tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post7620138239876879049..comments2024-03-20T08:32:25.794-04:00Comments on Dept. of Nance: Because...PoliticsNancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-44776922784130773102013-10-22T08:18:08.209-04:002013-10-22T08:18:08.209-04:00Mary G--I was just up in Canada this past weekend....Mary G--I was just up in Canada this past weekend. One citizen said, "Yeah, so I heard your government was on strike down there? That was odd, eh?" He was the only one to say anything. Either all of you are too polite to comment, or you are far too used to the Americans screwing around like this.<br /><br />We have conservative republicans, Mary! It's just as horrific as you can imagine. And, if you really feel like getting the grues before Halloween, go ahead and look up our so-called tea party on Wikipedia. Sadly, we have that,too.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-18212976812852837562013-10-21T22:43:17.758-04:002013-10-21T22:43:17.758-04:00I wish my fellow Canadians were less polite about ...I wish my fellow Canadians were less polite about the stuffed shirt we have leading our gov't. Trade you for your guy any time. You have Republicans; we have Conservatives.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-27131166144902496032013-10-20T17:29:52.078-04:002013-10-20T17:29:52.078-04:00RM--Send it anyway. They all have a staff.
CJ--Hi...RM--Send it anyway. They all have a staff.<br /><br />CJ--Hi! Thanks for stopping by and adding to the discussion. <br />I like any idea that requires congressmen/women to be immediately identifiable in public so that they can be held responsible for their role in "government." Especially THIS congress. I also like any idea that holds them accountable for publicly acknowledging the PEOPLE who have been their highest donors, now that "corporations are people, my friends"(--Mitt Romney). What a good idea.<br /><br />I never used to be so much of a Liberal until the Angel of Death. I guess that makes me a Reactionary Liberal. Rick is a Blue Dog, and things get tough here sometimes, but I think he's coming around, thanks to this congress.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-3615338845949418052013-10-18T21:58:32.975-04:002013-10-18T21:58:32.975-04:00I keep thinking about writing to the republicans a...I keep thinking about writing to the republicans and telling them what a bunch of crapsters they are. And then? I remember that none of them can read.Rainbow Motelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181387926946193981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-37897560864130776282013-10-17T10:32:36.725-04:002013-10-17T10:32:36.725-04:00You go, girl! I couldn't have said it better....You go, girl! I couldn't have said it better. I used to merely disagree with Republican politicians. Now I hate them. <br /><br />What bugs me the most is that they act all moral and holier-than-thou and quote the Bible and brag about what good Christians they are, and then do nothing to create jobs, but spend their time figuring out how to cut food stamps, deprive seniors of their earned SS benefits (not "entitlements" but earned benefits), cut head start and want to eliminate universal health care. (We end up paying medical costs for those who don't have health care anyway, don't we?) But, cut military spending? They love sending the military to kill anyone who disagrees with them. If the Republicans had their way, all of us Liberals would be dead, too.<br /><br />The best idea I've heard lately is that all members of Congress should be obliged to wear bright orange jump suits anytime they are in public, and like Nazcar drivers' gear, they would be emblazoned with the logos and names of everyone who "sponsors" them. Each logo would be directly proportional in size based on the amount of money each paid. Most of the Republicans would have to wear huge Koch Bros. logos on their fat asses.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105598015852813723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-24637397558471192602013-10-17T07:55:29.976-04:002013-10-17T07:55:29.976-04:00Nancy--Good one! Excellent! And so very timely on ...Nancy--Good one! Excellent! And so very timely on both fronts. <br /><br />You know, I'll bet that things would have been a whole lot more civil if everyone had a kitten or a bunny with them in chambers. Imagine trying to be nasty and vindictive when you're holding a nice bunny or kitten. Cannot be done.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-11116207075909391502013-10-16T23:29:17.505-04:002013-10-16T23:29:17.505-04:00Hi Nance,
