Katrina Redux, The Georgetown Redhead Part 2, And John Boy Kisses The Dice

Well well ... the Dow drops almost 800 points, Donnie Trump can't get a loan to buy more wig polish, and the dominoes are falling around the worlds banking system like one of those stunts in in a Hong Kong casino.  Watching the sorry parade of gray suited grafters come before the cameras these past few days reminded me of nothing so much as Katrina. The same dazed expressions on the faces of Bush and company, the same nonchalance about the fate of us poor schmucks on the ground. I've said before it's Enron writ large, and it is; but this time it's Enron in the midst of a hurricane with Caligula Jr. in charge.

Speaking of casinos, I see the press (NYT) has picked up on Johnny's little gambling problem. I wonder how much Cindy has had to throw in over the years to pay off his bad debts, and if she would be willing to pick up the bill for a few billion in bad loans.. just to help out the economy ya' know. I also noted that the McCain campaign has barred Maureen Dowd from their campaign plane. Well that should teach that Irish tart a lesson. If you're afraid of a Shakespeare obsessed bete noir dame with a pen,  how are you really going to deal with old Imadinnerjacket in Iran? 

Lastly, on the subject of rolling snake eyes, I think I was right when early on I called Sahra Palin the gift that keeps on giving. But just to be helpful, I have an idea for her in Thursday nights debate. Think Sharon Stone. That's right, no knickers. Every-time old Joe Biden gets a glimpse of  Sarah's "mooseburger" he'll lose his train of thought, and be forced to shift awkwardly in his seat. Sarah might just win this thing with a little help from her Eskimo pie. Just trying to be helpful.

Panorama et bello

Ciao

Just back from a long week in Italy, much more to come when I get caught up at work, for now a quick highlight reel:

The view of the sea from the outdoor cafes of Santa Marinella, drinking vino rosso on the balcony of Villa Rosalba, the Italian Polizia women in Gucci sunglasses, dogs on trains, the music of Italian spoken on cobblestone streets, tossing coins in Trevi Fountain, and the warm Mediterranean sun day after day. Molto Bene!

And when Rome falls, the world....

So said Lord Byron.. or LB as his crew called him back in the day. In the morning we are off for a week in Rome, the eternal city; a place long on my 'bucket list'.

I doubt I'll be able to post from Italy, but I will take notes to share upon return. In 2005 we watched Katrina unfold from my father in law's home in  the Lake District of England and it was quite a vantage point. It will be interesting to see what sort of take I can get on our election from a Roman perspective.

 We're back on the 29th, until then: 

Ciao baby!

A couple Of Shots

The bust out continues: we really are the folks left holding the bag as Bushie and his pals slip out of town with their ill gotten loot. Just in case you needed a review of reasons not to vote for McPalin; here is a short list:

The truth is not in them. As was once said about Tricky Dick, these people lie when the truth would do just as well. They even lied about Nan Nookie giving her convention speech with a broken TelePrompTer, when reporters who were RIGHT THERE could see it working plain as day.

The guy who was one of the chief designers of the deregulation scheme that has resulted in our complete meltdown is McJohnBoi's "guru" on economics. McCain saying he will "clean up wall street" is like Rick James saying he will "put a stop to all this ho-ing and crack smokin'". Sure thing, and pass me the fucking pipe.

Sarah Paleface literally has less foreign policy experience than my left nut. My balls have spent more time abroad than she has, and had I only tea bagged Henry Kissinger I would be a shoo in for Secretary Of State in a McShitty administration.

Lastly, this is a serious time, and we are all going to need a dose of hope and a shot or two of promise to pull through. Obama offers that possibility. All John and Sarah offer is another dose of the same bad medicine we've had to stomach for 8 years. I'll take hope with a whiskey chaser thank you very fucking much.

I Told You This Was Enron

And now we're in the end state. Free fall. Your pension is worthless, your real estate is upside down. You in a word, are fucked Buba. And yet this country just might elect Grandpa Snoozy and the Meth Queen of the North? I swear there ain't no cure for stupid.

