Some Thoughts For Your Morning

- It seems that Republicans are trying a new gimmick when it comes to cutting spending and bringing down the deficit. A new online project called YouCut is designed so that voting public can suggest what spending to cut from specific areas. Nevermind that the average American that would use such a social networking site has little to no idea what they are talking about ( most Tea Baggers want to do away with everything from the FDA to Department of Education ) but do you honestly think that Republicans are going actually act on anything that is suggested? Guess this is another example of how the GOP completely lacks any plan of their own.

- Modern day theologian Glenn Beck has apparently been having conversations with the voice in his head that he claims is Jesus. It seems that The Son Of God doesn't want Cap and Trade. I'm quite curious as to what Beck's Jesus thinks about bearing false witness to they neighbor. And where in the Constitution does it say anything about what Jesus does or does not want?

- Seems that in light of Sarah Palin's endorsement of Carly Fiorina that GOP candidates are opting out from appearing at fundraising events with her. I don't think it's too much of a far reaching statement, but the fractioning of the modern conservative movement ( and the GOP as a whole ) is more evident now than it ever has been.

- It's rather troubling when seeing poll results like this. I'm quite skeptical of any poll that makes such a broad determination regarding any piece of legislation that the public at large has been misinformed of. And while Pew Research has been a reliable polling agency for many years, I feel that the results shown indicated that many of the near 1000 that were polled don't seem to understand the far reaching implications of Arizona's fascist stance on this issue.

- I still don't get it. If S.E. Cupp is really an atheist, why did she write a book about how the "evil, liberal, media" is destroying religion? It just doens't make sense - unless it's all just a charade. Regardless of her motives, she gets taken to the woodshed by Cenk Uyger in the linked interview.

- Arizona is getting a lesson in "free market capitalism" that they likely won't forget anytime soon. The conservative mantra of "choice and competition" isn't exactly playing in their favor on this front, as the boycott of the state is showing a loss of millions is tourism dollars. Even the GOP didn't want to have their convention there.

Endorsing The Opposition

Remember Tea Baggers, she said you have to pick a side.

I’d like to tell you about a Commonsense Conservative running for office in California this year. She grew up in a modest home with a school teacher dad, worked her way through several colleges, and then entered an arena where few women had tread. Through a combination of hard work, perseverance, and common sense, she proved the naysayers wrong to reach the top of her field, where she led with distinction – facing hard truths, making tough decisions, and showing real leadership through a rocky transition period. Where others had failed, her company had weathered the storm and settled on a stronger new foundation.

Her name is Carly Fiorina, and I’m proud to endorse her for U.S. Senate.

That's right, she's not endorsing the Tea Bagger candidate. You're shocked, I'm sure. But her support isn't without it's detractors.

After Palin announced the endorsement on her Facebook page, a number of her followers questioned why she would side with Fiorina instead of the more conservative candidate in the race, Assemblyman Chuck DeVore.

DeVore has the backing of several leading voices in the conservative movement, including Sen. Jim DeMint, RedState.com editor Erick Erickson and the Tea Party Express.

Though a handful of readers agreed with Palin's decision, most were upset.

Ultimately, Palin can do no wrong with a majority of conservatives. It's their lemming nature to blindly follow a person like her. Again, the "pretty popular girl" image translates into unflinching adoration within the Tea Bagger movement. The Tea Baggers will never admit this, but it is the establishment Republicans that they will ultimately end up voting for - this whole "we hate both parties" meme is just a poorly constructed distraction.

Crazy Ad Or Craziest Ad?

I immediately thought of this after the ad was over.

What's More Difficult To Run - A Major Company Or An Entire Country?

Carly Fiorina, how could you say something so sexist?



Naturally, it doesn't take a great deal of intellegence to know that no "one" person runs an entire company. It takes hundreds, thousands even.

The same is true for "running" an entire country.

However, the CEO of a corporation has to have more than just rudimentary knowledge of what your company does.

You're not going to be the president of McDonalds just because you know what the BigMac is and that it's kind of tasty.

Fiorina then went on MSNBC and tried to spin her comments by saying that none of the candidates on the tickets could run a company - not even McCain:

Saturday Night Live : Disrespectful And Sexist

You'll have to excuse Carly Fiorina, she's just trying to get all the Republican-Conservatives to cry foul at a show that has been poking fun at political figures since before I was born.



The interview with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC goes in-part:

MITCHELL: You are the first person from the McCain campaign I can ask, what did you think of Tina Fey as Sarah Palin?

FIORINA: Well, I think that she looked a bit like her. I think that, of course, the portrait was very dismissive of the substance of Sarah Palin, and so in that sense, they were defining Hillary Clinton as very substantive, and Sarah Palin as totally superficial. I think that continues the line of argument that is disrespectful in the extreme, and yes, I would say, sexist in the sense that just because Sarah Palin has different views than Hillary Clinton does not mean that she lacks substance. She has a lot of substance.

It's called a caricature.


Most people with even a half-functioning brainstem can tell satire from a blatantly sexist remark.

The Huffington Post has video and more.

But, let's get back to Fiorina's handling of what even Sarah Palin allegedly thought was quite humorous.

Here is a woman who is a representative of a party that has done far worse things to Hillary Clinton, and she is screaming "sexism"?!?!

It was obvious at points that the Obama camp came dangerously close to - and on a couple of occassions could have been accused of - stepping over that same line and crying "racism" when it clearly wasn't.

Granted, there have also been times that Obama has rightfully pointed out that he will be targeted because of his heritage, his name, and his personal history. That, in-and-of-itself, is NOT playing the so-called "race-card" but pointing out the obvious within certain segments of the American public.

But, in terms of what Fiorina is doing, this is a classic tactic of the Right: make issue where there isn't one.