Jed Clampett

A republican going on shopping sprees for themselves and their counterparts on other people’s money? Shocking!!
Who could have ever imagined that if given someone elses bank account, a republican would go on a ‘wasting’ spree?
Seems truly odd, being how they are so ‘fiscally responsible’ and abhorrent of waste as a party, that one of their kind would do such a thing.

Peace

Palin just totally destroyed her career with this clothing situation. She lied to the public about it and later we find out it was way more than was reported. She had no intention of returning the clothes. Having her aides use their personal credit cards? Excuse me?

Jed Clampett

Actually, most republicans consider that acceptable behavior. Why do you think they have been so successful in ‘transferring the wealth’ from the treasury and city hall to corporations?

Peace

What, a Republican lying and spending too much – shocker! LOL! And to think that people actually defend and voted for these two frauds.

What, a Republican lying and spending too much and then using other people’s money for their own benefit – SHOCKER! LOL! And to think that people actually defend and voted for these two frauds.

So now that she’s announced she’s in national politics for good, is she going to keep the clothes for her next run?

Obviously she took advantage of the situation. She should pay that person back that donated the money for the clothes. The aides should have their credit cards paid by her. There is no excuse for her to be allowed to run up such bills. Doesn’t she make enough money?

Jed Clampett

Just a thought, does this mean that that wealthy individual who provided his credit cards and the low level staffers were guilty of campaign finance fraud because they donated way more than the maximum $2800(or so) to the campaign directly?
If so, what would be the penalty? is it even worth having in the books if the law has no real teeth?

Peace

THAT’S REAL WEALTH TRANSFER

Memo to Bible Spice: I am a Continent

Using and then donating clothing afterwards– possible but highly improbable. But tell me, how you you give back/donate used makeup and hair services????

Jed Clampett

Boom Baby!!
The Hope Diamond is ours.

Peace

“Jed Clampett

Actually, most republicans consider that acceptable behavior.”

You actually know how many Republicans, exactly? If you actually were friends with a Republican you wouldn’t make that kind of generalization. I am actually friends with real Democrats (more than Republicans) and they are nothing like the people who comment on this site.

Republican elitists! Flour sack material would have been just fine for her dresses!

she should of spend some of that money on high end condoms for her under age daughter

CCo, so you are saying that Republicans will hold her accountable for this in four years when she becomes the new “face of the Republican party”? Somehow, I don’t think so.

Dennis, Jed, Coach, Meltdown, and others.

Now that there is no longer an election going on, I don’t feel the same urgency to comment on this blog. As I had disappeared after the 2006 election, I shall now disappear again. I have confidence that, thanks to you and those like you, our side of arguments will be well represented.

PC, CCo. Thanks for the arguments. Its been fun.

Peace.

Good Luck TinFoilHat and tnx for all the excellent contributions.

Jed Clampett

PropStinker, I’ve lived in Texas for a long time, so I know plenty of republicans, other than voting against their personal interests and supporting a party that doesn’t respect their needs, they are rather inconsequential in shaping the philosophy of their preferred party. While I know some that are fair and equitable with their employees, the majority just act with selfishness and greed, qualities that are easily manipulated.
Those that really count are the ones holding high office and are therefore the shapers of the party’s philosophy, a simple analysis of their actions is enough to reveal their true nature.
Let’s see, during their tenure and almost complete control of all branches of government as well as a great piece of the media, they have used their power to drain the treasury of the projected budget surplus into the worst deficit the nation has ever known (dissolution of ‘pay as you go’ rules of spending was a big factor in this).
When Bush took over he created a huge transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the wealthy with tax cuts that favored the 10% most affluent individuals and businesses while mostly ignoring the rest of the population.
They started a war that they have mostly carried out by hiring mercenaries at huge cost compared with regular military forces and little legal accountability(an obvious assault on the treasury).
Initially, they poured billions of dollars into Iraq to b.uy off the allegiance of the local warlords, effectively funding our enemies in order to prolong our stay and ensure that Iraq would not enjoy a peaceful transition, the supposed success of the surge is also due to b.uying off those who where once and will again be our enemies. Anyone reading the CIA analysis and history of the region would have understood as much unless that wasn’t their original intent.
Corporations have had their tax burden REDUCED further to where the tax burden is almost exclusively on the population, the less affluent of the population, while at the same time reducing effective representation of that population and allowing infrastructure and essential services to deteriorate and be privatized.
I could go on all day showing how fiscally and soc.ially irresponsible the republican leadership has been, but it would do nothing to convince YOU. You are intelligent enough to recognize these truths, they have been extensively reported by journalist and recorded in books and other types of media. Whether your delusion is self imposed or the result of an external force is for you to determine, recognize and fight against… or merely just enjoy and keep spreading the deception to the rest of your compatriots, helping deliver the fruits of their labor to the benefit of those blinded by greed. The affluence you are experiencing at the moment is an illusion and cannot be sustained (resources are finite regardless of how much money you print), the crash on the other side will be most difficult to endure, the affluent and ’soft’ will be the least prepared to deal with this hardship.

