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From the New Yorker:

Before Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for President, in a Denver football stadium—”Focus on the Family”, one of the most powerful organizations on the religious right, posed a question to Internet viewers. “Would it be wrong to pray for rain?”

Apparently the answer was no, because they proceeded to do just that… Prayed for there to be rain— “abundant rain”, “torrential rain”, “rain of Biblical proportions”

“Pray for unexpected, unanticipated, unforecasted rain that starts two minutes before the speech is set to begin.” Then,  “There will probably be people who will pray for seventy-two degrees and clear skies, but this isn’t a contest.”

Obama gave his speech under clear skies with the thermometer at seventy-two degrees.

Ouch.

Adding insult to injury, and just to be sure His intentions were known: The Almighty arranged for a hurricane severe enough to disrupt the Republican National Convention, now didn’t he?

Yikes. God Hates Republicans.

NYT is reporting that MSNBC is kicking Mathews and Olbermann to the curb for acting like little bitches during the Democratic National Convention. Sources say “employees” (Read: Brokaw and Williams) at NBC were embarrassed by the two bickering little girls.

As such, and effective immediately, David Gregory will take the top stop at the fledgling network and Olbermann and Mathews will go back to doing what they do best: running their mouths.

So ends the great liberal network experiment. I have to wonder how much of this was brought on by intellectual hand-wringing at the top, where being called an elite and ideologue by the likes of a whore chaser like Bill O’Reilly or a liar like Sarah Palin can cause great self-reflection and many sleepless nights. “If Bill O’Reilly thinks were ideologues, maybe we are.”

Please.

Nevertheless, it’s over.

Here’s a clip of Jon Stewart making fun of the MSNBC mess last week:

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Remember the story about how the McCain camp couldn’t tell the difference between Walter Reed Medical Facility and Walter Reed Middle School in Hollywood?

Well, the controversy is settled. Turns out the McCain camp meant to put up a picture of some obscure junior high school during McCain’s acceptance speech.

Is this seriously the best they’ve got? How fucking stupid do they think we are?!

Here’s the bullshit:

“According to campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds, the campaign intended to showcase “images of Americana” during the Arizona senator’s remarks.

“The changing image-screen was linked to the American thematics of the speech and the public school was simply part of it,” Mr. Bounds said, adding that during the speech, Mr. McCain “called for public education reforms that empower parents and students before bureaucrats and labor unions.”

Uh-huh. By the way, it only took them two days to come up with this “truth“.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: the GOP’s strong suit always has been, and always will be, lying. They’ve clearly lost their gift.

I mean this lie is so bad I just gotta figure they don’t even give a shit anymore. They must just think the American people are so stupid (and who could blame ‘em after they got away with the Palin pick?), that they can just say anything they want. Even that Obama wipes his ass with American flags. We’re stupid, we’ll fall for it. I mean most of us can only afford one house.

Country First my ass.

It’s the weekend and I’m tired but here’s a link to more GOP bullshit:

The crux of the story goes like this: Fox “news” made up some bullshit (I know, you’re shocked) about the Obama team throwing away all those American flags that 75,000 people used at Mile High Stadium to witness history being made.

The McCain camp, being total douche bags, picked up the story knowing it was a lie and promoted it anyway (but it’s not McCain’s fault ‘cuz he was a POW).

In turn the right-wing press joined in the circle jerk and the next thing you know Barack Obama apparently said he invented the Internet while smoking crack spliffs with Osama Bin Laden that had been rolled from little bits of the constitution and seasoned with the blood of dead soldiers (or babies, I’m not sure which).

The Truth: The flags were packed up and stored for future use.

Poor bastards. The prom queen is under fire for nude pics, adulterous affairs, a drunk knocked up daughter, and oh yeah, she’s not even close to being qualified! Oh well.

So what do those whining bitches at the GOP have in return? Obama’s stage sucked!

This from a group of people who can’t even tell the difference between Walter Reed Hospital and a Junoir High School.

Here’s their weak-ass ad. Watch once, puke, repeat.

Remember that big green blob behind McCain’s head during his acceptance speech? It was a lawn. The front lawn of Walter Reed Junior High School in Hollywood California. Problem is, the jerkoffs in the McCain camp thought it was a picture of Walter Reed Army Medical Center— the spot that houses our wounded soldiers after they come back from Bush’s mess in the Middle East.

And they want to run the country? Plus, they got the nerve to complain about Obama’s stage?! Asshats.

As always, please ask yourself what the right-wing reaction would be if Barack Obama’s campaign confused the two. Anyone for this bullshit: “They don’t really support our troops! They don’t even know the difference between a Hollywood High School and our nation’s most important medical facility for wounded heroes!”

Did I mention the “asshat” part?

Oh, this is good. Seems that during one of those heart-wrenching moments during the GOP convention in which a little girl’s school essay was turned into a full-fledged promotional video for the GOP, the Republicans faked a soldier’s funeral from dramatic effect.

The footage, sold by stock-film house Getty Imageswas produced by a commercial filmmaker in Chicago. Both Getty and the production company, Mr. Big Films, confirmed that the footage was shot on spec and sold to the Republican National Committee. 

One of the actors, Perry Denton of Chicago, Ill. also confirmed that he was hired on a day-rate as an actor for the shoot and told CBS News he was surprised to learn the footage was shown at the convention. 

