GOP’s Post-Speech Talking Point: Obama’s Address Was A ‘Partisan Pep Rally’
GOP’s Post-Speech Talking Point: Obama’s Address Was A ‘Partisan Pep Rally’
During last night’s address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama made one final effort to win-over Republican support for passing comprehensive health care reform by the end of the year. He repackaged his campaign health care plan into a smaller $900 billion package, embraced Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) high-risk pool proposal (sort of) and even opened the door to malpractice reform. But Republicans, who seemed to think last night’s speech was a town hall event, managed to interpret Obama’s address as a “partisan pep rally”:
ERIC CANTOR: “Something that I was taken aback by was the partisan nature of the speech.”
KARL ROVE: “This was not an exceptionally good speech. It was gratuitous and bitterly partisan.”
LINDSEY GRAHAM: “I quite frankly was offended by the whole tone. I thought it was a partisan pep rally instead of a chance to bring the country together.”
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Damn those facts and their liberal bias!
September 10th, 2009 at 5:07 pmThen that means every speech Pres. Bush made to a joint session of congress was blatantly partisan in nature.
Double standards, thy name is Republican!
September 10th, 2009 at 5:08 pmJealous much, R’s?
September 10th, 2009 at 5:10 pmDoes Fox not know that KKKarl is no longer the “domestic policy czar”?
He is still, however, the expert on bitter partisanship.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:11 pmI am just so darn sorry that Senator Graham was offended! Senator Graham, your party, and your Republican president, GWB, offended me, almost daily for eight long years. Your party lost the last election badly. Remember?
We need health care reform! President Obama was very clear last night, and I am glad he had a tough message. There is NOTHING Barack Obama could say or do that would please the Republicans. For heaven sake, they jumped him for encouraging children to study and be responsible citizens!
September 10th, 2009 at 5:12 pmERIC CANTOR: “Something that I was taken aback by was the partisan nature of the speech.”
How the hell does Cantor have any idea what the nature of the talk was – the fool sat there texting the whole time.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:13 pmKantor, Rove and Graham(cracker
A trifecta of a$$h0les.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:14 pmTheir new talking point word of the day is going to be “partisan” which adds nothing to the political debate. They can mislead their constituents and each other, but only the people who watch Fox will hear this point. Seems like more avoidance of the issue.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:14 pmit’s nice to see a squealing, squirming bunch of republicans.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:15 pmSounds like someone’s a sore loser. Obama gave one of his best speeches ever and the Resluglicans just sat there and looked like they were all constipated.
Ok Karl, Eric and Lindsey, if you can’t play nice then pick up your toys and go home.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pmAwwwww — the wittle babies feewing weft out of the fun?
As ye sow, so shall ye reap. You didn’t want any bipartisanship, and that’s exactly what you’re getting.
Personally, I thought President Obama was far more cordial to the Republicans than they deserved. I believe he’s still open to any genuine attempt to work together. But he made it pretty clear that he’s going to encourage Congressional leadership to forge ahead on this issue with or without the GOP.
And for many of us, it’s about time.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pmClearly President Obama need’s to stop trying to include these people….Blessings
September 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pmThe “worms” are starting to squirm…
September 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pmYes damn Obama and damn thos horrible partisan people he mentioned. McCain, Damned. Bush, Damned.
You know the drill.
Queue Neocon echo chamber.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pmCleo – sorry if you wonder how you got a negative vote – I hit the wrong button – sorry
September 10th, 2009 at 5:18 pmOh and Lindsey, stick it where the sun don’t shine.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pmGee, they must have forgotten all about what transpired the previous 8 years. I don’t recall any concern voiced from these hypocrites about partisanship when Bush used his office to run the most partisan operation I can ever remember.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pm***
when you’ve heard from one
republican you’ve heard from them all.
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September 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pmMajor cheers to these boys. Their words against the President’s is one more thing that the people of the US can weigh in the balance.
The rational, decent people of this country heard a sincere President calling for America to join together to solve major problems. They have also heard the Republicans belittle and make fun of this request.
Fox better start paying more businesses to carry their channel.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pmERIC CANTOR: “Something that I was taken aback by was the partisan nature of the speech.”
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What? This surprised you? You were expecting a huge suck-up display to the GOP?
This may come as a shock to you, but YOU’RE NOT IN CHARGE ANYMORE.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pmWhat did the first polls show? They showed that over 75% of Americans listened had a positive reaction to the speech.
Repubs are simply demonstrating one more time that they are almost completely out of touch.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:20 pmfracking whiners. piss moan snivel.
He could have devoted the entire hour to calling them out on hysteria and lies, but no, President Obama gave a pretty damned straight speech. It was a speech that even Blue Dogs and some Republicans could have delivered without turning a head (except among the politically insane). What he did call the Rs out on was very minor and he even laid it down on his own progressive supporters. In fact, it was not particularly partisan.
