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Mockery, Ridicule, and Scorn

tommy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:30:24 +0000

Mockery. Ridicule. Scorn. They’re used all of the time; they’re actually tools of the trade. Matter o’ fact, take them three, add “satire” and some professional writers, and viola! You got a potential “Daily Show”, or “Colbert Report”! Sometimes, mockery, ridicule and scorn are the best ways to make points about folk like Little Miss Hiding In The Bushes, the ~~unthinking~~ unsinkable Bachmann MotorMouth Overdrive. And to make a point about ol’ Smokescreen himself, Norm “If I were Al, I’d concede” Coleman. Not to mention, but I will, George aWol Bush. Of course, there’s his misAdministration – you know, Boy Blunder And The Plunderers? And even though he won’t be around to mock, ridicule, and scorn anymore, who can forget about republiCon Ron Carey, outgoing Chair of Minnesota’s GreedOverPrinciples party? As noted a little over a year ago, by the ol’ TwoPutter:

One reason republiCon Ron still has his job, is he’s good at asking AND he’s good at ducking. It’s the GreedOverPrinciples Party’s Golden Rule: “Do Unto Others But Don’t Let Them Do Unto You.”

I bring this up, because so many of us on the left side o’ the aisle have a tendency to enjoy – if not laugh uproariously – when some brain-dead bootlicker in the “Family Values” party (they’re called the “Family Values” party because they have so many of them; for instance, in the last presidential election the only candidate that had only been married once was the Mormon – go figure) does something incredibly hypocritical – such as David Vitter replacing the disgraced Bob Livingston in Congress, and Vitter later getting caught in figuratively if not literally the exact same (cheney)in’ kind of scandal.

Well, since morckery, ridicule and scorn are heaped upon those on the right for the old-fashioned reason – they’ve EARNED it, it only seems fair to rip those on the left side of the aisle when they’ve done something incredibly hypocritical. It seems that they too should be roasted and toasted with the same types of mockery,ridicule, and scorn. And I was going to do just that, today, to an organization known as Parkwatch – but, I’m tracking down more information on them that’s recently come in — so that’s going to have to wait for another day.

In the meantime, and to whet the whistle o’ the Regular Readers, I’ll end with a couple of thoughts. First, let’s review what it says on the “About Us” page at ParkWatch:

Minneapolis Park Watch is not affiliated with any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Yeah, “right.”

Right there, on ParkWatch homepage, is this:

Posted by Liz Wielinski on Thu, 06/18/2009

Well, I guess technically that might be true, depending on what your definition of “is” is, because they could argue that “ParkWatch isn’t ‘affiliated’ with Park Board Candidate Liz Wielinski; it IS Park Board Candidate Liz Wielinski, along with a bunch of her pals.

And, it also says this on that ParkWatch “About Us” page:

Openness and Accountability

We are advocates for openness and accountability in all of the Park Board’s fiscal and administrative activities.

So, they advocate for openness and accountability of others? Where’s the disclosure and openness from them; the acknowledgement that Liz is a candidate for the very organization their website likes to trash?

This one, on that same page, made me ROFLMAO!

Observing Meetings

As a watch dog organization, members of Park Watch attend Park Board meetings on a regular basis to observe first-hand official Park Board business being conducted. Park Watch also reviews various Park Board documents. (emphasis added)

“…various documents.“??!?

How’ bout dam near EVERY piece of paper that the Park Board generates?

As noted here:

Seems like these days, a lot of people are taking shots at the Park Board. In the course of investigating the Crown Hydro Project, one group that seems to especially get in the Park Board’s face*, is a group called ParkWatch.org, who’s whole schtick seems to be “the Park and Rec Board is filled with incompetents, liars, and thieves and you can’t trust them or believe anything they say – EXCEPT when it comes to Crown Hydro.”

And I couldn’t believe the amount of paperwork ParkWatch.org demands. I asked for information regarding data requests from the Park Board; I simply couldn’t believe what ParkWatch.org wanted. Let’s look!

