Springing forward
by M. Stewart
It's only March, so technically there is still time for a Republican presidential candidate to tell the truth about at least one issue. One thing that Rupert Murdoch and Fox News have taught conservative politicians is that facts and truth are unnecessary elements in American politics. Murdoch's lesson is that whatever your position, if you say it enough times on TV, it becomes true--at least when you're preaching to the choir.
There is no question
Case in point (one of many): Appearing on Fox over the weekend, Mitt Romney said that "there is no question" that President Obama is to blame for higher gasoline prices. "He has selected three people to help him implement that program," he said. According to Romney, the president and his gas-hike team have been working on a way to raise gas prices for the last three and a half years.
Yes, Mitt. I'm sure the president has been planning this all along. In fact, he and his gas-hike team have been holed up in Washington just waiting for the 2012 election to cause a spike in gasoline prices. As one might expect, Romney failed to bring forward any facts to support his claim, but then why bother with facts when you're on Fox?
By the way, y'all like grits? Do you want a Cadillac in every pot? Do you too believe that God lives on a planet named Kolob? Or is it a star?
Excuse me; I digress.
Newt Gingrich has guaranteed Republicans lower gas prices. When he is president ; ) gasoline will be $2.50 per gallon. Why? How? Because Newt says so. Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus claimed that President Obama "has shut down everything when it comes to energy independence in this country," which is, well, a flat-out lie. But that's ok.
We all remember, don't we, when Republican oil man George W. Bush was president? America didn't need no stinkin' foreign oil. George tapped into America's vast oil reserves and filled our gas tanks for free. Oh, those were the days! The economy was booming, and big banks were helping us all live the American dream. If we could only get back to the days of Republican rule, we could get this economy rolling again and everything would be good.
For his part, Rick Santorum apparently still thinks he's running for pope. His crack team of political strategists have decided its time to stomp out pornography in America. Naturally, if he ever ends up in the White House ; ) Santorum would be reminded that the very same constitutional amendment that protects his right to worship the god of his choice also protects the right of people to shoot video of themselves having sex and post it on the Internet. Weird but true.
More poop on big banks
Moving on from the Republican Comedy Central, I'm sure you all heard about former Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith's New York Times op-ed piece that alleges a "toxic and destructive" culture the huge investment bank. Wow, what a surprise!
Those of us who live in the real world think of banks as places to store our money and get loans when we need them. We expect our local bank to deliver these services without a whole lot of fuss, and most do. As such, we can relax. I doubt if too many people from the Tri-State Area have to worry about unscrupulous Wall Street vampires. Or do we?
Corruption and the states
Lastly, a new study has revealed that the state of Ohio gets a grade of D when it comes to corruption. The State Integrity Investigation ranks Ohio 34th among the 50 states. No state received an A. Those that were awarded an F are Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, South Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Wyoming, and Georgia. [Georgia came in dead last, and wears the crown as the most corrupt state in the union.
One eye opener in this study is that the least corrupt state is New Jersey. Hey, wait just a minute there! I've seen every episode of The Sopranos, so I know this can't be true.
It's only March, so technically there is still time for a Republican presidential candidate to tell the truth about at least one issue. One thing that Rupert Murdoch and Fox News have taught conservative politicians is that facts and truth are unnecessary elements in American politics. Murdoch's lesson is that whatever your position, if you say it enough times on TV, it becomes true--at least when you're preaching to the choir.
There is no question
Case in point (one of many): Appearing on Fox over the weekend, Mitt Romney said that "there is no question" that President Obama is to blame for higher gasoline prices. "He has selected three people to help him implement that program," he said. According to Romney, the president and his gas-hike team have been working on a way to raise gas prices for the last three and a half years.
Yes, Mitt. I'm sure the president has been planning this all along. In fact, he and his gas-hike team have been holed up in Washington just waiting for the 2012 election to cause a spike in gasoline prices. As one might expect, Romney failed to bring forward any facts to support his claim, but then why bother with facts when you're on Fox?
By the way, y'all like grits? Do you want a Cadillac in every pot? Do you too believe that God lives on a planet named Kolob? Or is it a star?
Excuse me; I digress.
Newt Gingrich has guaranteed Republicans lower gas prices. When he is president ; ) gasoline will be $2.50 per gallon. Why? How? Because Newt says so. Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus claimed that President Obama "has shut down everything when it comes to energy independence in this country," which is, well, a flat-out lie. But that's ok.
We all remember, don't we, when Republican oil man George W. Bush was president? America didn't need no stinkin' foreign oil. George tapped into America's vast oil reserves and filled our gas tanks for free. Oh, those were the days! The economy was booming, and big banks were helping us all live the American dream. If we could only get back to the days of Republican rule, we could get this economy rolling again and everything would be good.
For his part, Rick Santorum apparently still thinks he's running for pope. His crack team of political strategists have decided its time to stomp out pornography in America. Naturally, if he ever ends up in the White House ; ) Santorum would be reminded that the very same constitutional amendment that protects his right to worship the god of his choice also protects the right of people to shoot video of themselves having sex and post it on the Internet. Weird but true.
More poop on big banks
Moving on from the Republican Comedy Central, I'm sure you all heard about former Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith's New York Times op-ed piece that alleges a "toxic and destructive" culture the huge investment bank. Wow, what a surprise!
Those of us who live in the real world think of banks as places to store our money and get loans when we need them. We expect our local bank to deliver these services without a whole lot of fuss, and most do. As such, we can relax. I doubt if too many people from the Tri-State Area have to worry about unscrupulous Wall Street vampires. Or do we?
Corruption and the states
Lastly, a new study has revealed that the state of Ohio gets a grade of D when it comes to corruption. The State Integrity Investigation ranks Ohio 34th among the 50 states. No state received an A. Those that were awarded an F are Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, South Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Wyoming, and Georgia. [Georgia came in dead last, and wears the crown as the most corrupt state in the union.
One eye opener in this study is that the least corrupt state is New Jersey. Hey, wait just a minute there! I've seen every episode of The Sopranos, so I know this can't be true.
posted by M. | 9:23 AM
4 Comments:
Matt; Please feel free to track all of Obamas half truths, broken promises, lies, stalled promises and "in the works" after 4 years promises. This is a non-partisan site http://www.politifact.com/
Fred--
Obama isn't as much fun as the Republicans. He's an actual sitting president who has to solve real problems. Wannabees have to do and say crazy things every day to appeal to the tea party. To me, that's funny.
I see you drank the grape kool-aid.
Fred--
I know it's hard for you to believe, but there are people around here who aren't right wingers. If that means "drinking the kool aid," then it's not a problem with me.
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