REPUBLICANS BINGE ON BOLOGNE

RNC CONVENTION MEAN-SPIRITED LIEFEST

GOP: GROUCHY OLD PEOPLE

Romney & Ryan: Not an honest bone or original idea between them

ELECTION 2012 ANALYSIS PART I

(Tampa, FL – Sept. 1, 2012)  A truly remarkable event was televised from the Tampa Convention Center this past week.  For three days and nights the Republican Party held their quadrennial presidential nominating convention.  Whether you caught just the one hour of network coverage nightly or sat through hours more of the cable outlets never ending broadcasts, you could be forgiven for mistaking what you were watching for something other than a major political Party’s convention.

If not for the graphics, imagery and commentary one could have easily thought they were watching some sort of bizarre assembly of some of the ugliest people representing each of our 50 United States and territorial possessions.  Others may have been under the impression they were viewing a gathering of cranky AARP members.  As the TV cameras scanned the delegates and on-lookers in the arena the proliferous display of age and sun spotted wrinkled faces, turkey necks, wattles, double and triple chins, ill-fitting dentures, hairy ears, fossilized women wearing hideous outfits, brutal hairdos and Mommy Dearest lipstick was stunning.

Their male counterparts were equally moribund looking collectively seen to be suffering from constipation, halitosis, varying degrees of dementia and lunacy, paint peeling, rib shattering flatulence, goiters, shingles, dyspepsia and prickly heat.  As a group they appeared mean-spirited, uncomfortable, bloated, gassy and mildly drunk or viciously hung over.  Individually they were reminiscent of every grumpy former used car salesman, failed realtor, Home Depot plumbing department assistant manager, myopic proctologist, crooked divorce lawyer, every other kind of sleazy crooked lawyer, septic tank inspector, cheap bourbon drinking, heavy smoking, obnoxiously hostile neighbor that one has ever encountered. 

Even those not yet collecting Social Security, on Medicare or spending a huge chunk of their retirement nest eggs on incontinence paraphernalia and Beano Plus seemed to be depressed, erectiley dysfunctional, frigid, unsatisfied MBA’s from half assed colleges preoccupied with paying their therapists, ChemLawn, children’s oboe lessons, gym membership bills atop their third mortgages on the once trendy now dated suburban homestead with aging Volvos, Beamers, Hummers, and faux wood-sided Mini Vans in the driveways.  Yes, this younger GOPer appeared to be the kind of middle manager, bullying school board member, condo association president, and sanctimonious church deacon with an Internet porn addiction barely concealed from a prescription pill addled wife you would most want to smack in the face with a greasy salami.

Oh yeah.  This crowd sat smugly yet hemorrhoidily self-satisfied and comfortably superior as one pompous buffoonish blowhard after another took to the podium to deliver their personalized version of the same shitty speech.  It was overall a surreal spectacle, an unprecedented display of all that is wrong with the politics of today and with the Republican Party in particular.  No, they haven’t a monopoly on arrogance and an inability to govern effectively but they surely have a lock on being able to lie to the American public without the blink of an eye.

The average American whose typical night of TV viewing was suddenly interrupted and preempted as the networks aired the “prime time” 60 minutes each night who does not follow politics as closely as some among us and is not yet fully engaged in the upcoming election, could be excused of they thought they were suddenly watching some new, over the top, cockamamie, garish, reality show perhaps titled “Who’s the Biggest Asshole” or “Hey, I’m just Pissed Off”.

Yes, indeed, it was quite a pageant of hostility and bass partisanship where the one most important missing element was truth.  Mitt Romney and his goofy looking sidekick, Paul Ryan, really believe they can run for the top jobs in the land without ever once offering an original idea, a viable solution to one of our Nation’s many problems, or detailing any specific substantive policy initiative.  Glaringly hollow platitudes and vague uninspired rhetoric may have allowed Mitt the Twit to buy his way into his Party’s nomination but he may get the gel knocked out of his hair as the media scrutiny over the next ten weeks becomes more intense as well it should.

