Today on Tommy T's Obsession with the Freepi - let the recriminations begin!
Good morning, everybody!
Well, the numbness has worn off,and the Freeperatis' wounds are beginning to hurt.
Let's suit up and pry the lids off some still-bubbling post-election anguish.
First up - former Fearless Leader gets off a good one:
Bush "I regret saying somethings I shouldn't have said"
CNN ^ | Nov 11 2008 | CNN.com
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:34:41 AM by rudman
"I am proud to be the commander in chief of people who are so selfless and so courageous that they would volunteer to serve our country in a time of war," he said. "I'm proud when I see people feed the hungry. I'm proud when I'm in Africa and see volunteers helping those citizens dying of HIV/AIDS.""I remember the conversation I had with my predecessor Bill Clinton," Bush said. As a matter of fact, [I] called him yesterday and said, 'Bill, I'm getting ready to meet with the new president, and I remember how gracious you were to me. I hope I can be as gracious to President-elect Obama as you were to me.' ''
To: rudmanWhat about regretting NOT sayng things he SHOULD HAVE said?
Then, the Inevitable Freeper reaction to anyone who dares post anything that puts a crack in those rose-coloured Bush Goggles - even if it was on the front page of CNN and FOX:
To: rudmanNice try newbie. Welcome to FR (two days ago).Now, tell us all. We are dying to know.
Are you in the Executive Office Building, the Old Executive Office Building, or the Republican National Committee basement?
Is that anything like the basement of the Alamo?
To: rudmanBS, Mr. President! I know you had to be deplomatic, but you didn't HAVE TO say this? Do YOU know where this "thing" was born???Bush said. "I really do wish him all the best. I am just as American as he is American..."
In response to an earlier reply, one Freeper gathers the shreds of decency lying about and attempts to make a garment out of them:
To: rudman"he is not perfect, and does not pretend to be - only Jesus Christ can claim perfection - he did keep America safe, even though many Americans at time did not deserve that safety."
That is his job, i.e., keep America safe. And the idea that "many Americans at time did not deserve that safety" is detestable. Every American deserves to be defended regardless of where they stand poltically. I suggest you read the Constitution.
Return fire!
To: kabarYou wrote “That is his job, i.e., keep America safe. And the idea that “many Americans at time did not deserve that safety” is detestable. Every American deserves to be defended regardless of where they stand poltically. I suggest you read the Constitution.”
Detestable??? Me thinks not. Traitors do NOT deserve the protection provided by a country they are trying to destroy. These are the folks being referred to. If you think these type of folks deserve the same constutional rights patriots and citizens enjoy you are on the wrong board. Try DU.
I guess I really need to reread the "Constution" and see where that verbiage is written down...
To: rudman"George W. Bush was a class act till the end"
As someone who voted for him twice and contributed to his campaign, I wouldn't vote for him a 3rd time if he were running for dog catcher.
Bush is a new world order open border capitalist who helped engineer a 21st century global aristocracy.
Sic transit gloria dubya....
To: disciplerNot a Bush fan. Forget McCain, or Palin, it was Bush who was the biggest drag on this ticket.
Let's slam the lid back on this drum of bubbling BDS and move on.
More Freepery Goodness after the jump. Everybody hold hands before we jump - I don't want anyone slipping and falling to the floor. Scout fell last week, and it took four people, two crowbars, a pint of paint thinner, and a gallon of pickle relish to get him unstuck from the moronic goo.
Ok - looks like everybody made it.
Next up - Shepard's Pie!
Shepard Smith, A Giant Embarrassment For Fox News
Breitbart TV ^ | 11/12/08 | AJAY
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:32:11 AM by AJAY
Shepard Smith has long been an embarrassment for those of us who look to Fox News for reliability and intelligence. He always has been very unsophisticated and shows no sign that he does any homework to keep himself minimally informed. Study after study, including from liberal sources like the Washington Post and the Pew Foundation, have demonstrated the Obama bias of the MSM. He screams “preposterous” at his guest who points this out. Aggressiveness like his combined with a lack of intelligence is a witch’s brew.
