Of traffic lights and cronies

Boy this lady really is Bush in a skirt.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/13/AR2008091302596.html?sub=AR

Good old Republican Rednecks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Ca8reYEfQ

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Candidate John McCain has just run an ad that is truthful. Many have speculated that his ads are misleading at best, and outright lies at worst. His latest advertisement should put these claims to rest. The truth is there for everyone to see at the start of the ad, when the candidate himself says "I'm John McCain and I approve this message". This should end the vicious rumors, as it has been confirmed that this is indeed John McCain's voice. Moreover, Federal election campaign laws, (which John McCain was instrumental in authoring) require a candidate to state that he or she (I don't want to be sexist here and incur the wrath of the McCain campaign) does approve of an advertisement for a Federal elected office. There are other sources who say, off the record, that this particular level of "truthiness" (thank you Steven Colbert) can be seen in other John McCain ads, though this has not been confirmed. Stay tuned for further developments.

Question

Why does the arena at the RNC seem empty?

Jesus' General

McCain Names Cabinet Members

Capitalizing on the many accolades he received for tapping Sarah Palin as his VP pick, John McCain announced his choices to fill three important cabinet positions, today.



Earl J. Poteet has nearly 20 years of experience handling negotiations in border town bars. Using a wide array of diplomatic skills, including slowly speaking English in a loud voice, pounding on the bar while screaming "I'm an American, damn it!" and flicking his tongue in and out rapidly between his lips while winking, Mr. Poteet has successfully negotiated thousands of bar tab disputes and quasi-romantic rendezvous. More importantly, Mr. Poteet knows there is a time for talk and a time for action. He's not afraid to gut an adversary with a broken tequila bottle when force is required. That's why John McCain chose him to represent American interests around the world.



John McCain wanted a Secretary of Defense who's a fighter. That's why he chose Chastity Screed to head the Pentagon. It's a gutsy choice given the fact she's never served in the military, but she brings something far more more important than experience, evangelical approval. Mrs. Screed became the Heartland's Hero when she successfully lead an assault against Spencer's Gifts down at the mall. It wasn't easy. Many laughed at her when she tried to describe why she had targeted that particular shop. "They sell little knitted sock things to keep a man's little baby-maker warm," she declared, "and they don't even use starch!" But Screed persevered, eventually mobilizing dozens of others to assist her in her cause. Now, thanks to her efforts, Spencer's Gifts requires its customers to duck under the hand of a Jesus cut-out figure emblazoned with the words "You must be this tall to buy adult novelty items" before allowing them to shop in the adult section. John McCain has no doubts she'll do the same for Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, and Iran.



Malcolm Witherspoon knows how to effectively spend taxpayers money. As a contractor in Iraq, he personally oversaw the $6 billion dollar effort to construct a school for a tiny village in Anbar Province. "It's a great school," Sean Hannity once remarked "It just might be the finest school without plumbing and a roof you'll find anywhere in the world." Now an oil company lobbyist, Witherspoon is a driving force for the oil industry's Drill Here, Cap Now, Profit More, offshore drilling initiative. Sen. McCain is very impressed with Witherspoon's creative use of the homeless to launder millions of dollars of oil industry campaign contributions. "It's the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that's made our party great," notes the nominee, "It's why I've picked him to serve as the Treasury Secretary."

The Real John McCain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLWEDMLmjKk&eurl=http

I love this guy (warning explicit language)

9/01/2008

Gustav Doesn't Give a Fuck About Your Anniversaries, Conventions, or Holidays:
The levees are being overtopped in a Category 2 storm. That fact alone bespeaks decades of criminality, apathy, ignorance, and greed that falls on all parties, all politicians, all officials. Remember: last time the levees failed because they broke. Now, the levees aren't even good enough if they do their actual, intended jobs. And don't listen to anyone say whether or not everything's fine until they show us. There's barges and ships loose that might damage the walls. Again.

All but one member of the Rude Family have evacuated across the continent, as their homes are in the path of the eye of Hurricane Gustav. The Rude Brother is staying behind, figuring if a little bitch like Shepard Smith can do it, so can he. The Rude Pundit said he'll look forward to seeing aerial footage of his brother waving on a roof. No, it probably won't be as bad as Katrina, but that's like saying getting kicked in the balls hurts less in the long run than getting punched in the nose.

With that in mind, there's shit that doesn't matter. Shit that'll wait until tomorrow. Here's a list of things the Rude Pundit doesn't give a fuck about today:

1. The repulsive cynicism of the selection of the obviously insane, stupid, and corrupt Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate, proof positive that Karl Rove is now running the show.

2. The Republicans supposedly showing empathy with Louisiana by canceling events at the convention and changing all the corporate-sponsored parties to "fundraisers," which, one presumes, means instead of calling something the "Exxon/Eli Lilly Drunken Lobbyfest with Whores," it'll be the "Exxon/Eli Lilly Drunken Fundraiser with Whores." The road goes on forever, but the party never ends. (Fun fact: The National Review was going to sponsor a Mardi Gras-themed event on the anniversary of Katrina. God, while mouth raping the soul of William F. Buckley, decided that was a stupid idea.)

3. John McCain being all mavericky by exploiting the tragedy to distract from his frightening incompetence.

4. George Bush and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin each trying to top each other for preemptive ass-covering rhetoric.