The most partisan moment was the interruption by Joe Williams (Dickhead – SC). Of course, there was another partisan moment following the speech when the R responder found time to repeat a few lies and generally make crapulent remarks that had no relationship to what the President had just said.
So where does this pack of witless buttcracks get off with calling it “bitterly partisan”? Especially Cantor; he wasn’t even listening and you know he didn’t bother to read it or listen to a playback. Too busy being a Twit.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:21 pmhahaha Good, feel that way you tired crybabies.
Are repugs this ignorant and partisan? They are the partisan party of no. We need to leave them in the 19th century.
It sounded real good to the citizens of the US. It was another brilliant speech by a brilliant President. Get use to Greatness, teabaggers. I don’t want any of y’all representing the United States of America.
Look at the great headlines President Obama had received after his speech. Teabaggers you are out of touch and out of your minds.
You had your August kkk rallies, you had your name calling clown hall meetings, cstreet orgies, kstreet, and your god like attitudes. Now take your 6k yo ass and kick out a bill that’s better than what Obama’s has to offer.
YA KKKAN’T
September 10th, 2009 at 5:21 pmYou know, just saying the opposite of what America saw on TV probably isn’t going to work very well. It’s like showing a blue square on all the networks and then having some Republicans come on to complain that it was an orange circle.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:21 pmHmmm, wonder where these coma patients have been the last eight years…
Hey Republicans! You LOST! Get OVER it!!
September 10th, 2009 at 5:22 pmWho cares what these a-holes think.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:22 pmlindsey’s trying to take sarah’s place as the pitbull with lipstick. cute, but it ain’t working.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:22 pmdixie blood @ 5:14
A jew, a nazi, and a klansman went into a bar…….
(Sorry, couldn’t resist that)
September 10th, 2009 at 5:22 pm“GOP’s Post-Speech Talking Point: Obama’s Address Was A ‘Partisan Pep Rally’”
The same old tire ass GOPers, Britney Cantor, Tubby McTreason Rove, and Lady Graham, give their usual crapola spin: blah, blah, blah.. The same old usual spin: Attack, attack, and attack Obama and his plan yet have no concrete plan outlined to fix the problem. They are a political party with empty promises, empty ideas, and empty plans. Pass the popcorn please….
September 10th, 2009 at 5:22 pmRepublicans, just keep telling America that working together is a bad idea. You boys and girls just keep yelling no, we can’t.
America likes to hear they can’t do things.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:24 pmNow the Repuglicans are crying their soup. Awww. Poor babies. GROW UP, you fools are the ones who have been making every thing partisan. How about a change of course, try cooperating and compromising. That way you will be doing the peoples business instead of the Repuglican party business.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:26 pmBut their response is easily predictable.
The conservative mind thinks ONLY in absolutes. Something is either A or it’s B, black or white, right or wrong, conservative or far left liberal loony, a win or a loss.
There is never middle ground, gray areas, compromise, subtleties, nuances, etc, in conservative thinking. That is what distinguishes liberal brains from conservative brains. Liberal brains can see nuances, subtleties, gray areas, and compromises. but the conservative mind sees everything as either their way or a slippery slope to the end of the world.
That is why they will never “compromise.” They are, by their very nature, incapable of such a thing. So of course they are going to see ANYTHING that Obama does as 100% adversarial! ALWAYS!
This should be common knowledge by now.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:27 pm#16, madstork123 says:
Oh and Lindsey, stick it where the sun don’t shine.
No don’t. He’ll like it.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:28 pmWhat part was partisan in your eyes drama queen? When he called you out on the lies?
You Repugnicunts are liars. Sick fcking worthless liars. Now you see, that statement is partisan. Obama’s speech wasn’t.
There’s more where that came from too, if you didn’t catch the nuance.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:31 pmWhen Rove thinks that it was not a good speech, you know it was a great speech.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:33 pm@ 22, I said … blah blah blah … Joe Williams (Dickhead-SC) … yada yada ….
That is an obvious error. It should be Joe Wilson (and still a (Dickhead-SC)).
My apologies to Joe Williamses worldwide for associating them with a colossal arsehole.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:33 pmLINDSEY GRAHAM: “I quite frankly was offended by the whole tone. I thought it was a partisan pep rally instead of a chance to bring the country together.”
Ohh really! I’m surprised by thin your skin. I thought The President was stating the peoples clamor for reform.
ERIC CANTOR: “Something that I was taken aback by was the partisan nature of the speech.”
If you have nothing to contribute, stand aside and let the interested party take care of things.
You’re nothing but a bunch of spineless bastards!
KARL ROVE: “This was not an exceptionally good speech. It was gratuitous and bitterly partisan.”
