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ADEL, Iowa -- A pizzeria in this small city west of Des Moines was the setting for a celebrity visit Thursday from an actor once famous for talking about nothing.
But these days, Jason Alexander -- who played George Costanza on the TV series "Seinfeld" -- is a surrogate for Barack Obama, and he insists he has a lot on his mind.
"I am hardcore middle class. And I stepped in a puddle. And that puddle was called, 'Seinfeld,'" Alexander told about 50 supporters of the president. He said the job put him in the upper echelons of society.
"I do not want to live in that 1-percent. I don't believe in it," he continued. "I don't think our country, or any country, runs well when the 1-percent is thriving and the rest are suffering and struggling."
The supporters were gathered to listen to Alexander and then walk to a nearby elections office to cast early votes for President Obama -- just one of a number of statewide events marking the start of early voting Thursday in Iowa.
Alexander told the crowd he has a "man-crush" on Obama, who he said he has met several times.
Later, in an interview with NBC News, Alexander praised Obama as a man of "conviction" and "principle," though he allowed that such lofty considerations would be beyond the reach of the man he played on television during the 1990's.
"George would probably think he was the only savior for this entire race. He would step forward as a write-in candidate," Alexander said.
Both campaigns seem to be hoping their supporters will step forward, too -- and stick to the script.
In downtown Des Moines earlier Thursday, officials said foot traffic at the elections office had reached about 250 people by late morning -- more than double the first day of early voting in 2008.
"This was by far the busiest opening day we’ve had in the ten years I’ve been in the office," said Jamie Fitzgerald, the commissioner of elections in Polk County.
An Obama campaign volunteer waiting to vote there, Kathy Stuart, said the campaign made a push to gather supporters.
"They were trying to get people to come to breakfast, and then come to vote early," she said. "They were really interested in getting as many voters to the polls as possible."
Iowa Republicans also threw events Thursday focused on early voting.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas rallied Mitt Romney supporters in Cedar Rapids, and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad held a conference call with volunteers Thursday evening.
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This push for early votes is a testament to the leadership qualities of our President. Something lacking in Romney. California hasn't started yet but we will soon. Most Northern California Obama supporters, like me, are helping out with Nevada. I bet Southern California is helpng with both Nevada and Arizona. People are still excited for four more years. Things are looking up. Obama/Biden 2012. Hillary 2016.
"I do not want to live in that 1-percent. I don't believe in it," he continued. "I don't think our country, or any country, runs well when the 1-percent is thriving and the rest are suffering and struggling."
Thank you Jason. So glad to have you out there with us supporting our president.
And then there's George:
I'm unemployed and I live with my parents.
The Yankee players should be wearing cotton uniforms.
I'll say I'm an architect. I always wanted to be an architect.
Twix - the only candy with the cookie crunch.
You had sex with the cleaning woman.
George: Was that wrong?
btw, I saw an article today where Michael Richards (Kramer) would like to be forgiven for his routine a few years ago. I think everybody deserves a second chance and Mr. Richards deserves a second chance.
Remember the Merv Griffin set? OMG was that funny. There's an interview out there on youtube with Julia talking about that show, and she can barely talk she is laughing so hard as she relays what Kramer does during the commercial break. As you watch it, you can see George trying not to laugh.
Funniest Seinfeld show ever - The Raincoats/Schindler's List, 2 parts. I loved Jerry's father and you put him together with Kramer and it's pure magic.
Seinfeld. Funniest show ever on tv. The entire cast was so GD funny.
The Merv Griffin set was one of the most hysterical shows EVER! It's kinda hard to choose a favorite. I can remember watching the show with my parents and my brothers and sister and all seven of us would be laughing so hard that tears would be flowing down our cheeks and my mom almost always nearly peed her pants! Those are some special times that I remember. Funny, just a show, but oh what a show it was. My brothers and sister and I still recite lines from that show to this day!
I just read back through your Georgie quotes and I can hear him saying them and I am sitting here laughing all over again! Georgie's parents used to make me choke I would laugh so hard at them!
Alaska, remember Elaine's boyfriend Puddy and the two of them on the airplane? Those two together were just so damn funny.
Here's a clip from the Merv Griffin one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxhs-O_9BLc
YES! I loved Puddy! Thanks for the clip! Do you remember when Elaine bought up all the Sponges and she had to decide if a man was "sponge worthy"! Classic!
Oh, don't forget about the "man bra"!! Remember the look on all their faces when Jerry opens the door and Kramer and George's father are standing there with the man bra on Mr. Costanza?! Hysterical!
They should do a remake of the episode with Mitten's and Ryan playing the "Soup Nazi's".....
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O&Joe 2012
The more I see what is transpiring in this campaign the more I'm convinced that this election is going to be about character. Period.
Every single day we spend most of our time undoing the lies Romney and Ryan throw out there. They lie constantly about President Obama because they can't get him on anything damaging. So they lie.
And as we have seen, that is not the case with Romney. We don't have to lie. We are using his own words and actions.
People genuinely like and trust our president. People genuinely believe he is in our corner. That's all anyone wants in a president when you think about it. He inspires us to work harder toward a better, more fairer democracy.
Romney possess none of these attributes.
Alaska, great memories aren't they? I'm thrilled Jason is campaigning for President Obama. Thrilled.
"People are still excited for four more years".................That paints with a very broad brush...I have no doubt about your passion, but sometimes fact will serve you much better than emotion.....if there was one thing that has been lacking for the last four years, it would definitely be leadership. Best of Luck.....
That is so great, now I love George Costanza! Way to go Jason Alexander!
Awwwww George . . . .
