Mid Day Distraction

Oh that crazy Hoekstra and his turtle fences!! Background here.

Florida GOP Rep. Miller is throwing a SOTU tea party

By GottaLaff

This fits the Rushpublics to a tea:

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The State of the Union as seen by the GOP: Just another "You lie!" opportunity.

H/t: Dave Weigel

Video- Today's Republican Party

They look like such a cuddly bunch. Via Media Matters.

Ideological Civil Wars Don't Help You Win Elections

Chuck Todd nails it, Taegen gets it. Too bad it doesn't fit the meme that the media had all ready to go.

First Read: "In NY-23, Republicans snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in a district they've controlled since the 19th century after prominent conservatives -- Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Club for Growth, Tea Party organizers -- backed the more conservative candidate (Hoffman), which eventually forced the moderate GOP nominee (Scozzafava) to withdraw from the race. That enabled the Democrat (Owens) to win, 49%-45%, with Scozzafava becoming the spoiler by getting 6%. Ponder this: Was it a better night to be a Republican running toward the middle, or a conservative running on base issues? Consider the NY 23 result and the fact that BOTH anti-tax initiatives on the ballot in Maine and Washington went down..."

Cartoon of the Day

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Tuh-WEET! Joe Scarborough v. GOP

By GottaLaff

Momentary lucidity?

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Swell little run of Tweets.

However, per usual, the corporate media stories are primarily about the nutcase loons instead of what the nutcase loons are trying to prevent: Health care reform and all that it entails.

Ratings over substance. Shiny keys. Sensationalism.

Real reporting can be such a bother.

VIDEO: ‘Socialized Medicine’! ‘Dead Baby Juice’! GOP Moderate vs. Rabid Right-Wing Conspiracies

By GottaLaff



Whoa.

Moderate Republican Mike Castle (R-DE), who holds Delaware's only Congressional seat, hit a wall of right-wing rage during a town hall meeting in Georgetown, DE. The June 30 meeting, part of his health care "listening tour" across the state, came just days after Rep. Castle was one of just eight Republicans to vote in favor of the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The event rapidly devolved into a moblike atmosphere as conservative activists challenged Castle with the full spectrum of right-wing conspiracy theories.

Topics included:

• ‘Socialized Medicine’ Will Destroy The Nation ‘Faster Than The Twin Towers.’

• The Cap And Trade ‘Tax’ Will Kill The American Economy.

• Global Warming Is A Hoax.

• Global Warming, Like Darwinian Evolution, Is Just A Theory.

• The Swine Flu Epidemic Is A Conspiracy To Force AIDS-Infected Vaccines On The American Public.

• President Obama Is Not A Citizen Of The United States.

Rep. Castle and the other Republicans who supported clean energy reform have been branded “cap and traitors.” The Meetup-organized conspiracy theorists attacking them are being fed a constant stream of misinformation and incitement from Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Prison Planet, Americans for Prosperity, and the rest of the right-wing machine. Today’s conservative movement refuses to make any room for old school Republicans like Mike Castle.

The Party of No Sanity.

I'm not sure whether to scream or cry.