It was as sickening as it was distressing to listen to speaker after speaker lambast President Obama, repeat blatantly dishonest accusations, misrepresentations, criticisms, bilge, bile, and bullshit night after night.  To base an entire campaign on the “Vote for me because I’m not him” strategy is as crass, shallow and as desperate as a political Party, campaign and weak candidate can get.  If people, a large number of people, do not begin to pay attention to the issues and recognize the stakes involved in this election, the results for all of us could be disastrous. 

TAGS:  MITT ROMNEY, PAUL RYAN, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. REPUBLICAN LIES, FACT CHECK, GOP HOSTILITY, RIGHT WING LUNACY, REPUBLICAN DELEGATES, CONVENTION OF LIES, ANGER AND BOZOS.

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http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/dickie-mitt-romney-and-paul-ryan-still-remain-mysteries-1.3939801

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/us/politics/fact-checkers-howl-but-both-sides-cling-to-false-ads.html?hpw

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-truth-cmon-this-is-a-political-convention/2012/08/31/88550120-f3c0-11e1-892d-bc92fee603a7_blog.html?hpid=z2

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THE LAST OF A BREED. GODSPEED.

NEIL ARMSTRONG, FIRST MAN TO STEP ON MOON IS DEAD

UNIQUE AMERICAN HERO

  Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander before launch

on July 16, 1969

(Cincinnati, OH – Aug. 25, 2012)  It is safe to say that there will never be another American man like Neil Armstrong.  Never again will we witness a man so dramatically step into the history books and then step so modestly, humbly, and gracefully back into his private life.  Mr. Armstrong shunned media attention, accolades, and notoriety with the same rigor he exhibited during his years as a decorated Navy fighter pilot and a poised, determined, incredibly brave and daring test pilot in the days before NASA.  In today’s self-promoting, in your face, media driven cult of celebrity, a man of such renown who chose not to capitalize on such a grand achievement would be an enigma; probably criticized and  hounded by the media.  Neil Armstrong lived with a quiet dignity that may seem alien to many today.

NASA officials saw the character and integrity of Mr. Armstrong. Breaking with established in-flight procedure that dictated the Commander of the Lunar Module, Buzz Aldrin, be the first to step foot on the moon, they determined that Armstrong was better suited for the enormity of the achievement if the mission was successful.  And was it ever.

In his role as Pilot of the Lunar Module (LEM) Mr. Armstrong guided the odd looking, flimsy craft through a never before explored environment, remained calm and focused as he scanned the Lunar horizon looking for a flat spot to set down as his fuel supply was within seconds of being exhausted.  His self-possession, confidence, courage and determination allowed him to complete a feat of aeronautic finesse that left the entire NASA organization and the millions viewing the global broadcast on Earth in awe.

As the descent began, Armstrong and Aldrin found that they were passing landmarks on the surface 4 seconds early and reported that they were "long": they would land miles west of their target point.

Five minutes into the descent burn, and 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above the surface of the Moon, the LM navigation and guidance computer distracted the crew with the first of several unexpected "1202" and "1201" program alarms. Inside Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas, computer engineer Jack Garman told guidance officer Steve Bales it was safe to continue the descent and this was relayed to the crew. The program alarms indicated "executive overflows", meaning the guidance computer could not complete all of its tasks in real time and had to postpone some of them.*

Perhaps those harrowing moments define Neil Armstrong better than his first steps on the Moon.  Clearly without his piloting abilities there would have been no “first steps” that day and possible not for years to come, if ever.