STFU! doughy boy!!!
September 10th, 2009 at 5:36 pmYes, by all means, let’s take the talk away from the lunatic, Wilson, who made us look bad last night.
Let’s do what we’re good at — pointing fingers at Obama with charges that are the polar opposite of what was said last night.
Obama continued to reach out to these dirtbags with offers of mutual cooperation and they continue to hurl mudballs.
Wilson, let’s feel sorry for him, as he is may be nearly bankrupt, with his debts exceeding his assets. Let’s not also mention that his campaign has taken $250,000 from the health care industry.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:36 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Calling us out on our disinformation rampage is partisan, even if democrats are not a conjoined source of misinformation.
If the solution is not all conservative, all the time then it does not “bring the country together.”
This debate would be in a much better place if only we took all our orders from the South; that is, for every problem that plagues that region – poor education, poor representation, poor medical care, high obesity – there is a “solution” to be found in a way that sticks the South’s maladies on the rest of the country.
Give us a spot at the table or we’ll scream – oops, too late!
September 10th, 2009 at 5:38 pmI thought the roll of a President was to bring the people together? This is one of the most divisive Presidents I can remember.
There are meds to combat that Alzheimer memory problem.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:39 pmWho cares what Karl Rove thinks he’s not a Law Maker and at this point waiting to be charged with his many crimes. President Obama said he would work for all the American people because many Law Makers are working for Big Business. We have seen how Law Makers are collecting thousands of dollars to vote for Big Business while lying to the voters. Rep. Wilson got 240,000 dollars for his campaign to block the Health Care Bill and allowing his district voters suffer. Next the Media will take comments from drop out Sarah Palin after she gets the news from her starbucks cup. Eric Cantor is still sniffing for Britney Spears and Senator Graham is mad his buddy McCain lost the election and now his lies have caught up with him.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:40 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
STORM says:
I thought the roll of a President was to bring the people together? This is one of the most divisive Presidents I can remember.
Hi STORM. As it turns out, we’re both too stupid to realize that the president struck the right balance, lecturing both sides and injecting new confidence in various proposals. It’s just that we, as a whiny ass party, don’t want to take it while sitting down. We in the GOP don’t do accountability. Why is it so hard for these leftists to understand?
The “roll” of a president would be understood if Boehner were in the Oval Office. He’d be a on a buttery roll.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:44 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Well it looks as if there side is losing all the way around, as a little OT but the poor salvage was dropped from his flag ship station today.
Betting (well hoping) that he is only the first>>> as after last night it will be hard to spin hate and fear.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:45 pmLindsey clutching her pearls.
Not new and not pretty.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:45 pmThose who saw the speech saw a president bending over backwards to be polite to Republicans, and even honoring them by name as contributing to the plan.
Oh wait, that WAS the partisan part: they feel tainted by looking like they’re supportive of health care reform??
No one who listened to the speech could ever really agree with Rove without seriously lying to themselves.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:46 pmNo, Storm.
Bush was definately the divider.
But you won’t hear that on KKKarls partisan Focks News.
And you won’t hear that at the partisan town halls, either.
And you especially won’t hear it at dubya’s big Texan Partisan Pep Rally
September 10th, 2009 at 5:46 pmthat public school children will be bussed to this month.
And I suppose Joe Wilson was not partisan in their eyes.
Enough said.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:50 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
It’s tough to tell if our trolls just aren’t trying, or if they really are trying but just got nothin’.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:52 pmThose talking heads NEVER have on any Democrats from the Hill. Why do we care so much about the Republicans? They are way way down in the polls and got voted off of the Hill and The Whitehouse. Who cares what these idiots say. We give the Repugs way too much attention. Leave them alone and let this go away.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:53 pmkwsventures says:
Boy, you know people answered these questions in earlier threads and then you mysteriously disappeared…
September 10th, 2009 at 5:53 pmkwsventures
Hi Mr. Government expert. Apparently both of us forget that after Medicare was established in 1965, Republicans held the Oval Office for 32 years out of 44 years the program’s been in effect. We choose to forget that Reagan did a $1 trillion transfer out of the program’s trust to pay for big defense; he still managed to leave the country in a giant deficit, the largest of all previous president’s combined.
We also choose to forget that under the presidencies of demlibs, the economy usually does much better and federal revenues are replenished.
We find ourselves criticizing programs that we ourselves screwed up, putting it on the dems, and choosing to forget that the government’s balance sheet looks only as good (or bad) as the people’s. We are not interested in fixing the economy of the common man, however, we are on a desperate plea to make “trickle-down” work.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:53 pmFor KWS…
NinerFan says:
Can we put this particular conservative canard to bed?
“H.R. 3200: Sec 246 — NO FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS
Nothing in this subtitle shall allow Federal payments for affordability credits on behalf of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States.”
