This is for real

I hope and pray people THINK.

Good grief.

How is it that this has become even a question of late? The fact that the president even needs to state it this way makes me almost despair. (Shaking my damn head here.)

Oh, that party of family values again...

And, for the umpty-eleventh time, it's not the sex, it's the hypocrisy. It's not the sex, it's the "conservative" judgment of other people that is so reprehensible (while expecting a pass for their own behavior).

Dinesh D’Souza Resigns Presidency of The King’s College

"D’Souza came under fire Tuesday when World magazine revealed that he was engaged to a 29-year-old woman while still married to his wife of 20 years. D’Souza and Denise Odie Joseph allegedly shared a hotel room at a Christian conference in September, and D’Souza introduced her as his fiancee." 

D'Souza, by the way, is a well-known conservative who has lately been making a practice of bashing President Obama. He used to debate Christopher Hitchens about the existence of God.

You know, if you're going to be judgmental about others, you've got to be impeccable in your own behavior. (And who, really, can manage that?)
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Yes.

Hell, yes.

Signs made by grown-ups

Why isn't this completely obvious to everyone?

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I tremble for my country...

Un-freakin'-belivable.  And people like this vote. God help us.


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Well, there you go...

Sigh. (I'm doing that a lot these days, it seems.)

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Indeed

I could wish this would go viral. But, then, the American populace as a whole is not educated enough to recognize the reference. (Sigh.)

One way of looking at last night's debate

I found this on Facebook:

Sherry Davis (from ‘Stop Willard Mitt Romney in 2012’ FB group) - Auntie Charm says, and I agree: "I think that tomorrow and days after everyone will acknowledge Mitt’s many, many, many layers of lies. The 'talking heads' will see things differently soon. If President Obama responded the same way Romney did he would look 'un-Presidential' and would be labeled “the angry Black man” and there would be more talk/issues about that. I believed that our POTUS defended his policies and explained them. Romney was very erratic - almost like someone on drugs. He was so rude, hyped and even his eyes looked weird and he was undisciplined with a weird smirk - that's not impressive to me. Romney came across as kind of a bossy asshole who doesn't give a shit about explaining himself or listening to anyone. I do not think that Romney won."

Hmmmm.....

And which Republican was it who had the temerity to call President Obama "lazy"????

Why not vote Republican?

Satire alert! Satire alert!



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Delightfully funny and on point!

But if you're (shall we say) "delicate" about language, you might not like it...


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Violent religious extremism

The following came today in a email from the Sojourners folks:

Religious extremism will not be defeated by a primarily military response to it. Ample evidence proves such a strategy does not work and often makes things worse. Religious and political zealots prefer huge military responses to the threats created by Islamic extremism. 
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The shock-and-awe strategy of military might simply has not worked. Fundamentalists actually flourish and win the most new recruits amidst overly aggressive military campaigns against them.

It seems kind of obvious to me.

Not so much to those determining our foreign policy, however.
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Something about airplane windows....

I'm actually embarrassed for the Republicans.

About the national debt

It's number 9 here that I wish more people realized. Maybe you have to be an old lady like me for this to be obvious.

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Wow!

This is only thirty-eight seconds long so please listen. The way this lady ends her statement is so rich!

 
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The difference

Yes, I know. Both the parties are "owned" by corporate interests. Nevertheless there is a REAL difference here:

Indeed.

You know, when I first read what Romney had said about the 47%, I didn't believe it. I thought someone had made it up. A few minutes later, I realized it was real. This is really, really hard to believe. To say he should be ashamed of himself is putting it mildly.

True. So true.

When will the ordinary person wake up and realize this?

A really good question

Honestly, I don't see how the Republicans somehow captured the perception that they're more patriotic than the Democrats. I think it's appallingly unpatriotic to be willing to see America go downhill just so they can defeat Obama.