Why does this video remind me of so many of the BASEMENT RWNJ posters?????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6EaWO-wbYE
Way to go Jason Alexander! You're the BOMB! :)
Obama/Biden 2012
Way to go, George! Good man!
Then, Jason......GIVE ALL YOUR MILLIONS to the Federal Government to pay down the debt.
I liked "Sienfeld" before, but seeing your face on the re-runs turns me completely off just like the other Obama Bollywood MULTI-MILLIONAIRE surrogates who blasts the "other" rich folks.
"I do not want to live in that 1-percent. I don't believe in it," What HYPOCRISY! But he does, he doesn't have to keep all that money. He could give away what he doesn't need to live on. But, HE DOESN'T! So, he's a hypocrite. Just like every lib or Democrat who is a 1%er. Liars and HYPOCRITES.
Whoa, J.C.! Calm down, dude! Your outrage is running down your leg! A private individual has offered a personal opinion and you've responded by throwing a hissy fit of epic proportions, but it is really necessary? I mean, your side has its own celebrities offering their well reasoned and thoughtful opinions, such as Clint Eastwood having a full blown argument with unoccupied furniture, Chuck Norris doing his apocalyptic end-times thing, and Nicki Minaj, who is a well known singer famous for this bit of popular entertainment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6j4f8cHBIM
So, do you really want to bust on poor old George simply because he expressed a personal point of view? Really, J.C.?
And for heaven's sake, clean up after yourself, J.C.; you left a puddle of outrage on the carpet.
Sailcat ...
That is so a line worth repeating!!!
Obama/Biden 2012
Feel free to use it any time, Layton. My pleasure.
Hey, George, don't double-dip the chip
- or Costanza will get sth, according to the show.
here i am strugling to make that 40k a year and i guess i'm not even close to middle class
Jason Alexander -- who played George Costanza on the TV series "Seinfeld" -- is a surrogate for Barack Obama, and he insists he has a lot on his mind.
"I am hardcore middle class.
As funny as George Costanza was, I still think the funniest part of this article is the mention of people stumping for Romney.
LOL! You know your campaign is in trouble when you have to import Senators from Texas to campaign for you in Iowa. What does a woman that was born, raised, educated, and employed in TX really know about Iowa voters anyways? At least Jason Alexander is famous!
J.C.
I can tell that you're not a member of the 1% club or have ever spent much time in their company. I share Jason's sentiment about not wanting to "be in that 1%. I don't believe in it."
I'm also a member of the 1% club, and I prefer the company of middle class folks to that of the 1% club any day. I understand the difference between earning enough money to be included in the highest 1% of income earners and the attitudes that are embodied by the Romney's of the world. Usually the difference boils down to inherited wealth vs. earned wealth. I'm of the latter category, and thus my love is for the struggle it takes to get there, and not the struggle it takes to stay there. I could go back to being poor tomorrow, and still appreciate life, but the Romney's of the world really never lived outside their comfort zone, so living a middle or low income life scares the hell out of them. Romney can't relate to the average person because he's never wanted to, until now, but he's faking it the best he can, and he's not doing a very good job of it.
The best people I know don't judge their accomplishments in life by adding up their net-worth, but by the way they've lived their lives and the respect they've earned from others.
Hey IDO - haven't you got someplace else to go? Its later in the election cycle than you think.
I can't wait until the election is over: then all the stupid Rwing plonkers will go back to Fox Noise to lick their wounds and leave these boards to the more open minded.
When Obama gets reelected, who is he going to blame the mess he inherited on?
so he doesn't want to be in the 1% as he sits with a big bank account lets see all the so called upper middle class give 50% of their money to pay down the defecit or even give it to a family that needs help actors should stay out of politics
Poor George
Annnd ACTION!!!!..
Sheeple, I George am a 1%er. Pity me for I live in the world of 1%ers. It is a burden I willfully accept on your behalf. Can’t you see? I do it for you! I George stand before you today, not for your money, but for some of that undying love and admiration you bestow upon “The Great one”.
Join me in hating on that evil Romney, for he has $100 milliion and I only have $75 million. It isn’t fair I tell you and he needs to pay his fair share! Yes, I could give all my money away and be like all of you, but I don't really want to. Yes, I could give half my money away and still be a 1%er, but Romney’s about to get a car elevator and now I will be forced to keep up. So in the name of fairness, I keep my money and speak these words to you instead. Uuuh! The difficulties I face every day! The sacrifices I suffer for all you little people.
CUT…CUT! George your performance will easily dupe the libs, but if you could muster a tear or two, you might win an award.
ACTION!!!!
So follow me 50 sheeple to vote and bring the camera men and reporters to capture how great I am. Together Obama and I will
dupelead you libs to the promise land.Sleuth23 says ....
"The best people I know don't judge their accomplishments in life by adding up their net-worth, but by the way they've lived their lives and the respect they've earned from others."
That is what I call compassion and respect for fellow human beings that our wealth obsessed society seems to be lacking nowadays.
ldo
Jason Alexander wants to pay his share. He is greatful for the opportunity in this great country. Too bad you cannot say the same about Romney. Instead, Romney wants to pay less while he supports banks in Cayman Islands - and that speaks volumes!
The rush for early voting is a testament to the desire for the removal of the Failure-in-Chief. Come to find out those protesters at the Romney campaigns are paid to be there by SEIU. Nobody's paying the masses of people protesting Obama.
Jason Alexander suffers from short fat man syndrome and obviously is a loon of the first degree. "Man crush"? How pathetic.
The cult is personality is soooooooo 2008.
