Open Thread
Television bombards us with a starkly brutal version of reality. There is an alarming focus on deviant behavior and the acts of the mentally deranged minority of society. So powerful an slick are the dramatic portrayals of the most revolting human biographies that society is methodically being transformed by example into a working model for losers.
A bit over the top, that was taken from a pretty mediocre mid-80’s self-help book I picked up in a used book store. It was written prior to the advent of “Fox News,” “Sean Hannity,” “Real Housewives,” and the most revolting TV ever produced, MTV’s “Teen Mom.” These are the shows that inform the Teabag world view that the country is going to hell.
When Republicans spent the convention railing against unions, gays, women and Mexicans, they were simply following a programmed response to being manipulated into a high state of outrage. They can vote for Mitt Romney (who now says that Obama is going to remove “God” from our currency) to vent a bit of their carefully cultivated anger or they can do something that would have much more impact.
Turn off the TV.
Today’s TNJ profile of the NCCO president’s race told me something I hadn’t known – that Bullock has pondered getting in to four previous campaigns, plus this one – and one he lost in Chicago. Seems like Bullock just wants power of the political sort, not caring about the actual job. The only thing separating him from Protack is that he had the sense not to actually formally throw his hat in the ring.
There’s a lot more than that separating him from Protack. How many anonymous smear campaigns has Bullock been connected to?
But … but … router!
C’mon. It’s pretty clear CB just wants a job, and this one opened up at the right time. County, state, federal, he’s been coveting them all.
Nomination in hand, Romney starts shaking the Etch-A-Sketch hard, thus firing the first shot in the war with his own base (and his own VP):
” despite what the Democrats said at their convention, I am not reducing taxes on high income taxpayers.”
and
“Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who promised early in his campaign to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, says he would keep several important parts of the overhaul.”
and topped it off with a steaming scoop of BS:
“”We’re not going to have high-income people pay less of the tax burden than they pay today. That’s not what’s going to happen,” he said.”
Ominously though, Obama says he will work with Republicans to “reduce debt,” if Republicans agree to raise taxes. That’s actually a pretty safe bet, but if Republicans call his bluff we could be working until we are 70.
Larry Flint offering $1M for Mitt Romney’s tax returns.
Obama gets bear hug from small business owner.
I gotta stick up here for Teen Mom (and 16 and pregnant). Honestly, the tabloids may be glamorizing these girls but MTV sure isn’t. Those shows are like video birth control. Every time I see a teen dad start to disengage after the baby is born, one of my eggs dies.
POTUS is having a good time in Florida. Did you see the person born in Hawaii that he asked for her birth certificate? Hilarious. The entire GOP has become a joke.