Bush's ratings encounter black hole. Again.

From CBS News: Poll: Bush Ratings At All-Time Low

34% approval. It dropped after Bush kept flogging his deal with terrorist-harboring countries to control our ports.

And watch the wingnuts bitch that "IT'S TEH CBS WHICH IS TEH EBIL LIBERAL MEDIAS OH NOES!!1". I know they're doing that right now.

A paraphrase that is apropos.

Paraphrased from Chris Rock, made appropriate to the situation:

Now there's two kinds of right-wingers, there's right-wingers, and there's wingnuts. Wingnuts have got to go! Every time right-wingers wanna do something good, wingnuts always gota come fuck it up!

That is all.

A draft we can all get behind. Except the right-wingers, and they don't like being drafted anyway - that's something for poor people.

From Calling All Wingnuts: You've Been Drafted

Alright - it isn’t that kind of draft. I’m drafting you for my Army - an Army of Wingnut Spinners.

This is the idea…

Most of you don’t know how easy it is to get on talk radio… you can do it - quite easily. And since it is so easy to do, I want to leverage our capability and, occasionally, flex our collective muscle by taking over a wingnut show… let’s put those fuckers on notice.

I have an idea for an action tomorrow. Won’t post it here because I don’t want to give it (or any future actions) away. All it would take is one troll running back to their evil lair and telling Hannity or O’Reilly or Limbaugh that we are about to ambush them… I don’t want to lose the initiative. Instead, I’m asking you to post in the comments your willingness to join the “Wingnut Spinners”. It will be an email action list of people wiling to call and push an coordinated agenda on talk radio shows. I only need about 15-20 people per action, so don’t feel like you are signing your life away - like I said, this is not a real draft… you won’t have to commit to every action.

For pete's sake, if there's a place open for any more of us, let's get our asses out there and help this dude.

"You can do eet!"

That Adam's Apple is cutting off the blood flow to her brain.

From Morons.org: Morons in the News: Ann Coulter Commits Election Felony

Yes, more shameless whoring of Morons.org, because nobody asked for it.

After right-wing extremist troll Ann Coulter moved from New York City to Florida, she naturally registered to vote as a Republican. The problem is she gave her realtor's address on her voter registration. Her realtor, Suzanne Frisbie, said "She never lived here. I'm Ann's Realtor, and she used this address to forward mail when she moved from New York."

Then she voted in Palm Beach's council election last week. But instead of voting in precinct 1198 where her Seabreeze Avenue home is located, she voted in precinct 1196 where her realtor lives on Indian Road.

Florida law makes it a 3rd degree felony to knowingly vote in the wrong precinct. Providing false information on a voter registration carries up to a $5,000 fine and five years in prison.

Coulter has refused to comment. What will the "rule of law" party do to ensure that Ann Coulter's wilful violation of the rule of law is duly and swiftly punished? I guess those rules only apply to Ann Coulter's favorite topic: liberals, liberals, liberals.

So, how long before Coulter dismisses this as "an acident" or just says it's "TEH EBIL LIBERAL SMEARS"? Never mind that the dimwitted bitch can't go one minute without saying that everyone she doesn't like is guilty of crimes against humanity. You'd figure she could weather a charge of felony election fraud.

Welcome to the Fifties.

Rove counting heads on the Senate Judiciary Committee

The White House has been twisting arms to ensure that no Republican member votes against President Bush in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation of the administration's unauthorized wiretapping.

Congressional sources said Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove has threatened to blacklist any Republican who votes against the president. The sources said the blacklist would mean a halt in any White House political or financial support of senators running for re-election in November.

Ah, what a surprise, Rove's channeling another of the right's idols, Joseph "YOU ARES TEH COMMUNIST" McCarthy. Shows that no matter how discredited someone is, no matter how much their name is associated with ignorance and bullying, the right will continue to idolize them because that's what they idealize - ignorance and bullying.

OOO! OOO! Mr. Kotter! Mr. Kotter!

I'm getting tired of seeing conservatives bark about how we liberals "don't have any answers". Every day I see more of these right-wing shills in the media saying "All the liberals do is complain, they never have any answers". But we do. We propose answers all the time. And the conservatives just say "it'll never work, you don't have any answers".

