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Ooo… Lets talk about how Republicans are a bunch of cock suckers! Sorry, can’t help my self (shit maybe I’m turning into a Republican.)
http://www.news-tribune.net/br eakingnews/local_story_2192102 28.html
UPDATE: Murphy resigns political posts; cooperating with police in apparent criminal investigation
Party chair says in letter resignation was for business reasons
By LARRY THOMAS
Larry.Thomas@newsandtribune.co m
The chairman of the Clark County Republican Party — who last month was elected president of the Young Republican National Federation — has resigned both posts, apparently in the wake of a criminal investigation.
On Tuesday afternoon, Glenn Murphy Jr. e-mailed media outlets a letter announcing his resignation from both positions, citing an unexpected business opportunity that would prohibit him from holding a partisan political office.
However, the Clark County Sheriff’s Department on Friday began investigating Murphy for alleged criminal deviate conduct — potentially a class B felony — after speaking with a 22-year-old man who claimed that on July 31, Murphy performed an unwanted sex act on him while the man slept in a relative’s Jeffersonville home.
Murphy, a 33-year-old Utica resident, has not been arrested nor has he been charged with a crime. A copy of the police report has been posted on an politically focused Internet site and another was provided to a reporter with The Evening News and The Tribune on Tuesday evening.
Larry Wilder, Murphy’s attorney, said Murphy is cooperating with police and Prosecutor Steve Stewart. Wilder said Murphy contends the sex act was consensual.
A reporter was unable to reach Stewart on Tuesday evening.
In 1998, a 21-year-old male filed a similar report with Clarksville police claiming Murphy attempted to perform a sex act on him while he was sleeping. Charges were never filed in that case.
@1 Why are sp many Young Republicans leaders rapists? http://www.woodtv.com/Global/s tory.asp?S=6836804&nav=0RceXt7 f
so many
Tillman Case ‘Reprimands’ Praise Lying Officers
Here’s why we can’t trust the military to police itself:
“SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — Official reprimands issued to three high-ranking Army officers are only mildly critical of their mistakes after the friendly fire death of Pat Tillman and at times praise the officers. The Army also said it would not include the reprimands in the officers’ military records, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.”
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/.....topstories
Owner Knew Mine Was Unsafe; Workers Couldn’t Complain
The owner of the Utah mine where those miners are trapped (and probably dead) is a lying cheap-labor scumbag:
“HUNTINGTON, Utah (CNN) — Some of the miners at Utah’s Crandall Canyon mine — including one of the men trapped by Monday’s cave-in — apparently were concerned about working in the area of the collapse, a source told CNN. … In recent weeks, the floors in that part of the mine had been … buckling up from intense pressure, said the source, who has intimate knowledge of the conditions in the mine. Supervisors at the mine knew of the problem, he said. …
“The mine’s operator said he was not aware of the safety concerns. ‘I’ve never heard that,’ Bob Murray, president and CEO of Murray Energy, told CNN …. ‘I’m not going to respond to rumors.’ …
“Asked why they did not complain about their safety concerns, several miners said complaining means the loss of a job. Murray denied that. ‘If you’re getting that from the community, then those miners must work for another mining company. I don’t operate that way,’ he said.
“Not so, said Paul Riddle, who used to work in one of Murray’s mines. ‘Always profits before safety, that’s … my experience,’ he said. Miners who work for Murray are sometimes forced to push the envelope when it comes to safety, he said, and are afraid to speak up for fear of being fired. ‘I’m not the only one,’ he said. ‘There are many, many people that feel this way and are afraid to speak up.'”
Quoted under fair use; for complete story and/or copyright info see http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/.....topstories
Roger Rabbit Commentary: Republicans lie, and people die. What more can I say? Bush lets business get away with manslaughter. Literally.
Michael @ 1
Quote from the story when he was elected to lead the YR:
Clark County’s Republican Party chairman has been elected head of the Young Republican National Federation.
Glenn Murphy Jr., a 33-year-old from Utica, was elected to the chairman’s post July 7 in Hollywood, Fla., and was sworn in later that day by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. He led a slate of 13 executive officers that was elected 440-0.
“I will essentially be the mouthpiece and effective leader for the tens of thousands of Young Republicans, 18 to 40, across the country,” said Murphy, who took a vacation following the organization’s convention and returned to Clark County last weekend.
And there you have it … right from the horse’s mouth(piece).
