hail Hail the working man, a working man like me....

Thank you Merle.

I'd like to put on a pair of gloves, and bloddy this weasle's lip for him. Look at those round shoulders, that pair of vacant eyes.....

Scott Walker - Douche Bag

"Let's secede" That sounds good to me. The conservatives, tea baggers, etc can have the midwest and Alaska, we'll take the coasts.

;) LOL

Lets see here.. Midwest for the Tea Party and the Righties, the left gets the coasts..

SO basically the righties get the bread basket, aka the majority of the food producing states, and you get the worst ran, and in the red states/cities in the nation. Sounds good to me.

No, Rook they can't have the midwest--I live in Iowa; they could have right-wing extremist Rep Steve King's corner, though.

They can't have Missouri either Rook, just give them the South that's where the majority live anyway.

Hey, as long as Alaska can get Alaska's natural resources...

Well, I'm movin' the heck outa the Southeast then...! It's tolerable here for an independent mostly but if all of the other extremist conservatives move here it will be insane.

I find that the extremist conservative people are always a hair away from destroying each other. Just a couple of layers away from viewing each other with suspicion and then attacking each other for imagined conspiracies.

Think about it...

First the low hanging fruit...Those damn fags, Mexicans, cross dressers, atheists, Muslims and Jews... Then it's those damn liberals! Then it's those who were liberal sympathisers! Then it's those damn independents because they might as well be liberals! They're not like us! They never were.

Once the lib's and inde's are gone it's those damn liberal conservatives...Then it's those damn centrist conservatives! Then it's those conservatives who don't believe in the bible as the word of god! Then it's those conservatives who look down on politicians who frequent lezbian sex clubs...!

I can totally see it.

They don't want Missouri- Missouri just outlawed nude dancing. Nothing narrow minded about the 'show me'. It uses to be called the "you show me yours, and I'll show you mine" state, but then they all got religion and what-not.

You should step back and read the stupid crap you all just posted. It's no wonder the left is facing Armageddon Nov. 2................

Drive By,

We didn't ALL get religion, so go ahead, show me yours and see what happens! tee hee (I couldn't resist!)

Oh lordy. Funny how the perception changes when you don't live here. Yes, Mayor Barret was viscously attacked by an a-hole with a tire iron as he tried to call for help in the middle of a DV situation. The attack didn't happen because he was the mayor or anything else, he was a citizen doing the right thing and because of what happened even more citizens are afraid to do the right thing for their fellow man. There's a winner of a situation

Yes, perhaps it's unfortunate that Walker opted for an iconic piece of imagery in America because of the idiots who will claim it was done because he's an insensitive ass taunting Barret. If he was swinging a tire iron in the ad, I'd be right there with you saying poor taste, but he's not. He's using a phrase and a prop that have made their way into our culture. Frankly it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it's Walker's republican opponent who dropped the story to the media. Walker's been among the rare breed of politicians who's NOT run attack ads thus far in his campaign.

When it comes to walking the walk, since he was elected in 2002, Walker has returned over $300,000 of his salary to the county, backing up his beliefs that county workers salaries are out of line. Walker's budget proposals for 8 years (since taking office) have frozen property taxes, reduced the government work force and created surpluses for the county. He's refused ARRA funds because of the burden on tax payers. I still don't exactly understand how, in the socialist mecca that is Milwaukee, he got elected, but he's actually taken a line and stuck to it successfully. I can only hope my fellow Wisconsinites are wise enough to vote for him in November to try and stem the tide of spending that's come out of Madison thanks to the current administration.

"Yes, Mayor Barret was viscously attacked by an a-hole with a tire iron as he tried to call for help in the middle of a DV situation. The attack didn't happen because he was the mayor or anything else, he was a citizen doing the right thing and because of what happened even more citizens are afraid to do the right thing for their fellow man."

Wow, what spin! Mayor Barret herorically put his @$$ on the line and you imply that as a result fewer people will do the right thing in the future? The fact that he did this not as mayor but as an ordinary private citizen who happened to be at the scene speaks volume of his character. While I will give his opponent the benefit of the doubt that his latest ad was done out of stupidity rather than malice, Barret has passed the character test with flying colors. As my Republican friends like to remind me, character counts.

