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Conservative activist Weyrich dies at 66

by Goldy — Thursday, 12/18/08, 10:39 am

Paul Weyrich, one of the founders of the Heritage Institute, and a leading force in the modern Conservative movement, died this morning at age 66.  No cause of death was reported, but I’m guessing it was of a broken heart.

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  1. 1

    YLB spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 11:29 am

    Wasn’t Weyrich the one who said that America is better off when fewer people vote?

  2. 2

    Steve spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 12:13 pm

    He lived long enough to see everything he ever believed in turn to shit. He also lived long enough to see the record voter turnout in the 2008 election carry a black Democrat into the Whitehouse and huge Democrat majorities in Congress. That had to really suck for him. In fact, I imagine his last mortal thought to have been, “Life sure sucks for me.”

  3. 3

    John425 spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 12:16 pm

    Goldy- the man had a severe spinal injury and was in constant pain. You are such an asshole.

  4. 4

    Mr. Cynical spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 12:31 pm

    Goldy–
    Seems like the Leftist Lunatic Atheist Progressives are going batshit about every little thing Obama does.
    Paul Weyrich was a brilliant man…true Conservative, something Bush wasn’t.

    So tell me Goldy…what “Atheist Progressive” things will Obama implement and when???
    Will he put those mercury-filled squiggly light bulbs you KLOWNS gloated over in the White House??
    That’ll really show us Conservatives!!
    Perhaps he will insist on vegetable oil powered vehicles in the Federal Government.
    Yet another thing that will surely cause Conservatives to lose sleep over.
    Orrrrrr, Free-range TOFU will be banned because some KLOWN will put the TOFYtabeast on the endangered species list?
    Yeah, I’m quakin’ in my boots.

    You KLOWNS were so obsessed with Obama winning, you failed to listen to him or pin him down on what specifically he would do.
    You just ASSUMED he would push your goofy Atheist Progressive Agenda cuz he was a brother!
    Jokes on y’all.

  5. 5

    dougbell spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 12:32 pm

    –John425 you are right that is unfortunate and sad about his death, now where was his compassion for the millions of people his policies hurt?

  6. 6

    John425 spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 1:05 pm

    dougbell: Weyrich was a political activist and never held public office. As such, he had no “policies that hurt” He was an active Catholic, ardent supporter of mass transit and supportive of Israel.

  7. 7

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 1:07 pm

    Hey libtards, looks like BlackWater gave Clinton between $10,001 and $25,000.

    BlackWater, the HA libtards favrit protection racket ’round the world.

    Bwaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaa
    HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR

  8. 8

    Steve spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 1:10 pm

    @7 Hey, Pudz, you perv, show me some more denial.

    http://blogs.orlandosentinel.c.....convi.html

  9. 9

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 1:25 pm

    This is funny. Obama Picks FINRA Head Mary Schapiro to Lead SEC. Then today he says the Bush admin believed deregulation was the best way as he commented on Bernie Madoff.

    Ummm Barack…, Bernie was as mover/shaker in your world not mine…

    Who is Mary Schapiro? She was asleep at the switch in this mortgage crisis. Mary L. Schapiro is CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business with the U.S. public. She was one of those who was supposed to regulate idiots like Bernie Madoff. Now she’s going to lead the SEC?

    HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR

    “I’ll close with a few words about a different, but related, subject——one that will surely shape the role of regulators well into this century——investor education as investor protection. I believe very strongly that the people best able to protect investors from mistakes, misunderstandings, deception or outright fraud are the investors themselves——if they are knowledgeable about investing and the markets. I cannot overstate the importance of this, particularly given that we’re facing a looming crisis——the impending retirements of millions of baby-boomers, many of whom are financially ill-prepared to stop working.” Mary Schapiro – 2006

    As I said earlier on this blog and was shouted down but the idiots here, this is an amazing slap in the face by Obama…

  10. 10

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 1:33 pm

    Here is an aerial view of some of your favrit Wall Street Donkey bankers.

