The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

"Complexity" isn't necessarily a "well, duh?" answer. Other things that came immediately to mind as possibly producing more hung juries were:

Oh, I know. Like I said, I'm sure the study went far more in depth about what defines complexity and all that. But on the surface, when boiled down to that summary, it's pretty silly-looking. "Really? So straightforward cases with clear, unambiguous evidence are less likely to result in hung jurries? No shi*t?"

[Ghoulish Delight]

I have no issue with Bachmann's husband receiving Medicaid funds while wanting to end medicaid. I don't consider it any more hypocritical than me cashing the Bush-era tax rebate check while opposing the decision to issue those checks. One can argue that the overall effects of an existing program are detrimental while legally taking advantage of that law without being a hypocrite, in my opinion. Perhaps if Bachmann has been vilifying those who do accept help (rather than vilifying the system itself), then there's some hypocrisy. I haven't looked very closely at what she's said about such programs, so I don't know.

But here's what I have a bigger issue with (assuming this is accurate - I just tried to verify it...but Minnesota's state website is shutdown. grrr)

This apparently is in the contract for the grant:

"XXIII.3 “GRANTEE agrees that no religious based counseling shall take place under the auspices of this grant.”


Front page of the Bachmann and Associates clinic website:

"Bachmann & Associates believes in providing all clients with quality Christian counseling in a sensitive, loving environment, and in treating all clients with the utmost professionalism, dignity, and care."

Ummmmmm

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wow, gotta love the balls on the editors of the Times UK.

On a day when their front page top story headline is "The Curse of the Celebrity Interview", they have the chutzpah to run this editorial cartoon



Cajones, they haz them.

[innerSpaceman]

Wow, yeah.



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

[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.