Inquiring Minds.....

So it's come to this: I found myself in the checkout lane at the market yesterday avidly reading the following vital info from what now seems to be a credible political journal:

Meanwhile, as members of the Palin family’s war viciously over “Trooper-Gate” and claims of Sarah’s extramarital affair have turned the political race into a chaotic arena of threats, denials and vicious attacks by political black ops, The ENQUIRER has discovered shocking new details about the red-hot affair scandal!

BTW: I have a few questions about things: Give McNuttys performance at the Cameltoe Church thing and his selection of the  CLILF  ( Church Lady I'd....) ...which church is it that McCain belongs to? If you want to court the pew crew, shouldn't you spend a little time on your knees without Jimmy Dobsons hind end in your face?

Have you noticed that Sarah can't pronounce nuclear any better that Bushie? That ALONE ought to disqualify anyone. 

Tina Fey was brilliant last night on SNL.

 

This Says It All

Airborne Swine

Some thoughts:

Careful readers may note that I was RIGHT (holy shit!) about telling Obama to use the 'Enough" line more. He nailed it yesterday, and I suspect he may plan to keep it up. No charge 'O' man: just win this fucker will ya? I am still waiting /urging the Dems to use the "zero, nada, nothing" chorus from the Ugly-fest in the mini apple. It's perfect, it's fighting fire with fire, and it sums up exactly whatthat creepy old man offers on the economy and health care issues. Maybe cut a version with the words "bupkis" for use in West Palm.

Since Obama has unleashed the Dems 527's I hope one of them will fund a nice "Same. Old. Lies" spot featuring a snarky pic or two of John and Sarah. Nasty..but THEY ASKED FOR IT IN SPADES.....er no offense meant there .

Speaking of nan-nookie of the north; hey Igloo chick, newsflash: It's not about YOU. It's about us. If we say that your health care plan sucks, we don't mean to imply that you perform fellatio on Rush Limbaugh's tiny dick on a regular basis. ( Although I gotta ask, do you?) If we say that "it's the economy stupid", we don't necessarily mean to say that you are as thick as a frozen moose burger and have an IQ close to the average daily temperature in Alaska in January. And if we mutter something along the lines of: fuck John McCain, we're not suggesting that you have to. (Although you and Cindy in some girl on girl would be a HUGE hit on pay per view.)

Polls look to be leveling out, leaving us where we thought we'd find ourselves all along: R's coming out as they always do, a nasty Rovian campaign underway, and the difference coming down to ground game and execution. So hold on to your jock straps, look out for the next torpedo from the not so swift boat crowd, and fire for effect on the TOTAL lack of anything remotely resembling an idea from the mouths of McNasty and the Frozen Pop Tart.

BTW The day John McCain comes up with a actual economic plan, is the day the sky will be blotted out with flying pigs wearing bright red lipstick.

There Are Somethings You Can't Cover Up With Lipstick And Powder

So here we are children, beginning week two of the "Age Of Sarah". What do we know so far, and what does it mean you ask?

She is in fact very dangerous to Obama for the following reason: She appeals to the built in racial and more importantly class resentments of the so called "low information voter" ( or what I like to call, morons). She is George Wallace in high heels, Spiro Agnew with ta ta's, and George W. in a bustier. And under-informed so called 'wall mart' white women will be attracted to her, and thus to McShitty. The honest fact is that she is more relatable to these folks than Obama can ever be, and that is what they vote based upon. Stupid? Hell yes, but Republicans are very good at playing that cynical bullshit card. Examples: Dubbya as a 'cowboy' when he is a Yale boy who bought a "ranch" a year before he ran for president, and is afraid of horses. And now John McCain with his $500 shoes and too many houses to count and campaign wholly owned by K street, running around with nan nookie of the north like they are Butch and Sundance ready to clean out the bad guys in Washington. Pure bullshit? Well fuck yes bubba, but Americans have a nasty habit of buying BS lock, stock, and barrel. How else to explain the success of Brian Williams...