    Just like Baba Streisand, John Deadwards, Al Gorebasm, these peeps live large.

    Pay attention to Senator Chris Dodd (D) good friend Countrywide Financial’s former CEO Angelo Mozilo. Dodd got that VIP loan with special rates.

  11. 11

    Roger Rabbit spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 1:59 pm

    It must be tough to suddenly realize you poured your life’s work into an ornithopter.

    http://www.rcgroups.com/forums.....tid=388381

  12. 12

    WeBentOverTheGOP spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 2:49 pm

    Good riddance. Another piece of shit republican gone to Hell. I am sure this coward just gave up after we fucked him and his ideas in the ass Nov 4. Word came down today. We won 21 seats in the US House making the Republican minority there impotent at best. We crushed the GOP. We beat them into the ground. And this right wing jackoff couldn’t stand it so he bit the dust.

    After getting fucked in the ass by a majority of Americans, he couldn’t take it anymore.

  13. 13

    Mark1 spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 3:11 pm

    Goldy spews: ‘…..but I’m guessing it was of a broken heart.’

    Lowly thing to say Goldy, even for your pathetic ass. I guess if you happen to keel over anytime soon, we’ll know it’s because your jackoff fantasy Ditzy, I mean Darcy Burnout lost once again and you have a broken heart/limp dick. Asshole.

  14. 14

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 3:29 pm

    Watching PMSNBC

    Who is the worst guvnur in 2008:

    1) Eliot Spitzer
    2) Rod Blagojevich
    3) Christine Gregoire
    4) Arnold Schwartzenegger
    5) Jennifer Granholm
    6) David Patterson

  15. 15

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 3:42 pm

    Goldy, The Puddy memory kicked in… “piece of shit republican”

    Has byebygoober show up as WeBentOverTheGOP? You allowed him back?

    www. horsesass. org/index.php?p=1833#comment-470494

    www. horsesass. org/?p=4596#comment-766066

    www. horsesass. org/?p=4266#comment-740390

    www. horsesass. org/?p=2271#comment-626995

    www. horsesass. org/?p=5016#comment-784971

    Something is strange here…

    I had to split the links cuz Goldy’s own filter whacks his own links. Go figger…

  16. 16

    Ryan spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 4:04 pm

    I agree completely with PuddyBud: Investor Education is the ONLY solution. Regulation has never solved a problem. Just ask Sarbanes and Oxley.

    If you’re interested, start your education at http://www.LearningMarkets.com.

    It’s free and teaches you investing and economic principles.

  17. 17

    Politically Incorrect spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 5:17 pm

    John425 said:

    “Goldy- the man had a severe spinal injury and was in constant pain. You are such an asshole.”

    Oops! You secret’s out Goldy!

  18. 18

    Mr. Cynical spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 5:21 pm

    Puddy–
    You are spot on.
    The KLOWNS want the guv’mint to protect them from anything bad…especially their own stupidity. Investing is a personal decision….requiring research & risk taking. Getting lured in by huge returns without detailed audits ought to ring SOMETHING STINKS!

    The KLOWNS are a real pathetic lot. Anything bad must be someone else’s fault.
    I guess it’s hard to expect stupid people to recognize their stupid decisions.

  19. 19

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 6:25 pm

    Cynical:

    It must have been a brain fart on Eric Holder’s part…

  20. 20

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 6:34 pm

    Look, Treason Boy wants clemency. He’s from libtard Marin County, CA.

    So for you libbies Marin County, CA; is the home of whom?

    Come on libbies, don’t be libtards. You should know this immediately.

    Okay go to the Internet and figger it out. I brought this information to you many moons ago.

  21. 21

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 6:35 pm

    yelling loser boy can’t answer #20. He would be taking orders from me.

    HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR

  22. 22

    correctnotright spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 6:38 pm

    @16: Did a moron just say that regulation has never solved a problem?

