A number of the typically premature ejaculatory BTs have recently seized on the story of one "Joe the Plumber," whose televised confrontation of Barack Obama as to how Obama's tax cuts would affect Joe was immediately spread far and wide throughout the Dumbass-o-sphere as proof of how those tax cuts would hurt poor, hard-working folks like Joe.
Joe the Plumber told Sen. Barack Obama that he might buy a business worth $280,000, but is afraid higher taxes will cut into his dream, CBS News correspondent Wyatt Andrews reports.
Sen. John McCain then used Joe's story to claim Obama will raise taxes for millions of small business owners.
"And what you want to do to Joe the Plumber and millions more like him is have their taxes increased," McCain said during Wednesdays third and final presidential debate.
And then there's reality (emphasis leg-humpingly added):
The fact is, millions will not be hit by a tax hike. An estimated 335,000 small business owners - just 2 percent of the total - would be impacted by Obama's tax increases.
According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, Obama's tax hikes apply only when personal income, not the value of the business, rises above $250,000.
"What goes on your income tax form is your profit, not your gross receipts," said Eric Toder of the Tax Policy Center.
But wait ... it gets sooooo much better:
So today, Joe, who said he makes much less than $250,000, reluctantly admitted Obama would lower his taxes.
"I would, if you believe him, I would be receiving his tax cuts," Wurzelbacher said.
And, oh, yeah:
But Joe's anti-tax leanings are also playing out in his personal life. It turns out - he's behind on state taxes.
So the man whose personal story steered a Presidential debate over taxes owes some $1,200 in back taxes, according to the state of Ohio.
BONUS TRACK: Just for shits and giggles, make sure you appreciate how Joe lies during that initial confrontation. As you can see from the first few seconds of the video here, Joe initially claims (emphasis added), "I'm getting ready to buy a company that makes about $250,000 ... $270-280,000 a year."
No, it doesn't. As Joe later clarified, the company he was thinking of buying was worth that much, which means that it would typically make considerably less per year. And, as you can read above, Joe has admitted that he currently makes far less than $250,000 per year. In short, Joe spewed total bullshit during that first encounter in order to provoke a confrontation. So he totally deserves the shellacking he's getting at the moment.
Over at Kate McMillan's Dead Jew Snack Shop and White Power Komedy Klub, guest blogger "EBD" is gittin' all territorial about the English language:
And it doesn't end there. What about "gay rights", "biological evolution", "supporting the troops", "public education" and "scientific literacy?" Apparently, leftards have snapped up all those words, too.
Oh, and "surplus." Don't forget "surplus."
Greedy leftard douchebags.
P.S. There's a certain irony to wankers pissing and moaning about the co-opting of language, given that they have, over the years, managed to quietly take possession of things like "patriots", "real Americans/Canadians", "morals and values", "pro-life", "pro-family" and so on.
Yeah, let's talk about propaganda, shall we? Fucking dimwits.
Palin also made a point of mentioning that she loved to visit the "pro-America" areas of the country, of which North Carolina is one. No word on which states she views as unpatriotic.
Yeah, that sounds vaguely familiar:
HOLY SHIT, could these people get any more offensive?
Over at Kate McMillan's "Small Dead Jew Emporium," commenter Yomi Mizuhara rouses himself from Lysol-induced incoherence to blither thusly:
Take Heart, my good Canadian (and Minnesotan, for you Captain) allies! I call from Oregon to give you great news: Obama is only getting hundreds of people to his rallies.
Of course he is, dear. And thanks for sharing. When you run out of Lysol, there's all sorts of other interesting stuff under the kitchen sink.
Even when she has a moment of lucidity, Magic Dolphin Lady still manages to sound like a complete imbecile. I'm guessing it comes from being a conservative. That seems to be the common thread.
Shorter Mark Steyn: "If only John McCain had been more cranky, crotchety and ill-tempered on national television, things would have been different, let me tell you."
