On Tuesday, a reporter asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid a serious question about immigration reform. Reid didn’t like the question and didn’t want to respond. So he dissed the reporter.
Reid: That’s a clown question, bro. [:07]
Reid’s line harkened to an oft-repeated quip — “That’s a clown question, bro” — by Bryce Harper — the Nationals’ 19-year-old outfielder — in response to a question about what his favorite beer is.
Harper is a Mormon, Mormons don’t drink, so clearly Harper had a point. The reporter who asked him about his favorite beer had not done his homework.
But the question the reporter asked the SENATE MAJORITY LEADER was a serious one.
Sadly, Reid got a laugh at the time. Even more sadly, the Laughing Stock Media is reporting NOT on how he rudely mocked a reporter’s legitimate question, but how cute and clever he was to quote Harper’s line.
Immigration is not a small issue. Especially since last Friday, when President Obama issued an executive order suspending deportation of hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants and making them all eligible for work visas.
IOW, Obama did an end run around Congress, whose Constitutionally-defined JOB it is MAKE laws about things like immigration. He officially instructed INS to NOT enforce the laws that Congress has passed and a President has signed into law. He alone. All by himself. All hail the Clown King, Barack Obama!
I couldn’t find the question part at YouTube, but it is embedded here. You can also see how long it takes Reid to answer.
I also was not able to find the identity of the reporter. I’m itching to know if he is Black. After a White reporter spoke out of turn in the Rose Garden last Friday, the MSM cast all their stories about racial disrespect, conveniently ignoring the content of Obama’s announcement … which was that he was telling INS to ignore the law.
There is an odd symmetry here, isn’t there? The reporter Reid dissed asked what Reid, as the head honcho of the Senate, was planning to do about Obama’s end run on immigration. If it had been a Republican president, Reid would’ve welcomed the chance to castigate this bare knuckled power grab. Instead, he slaps down the reporter with a disrespectful quip.
Let’s just suppose it had been a Republican President who told INS not to enforce the law and a White Republican Senate Majority Leader who slapped down a Black reporter asking the same question. Would the media be chuckling about a clever quip? Or would they be going into the latest round of “Oh. My. God. Republicans are all RAAAACISTS!”
Just a short post today,since nobody’s around on the weekend anyway.
Just a few words about Obama’s naked power grab yesterday.I truly believe that almost unlimited power is driving him mad.He has a big,empty hole where his soul should be that all the lies,theft and pain he can inflict won’t fill.When you listen to his speech listing all the conditions for amnesty,no criminal record,must live here five years,blah,blah,blah,remember it all means NOTHING!No one cares if they meet the criteria or not,he desperately needs all the illegal votes he can get.Never mind the increased competition for jobs,the added pressure on social services or the increase in crime.As long as it helps him win,that’s all he cares about.I am thoroughly convinced there is no depth he won’t sink to,no law he won’t break in an effort to hang on to his power.We must all pray and work to rid ourselves of this virus before the damage he does becomes irreparable.
Caveat: I have seen no evidence whatsoever that Barack Obama is “brilliant” and I highly doubt he’s “devised” much of anything, never mind the entire scheme to bring this great nation to its knees. Is he helping to implement the plans that others have devised? Absolutely.
Rahm Emanuel cynically said, “You never want a crisis to go to waste.” It is now becoming clear that the crisis he was referring to is Barack Obama’s presidency.
Obama is no fool. He is not incompetent. To the contrary, he is brilliant. He knows exactly what he’s doing. He is purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos — thereby destroying capitalism and our country from within.
Barack Obama is my college classmate (Columbia University, class of ’83). As Glenn Beck correctly predicted from day one, Obama is following the plan of Cloward & Piven, two professors at Columbia University. They outlined a plan to socialize America by overwhelming the system with government spending and entitlement demands. Add up the clues below. Taken individually they’re alarming. Taken as a whole, it is a brilliant, Machiavellian game plan to turn the United States into a socialist/Marxist state with a permanent majority that desperately needs government for survival … and can be counted on to always vote for bigger government. Why not? They have no responsibility to pay for it.
— Universal health care. The health care bill had very little to do with health care. It had everything to do with unionizing millions of hospital and health care workers, as well as adding 15,000 to 20,000 new IRS agents (who will join government employee unions). Obama doesn’t care that giving free health care to 30 million Americans will add trillions to the national debt. What he does care about is that it cements the dependence of those 30 million voters to Democrats and big government. Who but a socialist revolutionary would pass this reckless spending bill in the middle of a depression?