Take your own advice and read the bill, conservatives.
September 10th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
belaccifer lacca says:
kwsventures says:
Federal Dollars will not pay for any illegal aliens care. ANYONE (including illegal aliens) will be able to purchase insurance through the ‘public option’ health pool that will offer basic insurance at much lower rates and compete for that section of the marketplace with current insurers…
Does that clear up your confusion, kws?
September 10th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
ralph the wonder llama says:
kwsventures says:
Obama said medicare needs to trim millions in waste. Why? I thought medicare was this great, well-oiled, government machine.
That’s because you’re a manichean right-winger who clings to the Law of the Excluded Middle.
September 10th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
September 10th, 2009 at 5:58 pmNow kwsventures is following the example of another fine troll – Outhouse — and arguing with a spambot.
Sorry kwsventures, this trick doesn’t earn you entry into the Troll Hall of Fame. It’s been done before. You gotta come up with something more stupid to get there.
Don’t worry; we all have confidence you will.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:58 pmERIC CANTOR: “Something that I was taken aback by was the partisan nature of the speech.”
Someone must have told him about it on his Blackberry.
September 10th, 2009 at 5:59 pmThe waste in Medicare is NOT corporate subsidies. I repeat: It is NOT. To protect those corporate subsidies, I recommend a new round of scare tactics on America’s seniors.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:02 pmkwsventures says:
How can a private insurance company compete with a non-profit government plan? If they can’t compete, will the non-profit plan be overwhelmed with citizens signing up? Thus blowing up the program budget.
Would you rather let those citizens die of preventable illnesses? If they’re not choosing private companies it must be because they can’t afford them. They can either risk the “dying in lines while waiting” crap the GOP says will happen with the public option, or choose a private company with better service. What’s the problem then?
It sounds like you’re more interested in saving the insurance companies than in saving your fellow countrymen’s lives.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:04 pmFirst off, the roll of a President is served with the salad course, just like everyone else’s.
The voters who elected this President in a LANDSLIDE didn’t seem too “divided” In fact, their vote.
Maybe you’re just limiting your social interactions to suit your prejudices?
September 10th, 2009 at 6:06 pmRepublicans to Obama: Here Are Our Health Plans
FOXNews – ?53 minutes ago?
Republicans have drawn up 35 different health care proposals this year, undermining President Obama’s statements in recent weeks that opponents of his health care plan have no solutions.
ah hahahahaha!!!
hooeee!
also, i still think i caught lindthsy about ready to clap once last night…
when he noticed the camera he casually clasped his hands together…
i could be mistaken…
September 10th, 2009 at 6:07 pmCan’t take the racist heat, go back to Chicago.
More appopriate, considering this little tidbit from C&L, concerning Wilson:
Joe also has been a member of the Columbia World Affairs Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Sinclair Lodge 154, Jamil Temple, Woodmen of the World, Sons of Confederate Veterans, ….
This is an organization that, as the SPLC has detailed assiduously, has been taken over in the past decade by radical neo-Confederates who favor secession and defend slavery as a benign institution. Leading the takeover is a radical racist named Kirk Lyons, who’s been an important legal figure on the far right for some years.
Yep, ‘ol Footshooter Joe just gave the GOP a (ahem) black eye. Gonna be hard pressed to prove to voters they’re not a bunch of racists, after this little dustup.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:07 pmYou mean those loaded ones?
That you already have “foregone conclusion” answers to?
Please. If you’re just going to flatter yourself, do it in the bathroom, with the door closed.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:10 pmShorter FOXNews:
Republicans… undermining President Obama… have no solutions.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:12 pmPep Rally? A Joint Session of Congress? I guess if you look at from the Repugs point of view. To them the ‘Tea Parties’ were a movement.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:15 pmThe problem with Lindsey donig what you suggest is that he would enjoy it too much.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:16 pmObama extends a hand toward cooperation and his open hand is bitten.
Yet, repugs (and trolls) blame HIM for divisiveness!!
When most of us would have spit in their collective face, Obama still takes the high road — yet, they blame him for the division in congress.
I have seen a lot in my lifetime, but the level to which the repugs stoop has astounded me.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:18 pmIts amazing Graham can keep a strait face while whining about partisanship. His party blocked Democrats out of committee meetings when they controlled congress. Its understandable that proposed policies that include humanity and commonsense would make the Republicans feel isolated. They had their chance and brought our country to the brink of disaster. I hope Obama steamrolls them because they are so corrupt they are in the way.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:18 pmralph the wonder llama says:
ERIC CANTOR: “Something that I was taken aback by was the partisan nature of the speech.”
Someone must have told him about it on his Blackberry.