You're right, Al, character does count. Scott Walker has displayed similar strength of character in both his personal life and political careers. Barrett may pass the smell test on one but I'm not so sure about the other. When it comes to who is going to occupy the governors office I would prefer the one who passes the political smell test. Some may not like Walker's record or plans for our state moving forward but he is one of the few political types I've ever seen with my own two eyes who has actually turn the promise into policy. If your only basis for voting for someone is "he seems to be such a nice boy" I'd rather you stay home on election day.

jomama72

Repeat the following word three times and then go weep. Jobs!

The Republicans will fall short because rather than running candidates that have a new approach to dealing with the issues and will work across party lines to help us out of this recession, they are running a bunch of Michelle Bachman clones. Leave it to the Pugs to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Jomama--

As Democrats prepare for considerable losses in the November elections, there’s reason to believe the party in power may not be headed for the bloodbath it might expect. According to a new NEWSWEEK Poll, President Obama’s approval rating—47 percent—indicates that the party is better off this year than Republicans were in 2006, when the GOP lost 30 House seats, and than the Democrats were in 1994, when they lost 52 House seats.

Now break that poll down to how many people think he is on the right track, and how many people like him personally.

Obamas always been well liked personally ( like any of us really know him to make an honest opinion but thats beside the point) but the direction he is taking the country, and his policies are very much disliked.

If you break the two apart he is in the mid 30s approval raiting.

rather than running candidates that have a new approach to dealing with the issues and will work across party lines to help us out of this recession

Obama, Pelosi, and Reid aren't reaching across party lines either. They just slap together bills on their own, start calling Republicans names, then whine that they had 59 Dem votes and the guys they just slammed into the dirt and made fun of won't vote with them. If they'd actually let representatives of millions of constituents be involved in deciding what's in the bill, they might have a reason to want it to pass. It's childish to think otherwise.

Good information, thanks Jomama.

I'm waiting for someone on the right to answer this question. How many jobs have the republicans created? What have they done to fix the economy? Daily the GOP on FR and in Congress are quick to complain about jobs but have done nothing to help fix the problem.

What are their ideas? This is what I hear: extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of the population, raise the retirement age to 70, privatize social security, eliminate medicare and medicaid, eliminate the Dept of Education--these things create exactly how many jobs? None. If anything, their plans eliminate jobs.

Jeremy, quit making things up and lying, his poll numbers aren't in the mid 30's gee-sh man. That's why you teabagging republicans are going to lose seats in November, America sees through your lies.

Mo-1852032
Jeremy, quit making things up and lying, his poll numbers aren't in the mid 30's gee-sh man. That's why you teabagging republicans are going to lose seats in November, America sees through your lies.

I am not a member of the Tea Party OR the Republican party, so try again..

I get my information from many different sources. Obamas approval numbers ARE in the 30s for his policies.. Dont think so, google it and prove me wrong, I know im right.

When you add in if he is a " liked president " his raitings are in the 40s... People need to learn to put aside if you like they man and how he is doing his job. Cause he is failing at doing his job.

Jody, when the Republicans have the power to make any changes again, you'll see what they'll do. Until then, you can't blame the party out of power for not making changes. People call the Republicans the Party of No, but any party out of power is necessarily the Party of No for as long as the party in power is unwilling to deal.

Wrong, cs!

They are the party of No because they refuse to cooperate and compromise even when the bill in play is one they would have supported before Obama. Simply to see America suffer.

They know that the party in power will suffer losses in the mid-terms and those losses will be greater if America is hurting. So the goal is to make the pain worse.

The Dems caught America as it was falling into an economic abyss and are still pulling it out. The repubs are throwing stones and making the effort harder simply to gain a bit more political power.

unwilling to deal, cs? hardly. One simply has to look at all that was given away in HCR trying in vain to get just a few r votes. No single payer, no public option, millions left uninsured... what did the reicht wing say? give me more; we lost, but it has to be our way.

they are just crying, whiney babies being spoiled by Americans who don't see them for waht they are.