For Shepard to know nothing about the MSM Obama bias is truly bewildering. What country does he live in? And to add insult to injury, the FNC Judge pipes up with support for this absurdity. I don’t really believe the Judge believes what he said in order to prop up an over-matched Smith.
With Brit Hume, as sophisticated as any contemporary journalist around, retiring from FNC, and Smith too dense to understand his own intellectual limitations, things don’t seem to be too bullish for the Fox News Channel. It’s truly sad.To: AJAYI always pegged Shep as a liberal. This closes the case.
Ailes needs to move Shep’s show to say 3AM, following Red Eye.
Um - dude - Tony Snow is dead. FOX doesn't need any more dead people on its payroll.
They're already checking Huckabee between segments to make sure he's still breathing.
To: AJAYfox is dead... murdoch has ordered all at fox to bow at the alter of zero... they are dead along with Capitalism. LLS7 posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:39:32 AM by LibLieSlayer (GOD, Country, Family... except when it comes to dims! I am an UMA-unity my a$$)
"I want FOX - DEAD! I want Murdoch - DEAD! I want capitalism - DEAD! I want capitalism's family - DEAD!"
Next up - the circular firing squad reloads and fires for effect:
And now, a twofer! Brief flash of sanity and unintentionally funny sig winners in the same post:Shame on John McCain for Not Defending Sarah Palin
Pajamas Media ^ | November 12, 2008 | Melissa Clouthier
Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 5:56:09 AM by RobinMasters
After every failed campaign, the losers analyze the defeat with the hope of discovering What Went Wrong so the mistakes aren’t repeated. It’s a process that is absolutely necessary in order to learn and succeed in the future.
When the controversy started swirling before the voting had even commenced, mostly from moderate, ostensibly intellectual corners, the criticism seemed self-serving at worst and ill-timed at best. Many writers discredited themselves. Far from being foresighted (a blind man could see the direction the McCain campaign was going), they showed themselves to be opportunists with little restraint or moral courage in the face of almost certain defeat. Rather than do what they could to possibly stop the stampede, they spooked the horses.
That was two weeks ago. Today, it’s time for rigorous examination and assessment. And boy, are the McCain staffers, unchecked by John McCain, assessing. Here are some of their conclusions: They have decided that rather than specific failed policies (can anyone, anywhere, to this day articulate McCain’s plans for the economy?) or strategies (Mr. Nice Guy) or leadership (running around like a headless chicken and suspending the campaign to participate in doomed negotiations), the real problem was Sarah Palin. No rigorous self-examination. Instead, they did what the least savory sorts do: find a scapegoat.(Excerpt) Read more at pajamasmedia.com ...
To: RobinMastersMcLame is s howing his true colors ... and why he should have NEVER been the nominee9 posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:05:57 AM by clamper1797 (BHO ... the 'H" stands for hubris)To: RobinMastersTHis surprises you? Why?
John McCain is a spineless man with serious character flaws. All of his heroic service for his Country aside, he has absolutely nothing going for him. He can look to his “Gang of 16” and the MSM for fawning all over him to boost his ego. The man is an embarassment to the Republican Party. He is the biggest RINO of all time.10 posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:08:59 AM by noname07718 (Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction-Ronald Reagan 1993)To: RobinMastersWho else thinks Cindy McCain is the attacker?
"Mine, baby, mine" - Freeper philosophy in three words.To: mylifeat times we are our own worst enemy:(38 posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 6:54:10 AM by CanadianMusherinMI (drill baby drill/mine baby mine!)
So - does this mean that McCain's not getting the GOP nod in 2012?To: RobinMastersMcCain's loss had nothing to do with Sarah Palin.The reason he lost the election is as plain as the nose on your face.
SIMPLE...HE'S A RINO!!
Damn.
And now, "Ship Of Fools"!
Romney, GOPers lick wounds on cruise
The Swamp ^ | 11/12/2008 | Jim Tankersley
Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:17:18 AM by cll
Winners, we all know from a lifetime of post-Super Bowl commercials, go to Disneyland.
Losers, at least in this election cycle, apparently go to the Caribbean.