You beat me to it ralph the wonder llama! I was going to attempt to say something witty like, “Are you sure that’s not something you just read on your Blackberry?” but you’re too quick for me! And much wittier.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:19 pmI’m going to take my own advice and cease trying to treat willfully ignorant, truckstop diner placemat-educated irretrievably deaf fantasists like kwsventures as rational human beings that might have a modicum of basic comprehension skills and independence of thought.
I believe Obama said something to this effect, last night.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:19 pmkws?
Did you leave again?
We have answers…
September 10th, 2009 at 6:20 pmtombaker says:
STORM says:
I thought the roll of a President was to bring the people together? This is one of the most divisive Presidents I can remember.
First off, the roll of a President is served with the salad course, just like everyone else’s.
Thanks man, I needed that laugh!
September 10th, 2009 at 6:20 pmAfter Obama singled out McCain for his past cooperation. He must have been embarrassed for being publicly hailed by a Democrat.
No good deed goes unpunished; today McCain blasted Obama and his health care plan.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:22 pmWas that Cantor playing Brickbreaker on his Blackberry during the speech?
September 10th, 2009 at 6:22 pmMake the bill look like Republicans hold every seat in congress and my party would vote against it anyway! It will NEVER receive my vote unless a god of mine is in the WH to sign it! It has to be OUR achievement! YOU LIE, BOY! YOU LIE!
September 10th, 2009 at 6:26 pmStorm: “This is one of the most divisive Presidents I can remember.”
Wow, you sure don’t have a very good memory. I seem to recall a smirking phony cowboy strutting around after being re-elected by the tiniest margin in modern history dismissing bipartisanship by saying “elections have consequences” and “I’ve got political capital and I intend on spending it.”
There really wasn’t a huge outcry from the media for bipartisanship either if I remember correctly.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:27 pmArctic Ghetto: “Its amazing Graham can keep a strait face while whining about partisanship. His party blocked Democrats out of committee meetings when they controlled congress.”
Remember when they wouldn’t even give John Dingle a room for a hearing and then mocked and made fun of Democrats because they tried to hold his hearing in the basement?
Conservatives must think we’ve forgotten things like this.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:30 pmObama is pulling the carpet out from under the Republicans. They are talking about everything and anything but their plans that they have proposed for health care. The average voter has seen enough with the town halls. They heard from the President but not the Republicans. That is a plus for Obama.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:31 pmRemember when they threatened lobbying firms for employing Democrats? It was part of something called the K-Street project. Republicans had designs on setting up a “permanent Republican majority” and completely destroying the Democratic party.
Now, they’re whining and crying about bipartisanship. Too funny.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:32 pmNinerFan says:
Storm: “This is one of the most divisive Presidents I can remember.”
Wow, you sure don’t have a very good memory. I seem to recall a smirking phony cowboy strutting around after being re-elected by the tiniest margin in modern history dismissing bipartisanship by saying “elections have consequences” and “I’ve got political capital and I intend on spending it.”
It’s true NineFan!
And Bush was totally in our faces about it.
It was like, “heh, heh, heh, and what are gonna do about it?” smirk.
Oh, the things we had to endure over the past eight years…
September 10th, 2009 at 6:35 pmNinerFan says:
Arctic Ghetto: “Its amazing Graham can keep a strait face while whining about partisanship. His party blocked Democrats out of committee meetings when they controlled congress.”
Remember when they wouldn’t even give John Dingle a room for a hearing and then mocked and made fun of Democrats because they tried to hold his hearing in the basement?
Conservatives must think we’ve forgotten things like this.
I, for one, have not.
September 10th, 2009 at 6:38 pmActually deviating from politeness and into truth and calling the Republicans en masse lying, thieving sacks’o’sh*te is the epitome of partisanship, of course.
They’re the typical schoolyard bullies. They can dish it out, but they can’t take even the slightest simulacrum of such behaviour directed at them. Particularly when it’s true (which brings up the curious state of libel and defamation laws in other parts of the world, where it is the injury that is important, and truth of the statements is actually more damaging, and not a defence).
Cheers,
September 10th, 2009 at 6:41 pmOne of the arguments that Dems are not using but could be effective is the fact that the Republicans controlled Congress for 12 years since the last Clinton proposed health care reform. During that 12 years the Republicans did next to nothing to reform health care. Why should we believe them now?