Uh oh – what will Baby Bush and the rest of the Publican elites do if there’s a draft? Is Baby Bush already trying to figure out how to get deferments for the 37 combat-age relatives he has who aren’t ever going anyfucking where remotely fucking close to Iraq?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20219330/
This must scare the Viagra right out of the chickenshit chickenhawks!
In this interview from April 15th, 1994, Dick Cheney reveals the reasons why invading Baghdad and toppling Saddam Hussein wouldn’t be a great idea.
http://atlanticreview.org/arch.....heney.html
I know this isn’t new information to most of you, but I still find this video very stunning. Today all the negative consequences Cheney spoke about in 1994 have materialized. He was so sure then, as he is now. Unbelievable.
Josh @ 8 – Nice tape
Every wingnut should see that tape. The word “quagmire” is mentioned.
Of course they’ll whine about how EVERYTHING CHANGED AFTER 9/11.
Yeah, too many people turned off their brains.
re 1: I have only one word to add at this point in time. It’s a word that when it is written or spoken, the only two types of people that come to mind are infants and Republicans. That word, friends and neighbors, is: DIAPERS!
DIAPERS = Bookends for Conservative Ideology
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/56689/
“The whole thing is certainly an embarrassment for the Louisiana Family Values Republican Party. Mike Cromartie a far right wing former chairman of the Commission on International Religious Freedom isn’t taking this as lightly as Vitter’s political cronies– who all say, basically, ‘Well, if God has forgiven him, who am I to hold a grudge?’ Cromartie’s comment today was more in touch with a less forgiving branch of religionists: ‘It’s the hypocrisy that people can’t stand. It’s not the fact that people are frail and given to sinful behavior. It’s when they try to pretend to be morally upright and end up being self-righteous because they preach one thing and live another.'”
Gonzales’ Documents Forged (SJN Aug 10, 2007)
The Washington Times this morning reported that an investigator for the INS has found the Attorney General Gonzales is in the United States illegally.
While Mr. Gonzales parents are American citizens, it now appears that he was adopted from a destitute Venezuelan woman, Maria Vargez. Unfortunately, the Gonzales family did not have money for a legal adoption so the AG remains legally a Venezuelan citizen. It appears that Mr. Gonzales knew this because the INS reports that he has corresponded with Ms. Vargez and sent her money for many years.
Seantor Patrick Leahy (D. Vermont, ch. Judiciary) has said that this saddens him but he now feels it is important to determine whether Mr. Bush, who once employed the young Alberto as a gardener ever paid social security taxes on those wages.
In the meantime, the Venezuelan government has said it would not accept Mr. Gonzales as acitizen since it regards him now as an enemy combatant. Hugo Chaves, the President of Veenzuela has counseled the US that they might consider putting Mr. Gonzales, who isa catholic, in Guantanmo as an ecnemy combatant. In a surprise move, the White House has agreed.
Press Secretary Snow read the following annuncement, “Mr. and rs. Bush are saddened to learn of the illegal status of their old friend the Attorney General. Mr. Bush reminds us that under the now failed immigration plan, r.Gonzales could seek US citizenship but without such a clear law his old friend is now in an unclear legal status. Aasv a result, we have decided to relocate mr. Gonzales to Guantanao where he will have the status of guest enemy alien as opposed to prisoner enemy alien. Unfortunately this means that the Attorney General will not be available to answer any questions posed by the US Congress or any investigation agency NOT associated with the US military.”
The Press Secretary, in answer to a a question, also said that the AG was imemdiately resigning and the President had asked hid brother Jeb to serve as AG. This is allowed because Congress is currently in recess.
@13 “Mr. Bush, who once employed the young Alberto as a gardener …”
What do they mean, “once”? He still does. That’s what the Attorney General of the United States is, a gardener tending and nurturing and watering whatever Dubya wants to grow.
Apparently Gonzo slept through the law school class where they teach you that a counselor’s role is to advise the client what he must do to comply with the law, not break whatever laws the client wants you to break.
Here is another “family values” Republican — Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Golden. Golden is in hot water for having an affair with the mother of a juvenile that his office was prosecuting. (The juvenile’s mother happens to be married to another man, a fact that the newspapers have not yet considered as important as the other circumstances involved.) In another case, Golden allegedly had an affair with the victim of a crime that his office was prosecuting.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.c.....nty07.html
@14 Roger,
So what is the law? can an illegal alien like Albertto be the AG? Does the Constitution require citizenshio or a green card?
