Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

[Ton Loc]

I expected to at least see a small running thread on this today. Did anyone watch this?

It was entertaining, funny, and maybe just a touch of somber at the end. I'd say it gave off a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Good times. Hopefully it will get replayed when the entire nation isn't watching football.

[mgsooner]

I'm predicting a lot of positivity and kindness in this thread

[soonerscuba]

There were at least 8 million people there.

[fadada1]

my wife went down to the rally - on her way back now. i'll get updates. said she had fun.

[picasso]

Was this meant to curb the pending *** kicking?

Stewart is a funny guy but seriously?

[TheHumanAlphabet]

I expected to at least see a small running thread on this today. Did anyone watch this?

It was entertaining, funny, and maybe just a touch of somber at the end. I'd say it gave off a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Good times. Hopefully it will get replayed when the entire nation isn't watching football.

Hope it gets flushed down the toilet where it belongs...

The thinly disguised - vote against the mean bad republicans and tea partiers. Vote dems because we know more than you do and we can handle your money better than you rally.

[Penguin]

I liked it when the Mythbusters got everybody to jump at the same time. It recorded an earthquake 100 times stronger than a small car hitting a brickwall at 35mph.

[dwarthog]

Definitely some good to come out of this rally.....


http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k19/dwarthog/Vote_democratic.jpg

[StoopTroup]

What's cool is that lots of people, whether Dem, Pub or Teapotted....they all have held rallies in Washington.

Whether you're against the othersides views....people still want to be able to have a say in what goes on.

[tommieharris91]

This (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-100-best-signs-at-the-rally-to-restore-sanity) is what that rally was really about.

Well, that and what dwarthog posted.

It also makes me think people that go to political rallies really don't have anything better to do.

[LosAngelesSooner]

Hope it gets flushed down the toilet where it belongs...

The thinly disguised - vote against the mean bad republicans and tea partiers. Vote dems because we know more than you do and we can handle your money better than you rally.

This post just shows that you're yet another partisan hack who recites talking points rather than actually reading, watching and researching things so you can form your own opinion.

The rally was a lot of fun, from beginning to end and was remarkably non-partisan. Jon Stewart did America a service. Especially with the closing speech.

[3rdgensooner]

This (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-100-best-signs-at-the-rally-to-restore-sanity) is what that rally was really about.

There is some tasty goodness in those signs.

[Penguin]

http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web05/2010/10/31/14/loved-this-guy-9830-1288549983-60.jpg


I found my new political cause.

[StoopTroup]

http://s-ak.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web05/2010/10/31/14/loved-this-guy-9830-1288549983-60.jpg


I found my new political cause.

Dude looks like a Penguin Trainer.

[TheHumanAlphabet]

This post just shows that you're yet another partisan hack who recites talking points rather than actually reading, watching and researching things so you can form your own opinion.


OMG, must get puppetmasters off my back and spine... must, oh the pain....

[LosAngelesSooner]

OMG, must get puppetmasters off my back and spine... must, oh the pain....It certainly would help.

Maybe you'd have something interesting to say for once.

[GottaHavePride]

Considering the rally was co-hosted by Stewart (whose schtick is incredibly liberally slanted) and Colbert (whose schtick is incredibly conservatively slanted)... how do you figure the rally was all-Democrat-all-the-time? Colbert's persona is a rah-rah Republican.

Also note - both of them are COMEDIANS.

[Boarder]

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[SCOUT]

Considering the rally was co-hosted by Stewart (whose schtick is incredibly liberally slanted) and Colbert (whose schtick is incredibly conservatively slanted)... how do you figure the rally was all-Democrat-all-the-time? Colbert's persona is a rah-rah Republican.

Also note - both of them are COMEDIANS.

Colbert's shtick is to mock conservatives by being a hyperbole of Bill O'Reilly.

With that said, I thought the rally looked like a lot of fun and most folks had the right message. IMO that message was that the politics of today are out of hand.

I can't believe I am typing this, but I thought Kid Rock's song was pretty good.

I am sorry.

[SoonerNate]

That crowd was an insult to the gene pool.

What a bunch of LOSERS.

[GKeeper316]

That crowd was an insult to the gene pool.

What a bunch of LOSERS.

you're an insult to the gene pool.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Definitely some good to come out of this rally.....


http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k19/dwarthog/Vote_democratic.jpgAn entitled man with a simple, entitlement message... is that a "Depends"?

[Crucifax Autumn]

HEATHENS!

