As the voters went to the polls today in three states, Newt Gingrich was the only contender who stayed in Alabama, Rick Santorum moved on to Louisiana and Mitt Romney focused on Missouri. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.
Can Mitt Romney win in the Deep South? Will Rick Santorum embarrass Romney again? Can Newt Gingrich extend his victories in the South and stay in the race?
The polls in Alabama and Mississippi close at 8pET and Ed will be all over it tonight with wall-to-wall coverage of the Dixie primaries (we’ll also have the latest results here on The Ed Show blog, updated every two minutes!).
Ed will be joined by MSNBC hosts Chris Matthews of Hardball and the Rev. Al Sharpton of Politics Nation.
Howard Fineman, NBC News Political Analyst and Editorial Director of the Huffington Post Media Group, MSNBC Political Analyst Richard Wolffe and E.J. Dionne, a Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution and Washington Post columnist, will also be on hand for full analysis and reaction.
NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd of The Daily Rundown will look at the exit polls out of Alabama and Mississippi, which show born-again and evangelical Christians dominating the contests with unusually high numbers.
According to a poll we showed last night, GOP voters in Alabama and Mississippi overwhelmingly believe President Obama is a Muslim or say they are not sure of his religion. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Connie Schultz, nationally syndicated columnist with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, join Ed for reaction.
And Republicans are hammering the president on gas prices, but will it matter in November? Ed will ask Stephanie Cutter, Obama Campaign Deputy Campaign Manager.
It's going to be a very special @EdShow at 8pET on @msnbctv.
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How can republicans blame President Obama for high gasoline prices? President Bush was the one that tip toed through the tulips with the King of Saudi Arabia, holding his hand. He was the one that let the Bin Laden family escape after 9'11. Republicans will not take away the subsidies paid to oil companies when they are making huge profits. Now tell me who has the influence to raise our gasoline prices,do they think we are stupid?
http://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/fox-news-explains-why-presidents-cant-control-gas-prices-2008-video.html
I just keep this handy when they start blaming Obama for gas prices.
Another dull republican primary night.....and I have a meeting to go to. Not much fun any way.....Mitt and his foot in mouth problem.....now those are worth the laughs.
Jane...
Yes.
Looks like there's no poll tonight, again because of the primaries... Can't wait for the Convention, jusr so we get rid of these idiot primaries...
Jane, Yes, they think we are stupid. Apparently a lot of us are. Hence, the Republican voters.
Some are stupid enough to believe what these candidates are saying about Obama!
Obama 2012!
Yep- Democrats blamed Bush for gas prices and GOP complained- now GOP blames Obama and Dems complain. It's called quid-pro-quo.
India--that's because they WANT to believe negative things about the President. It's called bigotry. Bald faced bigotry. And that's the shame of it all.
Well... Do you think that Bush could have done something about the price of gas when he was President? Obama is saying that he can't do anything about it.
Want to reduce the price of gas? Get rid of the speculators but thats right, you support the party that supports them. Isn't that ironic?
Tex- that is funny. There was some fool on here last night named "The Oracle" or something. He said that the GOP members of the CTFC were dragging their feet, not attending meetings (like Dems in Wisconsin)- but- let the facts come out. Dodd-Frank, your beloved genius's writing the regs- assigned this speculation to the CTFC to regulate. There are 3 Dems on the board, 3 Republicans. It takes 3 to win the vote on something, 3 to make quorum.
He was goofy enough to blame the GOP members. Please- don't tell me you are as well... I'm afraid this is one where if you want to blame a lack of regulation- your side has had over 2 years to regulate it and it only takes a majority vote. You're not that goofy, are you? Just say "No", and we will move on.
The republicants are still trying to dismantle Dodd Frank so I don't think the all the blame should be placed on that. Also the price rose during the Bush adminstration and he was a 'failed' oil man. Oil was his business thus he had to have favored the rising price of a barrel of oil.
Can the CTFC do away with the speculators? Do they that have that power? If they do, what would the teabagger response be?
Nancebell, It is indeed bigotry. Santorum has blown a few dog whistles, too, to get the "Dumbassistan" white "pride" vote.
The new "stan", the red southern states.