'And you want to be my latex salesman!'
no @!$%#, early voting should not be aloud period, unless you will not be able to Nov. 6. I have never heard of it before until 2008. Is he still speaking at the colleges and then taking them right to the polls? There was a lot of that in 2008. I think I even remember buses involved. Says a lot for me.
Couple of random thoughts:
- Jason ALexandar and his wealth is differnet than ROmeny's. If one were to complare JA's taxes from when he was on Seinfeld to Romenys the difference in tax rate would be abvious - JA's income was from earnings taxed at a higher rate than Romneys from interest and investment.
- Romney has never been anything but in the 1%, I am pretty sure Alexander started in the middle like the rest of us.
- ROmeny believes middle class starts with earnings around $250,000 which means a whole lot of us who thought we were middle class aren't.
- Most people who have worked for their wealth consider themselves middle class.
Sorry Jason but you do live in that 1%. More foolish things coming out of the mouth of a millionaire.
Jo Ann-666954
you don't have a clue what 1% means, do you? It became an adjective. It describes those who live in this country, make money in this great country, benefit from this great country's opportunities and WANT TO GIVE AS LITTLE BACK IN RETURN. Actually, like Romney, they would love to give even less.
The "1%" has nothing to do with how much you make but all to do with how little you want to give back.
Tell me, would the 1% be able to make what they make in Somalia? Or Nigeria? or Turkey? Since they are bitchin' about how much they have to pay in taxes, why won't they get the f*ck out of here and let others, who are willing to contribute back, take their place.
Conservative Rebellion
please prove your ridiculous claim
Oh yeah, like Obama's friends by the names of Jay-Z and Beyonce give a lot away. That's a joke. I'd like to see what loopholes they used on their tax returns.
Being a 1% is a group of people who make a lot of money. That's it, plain and simple. Don't spin.
Romney gave $4 million to charity in one year. According to the experts Romney went way above in giving. The ratio to what Obama made and gave was nothing.
"I do not want to live in that 1-percent. I don't believe in it," he continued. "I don't think our country, or any country, runs well when the 1-percent is thriving and the rest are suffering and struggling."
Yet you still TOOK THE MONEY.... what a hypocrite the left can be............
That abouts sums up most of Hollywood, you know O's crowd! IF Jason really wants to pay more he CAN! It's REALLY simple, you get a check and make it out to the U.S. Treasury and deposit your millions! Then those whining little lefty takers will feed at the trough and STILL complain you're not paying your fair share!
Didn't the entire cast of Seinfeld hold out until they got huge raises that made them the highest paid TV actors? But NOW he doesn't want to be a 1 percenter?? It's just bizarre.
No it isn't. If you are liberal you can make gobs and gobs of money because your liberalism gives you cover. If you are not liberal you are making your money on the backs of the poor and middle class and not paying your fair share.
Like everything liberals stand for, it's only bad when others do it.
How ignorant. Catch a clue know-nothing. There are wealthy people in all of those countries. There is business. There are people working.
Now Obama, he probably wouldn't be worth very much over there because he's not very smart. Romney? he'd still be worth millions because he understands how economies and business works.
Jason should take the advice of his character ... when everything you do is wrong, then the opposite must be right.
Jason Alexander is full of @!$%#. I'm sure he never turned down any special treatment for being famous because he "doesn't agree with the 1%" BWAAHAAAA. What a load. In addition, his acting is annoying.
The guy is a moron. He made millions from TV and movies. It's amazing how much sympathy he gives to the poor. I wonder how many millions he donated to charity last year?
Jack Nicklaus endorsed Romney, why isn't that being reported. I respect Jack a lot more than Jason.
Obama has a ground game, all mittens has is a money game.
Sorry Robme you're going down.
...so, send me all the dirty money you are embarrassed to have, Jason.....I'll take it.....and congratulations for successfully coming off as a typical Hollywood hypocrite who wouldn't know a real working class person if he tripped over him .....
Then there is a lot more 1%ers considering the 47% that don't want to pay for anything.
jc and these silly conservative commentators:
you're all so, so angry. show us on the doll where limbaugh touched you.
Interesting how he mirrors his character in real life, he was the ultimate loser in Seinfeld, and as it turns out, a loser in real life too. Who knew?
Even Romney/Ryan have borrowed from George Costanza, "It ain't a lie if you believe it". Unfortunately, even they know they are lying.
If Hillary Clinton agrees to be president in 2016, will she even have to campaign? America LOVES the Clintons and the presidency is basically sitting on a platter for Hillary, if she wants it.
She shouldn't get to cocky. She definitly has to campaign. Lets not forget what our President did to her. Another can do it also. She can't get too comfy. I bet she is aware of that.
Hahaha ... not in a million.
Festivus!
Excuse me, but can you spare a square? (Elaine)
Pat Boston MA.
"I do not want to live in that 1-percent. I don't believe in it," he continued. "I don't think our country, or any country, runs well when the 1-percent is thriving and the rest are suffering and struggling."
You don't like DWYH(Dancing With Your Horse)? It is the new republican sport since "blacks" have been allowed to play golf don't ya know.
All this talk about Hillary? I KNOW she could do the job, but why would she want to? She doesn't need the money, fame, or position... Or lyin bullsh$t. She's at the top of her game... I'm guessing she's going to pair up with Bill on the CGI. She's a year older than I am, so betcha she's ready to catch up on her reading, and spoiling any grandkids that might be coming her way. Life is grand on this side of the 'work force'...
leroy brown.....
YOU are living in a Progressive World. Mrs. Clinton has TOO MUCH baggage she is carrying to even being considered for a Presidential run.
