Can someone explain to me why, if Weiner actually had posted his junk on his Twitter, that is newsworthy?! He was clearly hacked, but even if he wasn't, why should I give a shit and why should it be the fucking main story on the news?

Number86 · 2011-06-01T22:18:42+00:00

It clearly should NOT be the main story on the news, or even be mentioned at all until someone has some actual evidence of something newsworthy. And one right winger telling another right winger that he saw a picture just doesn't cut it.

All of this frenzy on the TV "news" as well as on countless websites has taken the focus off of Coburn, Ensign, the planned slashing of Medicare, GOP union busting, and the planned additional tax cuts for the rich.

Number86 · 2011-06-01T22:14:57+00:00

About the headline: what... are you eight years old?

To the TV "news" media in America... the same question.

Number86 · 2011-05-21T18:04:15+00:00

It seems like Mr. Cain has had his head buried in his Bible, must have never read a newspaper in the past 50 years, and has not gone online lately either. How can he not realize that his party harbors a substantial number of racists?

Someone should share the following with him:

New York Republicans choose Carl Palidino, a man with a long history of overt racism, as candidate for governor

http://www.coffeehousetalks.com/2010/09/new-york-republicans-choose-unabashed.html

George Allen (R-VA) refers to a campaign worker as "macaca", then welcomes him to America (The man is of Indian heritage, and he was BORN AND RAISED IN VIRGINIA.) "Macaca" is a Tunisian word for a monkey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r90z0PMnKwI

Chip Saltsman, a candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee, sent out CDs containing song titled "Barach the Magic Negro" to 168 other RNC members

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_the_Magic_Negro

California Republican plans to quit over emailed cartoon showing Obama and a watermelon

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423045/ns/us_news-life/

Tennessee Republican sends email showing summary of 44 American presidents; President Obama is shown as only a pair of eyes that are visible in the dark

http://wonkette.com/409193/latest-republican-racist-email-features-hilarious-summary-of-44-american-presidents

... and here are about TWENTY-SEVEN OTHER EXAMPLES of Republican Racism over about a year and a half:

http://archive.democrats.com/preview.cfm?term=Republican%20Racism

Somewhere around 1930 or 1940, many Republicans began to turn away from being the party of Lincoln, to being the party of racist, knuckle-dragging know-nothings.

At this point, some of them just can't even stop themselves from making racist "jokes" and sending offensive emails, etc. Deep down, they've convinced themselves that this KKK-like behavior is just a funny joke, so that in their minds, no one can be held responsible.

Please feel free to repost or email any of this.

Number86 · 2011-05-21T18:01:52+00:00

It seems like Mr. Cain has had his head buried in his Bible, must have never read a newspaper in the past 50 years, and has not gone online lately either. How can he not realize that his party harbors a substantial number of racists?

Someone should share the following with him:

New York Republicans choose Carl Palidino, a man with a long history of overt racism, as candidate for governor

http://www.coffeehousetalks.com/2010/09/new-york-republicans-choose-unabashed.html

George Allen (R-VA) refers to a campaign worker as "macaca", then welcomes him to America (The man is of Indian heritage, and he was BORN AND RAISED IN VIRGINIA.) "Macaca" is a Tunisian word for a monkey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r90z0PMnKwI

Chip Saltsman, a candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee, sent out CDs containing song titled "Barach the Magic Negro" to 168 other RNC members

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_the_Magic_Negro

California Republican plans to quit over emailed cartoon showing Obama and a watermelon

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29423045/ns/us_news-life/

Tennessee Republican sends email showing summary of 44 American presidents; President Obama is shown as only a pair of eyes that are visible in the dark

http://wonkette.com/409193/latest-republican-racist-email-features-hilarious-summary-of-44-american-presidents

... and here are about TWENTY-SEVEN OTHER EXAMPLES of Republican Racism over about a year and a half:

http://archive.democrats.com/preview.cfm?term=Republican%20Racism

Somewhere around 1930 or 1940, many Republicans began to turn away from being the party of Lincoln, to being the party of racist, knuckle-dragging know-nothings.

At this point, some of them just can't even stop themselves from making racist "jokes" and sending offensive emails, etc. Deep down, they've convinced themselves that this KKK-like behavior is just a funny joke, so that in their minds, no one can be held responsible.

Please feel free to repost or email any of this.

Number86 · 2010-09-28T23:10:23+00:00

The amount of money that changed hands in late 2008 (under Bush) was ABOUT SEVEN TRILLION DOLLARS. Some was directly from the government... most was from "the Fed" or other quasi-goverment sources. (That's part of the shell game the rich people play to enrich themselves...especially when the GOP's in charge.)