David, I am with you. I am so sick of these clowns. The women in the south apparently have not a clue they have voted against there own best interests. The three of them are like 3 dogs fighting over a bone. Snarling at each other to get out so they can have the bone all to there selves. Mitt is still ahead with Delegates and We have to endure few more months of this.I wonder If they had Obama on the ballot like we did here and how Did Obama do tonight ?
Lucci, It's the toxic talk shows on TV and radio. These folks believe that crap.
Lucci, Ed, Lawrence, Rachel, AL, and Martin Bashir all point it out. They don't seem to watch those shows, but prefer to watch or listen to those whom they perceive to be on their side. They don't realize, in poor states like AL and MS, that the GOP was NEVER on their side. Obama is on their side and still they hate him and vote against their own best interests! I find that so disturbing!
OMG I just saw the time. Goodnight everyone. God bless.
@John in TX,
If you really want to stop oil speculation, then let's get a real oil exploration policy in this country. Instead of letting Brazil drill off our coast and saying "We'll be one of your best custormers", let's drill ourselves. Let's do what Bush did when gas prices got this high and remove all the executive regulations preventing drilling. That will put an end to speculators. If speculators thought our Govenment (Obama) was really serious about retreiving our own energy, gas prices would go down, just like it did under Bush. That's why gas was a buck eighty when Obama was elected. No one believes Obama is serious about oil exploration in the US. For those that are skeptical, let's give it a try. What have we got to loose?
Tex- I appreciate your admission that the "tea bag" crew have taken over leadership of our politics and left the Dems in the dust. Dodd and Frank evidently thought the speculators could be controlled. And they thought the CTFC was just the group to do it. And Obama must have agreed. Or was that just window dressing politics?
Would either one of the two of you who listened to Lawrence summarize what he said?- Well, never mind- I really don't care either...
Perhaps I overestimated his viewing numbers?
On a positive note : Here is a link to view a video clip of President Obama's film " The Road We've Traveled " where you can also get an invitation to see the whole film !
https://my.barackobama.com/page/share/road-traveled-be-the-first-to-see
Check it out and pass it on !
Lucci...
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201203050007
Chris Matthews is calling newt's run and indulgences. I think he is trying to give Callista what she wants......to be the first Lady.....can you see that?
Yep.
She's jealous that Jaclie Kennedy got more attention than she does...
Does anyone but me think Callista looks like Lady Bird in an odd blonde helmet?
She looks like a bird alright.With her white hair and beak she reminds me of an egret.
Just what we need, a bad example as first lady. NOT!
I've always wondered what in the world Callista sees in "lard butt" Gingrich! Glued down hair and lard butt--hey, they deserve each other!
TM, Rick Santorum just won Miss. and has won Al.
Should we all start singing Dixie now?
OK, I'll sing, "Oh, I'm glad I'm not in the land of cotton......
I forget how that goes....Hey David, give us a Dixie song.
India, I think Your on to something. If her hair was black or dark brown one like Lady Bird had and maybe taller she could be a lady bird.
, Old times there are not forgotten, look away,look away Dixie land.
But Sanatoriums singing Sweet Home Alabama. One thing for sure reality TV is alive and well with the GOP. Every horse race there's a upset. More like a carousel. There up, there down.
Hi, Miss Pam! Do you think the south will rise again? LOL
I'm for succession! Let them have their own right-wing, evangelical, racist country! They can have President Santorum! Up here, we'll take the president we've got!
India, Well shucky darn, I don't know LOl. Really though when push comes to shove,Yes there's allot evangelicls , But there's more hell raisers. I would like to know If they were able to vote Dem like we did here and how the stats stack up that away? He did not win either one by land slide. They were probably told at Church last Sunday who to vote for. Stranger things have happen.
OMG The south is still fighting the civil war. They want their slaves back. Maybe those states should secede from the Union.
TM, Lincoln could have been shortsighted. I mean, he WAS a Republican! LOL
Oh, I wish Rush was in the land of cotton,
He'd be lost, his humour rotten,
Go away, go away, go away to Dixieland.
And when Rush is running on his OxyContin,
Rush's lines are oft forgotten.
Go away, go away, go away to Dixieland.
