Step right up!

Anyone else need their family member appointed to something so Obama can get your vote?

Obama can't put any cornhusker kickbacks into the bill--but he can bribe by putting a brother on the court.

Glad to see the hope and change and massive corruption is working.

Glad to see another newbie Beck-tard me-tooing the DR moron brigade!!

What does Beck have to do with this? Nice try at deflection though. Also, nice original thoughts there spanky. Where di you get them?

Does calling people "Newbies" make you feel powerful and bold? WOW. how pathetic.....

"What does Beck have to do with this? "
#5 | Posted by em385guy

Can't help himself. He has a Beck infatuation. He does bitch about Palin in those few moments he tires of bitching about Beck. Also has entertained himself with "teabagger" for months.

Paul Wolfowitz

Ah, Mr. "$50 Billion Iraq War" Wolfowitz.

I also wonder why Bill Kristol still has a gig. They guy was wrong about EVERYTHING, yet Fox still pays him handsomely to babble on with his bullshit. Go figure.

#8 - what show is Kristol on? I watch Fox quite regularly and never see him on there anymore...I wouldn't have taken you for a "fair and balanced" kind of guy.

NANC

He's on 'Fox News Sunday' every week.

I don't watch pundits on any channel but do watch the Sunday morning political shows if they have interesting guests. In fact, I don't watch any of the news channels. I probably see FoxNews more than any because a good half my really good friends are staunch watchers. We might disagree on politics, but they're really good people (although terribly misguided LOL) entitled to their own opinions.

BTW, NANC, I've voted for a fair share of Republicans. Moderates I respect - people like Bob Dole, John Warner, John Danforth, and several other I respected highely, but obstructionist mouthpieces like Cantor and McConnell can kiss my ass

#10 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY - it coincides with my regular sunday programming - besides that, he's obsessed with Palin and I cannot stand OCD outside my own. It's one of my OCD'S - never become obsessed with other people...yeah, I know...

Kristo's obsessed with Palin? Who knew?

I wish she'd disappear myself. What a ditz. Then again, she may be the best thing that's ever happened to this country as the point woman exhibiting the lunacy in today's GOP.

She's a good person, from what people who I know who have known or met her - just not potus material. Few are. The lunacy exists on BOTH sides if you wish to be fair. I do. Good night.

The moosefart is not good Female material, let alone presidential material. She gives women a bad name. The girls should kick her out like they did that Coultergiest transvestite.

NANC

The GOP needs moderate, pragmatic politicians. There's a sore lack of diversity within the GOP.

Good night to you too :-)

"Obama can't put any cornhusker kickbacks into the bill--but he can bribe by putting a brother on the court."

Any proof you have this is a quid pro quo, or are you just throwing your usual feces to see if anything sticks?

Reading Matheson's curriculum vitae, it's apparent he's way under qualified (snark).

#12 au
While your partisanship may be less than average, sounds like your globalist barometer is a little off, though.
John Warner - moderate? He's among the worst of the worst globalists. You might want to review some facts on how it all fits together between Obama-Bush.

In May 2007, former President George W. Bush sparked much alarm by openly declaring himself to be a dictator in the event of a national emergency under provisions that effectively nullify the U.S. constitution, but such an infrastructure has been in place for over 70 years and this merely represented a re-authorization of martial law powers.

Gates and the Pentagon are obviously in the process of implementing the John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007. The act changed federal law so that the Governor of a state is no longer the sole commander in chief of their state's National Guard during emergencies within the state, a direct violation of Article I, Section 10 and Clause 3 of the Constitution. The Act has finally put to rest the idea that these citizen-soldiers will not be federalized.

More recently, an Obama executive order that creates a council of state governors who will work with the feds to expand military involvement in domestic security, together with PDD 51, the Bush era executive order that gives the President dictatorial power in times of national emergency, eliminate the last roadblocks to declaring martial law in the United States.

The exective order combines seamlessly with Presidential Decision Directive 51 to hand Obama dictator status in times of declared, and not necessarily genuine, national emergency.

Neither Warner nor Danforth were raging right wing lunatics. Both served with distinction and were pragmatic politicians.

Warner rightly criticized Bush mightily over Iraq, as it should have been.

What's your idea of a pragmatic, moderate Republican?

BTW, when National Guard are called up during natural catastrophes, they're under the control of the Federal Government.

Have you seen U.S. regular military on street corners or something?

What's your idea of a pragmatic, moderate Republican?

Who give a crap about semantical labelling? Apparently it doesn't matter to you that he was among those most responsible for the chain of "laws" that circumvent the protections built into the Constitution providing an apparatus for allowing a president to becoming a dictator. That is a deal breaker. You may as well be a full fledged neo-con. As the article illustrates, both parties work in lock-step, passing the globalist torch to the next.

#23 au
Have you seen U.S. regular military on street corners or something?