[sooner59]

Jon Stewart burns both parties...given that he is a Dem and hits the GOP much harder. Colbert's show is just a mockery of the republican party, which burns the Dems (which is funny in a different kind of way, just b/c he is silly). Any Cons who take them as a threat make me laugh. Mostly b/c they make a lot of sense sometimes and sense is something politicians (both Dems and Cons) lack the majority of the time. They (both parties) get all mad at comedians because they make them look bad at their jobs.....which they are performing badly at.

[Leroy Lizard]

Colbert's persona is a rah-rah Republican.

:eek:

[Ton Loc]

Exactly what I thought I'd see when I started this thread. The people who didn't see it drew their opinions based on -------NOTHING. :eek:

The people who did watch it realize what it was. A big gathering that mixed entertainment, humor, and common sense pointing out what a huge pile of steaming crap the political world is today. :D

[Ton Loc]

Hope it gets flushed down the toilet where it belongs...

The thinly disguised - vote against the mean bad republicans and tea partiers. Vote dems because we know more than you do and we can handle your money better than you rally.

BTW - Prime example #1.

You didn't watch it. You don't know what you're talking about. You're full of misplaced anger and hate most likely caused by a horrible incident in your past that for some reason causes you to lash out at common sense and completely destroyed your ability to actually watch and or experience something before commenting on it.

See - I can make conclusions based on very little to no information also.

[TheHumanAlphabet]

BTW - Prime example #1.


Your Prime example has been based on many years of living and working hard. I don't need to watch what a bunch of sycophants do (just as I didn't need to watch Glenn Beck's "restore" show). I, however, think Glenn had more of a point and encouraged people to do something for the country than the 2 comedians did.

You ain't changing my mind, just as I don't think anything I do or say will change your mind.

[Ton Loc]

What am I trying to change your mind about?
That you should watch something before you make rash generalizations about it?

You didn't watch either show but you think Glenn had more of a point and encouraged something. Jeez, you're full of crap and one of the problems.

[Mississippi Sooner]

You are ALL missing the point.

Where else would you ever see Ozzy and Cat Stephens performing on the same stage, followed by the O'jays?

[SoonerNate]

So we are supposed to be tolerant? So they invite Cat Stephens, a man that once called for a Fatwa h?

Hilarity

[Mississippi Sooner]

I didn't actually sit and watch the thing. Hell, I can't be still for much of anything other than OU football on Saturday. But I did have to stop and gawk when I walked through and saw Ozzy and Cat on the stage at the same time.

Oh, and I'm sure this goes without saying, but Ozzy needs to never attempt to perform in public again. I know it was all in fun, but his voice is just sad at this point.

[virginiasooner]

It was an AWESOME rally. Metro cards were converted into sardine cans. And no signs were mispelled!

[Condescending Sooner]

It was an AWESOME rally. Metro cards were converted into sardine cans. And no signs were mispelled!

Umm, you may want to look at the sign poster ealier a little closer.

[fadada1]

That crowd was an insult to the gene pool.

What a bunch of LOSERS.

i'm going to second GKeeper on this one.

here's the deal with the rally - once again, a group gathered to express their opinions regarding the government - PEACEFULLY (I might add) - a priviledge awarded to us by the constitution. people had fun, enjoyed each other's company, and showed support for the people TRYING to make a difference in our government. the way i see it, people are fed up with the INSANITY that is bogging down government. it's no one person's fault, it's been happening for years, so quit yer bitchin' about obama.

the only disagreement i had with jon stewart, is that it WAS NOT across section of america. most of those that showed were educated, free thinking, hard working people... unlike the tea-party rallies that seem to follow the likes of sarah palin and glen beck looking to blame anyone but themselves for the ****ty situation they're in.

so, soonernate, THINK before you open your pie hole. maybe read a book once in a while, avoid watching fox news for 5 minutes, and try listening to the people actually attempting to make a difference.

[Whet]

some photos from the event:
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[Whet]

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[soonerchk]

KEEP FEAR ALIVE!!!!!

[soonerchk]

Favorite so far

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[Ike]

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[Sooner Eclipse]

Definitely some good to come out of this rally.....


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I didn't know Harry Reid attended. Looks like he's preparing to **** himself after tomorrow.

[Boarder]

Umm, you may want to look at the sign poster ealier a little closer.
Yes, it's fun pointing out the spelling mistakes that people made ealier.

[HBick]

I'm all for PEACEFUL protests, after what happened in Russia (again) yesterday it makes it all the more meaningful.