I wish he was in Dixie, away, away,
In Dixieland, Rush would be banned
For doctor-shopping in Dixie.
Away, away, away down south in Dixie.
Please go away, dear Rush, down south in Dixie...
David, What a great play on words. I do think we are seeing Rush's Waterloo. He has only himself to blame for not checking his mouth at the door. I am anxious to see how many more have left today. Ed needs to do a time line from the day Rush called Sandra Horrible names to the present. Maybe even Rachael could. Have wonderful day. We may see 75 degrees here today.
Washington Post ABC News survey — conducted Wednesday through Saturday — finds 59 percent of Americans giving Obama negative ratings on the economy, up from early last month. Now, 50 percent give him intensely low marks, the most yet in a Post-ABC News poll, and a jump of nine percentage points.
... and your point is?
People are blaming Obama for high gas prices, when he has nothing to do with them...
Polls go up. Polls go down. The Wall Street robber barons who are fixing gas prices along with the Kochroach brothers are responsible for this dip in his popularity. When the criminal investigation into price fixing for political gain is finished, President Obama will be exonerated and the facists who are harming our economy once again through economic terrorism will be exposed for the vulture capitalists that they are. They don't care who they harm to get what they want !
#4.1 My point exactly: some ARE stupid!
Obama's still getting my vote in November...no matter what happens with the price of gas....The cost of gas always goes up in the spring/summer months....republicans act like they've never seen gas over $4.00 a gallon...just think back about 4 years.
Exactly Toyota ! Who cares about what goes up and down. Our support of President Barack Obama never wavers.
See, this is perhaps a cornerstone. As you all, I'm sure, are aware I'm more or less conservative. Hope you say that your support for Obama never waivers. Did you ever think about what he would have to do or not do as the case may be before you come to realize that he truly isn't doing a lot of good for our country? Are you saying that no matter what decisions he makes you will still follow him and trust that he is doing a good job. See, I don't have that for anyone. For me you have to do a great job all the time... all the time if you are going to continue to get my support.
With the republican house and senate blocking every bill, I'd say he's doing a great job. Jubs are up, unemployment lower, economy is growing slowly. And thats without GOP help. But even if he weren't, I'd vote for him before ANY gop/teabagger. Listen to the stupid lies and hate they spew. But, some believe every word they say.
and Larry we can further 'pop' that bubble that President Obama is spending 'too much' money. Apparently, President Obama has spent less money than their 'fiscally conservative hero' the 'beloved' President Regan. And way less than Bush.
you say that with the Republican House and Senate blocking every bill... The Democrats control the Senate not the Republicans... and even if that was the case what is President Obama doing to get over that to turn the economy around? I say nothing. The economy is slowly getting better, but this isn't down to anything Obama is doing. .. And as for the hate and lies, please... You know as well as I do that both sides are the same to eachother... Ethelouise, again... If these other Presidents doing whatever you say they do an excuse for Obama to perform poorly... If that is the case then what you are saying is it's okay to fail as long as you have an excuse and can point a finger at someone else in history...
Though there are things that could be done to assist...that FDR used....the r/tp's don't want to support those policies any more than Republicans did back then.
In spite of r/tp obstruction, the free market is doing the best it can at the small business level, the *real* job creaters....as they have always done for the economy.
The large corporations gaining the most from the tax cuts refuse to assist in the recovery. The myth of the "job creators" are in the top 10% is out in the open for those who want to see. They basicly collect what essentially is corporate welfare and seek to obtain more and more to use it for their gain which does nothing to "trickle down" to the rest of us to support good capitalism. Their gains are then shipped over seas to avoid their taxes unlike the rest of us. Their "contributions" are nil when it comes to recovery and amounts to pure greed. A very critical "candidate" is one who wants to continue the insanity and even make it worse as far as he dares to let us know at this point in time. God forbid that Robme can con his way into the White House.
They seem to think they will be succesful at pointing their fingers at Obama in their attempt to get him out of office. The rest of us will be the losers in the carefully crafted plans coming out of the r/tp think tanks that many of us are not going to buy now or later as more is revealed in the un-Patriotic behavior from those who have gained from the trickle up non-sense.
