2016 Postmortem

babylonsister

(171,057 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:15 PM Sep 2012

"These men aren't fit to serve in the White House. They aren't even fit to run for office."

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/9/9/195425/4154

Can I Rant?

by BooMan
Sun Sep 9th, 2012 at 07:54:25 PM EST

Here are two headlines from today's Think Progress that ought to crack you up: Paul Ryan: I Didn’t Vote For The Defense Cuts I Voted For and Romney Says His Plan To Cut Taxes On The Rich Doesn’t Actually Cut Taxes On The Rich. If you bother investigating, you'll discover some of the most egregious lying you are ever likely to see from any national candidates in your lifetime. You certainly have never seen anything like it so far in your life, and I don't care how old you are. Even if you remember the Hoover Administration, you have never seen two candidates for the White House lie like this. It has never happened before. I can't say it is likely to happen again in the next 225 years, either.

It's hard to say that one lie is bigger than the other, since both lies are big enough to blot out sunlight for a century or more. Mitt Romney actually said that his tax plan is revenue neutral for rich people but will help the middle class, which is the complete opposite of the truth. Paul Ryan simply lied about what he voted for and talked a bunch of meaningless gibberish.

These men aren't fit to serve in the White House. They aren't even fit to run for office. They aren't even fit to be interviewed on television. They should be thrown off every set they appear on for their audacious lack of respect for the truth, the voter, and the country.

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"These men aren't fit to serve in the White House. They aren't even fit to run for office." (Original Post) babylonsister Sep 2012 OP

sadly, that is not going to happen. niyad Sep 2012 #1

I'm an old person who has never seen any candidates for President and VP this shallow or slimy. AlinPA Sep 2012 #2

And it will be worse next time. Mr.Bill Sep 2012 #4

I'm referring to Romney and Ryan. AlinPA Sep 2012 #9

I know. Mr.Bill Sep 2012 #10

Not on our side- for a long time. AlinPA Sep 2012 #12

Didn see where you were going at first. +1000 demwing Sep 2012 #15

Not in my voting lifetime and that has been since my first vote was for Harry Truman lumpy Sep 2012 #18

Tell us how you really feel... WCGreen Sep 2012 #3

Thanks booman for saying what any non- Cha Sep 2012 #5

Some of us thought, "It can never be worse than Bush." CrispyQ Sep 2012 #6

This guy makes Bush look like a king. SmittynMo Sep 2012 #8

They aren't even fit to serve in the military. Blue Idaho Sep 2012 #7

Q. WHAT does this mean? A. They. are. sockpuppets. patrice Sep 2012 #11

HEAR! HEAR! heaven05 Sep 2012 #13

bu$h and Cheney lied every time they opened their mouths Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #14

Thank you for saying that. RevStPatrick Sep 2012 #16

Smirk was definitely smarmy Art_from_Ark Sep 2012 #17

Yes he was. RevStPatrick Sep 2012 #19

niyad

(113,275 posts)

1. sadly, that is not going to happen.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:18 PM

Sep 2012

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

2. I'm an old person who has never seen any candidates for President and VP this shallow or slimy.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:20 PM

Sep 2012

I voted for Kennedy and I have seen a lot since then. This is bad.

Mr.Bill

(24,282 posts)

4. And it will be worse next time.

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:27 PM

Sep 2012

I figure by the year 2032, Snookie will be running against one of the Kardashian sisters. Thankfully, I'll be dead by then.

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

9. I'm referring to Romney and Ryan.

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:17 PM

Sep 2012

Mr.Bill

(24,282 posts)

10. I know.

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:33 PM

Sep 2012

And I was referring to the fact that the choices get worse on both sides.

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

12. Not on our side- for a long time.

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #10)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 07:13 PM

Sep 2012

demwing

(16,916 posts)

15. Didn see where you were going at first. +1000

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #12)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:08 PM

Sep 2012

thanks for defending against false equivalencies.

lumpy

(13,704 posts)

18. Not in my voting lifetime and that has been since my first vote was for Harry Truman

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:36 PM

Sep 2012

have I witnessed such clowns running on the Repub ticket for the highest offices in the nation. And Congressional Repubs are just as foul.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

3. Tell us how you really feel...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:21 PM

Sep 2012

Cha

(297,158 posts)

5. Thanks booman for saying what any non-

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:29 PM

Sep 2012

brainwashed person is thinking!

Thanks babylonsistah, for the link!

CrispyQ

(36,460 posts)

6. Some of us thought, "It can never be worse than Bush."

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:31 PM

Sep 2012

Then McCain pulled out Palin & now these two.

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)

8. This guy makes Bush look like a king.

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:12 PM

Sep 2012

Blue Idaho

(5,049 posts)

7. They aren't even fit to serve in the military.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 05:48 PM

Sep 2012

Lying sacks of crap.

patrice

(47,992 posts)

11. Q. WHAT does this mean? A. They. are. sockpuppets.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 07:03 PM

Sep 2012

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

13. HEAR! HEAR!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 07:17 PM

Sep 2012

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

14. bu$h and Cheney lied every time they opened their mouths

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 07:39 PM

Sep 2012

So yes, I have seen such egregious lying before.

RevStPatrick

(2,208 posts)

16. Thank you for saying that.

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #14)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:11 PM

Sep 2012

It started with all that compassionate conservative bullshit during the 2000 campaign, and just rolled on from there.

However, Rmoney and Lyan are just so fucking smarmy, in a way that the Smirk never was, and at least Cheney had the appearance of gravitas. Holy fucking shit, I'm right there on the edge of defending Bush and Cheney!

That's how bad this current crop is...

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

17. Smirk was definitely smarmy

Reply to RevStPatrick (Reply #16)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:30 PM

Sep 2012

Especially when he got that shit-eating grin talking about all the inmates he sent to their deaths in Texas (152 in 6 years). And that little act of his with his codpiece-quipped flight suit crowing about "Mission Accomplished" was definitely on the "smarmy" side. The "Two R's" are definitely bottom-of-the-barrel, but then again, so were bu$h and Cheney.

RevStPatrick

(2,208 posts)

19. Yes he was.

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #17)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 07:57 AM

Sep 2012

But there's something about this Paul Ryan dude that just takes the cake.

Hey, today is Commander Bunnypants birthday!!!

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