— Cap and trade. Like health care legislation having nothing to do with health care, cap and trade has nothing to do with global warming. It has everything to do with redistribution of income, government control of the economy and a criminal payoff to Obama’s biggest contributors. Those powerful and wealthy unions and contributors (like GE, which owns NBC, MSNBC and CNBC) can then be counted on to support everything Obama wants. They will kick-back hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to Obama and the Democratic Party to keep them in power. The bonus is that all the new taxes on Americans with bigger cars, bigger homes and businesses helps Obama “spread the wealth around.”
— Make Puerto Rico a state. Why? Who’s asking for a 51st state? Who’s asking for millions of new welfare recipients and government entitlement addicts in the middle of a depression? Certainly not American taxpayers. But this has been Obama’s plan all along. His goal is to add two new Democrat senators, five Democrat congressman and a million loyal Democratic voters who are dependent on big government.
— Legalize 12 million illegal immigrants. Just giving these 12 million potential new citizens free health care alone could overwhelm the system and bankrupt America. But it adds 12 million reliable new Democrat voters who can be counted on to support big government. Add another few trillion dollars in welfare, aid to dependent children, food stamps, free medical, education, tax credits for the poor, and eventually Social Security.
— Stimulus and bailouts. Where did all that money go? It went to Democrat contributors, organizations (ACORN), and unions — including billions of dollars to save or create jobs of government employees across the country. It went to save GM and Chrysler so that their employees could keep paying union dues. It went to AIG so that Goldman Sachs could be bailed out (after giving Obama almost $1 million in contributions). A staggering $125 billion went to teachers (thereby protecting their union dues). All those public employees will vote loyally Democrat to protect their bloated salaries and pensions that are bankrupting America. The country goes broke, future generations face a bleak future, but Obama, the Democrat Party, government, and the unions grow more powerful. The ends justify the means.
— Raise taxes on small business owners, high-income earners, and job creators. Put the entire burden on only the top 20 percent of taxpayers, redistribute the income, punish success, and reward those who did nothing to deserve it (except vote for Obama). Reagan wanted to dramatically cut taxes in order to starve the government. Obama wants to dramatically raise taxes to starve his political opposition.
With the acts outlined above, Obama and his regime have created a vast and rapidly expanding constituency of voters dependent on big government; a vast privileged class of public employees who work for big government; and a government dedicated to destroying capitalism and installing themselves as socialist rulers by overwhelming the system.
Add it up and you’ve got the perfect Marxist scheme — all devised by my Columbia University college classmate Barack Obama.
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Wayne Allyn Root was the 2008 Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee and serves on the Libertarian National Committee.
I hurried through my route today to rush home and fire up the univac with the anticipation of a child on Christmas morning.I do so enjoy reading what everybody has to say.The real beauty of our country is the diversity of its population and everyone has a unique set of life experiences to draw on.Sharing what we have learned as we travel through this life enriches all of us.
To all the lurkers out there:
Ours is a small,user-friendly site.We don’t have tens of thousands of people or threads with hundreds of comments so what you have to add to the conversation is seen and appreciated.There is no such thing as a dumb question(unless you’re talking to Helen Thomas.) If you’re looking for a respite from the tsunami of cynicism and negativity that will crescendo as the elections draw near,you have a home.Welcome.
THEY THINK YOU ARE STUPID
Obama points fingers at everyone but himself for the soaring price of gas and the media whores dutifully fall in line.
ROMNEY,SANTORUM RIP INTO EACH OTHER AT PIVOTAL DEBATE
I actually stayed up to watch most of this.It was truly painful.If Santorum lets Romney pimp-slap him,imagine what the Magic Negro would do with the media whores asking the questions.
GINGRICH:IT’S ‘UTTERLY STUPID’ TO SAY YOU CAN’T CONTROL THE BORDER
I still say,finish the fence,beef up the Border Patrol with 30,000 armed National Guard troops with orders to return fire if fired upon.That would do it.Or this.
No interviews,no sightseeing or shopping.Their advisors said it would look bad to show off their lifestyle while everybody else is hurting.She took pains not to draw any attention to herself.
I wasn’t feeling well this morning when I got home,so I decided to take a little nap that ended up being over 4 hours(about what I usually get at night).I wasn’t going to post at all,but decided somebody might stop by here.GP,I can’t tell you how glad I am that you’re here.You have such a wealth of knowledge to share you’re a real asset to our merry band.