The elitists feel entitled that they are exempt from participating in shared sacrifice and do eveything they can to pass all the burden to the "lowly lazy citizens". And, Congress supports and lies in support of their agenda to the detriment of We the People. The Constitution guarantees the protection of *all* individual citizens' property from mob rule. Maybe the Constution needs to be amended that precludes the moneyed elite from ransacking the property of the many.
I can't think straight no poll question, Ed why have you forsaken us! Ohhh Nooo!
Ron Paul could be in danger, men of peace often die a violent death.
Here is the poll question tonight:
Who are you going to vote for in November?
President Obama or The GOP candidate?
My vote goes to President Barack Obama...
Toyota3, Barrack Obama. The only winner in November. If Re Pubs get elected the elderly better start having a backup plan because they want to dismantle everything.
While 227,000 new jobs were created, 72% were low-paying jobs. While the unemployment rate remained at 8.3%, two million workers dropped off the charts and stopped looking for work. Last month, black unemployment rose from 13.6% to 14.1%. The total unemployed, under-employed (part time workers wanting full time work), and those who have stopped looking (U-6) is approaching 14.9% of the work force.
And all because of the republicans refusing to do anything that might look good for the president. They are completely responsible for the economic crash and the suppression of recovery.
Thank God for President Obama for the amazing efforts he has gone to to keep us afloat, in spite of the vile republican agenda. Obama 2012!!
Here you go, petey. I can use bold face too!
Estimates of ARRA’s Impact in the Fourth Quarter of 2011
CBO develops estimates of ARRA’s effects on output and employment by looking at recorded spending to date along with estimates of the other effects of ARRA on spending and revenues, by using evidence about the effects of previous similar policies, and by drawing on various mathematical models that represent the workings of the economy. Using such analysis, CBO estimates that ARRA’s policies had the following effects in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2011 compared with what would have occurred otherwise:
http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43014
Peter: Sounds just like how the republican's want it, doesn't it.
What are you saying Nance? That the President needs the Republicans to make him look good... If you too see that the recovery is suppressed, why don't you ask why didn't the President do something about it when he had the chance. He knew when he presented his jobs bill that it wouldn't pass if it contained a tax hike yet he put it in there anyway... He stopped his own plan...
You have a short memory. The Repubs control the house and the dems have NEVER had a filibuster proof senate. How many filibusters have the repubs used in the last 3 yrs?
@peter
That's not entirely true. Many people now are quitting their jobs for something that pays more, which did not happen in 2008 the last year of the Bush adminstration because the republicans destroyed jobs along with the economy - apparently republicans like it that way. They love to fire people and then tell them they cannot collect unemployemnt so go find a job 'flipping burgers' that's why they hate President Obama so much, there's 'hope and change' despite what your 'exhalted' leader Sarah Palin thinks.
Many people have found higer paying jobs I do not blieve your stats are correct, please check them.
I don't quite see how that applies, but while you are on the subject. President Obama had a majority in both houses of congress and was just short of the filibuster proof senate that you speak of. He squandered his opportunity to get a lot done. You can defend him all you want, but that won't change. He then thought it was more important to have something to blame on the Republicans than to get the economy growing and get the unemployed back to work. It could be said that since he knew the House wouldn't pass his jobs bill when he presented it that he used the unemployed people of this country as his pawns to use to turn public opinion against Republicans. He knew what he was doing and he intentionally put forth a jobs bill that he knew wouldn't pass for his own personal gain...
It was never filibuster proof. And Bush squandered a 'surplus' left to him by a Democratic President. The republicans have always done a lousy job on the domestic economy going all the way back to Herbert Hoover - no matter how much you defend them it does not change History.
Obama has done a much better job and you can yell and scream and say he has not but despite not getting any help from the GOP stalwarts - he has turned things around despite your 'bleating' about him doing a 'bad' job.
Bush could only wish he had done 'half' as well.
The only thing Bush was succesful in was destroying the economy. And if given half a chance the current batch of candidates will do the same.
