The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

What's to discuss? After all the bullsh!t talking, they're going to pass a plan that raises the ceiling, prevents us from defaulting, and leaves everything else pretty much at status quo. Then they'll spend the next 16 months until the election bullsh!tting about how much morally superior their position on the whole matter was.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

[innerSpaceman]

Really? Status quo? So no substantial changes to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Speaking of wow, no discussion here of the Debt Ceiling debates? Hmmm.

On Fox 11 News (LA Local) last night, while they were discussing the story, the tag line graphic read "Debt Deiling..."

I was amused. But not amused enough to capture it.

[sleepyjeff]

Americathon

I first saw this movie way back in 1979...... rewatched it again last night and was astounded at some of the social and political "predictions" for the future:

1) That everyone would wear Nike clothing (the movie was made long before Nike became a household name)

2) That the Soviet Union would fall and China would turn to Capitalism.

3) That Vietnam would turn into a Vacation hot-spot.

4) That a M. Jackson would be The singing sensation.

5) That the US would be bankrupt(400 Billion dollars) and would need to pay off the debt to ward off foreclosure. That the Presidents wild schemes to raise money would drive his Treasury Secretary to quit.

6) That The United States of America has 57 states (I am not kidding, in one segment they go "live" to our 57th State, jolly ol England)

Now there were a couple of big "predictions" that they did get wrong.

1) That everyone used bicycles for transportation and lived in their cars (no more oil)....

2) That the Arabs and Jews joined together to create a new empire called The United Hebrab Republic.

Great movie if anyone cares to watch a comedy spoof about telethons.

Stars John Ritter as the President and Harvey Korman as the Telethon host. Features a boxing match in which a very young Jay Leno(aka "Poopy-butt") takes on his mommy, a stunt scene in which Meatloaf takes on a Car(the last working car), Zane Buzby as Moulin Jackson, puke rock singer, and Fred Willard as the bad guy who forces America to watch 25 ventriloquist acts a day, for 30 days

Also look for Cybill Shepard, Howard Hesseman, Tommy Lasorda, Elvis Costello, and Nancy Morgan.

Oh, and Richard Schaal, as the loveable Jerry...........his performance alone makes the movie worth a gander.

Narrated by the late, great George Carlin.

[Alex]

I'm curious how #6 isn't in the wrong category.

[Alex]

Oh, never mind. The Obama thing.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Fvck You Glenn Beck

...and there was a shooting a political camp, which sounds a little like the Hitler Youth or you know whatever. Who does a camp for kids that’s all about politics? Disturbing.

Yeah. Who would do such a thing, Glenn? Disturbing indeed.



Meanwhile, that had me looking up info about the camp itself. I found this bullet point on their info page a heartbreaking footnote, a reminder of how this was just a camp full of innocent kids trying to make their country better by meeting like minded people.

If something happens
Norwegian People Aid will be present at the camp at all times. They can help if someone breaks an arm, gets a blister or something else.

yeah. Something else.

[wendybeth]

I saw that, and thought the same thing, GD. Beck himself belongs to a religion that very strongly endorses right wing ideology and at a very young age. If he's going to use Hitler Youth comparisons, I would suggest he get his history straight. The Hitler Youth were indoctrinated into the fascist ideology. There are/were plenty of left wing oriented organizations (The USSR's Young Pioneers, etc) that he could have chosen from, but he went right for the most infamous example. None of them are appropriate in this situation, but then Beck has never been a terribly appropriate person.

[Ghoulish Delight]

wow, and I missed this gem:

"I warned that this what was coming in Europe ... Last fall I said Europe is going to go into financial trouble and it's also going to go into problems with radical Islam."

What? WHAT?! WHAT?!?! Can there really be people so fvcking brain dead as to actually take his dumbfvckery seriously? This guy blowing a building up and massacring children is radical Islam's fault?

you're a piece of sh!t, Glenn Beck.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Beck himself belongs to a religion that very strongly endorses right wing ideology and at a very young age.

The terrorist who did this belongs to the same religion and ideology as Beck.

He is a Christian, [blond-haired blue-eyed] right-wing anti-Muslim extremist.