Republicans: Low Class.
If you were watching Larry King tonight, I’m sorry and I feel your pain. Just about every one of the McCain campaign’s lies came up and instead of simply admitting “yeah, these aren’t true,” the Republican bottom-feeders on the program defended it and changed the subject every single time.
Ollie, you’re right–the gloves are coming off. Jesus F. Christ, where do I begin?
Claim: Barack Obama called Sarah Palin a pig - FALSE
“Let’s just list this for a second. John McCain says he’s about change, too. Except — and so I guess his whole angle is, “Watch out, George Bush, except for economic policy, health-care policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign policy, and Karl Rove-style politics. We’re really gonna shake things up in Washington.” That’s not change. That’s just calling some — the same thing, something different. But you know, you can — you know, you can put lipstick on a pig; it’s still a pig.”
“Lipstick on a pig.”
A 2004 entry on urbandictionary.com describes the phrase as:
A term used by many, generally in reference to someone who may be trying to make something or someone look appealing or attractive when it quite clearly will not work, or will only deceive the dumbest of people.
Car salesmen are generally good at “putting lipstick on a pig” because they are always selling unroadworthy buckets of shit and try and hide their shitfulness by tarting them up.
The dude in that car yard just put a body kit on that piece of shit. Talk about putting lipstick on a pig
Gee whiz, this phrase was around in 2004? Somebody tell Sean Hannity’s fans!
Actually, the phrase is much, much older. Older than anyone running, that’s for sure. The only reason Republicans are pretending to be offended is because Sarah Palin described herself as a “pit bull with lipstick,” and, being Republicans and therefor ignorant of the world outside of their narrow, delusional vision of reality, were immediately certain the remark meant Obama is a sexist and was calling her a pig. Mind you, that’s from the “how do we beat the bitch” party.
Claim: Sarah Palin is a reformer who is tough on wasteful spending - FALSE
Palin isn’t a pig, she’s a lying idiot. There’s an interesting article in USA Today about pork barrel spending. To Senator McCain’s credit, Arizona ranks last on the list. According to the same article, Alaska ranks first:
Arizona, the second fastest growing state in the nation, will receive just $18.70 per capita in federal earmarks this fiscal year. By comparison, Alaska — with roughly a tenth of Arizona’s population — is set to receive $506.34 per capita, the highest in the nation, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a watchdog group which tracks earmarks.
Holy shit! For being the 47th most populous state, they sure are receiving the big bucks, aren’t they? This completely debunks the claims that A) as governor, Sarah Palin was responsible about this type of spending and actively fought against it (if at all); and B) Senator Obama is corrupt and irresponsible when it comes to earmarks. Speaking of that, why don’t we check to see what Illinois’ per-capita spending is?
Per the Associated Press:
Obama hasn’t asked for any earmarks this year. Last year, he asked for $311 million worth, about $25 for every Illinois resident.
In my neck of the woods, we’d call her a lying sack of shit. Republicans, before you say it, the USA Today article wasn’t a Palin hit-piece. Look at the date: March, 2008. This has been known for awhile, and in today’s world, with all our means of getting information, you have absolutely no excuse to remain this ignorant.
Claim: Obama’s only accomplishment is making schools teach comprehensive sex-ed to kindergarteners - FALSE.
This is what pissed me off on Larry King tonight. Like the others, this isn’t even open to interpretation: it’s a flat-out lie. CBS News has the truth:
The bill, introduced in the Illinois legislature, never became law. It called for non-mandatory sex education for grades K-12 that was “age and developmentally appropriate.” For kindergarteners, that included, among other things, “how to say no to unwanted sexual advances.”
Obama voted for the bill in committee and says he supports similar laws in other states. He said the point was to help parents teach their children how to deal with sexual predators.
Apparently, the pederast lobby is very influential in the Republican party.
The ad itself pisses me off, sure, but the Republicans on the show wouldn’t even concede on principle. They just kept repeating “it’s not factually incorrect.” Yes, you fucking lowlife, it is.
As I mentioned on a previous post, the Republicans would be so much more respectable if they’d just admit when they’re being shady bastards.
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The new McCain line of reasoning seems to be,”John McCain is the best candidate because he was bold and chose this bumpkin from Alaska who happens to be popular with our lowest common denominator (the Republican voting base), whereas Barack Obama is a typical politician who chose a seasoned statesman as his running mate.” That was what one amazingly dull apologist said on Anderson Cooper tonight. I turned off the TV afterwards because I was about to karate chop it into two half-televisions.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: being a viable political maneuver does not make one qualified to be the Vice President of the United States. How tacky.
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EDIT–I just checked Ollie’s blog, and he apparently hit two of these points already. Even used the same CBS link, it looks like. Whoops.
Tags: 2008 General Election, Bullshit, dumbassery, McCain, Palin, Republicans, Scumbaggery
September 11th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Hey, nice job on backing things up. If/when McSame gets taken to task directly by the press, he’ll probably say “but I was a POW”, and you are picking on “Pretty Palin” because she is a woman.
September 11th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Why don’t you do some original analysis instead of parroting the DNC talking points?
September 11th, 2008 at 7:49 am
ollie – they want it both ways. “We can say whatever we want about them, but if they say anything about us, it’s because Obama is an unpatriotic sexist.” They know they have nothing to back them up on the issues. They’ve lost that battle.
mike – You must be new here, so let me explain how this blog works: I read or see something in the news which pisses me off, then I write about it. I use google to verify my sources, mainly when quoting someone. There are no “talking points” repeated here because A) I wouldn’t know where to get them and B) I’m not Fox News, and thus do not need talking points from up the chain to deliver an opinion.
Long story short, this was original analysis. If the DNC agrees with me, it’s because I’m not the only one who sees the McCain campaign’s tactics as sleazy. Frankly, if people are saying what I’m saying about it, it validates it. As mentioned in the edit, I don’t check other people’s blogs or Op-Ed articles before writing something.
Thanks for commenting; perhaps you have something to say about the points that were raised?
September 11th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Here is what I have to say about the points. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u6lCBnRoHQ&feature=related
September 11th, 2008 at 8:41 am
A Haiku:
I cannot get there
While I am stuck here at work.
Perhaps you could write?
September 11th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Well, you should have stayed tuned. Anderson Cooper had a clip of McPOW campaigning ALONE in PA yesterday and got completely drowned out by Obama supporters. It was a great moment. He’s since decided he is bringing McPalin back quickly so she can do all the name-calling and reciting all the lies and distortions from those notecards they wrote for her.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Every other word in Palin’s continued cheerleader speak is Alaska.
This woman has taken her earmark search for Alaska to the nation and the world. Isn’t she running on the “drill baby drill” platform? Who will benefit immediately and the most from drilling in Alaska - Alaska.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Linda — Actually I did catch a bit of that. I think they might have showed a preview of it before a commercial break or something. Figures if he brings Palin back. I heard she was on her way back to the 47th most populous state to give a speech, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he brought her back and continued to let her put her foot in her mouth.
They need to do a bait and switch with their interviews of her. “Okay, we’ll only ask these questions that you have scripted answers to,” then change it up and ask a completely different set. She can’t hide forever, but the fact that the media is appeasing these monsters is downright sickening.
Stella — that’s a good point and one which has crossed my mind, but in different ways. Could that have had something to do with her being picked? It would explain the lack of vetting.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Mike: postsimian’s points are verified by non-partisan sources; in fact factcheck.org has denounced McCain’s misleading and dishonest use of their stuff.
McCain is openly lying.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:53 am
I heard about the pig lipstick thing on the radio yesterday, but didn’t get to actually see and hear what Obama actually said until I watched O’Reilly. I agree that what Obama said was NOT directed at Palin and that Palin and McCain are being lame thinking and saying that he did.
September 11th, 2008 at 11:03 am
IDKM - What’s odd about this whole thing is that all but a few Republicans I’ve talked to about this are saying the same thing. Hell, over at the Peoria Pundit, a bunch of them had the same reaction: “C’mon guys, this one’s obvious, let’s move on to real issues.”
The less rational ones, as you’d expect, were beating the war drums. What was ol’ Blowhole’s take on it?
September 11th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
So most Republicans you’ve talked to about this are fair and reasonable people!
September 11th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
“Are fair and reasonable people,” no. “Have been fair and reasonable about this particular topic,” yes. Keep in mind, that’s most I’ve talked to. It’s about a 3-2 ratio so far. Most I’ve seen responding, however, haven’t been. It’s not exactly a let down, because I’ve come to expect that sort of thing… at the same time, I’m disappointed. WTF.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
The higher McCain and Palin go in the polls, the more vitriolic your blather becomes. It’s fun to watch! :-)
September 12th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Just goes to show you: the right wing fringe and the conservative mainstream are one and the same.
I noticed you didn’t defend anything I criticized.
September 12th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Cooper Anderson?
“That was what one amazingly dull apologist said on Cooper Anderson tonight.”
September 12th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Haha, whoops. That’s what he gets for having two last names. :P
Fixed.
September 12th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Two last names, or…two first names? :) Hey, our server move to Dan Siego (Ooops, San Diego) did not go so well. Everything else seems to be running fine with LunarPages Exodus except that the Fantastico in the Control Panel shows that it is not ‘installed’ or something. I thought I was going to have to reinstall our entire website, but it now appears to be on their end. Tell everyone to hold tight. If it’s not back up soon, I will get us a ‘ticket’ and wait in line.
September 12th, 2008 at 10:37 am
roger roger. I had the same kinds of issues when they migrated my site.
September 13th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Still waiting but some Lunardude is doing his voodoo magic at this very moment.