The economy is turning around despite Obama's best efforts to the contrary... President Obama has done nothing to turn things around. It might be gettin' better, but that isn't down to the Presidents efforts and as for what you say about Bush... Are you using that as a scapegoat or an excuse.?Like my mom used to say if he jumps off a bridge are you gonna jump off too. Is Bush the standard that you are setting for Obama? It sounds like it is. It sounds like you're sayin' that Obama can be given a pass because Bush did this or Bush did that. Bush hasn't been in office for over three years. If Bush did all the stuff wrong that a President could do that doesn't excuse the poor job that Obama is doing, but the majority of Liberals that I get the opportunity to speak to seem to think that the only standard that Obama has to meet is the example of President Bush...
Ethelouise, They want to take us right back to the Bush policies, they may start a war with Iran, plus they'll keep the Bush tax breaks, and lower more taxes for the rich and try to pass Ryan's plan to eliminate medicare. Lowering taxes on the wealthy even more will inflate the deficit a great deal. Yet they say they want to LOWER the deficit. ??
Their policies, like Bush's, will destroy the country. They want only the power to make the rich richer. Their motto should be "welfare for the rich, and the rest of you are on your own."
That's their family values! They value THEIR families, not ours.
AMN-
pray tell, what/who do you credit for the economic turn-around?
listen, w. bush is not the standard for President Obama.
this economic meltdown was worse than anyone knew, and if the repubs were honest about it, that's what they would tell you. the turn-around has been slower than usual because of the housing bubble. lets not forget that.
we are not giving President Obama a "pass", although i am willing to cut him some slack, because of what he walked into when he became president, and because even after all of the compromises President Obama has put on the table to try to get co-operation from the repubs, they are hell-bent on destroying our president, to make him a one-term president.
mitch mcConnell, anyone?
what compromises, you might ask? the individual mandate, a REPUB IDEA, as far back as the nixon years, used to counter teddy kennedy's health care plan, and pulled out again to counter Clinton's health care reform. now they act as if they have never heard of the individual mandate. the dream act, which they hate, also a repub idea, and cap and tax, REPUB IDEA.
yes, bush was a horrible president. his "leadership" led to our economic melt down. i don't think President Obama reminds the american people enough how bush left this country. i realize you all don't like to face what bush did, but you know that if a democratic president had left office, and left the economy in dire straights, the american people and the democrats would never hear the end of it.
president bush is NOT, nor will he ever be, the standard bearer for ANY president, repub or democratic. i understand how embarassed you all must feel, i am also embarassed that bush led this country to its financial meltdown.
but President Obama can only do so much. if you pay attention to anything that goes on in washington, i am surprised that you do not see the gridlock and filibustering that occurs daily, led by mitch mcconnell.
i do realize i am wasting my breath, but you have it wrong when you say that you think that democrats think that the only standard Obama has to meet is the bush standard.
no one would stoop that LOW.
Two Dittoheads one from Mississippi the other from Alabama a Liberal asked them. Who do you think is gonna win the race tonight between Gingrich & Romney? And they both said, What number car do they drive?
Actually- I don't believe you'd find anyone in Dixie who doesn't know the drivers and numbers.
Two guys from Mississippi where asked by a liberal who do you think is going to win the race between Romney & Santorum tonight? The two said must be a couple of new guys what number cars do they drive?
Well, at least they knew how to talk.
A woman in Mississippi went to Walmart to apply for a job when she was asked if any one in her family worked there she said, Yesum Uncle Daddy and Auntie Mama!
I guess Lefties can be racists as well.
So what percentage of evangelicals in Miss.and Ala believe Pres Obama is a muslum?I think I heard 75%.No wonder!They're all related.
A family from Alabama were watching a porono flick and when it was was over they all were horrified! And said how disgusting none of those people even had the same last name!!!
It was a foreign film.
Why is it so hard to solve crimes in the south?Because the DNA is all the same and there are no dental records.
@joca
They usually don't have teeth.
joca, 41 52% in one and 45% in the other believe he's a Muslim. Can't remember which was the dumber of the two.
Once you're that dumb, it makes no difference anyway.
Dumb as a rock or dumb as a stump....no difference.
Alabama and Mississippi: Dumb and dumber.
India, You know what gets me? 4 years have almost gone, we are coming up on what we hope will be his second term and still you have this garbage being peddled. From the moment he was elected the propaganda machine began. Hes not a Muslim! He has documented his Birth certificate . This is stupidity and needs to be filed in file 13. Hes a United States citizen and why? are we talking about this 4 years latter ? I don't understand it India do you ? Have a wonderful day !
