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RSS Roundup 5-28-08
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: John McCain, Kathleen Sebelius, Libertarian Party, Religious Freedom, Support The Troops, Wacknuttery
Wow, it feels good to be back. I took full advantage of the holiday weekend and totally unplugged from news. I really needed it and I have a clearer head now. It’s something I totally recommend everyone doing. Of course I missed some stuff but nothing that I can’t live without knowing. It is good to be back writing again though so here is the RSS Roundup for everything important that happened in the blogosphere yesterday.
Novak Attacks Gov. Sibelius For Supporting Womens Rights
The other day douchebag of liberty Robert Novak wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post praising Kansas Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius for her strong support for women’s rights and reproductive freedom. I wanted to thank Robert Novak as I don’t think that the nation is aware of the many progressive values and accomplishments of our wonderful Governor. Being from Kansas, Sibelius has been branded a moderate Democrat and I think this article was exactly what she needed to help bolster her progressive image. Glad to see I’m not the only one who thinks so either.
The Rest of The News
- John McCain thinks that the reason American’s are dispirited is because we haven’t passed a trade agreement with Colombia. Yup, that nails it perfectly. It’s not endless pointless war, 4$ gas, an economy in the toilet, and his view of 4 more of the same … it’s that Colombia thing that has us all down. Dumbass.
- Former Republican Bob Barr secures Libertarian Party nomination. There is talk that this could cause problems with McSame but really I’m just happy that the crazy Libertarians have a party. Makes it easier to tell who they are and avoid them.
- John McCain continues to lie and distort about the Webb G.I. Bill that would greatly improve education benefits for our soldiers.
- The Republicans like to tout our all-volunteer army, especially when avoiding responsibility for their deaths and disabilities. Only we don’t actually have an all-volunteer army as thousands of troops have been forced to remain in active duty after their contracts expire. Well, now Democrats are trying to make sure these troops are fairly compensated. lets see how fast the Republicans prove that “Supporting the Troops” is just a bumper sticker.
- A Ford dealership, Keiffe & Sons Ford, in Mojave CA is running an ad that clearly discriminates against non-Christians.
But did you know that 86% of Americans say they believe in God? Since we all know that 86 out of every 100 of us are Christians, who believe in God, we at Keiffe & Sons Ford wonder why we don’t tell the other 14% to sit down and shut up. I guess maybe I just offended 14% of the people who are listening to this message. Well, if that is the case then I say that’s tough, this is America folks, it’s called free speech. None of us at Keiffe & Sons Ford are afraid to speak out. Keiffe & Sons Ford on Sierra Highway in Mojave and Rosamond, if we don’t see you today, by the grace of God, we’ll be here tomorrow.
Ford has been less than concerned about this as well. Well, I this makes my next car purchase that much easier.
- Lieberman apparently compared Pastor Hagee to Moses? I don’t really understand either but I have long ago given up on understanding conservatives and soulless leaches like Lieberman and McCain. Curious though, does that mean that to guys like Lieberman when McCain denounced Hagee’s endorsement (after first seeking it) it’s akin to denouncing Moses? Interesting.
Video Photo Montage of the Day
Michelle Malkin, who is famous for having a fat ass and a … sorry, thats someone else … has surpassed her previous record for stupidity by making the insane connection between celebrities wearing scarves and supporting terrorists. So as a public service I feel the need to expose the other hidden terrorists lovers hiding in Hollywood.
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- Diane Kruger
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- Jay Z
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- Jennifer Garner
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- Jessica Alba
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- Jude Law
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- Lindsay Lohan
Thats after just 5 minutes on Google. I shudder to think how many terrorists loving scarf wearers are lurking out there. I’m going to have to subscribe to Malkins RSS Feed so that she can keep me safe.
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RSS Roundup 5-9-08
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: John McCain, LGBTQ Rights, National Security, Support The Troops, Voter Suppression
Its finally Friday and whats even better its Mothers Day Weekend!!! I hope you all have made plans to thank the many mothers in your lives. Well lets get right into the news from the past 24 hours or so. I flagged a lot of stories but from skimming it looks like today is going to be a pretty fast one. As always this is an open thread to talk about whatever.