What brave republican defender will stand here and now, and tell us all the greatt hings they accompished durng 6 of the 8 years they were in power? All the great healthcare ideas? ALl the great economic strides? All the great energy independence (and increased security it brings) legislation? All the great things that allowed the middle class to stand up and say how much better their lives were than before 2001?

Stand, all ye- and be proud to DELIVER the GOOD NEWS!

(Jeez- Am I becoming Glennie Beck the Nervous Wreck??)

Jeremy-960164

Jeremy, you need to learn about the difference between favorability ratings and job approval ratings. Favorability ratings are about whether voters like Obama as a person. Job approval ratings are about, as the term suggests, how they think he is doing his job.

You're right that Obama is better liked as a person than for the job he's doing, but your numbers are way off. At the moment, Obama's favorables are at around 50%, and his job approval numbers are still in the mid-40s

http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/fav-obama.php

http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/jobapproval-obama.php

Your other argument, that "Obamas approval numbers ARE in the 30s for his policies," is factually incorrect as well. When voters are asked separately about how they think he is doing his job on the economy, health, and foreign policy, the polls are currently showing approval ratings in those fields at around 39%, 43% and 46%, respectively.

http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/jobapproval-presobama-economy.php

http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/jobapproval-presobama-health.php

http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/-jobapproval-presobama-foreignpolicy.php

The same could be said for the left. Calling entire groups of those who don't vote for your guy or agree with you every nasty name in the book isn't exactly morally acceptable values or love & compassion. Throwing in Christian bashing in the name of "religions are evil" every chance you get while defending the Muslim religion isn't either.

Careful Allen, your racism is starting to show.

when christians in this country actually start acting like the jesus they worship...hell will freeze over

Everysome, whenever Christians in this country start acting like the Jesus we worship (which happens quite frequently), we get a pass by the news. Let's face it, most of the news doesn't care about caring or good deeds. When was the last time you saw a news item about a church operating a food pantry, or a homeless shelter, or an addiction recovery program?

But, CSmith, operating a food pantry or a homeless shelter is very nice, but if at the same time you are cutting the Social Security benefits for millions of people who have no other income in order to pay for tax cuts so that billionaires can keep a few dollars more of their money, isn't that still hypocrisy? Why do you suppose Jesus said it is harder for a rich man to enter the gates of heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle? If I recall correctly, Jesus advocated that those who have, share with those who don't so that everyone has something. The attitude that I see among many conservatives is that if you have less, you probably deserve less, so why should I share what I have. I really don't think that's what Jesus had in mind.

it's called cleaning house. Politicians & lawyers aren't the most trustworthy people and many of them have to go. The left took the approach of demonizing this process. It's not hard to figure out why. Many of them know they'd be on "the list" if the left got together and pushed to get candidates who actually represent their party values. It's a smart move but depends on people to not think for themselves and just agree with whatever they tell you.

Vander Platts has organized against the 3 judges who are on the ballot for reaffirmation, he calls them activist judges because of the Iowa Supreme Court ruling that struck down the GOP marriage law (man and woman) as unconstitutional. According to republicans, any supreme court justice who rules against their view should be thrown off the court. One more piece of evidence that Tea Party republicans will destroy the Constitution if given the opportunity.

No, Republicans say that any judge who claims a public, government sanctioned contract is a private matter (and thus not something that can be regulated by the government) is an activist judge and should be thrown off the bench. And they're right.

Either way, it is stunningly insensitive and dare I say, Incompetent? Really? all righty then

Jody

Repond to your off topic.

Beck a fraud and racist? My Jody, you Demrats have no problem forgiving your own racists, like Sen Byrd. Oh, he had to do it to get elected, so that makes it forgivable.

Tell me Jody what is worst in your view, calling a President a murderer or a racist. Apparently you Demrats had no problem calling Prez Bush a murderer.

True, God does not take kindly to liars, remember that Jody.

he moved to his next line of attack--President Obama's faith.

You mean the same Obama that denounced Christianity on behalf of the entire nation and attended church with a racist preacher and never even realized that's what he was listening to? That's very telling of a person according to the left always claiming all Republicans are as bad as {insert whichever Republican was in negative media spotlights recently}. It goes both ways.