No one at NASA knew what Mr. Armstrong would say as he became the first human being to set foot on another celestial body in our solar system.  Many wondered what could possibly capture a moment of such enormity, of such profound human significance.  As he slowly made his way down the LEM ladder relating, step by step a description of what the almost zero gravity atmosphere felt like as well as his perceptions surveying the lunar landscape around him, he momentarily stopped to calmly inform Mission Control in Houston that, “I’m about to step off the LEM”.  And before the eyes of the world transfixed as this moment was broadcast live from another world, this humble man took a short hop and came to rest on the “very fined grained” surface, “almost like a powder” and through the crackling static that carried his voice through the void of space over 238,000 miles back to Earth, he uttered his famous line, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind".  His simple words will forever live as one of the most powerful and inspired quotes in history.  Only a man possessed of unique traits could have crafted such a poignant, elegant sentence to mark one of the greatest milestones not only for NASA, American ingenuity, engineering and scientific supremacy, sheer determination, resolve and spirit, but for the entire human race.

Mr. Armstrong and his fellow travelers, Command Module Pilot, Michael Armstrong and Aldrin, the second man to tread on the Moon, returned to Earth as conquering heroes and received every accolade and decoration the United States government and military had to offer.  They then went on a whirlwind world tour meeting heads of State from dozens of countries and accepting awards from each celebrating their remarkable journey.  Soon thereafter Mr. Armstrong quietly retired from NASA and took a teaching job at his alma mater, Purdue University.  Despite the avalanche of offers of all kinds that drowned him, he declined them all to resume his intensely private life and to live in virtual obscurity.  He did serve on the Board of Directors for several corporations most of which were in the aerospace industry but certainly never cashed in on his unique position.  Eventually he relocated to southern Ohio and taught in a small college outside Cincinnati.  It wasn’t until 2003 that he finally consented and allowed a book, the “authorized biography” to be written about him.  He cooperated in that project with author James R. Hansen and the book “First Man” was released in 2005.  It will forever be the definitive account of Neil Armstrong’s life.

For those of the Space Shuttle generation it may be difficult to fully appreciate the years of efforts across a broad range of scientific, engineering and military disciplines that culminated when the spindly-legged LEM touched down at the Sea of Tranquility.  They may not realize that there was a group of pioneers beginning with the famous “Mercury 7” some of whom were blasted into space atop unreliable military missiles, in small space “capsules” no larger than the interior of a VW Beetle.  Each launch was a first.  Each component of each system used in the program was novel. This was all done before the advent of the "computer age” by engineers armed only with slide rulers, brains and a broad vision of what could be.  Inspired by the young President John F. Kennedy who, addressed Congress in 1961 and stated the audacious challenge and goal to,  "Before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

And that we did.  On a rainy day in New York City during the long hot Summer of discontent that saw American society being torn asunder by the strains of the Viet Nam war, an unpopular draft, the battle to end segregation and for racial equality,  the upheavals of the women’s rights movement, the sexual revolution and a decreasing lack of trust in our government, Neil Armstrong embodied all that was good and able in our troubled Nation and made Americans of every race and creed proud to be Americans if only for that one brief shining moment when a young man from rural Ohio spoke to the entire world from our nearest astral neighbor, the Moon.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Armstrong. 

Godspeed.

*Italicized except taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

TAGS: NEIL ARMSTRONG, FIRST MAN ON THE MOON, APOLLO 11, NASA.

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ROMNEY POLLING POORLY

POLLS SHOW MAJORITY OF AMERICANS THINK

MITT ROMNEY IS A DICK

  Recent poll reveals 96.9% of Americans see Mitt Romney as a lying dick.

Same poll indicates people also think he looks like one.

(Bile Falls, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2012)  Things have not been going well for the presumptive Republican Presidential candidate lately.  Actually, things have not been going well for him for quite some time now.  Left as the last man standing after a nasty, protracted, expensive Republican primary, Ole Mitt has been in deep shit since he technically clinched the nomination.  Oddly, or maybe not so oddly, the bulk of the shit that has befallen the amazingly dysfunctional campaign of this tremendously inferior candidate has been of their own making.  Mitt has been a mass gaffe producer as well as a chronic liar, a serial ‘flip-flopper’ on virtually every policy and political issue of the day, and a man who most Americans now believe to be a dick.

