Comments on: Nuts and ACORN http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/ Making the World Safe for Liberalism Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:34:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: alto2 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548466 alto2 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:36:41 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548466 "I think the righties will still claim the election was stolen." I wonder if, this time, someone will actually move to dismantle the Electoral College, since it will likely be an EC rather than popular vote landslide. And if so, is this a good or a bad thing? I tend to sit on the fence on that one. “I think the righties will still claim the election was stolen.” I wonder if, this time, someone will actually move to dismantle the Electoral College, since it will likely be an EC rather than popular vote landslide. And if so, is this a good or a bad thing? I tend to sit on the fence on that one.

]]> By: Dave http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548461 Dave Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:37:31 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548461 Ref ACORN: HuffPo had an article up yesterday, I think, that detailed all the great work ACORN was doing with Republican governors, and included quotes from Crist and photo-ops with the Arnoldinator. The ACORN guys sounded kind of confused by their sudden "enemy of the state" status. Ref post #3: "..and pastors have the right to preach what they want." And I'm sure there is no conflict between that statement and their Ref. Wright flaming, because all pastors EXCEPT Wright have the right to preach what they want, right? Makes complete sense, to a schitzophrenic. Ref ACORN: HuffPo had an article up yesterday, I think, that detailed all the great work ACORN was doing with Republican governors, and included quotes from Crist and photo-ops with the Arnoldinator. The ACORN guys sounded kind of confused by their sudden “enemy of the state” status.

Ref post #3: “..and pastors have the right to preach what they want.” And I’m sure there is no conflict between that statement and their Ref. Wright flaming, because all pastors EXCEPT Wright have the right to preach what they want, right? Makes complete sense, to a schitzophrenic.

]]> By: BruceH http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548459 BruceH Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:26:37 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548459 Some righties are already <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6056484.html" rel="nofollow">claiming voter fraud</a> on the part of Democrats. Check out the second letter on that page. Even if Obama wins in a landslide, which is not unlikely in my opinion, I think the righties will <em>still</em> claim the election was stolen. Without a shred of real proof for it, I might add. Some righties are already claiming voter fraud on the part of Democrats. Check out the second letter on that page.

Even if Obama wins in a landslide, which is not unlikely in my opinion, I think the righties will still claim the election was stolen. Without a shred of real proof for it, I might add.

]]> By: Austin Avery http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548458 Austin Avery Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:18:37 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548458 Dear Canadian Reader, I tried a link for "Moms4Palin," (despite your warning). There was a "stop Acorn now" petition, so I signed it . . . as Mickey Mouse. Lets see how many names they say their petition garnered. Dear Canadian Reader,

I tried a link for “Moms4Palin,” (despite your warning). There was a “stop Acorn now” petition, so I signed it . . . as Mickey Mouse. Lets see how many names they say their petition garnered.

]]> By: Kevin Hayden http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548457 Kevin Hayden Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:56:58 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548457 The difference is that the EV and popular vote margins and the lack of a 'Perot'-type third party challenge will leave no doubt that Obama's won a landslide. I've seen gas prices dropped by $1.20 in the past three months as the oil companies try their damnedest to get their sycophants elected and American voters still keep flocking to the only sentient ticket, refusing to be fooled by the economic manipulations. (And yeah, I don't buy the standard supply&demand explanations on oil prices, ever.) Anti-progressives cannot see the fundamental distinction between 2008 and any other election year and they're acting like wounded prima donas. Let them whine, I say. They'll set the standard for inept loserdom for another generation and we should be harvesting their current bon mots so high school history teachers will have a fresh batch of Know-Nothings to mock for the next quarter century. The difference is that the EV and popular vote margins and the lack of a ‘Perot’-type third party challenge will leave no doubt that Obama’s won a landslide. I’ve seen gas prices dropped by $1.20 in the past three months as the oil companies try their damnedest to get their sycophants elected and American voters still keep flocking to the only sentient ticket, refusing to be fooled by the economic manipulations. (And yeah, I don’t buy the standard supply&demand explanations on oil prices, ever.)

Anti-progressives cannot see the fundamental distinction between 2008 and any other election year and they’re acting like wounded prima donas. Let them whine, I say. They’ll set the standard for inept loserdom for another generation and we should be harvesting their current bon mots so high school history teachers will have a fresh batch of Know-Nothings to mock for the next quarter century.

]]> By: shredder http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548455 shredder Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:40:53 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548455 Fox News has an email line to report voter fraud: voterfraud@foxnews.com Perhaps Fox News should be apprised of the actual threats to our elections processes. Hopefully someone will send the articles by Brad Friedman, and the ones by digby, and ... and ... and ... and ... Fox News has an email line to report voter fraud:

voterfraud@foxnews.com

Perhaps Fox News should be apprised of the actual threats to our elections processes. Hopefully someone will send the articles by Brad Friedman, and the ones by digby, and … and … and … and …

]]> By: A Canadian Reader http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548454 A Canadian Reader Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:32:16 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548454 A few days ago, CNN aired a short interview with the founder of the website "Moms 4 Sarah Palin". Masochist that I am, I checked it out. Science-fiction fans will appreciate the "alternate universe" feel: Obama supporters are violent (Tami, the site founder and administrator says: " I heard it said best today by a Fox News contributor: "Democrats lecturing Republicans on rage is a little like O.J. Simpson lecturing us on domestic violence!"); she makes a call to arms to all those who are "tired of being bullied for the last eight years"; she interviews a young, conservative voter who lays the out the election issues: abortion, gay marriage and pastors have the right to preach what they want. And then there's Darwinism: "a different set of faith-based presuppositions". One of today's diatribes concerns ACORN. I just couldn't bring myself to follow the links. I don't really suggest you go to the site. It is beyond frightening. I think that in a past life, Tami interrogated so-called witches in Salem. A few days ago, CNN aired a short interview with the founder of the website “Moms 4 Sarah Palin”. Masochist that I am, I checked it out.

Science-fiction fans will appreciate the “alternate universe” feel: Obama supporters are violent (Tami, the site founder and administrator says: ” I heard it said best today by a Fox News contributor: “Democrats lecturing Republicans on rage is a little like O.J. Simpson lecturing us on domestic violence!”); she makes a call to arms to all those who are “tired of being bullied for the last eight years”; she interviews a young, conservative voter who lays the out the election issues: abortion, gay marriage and pastors have the right to preach what they want. And then there’s Darwinism: “a different set of faith-based presuppositions”.

One of today’s diatribes concerns ACORN. I just couldn’t bring myself to follow the links.

I don’t really suggest you go to the site. It is beyond frightening. I think that in a past life, Tami interrogated so-called witches in Salem.

]]> By: joanr16 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548451 joanr16 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:09:41 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548451 "crypto-Klan," sorry. “crypto-Klan,” sorry.

]]> By: joanr16 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/10/14/nuts-and-acorn/comment-page-1/#comment-548450 joanr16 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:08:08 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/?p=2814#comment-548450 Having trouble following all the crypt-Klan crazy? Fafblog summarizes it all for you: http://fafblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/barack-obama-black.html Because laughter is good. Having trouble following all the crypt-Klan crazy? Fafblog summarizes it all for you:

http://fafblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/barack-obama-black.html

Because laughter is good.

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