Watergate, throwing one of her main Bollywood campaign supporters under the bus, having a Chief of Staff who has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and
Al Qaeda, and now (the most IMPORTANT) the Libya-gate cover up. The American people will NEVER forgive her for the latter.
And that didn't even touch on her husband's escapades.
Hillary 2016, Obama 4 and done
Leroy Brown & Anabanana....
I'd agree that Hillary has an excellent shot at winning in 2016, as long as President Obama doesn't pull a "Lewinski" in his next 4 years in office. GW and the GOP have done more than enough damage to lose the next 3 elections, but a lot rests on the job Obama does and the candidate the Republicans nominate in 2016. So far they look determined to run as the party of stupid for the foreseeable future, but the American public is fickle when it comes to politics. To your point Ana, I think Obama beat Clinton in 08' because he was seen as a candidate that believed in compromise and wanted to work with Republicans to fix the mess they created, and Hillary was seen as too divisive at the time. Given the last 3.5 years, I think most people now prefer a Democrat that can stand up the GOP bullies, and also a woman with a very well rounded resume of experience at the highest levels of government. Things are really looking good for her in 2016, and she has shown great maturity and savvy as Secretary of State. I know I'm pulling for her in 2016!
Ido....
You're ignorance is beyond compare, and it's good to see that when you commit to stupid, you are willing to go all the way.
If that were truly the case, how did she get beaten by a rookie in 2008? People knew Hillary. All they had to go on with Obama was an eloquent salesman. How's that "car" he sold you working out for you? Seems it's in the shop more over the last four years than not.
Hillary ran too soon, there was a certain level of Clinton fatigue due to the right wing nut jobs hounding them the whole time they were in office.
She came very close to winning.
I did not support her the last time because I did not feel it was in the country's best interest to hand down the Presidency through a family as though it were a right. I still feel that way. But, if she is the candidate the next time, and becomes the nominee, I will support her.
As far as how the "rookie" is doing? Your President pulled the country back from an economic precipice. Only those blinded by the right refuse to admit that. He is doing great, I support his re election without hesitation.
The Democratic Party doesn't even love Hillary. They discarded her for an unknown inexperienced political thug from Chicago.
New day -- I think you mean YOUR president, which is the term you, I'm sure, used for Bush. Don't mistake everyone for the lemming you are. You keep forgetting that the dems controlled the last 2 yrs of Bush and the first 2yrs of O -- as usual your deflection is, like you, WEAK.
Interesting take on Hillary Clinton. Wasn't she the one who, 4 scant years ago, said that the junior senator from Illinois was all talk and no substance?
Hillary on 2016? Are you serious? I'll have some of whatever it is you had. Anyway back to Hill-of-beans, she was far and away more qualified than Odumbo could ever dream of being, so why did the DNC throw her under the bus? Why do you think they'll treat her any better 4 years from now? Furthermore, whether you want to admit it or not, not only do you need to have a message and a vision that resonates with the voters, BUT you have to "Look" good. Hillary doesn't look good now, in 4 more years, I can only imagine. Not that she was ever that attractive to begin with, time has not been kind to her.
"Serenity Now!"
"I was in the pool!" I WAS in the Pool!" I was in the Pool!!"
I love George Costanza!
Thanks Jason Alexander for a ton of laughs, and thank you now for supporting a great president!
A "Great President", really? You certainly have low standards. Obama SUCKS!
Obama's tax policy is right and the Republican's is wrong, Obama's bailouts were right and the Republicans were wrong - but Obama really needs to get over his contempt for free enterprise.
Yeah? And by that logic our economy is booming and we're better off now than four years ago!
Sorry, but BHO has been an utter failure.
nzpete: you Rwingers are the complete FAILURES - block this, block that: try to do everything that you can to trash this country and the economy and then suppress votes in order to STEAL elections. Divisive politics, divisive votes: all of this was done by the Rwing, yet the minute they are on the back foot, all they do is claim the other side is are the divisive folk! What cheek!
Republicans: YOUR PARTY ..... ISN'T and it will be proved again in November. Certainly you would get the idea by now that your 'stuff' has strutted along WITHOUT YOU.
ahhhhh believing in the "skewed" poll numbers that MSNBC is feeding you along with your other lame stream media outlets. You need to get the FACTS, but apparently you are allowed only what your handlers feed through talking points. I'm a firm believer that people like you take from the pockets of the hardworking taxpayers so you don't have to contribute but you've got your greedy little handout. You want to know WHY I'm so angry???? I voted for this lying, twisted, class warfaring, pandering, empty suit in the WH in 2008 and all I got was a charismatic that shed his mask right after he took office! Get some skin in the game then lecture me on how great he is!
That reminds me: Did everyone hear about the newest right-wing conspiracy theory? Inside the bubble self-delusion on a new scale.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-republicans-deluded-by-skewed-polls/2012/09/27/b3dd7d40-08d3-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_story.html
Far-left-wing idiots like this fool should tell the country all it needs to know about Bozobama, his supporters, AND his failed presidency. Nobozobama 2012!
Just curious....do you realize that when you resort to name calling like bozoboma, you lose all credibility, and actually want to make people do the opposite of what you are suggesting? And before you think I'm just saying that because I'm liberal, the same goes for idiots who say things like rethuglican, or people who try to belittle what both the president and the governor have done by calling them Barry, or Willard. We get it, you are as clever as a 4 year old, now, do you have any salient points?
what about teabaggers? After all they called themselves that until they found out what it really meant. I like the term and think it fits their image perfectly. How about you?