Recent polling conducted nationwide by several major media outlets including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, ABC, CBS,TBC, SOB, WTF, NPR and Gallop, convincingly demonstrate how poorly Romney is perceived among likely voters, undecided voters, likely to remain undecided voters and voters who are not really undecided they just say they are.  Romney also suffers from very high “unfavorable” ratings that only add to his lack of credibility problem with the electorate.

The TBC poll conducted last weekend asked the respondents to choose which term or phrase most accurately described their individual opinion of Mitt Romney.  Their choices were: a) phony, b) out of touch with reality rich guy, c) liar, d) tax cheat, e) buffoon, f) dick, g) spineless gutless imbecile, h) asshole, i) nice guy, j) strong leader or k) pandering blithering idiot.  By a wide margin the majority chose “dick” as their answer with “asshole”, “pandering blithering idiot” and “tax cheat” each tied with “liar” for second place.  Out of the 47, 598 people polled only 2 thought Romney was a “nice guy” while one drunken Mormon found staggering through a truck stop parking lot in Wendover Nevada said Mitt was a “real good guy”.

Despite state by state polling trends showing the Romney/Ryan ticket facing an increasingly steep uphill challenge, they continue to utilize their chosen tactics of lying, obfuscation, ignoring questions, denying their own records, and trying to confuse targeted segments of the public about the various positions they’ve each held on Medicaid, Medicare, tax policy, abortion, prickly heat, birth control, irritable bowel syndrome, and the separation of Church and State.  One long time GOP political hack, Charlie Black who worked for both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush commented, “Heck.  We thought we had our hands full with George W.  Sheet! Romney makes ole W look like a damned statesman, like a genius, like Newt Gingrich.  I’m sure glad I decided to sit this cycle out.”

It seems much of the voting public is still asking “Who is Mitt Romney”?  And with good reason.  He is the latest incarnation of a recent phenomenon in American politics: an independently wealthy professional candidate devoid of any ideology or core beliefs who seeks office just to seek office.   Having amassed a fortune as the founder, president and CEO of a Boston-based venture capital firm, Bain Capital, Mitt’s first foray into politics came in 1994 when he challenged bloated incumbent Senator and Democratic Party icon Ted Kennedy.  Kennedy being a liberal stalwart forced Romney to espouse positions on many issues merely for the sake of political expediency.  He tried to “out liberal” Kennedy on some policy positions while quickly tacking towards the right to court more ‘conservative’ voters (if there is such a rare breed in Massachusetts).  Due to his willingness to spend millions of his personal fortune to buy the Senate seat, he forced Kennedy into a tighter than expected race but was ultimately defeated.  

Based on his performance on the campaign trail and during interviews with the media outlets large and small, Mitt the Twit is apparently unable to answer any question no matter how narrow and specific with anything other than the most vague, innocuous, often imbecilic sound bites.  Harry Nevus the producer of Face the Nation on CBS noted, “In my experience covering presidential candidates since 1968, I can say without reservation that Mr. Romney is the most vacant, vapid intellect ever to seek the office.  He may have been an effective venture capitalist but boy is he ever dumb”.

Perhaps the pundits and public would not have such negative views about Mr. Romney if there was any hint he possessed some measure of honesty, integrity or scruples.  His talent for tailoring his position and message to suit whatever audience he’s speaking to and then, just hours later once again adopt a new position for a different audience is so grossly obvious that even jaded political observers are in awe of his malleability.  “He’s like the kid in High School who has it all and buys friends.  The other kids don’t really like him but since he has a nice car and money he’s willing to throw around, they hang out with him”, said Democratic pollster and former campaign adviser to Hillary Clinton, Mark Penn.  Penn continued, “It’s actually no surprise that Americans see him as a dick.  I see him as a dick as well”.