September 10th, 2009 at 6:44 pmI thought the roll of a President
WTF! hahahahaha
September 10th, 2009 at 7:02 pmkwsventures says:
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They say illegal immigrants will not be covered. But, if an illegal immigrant has an anchor baby and the media starts the tear jerker stories about denial of care for the entire family, what do you think will happen?
it occurred to me earlier, this basically verifies it…
the problem they have, the reason they bring up the illegal immigrants,
is because they don’t want those people treated AT ALL.
not even ER Care… those people don’t – wait… that’s another thing… illegal immigrants are not considered people – they don’t deserve to partake in our amazing healthcare services…
not that any teabagger would, but if they DID find themselves in most any foreign land with a broken leg or abscess tooth or whatever, they would be treated with first class professionalism and, AND, get nary a bill for the service…
spit.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pmPoor Storm has a memory problem. A poll was conducted that asked Americans had President Bush united us or divided. 49% said he united us. 49% said he divided us. The hilarious part is the undecided. Its usually 8 to 10%.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:07 pmERIC CANTOR: “Something that I was taken aback by was the partisan nature of the speech.” He said while fighting his way through kids to get Miley’s autograph.
KARL ROVE: “This was not an exceptionally good speech. It was gratuitous and bitterly partisan,” as he hurrily hid his half empty tube of Astroglide.
LINDSEY GRAHAM: “I quite frankly was offended by the whole tone. I thought it was a partisan pep rally instead of a chance to bring the country together,” cranky said in between takes for Latisse®.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:18 pmpoor lispy graham,
September 10th, 2009 at 7:20 pmhe’s still smarting from the spanking they got last night.
katy, I know boner was caught once. He looked like a mental.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:20 pmSTORM says:
I thought the roll of a President was to bring the people together? This is one of the most divisive Presidents I can remember.
You forgot Bush already?
Obama has brought far more people together than probably any President since JFK. It’s not his fault if you don’t choose to be one of them.
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kwsventures says:
If medicare is such a great, well-oiled government program, why do we need to cut out millions of dollars in waste?
Because you’re a conservatard. Nobody said it was “well-oiled,” just that it fulfills an important trust. Just because something can be done better than it has been doesn’t mean that it isn’t a necessary thing to do.
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kwsventures says:
How can a private insurance company compete with a non-profit government plan? If they can’t compete, will the non-profit plan be overwhelmed with citizens signing up? Thus blowing up the program budget.
Ask delivery companies and private universities.
As Obama pointed out, the CBO’s own numbers indicate that less than 5% of people would even need the public option. That is, unless the insurance companies just suck, in which case you’re the one who lacks faith in free markets, ain’t ya?
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kwsventures says:
They say illegal immigrants will not be covered.
That would be because because that is a fact.
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kwsventures says:
But, if an illegal immigrant has an anchor baby and the media starts the tear jerker stories about denial of care for the entire family, what do you think will happen?
We would probably end up revisiting that issue with a completely different piece of legislation at some date in the future. But it’s got nothing to do with this.
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kwsventures says:
The major problem with entitlements is once in place they only get bigger, more expensive and more complicated. They never seem to get better or go away. People believe they “deserve” the entitlements for life. No matter if they are fiscally viable programs or not.
That is a problem. Too bad we don’t have a reasonable opposition party to make that argument rationally and bring compromises to the table, instead of grandstanding and lying about everything.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:22 pmRethugs are the worst kind of sore losers and liars! They should be ashamed of themselves – but of course they’re not because they have no conscience.
September 10th, 2009 at 7:29 pmkaty says:
also, i still think i caught lindthsy about ready to clap once last night…
when he noticed the camera he casually clasped his hands together…
i could be mistaken…
I don’t think you are mistaken Katy. I saw the same thing. It looked like he was about to do a dainty little “society woman at a charity function” clap, but then had second thoughts.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:26 pmI guess the newest word is partisan. This has the scent of Rove who likes to attack others with what they are doing.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:36 pmI find that the truth is alway the opposite of whatever Karl Rove says…
KARL ROVE: “This was not an exceptionally good speech. It was gratuitous and bitterly partisan.”
Translation: “This was an exceptionally good speech. It was imformation, truthful and called out the Repuglican for the obstructionist they are. Boy, are we screwed!”
September 10th, 2009 at 8:48 pm.
LINDSEY GRAHAM: “I quite frankly was offended by the whole tone. I thought it was a partisan pep rally instead of a chance to bring the country together.”
So, NOT supporting the President of the USA and hoping his policies FAIL is all about uniting the Nation?
YOU LIE!
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September 10th, 2009 at 9:02 pmWhat would it have been if Josh Bowman had made it in?
September 10th, 2009 at 9:03 pmHonestly, if I were truly neutral (which I am not) I would want to do bodily harm to Graham, Rove and Cantor 60 seconds after they started speaking. They represent a whole package of what is repulsive in looks, speech, and mind set.
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September 10th, 2009 at 9:13 pmdon’t forget herpes, Joe.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:25 pm#101,
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September 10th, 2009 at 9:29 pmWhy does this guy keep getting his face on t.v.? South Carolina is fast running out of poster-boys. The mystery remains: are they all just shameless liars, or do they really believe the nonsense they spew?