Completely agree re all the name-calling, on either side. As soon as I see that, I pretty much move on to the next post, in search of some intelligence. If I want to hear kindergarten taunts, I can go meet the schoolbus.
uh oh -- they're going to be mad at you for calling their "king" a name! Wonder if these where the same people chastising all the Bush haters for all the names that they called him (that also included monkey)? I think not! It's free speech but I guess that applies to those that AGREE with their views not oppose them.
And with a name like that where is your credibility?
This Push for early votes is a Testement for a Desperate President that lacks the ability to lead, He has failed miserably and uses Hacks like Old George Kastanza to try to bring him Seinfield Supporters, looks like he may have gotten 50 or so, I am disappointed in you George, but it doesnt surprise me.
George beats to a different drummer.
Wow. If you're an example of the Republican Party, they're in deeper trouble than even I could have hoped. Learn to spell, and how to compose a sentence.
Nice retort Bev . thank god for the grammar Nazi's
FTFY
The best part of the that "not to sharp" post was "Teste ment". It speaks volumes about the level of the people on the right.
Round up those clod hoppers, Jason. All but the tea party zombies are with you.
Allow me to try and explain a concept to you. If the Federal Government was smaller, like it was intended, and the real power was in the State and local government, then we wouldn't have such a division ripping our country apart. People on the fringes of the left/right debate want the government to have the power to make their eutopias reality, but can't stand the thought of the other party getting power. If the Fed Gov was smaller, as intended, it wouldn't matter who or which party won the election, they wouldn't have much power to change anything. Regardless of what the media has thrown at you, the Tea Party simply wants a fairer tax (which by the way is higher than 14%) and the Fed Gov returned to its proper level of power. You would be free to move to WHICHEVER of the 50 states has a economic and/or political system you prefer. No need to force the entire country to share your views. So, I tried to explain it, reasonably, intellgently and accurately, now it's time for those who worship the parties to start trouncing me.
Stunned - WHICH Tea Party? There are more "brands" of 'tea' in most states than the real thing I pour into my cuppa...
You sound like a moderate brew, slightly sweet with a gold color perhaps and well intending. Opposite of a neigbour of mine who identifies himself as 'devout tea' (whatever that means). I would describe him more as a definitely strong white tea, never black, never sweet and wants the whole government to 'collapse' or "shut down" every time there is a vote on anything, even if it isn't important. "Govt is the root of all evil" among other interesting phrases comes out of his mouth constantly. Supports the Montana Freeman as well as (quote) any other '"armed-against-the-gov"' group though I'm not sure what he means by that. He seems rather anarchical to me.
Ergo, the concept of one person trying to state what one small faction of what an umbrella organisation really wants, in simplicity, is like saying that there was only one faction of actors or political controllers under the umbrella of the entire PLO.
I appreciate that YOUR variety of tea doesn't impress on his neighbours (while fondling his HK 91 in my bleeding front yard) that everyone needs to think like he does in order to "save the country". I can also appreciate that you take the time to express your teaparty view on Federal Gov in terms that are easy to read and that you make your veiwpoint understandable - even if I might disagree with your logic.
I'll end by stating that I wished that YOU lived nextdoor to me instead of Ted. IF you did, then perhaps my views on undrinkable tea wouldn't be so... unpalatable.
But did the government create the show Seinfeld and hire Alexander to star in it so he could move from middle class to "the upper echelons of society". Or did he just happen to interview (audition) for a job that led to the job performances that led to the show's success (high ratings and profit for the network) that led to larger paychecks without government assistance? It would be more logical for the second scenario to be the correct one. And wouldn't it also be logical to classify the network executives who paid the Alexander the money to "move up the echelons of society" as being part of the 1%? So to review Alexander was HIRED by 1%er's to perform on a TV show that brought him success. I wonder how many auditions (job interviews) he went to before he was hired for Seinfeld. I'm betting thousands. I'm also betting if he wasn't hired for Seinfeld, he probably would have continued auditioning for other jobs and he wouldn't have quit looking for work.
According to Obama and apparently half of this country, the 1% are evil. Never mind that without them, there would be no jobs. Oh yeah, Obama wants all the jobs to be provided by the government.
Without the 99%, there would be no 1%. Someone has to do the labor that creates their capital.
Larry David didn't build it.
So which one of you did Jason Alexander's job?
After reading these right wing rants I am beginning to believe that Rick Santorum was so right when he said. "We will never get the smart people to join our party." Who the hell uses terms like porch monkeys in 2012?
thank you for your comment
I believe you've got it wrong, mate: I've read it as Sick Rantorum. Most of their posts are as well, it seems....
"Who the hell uses terms like porch monkeys in 2012?" A: If I were a betting sailor, I'd wager that the answer would be 'someone that doesn't live in a PROGRESSIVE state'...
WTH is a 'porch monkey'? And what does Rick Santorum have to do with any of this? Is he running for president?
This election is about one thing. Do you want to learn how to fish or do you want the government to give you a fish each day?
Answer that question and then vote accordingly.
God, how I love redheads!
You go girl!
I wonder if the man crush get a tingle up his rear legs when he see the master of his domain.
The entire SEINFELD show which was ostensibly a show about nothing was in fact a rant against democracy, human rights, equal pay for women, and a host of sexual skits which showed women to be intellectually inferior.
Recall the 'cleaning woman ' who was actually a paid lover (prostitute) ? The steamy scenes with Seinfeld in bed with a woman whom he has just met ? And George leaving condom wrappers in his parent s bed. Urinating in the shower?
And Newman that fat slovenly scum sucking government employee who never had a decent thought, and Kramer aaah yes, Kramer, the fellow who never left the building except in the company of his fellow hangers on's and who as far as anyone knew never had a job.