Among the hundreds of self-inflicted wounds the hapless, witless, nit witted GOP candidate has endured, probably one of the most damaging has been his absolute refusal to release more than one year of his income tax returns.  It has already been well documented that Romney enjoys the tax loopholes afforded to those with Swiss bank accounts and other off shore financial havens such as the Cayman Islands.  His proposals – extremely vague and flimsy as they may be – have been assessed by many nonpartisan entities and unanimously found to be very favorable to the wealthiest Americans while inflicted economic hardship on middle class working Americans and the elderly, disabled, un- and underemployed citizens.  Hugh R. Fistula, the Communications Director for the Elderly Alliance To Stop Upper Peptic Syndrome (EATSUPS) commented, “Most of the EATSUPS sufferers are reliant on Medicare and Medicaid.  With the cuts in those federal programs a Romney/Ryan administration would seek, I think we’d see a skyrocketing number of deaths from this dreaded disease.  It gives me gas just thinking about it”.

TAGS: MITT ROMNEY IS A DICK, MITT ROMNEY LOOKS LIKE A PENIS WITH HAIR, ROMNEY IS AN IDIOT, MEDICAID & MEDICARE CUTS, ROMNEY IS AN IMBECILE, TAX CHEAT, LIAR, FLIP FLOPPER, MORON, RICH WHITE GUY, THE PARIS HILTON OF POLITICS.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/23/1123319/-Mitt-Romney-is-an-idiot-stooge-puppet-who-totally-leads-from-behind

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/23/mitt-romney-abortion-todd-akin_n_1825864.html

http://www.politico.com/politicopulse/0812/politicopulse807.html?hp=l6_b7

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57491617/fact-check-questionable-claims-when-mitt-romney-introduces-running-mate/

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ROMNEY MAKES DUBIOUS HISTORY

USES VP PICK TO “DEFINE” HIS CANDIDACY

RYAN DEMONSTRATING JUST HOW MUCH HE CARES

ABOUT THE MIDDLE CLASS

(Manassas, VA – Aug.11, 2012)  Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made history today when he used his selection of a running mate to actually define his candidacy.  Seen as a perpetual serial flip-flopper, a man without any core, deeply held principles, beliefs or internal compass, an extraordinarily lackluster candidate prone to gaffes, lies and evading all questions on substantive matters, Mitt the Twit chose as his vice presidential nominee Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, a man with an identity and popular with right wing conservatives.  As the Romney campaign has staggered and stumbled through the summer seeking solid footing and an identity that would resonate with voters to no avail, his decision to pick Ryan not only gives him a running mate but also suddenly infuses his candidacy with an identity.  The pair will now spend the remaining weeks before the November election running on the now infamous “Ryan Budget”, the plan that bears his name and has received broad sweeping criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike for its draconian cuts in federal spending particularly in areas most affecting the middle class, elderly and those most in need of the social safety net.

Romney, the man who has not been able to run on anything aside from his desire to be president has now made certain that this race will be about, for lack of a more accurate term, “class warfare”.  Yes, central to the debate is the issue of the size and role of the federal government but, at its heart the Ryan Budget and the strain of right wing fiscal conservatism that dominates the GOP, is all about implementing policies that will be friendly to the richest among us.  Theirs is just the latest version of “Reaganomics”, the “trickle down” model that asserts a rising tide lifts all boats; that by giving tax breaks to the wealthy, the so called “job creators”, by lessening federal regulations on banking, business and industry, the economy will somehow be magically “jump started”.  We have seen the fallacy of this theory in practice before.  The gigantic collapse of 2008 that cast us into the most serious financial recession since the Great Depression of 1929, was the direct result of having such lax regulations on banks and Wall Street. 

There were mixed reactions on both sides of the political divide after Romney made his announcement at a large rally earlier this morning not far from here.  Hard line right wingers seemed pleased with the choice while many Democratic operatives were equally pleased.  The pleasure expressed by Democrats is rooted in their belief that once the details of the Ryan Budget become widely known to the voting public, it will be rejected.  Some in the GOP are concerned that much of the Ryan Budget will be a “hard sell” particularly among voters on Medicare and Medicaid as well as those struggling in hard economic times. 