Ineffective, expensive medicine? We say, universal health care.
Corrupt government officials taking corporate money? We say, campaign finance reform.
Wingnut pseudo-churches controlling the government while enjoying tax-exxempt status? We say, tell them to get out or pay taxes.
Horrible war we can't win? We say, get out of it.

But those aren't answers, are they?

Shameless link whoring.

From Morons.org: Editorial: News Media Runs Republican Propaganda Release

(Yeah, it's shameless of me to link to a site that I write for, but...)

And just how often do we hear the wingnuts scream about "liberal media"?

Some decent news.

Turns out my (technically adoptive) Senator, Evan Bayh, voted Nay on confirming Alito. He'll probably get my vote in future endeavors.

You make me sick.

Scalito's been confirmed. Say goodbye to Roe, say goodbye to checks and balances, say goodbye to life as we know it, say hello to a court that has its lips stuck to Bush's ass.

Thanks to you cowardly sons of bitches who decided to vote for Alito despite knowing he'll screw us all over:

(NOTE: Because the Senate page doesn't seem to be working, this list is taken from a friend of mine. All troubles with this list should be addressed to her.)

Byrd (D-WV), Yea
311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3954
Web Form: byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html

Conrad (D-ND), Yea
530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/webform.html

Johnson (D-SD), Yea
136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5842
Web Form: johnson.senate.gov/emailform.cfm

Nelson (D-FL), Yea
716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5274
Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm#email

Every one of thse Senators is a Democrat, and all of them voted FOR Alito.

And the ones who pretty much allowed this ass-raping of our system, by voting against a filibuster:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6361
E-mail: senator@akaka.senate.gov


Baucus (D-MT), Yea
511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2651
Web Form: baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue


Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5521
E-mail: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov


Byrd (D-WV), Yea
311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3954
Web Form: byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html


Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
Web Form: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html


Carper (D-DE), Yea
513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2441
Web Form: carper.senate.gov/aemail.htm


Conrad (D-ND), Yea
530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/webform.html


Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Dorgan, Byron L.- (D - ND) Class III
322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2551
E-mail: senator@dorgan.senate.gov


Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting
731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3254
Web Form: harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm


Inouye (D-HI), Yea
722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3934
Web Form: inouye.senate.gov/webform.html


Johnson (D-SD), Yea
136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5842
Web Form: johnson.senate.gov/emailform.cfm


Kohl (D-WI), Yea
330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5653
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/gen_contact.html


Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5824
Web Form: landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm


Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
706 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4041
Web Form: lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue


Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4843
Web Form: lincoln.senate.gov/webform.html


Nelson (D-FL), Yea
716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5274
Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm#email


Nelson (D-NE), Yea
720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6551
Web Form: bennelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm


Pryor (D-AR), Yea
257 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2353
Web Form: pryor.senate.gov/contact/


Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
531 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, DC 20510
(202) 224-6472
Web Form: rockefeller.senate.gov/services/email.cfm


Salazar (D-CO), Yea
702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5852
Web Form: salazar.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

Anyone else not surprised LIE-berman, the stealth Rethug, is on that list? Anyway, thanks just loads, you cowards, for rolling over and letting the right screw us over again.

My ass hurts.

From Slate: Kick Me, I'm a Democrat - The game politicians play, found via The Liberal Avenger.

It seems to be time once again to play Kick the Democrats. Everyone can play, including Democrats. The rules are simple. When Republicans lose elections, it is because they didn't get enough votes. When Democrats lose elections, it is because they have lost their principles and lost their way. Or they have kept their principles, which is an even worse mistake.

Democrats represent no one who is not actually waiting in line for a latte at a Starbucks within 150 yards of the east or west coastline. They are mired in trivial lifestyle issues like, oh, abortion and gay rights and Americans killing and dying in Iraq, while the Republicans serve up meat and potatoes for real Americans, like privatizing Social Security and making damned sure the government knows who is Googling whom in this great country. Just repeat these formulas until a Democrat has been sent into frenzies of self-flagellation, or reduced to tears.

There is always a pick-up game of Kick the Democrats going on somewhere. But something about the Alito confirmation—the pathetic and apparently surprising inability of 45 Democratic senators to stop 55 Republicans from approving anyone they want—seems to have made the game suddenly a lot more popular.

Something good from Slate? Wow.

And even worse, he's right - we take this "we lost because we haven't changed" and "we lost because we don't appeal to the ignorant gap-toothed hillbilies" bullshit lying down. Conservatives never really change and get applauded. We keep on course and not only lose because of "fear, smears, and queers", but keep telling ourselves (right alongside conservatives) that since we haven't changed tone completely, we deserved to lose.