But these misfits appealed to the great American audience because they were the idols of the Great American Audience.
No work by Seinfeld ? Is telling jokes work
George, bald, lives at home and is basically unemployable is a great role model ? And Elaine ? She was the most slept around woman in TV history.
Need I say more ?
Naaah the Seinfeld show was a full monte for the down grading of TV standards and of the morality of America.
Believe me I saw the result with the election of an unqualified , deified, boy to the White House. There can be no greater accomplishment by TV than downgrading the moral stature of America and allowing the lesser moral person a victory.
Maybe we have presided over the demise of the greatest Republic ever ?
Let's hope not.
Congratulations to Josh Brogan for winning our "you CAN spell your name!" competition this month. WAY TO GO!!!! 5 stars for you!
Wow, the whole downfall of the United States of America can be attributed to Seinfeld?
What a show!
I wonder how high the national deficit will be after another 4 years of Obama. It's too bad the Republicans couldn't put a better candidate up against Obama who is clearly a failure of a President. We are going to have to borrow trillions more to fund Obamacare and all the other entitlement programs the dems are promising. Of course, they won't try to fix social security or medicare so they will be broke in 10-15 years. This country is headed for Greece economics. You can tax the rich as much as you want. With close to 50% of this country on entitlements not paying taxes this borrowing is unsustainable. It's just pure mathematics.
I wonder what the national deficit will be with the likes of Ryan in the number 2 spot. I mean he voted for two unfunded wars, unfunded Medicare Part D, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, and the Bush tax cuts. There's no greater illusion than the math of the Conservatives. They'll also tell you they're job creators and that "Trickle Down Economics" really works. I'm still waiting for the jobs they promised during the 2010 mid-terms while my experience is that socialized bailouts, TBTF, and TARP, is just more of my declining income exploding upward. If Obama didn't bring down unemployment fast enough into the mid-terms what are the Republican's excuse for not creating any in the two years since 2010?
tjohn: R's not creating jobs since 2010? simple, a Senate that won't bring their bills to a vote, and a President who probably wouldn't sign them anyway. Nothing will change until 1 party seizes power. And that is the end of the USA when 1 party seizes power. Parties used to work with other on major issues and minor ones required a slight majority, now it is all or nothing. We have had 6 years of nothing.
By the way, simple question, if we didn't have the money to fund 2 wars, how did we suddenly have the money to afford a stimulus and healthcare?
Blindly believeing 1 party has all the answers is what will rip this country in 2.
umm, stunnedbytheage...I reread tjohn's post two or three times, he didn't mention anywhere that he believed 1 party had all the answers. Stop making assumptions.
Lloys S - Try to explain math to the Liberals, and you get the literary equivalent of a glassy-eyed stare. Here, watch:
The total workforce is 155 million. The average unemployment rate under Bush was 5%. Multiply those two numbers and you get an average of 7,750,000 workers who were unemployed.
Similarly, the average unemployment rate under Obama was 9% which translates to 13,950,000 unemployed workers.
That means that an average of 6 million fewer workers were employed under Obama than under Bush. I'm sure these simple facts will incite all the usual left-wing sound bites, remarks taken out of context, "clever" misspellings, childish name-calling, and outright lies; but these facts will remain undeniably true.
Actually, there are presently more Americans working now under Obama than when Bush left office. We have a net job gain under Obama since Bush left. "Average unemployment rate" is irrelevant, when the rate started low and soared under Bush. "Average" has no meaning within the context of the economy. If you disagree and think that "average" of eight years is important, please explain how.
When Bush left office we were LOSING 750,000 jobs a month. Under Obama, however:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/data-shows-obama-may-job-162700945.html
Not true Clotho.
During most of the Bush years, unemployment was in steady decline, averaging 5%. When the Democrats took over Congress in 2006, the decline was first halted and then reversed. After Obama's failed "stimulus", unemployment rose even more, and stayed above 8% for the last 43 months (BTW, that is longer than under any other administration since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started measuring the monthly jobless rate).
Romney has grown companies that were on the brink of failure to create hundreds of thousands of new US jobs. As head of the Executive Branch he will be able to guide the economy toward that same kind of recovery.
And average rate is the most significant from the human point of view. Which would you prefer: five years without a job and then finding one in the sixth, or being unemployed for only one year out of six?
Being a good actor doesn't make Jason Alexander knowledgeable about politics any more than being a politician makes Obama a good ac.......
never mind...
Nor does being a good actor make you less knowledgeable about politics. I have listened to Jason talk about politics and he knows his stuff. Obama does not have to be a good actor, he believes in what he speaks and he knows his facts. I do not know if Romney is acting or not....
I wouldn't say he was a good actor, a bit one dimensional.
Obama 2012
" Ask what your country can do for you; Ask not what you can do for your country."
Hardy, har, har, har tangeant. That's a good one! Idiot! Obama is a disciple of Kennedy. Too bad you can't see that!
Obama is a disciple of Karl Marx.
Kennedy was farther to the right than your hated Tea Baggers...
President Obama is a disciple of no one other than Christ Jesus. But Paul Ryan is a disciple of Ayn Rand, an atheist writer who has no concern for the poor but lots of empathy for the wealthy. Ryan really demonstrates how terrible the GOP acted in the House. They have spent most of their time worrying about womens rights and against birth control. These republican politicians have been the most horrible and disappointing Congress in decades. They are only in session a couple of days and then off for another long vacation. There is important work that needs to be done, but they just don't seem to care in the least.
Talk to the empty chair haters.
Seinfeld brings back great memories and lot's of laughs to most who loved that show.