Well, you can go here and look, but if you don’t want to, I’ll leave it at this: ParkWatch wants copies of so much stuff, that it’s fair to say the Park Board had to add a full-time staffer just to keep up with their demands.

Which is why ParkWatch reminds me of republiCon Ron – it seems the things they accuse others of are the exact same things they do themselves.

Stay tuned!

Oh – and keep those tips coming in!!!

(crossposted from “George is rightly proud of the people of the Agency, and I have been proud to work with George. George has carried great authority without putting on airs, because he remembers his roots. There’s still a lot of Queens in George Tenet. (Laughter.) — George orWell Bush, The White House, December 14th, 2004

Given the misCommunicator’s mangling of the English language, it’s impossible to misunderestimate just exactly WT(C) Boy Blunder meant. What is known is in 37 days it will be January 20th, 2009 – The End Of An Error.

T Minus 38 – Joy

tommy — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:41:05 +0000

“I think one of the joyous parts of this war, if there is such a thing as a joyous part of a war, is to see the – is to see what it means for our country and our alliance to free people.” — George aWol Bush, The White House, December 13th, 2001

What a maroon.

Fortunately, in 38 days it will be The End Of An Error, and competent people will take over.

(originally posted at MnProgressiveProject.com)

T Minus 39 – “Not A Peaceful Welcome”???!?

tommy — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:41:24 +0000

Williams: A lot of people have seen in this series of speeches you’re giving on Iraq, a movement in your position. They call it an acknowledgement that perhaps the mission has not gone as it was originally planned — three points: That the U.S. would be welcomed as liberators, that General Shinsecki, when he said this would take hundreds of thousands of troops in his farewell speech, might have been right. And third, that it wasn’t a self-sustaining war in terms of the oil revenue. Do you concede those three points might not have gone as planned?

Bush The Lesser: Review them with me again.

Williams: Number one — that we’d be welcomed as liberators?

Bush The Lesser: I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful welcome. — George orWell Bush, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 12th, 2005

In 39 days, it will be January 20th, 2009 – The End Of An Error.

(originally published at MnProgressiveProject.com)

T Minus 40 – Big Brother Knows Best

tommy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:43:00 +0000

“In other words, I don’t think people ought to be compelled to make the decision which they think is best for their family.” — George orWell Bush, on smallpox vaccinations, Washington, D.C., December 11th, 2002

So sayeth Big Brother. Fortunately, in 40 short days, January 20th, 2009 will be The End Of An Error.

(originally published at MnProgressiveProject.com)

T Minus 46 – He-a Not-a Culpa

tommy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:25:25 +0000

“You know, I’m the president during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived in president.” – George orWell Bush, ABC News interview, December 1st, 2008

Unreal. The same day Obama names Hillary as his Secretary Of State, Boy Blunder decides it’s time to resurrect the ol’ “Blame Clinton” strategery.

What history will document is January 20th, 2009 was The End Of An Error.

(originally published at MnProgresiveProject.com)

T Minus 146 – Another Orwellian Bushism

tommy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:42:42 +0000

“The solution to Iraq — an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself — is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad.” — George orWell Bush, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2007 (The White House)

Just another “up is down, war is peace” Orwellian Bushism we’ve come to expect from Boy Blunder. What is disturbing, but predictable, are the “McCain Moments” coming out of the Bushy McSame Campaign.

While clearly January 20th, 2009 will be The End Of An Error, if Bushy McSame is elected January 21st, 2009 will be The Start Of Another.

(originally published at MnBlue.com)

T Minus 147 – Dumbya Explains Why

tommy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:56:20 +0000

“When I picked the Secretary of Education I wanted somebody who knew something about public education.” George orWell Bush, April 30th, 2003 (The White House)

Amazing, isn’t it? Bush The Lesser goes deep (for him) on why he made the pick for Secretary of Education, at a White House Ceremony honoring the 2003 “National Teacher Of The Year.” I’m sure the Honoree and runners-up needed THAT explanation. So, ya hafta wonder if there are any other Boy Blunderisms in this gathering to honor American Education, doncha?