I KNOW YOU’VE ALL SEEN THIS AD NAUSEUM,BUT IT TICKLES ME TO SEE A WOMAN HAND THE HALF-BREED HIS HEAD
RUSH:THE REAL BARACK OBAMA SHOWS UP ON THE TARMAC IN ARIZONA
NEW FILM SKEWERS CHICAGO TEACHER’S UNION,EXPLAINS STAKES OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
‘Godfather’ Emanuel standing next to Karen ‘moving mountain’ Lewis looks like the number 01.
Grab your favorite drink and get comfortable–my cup runneth over.Over my shirt,my pants,the keyboard and the desk.Damn,that coffee’s hot.
Tonight the Pharaoh speaks to his subjects.They all marvel at his oratorical skills.Personally,his voice is like dragging a sled down a dry sidewalk. Unfortunately I will miss the show due to previous committments.I plan to arrange the spices in the cupboard in alphabetical order.
My guess is the speech will go something like this:
‘inherited a mess…worst economy since the Depression…’
‘call on republicans to work with me…blah,blah,…bipartisanship…blah,blah’
‘tax breaks for millionaires…pay their fair share…blah,blah’
‘opportunity for the middle class…blah,blah’
‘renewable energy…blah,blah’
‘job not finished…need more time…blah,blah’
I heard a snippet on the radio this morning that he may have a surprise announcement on energy.Could it be he realizes that he stepped on his own penis when he nixed the Keystone XL deal?His opinion hasn’t changed and certainly won’t.But if Newt is the nominee,he will disembowel him over it,especially if gas prices spike as predicted.
The GOP elitists are pulling that tired ‘date night’ crap to show how they get along.Why don’t they just rent a Howard Johnson’s and get it over with?Because they’re not screwing each other–it’s us.
DEMOCRATS’ THREE YEARS WITHOUT A BUDGET IS ALL ABOUT DECEPTION
Today marks 1,000 days since these yellow rat bastards have offered a budget.You can guess why.
A GOOD (AND LUCKY) NIGHT FOR ROMNEY
I didn’t see the debate–I go to bed too early.From what I’ve read he had Newt on his heels.
He better do something–he’s outspent Newt $7 million to $.0007 million.
OBAMA:ROE V. WADE GIVES DAUGHTERS SAME CHANCE AS SONS FOR ‘FULFILLMENT’
Rant warning!
When this festering piece of shit was a state senator,the Illinois version of the federal Born Alive Infant Protection Act came up in 2001,2002 and 2003.This boil on the buttocks of humanity killed it in committee all three times.There was a nurse who worked,ironically,at Mercy Hospital who testified before congress.I don’t recall her name.I do recall her tears and the way her voice cracked when she spoke of holding a newborn who had survived an attempted abortion and holding him until he quit breathing.Most of these innocent souls were put in a soiled linen closet until they died from neglect.The reasoning this spawn from Hell gave?The mother wanted to get rid of it anyway.Hey,Bamster,don’t want your daughters punished with a baby?Tell them to keep their f…king legs closed!I remember when my first daughter was born.So tiny,so frail,dependent on us for everything.How anyone can put such a precious gift from God in a closet to die is beyond my comprehension.Maybe one of you ladies who’s had children can tell me how you can do that.This,possibly more than anything, is at the root of my complete revulsion for this despicable bastard.
BOEHNER TELLS MEMBERS TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY–YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE
I’d show up in shorts,a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses carrying a sign: “I’m going to Disney World,too.”
I’m such an asshole.
“The American conservative base has had to put up with being called stupid, racist, greedy and unfair for decades by not only the Democrats but the vast majority of the media. The pent up frustration of these decades is magnified by the fact that George H. W. Bush, Bob Dole, George W. Bush and John McCain would not or perhaps could not confront this.”
A NOTE ABOUT NEWT’S $300,000 FINE FOR ETHICS VIOLATION
In case you forgot–this was the last of 84 ethics violations filed by human pusbag David Bonior.All had been dismissed as frivolous.This is the same tactic the left used on Sarah Palin after she went back to Alaska.The last complaint was about a PAC Newt was connected to funding a college course he was teaching.They made a huge deal out of the fact he had to borrow the money from Bob Dole.A year,one full year later, the ethics committee found no wrongdoing in what he did but by that time the damage was done.Remember when you see these ads on TV that Romney is no better than a democrat.