September 10th, 2009 at 9:44 pmIt truly is refreshing and highly amusing to watch Linsay Graham (especially him since his joined-at-the-butthole-partner Johnny McSame isn’t around) get pissed. He can whine with the best of ‘em..
Let me state this one more time for the record, so you get the whole message and I’ll say it slow since you dirtbags from the Carolinas seem to have a problem keeping up –
YOU ARE NOT RELEVANT ANYMORE…
Since Lindsay is now pissed about ‘tone’ and can’t find anything to latch onto in the FACTS it’s very easy, again, to DISMISS..So, you’re DISMISSED LINDSAY !!!
September 10th, 2009 at 9:45 pmI remember these thugs telling us that elections matter back in 2005. Well wingnuts, elections matter in 2009. Get the hell over it.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:56 pmI forgot to inquire as to why KKKarl Rove in out of jail?
September 10th, 2009 at 9:58 pmThe repugs would never admit it, but for eight years every time that goofball bush gave a speach they cringed in their seats.Now we have a president who is articulate,classy,and knows what he is talking about. I gaurantee that really pisses the repugs off. I never liked bush or his policies and it was embarrassing watching him speak. He is the only president that I know of that has a book written about his stupid comments. Did websters put the word Bushisms in their dictionary yet?
September 10th, 2009 at 10:01 pmIsn’t “Lindsay” a girl’s name?
September 10th, 2009 at 10:28 pmRove, FOX, is the most divisive political hack ever, and for anyone to listen to the pre=planned theatrics here, accusing others of their agenda, is higlhy comical, novice and juvenile.
September 10th, 2009 at 10:43 pmamish_edison says:
But their response is easily predictable.
The conservative mind thinks ONLY in absolutes. Something is either A or it’s B, black or white, right or wrong, conservative or far left liberal loony, a win or a loss.
There is never middle ground, gray areas, compromise, subtleties, nuances, etc, in conservative thinking. That is what distinguishes liberal brains from conservative brains. Liberal brains can see nuances, subtleties, gray areas, and compromises. but the conservative mind sees everything as either their way or a slippery slope to the end of the world.
That is why they will never “compromise.” They are, by their very nature, incapable of such a thing. So of course they are going to see ANYTHING that Obama does as 100% adversarial! ALWAYS!
This should be common knowledge by now.
For real. They can’t change, this is how they operate. They believe they (repugs) are chosen while dems are elected. They believe chimpy was a good president. That right there, is enough to make me sick.
They are just extraordinarily stupid. And they love it because they are uneducated and greedy liars.
They are very narrow minded, racist, ignorant and kooky, basically stupid as hell.
Teabaggers believe in the racist south and practice that lifestyle; they like the “old” days.
They will never be on par with President Obama or with his Administration (Czars) the US or the world.
It ain’t in em.
I hate willingly stupid people. I’m glad they lost by a landslide.
Ain’t nobody making or begging any teabagger to choose the Public Option. So, STFU.
Until these hypocrites give up their Public Option they need to just STFU, really.
September 10th, 2009 at 10:44 pmLindsay is one of those names like Sandy, or Terry and can go both ways.
September 10th, 2009 at 10:44 pmYa know repugs wouldn’t refuse any white Canadian medical care.
September 10th, 2009 at 11:20 pmShorter STORMfront:
“I hate Obama b/c he’s a N*****r.”
September 10th, 2009 at 11:21 pmOr TRacy. Don’t forget Tracy.
September 10th, 2009 at 11:50 pmTo all the whiny ass Republicans, as John Stewart said “It’s supposed to taste like a Sh*t taco”
September 11th, 2009 at 12:04 amkwsventures@44–And if the queen had balls she would be king.
September 11th, 2009 at 12:11 amBetter a Democratic Party “partisan pep rally” than a Republican Party “partisan POOP rally,” especially like Glenn Beck’s Republican “partisan POOP rally” this weekend, at which all the wing-nutters will be coming out of the woodwork, swarming like a feral colony of vampire termites.
September 11th, 2009 at 12:12 amI think things are starting to heat up again in Georgia, Lindsey. Pack your bags.
September 11th, 2009 at 12:35 amUnder normal circumstances, I believe Lindsay Graham would be a moderate Republican. However, he is caught between the crazies in the party and his own ambitions which I am sure are more than just being a Senator. This is going to be a major problem for many people in the party because they are trying to walk a tightrope between the radical right wing and their aspirations for higher office. The more some of these prominent Republicans go out on a limb, the less likely they will be leaders in the party when the shock of more election losses force the party to realign itself. These people who side with the crazies are going to get pushed to the side. The moderates know that the party cannot continue on the same trajectory. But the longer these moderates hold back and say nothing, the more likely the voters will identify them with the crazies.
September 11th, 2009 at 1:06 amHeh! I hear that Lush Rimjob cast Wilson out of the GOP because he apologized.