Aksi, is there any precedent for illegals seeking sanctuary in a US military base?
No need to use a foxnews.com link when even the socialists know the truth about the Clinton era-
“Actually, those boom years of the 1990s saw the gap between the rich and the
rest of us grow to its biggest point since 1929–the start of the Great Depression.”
http://www.socialistworker.org.....rica.shtml
Stamn – you are so freaking braindead. Clinton was a REPUBLICAN president – not even quite as good as Eisenhower who signed a good deal of progressive legislation that threw conservatives into raging fits – even Goldwater who these days would be considered LEFT OF CENTER!.
BUT CLINTON WAS A DAMN SIGHT BETTER than the simian occupying the White House right now. Yeah the same guy you worship.
Even the budget was balanced on Clinton’s watch. We could hope for the future in those days.
The right wing tone is getting much uglier. As their corruption is more and more revealed, the wingnuts go to even greater extremes of lying and cheating. Violence can’t be that far away.
It depresses the hell out of me that people in this country can’t come to a consensus.
But like Roger Rabbit said, we didn’t ask for this civil war. We have to fight and fight and fight. We have to expose their lies. We have to organize. The greatest enemy, even greater than the right wing is apathy, fear, not caring, thinking nothing can’t help.
A Democratic President in the White House and a supermajority in Congress unfortunately will not be enough. The people we elect must enact a progressive slate of legislation that will defend the country, make peace, clean up the Republican’s mess and address the country’s long-standing and neglected needs in health care, education and crumbling infrastructure.
A tall order but I have to hope that as a growing, united, progressive majority – we can accomplish anything.
19 Clinton a REAL Republican?
Yes!
That is reason #1 I support Obama. REAL republicanism does have values and those values for better or worse have little to do with Bushism.
Unfortunately we enter the 08 race with only one party and that party’s main claim to fame is not yet yet its policies as much as it being unassociated with Bush-Chaney, no nothing, incompetent government.
The incoming Demo party will span from a number of Clinton esque conservatives …. Webb, Hilary, Gregoire, to a very moderate left such as Obama.
That is exactly why I believe it is important to support Mr. O. Hillary is a very talented person. She would make a great CEO. However, I have yet to hear her address America’s drift toward classism while BO has devoted his life to that issue.
If I were Axelrod, BO’s campaign manager, my catch phrases would be Realism and Opportunity. We have been living in a fanatsy created by a puff head. But leftish fanatasies also infect puff heads. BO would do us all good by pushing for honesty on issues from evolution to social security. I would
like to see him challenge a lot f the energy fanatasies .. such as the inanity of using corn to make ethanol or the financial practicalitry of LA style suburbias. Somehow I can not see HRC taking such stands.
Same thing for opportunity. The gap in opportunity in the US is widening. BO should come out for an aggressive, merit based program to assure that the best students can go to the best schools. If we can do ti for athletes we can do ti for scholars but I suspect that merit is a word not terribly acceptable to some liberals.
SJ – If Obama were elected it would be a great day in this country. It would do more to erase the ugly color barrier than just about anything.
I was for Obama but I’m leaning towards Edwards. I’m sure Barack is a quick learner and all but he still has a lot to learn. His organization seems a bit behind the curve in it’s handling of electoral politics. And I’m not happy with Obama’s DLC-style leanings.
At this point I’m more inclined to support a stronger progressive who has a shot and John Edwards is that guy for me.
The right wingers are far less vocal than they were two years ago. I guess two straight years of constantly being uncovered as frauds, cheats and liars put their tail between their legs.
#22 YLB says:
Like I’ve said before, not a chance the racists in the democrat party would have a black man as president representing their party. I do believe it’s possible that Hillary will select him for VP (solely to pander to the blacks).
Only a few more months until I’m proven right.
Since this is a left-wing blog, this should be the best place to ask this question…
Sean Hannity has Freedom Concerts to raise money for the children/families of dead servicemen. Dr. Laura Schlessinger has her Operation Family Fund. Do any famous liberals/democrats, which of course support the troops, raise money for the families of deceased service personal?
not a chance the racists in the democrat party
Bzzzzzt. Wrong Stamn. Ignorant remark. The racists went to the Republican Party.
Ever hear of the Southern Strategy?
Racists were ready to bolt the Dems at the first whiff of voting and civil rights legislation.
By the way have you ever supported a black man for President besides oh Alan Keyes?