O&JOE
The entire SEINFELD show which was ostensibly a show about nothing was in fact a rant against democracy, human rights, equal pay for women, and a host of sexual skits which showed women to be intellectually inferior.
Recall the 'cleaning woman ' who was actually a paid lover (prostitute) ? The steamy scenes with Seinfeld in bed with a woman whom he has just met ? And George leaving condom wrappers in his parent s bed. Urinating in the shower?
And Newman that fat slovenly scum sucking government employee who never had a decent thought, and Kramer aaah yes, Kramer, the fellow who never left the building except in the company of his fellow hangers ons and who as far as anyone knew never had a job.
But these misfits appealed to the great American audience because they were the idols of the Great American Audience.
No work by Seinfeld ? Is telling jokes work
George, bald, lives at home and is basically unemployable is a great role model ? And Elaine ? She was the most slept around woman in TV history.
Need I say more ?
Naaah the Seinfeld show was a full monte for the down grading of TV standards and of the morality of America.
Believe me I saw the result with the election of an unqualified , deified, boy to the White House. There can be no greater accomplishment by TV than downgrading the moral stature of America and allowing the lesser moral person a victory.
Maybe we have presided over the demise of the greatest Republic ever ?
Let's hope not.
you have a problem repeating yourself? no need to post the same thing twice
morals change, and probably for the better as society becomes more accepting and tolerant of others beliefs, although we still have a long way to go.
I never thought Seingfeld was very funny, Family Guy on the other hand is hilarious! But remember this is fiction, and in the end, even in these shows of declining morals as you would put it, the good guy still prevails.
Also, turn off the bold's your highness , it's obvious you think your comments are better than everyone elses and want them to stand out.
Keep up the "good" work RWNJ's and we will end up with Democrats in control of the house and a filibuster proof senate. Things are looking better all the time.
Obama/Biden 2012
How come the republicans all of a sudden they are backing Akins for congress when 2 months ago they advised him to back out of the senate race...
When the cheese stops flowin, ya' better be goin!
Biden is not competent to order a cheeseburger (remember that!! haha). He is next in line to be president? Now where did we put that chair?
Sure Joe sometime mis speaks..But politically he is considered by both republican and democrats as an effective politician throughout the yrs he has served our country..
Romney,I don't recall Willard serving in Nam even though he back the draft and the war..I believe they found a picture of Willard lounging on a French beach during the war..What you say,Ditto Heads...
Tear down that basketball court 'cause a stable has been ordered!
Thank you Jason, good to have folks that might have some influence talking to people about getting out to vote for our President.
The only 'influence' Jason (George) would have is on unsuspecting females who are love starved and do not care if the dude is bald, poor, lives with mom and has no income. But has a strong sexual aroma.
Jason whether anyone realized it was an extension of one of the shows producers. he later appeared in a show which bore his name.
An ego trip for him and an all out attack on Jews everywhere. That is what some Jews do and they also foolishly vote for any damn fool democat who is on the ballot despite the tragic deceptions the demcocat pull on them. Just a clear comment for the wary.
Josh,
Are you aware that Jason and George are different people? One is a real person and the other is fictional.
And where did your Jew rant come from?
I don’t mean to be totally partisan here but is Jason Alexander’s character the example of the President’s supporters? Unemployed and living with his parents, shuffling through life with no real ambition.
Jason Alexander himself – with a net worth of $75 million considers himself hard core middle class. Well, at least he admits under President Obama, people are still struggling and suffering. While everyone is gleeful about the performance of their 401k's, at least he's a little humbled about his success.
It is somewhat odd that his one major interest through which he contributes to the world good is an organization promoting peace between Israel and Palestine. The President hasn’t exactly made that a priority issue in his administration.
Another celebrity, whose success can be attributed to saying words others have written for him, supports our Celebrity in Chief.
Yes and they are really still struggling because of the GOP who has been against any and all help for the poor. Right now if republican states accept it like Governor Beebe of Arkansas every state can now get Medicaid benefits for their poor. Too many republicans like Jindal in Louisiana with one in four without health insurance refuses to take the Medicaid funds that are coming from the Affordable Care Act to help the least of our poor. I really have no use for the GOP against helping people that they hurt during the Bush administration and since.
TERRY ANDERSON, A BLACK LOS ANGELES
TALK RADIO HOST, WENT DOWN A LIST OF THINGS SENATOR
OBAMA HAS SAID
THAT AREN'T EXACTLY CORRECT.
1.) Selma March
Got Me Born - NOT EXACTLY, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 -
Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965. (Google 'Obama Selma ' for his full
March 4, 2007 speech and articles about its various untruths.) ! !
2.) Father Was A
Goat Herder . - NOT EXACTLY, he was a privileged, well educated youth,
who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A
Proud Freedom Fighter . - NOT
EXACTLY, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya
has ever had.
4.) My Family Has
Strong Ties To African Freedom - NOT EXACTLY; your cousin Raila Odinga has
created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007,
in Kenya . It is the first widespread violence in decades. The current government is
pro-American but Odinga wants to overthrow it and establish Muslim Sharia law.
Your half-brother, Abongo Obama, is Odinga's follower.
You interrupted
your New Hampshire campaigning to speak to Odinga on the phone. Check
out the following link for verification of
that...and for
more.
Obama's cousin
Odinga in Kenya ran for president and tried to get Sharia Muslim law in place
there. When Odinga lost the elections, his followers have burned Christians'
homes and then burned men, women and children alive in a Christian church where
they took shelter... Obama SUPPORTED his cousin before the election process here
started. Google Obama and Odinga and see what you get. No one wants to know the
truth.