Geez! Not all of us Alabamians are ignorant bigots. Some of us are sane. For Darwin's sake (I'm an atheist) some of us are bleeding heart liberals! Some of us believe Obama has done an amazing job in his first term, especially considering the crazy old white men of the GOP are in a panic because there's a black man in the White House. Some of us would rather stab out our eyeballs than vote for any of these idiots.
Just wish we sane ones could get a shout out from the MSNBC commentators. Thanks, ya'll!
Firelady I suffer the same fate as youself, I'm surrounded by idiots here in Texas. Here's a big shout out to our friends in Alabama! Side note, I hope the Steelers draft Hightower.
John in Texas~ I just heard today that Rick Perry signed the vaginal probe ultrasound into law way back in May! Is that right? How did that slip past us?
MJB slick rick is famous in this state with smoke and mirrors. With the entire state under teabagger control, when a potentially controversial bill comes up for a vote they quietly vote and pass it, then tell the people later so no one has time to contest it. The sad part is very few people would even protest a vote like that in this state so I don't know why they even try to sneak it through.
Firelady, Welcome to the blog, you are always welcome here and we have allot of fun . I know there alot smart people in the South and have to hope the ones who voted for them wake up before November. We will win, because of great people like you. Make sure you have voter Id and all the bases covered so they can"t steal your vote from you. Try to help others to check and make sure they have all the t's crossed and I's dotted. Great post. You should get green star now ! Have great evening.
It's a MIRACLE, and I'll give you a shout firelady 15.
You may be an atheist, but you just made a believer of me! LOL
We have a lot of fun here, and don't really believe you are all dumb down there. We use a lot of hyperbole here.
Yes Firelady. This is a progressive blog site and people of that persuasion are made to feel so very welcome here.
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Just vote for President Obama and all democrats in Novemberand everything will be alright.
August 12th 2008- $5.38 per gallon..Bush was President.
So, I'm watching the commentary on the election results and hearing everyone discussing Limbaugh's most recent comments about this debacle he has created over Sandra Fluke, and it seems to me that they believe that he is spouting conspiracy theories because he (and by proxy, his listeners) has an agenda which that behavior benefits, but I think they are giving the man far too much credit.
He's simply paranoid. It's a natural consequence of being drunk on his own ego, as he obviously is. So why isn't anyone saying so? The man needs help and the sooner someone points it out the better.
Just...
Progressive liberals have been shouting that in his direction for years, but it doesn't help when he keeps holding his hands over his ears?
A man addicted to his own voice has to be silenced before he can hear that he's wrong...
@David
He's deaf.
EL...
He's not deaf because he can't hear, he's deaf because he doesn't WANT to hear...
Which is why he is dumb as well... No matter HOW much he says...
August 12, 2008 average gas price was $5.38 per gallon -regular unleaded.
gas buddy dot com - go back 4 years...
Bush was President on August 12, 2008.
Shhhh. You'll wake the right wing up.
#12 ????? August 12, 2008 average gas price was $5.38 per gallon -???????
regular unleaded.CARS
Average gas prices--August 18, 2008
Aug 18, 2008 5:54 PM
Gas prices decline another week.
National retail fuel price averages
Price
Change from last week
Regular gasoline/gallon
$3.74
↓ .07
Diesel fuel/gallon
$4.21
↓ .15
Regional regular gasoline prices
The highest ever national average gas price was only $4.14... I don't know where you are getting your figures from, but $5.38 was never a national average.. Actually the national average four years ago today was $3.27.
Geez, ya'll! Not all of us born and reared in Alabama are ignorant bigots. And, despite popular belief most of have never had sex with a relative.
Some of us are sane. Some of us are bleeding heart liberals for Darwin's sake (atheist here)! Some of us believe President Obama is a Christian (actually, I'm hoping he's a secret atheist). Some of us believe he's done an amazing job in his first term, especially considering the crazy old white men of the GOP is in a panic because there's a black man in the white house. And some of us would rather stab out our eyeballs than vote for one of these clowns.