Anyhow; what should Dems do? First DON"T FUCKING PANIC. Second, tie HER to George Bush every chance we can and hit that over and over. Third, Obama has got to get tighter on the stump: tight bright and concise..I don't care if he just memorizes the lines, but stop with the rambling college professor act. Show some passion, and use the "enough" line every single fucking day. Call them John and Sarah,. it seems to me that there is a sort of creepy old man lech vibe that under-girds some of the dynamic with McCain and Palin, so exploit that, remind voters of that. And then HIT HER IN HER SMUG FACE on choice, choice, choice. She wants to put YOUR daughter in jail if she got raped ( God forbid) and had an abortion. Make the lady pay for the smug every day. Lastly, hit em both over and over with shots from their convention of fat ugly and angy white folks yelling "zero, nada, nothing" to a voice over asking what the McCain economic and health care plan is.

We can beat them, they got thier bounce, we look good in state to state, and our GOTV is strong... BUT our boy has to hit them now and not let up.

PS: Pray that Almighty God blesses the work, and makes fruitful the inquiry of the devoted servants of the Lord at the National Enquirer as they dig for confirmation that sweetie Sarah couldn't keep her knickers on with her snowbilly husbands former business partner.

So He's Either A Racist Or A Moron..Or Maybe Both...

From Raw Story

WASHINGTON -- A Republican congressman from Georgia who referred to Barack and Michelle Obama as "uppity" says he wasn't aware of the term's racial overtones and did not intend to insult anyone.Speaking to reporters Thursday, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland of Grantville, Ga., described the Obamas as members of an "elitist-class ... that thinks that they're uppity," according to The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper.Asked if he intended to use the word, he said, "Yeah, uppity."In a statement Friday, Westmoreland - who was born in 1950 and raised in the segregated South - said he didn't know that "uppity" was commonly used as a derogatory term for blacks seeking equal treatment. Instead, he referred to the dictionary definition of the word as describing someone who is haughty, snobbish or has inflated self-esteem."He stands by that characterization and thinks it accurately describes the Democratic nominee," said Brian Robinson, Westmoreland's spokesman. "He was unaware that the word had racial overtones, and he had absolutely no intention of using a word that can be considered offensive."The Obama campaign had no immediate response.Westmoreland is one of the most conservative members of Congress. He has drawn criticism from civil rights advocates on a number of issues, including last year when he led opposition to renewing the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He also was one of two House members last year who opposed giving the Justice Department more money to crack unsolved civil rights killings.

My Note:
I am working on a post about the racial subtext of this campaign. It is clear that today's Republican Party are the institutional desendants of George Wallace and Richard Nixon. I think the visuals from their convention pretty much made that case, but just in case they didn't, consider this tidbit: Governess Palin reportedly said the following about Obama's victory over Hillary: " So Sambo beat the bitch.....". Of course I'm sure that a nice "Christian" woman like our dear Sarah would never ever ever say such a thing......... but we'll see what the next few weeks teach us.
Anyhow more to come on Macomb County Michigan and Obamas chances with "Regan Democrats

Inside The Media Elite

Sitting here tonight in media control room in DC reflecting on my apparent status as a member of the East Coast Media Elite, or ECME. I didn't realize until very recently (this week in fact) that I am a member of this organization. So thanks Governor Church Lady! If you don't mind though I have some questions:

I am wondering where to get an official ID card .... maybe it could have a picture of Cambell Brown in her swimsuit on one side, with a nice ECME logo on the other? (No Wolf Biltzer or Howard Fineman in speedos please!)

Is it OK if I prefer Merlot to Chardonnay? Plus do I have to eat Brie? Would Chedar be OK or is that too Red State? (I understand that Cheese Wiz is out for obvious reasons).

I didn't go to an Ivy league school, but I did visit Harvard once; so can I still be in the ECME? I do read books, and have been to Europe more than once....so that should cancel out the fact that I know how to bowl shouldn't it?