Fresh off of Stephen Taylor's sanctimonious reference to The Economist's endorsement of Stephen Harper as a man of "prudence" and not susceptible to unnecessary panic, Harper's first post-election act is to steal from Stephane Dion frantically lash together a six-point plan to protect us all from the imminent, catastrophic financial meltdown.
Tune in tomorrow when Taylor writes on how this demonstrates Stephen Harper's "leadership."
Well it hasn't taken too very long for the stalwart Liberal insiders to start gunning for Stephane Dion. I have been vocal in my criticism of his leadership from the get-go but the Liberal Party as a whole is at fault for their current sad state. Stephane Dion did not make the party into the weak kneed losing machine that we see suddenly trying to crawl out from under blame for their historic losses. Stephane Dion did not single handedly fail to raise funds, confidence and interest from inside and from outside of the party ranks. And Dion did not fail to make an honest effort to lead a party that seemed to be indifferent to the tide rising against it. Now suddenly the knives are drawn and we see what really drove the Liberal Party through this electoral season, spite, avarice and bloody minded stupidity. To say nothing of rank incompetence. Way to go, fools.
Where were the Liberal voices over the last two years calling out Harper and the Conservative smear machine for their low brow, anti-intellectual attacks on their leader? Where were the Liberal responses to the constant barrage of ridicule and belittlement heaped on M Dion? Where were the Liberals willing to fight back against the sociopathic void that Stephen Harper displays in lieu of charisma? They were all bumbling about, quailing in fear of the big blue meanies and plotting their own ascendance. For months at a time it seemed the only Liberal voice defending Dion was that of terminal crybaby and obnoxoius wanker Jason Cherniak. That was the face of courage of in the Liberal Party? You sad fucks are lucky you won as many seats as you did.
So now the Liberals, in full flounder, are going to plunge into the next four years of Harper's uninterrupted, minority autocracy busily shooting their own feet off at every turn. At a time when continuity of leadership will be vital, the Liberals will set to squabbling and jockeying for the empty vessel of power. And what a display of future losing power we will get to witness. Bob Rae, hated and reviled through much of the last remaining Liberal stronghold in Ontario or Michael Ignatieff the authentic ivory tower elite who is perhaps the only potential candidate with less charisma than Dion and less warmth than Harper. Good luck with that. Here's my prediction for the two presumptive front runners, Canada will never, ever elect either of those two as Prime Minister.
Strange as it may seem, after my having called for Dion to be replaced while the Liberals were hiding from votes and refusing to stand up against the Cons, I am now going to call upon Dion to dig in his heels and tell the party snot rags that surround him to get fucked. This campaign showed Dion to be a decent person, certainly a smart person and a man with at least some potential. There are simply no better choices for the Liberals at this time. Another leadership convention will burn away what funds are available and serve no purpose but to further make the party appear unfit for trust or leadership in the house. With the reduced caucus, it is an opportunity for the Liberal Party of Canada to start throwing back at the Cons. As official opposition without enough seats to pose an immediate threat to the Cons, minus a large well of support from the Bloc and Layton's wannabe party, there is no reason not to start kicking the living shit out of every Con effort to frame legislation. Clearly the tone of Canadian politics under the Cons has taken a turn for the ugly, the juvenile and the mean. It is time for the opposition to take off the gloves and rake Steve Harper's dumpy ass over the coals.
Find a picture of Steve looking like a giant goober and paste that bitch on every billboard in every battleground riding in the land. Mock the awkward clumsiness of the man, tear him apart and piss on the pieces. Where are the clips of Mr Wooden garbling his French? Put them on an endless loop for the citizens of Quebec to enjoy. And most importantly, develop coherent policies, frame them in an attractive package and kick the living hell out of every retrograde move the Cons make. Harper and his team of adolescent stooges have set the ground rules, time to beat them at their own game. If the Liberal Party of Canada can't figure that out then we'll be watching them fade into irrelevance.
Shorter Canadian conservatives: "And now that we've gleefully spent over $200 million of your money on a federal election that effectively changed absolutely nothing, we'd like to explain why money's tight so we can't possibly give these children a school."
I think mouthbreather might actually be too good for these people (emphasis all mine).