September 11th, 2009 at 1:44 amNot partisan enough for my tastes. Obama reached out a bi-partisan hand and drew back a stump. Now they are just trying to screech their way into the “debate” realizing that the Dems are more united than before.
Obama was elected by a majority to help change some things. I wish both he and the Democratically controlled Congress would get it together and just pass what they want, without the GOP. When the Republicans controlled Congress, they wouldn’t even allow Democrats to sit on committees, and they expect bi-partisanship now? After all their appalling behavior?
September 11th, 2009 at 6:32 amStop calling them GOP! They are not grand, they are aholes!
September 11th, 2009 at 7:45 amAnyone with eyes or ears could see that Obama was reaching out to the right, offering to listen and to compromise. To charge him with hosting a “partisan pep rally” is beyond hypocritical, beyond dishonest. It’s an open assault on the very concept of democracy, hell on the very concept of reality.
Face it, the Republicans would rather see America suffer than help actually govern the country.
September 11th, 2009 at 9:52 amMany people wonder why senator graham is so short tempered these days. maybe i can shed some light on it.
Senator Graham has had his fringed leather chaps in an absolute wad ever since he got “mr congeniality” at the Leather Ball and Parade in the Castro in San Fransisco. he thought he was a lock to once again win “best buns” after all his hours toiling on the stairmaster. he locked himself in his basement with the stairmaster and elliptical machine every weekend starting in January. he had little more than a case of vitamin water and a Dominican towel boy named Javier to sustain him.
Senator Graham was convinced that he deserved to win the Vocal competition as well with his prop-filled Broadway salute to Judy Garland. he had been secretly working with a voice coach for six months. he could hit and hold the middle C at will. not bad for a former smoker of indeterminate age. how could he lose? well, he did. to that big haired no talent Sanjaya from American Idol no less. the judges have NO respect for the Senator and his hard work and talent.
and then he is still unhappy about losing his own pet earmark in the senate defense appropriations bill. he was penciled in for free Jello shots and Dominican Mango drinks (thanks to Javier and the Dominican agricultural lobby) in the senators hospitality tent at the Manhole Club on Fire Island during Fleet Week (he WAS in the Navy after all) but when the CBO determined that the cost would run into the millions, he withdrew it under pressure from his party. and he has been insufferable ever since.
September 11th, 2009 at 9:52 amDid you notice the pouty faces and body language from THAT side of the aisle. I know I say it often, but; These people honestly act like spoiled elementary school children. Even if they had a good idea (about anything) who would listen anymore? The Republican party proves by their actions, and attitudes, that they are not worthy to be in ANY sort of leadership role PERIOD! They are the sad joke that is turning into a pathetic circus!
September 11th, 2009 at 10:16 amNiner said: “What did the first polls show? They showed that over 75% of Americans listened had a positive reaction to the speech.”
Now there’s a coincidence. It just so happens that about 25% of the population are the hard core crazies so in essence, 100% of the people with a functional brain approved of his speech.
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I guess the newest word is partisan. This has the scent of Rove who likes to attack others with what they are doing.
Exactly. He decides on a theme that has nothing to do with that which he opposes, or else hits one of his opponent’s strengths making it look like a weakness (John Kerry’s war heroism, for example).
Unfortunately, what he doesn’t realize is that the average mouth-breather he’s crafting his message for thinks “partisan” is the kind of cheese you sprinkle on your spaghetti.
September 11th, 2009 at 10:56 amIt was a pep rally. That is all that obama does is MC pep rallies. talk talk talk talk talk talk talk talk. I’ve never seen a president that talks so much but barely has the ability to hold a coherent press conference WITHOUT A TELEPROMPTER.
I must admit. Axelrod and Rahn had the teleprompter humming. Good thing that they bolted it down because it would have been embarressing if it fell and broke AGAIN.
September 11th, 2009 at 3:34 pmTim43 says:
Did you decide to drop by to remind us how stupid, brainwashed and pathetic you are just in case we forgot? OK. Done. You are still stupid, brainwashed and pathetic. At this point it is plain that you are ALWAYS going to be stupid, brainwashed and pathetic. You were born a moron and you are going to die a moron and you are going to BE a moron every day in between. Good luck with that.
September 12th, 2009 at 4:12 amThank you for your sharing.!
September 13th, 2009 at 11:08 amI don’t really understand how the teleprompter matters. So he wants to be sure he speaks factually? The things are written, obviously with his input, etc… what exactly is the problem there?
We sure benefited from Bush’s speeches and their random pieces of improv that made no sense.
It’s amazing to me what is considered a problem to some people. All the shit that happened the past decade, and the use of a teleprompter is OUTRAGE! Shows you how little of substance there really is to the counter argument.
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September 16th, 2009 at 9:21 am