“What it does reveal is a serious lack of understanding and a lack of personal connection to the military,” said Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. 

Do yourself and America a favor, ask any Republican you know to honestly answer this question: What would your reaction be if Barack Obama and the Democrats had been caught doing that?

The reviews are in on Grandpa Simpson’s speech, and ain’t lookin good. Suffice it to say the word “pedestrian” comes up quite a bit— and things only go down hill from there.

Details here.

While the Palins may be rednecks, the McCain’s certainly are not. Though John McCain wanders around supermarkets in $500 loafers and doesn’t know how many houses he owns, his sugar mama ain’t foolin’ around neither.

According to Vanity Fair it seems Cindy McCain’s outfit the other night cost aprrox. $300,000:

Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000
Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500
Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000
Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000–$25,000
Shoes, designer unknown: $600
Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100

Poor Laura Bush, her outfit came in around a measly $4000. Here’s the break down on the chump change:

Oscar de la Renta suit: $2,500
Stuart Weitzman heels: $325
Pearl stud earrings: $600–$1,500
Total: Between $3,425 and $4,325

It’s a safe bet neither of these women will be firing their chefs anytime soon.

And oh yeah, Barack Obama is an elitist.

After a night in which his wildly unqualified, “bullshit” VP pick eviscerated Barack Obama with a colossal pack of lies and sarcastic insults, John McCain plans to test the American people’s intelligence a mere 24 hours later by calling for “an end to the rancor” in our politics.

I know… but try to not laugh. He’s serious.

How many will fall for it? What will be the correlation be of people who fall for McCain’s horseshit vs. the number of active Fox viewers? I can tell you that number in advance: 100%.

Stay tuned to watch self-flagellating network flacks fall over themselves agreeing with Grandpa Simpson…. just before they turn to some story blaming all the rancor on Obama.

The day after the GOP officially nominated Grandpa Simpson as their party’s nominee to lead the country into the 21st century, stocks reacted by plunging more than 300 points.

Wall Street clearly not confident in a McCain Administration— despite what the media would have you believe. Perhaps the financial Masters of the Universe are not psyched about having a prom queen run the world after Grandpa Simpson goes into a “home”.

That or perhaps the whole, “I don’t know much about the economy” thing is a bit scary?

Either way, stocks in the toilet.

Whoa! Grandpa Simpson’s Prom Queen can read! I guess after eight years of G.W. the national media is stunned, stunned! by any Republican that can read (ever see McCain work a teleprompter? It’s a lot like having front row seats for a root canal).

Nevertheless, it seems that a former beauty pageant contestant and sportscaster stunned a nation last night by effectively reading! Amazing!

Forget her “Bridge To Nowhere” lies, forget her whining over being called a hick (though no one actually has), by God, she fired her chef and sold her jet! This woman is incredible!

After bitching all summer long about Obama’s qualifications, seems all is forgotten in the national media if you can find a perky hockey mom from the PTA who can read. (And in all honestly, that does pretty much does blow out the Republican curve.)

Go Palin! (or something, I guess)

Ah, the dreaded open mic— a device so insidious it knows no political bounds and can snare the best of ‘em at anytime. Just ask Jesse Jackson. 

And now it has befallen one of the GOP’s biggest: Peggy Noonan, a top GOP pro, former speechwriter to Ronald Reagan, columnist for the Wall Street Journal and general all around Republican soldier has been caught on an open mic along with former McCain adviser and Time magazine columnist Mike Murphy letting their true feelings be known about John McCain’s pick for Vice President of the United States.

And it ain’t pretty.

On a day when Republicans have been making a concerted effort to snow the American people into thinking they’re all just wild about Palin this: “It’s Over.” said Noonan. “(McCain’s choice) is bullshit.”

Not wanting to be the only operative on the set to not stick his foot in his mouth, former McCain adviser Murphy let it be known that he thinks the choice of Palin is “gimmicky” and “cynical”. 

Of course yesterday was a different story for Murphy. Click here.

Transcript:

Chuck Todd: Mike Murphy, lots of free advice, we’ll see if Steve Schmidt and the boys were watching. We’ll find out on your blackberry. Tonight voters will get their chance to hear from Sarah Palin and she will get the chance to show voters she’s the right woman for the job Up next, one man who’s already convinced and he’ll us why Gov. Jon Huntsman. (cut away)
Peggy Noonan: Yeah.

Mike Murphy: You know, because I come out of the blue swing state governor world: Engler, Whitman, Tommy Thompson, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush. I mean, these guys — this is how you win a Texas race, just run it up. And it’s not gonna work. And –

MM: Still McCain can give a version of the Lieberman speech to do himself some good.

CT: I also think the Palin pick is insulting to Kay Bailey Hutchinson, too.

PN: Saw Kay this morning.

CT: Yeah, she’s never looked comfortable about this –

MM: They’re all bummed out.

CT: Yeah, I mean is she really the most qualified woman they could have turned to?

PN: The most qualified? No! I think they went for this — excuse me– political bullshit about narratives –

CT: Yeah they went to a narrative.

MM: I totally agree.

PN: Every time the Republicans do that, because that’s not where they live and it’s not what they’re good at, they blow it.

MM: You know what’s really the worst thing about it? The greatness of McCain is no cynicism, and this is cynical.

CT: This is cynical, and as you called it, gimmicky.

MM: Yeah.

But you know, when the cameras are on “She great… and has lots of executive experience.”