President Obama has decided not to endorse his deficit commission’s recommendation to raise the retirement age, and otherwise reduce Social Security benefits, in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, cheering liberals and drawing a stark line between the White House and key Republicans in Congress.
Who cares if he lies on substance? It’s the soaring oratory that gives the establishment types that tingle.
Even if the soaring oratory is only in the partisan ears of the beholders?
No clothes.
Pure cowardice – I hope Ryan rubs his nose in it.
Twenty years ago Mel Brooks could have done a movie about America’s first black President and it wouldn’t have been nearly as satirical as the real thing.
Again, self generated marketing speaker. Nothing more, a lot less. Anybody who has any concern as to the finances of this country who continue to seek council from this magazine advertising human is a coward or a fool or a liar.
Period. Did you hear me, John McCain?
He’s certainly been given his opening.
Cue Eminem background music.
I’m beginning to wonder what will happen when people encounter an actually skilled orator with genuine rhetorical power speaking on behalf of an admirable cause?
The next two years is going to be a demagogathon. If Teh Won even slightly acknowledges any problem with Social Security, how would he be able to pivot back to the “teabaggers want you to eat cat food Gramma” line of argument the Dems will build their campaign around in 2012*?
*the FDL tagline for the Deficit Reduction commission was the Cat Food Commission. There’s your new civility.
I wouldn’t expect anything less.
I will watch Ryan’s rebuttal tonight after watching anything other than the SOTU, including repeats of “Saved By The Bell: The College Years”. I hope he lets them have it with both barrels! OMG! I’m so violent!
barry soetoro is a pussy.
I just read that Frey post. He accused me of having gone after his job.
Liar. Fucking liar. Fucking shameless liar. Fucking shameless, sanctimonious liar.
Oh. And so much for his suggestion that he no longer wants to fight. He lurks in my comments. He can’t get me out of his head.
It’s sad.
Make of this shit what you will.
Myself, I didn’t realize Jesus wanted Eric Cantor to ask Nancy Pelosi to the Prom/SOTUS. Go figure.
It’s just some lies to the right
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And then jump to the left
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My hands on the levers
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The nation made bereft
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My jaw’s progressive thrust
Drives the base insane-ane-ane-ane-ane
Let’s warp the language again
Let’s warp the language again
The Teleprompter Jesus as preschool teacher. How sweet.
Now listen everybody, we’ll be seating boy-girl-boy-girl… and everybody be sure to play nice and share your toys.
How fucking sweet.
Well done, geoffb.
;^)
They will call him a dangerous reactionary. Well, that’s what they did to Reagan. I have listened to a few of his old speeches, and I think they were pretty good. Not only that, but the subject matter, even from the 1960s, is still relevant today.
Okay, I didn’t catch the song allusion, Geoff. Hint?
I’m constantly struck by that as well, cranky.
The song involved a draq queen and Tim Robbin’s ex.
Sounds right to me cranky-d. We can add ignore and shun too, what the heck. In fact, we don’t have to go as far back as Reagan to see it though.
Who are you referring to, sdferr? Specifics are nice.
We’re sitting in it.
Sigh.
Thanks, cranky.
(Heh, I still needed google to get all the way there.)
You’re referring to Jeff and pw, maybe, sdferr?
(I’m not sure I’m catching it either.)
yes
Note to others: Start making fun of my hyper-overuse of parentheses. It might be the only way I’ll learn.
(But not my repetition of the same words in consecutive sentences, that’s clearly a brain lesion.)
I don’t see Jeff as an orator, since I have never seen him give a speech. He might be good at it, I don’t know.
You say you write with a LISP?
hyper-overuse of parentheses
Hey, as long as they balance, you’re cool.
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s blog comments that won’t even compile because of syntax errors.
I may not make it to work tomorrow because of all the drinking.
Cool avatar sdferr. What motor is that?
I asked a couple days ago too. This is one.
Yes, it is very cool.
Belongs to the local Mosquito Control folks who fly a fleet of C-47s, one of which is more or less visible behind the big bug.
If I said it looks like a futuristic beer keg with that sweet, sweet golden liquid emitting out the middle like a laser beam… yep, Rorschached.
barry soetoro is giving a fidel length speech tonite i hear from mr. levin.
Excerpts from Chairman Paul Ryan’s Republican Address to the Nation.
If you read my link above (#12) from the moronic Coburn, check this out.
The guy who’s plotting to smear the fuck out of Ryan? None other than Coburn’s date to the prom/SOTUS, Chuck “Hey, is that a TV camera?” Schumer.
Coburn, I think the Bible says you’re a stupid piece of shit coward. Well, not you, but people like you who lived a long, long time ago. Look it up. I feel pretty confident about this.
Coburn is an okie doucherag
For once, I’m pretty sure you’re underselling it.