Wow Stamn those are great patriots and humanitarians there, Hannity and Schlessinger.
Two self-serving liars, frauds and staunch supporters of a war sold on lies and frauds.
#26 YLB says:
This is so simple to prove I’m right, wait a couple months and see if the democrat primary voters vote white or black, or southern white.
#27 YLB says:
You must have hit submit comment too quickly, you forgot to add the names of the democrats/liberals that support the troops.
if the democrat primary voters vote white or black, or southern white.
Another ignorant remark Stamn. Only the most moronic of people choose a candidate on skin color and they’re all in your party – the Republicans.
If any Dems vote on skin color they are working for the Republicans just like you were probably paid to support Nader.
forgot to add the names of the democrats/liberals that support the troops.
the war you meant. Almost all Dems who supported the war were reluctant and felt compelled due to war frenzy. No excuse really but that’s politics.
However many voted against the war but again mostly because their seats were safe from challenge.
Maybe you can recall the names of some Republicans who voted against the war besides Ron Paul?
Ahhhh. Didn’t think so.
wait a couple months and see
Why wait? You’re so sure of yourself you should be able to prove it NOW.
But you can’t because you’re talking out of your ass.
#31 YLB says:
I thought the question was simple enough you could answer it. Let me try again-
Sean Hannity & Dr. Laura Schlessinger have fundraisers to raise money for the families of servicemen that died in the war. Do any liberals/democrats do the same?
I understand you don’t like the war in Afghanistan or Iraq, that’s not the question. Do liberals/democrats give more than lip service to the families of our troops?
#32 YLB says:
I can’t prove it now. I will wait until you and your ilk vote, the proof will be in the votes cast. Why are you worried?
Do liberals/democrats give more than lip service to the families of our troops?
Absolutely! Dems contribute daily to the welfare of the families of the troops in countless ways.
You morally bankrupt fool – you glom onto two right-wing reprobates. You’re a liar Stamm. You’re not only a Republican, you’re a neo-con. You wouldn’t have talked up these two clowns if you weren’t.
I can’t prove it now.
Didn’t think so. You’re talking out of your ass.
Why are you worried?
Not worried at all.
24 MS
Amusing double-bind you attempt to put Democrats in. If Obama is elected, it is because Democrats want to “pander to blacks.” If he is not, it’s because “Democrats are racists.”
Sorry, pal, it’s none of the above. Just like who is currently winning the Republican nomination.
#35 YLB says:
3 posts on the subject, you’ve called me names but didn’t provide one link to a democrat/liberal raising money for the families of the troops. I didn’t you could. Thanks for playing along.
@22 YLB
Edwards vs. Obama.
Frankly the decision here is hard because we can only see these people through the distorted glass of the media. My reasons for supporting BO are:
1. A number of people I admire have written very positive things about this man, esp. about the authenticity of his intellect and idealism. I have not seen anything similar for Edwards.
2. I consider classism the number one domestic issue facing us. While Edwards talks about poverty, that is, IMHO, a condescending liberal POV. I believe BO will work harder tha Edwards or Clinton to slow or reverse the classism that has developed since Reagan. While specifics are hard to come by, BO’s stand on merit pay and charter schools go down much better with me than anything i have heard from Edwards.
It seems to me that for someone who wants to be President of all the people, Edwards has made some strange life style choices.
3. I also believe we are going to need a leader who can be a world leader. BO seems to me to have that potential, as does HRC, more than Edwards. I can more easily imagine BO or HRC as a leader on his or her own right then I can Edwards. both have an international star power that we could all beenfit form.
4. The next President will nbeed to ask American public to make sacrifices. I have trouble imagining Edwards in that role.
Frankly, I think we are lucky to have such impressive choices.
38 – I agree we have some extraordinary choices. You may be right about Edward’s poverty frames. He probably could have talked about it differently. It seems at this point, it’s given him some traction with the midwest, rust-belt poor but little with the urban poor.
In any case, right now HRC is taking a lot of white liberal votes away from both Edwards and Obama.
IMO, it’s better than even odds that HRC will deliver another 4 years to the Republicans. That Republican will be the Hebert Hoover of this era and the Clinton legacy will be sealed in shame. I hope I’m totally wrong.
SJ – the American public has made sacrifices since the disaster that was Vietnam. We’re tired of sacrificing to aggrandize greed. If anyone’s going to pay for the sins of the ownership class it’s going to be the owners.