While I live in very blue Maryland I have a condo in super red South Carolina, but one of these
hurricanes may solve that problem any minute now, so I can still be in the club right?

I really don't do punditry as such on air, but do talk back to the Tee Vee quite a bit so that still counts right?

By the way snarky Church Lady, once I get my nifty ID card, do I get a discount on my communist party dues? Ten percent off on Astro Glide at Sams Club?

And lastly, just for clarification.... I assume from your overall remarks that membership in the ECME means that I'm not really an American anymore right? So do I still have to pay taxes? Please let me know as soon as possible as that could impact my ability to buy more Merlot and cheese.

Buh Bye.......

Don't let the door hit you in that big fat ass........

Community Organizer

Hey Church Lady: Ever hear of this "community organizer"? You know a dude that doesn't get paid and gets together a small group of local folks who want to improve things.......... Name started with a 'J' as I recall...........

The Unbearable Smugness Of Sarah

Words that came to mind listening to the church lady speak:

Smug

Snarky

Twat

Words I didn't hear:

Economic plan

The poor

Blacks

Mercy

Education

Constitution

All in all: This woman is dangerous and I'm afraid there are far too many people I know back home in Michigan that are frankly stupid enough to fall for this shit. All we can hope is that the "Edwards" team from the Nation Enquirer hits pay dirt up in Alaska where they are on the trail of an apparent affair Ms PTA Lady had. That would be a form of rough justice I suppose.

Lost In Translation

Random thoughts watching bits of the GOP on the Tee Vee:

"Country First" could easily translate to:

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,
Über alles in der Welt

That was the whitest and oldest crowd I have ever seen at a political convention. It looked like a Klan rally, or a Bund meeting; which come to think of it, it was.

Fred Thompson is a stupid old doddering hack. With a frog in his throat. Plus the audio on CNN was out of sync which made Fred seem even more weird if that's possible. 

Joe Liberman was not very welcome there. He will be a lot less welcome if he ever tries to set foot in a Democratic convention again. Fuck You Joe.

Did I mention just how old and white that crowd was? It looked like a Promise Keepers rally that just got back from a sale on extra wide dockers at the outlet mall. 

The yah-boobs thrusting cowboy hats in the air in time to some music will make a perfect video for someone to inter-cut NAZI Sieg Hiel scenes with. Trust me, that should be on YouTube before the day is over.

Does Joe Liberman realize that these people hate him because he is a JewBoy from back east, and no amount of ass kissing John McFucksticks pimply old hind end will change that? Fuck You Joe.

How many black folks were in the hall? I counted one. ( Service workers don't count, and that is a literally true statement to Republicans).

If I had to guess the average waist size of Republican delegates it would be north of 42. And that's just the women.

Did I mention how OLD these fuckers are???

Oh well, tonight is the favorite GILF of Jesus, so I guess I'll have to watch that. I need a fucking drink. Argggggggggg

The Gift That Keeps On Giving.....

Well well well...just back from the beach and what do I find? It seems that the PTA Lady is just full of surprises. I gather that either she had the baby in April, or her daughter did and the Governess of Alaska Lady pretended  it was hers, and or the teen tart is preggers again. Oh and BTW the kids are all named Trig, and Twig, and Stig and Donder and Blitzen or some fucking thing. Oh..and the Lunch Lady thinks that George Washington wrote the Pledge of Allegiance. And when she was mayor of Fish Head she almost got impeached or recalled, or whatever the fuck they call it in nanook land. And did I mention we don't know who the teen slags boy pal is..except his name is Levi? Levi??? Are we sure it isn't ..( cue organ sting music ) John McCain?? Well? I'm just asking.......  that might be the only thing that explains what this nutbag with a nice rack ( and I don't mean antlers ) is doing on the ticket. Of course I guess it could be Bullwinkle.....or Dudley DoRight......... or even James Dobson..... Hmmmmmmmm