I don't think Obama is a racist, but I do think he has trouble with thinking of everyone as equals after he told his thoughts about the mosque/Muslims vs the right, illegal immigrants from Mexico vs the right, etc.

Beck is a fraud and I stand by that comment. As for Bush, I claim he was a bad president, I claim he collapsed the economy, amassed huge national debt, went to war because he wanted to, but you will not find any comment from me calling him a murderer, etc.

As for Robert Byrd, like many other democrats and republicans in the pre-civil rights years, their beliefs changed, they came to recognize all people as equal. It is 2010, what is Beck's excuse?

STS

Yes,we all remember President Obama's practicing his faith with the Reverend Wright's sermons of "G-D Damn America" and it's the whites who have cause all our problems.Yes,20 years of faithful Sunday services for the Obamas at Rev Wrights Chicago Church

President Obama upheld the Constitution--freedom of religion. Didn't know that was such an inexcusable thing to do. Apparently defending religious freedom in the USA is deplorable. President Bush reminded America that we are not at war with Islam--he was right. Apparently, there are no longer many adult republicans in this country, Orrin Hatch is one republican who has sided with President Obama's defense of the Constitution's First Amendment.

STS

that huge national debt went somewhere....into the pockets of his familiy's and cohorts war and oil and financial companies...whom I might add are heavilly invested in by the saudi's hmmmmmmm curious. Mostly you just have to look at where the money goes to know the why's and who's...

and the citizen's squabble over some abbot & costello version of who's on first or right or left or liberal or conservative....quite the box were in, and now a good portion of the populace can't think their way out of it....even as your pockets are getting picked clean by the folks that brought you the box in the first place.

This crap with Reverend Wright has gone on long enough. You may not like what he said (which was played ad nauseum as if that is the only thing he preached), however, if you were born when he was, with no civil rights whatsoever, to be abused by those who looked down on you because of your skin color, then you go off and fight for that very same country only to come back and have to sit at the back of the bus, or can't eat at most restaurants or can only use certain restrooms, and more importantly cannot vote, you would be angry too. Give it a rest with Reverend Wright. That particular sermon is not all there is to the man. After what this country did to black folks, his generation has every right to be angry. He lived it in all its hell.

Just maybe, because the President is a person of color, he might understand a little better the issues of those of color.That does not make him any less Christian, American, patriotic, or whatever else you people throw out. It has gone beyond all reason this crap that gets thrown at him.

Everysome, by that logic, Obama is in the hands of foreign nationals, since most of his stimulus money (his, not Bush's, they're two different programs) went to foreign banks.

Joi, I know several black men who were raised in that environment, in the South, went to war for their country, came back, and experienced all the same. They're all kind, loving men who know what it is to sacrifice and forgive. Rev. Wright has no excuse, and neither does Obama.

I beg to differ C. Smith. How one person handles a situation does not mean the next person has to react the same way. Reverend Wright also responded by becoming a man of the cloth. That sermon is not the only sermon he has given and to judge him on that particular one and draw conclusions is wrong. The President does not need to walk around parading his faith. That is a personal decision and none of our business (or Glen Beck's). Reverend Wright may have strong words and feelings, but to say he has no excuse is not right. And the President, in my opinion, is being judged on that sermon (and who's to say he was even there that day) and because he does not regularly attend church, he is somehow less than what you people say a Christian should be.

Jody, did you actually watch the spot?

Not to hurt your feelings C Smith, but what those 'black men' say in front of you and what they're truly feeling may be two entirely different things.

Rev Wright had the courage to speak out about the pain that discrimination in his life has caused, which in today's society has become totally unacceptable. However, I guarantee you, as a black person who lived through the civil rights era and Jim Crow- he is not alone is his views.

So take comfort in your views that Rev Wright is racist- and all 'black men' who don't speak out about the anger are over it, or have forgotten it. But watch that the same supressed anger doesn't come back to bite you in the rear.

Jody,

I'm not a member of the texting generation, so this question is posed in earnest. You've closed several postings with the letters "STS", what does that mean?

See now this is why the Hollywood types need to stay out of politics. I really don't want to have to stop watching one of my long time favorite actors because he's part of the lunatic fringe...