DISQUS

Figures she would turn around at some people. If Wal-Mart wants it, so will Lincoln and Pryor.

You could fax RNC headquarters and Rush Limbaugh every single DNC or DSCC strategy to corner the Republicans and win votes, and the GOPers wouldn't know square 1 what to do with it. It's like fighting a drunk guy who's so gone that you could tell him where you're going to punch him and he'll raise the wrong arm or leg to block.

What's that famous Sun Tzu line? "If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril."
Oh, and this one applies too "Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him."
And this one too: " If your opponent is of choleric temperment, seek to irritate him."

"And presenting it as though "evil" mortgages did these people in, when their own evil avarice and stupidity got the better of them, is increasingly annoying and disingenuous."

It's sort of hard for me to feel sorry for banks and mortgage lenders that wrote mortgages and financial packages basically RIGGED TO FAIL!
Who the hell designs a balloon payment after 3 years? Do they really think someone can afford to pay 1500 when they start out paying 500?
Wall St is full of idiots and they should be "exploded" like you suggest.

There is only 1 real solution to this mess: render all mortgages, on time or not, null and void. turn over the property to those that are paying the bills. Or previously paying the bills. Time to hit reset. go back to start, ctrl-alt-delete and be done with it.

He thinks the crooks and liars of industry are the "achievers" of America...
I say, go right ahead. Stick all those "achievers" on one of those moonscape mountains in West Virginia, the ones that the coal companies created, and fence them in like rabid animals. Let's see what those howler monkeys create without any of the "socialists" to help them.

I see Joe the Dumbass still suffers from foot-in-mouth disorder.
You know, he can cure that with a self-inflicted shotgun blast to the face.

Slightly off-topic, there were killings between congressmen in our history. There was one famous case in which a racist southern congressman killed a northern congressman who was writing an anti-slavery law or something like that.

Your side of the fence, Joe...

Wow, you're entering comb-over terroritory, dude.

How much hair fell out in the last 8 years thanks to McBush.

Typical GOP crap. Change we can believe in? Hardly...
Well, just like McCrane, Steele was their choice by default since the #1 gave up early like Giu911ani.

Burris is merely a placeholder- someone sent in to fill the time till 2010 kicks in and the next man/woman/etc is in place.
So don't get worked up over his presence. There's bigger fish to fry.

He didn't' attend any meetings, but his recent activities seem to show a leaning towards Nazi philosophies.

See the comments by others in this post for more details.

I was willing to give Pope Benedict the benefit of the doubt after his "ascension" on the Hilter Youth thing, but not anymore.

NOW he clearly shows what side of the fence he and the Vatican are on, were on, and will always be on.

President Obama, it might be time to consider revoking the Catholic Church's tax-exempt status.

Looks like some people over a Freetard Republic can't take losing well. The Rethugs want to clog up the works so Obama, PRESIDENT OBAMA checked them.
I won= Know Your Role, Shut Your Mouth.

Beautiful.

Besides, the Rethugs take their marching orders from Rush the fat drug addicted whoremonger, who knows nothing and thusly calls himself a "COMEDIAN".

Keep digging, GOP- right into your political graveyards. Soon even the South won't carry you.

Say "bye bye" to Senator "Wide-Stance" Larry Craig.
I see a fine pick-up opportunity for Dems in ID and LA.

Clock's ticking, folks. Can SuperObama save the cheerleader AND the world? Will Fuhrer Bush invade Gaza before Obama takes office? Will the Senate finally seat someone or at least sit down and shut up? Stay tuned. Save bat time...save bat channel.

"but also the triumph of this nation over the terrible scourge of racism."
Bzzt! Wrong!
Just because Obama won doesn't mean racism is dead or defeated. It just means that a black person can win the White House just like a white person can. We still got a LOOONNNNGGG way to go. Fortunately, Obama as president means the government boot comes off the necks of minorities in America.

As far as Rick Warren goes, I agree with you and others in saying that this is a bad choice for Obama's inauguration. However, it is also helpful to "us" to have Rick Wacko out there in the spotlight. Think about it; Hagee and Parsley have been effectively smacked-down, Dobson and Donahue are checked, Falwell has been neutralized, and all that's left is Warren. By putting Warren out there in the spotlight, Obama is lining him up for us to bring him down. I guess Obama is still mad about Saddleback.