Just wish the MSNBC guys would give the rational Alabamians a shout out! WE DO EXIST!
Geez, ya'll! Not all of us born and reared in Alabama are ignorant bigots. Some of us are sane. Some of us are bleeding heart liberals, for Darwin's sake (atheist here)! Some of us believe President Obama is a Christian (actually, I hoping he's a secret atheist). Some of us believe he's done an amazing job, especially considering the crazy old white men of the GOP are in a panic because a black man is in the White House. And some of us would rather stab out our eyeballs than vote for any of these clowns.
I just wish we rational Alabamians could get a shout out from the MSNBC folks. WE DO EXIST!
While not all southerners are inbreed all inbreeds are southerners. LOL
whomitmay.... Don't ever call me racist or prejudice or anything out of line. Don't accuse others of those offenses when you put something like this on the vine. This has nothing to do with politics. Love your brother even though he is married to your sister. LOL.
Hey Six. Give us a song.
India.... What happened with MST?
Sorry about losing it earlier today.
I Ain't Afraid Of Your Husband - Unknown Hinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbtqEYHMBw
I Cleaned Out A Room In My Trailer For You - Unknown Hinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=OYFhd5AL6dw&NR=1
Good show, TAP. What did you do? I missed it. How'd you lose it?
Ms. Ts profile gone. I hate to think it, but she was battling the big C. She may have gotten worse. God bless her.
Carry on, time for me to turn in.
INDIA, Thats what made me sad yesterday. TAP left and then hearing about MST and then her profile page being gone. I just don't want to think of her loosing her battle. She is in our prayers and well she is a wonderful friend to many of us here. I guess we will never know. When you post here day after day you become dear friends. We will never see each other but our thoughts, and stories connect us in many ways. You know this is not new. Pen pals have been around for long time we are just key board pals. We may differ on politics, but we can agree to disagree and still be friends. Well I need to go now . Be back latter.
I think the President should debate Mrs. Palin. He could use the tune up and the rest of us could use the laugh when he creams her!
How very insulting for Mrs.Palin to even think or bring up debating President Obama. I watched Game Change & watched what I always suspected of this woman.
Caribou Barbie has never lacked for arrogance!
Palin had her chance in 2008 and lost...she's still a loser.
I would love to see her debate him. Or whatever it would be called. Obama's biggest challenge would be not laughing.
President Obama is a very intelligent & capable president. He has given our country a more acceptable face in the world. Vote republican if you want the women to go back to the fifties, citizens to not have medical insurance, & elderly people to have to live with their children as they used to because of no social security and a large majority will also lose the priviledge of voting. Religious means taking care of the least among us, not piling up hoards of money because it makes you feel important.
... and another thing... What is the big problem with Maddow not wanting to have voter ID cards... She speculates that the reason is because the Republicans want to suppress voters. I don't see that she has a method to prevent voter fraud. It appears that she would be fine with anyone who wanted to be able to commit voter fraud. I wonder why that is?
Because the type of voter fraud that the GOP whine about doesn't happen, dead people don't vote as has been proven time after time. The voter fraud that does happen voter ID law's do nothing to prevent so it is a BS law that doesn't stop a thing it just makes it harder for people to vote, especially people who don't have the required ID because they don't drive and they don't have Birth certificates. My mother for example was born at home and she had to use the family bible to get married to prove she was born, only hospital births were recorded at the court house when she was born.
So what is the Liberal way that we could prevent voter fraud? ... and what kind of voter fraud do the GOP whine about?
One "name+ssn " = one "vote"....can't vote using the same name and ssn twice.
The only party that has ever committed actual voter fraud has been the GOP. It's an old Nazi trick to 'blame the victim' then change the law.
If Republicans want voter ID cards, why don't they use them in their primaries?
And if they're so worried about voting fraud, why don't they arrest the one man proven to have committed it? Mitt Romney?
so your for voter fraud? i have used a id for every election. if you dont have an id..dont vote. maybe give people a kick in the pants to get with the program, you need an id to cash a check dont you? whats the problem?
wow First Barney Frank then Alan Grayson Dennis Kucinich leaving Congress
People can see clearly now
It's going to be bright bright bright
Sun Shiney days!!!
Not until we clean out the HOUSE.
