Daily Archives: September 9, 2011

That’s a rough estimate, of course, but this “new” jobs plan is slated to cost $450 billion. Jackass claims it will all be paid for, (either in spending cuts or new taxes) but he told the same lies about Obamacare. … Continue reading →

Palin: Obama ‘plays us all for fools’ with jobs plan Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin strongly condemned President Obama’s jobs plan Friday afternoon, saying that the president “plays us all for fools.” “I thought the president was very bold in … Continue reading →

Oops, my bad, he’s a union member. The new-new civility (via Jim Hoft)

I didn’t watch Obama’s Greatest Speech Ever Vista™ but judging from the lack of attendance at our NFL Season Opener Live-Blog some of you did, so courtesy of WaPo here is a pop quiz: Which of the following quotes came … Continue reading →

Clinton: ‘Below zero’ chance at challenging Obama Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is a “below zero” chance that she will challenge President Barack Obama for the presidency in 2012. In an interview with CNN’s Alison Kosik on the … Continue reading →

Politico: Moody’s: Obama plan will add 1.9M jobs A top economist says President Barack Obama’s job plan will likely add 1.9 million jobs and grow the economy by 2 percent. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, also said Obama’s … Continue reading →

From Buffoon Juice: Ivan Ivanovich Renko – September 9, 2011 | 9:33 am · Link For those who say racism isn’t at the core of Confederate- err, “conservative” opposition to Obama—can you please explain why black Americans so overwhelmingly believe … Continue reading →

Digby’s halfwit sidekick: This is what happens when you go on offense I’m not going to go into too much detail on Obama’s jobs speech. It was a very good speech in terms of the rhetoric, though it lacked a … Continue reading →

Hot Air: We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party. Er, not quite. Lincoln wasn’t even the GOP’s first Presidential nominee; the first Republican nominee was John C. Fremont in 1856. … Continue reading →

TalkLeft: I’m finally learning the meaning of hope and change. Three years ago, hope and change seemed like a slogan to roll your eyes at. No more. Now it’s becoming something to strive for. But it’s not the hope and … Continue reading →

It’s an odd-numbered day so Paul Krugman is shilling for Obama: Setting Their Hair on Fire First things first: I was favorably surprised by the new Obama jobs plan, which is significantly bolder and better than I expected. It’s not … Continue reading →

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To “Dennis G” for Most Egregious Unintentional Satire: The Modern Negrophobists reaction to the President’s speech… This cartoon from 1862 could run in the papers tomorrow as an example of the typical Republican/Wingnut reaction to President Obama’s speech (it would … Continue reading →