Thursday, August 30, 2012

Funny or Die: "Legitimate Rape"

"If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down." - Rep Akin

Funny or Die roasts this comment in a parody as a big pharma advertisement. I love the part where the girl says "ask your doctor"...she's then punched by an offcamera fist, then it's "ask your congressman."
-Warning: This video contains some images that are disturbing but they have a point    

FUNNY OR DIE: LEGIT RAPE

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Romney Defends Bogus Obama Welfare Ads, Dismissing Fact-Checkers


Despite knowing this attack is false, the Romney campaign spends good money after bad. This is the issue he wants? Mitt Romney's campaign needs to elevate the discourse in this campaign. Talk about Afghanistan, talk about unemployment, talk about jailing those responsible for the economic collapse in 2008...the country is begging the candidates to talk about real issues and instead they are willingly lying about the most cosmetic issues. I am disappointed in America
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Democrats bring back the "War on Women" , this time the GOP agrees

 -  Missouri Representative Todd Akin asserts "legitimate rape" victims cannot conceive because a woman has a "secretion" which protects her. He infers a woman who suffers a pregnancy was not raped. This reignites the "war on women" attack by the Democrats, with institutional Republican support.
              - President Obama responds with "Rape is rape" - Right to the point, almost dismisses the controversy entirely
              - Republican nominee Mitt Romeny responded with "inexcusable" and "insulting and frankly wrong"
               - Media links Akin's remarks to Paul Ryan's support of personhood, pro-choice, and ultrasound legislation - Ryan co-sponsored a bill with Akin to narrow definition of rape by adding the qualifier "forcible rape".
               - Tea Party PAC joined host of Republicans asking Akin to resign. Not even the Tea Party will support this level of craziness, they describe his remarks as "unfortunate and inappropriate."
               - RNC Chairman asked Akin to resign, Akin refuses to drop out of National convention speaking arrangement
               - Sen. Claire McCaskill is Akin's opponent in this race she commented "It is beyond comprehension that someone can be so ignorant  about the emotional and physical trauma of rape." - More people need to vote for this woman.
           
 - The Republican Party is going to add an anti-abortion amendment to the party platform.  "We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's protections apply to unborn children." - This amendment would make abortion for any reason illegal, even in the case of rape, incest and for the protection of the mother's life. Republicans officially embracing Akin's beliefs while condemning his language at the same time.

 - V.P. Candidate Paul Ryan supported legislation limiting abortion rights. He does not believe in abortion in the case of rape or incest, only to protect the mother's life. The legislation supported by Ryan would criminalize some birth control and in-vitro fertilization methods. None of this legislation was successful, Ryan is now a weapon for the democrats in the "war on women".



Saturday, August 18, 2012

Edgy Political Movie: Game Change

This movie relives 2008 campaign for President and the moment Sarah Palin became a shining star in the Republican party. The acting chops of Woody Harrelson, Ed Harris and Julianne Moore make this movie highly watchable. 

Footage of candidate Obama in Berlin reminded me how inspiring he was then "The scale of our challenge is great, the road a head will be long but I come before you to say that we are heirs to a struggle for freedom, we are a people of improbable hope with an eye toward the future."

McCain/Lieberman  - This combo would have easily swayed independents...what could have been....

Sarah Palin had an 80% approval rating as Governor of Alaska by arguing against the republican establishment - Now she's the republican establishment media's favorite darling.

Steve Schmidt had to lay flattery on thick like calling Sarah Palin the next Ronald Reagan, the most endearing scene is when Palin, seeming catatonic, giggles at Schmidt referencing Reagan's belief that trees caused pollution.


Gov. Palin didn't know the difference between the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan, she believed Hussein attacked America on 9/11 - this is a great plot point - this is the moment where the drama increased.

Sarah Palin cared more about the local news of Alaska then the national news, quite admirable and rather endearing.

Former V.P. Cheney is misunderstood and made fun of even in Republican circles

Right after the Sarah Palin announcement, John McCain's polling number got a bump of 9%

Edgy Quotes:
"John McCain doesn't say what's popular, he says what's right."  - Schmidt
"She so outside the box, she'll help you recapture the 'maverick' label."  - Schmidt

"News is no longer meant to be remembered, it's just entertainment." - Schmidt
"She's a red light performer." - Schmidt
"I am ruined in Alaska!" - Palin
"This debate will be a debacle of historic and epic proportions." Wallace - 5 days before Palin's Vice Presidential debate against Joe Biden
"There's no way I'm going on stage with anyone who is pro-choice."  - Palin
"There is a dark side to American populism." - McCain
"This isn't the campaign I wanted to run." - McCain






Thursday, August 2, 2012

Gillian Anderson(Dana Scully) on Bill Clinton



“We all, mostly women, lined up. And when he gets to you, he takes your hand and makes eye contact. After he leaves and he moves on to the next person, he looks back at you and seals the deal. When I got home, I expected to have a message from him, and I didn’t. I bet women across America expect it too.”