5.) My Grandmother
Has Always Been A Christian - NOT EXACTLY, she does her daily
Salat prayers at
5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn't allow
her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
6.)
My Name is African Swahili - NOT
EXACTLY, your name is Arabic and 'Baraka' (from which Barack came) means
'blessed' in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
Barack Hussein
Obama is not half black. He is the first Arab-American President, not the first
black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side
and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. While Barack
Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya , his father's family was mainly Arabs..
Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his
father's birth
certificate even
states he's Arab, not African Negro). Go to:
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7.) I Never
Practiced Islam - NOT EXACTLY, you practiced it daily at school, where you were
registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years, until your wife made
you change, so you could run for office.
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8.) My School In
Indonesia Was Christian - NOT EXACTLY, you were registered as Muslim there and
got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).
February 28, 2008.
Kristoff from the New York Times: Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the
Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that
seemed delightfully uncalculated (it'll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the
call to prayer as 'one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.' This is just
one example of what Pamela is talking about when she says 'Obama's narrative
isbeing altered, enhanced and manipulated to whitewash troubling facts.'
9.) I Was Fluent
In Indonesian - NOT EXACTLY, not one teacher says you could speak
the l anguage.
10.) Because I
Lived In Indonesia , I Have More Foreign Experience - NOT EXACTLY, you were
there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn't even speak the language. What did
you learn except how to study the Koran and watch cartoons?
11.) I Am Stronger
On Foreign Affairs - NOT EXACTLY, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle
East (bigger surprise); you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus
have NO experience with our closest allies.
12.) I
Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic
Confusion - NOT EXACTLY, you were quite content in high school to be Barry
Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify -
your classmates
said you were just fine
13.)An Ebony
Article Moved Me To Run For Office - NOT EXACTLY, Ebony has yet to find the
article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did, exist.
14.) A Life
Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - NOT EXACTLY, Life has yet to find
the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did, exist.
15.) I Won't Run
On A National Ticket In '08 - NOT EXACTLY, despite saying, live on TV, which you
would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having
experience first.
16.) Voting
'Present' is Common In Illinois Senate - NOT EXACTLY, they are common for YOU,
but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.
17.) Oops, I
Miss-voted - NOT EXACTLY, only when caught by church groups and Democrats, did
you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A
Professor Of Law - NOT EXACTLY; you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
19.) I Was A
Constitutional Lawyer - NOT EXACTLY, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
20.) Without Me,
There Would Be No Ethics Bill - NOT EXACTLY, you didn't write it, introduce it,
change it or create it.
21.) The Ethics
Bill Was Hard To Pass - NOT EXACTLY, it took just 14 days from start to finish.
22.) I Wrote A
Tough Nuclear Bill - NOT EXACTLY, your bill was rejected by your own party for
its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear donor,
Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
23.) I Have
Released My State Records - NOT EXACTLY,
state bills you
sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all
the special
interests pork hidden within.
24.) I Took On The
Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - NOT EXACTLY, you were part of a large group of
people who remedied Altgeld Gardens . You failed to mention anyone else but
yourself, in your books.
25.) My Economics
Bill Will Help America - NOT EXACTLY, your 111 economic policies were just
combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own
bill.
26.) I Have Been A
Bold Leader In Illinois - NOT EXACTLY, even your own supporters claim to have
not seen BOLD action on your part.
27.) I Passed 26
Of My Own Bills In One Year - NOT EXACTLY, they were not YOUR bills, but rather
handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a
future bid for higher office.
28.)
No One on my campaign contacted
Canada about NAFTA - NOT EXACTLY, the Canadian Government issued the names and a
memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
29.) I Am Tough On
Terrorism - NOT EXACTLY, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and
your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction off Israel .
30.) I Want All
Votes To Count - NOT EXACTLY; you said let the delegates decide.
31.) I Want
Americans To Decide - NOT EXACTLY, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote,
confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows
of time.
32.) I passed 900
Bills in the State Senate - NOT EXACTLY, you passed 26, most of which you didn't
write yourself.
33.) I Believe In
Fairness, Not Tactics - NOT EXACTLY, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer
from running against you.
34.) I Don't Take
PAC Money - NOT EXACTLY, you take loads of it.
35.) I don't Have
Lobbyists - NOT EXACTLY, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.
36.) My Campaign
Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - NOT EXACTLY, your own campaign worker made
the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.
37.) I Have Always
Been Against Iraq - NOT EXACTLY, you weren't in office to vote against it AND
you have voted to fund it every single time.
38.) I Have Always
Supported Universal Health Care - NOT EXACTLY, your plan leaves us all to pay
for the 15,000,000 who don't have to buy it.
39.) My uncle
liberated Auschwitz concentration camp - NOT EXACTLY, your mother had no
brothers and the Russian army did the liberating.
So, who EXACTLY is
this Obama guy and what is he trying to sell us?
Please get to
work now...not enough of your loved ones and friends know about this
fraud.
Does this Muslim
ever tell the truth?????
Sure Joe sometime mis speaks..But politically he is considered by both republican and democrats as an effective politician throughout the yrs he has served our country..
Romney,I don't recall Willard serving in Nam even though he back the draft and the war..I believe they found a picture of Willard lounging on a French beach during the war..What you say,Ditto Heads...
Have any of Willard's five sons served in the military?
Funny..no one recalls Obama choosing to serve in the military . His choice to make.
Plenty of Democrat Politicians avoided the draft through deferments and gaming the system shenannigans.
Mitt's sons chose not to serve ? Thier choice .....The whole Freewill thing and all being they are adults.