Peace

Tinfoil, peace out. It’s been real, and I share the same sentiments. I probably won’t be posting on this blog too much anymore. Our goal has been accomplished….now we just let it play out.

However, I have one last thing to mention about the republican party. Those of you that still support Bush (all 22% of you), be happy in knowing that the man is, at least, consistent. He ruined every single business venture he ever put his hands on before becoming president. And, what did he do to America? Drained the treasury and created many, many more enemies.

One last question about Bush. For all the money that he spent (more than anyone in history), what does he have to show for it? What will his legacy be? And, please, don’t respond with some contrived ‘war on terror’ facade…….WHAT DOES HE HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT EXCEPT EXXON AND THE BOYS PUMPING OIL OUT OF IRAQ FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS???

Palin told a few reporters that she was surprised they lost. That’s almost as shocking as the clothes, but may explain them as well.

McCain ran his own ’show’. And like the worst of Republicans, including Bush, they use and abuse people as props. But those who allow themselves to be used are held just as liable.
Palin was as naive about real life as Joe the Plumber is – but it was McCain who irresponsibly dragged them both into the gutter with him.

In the end, McCain got burned by a fire he started and lost control of. And Joe and Sarah were simple looters.

Bush and Co. will go down in history as possibly the least effective administration ever. A cautionary tale about government by those who don’t believe in government. About foreign policy by those who don’t believe in the rights of foreigners. And about the dangers of putting ideology ahead of practicality, science, ethics, and standards of humane conduct.

Jed Clampett

I guess it depends on the point of view, he was very effective at transferring the wealth from the general population to corporations controlled by their cronies. He was also very good at furthering the agenda of diving the population and distracting from the real issues… ooops, forgot, he didn’t actually do anything except be the figure head, the penguin deserves the credit.

Peace

ATTN: Republicans requesting/searching/ interviewing new candidates to lead the U.S. once again…Requirements. Must be able to ‘embezzle/funnel/ski m/mis -appr opriate/mis-handle/launder/abs cond//re-route the U.S.Treasury of all of its resource….and cover your tracks better than the ‘Bushwacker’. If you have these skills apply to the Republican Party Chairman..you’re hired!

“Bush and Co. will go down in history as possibly the least effective administration ever.” –TinFoilHat

If the legitinate function of government is to safeguard the best interests of the governed, then I’d call Bush & Co. the most criminally incompetent administration in history.

I hope this means we don’t have to see that woman come back for another try in 2012. She was the anti-Obama: the more America got to know her, the more scared they became.

I’m so glad this election is behind us, and that “$#it didn’t happen”. Sarah Palin would have made Dan Quayle look like a cool dude….

“…about the continent versus the country when we talk about Africa…” Even after the fuss, whe still doesn’t know. She thought it was a country, they said it was a continent, now she figures it could be either, depending on the context. Maybe if she could see it from her office she’d have a clearer idear of it, you betcha.

Sarah Palin proved that she was instantly corruptible, just like Ted Stevens. She should have set an example and been a paragon of frugality. She should have shopped at Wal-Mart and had the clothes tailored to fit. But no, she got out the tupperware and got busy looting. Now she’s in full denial mode. She and Todd are both pieces of work, I tell ya. How anyone can possibly think that she is a valid contributor to the political scene is frightening and sad. Common sense is a descriptor of mentality that has disappeared from America.

So Palin spent a bunch of GOP money on crap she didn’t need. Imagine that!
The McCain/Palin campaign was a farce, from beginning to end.
As far as Bush is concerned… He was given a proud nation and gave back a broken nation!!!!!

Speaking of Hillbillies, those those 2 white supremacist/would be Obama assassins are having a bit of a problem in their Tennessee jail cells.
It’s just being reported that they’ve been put on lockdown, “for their own safety”.

Sweet justice…

Yeah Dime, how are things going there in the pokey?

Who gives a sh!t what was spent for some clothes? Compared to money spent for a 30 second spot filled with half truthes and outright lies its nothing. If its $200k at least it went for something concrete instead of a billion dollars spent on the campaign of the 2 main candidates not to mention what Hillary spent.

Gov. Palin never picked herself to be the VP.

Its really odd to hear the priorities of those who would give this subject 5 seconds of attention. The same people don’t think a thing of the contribution their candidate got from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for nothing.

Their value for human life and lack of respect for valour and honesty disgust me.

Sarah “lost” some of the clothes. It’s hard being a goveror of 600,000 people state like Alaska.

Maybe the like the way she emphasizes the name of Alaska when she speaks: A-LASK!-A.

She sounds all excited and that should make everyone excited too. She probably learned that in the comminity college public speaking course.