First!
Yup....Rick Warren really did it this time. I thought Obama was gonna throw him under the bus after the invocation. But now it looks like he's gonna hafta do it before January even gets here.
Yup...if there's one group you don't wanna tick off, it's the Jews. That bus is coming real quick Rev Warren.

What's with evangelical preachers and the Jews? Haven't they learned their lesson yet? "Open mouth, insert foot" is supposed to be a warning, not instructions.

Y'know, President Obama...this religious stuff isn't your thing. Every single Rev. you meet has all kinds of issues. Just give up, man. Just be an atheist or a rejectionist and you can avoid all this church drama. There might be other drama, but at least you won't have a pastor with loose lips sinking your ships.

John asked "When has Obama ever reached out to a racist?"
Let's see...Bill O'Reilly, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News reporters, the Clintons, Pennsylvania/West VA voters, Wall St, John McCain, President Bush, Rev. Wright...so on and so forth.

I wonder if Obama is setting up Warren for some kinda trap. This could be a chance to publicly rebuke Warren in front of a captive audience.

Damn. So the LA Times writer Mr. Lopez wants me to feel sorry for the schmuck because she donated to a group that went against her customer's interests and now her customers are boycotting her?
Pul-lease! Her customers are supposed to respect her 'right' to be a bigot and still give her money? Why, Mr Lopez, so she can give more money to the enemy?
I have a dog in this fight. My brother is a minister and he had several gay marriages lined up prior to Prop Hate. That's a lot of money he (temporarily) lost out on. So, when this woman laments the loss of income as a result of the boycott, where are her tears for my brother, who has lost income as a result of HER actions?

I say boycott away, as long as people like her are still supporting bigotry with religion as an excuse. As long as my bro can't do his job then neither should she. As they say in the hood "you came 2 play da game, don't cry when others play by da same rulez".

Now let's say the roles were slightly reversed, and I was the owner of the restaurant and donated to No on 8. Let's say No on 8 won, and I was surrounded by Mormon church protesters who were former customers. Would I be upset? Probably, but I'd rather be protested for standing up for people's rights than be boycotted for taking away someone's rights.

The CBC, aka the Corrupt Black Cronies, has a new leader in town, Barbara Lee.
She's quite less dirty than the others, like Jefferson and Wynn.
If Cao and Cohen want full membership, not just honorary membership, then they might have a sympathetic ear.

However, Cao is only gonna be there for 2 years. He's not gonna win reelection, unless he switches parties. He might as well just join the Asian caucus, if there is one.

What's with homophobic senators being gay or setting off the gaydar?
You'd figure they would've learned from the Ted Haggart incident and pipe down about 'teh gays', but noooo....

Yah, he sets off my punkdar more than my gaydar.

Here Rik, I'll say it for yah:
If Obama wants to get into 1600 Pennsylvania avenue, he should get Pelosi to impeach BushCo and he gets that vaunted house all to himself, plus a chance to start early.

ASY? Asshats Screwed You is a better meaning for the acronym

Sounds like your son's wife needs to find a new minister.

I know! Ask them to ask my brother to marry them. He used to marry gay people in California so he has some free time at the moment.

He is a member of the ULC, so he can perform any ceremony. Bar Mizthvah's, issue Fatwas, summon zombies, perform exorcisms, summon spirits which he then has to exorcise, declare things kosher or hallal, and declare which kid is the reincarnation of Buddha. He doesn't do animal sacrifices unless the couple provides the animal.

See, that's the part of the story that I never really understood.

They're ANGELS. Why didn't they fly away, or at least just start obliterating things and people? You'd figure a celestial being would come to Earth with at least enough power to not get gang-raped by a desert village.

Nice of you to note the Republican's fine works...40+ years ago!
Since that time, what have the Republicans done for black people and minorities? NOTHING!

What's funny is you're an idiot or a sellout for thinking Republicans still care about minorities. I'm in, and you stay out...of your mind!

It's interesting to see how prices for oil and gas at the pump always drop whenever there's a national election coming up.
The same thing happened in 2006 as well.

Prices do tend to drop after the summer driving season concludes, but plummet?
Methinks someone is trying to keep from having windfall profits be taxed.