As the Associated Press' David McFadden reports:
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - When Joe Six-pack suffers a severe setback, he might cry in his beer. The Republican elite could be found this week on a Caribbean cruise after being stung in the Nov. 4 elections.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson joined policy analysts and 700 subscribers who want to revive the Republican Party on the cruise hosted by the National Review, a conservative magazine.
~ snip ~
"No one's jumped overboard," Fowler quipped as passengers disembarked in Old San Juan. "This is a forward-thinking group."
Thompson, whose own bid for the GOP nomination was short-lived, tersely answered a few questions from shoreside journalists before walking up the narrow cobblestone streets in shorts and sneakers. He called the cruise a family vacation, and said he is not planning another White House run.
~ snip ~
This cruise, the 21st hosted by the National Review, mixes leisure and politics, but Fowler said there are no panels about John McCain's running mate.
Most of the passengers booked oceanview and veranda cabins at $2,400 to $3,000 per person, according to the Cruise Authority, the U.S. company that arranged the trip. The ship is stopping in Turks and Caicos Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Bahamas before returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida this weekend.(Excerpt) Read more at swamppolitics.com ...
All your pundits are belong to us!To: cllWell, it is fitting that rat is on a ship. After all, he is one responsible for sinking the GOP ship!!!!3 posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:21:16 AM by Mobile VulgusTo: cll" ... The Republican elite could be found this week on a Caribbean cruise after being stung in the Nov. 4 elections ..."
Bwahahahahaha
Stung? More like a self inflicted mortal wound.
Seems their death will be agonizingly painful & slow ... for those of us who are watching.
Can't anyone put them out of their misery?To: cllJust sayin'....
23 posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:01:41 AM by Doohickey (The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.)To: GOP_Lady; DoohickeyPerhaps I haven't made my feelings on the subject of GOP cruises (to nowhere) quite clear enough.How's this? If I were a Democrat Party submarine skipper, I wouldn't bother to torpedo that cruise ship. They are my allies.
Next up - whine tasting!
You know, every so often a Freeper will blurt out the obvious. This has been one of those times.ENOUGH WITH THE WOE IS ME THREADS
self | 11/13/08 | LS
Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 6:02:22 AM by LS
If I see one more "we are doomed" or "we'll never again win an election" thread I'm gonna puke!
ANY reader of American history knows that going back to the 1600s, EVERY generation has faced (yes) a similar challenge, every generation has thought it faced the "end of the colony/state/country.
*John Adams and the Federalists were certain that Thomas Jefferson would destroy the country he helped build, and forge an alliance with that "terrorist" country France.To: LSWe need a demon. Don’t take that away from us.
Next on our list - "Et Tu, Newtie?"
Wal-mart doesn't get ahead by attacking Sears, but by importing cheap shit from China and turning its stores into serfdoms, but that's beside the point.Gingrich says GOP is outmatched
POLITICO ^ | Nov 13, 2008 | ROGER SIMON |
Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:22:11 AM by SLB
How bad off is the Republican Party right now? Ask Newt Gingrich.
“The Republican Party right now is like a midsize college team trying to play in the Superbowl,” Gingrich told me Wednesday. “It is pretty hard to say our losses were because of John McCain’s campaign. McCain performed way above plausibility compared to where the Republican president was in the polls. We have to look honestly at what went wrong.”
Gingrich, Republican speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999, declined say who he wanted as the next chairman of the party. He said his main concern was the rise of what he called the “modern left,” which just a few years ago was thought to be moribund in this country but now looks alive and kicking.
Gingrich said the fundraising capacity of the left in the last election proved astonishing and far outstripped what Republicans were able to gather. “The modern left has gotten that large,” Gingrich said.
The question now, Gingrich went on, is whether Barack Obama intends to govern from the left or not.
“Does Barack Obama want to govern from the center, which his Grant Park speech implied, or govern from the left?” Gingrich said. “Does he want to govern through (Harry) Reid and (Nancy) Pelosi or govern through a centrist majority, in which case he will get a substantial number of votes in the House and Senate but he will make the left unhappy.”
