anything else the fact that law enforcement personnel — with some exceptions, I’m sure — really do believe that they should be above the law rather than subject to it. Try not to be appalled while you read this NYT …
Oct 31 2011
Bigoted NY Clerk Gets a Challenger
Remember that clerk in New York who is refusing to sign marriage certificates for gay couples even though that state has full marriage equality? Well she’s getting a challenger in the next election who is making an issue out of it. Hope he wins.
Oct 31 2011
Pat Buchanan’s Bizarro History
Pat Buchanan appeared on the Diane Rehm show this week and took a break from his usual racial bigotry to go old school and bring back his anti-gay bigotry. And he had some seriously twisted history to justify it:
Oct 31 2011
The Second Coming of Bill Buckingham
Some of you will remember Bill Buckingham, the hapless school board member from Dover, PA who consistently embarrassed himself and weakened the legal defense for the Dover school board by referring to intelligent design as creationism and openly saying things at school board meetings like, “Two thousand years ago someone died on a cross. Can’t …
Oct 30 2011
Funniest Thing I Read Today
Herman Cain is trying to shore up his foreign policy cred by hiring a consultant to give him a few clever catchphrases to throw around that sound inspiring and compelling. Like this one, from the consultant himself:
Oct 30 2011
No Gun Safety Lessons for You!
The owner of a store in Texas — of course — has a radio ad for his business teaching gun safety for people to receive their conceal/carry permits. But he won’t teach you if you’re a liberal. Or a non-Christian. Especially an Arab or a Muslim.
Oct 30 2011
Bennett, Robertson Don’t Like Women in Power
Bill Bennett went on the 700 Club with Pat Robertson and they agreed that having women in positions of power, like having them run companies, is blurring gender roles and will have a terrible effect on society. Right Wing Watch has the video and transcript:
Oct 30 2011
Orly Taitz to Run for the Senate
In yet another sign that Bacchus loves me and wants me perpetually amused, Orly Taitz has joined the cattle call of crazy in running for office in 2012, filing papers with the FEC to run for the Republican nomination to challenge Diane Feinstein for her Senate seat.
Oct 30 2011
Hilarious Quote of the Day
From our pal Newt: “At some point I think it’s going to come down to Romney and me,” Gingrich said. “Once we get down to a two-person debate, then I’m reasonably confident I will win,” Gingrich said. He’s so cute when he’s being delusional.
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