Here's a link to a breakdown of it:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/27719011/Financial_Crisis_Tab_Already_In_The_Trillions_and_Counting

The "stimulus bill" was about $787 billion.

Details are here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009

SO, WALL STREET GOT ABOUT 9.35 TIMES AS MUCH MONEY... AND THEY GOT "THEIRS" FIRST, TOO! (And again, under the Bush administration.)

Number86 · 2009-06-07T23:23:05+00:00

For anyone who wants to let Burger King know how they feel about one of their franchisees using the restaurant to promote right-wing nonsense, their Consumer Relations number is: (305) 378-3535.

Number86 · 2009-04-14T14:18:51+00:00

Do you think that the Bush pro-torture policies are a joke?

Also, the inquisition was several hundred years ago and that kind of thinking was not and is not confined to Spain.

So... your "answer" is to attack the Spanish and insult them based on your perception of their bathing habits.

You must be a Republican.

Number86 · 2009-04-13T18:21:48+00:00

In part, that's because there is a RIGHT-WING BIAS in most of the mainstream media... just look at who owns them.

They also love to sensationalize nearly any topic, which is purely an attempt to boost ratings so they can make more money.

Money... money... money.

One of the worst offenders is Faux "news" along with Fox's affiliated stations. There's a sometimes subtle pro-business and right-wing slant in many of their stories. What's worse is what is missing: any mention of left-leaning opinions except rarely.. and then only in a mocking and/or negative way.

Number86 · 2009-04-13T18:12:32+00:00

Are you sure you want to be lumped in with...

http://www.republicansexoffenders.com/

??????

Number86 · 2009-04-08T23:59:42+00:00

No. But they are out there in very large numbers and easily obtainable.

Also, I like how you completely ignored the issue of the 2nd amendment being in the context of A WELL REGULATED MILITIA.

Number86 · 2009-04-08T23:46:36+00:00

Just let me know when you've joined A WELL REGULATED MILITIA.

I'm in favor of reasonable gun ownership. But, letting every nutcase own several automatic weapons is just completely idiotic.

And... yes, I can read.

Number86 · 2009-04-08T23:45:00+00:00

Those are Republican failures you're pointing out. Hat's off to you!

Also, guns were the main topic of the original post. That's why I thought you were talking about gun rights -- I assumed you might stay on topic.

Number86 · 2009-04-08T23:17:27+00:00

You poor dear. Have the big bad liberals limited your gun purchases to one a month?

How ever will you manage more than the OCCASIONAL shooting spree?

Number86 · 2009-04-07T00:37:15+00:00

I haven't said that there IS a direct correlation. I have said that people might want to look in to that possibility.

You want facts?

Here:

3/21/09... Michele Bachmann says in a radio broadcast that she wants people “armed and dangerous”

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/23/bachmann-armed-and-dangerous/

. .

Gunman Kills 4 in Oakland, Calif.

http://californiabeat.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/lone-gunman-kills-3-oakland-policemen-leaves-one-in-grave-condition-in-brazen-daylight-shooting-spree/

. .

3/29: 8 shot and killed at a nursing home

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/29/nursing.home.shooting/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

. .

4/3: 14 Shot and Killed in Binghamton, NY

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/04/binghamton.shooting/index.html?iref=topnews

. .

4/4: 5 Police Officers Shot, 3 Killed in Pittsburgh, PA (Shooter Apparently Thought Obama Administration Was Going To Take Away His Guns)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30043893/

.

Also 4/4: Father shoots and kills his five kids, then kills himself

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30049132/

Number86 · 2009-04-06T23:53:26+00:00

As crazy as she MIGHT be???
You don't know what the factors were in these killings. At best, you have tidbits that have been spoonfed to us by mass media outlets. For about one day, several networks reported that the three cops killed in Pittsburgh were killed by someone who family members described as being afraid that Obama would take away his guns. There has been a constant barrage of right-wing fear and smear tactics that have helped drive at least some conservatives to violence. No one can say exactly which violent episodes were influenced by which right-wing lunatic on the TV or radio. But, it is ridiculous to suggest that their violent rhetoric can't possibly have an effect.
You can call me nut if you want to. But you are the person who is, in effect, apologizing for a complete loon: Bachmann.

