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Posted: **Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:53 pm**

writer: "Maybe we should run a story about Van Jones calling Republicans assholes?"
editor: "That's not news, they are assholes."
writer: "True"

Posted: **Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:05 pm**

TheCatt wrote:writer: "Maybe we should run a story about Van Jones calling Republicans assholes?"
editor: "That's not news, they are assholes."
writer: "True"

Eh. I think most people are outraged because if the situation were reversed...

Remember when Cheney called some reporter a "major league asshole?" We all knew about that.

Posted: **Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:44 pm**

Speaking of the MSM...

They apparently published a photo of a Marine in the final moments of life despite his family and the Secretary of Defense asking them to not do so.

Article.

Their justification:

"AP journalists document world events every day. Afghanistan is no exception. We feel it is our journalistic duty to show the reality of the war there, however unpleasant and brutal that sometimes is," said Santiago Lyon, the director of photography for AP.

It's too bad that the vast majority of the MSM in this country doesn't report on the reality of politics, "however unpleasant and brutal that sometimes is."

Posted: **Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:26 am**

Under the bus he goes.

Say hi to Rev Wright while you're down there.

Have you noticed that this sort of news always seems to come during the weekend when it can more easily be buried in the news?

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Posted: **Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:44 am**

"On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me," Jones, special adviser for green jobs at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, said in a statement announcing his resignation just after midnight Saturday. "They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide."

Translation

Assholes

Posted: **Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:58 pm**

White House environmental adviser Van Jones resigned late Saturday after weeks of controversy stemming from his past activism.

I didn't know "activism" = "swearing, cursing."

Posted: **Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:47 pm**

Of course it is. Just as having kids write an essay on how they can best help Obama is the same as "just telling kids to work hard in school."

Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:41 pm**

I didn't think anyone took Palin seriously any more... now I find that the White House does. Interesting.

http://www.politico.com/blogs....in.html

On Gov. Palin's Attacks

Every non-partisan organization that has looked at her claims say they are false. And the ideas in her op-ed are both scary and risky. Eliminating Medicare and giving our seniors vouchers instead is a bad idea that we shouldn't adopt.

Singled out by name. Very interesting.

Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:05 pm**

Maybe they just think she's an easy target.

Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:24 pm**

They give her significance by not ignoring her. What, are they worried about her?

Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:57 pm**

GORDON wrote:They give her significance by not ignoring her. What, are they worried about her?

If everyone else is taking potshots at her, why not them? It's just a matter of "taking on" someone who's got a recognizable name to push a goddamned agenda. Next time the punching bag politician of the year trophy gets awarded, I'm sure they'll be personally disagreeing w\ the new winner.

& sure, maybe they lend a bit of credit to her for singling her out, but not that much. You can't shoot someone down in the press unless you draw a bit of attention to it. Nature o' the beast.

Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:34 pm**

I just honestly didn't think anyone took her seriously, any more.

I'm not saying I don't understand her resigning the governorship; she was getting sued into bankruptcy with "ethics violations" lawsuits, but it still tastes like she got beaten, to me. I didn't have any expectations of her being politically relevant anymore. But now, she has a divisive President gunning for her. Like I said, interesting.

Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:41 pm**

GORDON wrote:I just honestly didn't think anyone took her seriously, any more.

That's probably exactly why they mentioned her, thus equating those opposed to their plans with her.

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Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:09 pm**

TPRJones wrote:
GORDON wrote:I just honestly didn't think anyone took her seriously, any more.
That's probably exactly why they mentioned her, thus equating those opposed to their plans with her.

But doesn't this just rally everyone around her who already disagree with Obama?

Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:12 pm**

At this point anyone who still takes Palin seriously is never going to agree with any plan Obama would come up with. They aren't the audience of this sort of thing. It's designed to associate their opponents with her in the minds of those in the middle, or those on their side but not yet in agreement with them.

And the more people that rally with Palin, the more effective the tactic becomes with their target audience.

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Posted: **Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:12 pm**

Posted: **Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:17 pm**

What the fuck?

Posted: **Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:03 pm**

All Obama's missing here is an aircraft carrier and a "Mission Accomplished" banner.

Posted: **Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:31 pm**

I've got to get some of what Diamond Joe Quimby's smoking.

The bailouts have largely stabilized the financial system, but regulatory reform is needed to prevent a similar crisis from happening again, said President Obama in a speech delivered Monday on Wall Street.

Yeah, we need more regulation. We don't have enough bullshit laws already. It can work, if only the right people & rules were in charge.

Fucking bullshit.

Edited By Malcolm on 1252949547

Posted: **Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:55 pm**

I'm in favor of at least two regulations:
1) Forcing contracts such as the credit default swaps to be traded in structured markets, with some form of collateral posting. (Devil is in the details)
2) Fiduciary duty requirements for brokers.

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