Throughout most of our history the office of the Vice President was largely ceremonial.  Typically the running mate brought something to the ticket the presidential candidate either lacked or need.  In some case such as JFK picking LBJ, the ticket achieved “balance” and a real electoral advantage because LBJ could deliver Texas for the Irish Catholic New Englander.  In other campaigns the choice is made based purely on some degree of electoral advantage the running mate will bring.  Never before in history has a presidential candidate depended on his VP pick to do more than add some punch to his candidacy; Romney needed Ryan to serve as the life support he so sorely has needed and to draw a sharp contrast with the current President.  Ryan certainly provides both.

Until very recently the Vice President had no governing power, was given little opportunity by the President to act as anything more than a mouthpiece when needed, an emissary when convenient, and a personal envoy on occasion.
 

Arguably, Bill Clinton redefined the Vice Presidency when granted Al Gore a wide portfolio and encouraged VP Gore to spearhead a number of vital initiatives.  This redefined Vice Presidency was taken to a disastrous extreme when Dick Cheney chose himself as the only Republican suited to be VP to Uncurious George.  Of course Cheney’s role as the head of W’s “search committee” that vetted potential running mates allowed Uncle Dick to insinuate himself into a position that ultimately developed into a shadow Presidency.  It has become common knowledge and history will definitely reflect the sorry fact that Cheney was, for all intents and purposes, the real President in that maniacal, neocon radical, history changing Administration.

The current occupant of the Vice Presidential mansion, Joe Biden, brought to the Obama campaign a wealth of experience and knowledge in areas largely unfamiliar to the freshman Senator candidate.  Biden’s 30 year career in the Senate afforded him a broad and practical education in areas from the geopolitical complexities of the day to the intricacies and nuances of working with the Legislative branch.  Biden had been the Chairman of the Senate judiciary Committee, served on the Foreign Affairs committee as well as a number of other committees and subcommittees.  He was widely respected by politicians and his colleagues on both sides of the political aisle.

Paul Ryan is a lightweight, a man only recently known for his work in the house budget committee and his hastily crafted and fiscally irresponsible budget “Plan” that has made him the darling of the right.  He is a sort of cult figure in the GOP for reasons attractive only to them.  In many ways he is about as prepared to be the President, should such a terrible circumstance arise, as was the last GOP VP pick, Sarah Palin.  Perhaps Palin was marginally better suited than is Ryan, she certainly has a larger more loyal following, could deliver votes from the Rush Limbaugh “Dittoheads”, and probably has more balls than the nerdy Wisconsonite Ryan.

Romney’s pick is just the latest of his lengthy bows and concessions to the “right wing base” of the GOP.  He has never been liked, trusted or in any way embraced by that influential petulant bloc.  In fact, until just weeks ago there were loud rumblings within the GOP that Romney might have to be dumped as their standard-bearer.  Between is millionaire, Mormon, vulture capitalist, corporate raider with off shore bank accounts in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands, to his refusal to release more of his tax returns, had the hapless Mitt drowning in overwhelmingly negative media attention.  His complete inability to answer a direct question on any issue, his failure to offer any specifics of any of his much touted “programs” that will somehow “turn this economy around” as well as his implementation of “Romneycare” during his stint as Massachusetts Governor, saw dimwitted Mitt backed into a tight corner.  His pathetic debut on the world stage where he managed to insult the British, Polish, and Palestinian people in a matter of days only further confirmed the already obvious fact that he suffers from chronic foot-in-mouth disease and doesn’t even realize it.  Yes, Mitt clearly demonstrated to the American people and the world his ineptitude, ignorance and lack of diplomatic skills or even simple common sense.

So now the stage is set, the race is clear, the issues at hand clearly defined.  Hopefully at some point the slender but all so important segment of the voting public that remains “undecided” and will no doubt decide this election, will come to see exactly what a Romney/Ryan administration would mean in real practical terms. 

TAGS:  MITT ROMNEY, PAUL RYAN, PRESIDENTIAL RACE, GOP, THE RYAN BUDGET, MITT THE TWIT

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