Political Ruminations

Bill Maher Destroys Dinesh D'Souza's Ridiculous Anti-Obama Movie

I have my personal issues with Bill Maher, mostly relating to his treatment of President Obama. That said, Maher does a rare and masterful job of destroying the arguments of terrorist sympathizer, Indian-American conservative Dinesh D’Souza, who is the author of the anti-Obama book titled “The Roots of Obama's Rage”, and is also the producer of the anti-Obama right wing docu-movie based on the book. Watch:

On a personal level, when I first read about the book, I laughed. D’Souza really had to stretch to come up with his silly theory that Obama is an anti-colonialist and that his own dreams are derived from his Kenyan father’s dreams. Keep in mind that Pres. Obama did only meet his father once.

(Via Bob Cesca)

Adding…….sorry the vid is a little blurry, but it is the only video of that clip available to the blogs.

Right Wing Trying to Paint Pres. Obama as a Wannabe Dictator

The right wing blogosphere is making a huge deal out of a remark made by President Obama, reported by the New York Times, and taken out of context by the right wing. The New York Times, emphasis by mmfa:

“Striking a very balanced, and in many ways, neutral approach is recognized by many people in the region as not being with them, or on their side," said J. Scott Mastic, the head of Middle East and North Africa for the International Republican Institute. "It's very important that we be seen as supporting the demands of the people in the region.”

How Mr. Obama manages to do that while also balancing American interests is a question that officials acknowledge will plague this historic president for months to come. Mr. Obama has told people that it would be so much easier to be the president of China. As one official put it, "No one is scrutinizing Hu Jintao's words in Tahrir Square."

As you can see from the screenshot, Fox Nation blew it all out of proportion.

Bill Kristol responds on the Weekly Standard blog:

Mr. Obama is right.

If you're president of China, people around the world who are fighting for freedom don't really expect you to help. If you're president of China, you don't have to put up with annoying off-year congressional elections, and then negotiate your budget with a bunch of gun-and-religion-clinging congressmen and senators. If you're president of China, you can fund your national public radio to your heart's content.

Dick of the Day

WTH? I can not understand these people BIrther morons, who are either completely nuts or are just evil, take your pick.  Donald Trump is the latest idiot to jump on the crazy train, and   he used an appearance at CPAC to go full Birther:

Our current president came out of nowhere. Came out of nowhere. In fact, I’ll go a step further: the people that went to school with him, they don’t even know him. They never saw him. They don’t know who he is. It’s crazy. [Wild applause.] With no track record — and, I will tell you, he’s got nothing to criticize. He’s a wonderful guy, he’s a nice man, but there was no record. Nothing to criticize. He didn’t go in wars. He didn’t go in battles. He didn’t beat this one, that one, have enemies all over the place. Nobody knew who the hell he was. He’s now our president! He’s our president!

Utterly freaking STUPID.

Via Bob Cesca

Morning Quote: Raul Broun

Utterly dumbstupid Rep. Raul Broun (R-GA) on Twitter, responds to the SOTU:

Mr. President, you don't believe in the Constitution. You believe in socialism.

Sigh…..

Via Bob Cesca

Morning Quote - Newt Gingrich

A truly weird/despicable quote from Newt Gingrich's interview with National Review on September 11, 2010:

What if [Obama] is so outside our comprehension, that only if you understand Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior, can you begin to piece together [his actions]? That is the most accurate, predictive model for his behavior….

….I think Obama gets up every morning with a worldview that is fundamentally wrong about reality. If you look at the continuous denial of reality, there has got to be a point where someone stands up and says that this is just factually insane.

It boggles the mind, doesn’t it?!

Senate Passes the Food Safety Bill

From The New York Times:

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s food-safety system, after recalls of tainted eggs, peanut butter and spinach that sickened thousands and led major food makers to join consumer advocates in demanding stronger government oversight.

The legislation, which passed by a vote of 73 to 25, would greatly strengthen the Food and Drug Administration, an agency that in recent decades focused more on policing medical products than ensuring the safety of foods. The bill is intended to get the government to crack down on unsafe foods before they harm people rather than after outbreaks occur.

The bill passed by a vote of 73-25, with all 56 Democrats and 15 Republicans voting in favor, 25 Republicans voting no, and 2 Republicans who didn’t vote. You can view the full roll call vote here.

Adding....yet another legislative victory for the Kenyan Muslim Socialists Obama and the Democrats!

Via Bob Cesca

Morning Quote

John Cole, talking to the Firebagging Left yesterday [emphasis mine]:

I have no idea why anyone would want to be President, and I have no clue why anyone would want to be a Democratic President. It isn’t just the GOP and the media making up special rules for the Democrats, it is everyone. At this point, if Obama were to come to a podium in 2011 and say “Fuck you all, Hillary can have this job, figure 2012 out on your own, you ass clowns” my only response would be “Right on” and then to offer him a beer.

But it would have to be a faggy microbrew, because that’s how us Kenyan Muslim Socialists (who aren’t allowed to engage in politics while the other people beat the fuck out of us) like to roll these days.

Damn, I just love the way he thinks.