The McCain campaign’s depiction of Barack Obama as a mysterious “other” with an impenetrable background may not be resonating in the national polls, but it has found a receptive audience with many white Southern voters.
In interviews here in the Deep South and in Virginia, white voters made it clear that they remain deeply uneasy with Mr. Obama — with his politics, his personality and his biracial background. Being the son of a white mother and a black father has come to symbolize Mr. Obama’s larger mysteries for many voters. When asked about his background, a substantial number of people interviewed said they believed his racial heritage was unclear, giving them another reason to vote against him.
"He’s neither-nor," said Ricky Thompson, a pipe fitter who works at a factory north of Mobile, while standing in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store just north of here. "He’s other. It’s in the Bible. Come as one. Don’t create other breeds."
I have no idea where to go with this. Seriously. I've asked this before but it obviously needs repeating, how the fuck do these people actually manage to walk upright weighted down as they are with their breathtaking ignorance?
I need a drink – it’s noon somewhere in the world.
Well. Who'd a thunk it? My riding turfed out the seemingly safe Karen Redman for the fetus fetishist Con jobber. Some folk are shocked, shocked I tell you that the always pleasant and innocuous Redman lost what should have been a guaranteed seat. Me, I voted for an independent candidate. Why? Oh why did I not swallow my gorge and vote "strategically" for Redman? Because I value a candidate who shows up, who stumps in the riding who responds to fucking letters and emails. There was pretty much no discernible effort made on Redman's part to actually run a campaign in my neighbourhood. Over the last few years I have had occasion to contact her office on several issues. I have received precisely no response from her or her office. Nada. Zero. Zilch. I received not a flyer, not a call, not a visit from the candidate or her team. The Con, as ugly as his views are, sent out literature, left messages on my phone and a door knocker sorry I missed you thingy on my door. He ran a campaign.
Am I happy that my riding elected a fetus fetishist idiot Con? Nope. Am I sorry that Karen Redman lost her cushy job? Nope.
Here's the deal Canadian politicians, you are all on notice. Fat Steve you and your gang do not have the confidence of Canadians. After two solid years of negative ads, belittling Dion, you could not win a majority. Why? Because we do not trust you with one. And let the sky bully save you if you think you can pull another snap election out of your ass. The record low turn out last night speaks to the general sense of contempt that our politicians have come to deserve in the last few years. Stephane Dion and the Liberals, you made Jason Cherniak cry. I hope you're happy. Listen up you determined losers, Bob Rae and Iggy are not, I repeat, not the future. They are oblivion. The Liberal task is now to remake the party from the bottom up. If you sad sack dinks ever hope to return to power you have to figure out how to run a campaign and deliver a leader with a team that Canadians see as a viable alternative to the Cons. You are a pack of passive goofs. Stephen Harper is the fat kid who pushed you around at recess.
Happy Jack Layton, go fuck off now. You picked up a few seats but for all of the polling and all of the hand me down Obamaisms, you still suck. Your big push to become Canada's official second place party failed. Time to drift into the oblivion you so richly deserve, perhaps a used car lot or a furniture store like ol' Mel Lastman. If the NDP wants to have a future shot, look deep into your hearts and put Charlie Angus at the front of the line. There's a guy who has the balls to square off with the Conservative pig people, who understands the issues of a changing social and technological dynamic. There is a guy who could actually move you up in the standings and give you a shot at power. So you'll ignore him and carry on sucking. No surprise there.
M Duceppe, thank you. You were the stop gap and the ethical voice this country needed in the campaign. Please extend the mandate of the Bloc to the rest of the country. I'd have voted for you in the blink of an eye had the option been there. The Bloc had the most appealing platform, the most stalwart leadership and a kick ass, original theme song. Congratulations to you and your team, the only party in this election to deserve congratulations.
CPoC Gary Lunn: 27,988 Liberal Briony Penn: 25,367 Margin of victory: 2,621
Number of votes for withdrawn NDP candidate Julian West: 3,667.
Thanks, Dippers. