With just hours to go before Tuesday’s special Senate election in Massachusetts to fill the unexpired term of the late Edward M. Kennedy, Sen. Harry Reid said that Democratic candidate Martha Coakley would be “much more than just my 60th yes-man.”
“Sure, she’d be a rookie senator, who’s never functioned in a legislature, with no power, eager to please, inheriting the onus of the longest liberal dynasty in history,” said Reid, “but that doesn’t mean she’d be just a rubber stamp, or some kind of inert mass of protoplasm that responds predictably to the stimuli of her partisan overlords … no, not at all.”
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43 responses so far ↓
1 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Parties are going to ruin us. Whatever happened to voting for the good of the country?
What an absurd notion! I'm losing what little mind I had apparently
2 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Sheesh, reloading all of my sign in info was quite a pain. All of my old info appeared invalid…so I'm back to zero "p's" whatever they are. Such is life
3 ChileSerrano // Jan 15, 2010 at 3:31 pm
boberin: what have you done with boberinyetagain?
4 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 3:48 pm
I came over today and was not logged in so…I tried to log on and my username and password were not recognized so…I came full circle because 4-5 years ago I was just "boberin" and when that one was no longer good I became "boberinagain" and when that one died I morphed into "boberinyetagain"…so here I am, back to the beginning. They say you can't go home again but…obviously you can
5 JCougMelancholy // Jan 15, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Olberman slams your idiot heroes Limbaugh and Robertson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPoWOw8Jm5w
Keith Olberman: The Morrow of our generation!
I suppose God sent Katrina because of the pockets of voodoo worship in New Orleans, eh what?
Praise Jebus!
6 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 15, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Liberal guru Danny Glover blames the Haiti quake on so-called "global warming."
7 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 4:45 pm
I was at Intense debate, didn't love me…too bad, i had worked my way back up to 2 "p's" with my new (old) name but I see I've dropped back to zero…such is life
8 ChileSerrano // Jan 15, 2010 at 4:52 pm
JCougar: Got anything to say about the idiotic remarks by Danny Glover, on GRITtv, claiming that the quake is the earth's revenge for the failure of Copenhagen? That video has also been put up on youtube, but I'll just post a quote here …
"When we see what we did at the climate summit in Copenhagen, this is the response, this is what happens, you know what I'm sayin'?" ~ Danny Glover
Guarantee you one thing, though, the idiots in the MSM won't be spreading Glover's comment all over television / print media / the Internet, like they have the Robertson remarks!
9 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Glover doesn't claim divine inspiration.
I'll speak for the lib point of view here…those remarks he made are idiotic. Do I hear the same from you vis-a-vis Rush and Pat?
10 ChileSerrano // Jan 15, 2010 at 5:45 pm
bob: In my opinion, Robertson is a fool. An old fool, who has made similar foolish remarks in the past, and should have learned something from those prior incidents. Having said that, it is also true that Robertson was referring to tales that have been around for a long time. Google "Bois Caiman" with or without adding "pact with devil" or a similar phrase. You might learn something.
If you want my opinion of something Rush said, try posting something specific.
Whadda ya mean, IntenseDebate doesn't love you? I didn't know you two were an item in the first place …
11 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 5:49 pm
specifically Rush's remark about how Obiwan needed the earthquake to burnish his image with people of color…kinda silly really.
I'd make a pact with the devil to get away from the French…but if Haiti is how the devil pays off he has lousy PR people…not that impressive all in all. Won't get many more folks making deals that way…
Me/Intense Debate…it was in all the papers…you didn't read about us? At one time we were quite the item…but no more. Very sad, I'm tearing up just thinking about it…sniff!
12 ChileSerrano // Jan 15, 2010 at 6:05 pm
bob: And also, concerning my point about the MSM and how these stories get treated …
I did Google searches for "Pat Robertson earthquake" and "Danny Glover earthquake", on both Google's main page and on Google News.
Robertson - 9,240,000 results on Google main, 1,549 results on Google News
Glover - 47,700 results on Google main, 13 results on Google News
FWIW …
13 ChileSerrano // Jan 15, 2010 at 6:31 pm
JL3: an excellent quote.
I think Pat Robertson should go back to his Bible and do some further reading … and thinking.
I'd recommend in particular the story of Job :
Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him! ~~ Job 40:2
14 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Take the side of satan you say? Interesting flight of fancy that! A tad disturbed but interesting. Just where do you read in my comment that I'm taking sides? The only logical explanation would be that you agree with Pat that God is punishing Haiti…
As for Rush he also exhorted his listeners not to donate to relief efforts believing that A) our taxes should cover it, we support enough already and B) that the earthquake was a public relations stunt dreamed up/executed by the libs to drum up sympathy. Rush and Pat could have a long deluded chat…and you could moderate. I'd pay $5 to hear that. Please arrange it…soon
15 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 7:36 pm
I further contend that if one were to examine actions/postings here a fair man/woman would conclude that I sir, am far, far more Godly than you'll ever be (at least have been so far) all the shile admitting that I'm not at all "Godly" as you see the term applying.
16 Upnorthlurkin // Jan 15, 2010 at 7:43 pm
"As for Rush he also exhorted his listeners not to donate to relief efforts believing that A) our taxes should cover it, we support enough already and B) that the earthquake was a public relations stunt dreamed up/executed by the libs to drum up sympathy."
Bald faced lie. You might stop putting your faith in the sewer media and actually listen to the man himself. Since they can't refute or debate anything he actually says, they have to attribute lies to him.
17 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 15, 2010 at 8:02 pm
I disagree and would say the truth is very much the opposite but, of course, you already knew that since you can read my mind and heart.
18 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 8:05 pm
I say Haiti is a lousy way to "show off" (for satan or anyone else) and you contend that that's me rooting for him? Sad/interesting/sad…mostly sad
19 boberin // Jan 15, 2010 at 8:06 pm
A better word/description for my argument would be "Christian" as in I've acted in a more Christian manner than you. Not always mind you and not even intentionally. But the fact remains
20 RAM1 // Jan 15, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Are you the typical "cougar", a middle aged woman seeking younger men?
21 RAM1 // Jan 15, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Now that I think about it maybe when that toilet blew up that he had been sitting on, a piece of it hit Glover in the head before he and Mel Gibson made it into the bathtub to avoid the explosion?
That might explain the moronic things Glover says, or his love of brutal dictators like Castro.
22 JCougMelancholy // Jan 15, 2010 at 10:45 pm
No, I'm a "mougar" – male cougar, downgraded from a "dilf". lol
23 JCougMelancholy // Jan 15, 2010 at 10:47 pm
I'll agree Glover's remarks were idiotic, Yeah, absolutely, Chile. I calls 'em as I sees 'em.
24 camojack // Jan 16, 2010 at 12:03 am
We now return you to an on topic comment:
Coakley would be more than a 60th yes man in that sense that she's a woman…which has got those extra 2 letters in it. But if she doesn't get elected, it's a moot point. Hopefully that is the case…
25 Clinton-Obama In MA - Haiti In Turmoil | Conservative American News // Jan 15, 2010 at 8:55 pm
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26 ChileSerrano // Jan 15, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Still on this topic?
Rush Limbaugh did not “exhort his listeners not to donate to relief efforts … ”. Nor did he say that “our taxes should cover it … ”, or that “the earthquake was a public relations stunt dreamed up/executed by the libs to drum up sympathy.” Not only did I hear a portion of his remarks live, I have also read the actul transcripts, which are easily found online by anyone who cares to make the effort.
And I certainly would not characterize the posting of divise, distorted misrepresentations as the actions of a “Godly” person. Or even a "fair" person, for that matter.
27 Hawkeye_R // Jan 16, 2010 at 4:07 pm
"The Party-Line Express"? I also liked "W.W.H.D."… What Would Harry Do?
Good ones, Scott.
28 Upnorthlurkin // Jan 16, 2010 at 5:08 pm
I like the "so she can learn what your opinions should be"…
29 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 16, 2010 at 5:34 pm
O/T, just weird:
The Pentagon’s top intelligence official this week indicated that although Iran has been developing the means to build nuclear weapons, his agency has discerned no sign that Tehran has made a final decision to do so. Lt. General Ronald Burgess, the chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told the Voice of America in an interview that “We have not seen indication that the government has made the decision to move ahead with the program. But the fact still remains that we don’t know what we don’t know.”
30 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 16, 2010 at 5:34 pm
O/T, just weird:
The Pentagon’s top intelligence official this week indicated that although Iran has been developing the means to build nuclear weapons, his agency has discerned no sign that Tehran has made a final decision to do so. Lt. General Ronald Burgess, the chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told the Voice of America in an interview that “We have not seen indication that the government has made the decision to move ahead with the program. But the fact still remains that we don’t know what we don’t know.”
31 Upnorthlurkin // Jan 16, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Well, isn't that encouraging! For the first time in my life, I'm glad I'm as old as I am….
32 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 16, 2010 at 2:13 pm
The best part (or, at least, most entertaining) is watching the Democrat party's panicky hysteria and their utter disappointment with the realization they aren't as "popular" as they should be since they are obviously just so cool.
33 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 16, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Wow.
I know this is an early call, but I just have to say that the absolutely hilarious Coakley Campaign will win the Debacle of the Decade Award for 2010-19.
Just this afternoon…..heh — there were several side-splitting episodes revealed….and I think it's going to get even better…..they're coming unglued — it's like an amok atom smasher in there…..
34 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 17, 2010 at 12:20 am
I just have to share this, as this Saints game is a real yawner. I hope the Cowboys are ready.
The Who at half-time of the Super Bowl. How cool is that? They were at Monterey Pop and Woodstock like, what, 40-some years ago? I want The Rolling Stones for the Super Bowl when it comes here in a year or two.
35 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 17, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Meanwhile, as the Democrat party comes to a rolling boil in a red hot cauldron, NASCAR announced that Sarah Palin will be a VIP guest at the Daytona 500 [February 14].
36 JamesonLewis3rd // Jan 17, 2010 at 10:39 pm
There is no other reason for BHO to perform this intervention skit than for the opportunity to counsel Martha Coakley to seek Jesus Christ post-haste.
I posted that same sentence on the CNN Politics blog. It's awaiting moderation. Whatever.
37 pithandvinegar // Jan 18, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Robertson is indeed a fool, but he was right about Hugo Chavez, proving that even a blind squirrel will get an acorn.
38 ChileSerrano // Jan 18, 2010 at 4:22 pm
A new poll (conducted 1/16-1/17) of 1231 likely voters, by Public Policy Polling, has Brown up 5 points over Coakley (51 to 46 ).
Polls
Time to saddle up, grab your flintlock, and ride toward the sound of the guns …
39 proudGSDmom // Jan 18, 2010 at 5:44 pm
I liked the "future former President Obama" line. I don't know yet if he'll be laughed out of office or cried out of office.
The media lied about Limbaugh and the haters who so love to hate believed it yet again? Imagine my surprise.
40 Upnorthlurkin // Jan 18, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Always amusing to witness how gullible those haters can be. They don't listen to Rush but certainly rush to believe anything negative said or written about him or those of us who do listen.
41 Libby_Gone // Jan 18, 2010 at 11:44 pm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9306da0-0461-11df-8603... have said it b4. __Next Great War is coming.
42 Libby_Gone // Jan 18, 2010 at 11:45 pm
I meant to add OT…..
43 pithandvinegar // Jan 19, 2010 at 9:43 am
You're not losing your mind, bober, Turns out that Obama voters may have voted for the good of the country after all. McCain the appeaser RINO would have been a victory in name only and he would have lulled America back to sleep while allowing this country to continue a slow descent. Obama and the Chicago mob brought us to rock bottom and threw cold water on us. We have no choice but to stand up.
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