Plus Colbert's costume was great

[SoonerNate]

This show was saved by Stewart's speech. Colbert was awful and not funny at all.

[sooner59]

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[virginiasooner]

I didn't know Harry Reid attended. Looks like he's preparing to **** himself after tomorrow.

No, more like David Vitter on a date with his hooker.

[Blue]

i'm going to second GKeeper on this one.

here's the deal with the rally - once again, a group gathered to express their opinions regarding the government - PEACEFULLY (I might add) - a priviledge awarded to us by the constitution. people had fun, enjoyed each other's company, and showed support for the people TRYING to make a difference in our government. the way i see it, people are fed up with the INSANITY that is bogging down government. it's no one person's fault, it's been happening for years, so quit yer bitchin' about obama.

the only disagreement i had with jon stewart, is that it WAS NOT across section of america. most of those that showed were educated, free thinking, hard working people... unlike the tea-party rallies that seem to follow the likes of sarah palin and glen beck looking to blame anyone but themselves for the ****ty situation they're in.



Lol. Sounds like a Tea Party rally to me. Good for both groups. It's ashame beck and Palin have hijacked the Tea party rallies. They started with good intentions. Ron Paul, End the Fed, Stop the Empire Building.

I actually went to an End the Fed rally in Atlanta and met quite a few intelligent people.

But you'd rather call these people ignorant hicks. I don't think you know anything about the tea party or its history. You'd rather call them uneducated. well if they are so uneducated and lazy, wouldn't you think they'd vote democrat, seeing as thats exactly who the Dems want to take on and raise?

[Ton Loc]

Lol. Sounds like a Tea Party rally to me. Good for both groups. It's ashame beck and Palin have hijacked the Tea party rallies. They started with good intentions. Ron Paul, End the Fed, Stop the Empire Building.


Ron Paul (is he still around?)needs to tell Beck, Palin, and others to Step to Eff back. The original party was full of good intentions, intelligent thoughts and arguments. Seriously, its a damn shame what has happened.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Ron Paul (is he still around?)needs to tell Beck, Palin, and others to Step to Eff back. The original party was full of good intentions, intelligent thoughts and arguments. Seriously, its a damn shame what has happened.You know what you said is wrong? MAYBE you don't. The Tea Parties are about returning the federal govt. mostly to the way it was designed by the founders, and that's still the message, because that's what Beck and Palin and other conservative leaders want.( I think you know that, but just wish ALL OF THEM would STFU)

[soonerscuba]

The Tea Parties are about returning the federal govt. mostly to the way it was designed by the foundersLulz.

[Boarder]

...returning the federal govt. mostly to the way it was designed by the founders...

Has anyone ever heard this phrase actually defined? It is thrown out a bunch but never is defined in practical terms. So how, exactly, did the founders design it?

Does it mean that only white, land-owning males should be able to vote?
Does it mean, as Jefferson wanted, that the government should be very small and run by a citizen volunteer force?

(think before you post..."small government" and such terms are undefined, too)

[Pricetag]

is that a "Depends"?
Meat gazer.

[Mississippi Sooner]

I think it means the white men who run the government should all only bathe twice a year and wear powdered wigs to cover their lice and scab infested heads.

[StoopTroup]

Meat gazer.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t6rV3U9ZEHM/S_7YGinqiKI/AAAAAAAAzsQ/kJ6_vr8isYA/s1600/roy+ashburn.jpg

[Ton Loc]

You know what you said is wrong? MAYBE you don't. The Tea Parties are about returning the federal govt. mostly to the way it was designed by the founders, and that's still the message, because that's what Beck and Palin and other conservative leaders want.( I think you know that, but just wish ALL OF THEM would STFU)

I knew this would happen. I went to one tea party-ish (if that's what it must be called) a year or so ago. The one problem I noticed was that not everyone was on the same page. Maybe I just don't like what they have become now. Besides, who the hell can define "mostly to the way it was designed by the founders?"

edit: I really don't think Beck, Palin, and Ron Paul would agree about 75% of the same things. Beck and Palin may - but only because they could/would perceive it would help them out in some strange way.

[picasso]

Mostly white people there.

Does that make it racist?

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Mostly white people there.

Does that make it racist?The left's mantras aren't about to change, now...prolly never.

[3rdgensooner]

Mostly white people there.

Does that make it racist?I can imagine the racial/ethnic breakdown roughly mirrored the population. (I mean, "white people" are still the majority in America)

If that's not the case, please link me to your source.

[virginiasooner]

Mostly white people there.

Does that make it racist?