ILLINOIS SENATOR MARK KIRK(RINO-IL)SUFFERS STROKE
Fearless prediction:democrats will soon be calling for Kirk to step down so our current governor and candidate for an orange jumpsuit can put Obama’s former seat in the hands of the true owners,the democrats.Keep in mind that Tim Johnson,dem. senator from North Dakota, suffered a brain aneurism which left him an invalid.The democrats refused to have him replaced for the rest of his term,almost two years and wheeled him onto the Senate floor when they needed his vote,much like the late and unlamented Robert ‘Sheets’ Byrd.
IMMIGRATION RELEASES ILLEGAL HAITIAN MAN BECAUSE OF OBAMA’S STUPID DEPORTATION RULES.HE THEN SLAUGHTERED THREE INNOCENT PEOPLE.
Hey,GOP–ever hear of Willie Horton?It works if you have the balls to do it.
This sounds just like when McCain surrendered two weeks before the election and told us we had ‘nothing to fear’ from Obama.This is the kind of bullshit we’ve been fed for far too long.
Keep in mind Dumbo gave Petrobras $2 billion for drilling and said we would be their biggest customer.A majority stockholder in Petrobras is George Soros,but that’s purely a coincidence.
A NOSTALGIC OBAMA USES WEBCAST TO RALLY HIS IOWA ROOTS
This man’s resentment over not being the center of attention constantly borders on the pathological.Remember he tried to call a joint session of Congress to talk about nothing to interrupt the first Republican debate? He has a sick need to insert himself into every conversation.Too bad there is no substance to him.
NEWT TO RUN FULL PAGE AD AGAINST ROMNEY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
I think Newt truly dislikes Mittens because he’s the only one who can fund himself.40% of the negative ads in Iowa were against Gingrich and paid for by Romney.
According to House rules and that darn Constitution,he can’t do this while Congress is in session.The GOP has been having sessions every third day so they are not legally in recess.That doesn’t matter a whit to this assclown.Won’t do what I want?Screw you,I’ll do it anyway.Try to stop me.
SNUFFLEUPAGUS:ROMNEY’S REASSURING OF CONSERVATIVES WILL ‘TURN OFF’ MODERATES
I was flipping through channels last night and accidentally landed on MSLSD for about 15 seconds. Rev. Tarbaby and Butch Madcow were on the panel. Rev. was chirping about the farther right Romney went the more moderates and independents would be drawn to Bozo. Sorry,Al. That dog won’t hunt. Independents are fleeing the plantation master in droves. Better get your vote fraud machine fired up–you’re gonna need it. http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2012/01/04/stephanopoulos-spin-romneys-reassuring-conservatives-will-turn-mod-0
In the upcoming presidential election, two issues are more important than any others: repealing Obamacare and halting illegal immigration. If we fail at either one, the country will be changed permanently.
All current Republican presidential candidates say they will overturn Obamacare. The question for Republican primary voters should be: Who is most likely to win?
Running against an incumbent president in a make-or-break election, Republicans need a candidate with a track record of winning elections with voters similar to the entire American electorate.
Only Romney and Santorum have won a statewide election in a blue state, making them our surest-bets in a general election.
But if Santorum wins, we lose on the second most important issue – illegal immigration – and he’ll be the last Republican ever to win a general election in America.
Just as Americans ought to be able to learn the perils of a welfare state by looking at Greece, we ought to be able to learn the perils of illegal immigration by looking at California. Massive legal and illegal immigration has already so changed the California electorate that no Republican can be elected statewide anymore.
Among the most effective measures against illegal immigration is E-Verify, the Homeland Security program that gives employers the ability to instantly confirm that their employees’ Social Security numbers are legitimate.
Although wildly popular with Americans – including Hispanic Americans – the business lobby hates E-Verify. Employers like hiring non-Americans because they can pay illegal aliens less and ignore state and federal employment laws.
Only Romney and Bachmann support E-Verify.
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Read the whole article at
Only 1 candidate is right on 2 most important issues By Ann Coulter – December 28, 2011
I WAS CHANNEL SURFING THIS MORNING AND SAW DEBBIE DOWNER ON WITH GRETCHEN CARLSON.THE FIRST WORDS I HEARD WERE: ‘THE PRESIDENT INHERITED A TERRIBLE MESS’…. I SWEAR SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE CRAWLED OFF THE PREP TABLE AT THE MORGUE.WHO DOES HER MAKEUP… CADAVERS R US?
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