Here is one take on the situation in ou...<br />Hi Nance,<br /><br />Here is one take on the situation in our Nation's Capital.<br /><br />The Washington Redskins are changing their name because of all the negativity, shame, humiliation, dissent, polarity, adversity, defiance, hatred, animosity, contempt, discrimination, division, violence, counter-productivity, ill-spirit, un-Godliness, and hostility associated with their name.<br /><br /> <br /><br />From now on they will be known simply as the Redskins.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426821858355153898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-91069892177861301382013-10-16T10:19:03.774-04:002013-10-16T10:19:03.774-04:00Karen--Oh, thank you. I agree with what you say as...Karen--Oh, thank you. I agree with what you say as well. I might add that a large faction of these halfwit teapartiers seriously want to destroy the government. They really and truly do. They hide behind some form of archaic and primitive idea of patriotism, some type of primeval colonial fervor, and truly think that going back in time to an era of skeletal governance by charter and gunfire is a true constitutional democracy. What they really want is to be left to their white supremacy, their guns, and their tax evasion. Now it's at the point where they're not funny and sad anymore; they are dangerous.<br /><br />If this sort of uprising and hostage situation had taken place in any other country, it would be called a coup. The people would be marching and massing at the leader's house and at the government's place of business. The army would have to hold them back. It's pathetic that here, in the United States of America, we have become inured to this now and simply sigh and hope that something will bring them to their senses. I could not be more angry and disappointed.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-50822882610544001772013-10-15T11:24:40.624-04:002013-10-15T11:24:40.624-04:00Just saw this. God, I love you, Nance! Thank you f...Just saw this. God, I love you, Nance! Thank you for putting the exact words to my feelings.<br /><br />The thought that continues to rattle through my brain is that those ignorant bastards forget that the reason we are so far in debt is because of the republican jackass GWB and the TWO wars he got us into. NOT because of Meals on Wheels or ObamaCare, but because he-who-shall-not-be-named wanted his self-aggrandizing ride in a Navy jet and land on a carrier with a big banner declaring "Mission Accomplished."<br /><br />Let me say it again: Everything wrong with this country can be traced back to one idiot republican president who was not elected. That opened a Pandora's box for every "inbred cousin" (LOVE that term!)to think they have a legitimate platform that deserves to become the law of the land. <br /><br />It makes me want to drive through the neighborhoods that elected some of these idiots and give them an education on a few things...in a manner they will clearly understand. Karen Schlesingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400160202310615116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-19950727486280235072013-10-15T10:10:49.757-04:002013-10-15T10:10:49.757-04:00MsC--We are going up North shortly, and I'm su...MsC--We are going up North shortly, and I'm sure we will hear plenty about "What are you people playing at down there?!" It was bad enough, trying to explain the re-election of GWB. Now this. Thankfully, the Canadians are such a cordial and polite and patient culture. <br /><br />J@jj--Exactly. People fight for this country every single day. They struggle to make the democracy work. It's dangerous when the politicians lose touch so dramatically with the people and worry only about themselves and their ideologies. To them, their job has become abstract. It's about themes and ideas only. They have all forgotten.<br /><br />I don't think they should even go to Washington except for a vote. They can telecommute. These people need to live in their districts, go out every day and live in their communities, visit workplaces and people, and see what the policies of government are doing and can do.<br /><br />Out of sight, out of mind. They are all working with blinders on.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-20775116149478364072013-10-15T10:03:18.582-04:002013-10-15T10:03:18.582-04:00Gina--Not that I want to make you any angrier, but...Gina--Not that I want to make you any angrier, but your theory is probably correct. Watch this:<br />http://tinyurl.com/secretrule-gop<br /><br />No one can tell me that the republicans didn't want this whole damn thing to happen.<br /><br />DiBoF--Thank you for the enthusiastic endorsement. But I wish I wasn't right, don't you?