    Did you not hear of the LACK of regulation in the banking inudustry? Are you as STUPID as you write? Let’s hope not!

    Do I have to document AGAIN how the Bush administration IGNORED and OVERULED it’s own regulators and allowed this banking collpase to occur?

    http://www.bloggingstocks.com/.....gage-melt/

  23. 23

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 7:30 pm

    Post #22 Red Alert Red Alert Red Alert

    Another BULLSHITTIUM call.

    You can see it direct from DUmmys

    Notice there wasn’t many comments on the truth.

    “New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae By STEPHEN LABATON Published: September 11, 2003

    The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago. ”

    End of Red Alert Red Alert Red Alert

  24. 24

    Puddybud spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 7:37 pm

    nevercorrectnottobright:

    Article by Lita Epstein? “I’ve worked as press secretary for a Democratic Congressman and worked on numerous political campaigns.”

    Really nevercorrectnottobright? You are just as bad as yelling loser boy and his csis report where the top five are all donkey and four of them were upper echelon in the Clinton Administration.

    nevercorrectnottobright, cum back with a real entry bub!

  25. 25

    manoftruth spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 8:59 pm

    goldy, you’re a fuckhead, the jews are running wild on wallstreet and you speak ill of the dead.

  26. 26

    busdrivermike spews:

    Thursday, 12/18/08 at 10:00 pm

    Paul Weyrich was about as thintelligent as a conservative could be, and still believe in conservatism.

    Interesting how all of Wehrich’s work and effort culminated in someone like Junior Bush gaining the Presidency. The true believer betrayed by the dauphin, setting the whole conservative movement afire. Nothing remains but ashes now.

  27. 27

    Broadway Joe spews:

    Friday, 12/19/08 at 3:06 am

    11:

    Ornithopter? Now you’ve got me thinking about Dune:

    Stilgar, do we have wormsign?

  28. 28

    Rudy spews:

    Friday, 12/19/08 at 7:05 am

    when he gets to hell – I hope the devil and he get along ….

    caue the devil is queer

  29. 29

    Daddy Love spews:

    Friday, 12/19/08 at 7:17 am

    16 Ryan

    Investor Education is the ONLY solution. Regulation has never solved a problem. Just ask Sarbanes and Oxley

    Wrong. “Investor education” is useless when financial institutions lie with impunity and build houses of cards on impossibly complex derivative investments whose underpinnings are all but impenetrable. Add to that ratings services whose livelihood depends on giving favorable ratings and an administration tht looks the other way for the last eight years.

    Nope. Regulation is needed; stringent regulation. Lending institutions (bank or no)should have sufficient assets to avoid undue leverage. The incentives must be changed for rating services. And so on down the line. Financials WILL NOT police themselves when there’s more money in being a crook.

  30. 30

    Daddy Love spews:

    Friday, 12/19/08 at 7:20 am

    23

    The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.

    For teh Bush administration, “regulatory reform” means watering down regulation into oblivion and then ignoring violatiosn of what’s left.

  31. 31

    Puddybud spews:

    Friday, 12/19/08 at 9:04 am

    Daddy Love@30: I’m glad to see your political biases are still alive and well.

  32. 32

    John Barelli spews:

    Friday, 12/19/08 at 10:12 am

    Ah, I see BBG is back under a new name.

    While I cannot feel sorry that Mr. Weyrich will no longer be a force on the political scene, he had a wife and people that loved him, and I am sorry for their loss.

    I cannot fathom how he reconciled many of his views with his faith, but I really hope that he is with God, and pray for comfort for his family.

  33. 33

    Steve spews:

    Friday, 12/19/08 at 10:24 am

    @25 “the Jews are running wild”

    Mention Republican perversion and pedophilia and Pudz loses it every time. He takes the strongest exception to such talk. Spew racism, bigotry and hate, and Pudz says nothing.

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