Tag Archives: GOP
Dress Like A Republican For Our (Costume) Party of No
There’s a Rep(ublican) For That
And remember! This Thursday is MYD’s (Costume) PARTY OF NO, where members will be showing up dressed like Republicans. 43 people have already RSVPed! Don’t miss it. Check deets on Facebook here. Waking Up Now Hat Tip: Julie B
GOP = Bratty 13 Year Old
[Upon announcement of Chicago's Olympic bid rejection] “Cheers erupted” at the headquarters of the conservative Weekly Standard, according to a blog post by a member of the magazine’s staff, with the headline “Obama loses! Obama loses!” Rush Limbaugh declared himself “gleeful.” “World Rejects Obama,” gloated the Drudge Report. And so on. So what did we learn from this moment? For one thing, we learned that the modern conservative movement, which dominates the modern Republican Party, has the emotional maturity of a bratty 13-year-old. Paul Krugman: The Politics of Spite
When Racism Doesn’t Work, Try Racism
Michael Steele knows how to get African Americans to give up their interest in the only party that actually tries to include and assist them… hat tip to our own David Myers, also LGBT Blogger Bil Browning, who quips: Yes, that’s right. To lure African-Americans into the GOP, Steele is offering “fried chicken and potato salad.” Since he mentions Republicans should also be reaching out to the LGBT community, I wonder what stereotype he’s going to offer us? Buttplugs and Birkenstocks? While I admit I’m playing gotcha a bit here with the racism charge (seriously though, these kind of racial stereotypes used as jokes by a party that actually BELIEVES the stereotypes: Not a fan) but beyond that I love … More >>
Sixty is the Unloneliest Number that you ever see
Arlen Specter (D-PA) I have decided to run for re-election in 2010 in the Democratic primary. Granted this is more because the PA State GOP was going to oust him (for supporting the Stimulus Package) rather than him really feeling like a Democrat, and he still won’t be jumping in line on some issues (he couldn’t be worse than Lieberman, or Ben Nelson) – but either way, it’s good for the Dems, it’s bad for the GOP, and it’s further proof that the moderates of the Republican party are not coming back into power anytime soon, if ever again. Perhaps that’s sad, but real none-the-less. Enjoy your 20% of the population guys!