To put as kind a face on it as possible, the Tea Party is perceived as not reflecting the needs of minorities. When there are posters of President Obama as a witch doctor, or with a Hitler mustache, or eating watermelon, or photoshopped with his wife as a pimp and ho, supporters tend to get angry. Or when tea partiers complain about the deficit, I want to know where they were in 2003 to 2008, when President Bush conducted two wars off budget. Where was their concern for deficits then? It's easy to understand Obama's supporters extrapolating tea party anger about the deficit as racism towards the current president. Or depicting Mexicans as stealing American jobs, when it is American corporations who ship jobs down to Mexico, for favorable (to them) wages and safety regulations.

[Blue]

To put as kind a face on it as possible, the Tea Party is perceived as not reflecting the needs of minorities. When there are posters of President Obama as a witch doctor, or with a Hitler mustache, or eating watermelon, or photoshopped with his wife as a pimp and ho, supporters tend to get angry. Or when tea partiers complain about the deficit, I want to know where they were in 2003 to 2008, when President Bush conducted two wars off budget. Where was their concern for deficits then? It's easy to understand Obama's supporters extrapolating tea party anger about the deficit as racism towards the current president. Or depicting Mexicans as stealing American jobs, when it is American corporations who ship jobs down to Mexico, for favorable (to them) wages and safety regulations.

I remember many people waking up and protesting right around the time of Bushs 1st bailouts. It just so happened he bolted right after doing that.

[Blue]

BTW, On Stewarts Speech. It seemed a little hypocritical. I do agree with what he said, but all this comedian turned political pundit does DAILY on his show is polarize and divide.

[StoopTroup]

BTW, On Stewarts Speech. It seemed a little hypocritical. I do agree with what he said, but all this comedian turned political pundit does DAILY on his show is polarize and divide.

I won't disagree.

When Dennis Miller used to really blast them....you wondered how long he could do it and remain sharp and relevent. His views finally got old and his career did a bit of rollercoastering. They all experience it. Bill Mauer had it happen. Even the guys who are serious like beck, limbaugh and hannity etc...they all ride the ups and downs of the slopes too.

Colbert will probably disappear before the daily show as Stewart seems to be a bit more real about his views than Colbert. Colbert seems to be a whole lot more tongue in cheek.

The real pundits are insanely jealous of Colbert and Stewart IMO and it's been tough on them as they seem to not take people laughing at them very well.

[virginiasooner]

I remember many people waking up and protesting right around the time of Bushs 1st bailouts. It just so happened he bolted right after doing that.

Well, they woke up five years too late. Bush bankrupted the country.

[Blue]

Well, they woke up five years too late. Bush bankrupted the country.

I'd say he had some help. About 30 years and and few other presidents' horrible economic policy led us here.

Whats funny is that Obama kept all of the same economic advisors that Bush had. Bernanke- check. Summers- check. Geitner- check.

Who's really running the show here? Its time to stop blaming each other and have a fatcat banker barbecue. Throw in all the politicians who have sold out and lie to our face.

Then start over saying this is what happens when you go too far.

[OnlyOneOklahoma]

I don't think Obama had a choice when it came to Bernanke, so your ire is missplaced.

[Blue]

I don't think Obama had a choice when it came to Bernanke, so your ire is missplaced.

How so?

I do believe it was his call to reappoint him.

Although I doubt Obama had a choice. I don't think The Federal Reserve answers to the executive branch anymore.

[Cornfed]

This is all so fearful.

[tommieharris91]

Whats funny is that Obama kept all of the same economic advisors that Bush had. Bernanke- check. Summers- check. Geitner- check.


The bolded are incorrect.

[Blue]

The bolded are incorrect.

So Summers and geitner didn't work for Bush as well? I was under the impression the whole crew went from one administration to the next. maybe i'm thinking summers=Clinton? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[picasso]

I can imagine the racial/ethnic breakdown roughly mirrored the population. (I mean, "white people" are still the majority in America)

If that's not the case, please link me to your source.

Then what say we stop calling the tea baggers racist.

Using that logic.

[picasso]

To put as kind a face on it as possible, the Tea Party is perceived as not reflecting the needs of minorities. When there are posters of President Obama as a witch doctor, or with a Hitler mustache, or eating watermelon, or photoshopped with his wife as a pimp and ho, supporters tend to get angry. Or when tea partiers complain about the deficit, I want to know where they were in 2003 to 2008, when President Bush conducted two wars off budget. Where was their concern for deficits then? It's easy to understand Obama's supporters extrapolating tea party anger about the deficit as racism towards the current president. Or depicting Mexicans as stealing American jobs, when it is American corporations who ship jobs down to Mexico, for favorable (to them) wages and safety regulations.

