This is a perfect depiction of the usual response of some Muslims. They killed one of our ambassadors and are burning down buildings because of some ignoramus made a movie about them. These are the same bunch of morons who went into a frenzy over a cartoon making fun of Mohammed, yet celebrated airplanes slamming into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. This is why I believe religion is the true evil in our world. It doesn’t just make people do stupid things; it makes them stupid.
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Gosh, who would’ve thought the Obama camp might use this for political benefit?
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“No one can honestly deny the impact that no-fault divorce has had on children and the institution of the family. Within 20 years of the introduction of no-fault divorce, we saw the acceleration of cohabitation, single-parent homes, and unintended pregnancies. By the time Americans recognized their mistake, it was too late. Let’s hope the same isn’t true for our brave men and women in uniform.”
– Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, on the potential adverse ramifications of the military’s reversal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy last year.
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Scott Van Duzer, owner of Big Apple Pizza and Pasta in Fort Pierce, Florida, gives President Obama an old-fashioned bear hug. Obama had stopped into the place on Sunday, the 9th, during a campaign swing through Florida. Van Duzer says he’s a registered Republican who voted for Obama in 2008. Photo courtesy: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP.
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As I did with the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, I’ve pulled some of the top quotes from last week’s DNC in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have to admit that I’m somewhat biased because I’ve voted mostly Democratic in the past 20 years. In some ways, I consider myself a stereotypical “yellow dog Democrat.” In Texas talk, that means I’d rather vote for a yellow dog than a damn Republican. Actually, if a dog of any color was running for office, I’d vote for it quicker than a damn politician. Nonetheless, here are some quotable highlights from this year’s DNC.
“All they have to offer is the same prescription they’ve had for the last thirty years: Have a surplus? Try a tax cut. Deficit too high? Try another. Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning!”
“Folks, the Bain way may bring your firm the highest profits. But it’s not the way to lead our country from the highest office.”
“Ask Osama bin Laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago.”
– Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts.
“In Tampa, the Republican argument against the president’s re-election was pretty simple: ‘We left him a total mess; he hasn’t cleaned it up fast enough; so fire him and put us back in.’”
– Former President Bill Clinton.
“Sure, Mitt Romney loves our lakes and trees. He loves our cars so much they have their own elevator. But the people who design, build and sell those cars? Well, in Romney’s world, the cars get the elevator; the workers get the shaft.”
– Jennifer Granholm, former Michigan governor.
“Mitt Romney talks a lot about the things he’s fixed. I can tell you, Massachusetts was not one of them … As governor, he was a lot more interested in having the job than doing the job.”
– Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts.
“Being asked to pay your fair share isn’t class warfare, it’s patriotism.”
– Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, New Jersey.
“Republicans say they don’t believe in government. Sure they do. They believe in government to help themselves and their powerful friends. After all, Mitt Romney’s the guy who said corporations are people.”
– Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senate candidate from Massachusetts.
“‘Start a business,’ he said. But how? ‘Borrow money from your parents.’ Gee, why didn’t I think of that?”
– Mayor Julian Castro, San Antonio, Texas.
“Many names are on the ballot. So, too, is the character of our country.”
– Rep. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority leader.
“Last week, we heard folks at the other convention say they want to “take our country back.” But here’s what I noticed: they didn’t say back to what. Well, we know what backwards looks like. We know what happened to middle-class families after two tax cuts for people who didn’t need them; after deregulation of the banking and housing sectors; after the historic recession that followed.”
– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
“When women are in the halls of power, our national debate reflects the needs and dreams of American families. Women leading means that Congress is working to create jobs, make quality child care more affordable and strengthen the middle class because we understand that America grows the economy and opportunity from the middle out, not the top down.”
– Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Maryland.
“The president knows that the path to the middle class goes right through America’s classrooms. That was his path. That’s America’s path. However, his opponent believes differently.”
– Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
“We don’t need a President who fires steelworkers, or says, ‘Let Detroit go bankrupt.’”
– David Foster, a former employee at a company controlled by Romney’s Bain Capital.
“I’ll admit, I was glad Paul (Ryan) was picked (as the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee). I hoped it would result in a serious debate about the choice before us. Then I heard his acceptance speech – it kept the fact-checkers up all night.”
– Rep Chris Holland, Maryland.
“I have seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are – it reveals who you are.”
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Quote of the Week
“Because when you give a speech, you don’t give a laundry list. You talk about the things that you think are important.”
– Mitt Romney, in response to a question from Fox News’ Bret Baier on why he didn’t mention the troops in his August 30 convention speech.
Romney may be in a statistical tie with President Obama among likely voters, but he’s already won the ‘Asshole of the Year’ contest as far as I’m concerned. Note to Romney: our troops aren’t a laundry list! They’re flesh and blood human beings who have sacrificed more than you’ll ever know; just so you and your trophy wife can build a house with an elevator for your Cadillacs. But, I guess we should expect as much from a draft dodger in the same mold as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
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