Well, Boy Blunder isn’t to be misunderestimated!

From that speech:

“In 2001, we passed what’s called The No Child Left Behind legislation. I love that phrase, because it’s a commitment of our nation to make sure that not only does every child excel, but no child gets left behind.”

Gee – does Dumbya think some of those that excell get left behind? Possibly – very possibly. After all, his own world experience is those in his world that (cheney) up do just fine, but then again, he was born with a silver coke-spoon in his nose. And what’s a little insider stock trading, when your daddy – Bush The Elder – is president?

Boy Blunder’s misAdmininstration is littered with people that not only shouldn’t have been hired (“Brownie, you’re doin’ a heckuva job” immediately comes to mind) but should have been fired for blatant incompetence – such as Doug Feith, whom General Tommy Franks called “The dumbest mother(cheney)er on the planet.”

Paul Wolfowitz as Rumsfeld’s Deputy was wrong about everything; from how much it would cost to how many troops it would take to how long it would last. For Wolfowitz’ ~~comedy~~ tragedy of errors, he was rewarded with a promotion.

George orWell Bush will ultimately get his just rewards, and January 20th 2009 will be The End Of An Error.

(originally published at MnBlue.com)

Another Example Of republiCons Behaving Poorly

tommy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:53:00 +0000

With it still morning on the day Biden is announced, the RightWingSmearMachine is already thrashing in the gutter. And Lead Bootlicker Gary Gross is living up to his name. In his character assassinating hit-piece, Gross sets up the attack by saying: “Joe Biden is God’s gift to Republicans. First, let’s stipulate that Sen. Biden is one of the true gentlemen in Washington.”

A mere six sentences later, Gross lives up to his name with this attack: “It’s also extremely arrogant. Let’s also understand that Sen. Biden is afflicted with diarhea(sic) of the mouth. The more he talks, the more manure that’s spread. (emphasis added)

NRO already has the material for the ads that the RNC and the McCain campaign can run ridiculing Sen. Biden. It’s an embarrassment of riches.“ (complete post, here)

Gross and his ilk are giddy that Biden is a gentleman because they know that they are not. They like hitting below the belt because they know gentlemen won’t.

What is an embarrassment is bootlickin’ republiCons like Gross, that’s caused civilized society to hold it’s nose because of Gross and his ilk’s stench.

While I fully support bi-partisanship and reaching across the aisle, these days require that good and decent Democrats take the gloves are off and smack those GOPers that are Gross. Smack ‘em, smack ‘em hard, and smack ‘em often, for the old-fashioned reason – they’ve EARNED it.

republiCons are in charge of the once-proud Grand Old Party; these days GOP stands for Greed Over Principles; the Gross are the inmates in charge of that asylum; and the Gross are happily taking this campaign down and dirty and into the sewer.

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s still morning and the GreedOverPrinciples party’s gloves are off. There are times even gentlemen take their gloves off – this is one. Hit back, hit hard, and hit often.

(originally published at MnBlue.com)

T Minus 149 – More Tough Answers

tommy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:43:38 +0000

“I think the world watches America. We’re an influential nation, and everybody watches what we say. And I think it’s very important for the American President to mean what he says. That’s why I understand that the enemy could misread what I say. That’s why I try to be as clearly I can. I don’t want them to be emboldened by any confusion or doubt.” — George orWell Bush in a Washington, D.C. Press Conference, Sep. 23, 2004

Anybody “watching” what Dumbya says isn’t confused at all; there isn’t any doubt about the job Bush The Lesser has done. About half the world now has a negative opinion of the United States, while here in the land of the free and home of the brave, about 2/3 disapprove of Boy Blunder.

Clearly, there is no confusion or doubt that January 20th, 2009 will be The End Of An Error.

(originally published at MnBlue.com)