Romney superpac call -- hilarity ensues!
So, somehow I've gotten on the conservative sucker list. Previous diaries have detailed calls from Mike Huckabee, which were somewhat more depressing than this one tonight.It's important to remember...
View ArticleRomney/Obama
Mitt Romney: born, 1947. Shortly after Romney is born, his dad becomes managing director of the Automobile Manufacturer's Association. Romney's family (via his dad) is also "LDS [Mormon] royalty"....
View ArticleObama slogan suggestions -- updated with poll
I like:"We're all in this together"I think it plays nicely with the no-red-America-no-blue-America speeches that were so moving.I also think that it acknowledges that there have been hard times, but...
View ArticleDear BarackObama.com: I don't give a flying fig about Clooney
I hope you have a deeper strategy than offering people a chance to have "dinner with Barack" and/or "meet George Clooney."I really, really do.We are in serious trouble here in this country. We don't...
View ArticleSign a petition for the Supreme Court! Against Obamacare!
...another day, another telemarketer call.This one was interesting. I almost didn't take it, because I'm busy today, but I'm a crank, so I did. It started out fairly unusually "...please sign your name...
View Article3 a.m. phone call
Idea for an ad:Same beginning as the Hillary Clinton ad: Announcer:"It's 3 am, and your children are safe and asleep" picture of suburban house, sleeping childrenAnnouncer:"something's happening in the...
View ArticleShort Diary; a call from a "brazen campaign"
It's been a rough couple of weeks here in perpendicular-to-the-surface-of-the-earth-land.I didn't even feel like jousting with the most recent bozos to call me up from the Romney campaign, but I have a...
View ArticleRomney's interesting denial of Reid's charge
Harry Reid's infamous charge, according to the Huffington Post:"According a Bain investor, Reid charged, Romney didn't pay any taxes for 10 years."“The word's out that he [Romney] hasn't paid any taxes...
View ArticleOther categories of people besides job creators and unemployed po' brown people
Self made entrepreneurs are all very well and good. But you know what? Not everybody wants to be an entrepreneur. It's scary. And if you have a family and your family depends on you bringing home some...
View ArticleWhat stupid insurance company is going to sell health insurance to 65-year olds?
I don't care how much of a voucher they get. I don't care how much they have to supplement that voucher with their own money.They're not going to be able to get insurance.Why doesn't anybody talk about...
View ArticleI DIDN'T BUILD THAT
...I stayed home and raised the child who grew up to be the man, who built that [visual...Ann Romney]I DIDN'T BUILD THAT ...I worked at the hospital in the neonatal facility, taking care of the...
View ArticlePerson corporate-hood
We're missing the delicious nugget at the heart of the debate between corporations and people. Here is the nugget: Corporations have it way, way better than people. People should aspire to become...
View ArticleUnpaid Internships
I am an architect.I have an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in my field. They are not degrees from any-old-university (they are, in fact, from...
View ArticleRomney mouthpiece insults 51% of populace (women)
On the Diane Rehm show, just now, Bay Buchanan nails Romney's appeal to the womenfolks.Her quote, as well as I can remember it verbatim, explaining why it is that women are more likely to vote for...
View ArticleMr. Romney & Dr. Hyde
I know, I know, it's the wrong formulation, it should be "Dr beat BEAT & MISTer Hyde". But I think it's a good framing mechanism for Romney's ability to say one thing one moment, and the opposite...
View ArticleCall from Romney campaign: Sandy is "distracting" the nation from the...
Here is the number: 703-278-2343There is not a lot of detail on the number to be found on the fearless internets, for example whether it is a call from the actual Romney campaign or from Americans for...
View ArticleJump off the cliff
I'm a jumper, here's why.1. I think that the only thing the GOP wants is: a. Low capital gains tax rates b. Low dividend rates c. No estate taxes d. Low corporate tax rates e. eliminating regulations...
View ArticleWhat a great way to talk about going to war
Seriously, here we are talking about who is suffering, what is our plan, what happens if it escalates, what happens if we kill innocents.We're all talking about it.Democracy....ahhhhhA Democratic...
View ArticleEmail to my Representative, ACA
My wife and I are in our mid-50's. We are in great health, but because of normal, age-related problems we are both not insurable on the individual market. Additionally, one of our adult children, age...
View ArticleSuggestions for Democratic-sponsered legislation?
Why don't Democrats identify a few universally hated elements of modern life, and introduce legislation that will eliminate or mitigate them?Here are a few examples:Calls from "Rachel" at card...
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