Gingrich said that the best thing the Republican Party could do right now is stop worrying about the Republican Party. “We need to worry about the nation,” Gingrich said. “Wal-Mart doesn’t get ahead by attacking Sears but by offering better value.”
Let's see how this plays in Freeperville, shall we?
To: SLBWith phonies like Newtie making pro-gorebal warming spots with his friend Nazi Pelousi, I would say that the GOP needs guys like these like we need a communist in the White House.
You're just now noticing this???To: SLBThe question now, Gingrich went on, is whether Barack Obama intends to govern from the left or not. Newt, have you lost your mind?5 posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:26:20 AM by frogjerk (Welcome|Goodbye to|from Free|Fairness Doctrine Republic!)To: SLBGingrich said that the best thing the Republican Party could do right now is stop worrying about the Republican Party. “We need to worry about the nation,” Gingrich said. “Wal-Mart doesn’t get ahead by attacking Sears but by offering better value.”
The left-o-sphere exists to raise money for and support their leftists.
The right-o-sphere (like FR) is consumed by armchair posts about who to eject.
To: SLB“The chair should be someone who has run/knows/appreciates grass-roots and ground game, has the capability to pull us out of the tech/Internet ditch we’re in and has the substance and knowledge to turn the RNC into an ideas factory that can forge the new GOP platform with our elected officials.”
The chair is mainly supposed to be good at raising money.
You should email him about that.
Well, technically, you're not in the wilderness until Jan 20th, but isn't it fun to watch that wilderness come zooming up at you?To: joesbucksWho gives a rats a$$ what Newt thinks ... just another has been that thought with the head of his crank. So what happens to people like him ... the retired useless generals ... the toe suckers ... (morris) the internal wannabees’s (huckaphony) .. every single one of them losers. They become the media darlings ... consultants ... people like Hannity thrive on them.
Worthless dirtbags22 posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:40:30 AM by HiramQuick (work harder ... welfare recipients depend on you!)To: SLBWe are in the wilderness, to be sure.
I know what the Freepers need to get their spirits back up and stop all this infighting!
A good old "kill the gooks" thread!
Ok - so much for stopping all the infighting...William Doyle, face of Vietnam crimes, dead at 75 ("My only regret is that I didn't kill more.")
Seattle Times ^Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 12:44:38 AM by Chet 99
William Doyle, a tough-talking Vietnam War veteran who helped lead a decorated platoon that killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in a case concealed by the Pentagon for decades, died Thursday in Springfield, Mo. He was 75.
Mr. Doyle was a team leader on the Army's famous Tiger Force in 1967 when some members began executing women and children in a bloody rampage that lasted seven months.
Mr. Doyle bragged that he shot so many civilians that he lost count.
"We killed anything that moved," he told The Toledo Blade for a 2004 series. "My only regret is that I didn't kill more."(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
To: Chet 99"My only regret is that I didn't kill more."
Coolest. Quote. EVER.
2 posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 12:46:58 AM by aWolverineTo: aWolverineOnly if you are a truly sick and pathetic loser.
Couldn't have said it better myself.To: Chet 99What’s the matter with you people?11 posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 12:52:29 AM by john in springfieldTo: john in springfieldWhat’s the matter with you people?
How much time do you have, and do you have a notepad handy?
Well, once again I ran outta time before I ran outta wingnuts.
Let's head for decontam, and a quick Listerine eyewash to burn all the stupid residue out of our corneas.
Beers after - Pompeo's buying!!
Does "the alter of zero" mean Obama? Think the iconic O.
That's fantastic! I'm glad being delusional doesn't stifle Freepi creativity.
Posted by: joejoejoe | November 17, 2008 at 06:48
They're not getting any less fun. Yay!
A.
Posted by: Athenae | November 17, 2008 at 08:12
Wow, they wanna torpedo the NR cruise? That's just unexpected. I would think they'd all be bemoaning the Big O raising their taxes so they couldn't afford to go with them.
But I'm not an expert in batshit-insanism. Don't wanna be, either. I'll leave that to Tommy.
Posted by: leinie | November 17, 2008 at 08:28