Stay classy, GOP
It took about one minute for Indiana Congressman Mike Pence’s GOP Thanksgiving address to shift from “support the troops” and “give thanks,” to “Attack President Obama.” Per Raw Story:
“We have much to be thankful for,” Pence began. But his holiday sentiments quickly turned into an attack on President Obama’s recent announcement of a “jobs summit,” to be held in December to address the problem that “the economic growth we’ve seen has not yet led to the job growth that we desperately need.”
And if your heart wasn’t warmed enough by that, Pence had more to say:
Pence went on to claim that “the Obama administration and the Democratic majority in Congress have taken our economy from bad to worse with their failed economic agenda and big government plans. And if all this wasn’t enough, Democrats in Washington continue to push for government-run insurance.”
Pence concluded his message by calling for solving the problem of joblessness through tax cuts and “fiscal responsibility.”
Meanwhile, the president kept it classy in his address, acknowledging the struggles people are facing this Thanksgiving, without attacking the rogues gallery on the other side of the aisle that got us to where we are, and vowing to turn the jobs picture around. Watch the two addresses. They couldn’t be more different.
Happy Thanksgiving! … unless you’re a turkey, in which case, never mind
The turkey has been pardoned, the guest lists set, and now, all that’s left to do is get ready for some football (and pie). This year, the Reid family will be doing something we haven’t done in a while — have Thanksgiving away from the homefront. We’ll be at a friend’s house, kind of the way my mother used to have a house full of people on TG (complete with the combo West Indian-traditional American food), only in reverse.
Anyhoo, hope you all have a wonderful long weekend, a happy Thanksgiving, and that whatever team you root for wins (unless they’re playing my team.) — BTW, my NFC and AFC teams square off tomorrow. It’s a painful choice, but I’ve got to stay true to the O.C. Go Broncos!!!
Enjoy!
10 Things to be thankful for
Well, the bird has met its demise (even without Sarah Palin looking on,) the tryptophan has kicked in (I overslept and had to do my radio show by phone this morning, but Roland Martin was great! And those two glasses of wine didn’t help!) … and I’m going to make it through Black Friday without having to tramp through a mall (I refuse. Sorry, kids.) So now, since I’ve been skipping out on my blogging duties of late, here are ten things I think we can all be thankful for:
#1. Sarah Palin. She brought so much joy and laughter during the campaign, with her kooky vocab and inability to articulate her thoughts in anything resembling adult English. And she put the nail in John McCain’s campaign coffin (sorry if that sounds like an age joke,) ensuring, even if he really couldn’t have done so anyway,) that he wouldn’t win. Thus, Sarah helped spare the country from four more years of Bush-like policies, along with the spectacle of herself playing a Bizarro World, Hilbilly Princess Di to McCain’s doddering Charles. You betcha!
#2. John McCain. When he wandered in front of that camera during the town hall style debate, he made my year. Serioiusly. And by so debasing himself during the campaign, McCain has all but ensured that his rehabilitation will involve helping Barack Obama get much of his domestic agenda through the Senate. Thanks, Grandpa! (And thank Joe the Plumber for us when you see him next. Oh, that’s right, you’re not gonna see him again, because he’s irrelevant.)
#3. Steve Schmidt. What a maroon. See #s 1 and 2 above.
#4. Right wing talk radio. Those of us who already thought you were irrelevant blowhards just weren’t getting through until you called the Senator from Illinois a terrorist, Marxist Socialist and America elected him anyway. Thanks guys! By the way, Glenn, are you serious about seceding? If so, let me know what the rest of us can do to help you along.
#5. American voters. Well, 52 percent of them, anyway.
$6. Barack Obama. Yes we did.
#7. Tina Fey. See #1 above.
#8. David Letterman. See #2 above.
#9. Fox News. See #4 above. And what will you do at those press conferences now?
and last, but not least…
#10. George W. Bush. No, seriously. Had he not been such a rotten president, we might not be here, on the brink of positive change. And he’s been damned funny to listen to over the last eight years, even as he was screwing up the world.
Oh, wait! One more thing! I’m also thankful for this video. Enjoy!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
The Palin turkey massacre
Lord, can’t this lady do anything right? The Word Wizard of Wasila chatters away while a cheeky bastard in the background slaughters Thanksgiving dinner. I guess not every turkey got a pardon that day. Notice how the slaughter guy keeps grinning into the camera, as if he knows he’s doing Sarah in…
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