Personally, I've seen Border Patrol acting like city cops with the radar gun. I've read dozens of reports of it, yes. Where have you been hiding? Bush deployed Northcomm. They are still there under Obama. See what I mean about lock-step of the parties globalist agenda?

when National Guard are called up during natural catastrophes, they're under the control of the Federal Government.

Perhaps you may wish to re-read #21.

Murph, Two of the most egregious examples of nepotism under the Bush admin:

Nepotism occurred when George W. Bush won the White House twice thanks to the key "swing state" of Florida, where the presidential candidate's younger brother is governor. In 2000 and 2004, against all odds, Florida swung decisively, the Bush way.

With high federal offices being given to the wives, sons and daughters of senior members of the Bush administration, the Hearst Corporation executives that publish Popular Mechanics magazine probably didn't worry about the ethical considerations of hiring a cousin of Michael Chertoff, a former Assistant Attorney General and the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as senior researcher.

But the March 2005 issue of Popular Mechanics (PM) plumbs new depths of nepotism and Hearst-style "yellow journalism" with its cover story about 9/11. PM's senior researcher, 25-year-old Benjamin Chertoff, authored a propagandistic cover story entitled "Debunking 9/11 Lies" which seeks to discredit all independent 9/11 research that challenges the official version of events.

Who is Benjamin Chertoff, the "senior researcher" at Popular Mechanics who is behind the article? American Free Press has learned that he is none other than a cousin of Michael Chertoff, the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

This means that Hearst paid Benjamin Chertoff to write an article supporting the seriously flawed explanation that is based on a practically non-existent investigation of the terror event that directly led to the creation of the massive national security department his "cousin" now heads. This is exactly the kind of "journalism" one would expect to find in a dictatorship like that of Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Chertoff said he was the "senior researcher" of the piece. When asked if he was related to Michael Chertoff, he said, "I don't know." Clearly uncomfortable about discussing the matter further, he told me that all questions about the article should be put to the publicist ? the one who never answers the phone.

Benjamin's mother in Pelham, New York, however, was more willing to talk. Asked if Benjamin was related to the new Secretary of Homeland Security, Judy said, "Yes, of course, he is a cousin."

Any proof you have this is a quid pro quo, or are you just throwing your usual feces to see if anything sticks?

~Danforth

THIS.

Reading Matheson's curriculum vitae, it's apparent he's way under qualified (snark).

~AmericanUnity

And THAT.

DC has been an incestuous mess since the beginning replete with many cases of nepotisism and quid pro quo politics. The connection here, though, is tenuous at best. Another slow newsday in Wingnut World.

Be Well.

First, the obvious... as per SPUD #27 DC has been an incestuous mess since the beginning replete with many cases of nepotisism and quid pro quo politics. And even granting his subjective summation - The connection here, though, is tenuous at best.

Here's my two cents: While the days of nepotism have long existed in politics, what has changed is the relative transparency which exists today, given the lack of monopoly the mainstream media once had on news flow. You can bet your political opposition will dig out the dirt and trumpet it for the world to see.

Given that reality (and I don't see how someone could refute that)... when Obama does such a thing it is EXTREMELY bad from a public trust standpoint. It's in the same vein of the Senate "negotiations" with Nelson and Landrieu. The public relations fall out does nothing positive in terms of winning hearts and minds.

Whether this appointment is qualified or not - in today's climate Obmama should know better. This simply adds fuel to his opposition's fire.

Thoughts?

Seems like a bad move to me. If it were done intentionally, I think it was done now so people who might suspect it will say, "Well it is almost too obvious to be intentional, probably just a coincidence" and all the avid followers will say "hallelujah"

The moosefart is not good Female material, let alone presidential material. She gives women a bad name. The girls should kick her out like they did that Coultergiest transvestite.

#17 | Posted by axe at 2010-03-

at the risk of making a post like this somehow relavant...lets also look at this link...

Murph, Just for you (since you've ignored all the call-outs on fake pundits talking points): Neo-Cons and Nepotism: Sex, Money & Fall of Paul Wolfowitz

#7 | Posted by L_RContrarian

What--are you mad because I don't post on your threads about Kucucinich and others??

And what do "fake pundits talking points" have to do with this thread?

As for Wolfowitz--he was horribly unqualified and in fact--it was the wrong policy with Iraq to set up their gov't. Lesson learned--hopefully not to be repeated.

And shouldn't the quid pro quo be called out before it happens??

If the guy was so good--why didn't Obama appoint him 10 months ago?

Or --why didn't Obama WAIT until after the vote to appoint this guy??

Oh--right--there is no quid pro quo...

#31 murph
What--are you mad because I don't post on your threads about Kucucinich and others??

No, Try a little reading comprehension.
You should review your previous posts. You'll notice that you were challenged multiple times/posts on ridiculous talking points parroting (furthest I recall is way back to your 100 threads on terrorist/hasan), but you've never bother to defend yourself.