Odd thing is, if we change even the slightest part of our wording about anything we think, we get lambasted for "flip-flopping". It's a self-defeating attitude.

Stop it! NOW!

The next time I see someone equate Michael Moore with Ann Coulter (I'm not going to call her what I usually call her, since it involves a word that some people really don't like), I'm beating the tar out of them.

Bushopatra, King of Denial.

Bush Says Photos With Abramoff 'Not Relevant'

WASHINGTON -- President Bush today acknowledged that he met former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who has pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges, but the president characterized the brief encounter as a "grip and grin" photo session during a holiday party.

"But I've never sat down with him and had a discussion with the guy," Bush said. "I frankly don't even remember having my picture taken with the guy. I don't know him."

Bush also rejected the notion of detailing possible contacts between Abramoff and members of the senior White House staff, saying he preferred to let federal prosecutors conduct their own investigation.

Once again, they're using the Chick McGee defense: "Don't tape anything, don't write anything down, DENY, DENY, DENY." Even though we know that the two knew each other and have evidence that Jack bought some influence at the White house, they just keep lying.

Sooner or later, someone's gonna call the chimp up on his lies, and then it's all over for the Bush Regime. They'll crumble like semi-hard cheese.

Quick thought on Bunnypants' wiretap fetish.

For all you people supporting these wiretaps, I can break this down very simply so you don't have to waste your time fishing for talking points to defend it:

IT'S HUGGING ILLEGAL.

And if you can support the idea of a man getting impeached over a hummer and a blue dress, you can damn well (and damn well better) support this.

Why must people be so damned stupid?

Why is it I'm spending my days having to deal with endless streams of people whose sole purpose in life seems to be backing ridiculous, untenable, outright STUPID ideas? Why must I throw myself into a situation where I become a voice of reason? WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE ME?

Oh, right, because that's what I wanted...

...well, I guess that answers that. Anyhow, I'm tired of having people welcome the idea of having our rights used for toilet paper. I'm sick of people backing the lowest, most shiftless, most shameless, most disgusting people possible to run this country. I'm utterly maddened by the fact that my own comrades will roll over and take it in the proverbial ass just because they don't want to be labeled! Get up off the ground, find your goddamn spine, and stand up for yourself and for every other person this democracy of hypocracy has rear-ended these past five years!

Right now, the right of a woman to choose what's done with her body is in jeopardy. Right now, the right of our people to be free from constant government surveillance is in danger. Right now, the right of our troops to be protected from death and brought back to medical treatment without worry of cost is in horrible peril. Right now, there are people gloating that Samuel Alito, the Scalia-wannabe, might become a Supreme Court justice, thus closing the book on checks and balances. Right now, every part of our government is full of nepotism and greed. Right now, we are in big-time trouble.

GET A BACKBONE, GET A VOICE, GET ACTIVE, AND GET OUT THERE AND KICK SOME ASS! The state of our union is a state of emergency. Let's stop rolling over and let's roll over them come this election.

Call the WHAAAMBULANCE!

Dad says Clooney made Abramoff’s child cry

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The father of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff says George Clooney’s off-color joke about his son’s name during the Golden Globe Awards made the lobbyist’s 12-year-old daughter cry.

In a letter to Clooney posted Friday on the Web site of The Desert Sun newspaper in Palm Springs, Frank Abramoff said he was astonished by the actor’s “glib and ridiculous attack” during Monday’s televised program.

And this whining on the heels of the right-wing spin machine's coverage of Scalito's wife bawling on C-SPAN after people started *gasp* asking him questions! And then they have the nerve, the utter gall, to cover the whole thing asking what our problem is and why we're "hurting this poor woman's feelings". (But remember, anyone who complains about the fact that the right does bad things is a "whiner" and should shut up.)

Personally, I think Jack 'off's daughter should be crying, but not because that mean ol' George Clooney said something bad about her dad. She should be crying because her dad is a lying thief who exploited Native Americans. She should be crying because he tried to buy and sell Washington. She should be crying because Jack's going to a Federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison for his crimes, and yes, they ARE CRIMES.

When they're cornered, they pull out their most disgusting trap cards possible - women, emotional appeals, low-blow attacks.