2/24/2009

Live-Blogging the Joint Session: The Response

"We believe Americans can do anything, as long as they're rich and powerful."

Hey dipshit, you can't complain about TEH GUMMINT BUREECRATZ making healthcare decisions until insurance companies stop making decisions, 'k?

Live-Blogging the Joint Session: The Response

Hey, Bobbo, you dumb shit?

Tax cuts don't make jobs. You're a liar.

There is no "line from Vegas to Disneyland". You LIAR!

GOD GET THIS LIAR OFF MY SCREEN!

Live-Blogging the Joint Session: The Response

He talks like he's reading a children's book, and he thinks he's funny.

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

I can already see the spin on the "your taxes won't go up one dime" thing: "He admits he's taxing the rich! CLASS WARFARE!!!1"

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

Hang the hell on... did he refer to the people who disagree with him as something other than terrorist-supporting commies? Wow, that's refreshing.

And it's over already. It didn't feel like an hour, really. It's good to have a President who I can listen to for an hour without hearing endless mispronounced words, snickering, and attacks. It's good to be able to listen to our President without wanting to drink myself into a stupor or throw something through the TV.

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

So, in regards to the story about this teacher sending him a letter, how long will it be before the 'nuts pull their "give us stuff too" trolling over it?

UPDATE: It was an 8th grader, not a teacher. That's why I should be paying more attention.

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

He's on to Iraq. Hopefully we can get something here that will assuage those who might be worried he's going to back out on his campaign promise of withdrawal after changing the timetable.

And he's also talking about Israel. I bet this part is going to make some people very, very angry.

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

Holy crap, he's taking the GOP talking points out with precise, well-aimed shots.

Our President is the Sniper from Team Fortress 2.

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

Attn., Pres. Obama: I really like all this, but just to break the bad news, a cure for cancer isn't likely. It's not like other diseases. But prevention would be great, thanks.

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

Renewable energy? But that doesn't make the oilmen rich! How dare he?!

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

From Pandagon's live session regarding this, in reference to the part about the mortgage plan: "That was like the 'fuck you, Rick Santelli" part."

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

God, MSNBC, stop focusing the camera on Holy Joe.

Anyhow, thumbs-up to a plan that makes sure banks don't fuck us over again.

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

Hang on, is he actually addressing the fact that we need education to be accessible?

Huh. Things You Never Thought You'd Hear for $2000, Alex.

Live-Blogging the Joint Session

Already this is turning out well. People are reacting positively.

Plus, thank god he's addressing the actual problems instead of playing at a lot of bullshit.

The Illogical Conclusion, Featuring Jesus' General

From Jesus' General:Billion Spermatazon-American March on Washington
Dear Rep. Damschen,

Congratulations on the passage of your bill granting full civil-rights to zygote-Americans. It's a great start, but we both know it is only that, a start. Trillions upon trillions of our spermatazoan-American brothers continue to be murdered every hour in our nation. This tubesock holocaust must end.

Purity pledges aren't the answer. Men need to liberate the spermatazoan-Americans imprisoned within their gonads on a regular basis. Without such a release, A man's system gets backed up, causing him to slip into an O'Reillian state of constant, uncontrolled rage.

A law is needed to ensure that spermatazoan-Americans are cared for after their liberation. The law doesn't need to be burdensome--it should simply require men to liberate their spermatazoan-Americans into a mason jar they keep in a cool place (I use my cellar) until it can be transferred to a federally-funded Christian housing facility (built with stimulus money).
It goes on like this for some time.

I've always appreciated a good satire, and with folks like JC on our side, we've got one of the best. It takes a lot to act directly and not only write something like this, but actually send it to its intended target. And no, Damschen isn't happy about it.

I don't imagine that anyone is ever going to make serious inroads against idiotic, misogynistic legislation with things like this. Only a dreamer would believe that. But if we can get one person, just one, to think about how stupid laws like these are, then we've succeeded.