Did you miss the last election? The right paid for Bushies mistakes.

But let's be clear here, Obama talks about paying for Bushies mistakes but conveniently leaves out the f ups of the congress.

[tommieharris91]

So Summers and geitner didn't work for Bush as well? I was under the impression the whole crew went from one administration to the next. maybe i'm thinking summers=Clinton? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Summers is a Clinton retread. Geitner was head of Fed of NYC before becoming Sec. Of the Treasury. Bush's Treasury Sec. was Henry Paulson.

[Blue]

Summers is a Clinton retread. Geitner was head of Fed of NYC before becoming Sec. Of the Treasury. Bush's Treasury Sec. was Henry Paulson.

Oh yea. Paulson! Thank you for the correction.

All Keynesiests (sp?) though and really no difference in opinion between them. Bernanke-Time man of the Year...lol.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Well, they woke up five years too late. Bush bankrupted the country.He and the repub congress went along with the democrat led crippling of the mortgage industry, if that's what you mean by Bush bankrupting the country, BUT, YOU KNOW THAT, REALLY, DON'T YOU?(IOW, how stupid do you think we are?)

[3rdgensooner]

Then what say we stop calling the tea baggers racist.
Is that the royal "we"?

[StoopTroup]

But let's be clear here, Obama talks about paying for Bushies mistakes but conveniently leaves out the f ups of the congress.

Could that be because he wasn't a Governor?

[HBick]

I won't disagree.

When Dennis Miller used to really blast them....you wondered how long he could do it and remain sharp and relevent. His views finally got old and his career did a bit of rollercoastering. They all experience it. Bill Maher had it happen.

Colbert will probably disappear before the daily show as Stewart seems to be a bit more real about his views than Colbert. Colbert seems to be a whole lot more tongue in cheek.


Maher got kicked off ABC for his rant after 9/11 which would probably fly now, but was way too soon to address it the way he did.

As for Colbert, he benefits from the Daily Show lead in. This is important because Colbert will only fade into oblivion (same for Stewart) after ratings start to slip. The main viewing demographic of these shows are males aged 18-34 (according to MRIPlus.com). The importance of this stems from their spending power, historically (Post World War II) and currently. Even during the current recession this demographic has still been spending money in record fashion. Ratings control everything when it comes to this, and with the Nielson (company that measures television ratings) behind the curve the system will continue to operate this way for the foreseeable future.

Sorry for all the ad jargon, but I don't know if there are many people on this board who are familiar with television advertising.

[SouthCarolinaSooner]

Maher got kicked off ABC for his rant after 9/11 which would probably fly now, but was way too soon to address it the way he did.

As for Colbert, he benefits from the Daily Show lead in. This is important because Colbert will only fade into oblivion (same for Stewart) after ratings start to slip. The main viewing demographic of these shows are males aged 18-34 (according to MRIPlus.com). The importance of this stems from their spending power, historically (Post World War II) and currently. Even during the current recession this demographic has still been spending money in record fashion. Ratings control everything when it comes to this, and with the Nielson (company that measures television ratings) behind the curve the system will continue to operate this way for the foreseeable future.

Sorry for all the ad jargon, but I don't know if there are many people on this board who are familiar with television advertising.
Colbert will never fade

http://img.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/061220/163447__colbert_l.jpg

[StoopTroup]

Colbert will never fade

http://img.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/061220/163447__colbert_l.jpg

There is no doubt that he is a quick wit on his feet. I think the show will fade someday but you're probably right that he'll never hurt for work. Lots of these guys that came through the Daily show are really unique.

[soonerscuba]

There is no doubt that he is a quick wit on his feet. I think the show will fade someday but you're probably right that he'll never hurt for work. Lots of these guys that came through the Daily show are really unique.Let us not forget fellow Sooner Olivia Munn brings the hotness to that show.

[tommieharris91]

Let us not forget fellow Sooner Olivia Munn brings the hotness to that show.

The bri signal has been sounded.