It's obvious what is going on here, all the Stupak Democrats, are being targeted with deals like this, becuase the cornhusker deal got trashed, and the public didn't approve of the tactics.

If this health care bill passes the Republican party will go the way of Conservatives in Europe, and Canada into oblivion.

Next comes all the new taxes to pay for it.

Orrin Hatch says this quid pro quo talk is ridiculous.

#35 | Posted by rcade

AARRRGGH!

No wonder you are the bane of anti-factual conservatism everywhere!

Hatch said he knew Scott Matheson was going to be the nominee more than a month ago

Was the question of votes on health reform not an issue one month ago?

What an ametuer. A true professional sleeze bag would have gotten the vote first.

Funny to watch the libbies explain this one away - once again there is "nothing to see here" - when we all know that if Bush had done the same thing they'd be squawking about impeachment.

Matheson does have impressive credentials, but there are hundreds of other lawyers out there with the same credentials who don't come with the baggage that is the appearance of impropriety. So either (1) Obama did this for a favor, (2) he's too stupid to realize what this looks like, or (3) he deliberately created a sideshow. Take your pick.

1) Obama did this for a favor, (2) he's too stupid to realize what this looks like, or (3) he deliberately created a sideshow.

or (4), he picked whom he considered the best person for the job, no matter what some partisan pettifoggers might "think".

And that's obvious even to top Republican Senators.

I've come to the conclusion that Obama could put his cigarette out in Corky's left eye, and Corky would have an excuse why he thanked him for doing it.

Like I said Dorky, ther are other attorneys out there who went to Ivy League schools, served as prosecutors, worked at good law firms and now teach at a law school. I'm not saying there are millions - but Scott Matheson certainly isn't the only person with these credentials. What differentiates Matheson from everyone else who has done what he does that it makes it worth it to appoint him over someone who does not have the appearance of impropriety?

I've come to the conclusion that Wissy would be pissy about anything Obama did no matter the facts.

But then, taking cheap shots rather than argue with Orin Hatch's assessment is par for his miniature golf course.

-What differentiates Matheson

(4), he picked whom he considered the best person for the job, no matter what some partisan pettifoggers might "think".

And that's obvious even to top Republican Senators.

Asked and answered, Petti-Boy.

"What an ametuer. A true professional sleeze bag would have gotten the vote first."

Didn't take long for the Obamateur's mantra of hope and change became change and hope.

I've come to the conclusion that Wissy would be pissy about anything Obama did no matter the facts.
#43 | Posted by Corky

When he does something above board, let me know. Until then, corruption, lies and the buying of votes will be called out, along with your lame excuses.

Asked and answered

Answered by saying "he's the best?" LOL. I'm asking what makes him the best compared to people with the same credentials that aren't the brother of an undecided senate vote on the President's #1 priority.

#33 | Posted by L_RContrarian

Blah blah blah...

Are you stalking me?

I don't always have time to respond --I work.

If I have time I will.

But you'll have to be more specific because I have no idea what you are talking about.

Just like now--I have to inspect a house that is 'bowing'.

Later...

-"he picked whom he considered the best person for the job"

-Answered by saying "he's the best?"

Can't even make a proper Strawman Flag.

-Until then, corruption, lies and the buying of votes will be called out, along with your lame excuses.

#46 | Posted by wisgod

"Damn that Orin Hatch!!"

when we all know that if Bush had done the same thing ...

I thought we were supposed to be concentrating on Obama and not looking into the past. I guess it's ok when it's convenient to your argument.

Dorky, please explain your strawman accusation. I asked what differentiates Matheson from those with similar credentials given the appearance of impropriety that comes with Matheson. Your answer is that Obama "picked the best man for the job." That doesn't tell me what makes him the best man for the job.

Damn it Joe. Cause Orin Hatch said so!

A bs story from a rightwing rag posted by the idiot known as murky.

-4), he picked whom he considered the best person for the job

-Your answer is that Obama "picked the best man for the job."

Seriously Paralegal Boy, they didn't teach you critical thinking at all, eh?

If you cannot discern the difference between these two statement, mine and yours, then you need to go back to school.

"Orin Hatch is a Commie Pinko Fag who is protecting Obama!!" _ Wistful in Wisconsin

Obama is simply doing Gods work and Orin Hatch is now my hero for providing the much needed smoke screen. -Corky Axlerod

In other words, Dorky, you are simply deferring to Obama's judgment and assuming there was some qualification that made Matheson worth choosing over others with similar credentials despite the appearance of impropriety. Fair enough.

Obama being nepotistic? That's against one of his bedrock principles!

When a White House statement refers to a "bedrock principle," it means something slushy and soft and not really a principle at all, but a gimmick, still one more fraud to fool the public, a joke of the kind that must keep presidential aides rolling on the floor in laughter at all the fools who cheer them on.