Sweep out Boener, Cantor, and the other republican blight.
first retire every liberal democrat, then the brainwashing ends :)
Project much? It is rather easy to brain wash a republican. First you tell them they are exceptional people with special insights on the real working of the world. Then you tie your political agenda into their religious belief, which they have been told since birth never to question, a form of brain washing already in place. Then you hit every paranoid delusional phobia button that makes them fear, another thing taught to them from birth through religion, they fear all things bad. Then you stroke their egos by telling them that they are so exceptional and such hard workers that ensures them to be wealthy some day and poof you have a tea bagging republican.
You forgot to mention the chip that must be installed so they can be part of the COLLECTIVE!
The chip is only for the purpose of denying the tea bagging republican from enjoying any sexual encounters which is why they seek perversions in their sexual encounters which still leaves them limp and unsatisfied which then adds to their frustrations anger and fears.
The movie Escape from L.A. is their model for the future!
Wow, I'd be really sad if I had this much hate in my heart for anything or anyone. No wonder you're so insecure.
Tea Party collective include Sarah Palin Michele Bachmann Christine O'Donnell Scott Walker just to mention a few winners! <s>
XXX OOO, As I read that line up immediately again THE TWILIGHT ZONE comes to mind.
Pam: If it were only true that there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! But of being science minded, I know you can never catch a rainbow so even if there is you couldn't cash in, But we all can dream....If it was possible the greedy rich would have taken it already!
MR.XO, So true. many have spent a life time looking for that pot of gold ! Now they go to the store and hope the golds in lottery ticket . I think those that have so much have little to dream for. And then there are many of us dream of a counting house full of money and what we would do if we had it. One thing for sure its harder for a rich man to be poor , than a poor man to be rich . Never stop dreaming, one day when you least expect it you may find that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Suppose be about 75 here today.
With Wall Street making record profits why in the hell would the rich want to change horses? But that's right they don't want to slow down the job creators! The highway bill is an opportunity to prove the Right is interested in JOBS but I will bet you $10,000 Mitt bucks that they will holdout once again and hold it hostage because of Keystone. So Mr. Speaker where are the JOBS????
If we were playing high stakes poker I would double your bet cause you know they will milk keystone for all its worth. They keep dancing to the tune drill baby drill. The reality is the oil as it has been will be sold to other country's. I saw Sanatorium talking about the gulf and how Obama shut them down. If he wants to talk turkey. Talk about the men blown to smithereens, the oil that covered everything in its sight. The politicians that want to be president are selling a speech to get elected and if they are and we have disaster after disaster they will own it ! We only have one earth. And we are hell bent on destroying it. I hope people realize the difference between campaign rhetoric and the realities once elected ?
Eric Cantor is Jewish!!!! And a republican!!!!?????
Was there trouble getting on the Vine yesterday? MD said he couldn't get on?
XXX OOO, See that whats really gets me. What the hell difference dose a Presidents religion make ? This is why we have separation of church and state. It can not , must not be use to rule a nation. I heard a woman yesterday on the news ask her qualifications to be president and the last on e hes christian. Some times I think many In this country do not understand the mechanics of politics. I think we need civics class for adults a refresher course maybe. Things are so wacko !
Not that I know of. I was in and out all day. I have came at times and say whats going on. I do not know why It happens ?
In about a month and a half it will be the 1st anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden and do you remember that night after the president announced it how quickly the streets around the White House filled up with young people many with American flags drapped around them! Let me ask you this WHERE were the Tea Party people? They would have carried G.W. Bush on their shoulders if he would have been in office. And it would have been reason for a three day party!!! I think our president did not over play it but it is quite and accomplishment considering after he was sought after for 19 years!!!!!!!!
Its suppost to be in the mid 70s this weekend gotta love this climate change, But I afraid we will pay latter.....See ya latter....
I remember the night, it was the night before that Obama was burning trump about the birth certificate thing, and so I came on the the vine to see what was being said it and the news started to break. The announcement came some time later. We were all screaming in our post for Obama, the the trolls were making up excuses......I'll go back in the archives to last march and see what we said.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv_44QQMcGo
This day says April 30th
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/world/asia/osama-bin-laden-is-killed.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all