With all respects to Simon & Garfunkel, where have you gone, Mr. Richard Wolffe? This diarist turns its lonely eyes to you. An update, Keith - PLEASE?
I can actually think of some very appropriate soundtracks for some "this day in history" items! ;D
Here's song #1.
On this date in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution which guarantees the right of women to vote was ratified when Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it. YEA - girl power!!
Here's song #2. On behalf of all "Hoosiers" & the entire state of Indiana,
because on this date in 1988, Indiana Senator Dan Quayle was nominated as George H.W. Bush's running mate during the Republican National Convention in New Orleans. Yea, comedians are forever grateful for the material but talk about your embarrassments! Although after St. Sarah from Wasilla, I'd almost - ALMOST - nominate Dan for MENSA. ;D
And, finally, song #3 - the soundtrack to my life...
I need a padded room - STAT! Let's Countdown.
#5 "No Means No" AKA "Appease in Our Time" AKA "When Lying Works" - O...M...G... "Small Price to Pay" Boehner’s remarks are just so darn good; they bear repeating in full:
When a bully asks for your lunch money, you may have no choice but to fork it over. But, cutting a deal with the bully is a different story particularly if the deal means helping him steal other’s money as the price of protecting your own.
The bully is President Obama; the people getting their lunch money taken away are the richest people in the country. $hit! What kind of lunches are they buying?! ;D Here’s an updated photo of the "honorable" rep after he wrote that.
So, based upon further expansion of "Small Price to Pay’s" comments, the time to appease is OVER. Senator Kyl ain’t whipping up any GOP support. 3 more House progressives have signed on to a promise to kill any health care reform bill without a public option. And, here’s the response from those who want some MEANINGFUL reform with some teeth in it!
Joe Sestak wants a public option, too. Robert Gibbs is insisting that President Obama’s stance on the public option hasn’t changed. OK, either I or Robert Gibbs has a touch of the TurdBlossom syntax here. There’s Lawrence O’Donnell! The White House apparently thought that the 3 GOPers on the Senate Finance Committee were the "reasonable" type that could be bargained with. Did they still think that after Senator Grassley’s remarks about "pulling the plug from grandma"? Game over, man! GAME OVER! President Obama has not reached out to the House members who’ve vowed to kill any bill without a public option. Why does that knowledge give me an oogy feeling? Sometimes, ignorance is bliss. Look at Rep. Anthony Weiner out there! Employer mandates will be the next GOP target if they manage to kill the public option. I thought there was strong support in the House for a public option! Lawrence O’Donnell said they didn’t vote on their bill before the break because they didn’t think they had the votes? I am damn confused. There’s NoNo again! I know this information will come as a huge shock to y’all, but 79% of FAUX News viewers think the government is on a path to totally take over health care. Gee, I wonder what gives them THAT idea? 75% of FAUX viewers think death panels are part of the bill; well, there’s your St. Sarah from Wasilla factor right there. Robert Gibbs said today that the administration hasn’t given up on trying to get some GOPers on their side?! Holy $hit... Arianna Huffington brought up the "message discipline" memo that’s been discussed in these parts over the last few days. I ask this question with absolutely no snarky intent whatsoever. Is Rahm Emanuel responsible for this apparent breakdown in message discipline that was so apparent in the campaign? If so, what happened to that "spark you" mentality for which Rahm’s so famous? It’s time to say, "Spark You!" to the GOP.
#4 "A Lie for All Occasions" AKA "Bipartisanship Flies the Coop" AKA "Antisocialized Medicine" - Co – ops are now socialized medicine in GOP land – in addition to single payer & the public option. There are plenty of co – ops out there now that have done exactly jack $hit in lowering costs because they have no bargaining power. ALL RIGHT! We got some vintage Bill Murray! HA! Jonathan Cohen made a good point that there are PLENTY of people – myself included – that have no sparkin’ clue as to what a co – op would entail. Can Mr. Cohen go out there with Rep. Weiner? That guy haz the smart!
** A student at a Pakistan university just couldn’t figure out the automatic doors, so he crashed into the suckers. There’s sting ray sex on my television machine! Look at that Cheese head car on the bridge! Holy crap! She must’ve heard about Brett Favre coming out of retirement AGAIN to sign with the Minnesota Vikings! ;D David Attenborough has had a meat – eating plant named after him. Jon Cardin got cops to stage a fake raid for a marriage proposal?! I think I would’ve just said no. A groom in MN jumped into the Mississippi to help a distressed swimmer! **
#3 "’Beat the Livin’ Tar Out of ‘Em!" AKA "Fighting Words" - Joe T. Plumber wants to beat the tar out of Speaker Pelosi. There’s that "lovely" gentleman with his automatic weapon in Arizona yesterday. Keith, you silly man, how dare you put Thomas Jefferson’s famous quote into context! Oh well...it’s not like those wearing those Tim McVeigh T – shirts get something as complicated as context; a monosyllabic grunt of more their speed. Melissa Harris – Lacewell is back! The words from the Arizona law enforcement official were all well & good, but what would’ve happened if some nut job had gotten hold of one of them guns? As was pointed out on Rachel Maddow’s show last night, you can’t even fly a damn plane in White House air space! Why are people allowed to bring guns to President Obama’s events whether said gun is "legal" or not?! Makes my head hurt thinking about it for too long...
WPITW – FAUX News employees can’t read a poll from a hole in the ground. ABC News’ John Stossel is going to monitor town halls from Americans for Prosperity. Gee, that’ll be fun! Boss Limbaugh is fibbing about himself using "death panels." Ain’t tape grand?
#1 "Sanford and Sin" AKA "Internal Affairs" - Jenny Sanford is speaking out! DID Y’ALL HEAR KEITH’S CORRECT USAGE OF "SPARKING"???!!! HA! I RULE!! Mrs. Sanford has put saving their marriage in Marky’s court. It sounds like Marky may be in divorce court. Will that lady from Argentina still hike the Appalachian Trail with him, though? THAT’s the important question. Politicians are disconnected from the real world? REALLY??!! Jenny Sanford’s been pretty classy through this whole thing, I think. I hope she’s a source of guidance & support for their sons.