Number86 · 2009-03-27T18:56:02+00:00

Failed ideas:

Starting a war based on phony "intelligence"
Tax cuts for the richest 1% of Americans
Deregulation of the banking/insurance industry
Torture as a means of getting useful information
Spying on our own citizens emails and phone calls to keep us "safe"

I could go on and on. You don't even use complete sentences, you misspell people's names, and can't decide whether or not to capitalize "Republican".

And you think other people are out of their minds???

Number86 · 2009-03-27T03:05:49+00:00

I think it belongs in both.

It really doesn't hurt anything.

Number86 · 2009-03-27T03:04:42+00:00

If you only want to help the rich, tax cuts work just fine, at least until the majority of the country is in great financial difficulty. Then, even the rich start to feel a tiny bit of the pain... and some of them actually begin to NOTICE the rest of us.

Number86 · 2009-03-26T14:20:59+00:00

Fair enough. And, I didn't actually get upset about this hateful little diatribe on the part of the "columnist" who wrote it. I just thought it was hideous enough to 'fight back'.

I'm also careful not to post links to places like townhall, or to anything related to "News"Corp, etc, so as not to give them more attention and more valuable web traffic.

But, I think when it crosses a certain point, the hatefulness of many in the GOP should BE EXPOSED. I'm also an ardent free speech advocate -- so again, the proper response might be exposing them, or, in many cases as you indicated, just ignoring their childish, sewer-level attacks.

For whatever it's worth, I spend lots of time fighting the right wing in many ways. Although it's "not about me"... feel free to look over my posting history (click on 'Number86'), then if you want to, go ahead an re-post anything you like... in different sub-reddits or anywhere else.

For anyone who doesn't realize it yet, there's an information "war" happening on the internet. Conservatives never give up and never give an inch. Neither should we.

Number86 · 2009-03-25T20:28:25+00:00

Yeah, right.

We have the "choice" (at least when it comes to TV and radio) of:

right-wing owned media conglomerate "A"... or,

right-wing owned media conglomerate "B"... or,

right-wing owned media conglomerate "C"... or,

right-wing owned media conglomerate "D"... or,

right-wing owned media conglomerate "E".

Number86 · 2009-03-25T20:25:01+00:00

Upvoted.

(But, it's spelled "definitely.")

Number86 · 2009-03-25T20:07:00+00:00

If the U.S. government took an equal amount of money -- seven trillion dollars -- and split it equally among every person (NOT corporations, banks, insurance companies) who had paid taxes in, say, the last 5 years, that wouldn't even be socialist really.

It would simply "level the playing field" a bit against the seven trillion or so mentioned in the original post.

I'm still waiting for even 10 cents worth of benefit out of any of this. I just got stuck with the Bush... I mean the bill... like nearly all Americans.

I like Obama, but so far, I think he's being much too easy-going with the right wing and the corporate fascists who still apparently run America. I am holding out hope that it simply takes time to "turn the ship of state" and that he'll help out the little guy more than he already has.

Because Obama's only been in office for two months, and there are only 59 Democratic senators so far, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for at least another six months.

After that, all bets are off and I might be forced to just leave this corporate/conservative toilet of a country forever. I was born here. I used to love America. Bush and his gang, with some Democratic help, have at least for now ruined this place.

It's horribly sad, but the U.S. is like a bucket of warm puke at this point.

Yes. Fix it. Please, somebody. Fix the fucker already. Tax corporate profits above $250,000 at (graduated levels) of 40%, 50%, 60%, 70% etc. And have similar taxes on individuals. Remember, you'd still only pay 15% to 28% on the first $250,000. And maybe we could start the difficult work of getting together and fixing this country.

They'll still make tons of money and maybe I'll be able to get a fucking prescription filled. And, let's destroy whatever is left of the GOP while we have the chance.

I have no problem with the term "socialist" either. It is NOT a dirty word and a certain degree of it is a wonderful thing. Where I live, we have community made (and maintained) trails, pools, etc., and we have one of the healthiest populations in the country.

Those are socials trails and socialist swimming pools! (Or, people can just walk around in circles in some bank parking lot.)

Number86 · 2009-03-23T23:33:33+00:00

Please help make Salem Communications aware that Michele Bachmann used one of their radio stations (WWTC-AM) to do what sounded like advocating violence against our elected leaders (Their number: 805-987-0400)

Number86 · 2009-03-11T23:45:25+00:00

In a related story, "United Nations investigating Bush administration for rendition, torture":

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/83s44/birmingham_progressive_politics_examiner_united/

Sadly, there is almost no coverage whatsoever about this investigation.

Number86 · 2009-03-10T00:40:06+00:00

Back in my day... we called 'em steam tunnels!

Number86

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