[GottaHavePride]

So, in case y'all missed that the point of this rally wasn't actually political, this guy got it right:


The media just didn’t get it. In fact, the whole point of the rally eluded them until Jon Stewart told them during his speech to close the event. Stewart explained that the media themselves were part of the point of the rally. Cable news’ approach is part of the problem, “But unfortunately one of our main tools in delineating the two broke. The country’s 24 hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator did not cause our problems but its existence makes solving them that much harder. The press can hold its magnifying up to our problems bringing them into focus, illuminating issues heretofore unseen or they can use that magnifying glass to light ants on fire and then perhaps host a week of shows on the sudden, unexpected dangerous flaming ant epidemic. “

He continued, “If we amplify everything we hear nothing. There are terrorists and racists and Stalinist and theocrats but those are titles that must be earned. You must have the resume. Not being able to distinguish between real racists and Tea Partiers or real bigots and Juan Williams and Rick Sanchez is an insult, not only to those people but to the racists themselves who have put in the exhausting effort it takes to hate. Just as the inability to distinguish terrorists from Muslims makes us less safe not more. The press is our immune system. If we overreact to everything we actually get sicker and perhaps eczema.”

Television news was paralyzed and confused when they had to cover an event that did not fit into their polarized partisan model. The idea that a rally would be held that wasn’t about politics or supporting a particular candidate or party left them stunned. They were equally dumbfounded by the idea that hundreds of thousands of Americans would show up to an event that had no political motive. They couldn’t figure it.

...

On this one day regular people wanted to show that media may be broken, but America isn’t. The American people came calling today, and their message was loud and clear. They not only want their country back, but they want their sanity back as well. What the media could not figure out was that Jon Stewart had a message that was bigger than politics. His message was that America is fine. It is our media and hyper partisanship that is broken, and Stewart advocated for everyone to work together to solve our problems. The media won’t like it, but this rally was about how great America can be, and how much of a problem they have become.

http://www.politicususa.com/en/restore-sanity-media

[Blue]

Completely agree with that, GHP.

Now Stewart needs to wage war on that media. Leave us out of it.

[tommieharris91]

Completely agree with that, GHP.

Now Stewart needs to wage war on that media. Leave us out of it.

He makes a lot of living waging war on the media. He killed James Carville's Crossfire show on CNN and about did in Jim Cramer.

[sooner59]

Tucker Carlson had it coming with that bowtie. Dressing like Lid and all.

[LosAngelesSooner]

I'd say he had some help. About 30 years and and few other presidents' horrible economic policy led us here.

Whats funny is that Obama kept all of the same economic advisors that Bush had. Bernanke- check. Summers- check. Geitner- check.

Who's really running the show here? Its time to stop blaming each other and have a fatcat banker barbecue. Throw in all the politicians who have sold out and lie to our face.

Then start over saying this is what happens when you go too far.I absolutely agree 100% with everything you wrote in this post. :)

[LosAngelesSooner]

Did you miss the last election? The right paid for Bushies mistakes.

But let's be clear here, Obama talks about paying for Bushies mistakes but conveniently leaves out the f ups of the congress.
They didn't "pay for Bushies mistakes" if they all get re-elected while maintaining that they "aren't going to change a single thing about themselves" as they have openly claimed on television.

Until my party gets back on track, returns to its founding principles, fixes its out of control spending and lock-step loyalty to all big corporations over the well-being of the country and its peoples and gets the neo-con loons out of it I'm gonna keep ripping into them every chance I get.

[Ike]

They didn't "pay for Bushies mistakes" if they all get re-elected while maintaining that they "aren't going to change a single thing about themselves" as they have openly claimed on television.

Until my party gets back on track, returns to its founding principles, fixes it's out of control spending and lock-step loyalty to all big corporations over the well-being of the country and its peoples and gets the neo-con loons out of it I'm gonna keep ripping into them every chance I get.

Not so much lock-step loyalty to all big corporations...only the ones that contribute to them, and not the democrats.

[LosAngelesSooner]

Right. :) I shoulda been more specific.

Wal Mart is gonna get butt raped by the new Neo-Con overlords.

[picasso]

They didn't "pay for Bushies mistakes" if they all get re-elected while maintaining that they "aren't going to change a single thing about themselves" as they have openly claimed on television.

Until my party gets back on track, returns to its founding principles, fixes it's out of control spending and lock-step loyalty to all big corporations over the well-being of the country and its peoples and gets the neo-con loons out of it I'm gonna keep ripping into them every chance I get.

Didn't the Democrats gain majority? Did you miss this whole tea party thing?
I don't care for her but apparently you also missed the part where Sarah Palin and the tea party have the Republican establishment scared white (pardon the pun).

[tommieharris91]

Know who else had large rallies? Hitler. Know who else rallied for him? That's right, the Nazis.