<br /><br />Ortizzle--LOL. That was one of the cuss words that Esther taught me. My Spanish accent on pendejo is formidable. <br /><br />I don't blame you for Cruz. Boehner is from Ohio, and is an astonishment to all of us. Of course, he is a downstater, and we NEOs find all of them curious. <br /><br />Your feelings about Neugebauer are a scintilla of my own when I heard about Cruz and (heaven help us)Palin at the WWII memorial. I actually got sickened by that. My father was a veteran of that war, and he waited and waited for a memorial to be built to his and all of their service in DC. He was very encouraged when plans were finally in the works. He died before it even got started. We suggested donations in his memory, and we were able to send a sizeable check to that foundation. To see those two hypocrites there felt very personal to me, like they were defiling my father's memory.<br /><br />I very much admire Wendy Davis. I watched her filibuster efforts, and several interviews with her. She does women proud.<br /><br />Bug--You're welcome. You don't have to articulate much by sending President Lincoln's words and my last paragraph to your representatives in DC. Do it. Hold them accountable. Plus, you have The Professor. He can help!Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-82735269780297654462013-10-14T22:40:31.788-04:002013-10-14T22:40:31.788-04:00The republican party makes me so angry I want to s...The republican party makes me so angry I want to spit.<br /><br />From what I understand, the entire goal of the tea party is to undermine the government of the United States. They are cackling like Mr. Burns over this whole thing.<br /><br />Ugh. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-17421042914172940242013-10-14T17:45:26.440-04:002013-10-14T17:45:26.440-04:00Yes! Yes! Yes! Everything you just said! A thousa...Yes! Yes! Yes! Everything you just said! A thousand times, yes!Diabetes is the Baby of the Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219055627099778560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-17437541454282723912013-10-14T17:42:12.231-04:002013-10-14T17:42:12.231-04:00And let's not forget Texas Republican Randy Ne...And let's not forget Texas Republican Randy Neugebauer who told a national park employee she should be ashamed for turning people away. When HE and his <i>pandilla de pendejos</i> (bunch of assholes) are the ones RESPONSIBLE! I was so gob-smacked when I saw that news clip— Un-effing-believable. <br /><br />My thought for the day:<br /><br />Obama Care.<br />Boehner Don't Care.<br /><br />Boehner needs to grow a pair and tell the Tea Party, which only got into power by severe gerrymandering, where to bag it. <br />He could could have avoided the whole shutdown by calling a simple vote and letting the democratic system do its job. Instead, he got into bed with Ted Cruz, and may they both burn in hell for how they are wrecking this country.<br /><br />Thanks for that link. I'm off to write my local representative. I would write to my state senators, but one of them is Teddy-Boy. I'll settle for a bumper sticker that says "You Cruz, you lose." Meantime, the only hope around these parts is Wendy Davis. She went to Harvard, too, and actually knows what a filibuster is for. Maybe there is hope for this state... and the country.Ortizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709991994425909880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-61145495235891436342013-10-14T10:12:43.658-04:002013-10-14T10:12:43.658-04:00Amen & amen! All of this business has practica...Amen & amen! All of this business has practically driven me into a vegetative state (oh noes - do I have to worry about a Death Panel?). It just is beyond my ability to articulate. And why should I when you do the articulating for me? Thank you!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-23587399433823589282013-10-13T21:10:07.831-04:002013-10-13T21:10:07.831-04:00It's making me sick all the way over here, too...It's making me sick all the way over here, too. And trying to explain why it's happening to my German colleagues (who all think we're crazy gun-toting, SUV-driving, Big-Gulp drinking wackos anyway, so I don't know why I bother) is impossible since I don't understand it either. But,as J says, the people who are getting hurt the most have no voices and no money anyway. I'm more thankful than ever that I am a Canadian citizen via my mother so I'll have somewhere to go after the US turns into Zombieland.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-18175350848047796932013-10-13T20:24:13.934-04:002013-10-13T20:24:13.934-04:00You know, it's all fun and games until someone...You know, it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. And people are getting hurt. Assholes. It makes me mad at how no one cares about the people who are still suffering from the sequester, how maybe it looks like "Oh, good, we saved some money". The people saying it are not the ones with no way to eat because Meals on Wheels has been cut, or who cannot go to work because they cannot afford child care and their head start program has been cancelled. We (the press) act as though it's all political posturing, and will all be solved. But the consequences are real and harsh.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.com