5. Riding around Minneapolis on Labor Day and being able to go to every store or restaurant you could go to any day of the week. Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your time-and-a-half.

The Rude Pundit's up here in the Twin Cities, where the Mississippi River starts to narrow. He's heading out to the unabashed and quite useless anarchy of the protests. The police are out in vicious force, not distinguishing between knuckleheads and nuns. He's got the ACLU's phone number in his pocket, just in case.

Starting tomorrow, reports from the site, including audio. For now, in honor of Gustav, the Rude Pundit's gonna go punch a Swede.

I'll try to post more of his stuff, but here is the link http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/

Again

Nuff said, someone show me a photo of this woman pregnant, and then tell me how it is her staff didn't even know, and why she did not alert the pilot as she got on the plane after her water broke.

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This photo taken on March 11, 2008, for confirmation click the link http://todercan.com/?p=76

WTF

Sarah Palin on Super Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 nearly 7 months pregnant

Sarah Pregnant

What she looks like pregnant (this is the third child, though I have not confirmed this)

The Family

The whole gang minus Track and Trig

Dats notcho baby!

Hall and Oates wrote a tune called "Sarah Smile." It is a touching tribute to the object of one man's affection, a lady named Sarah who had a smile that could light up the darkest of rooms. The melody: O won't you smile a while for me Sarahhhh, Smilllllllllle, O won't you smile a while for me Sarahhhh. Great Song! But the presumptive Republican VP may not be smiling much these days. Sarah Palin, the glorious daughter of the Christian Right, who has been deified for her willingness to give birth to her fifth child despite him having down syndrome, may not be dat baby mama. For the uninitiated Sarah has five children, Track, Willow, Bristol, Piper and baby Trig. The names of these children made me a little suspicious to begin with, as they sound more like a bunch of hippies in a drum circle than little WASP's. And it obviously got others thinking as well. A dear friend alerted me to a nefarious rumor last night<<<<>>>>>baby Trig is actually the son of Sarah's oldest daughter Bristol. After dilligent research on all of the internets, I now believe this rumor to be true. I am well aware that Sarah has just admitted (as in the past hour) that Bristol is currently five months pregnant out of wedlock. This statement was made to rebut the rumors going around. The problem is this, saying your daughter is now preganant does not prove you are the mother of Trig , in fact, it creates more questions than it answers, which is why I am writing this entry. In an apparent attempt to obfuscate this issue, Sarah you miss the point. At issue is your maternity, even if you could exclude your daughter from the list of possible mothers of Trig, it does not prove that you are in fact his mother. Nevertheless, you haven't even excluded Bristol, after all, this could be her second child. Above are a series of photos, and all I ask of anyone is to show me any photo where this woman looks to be pregnant during the time period in question. Trig was born a month premature on April 18, 2008, the story surrounding his birth is below.

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Although not due until May 18th, the governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, gave birth to her fifth child today, Friday, April 18th, at 6:30 am. Trig Paxson Van Palin weighed in at 6 lbs, 2 oz when he was born at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center. Trig is a Norse word meaning "true" and "brave victory." The name is in honor of his great uncle, a Bristol Bay fisherman, while the name Paxson comes from the well-known snowmobiling area in Alaska, which Sarah and husband Todd Palin love.

Click below for the rest of the post and a photo of Trig.

Sarah, 44, had her water unexpectedly break (just a slow leak of amniotic fluid, she shared) while attending an energy conference in Texas, but checked in with her doctor, was able to stay, deliver a 30 minute speech, and then get on a plane to return to her home state in time for the delivery (which ended up needing to be induced) early this morning.

I am not a glutton for pain and punishment. I would have never wanted to travel had I been fully engaged in labor. After four kids I knew what labor felt like, and I wasn't in labor.

Sarah said that while she did not tell the pilot or flight attendants that she was 36 weeks along, she did not hide her condition either

The family initially released a statement saying that Trig has "special challenges," but did not specify what they are. However, on Monday, April 21st, they said the baby has Down Syndrome. Sarah and Todd's statement reads,

Trig is beautiful and already adored by us. We knew through early testing he would face special challenges, and we feel privileged that God would entrust us with this gift and allow us unspeakable joy as he entered our lives. We have faith that every baby is created for good purpose and has potential to make this world a better place. We are truly blessed.

On Monday, Sarah shared that she "initially felt sad" when hearing the diagnosis.

When we first heard, it was kind of confusing. It was very, very challenging. [But now,] it just feels like he fits perfectly. He is supposed to be here with us.

The pregnancy was announced in March. Trig joins siblings Track, 18, Bristol, 17, Willow, 13, and Piper, 7. Sarah said she does not plan to take a maternity leave, but is breastfeeding, will bring her son to work with her, and plans to take some days of for his pediatrician appointments

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Hmmmmmmm. Sound fishy? A woman's water breaks, she then delivers a speech that takes a half an hour, hops on a plane for what is at least an eight hour flight, lands in Alaska, drives 50 miles to her hometown of Wasilla and gives birth. Also of interest is that Bristol missed the last 5 months of school with mononucleosis. This is their story and they're sticking to it. Photos above, I report, you decide.

P.S.

Like most Democrats, I could care less what Sarah's children do. This is one of the things that separates us from Republicans. The purpose of this entry is to point out the hypocrisy of those on the right. Moreover, this lady should have been vetted. She is not seeking an entry level banking job, she is running for our second highest office, and character matters.