How does John McCain, the Republican Nominee only get 74% of the vote with no one else campaigning?
Somehow I missed this yesterday. Crooks and Liars has published their top 10 list of McCain’s Out of Touch Moments. My favorite is still the “I’m not running on the Bush presidency.” joke. That one makes me laugh every time.
Here is something that shouldn’t surprise anyone. McCain’s “maverick” image is entirely made up by the media.
John McCain is refusing to release his wife’s tax records. So much to say on this topic that I’ll let you draw your own conclusions as to what he may be hiding. I will say that this is so offensive that even some right wing magazines are attacking them over it.
A Michigan State Supreme Court ruled that “Michigan’s 2004 ban against gay marriage also blocks domestic-partner policies affecting gay employees at the University of Michigan and other public-sector employers.”
The over stretching of our military caused by the needless war in Iraq has been reported many times. Yesterday we learned via Newshoggers that over 43,000 injured troops listed as medically unfit for duty have been sent anyhow. If I had voted for Bush it would be time to put another “Support The Troops” sticker on my car so I could feel better about myself.
This was under CBS’ Strange News but its really not strange at all, in fact for those in law enforcement its so common that it made me wonder why it’s even news. Suspect Surrenders After Cop Yells ‘Taser, Taser, Taser!’. In many situations the presence of a taser will be enough and this story is about just one of the hundreds of examples that happen across the country every single day.
Bloggers Unite for Human Rights on May 15th. I’ll have more information on our sidebar (today) and you can read more here. (h/t Alas, a blog)
And finally one more …
12 nuns in Indiana were unable to vote because of the states restrictive voter suppression registration laws. Whats worse is that these horrible laws are being pushed throughout the nation by conservatives under the lie of “voter fraud”. Anyone want to guess which party the poor, disabled, and elderly who are disenfranchised by these laws vote for?
This may sound like a good idea at first,” stated Sister Sandy Schwartz of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary regarding voter ID requirements, “but once you stop to think about who would really be affected, this is going to keep a lot of our loved ones from being able to vote.
Thats enough for today, its Friday and I have a lot to do. Have a wonderful weekend and make sure and thank all the moms you know. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY SUMMER!
p.s. I didn’t forget about Clinton’s comments. I have a story in draft about it that I will try to get out today. If not I’ll cover it on Monday’s RSS Roundup.
William ~ WWJV4.com
McCain Refuses to Support Troops
Categorized: Republicans
Tagged: Hypocrisy, Jim Webb, John McCain, Support The Troops
John McCain was down the road in Kansas City the other day speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Unsurprisingly his speech centered on the military and especially the shameful treatment of our nations veterans. McCain said that veterans “now deserve the distinction of the best Americans, and we owe them a debt we can never fully repay.”
I agree with John McCain that we owe veterans more than we are giving them. I would just ask McCain why even though he says he supports the troops and is running largely on his service history he refuses to do anything that would actually repay the troops for their service.
John McCain has flat out refused to support our troops by endorsing Jim Webb’s new GI Bill that would improve education benefits for veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Or maybe he shouldn’t have killed the dwell time amendment last summer that would have ensured our troops had enough time to rest and recover between deployments.
Think Progress has compiled a nice list of other ways that McCain has shown his support for the troops:
- Voted AGAINST an amendment providing $20 billion to the VA’s medical facilities. [5/4/06]
- Voted AGAINST providing $430 million to the VA for outpatient care “and treatment for veterans,” one of only 13 senators to do so. [4/26/06]
- Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.5 billion by closing corporate loopholes. [3/14/06]
- Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.8 billion by ending “abusive tax loopholes.” [3/10/04]
- Voted AGAINST a $650 million increase in veterans’ medical care funding. [8/1/01]
I guess what McCain really meant wasn’t that we owe veterans a debt we can never repay but instead that we owe veterans a debt he will never repay.
Update: This morning on The View McCain said that veterans need “significant educational benefits in return for serving” yet he still wont sign Senator Webb’s GI Bill to provide it for them. ~ 4/10/08
William
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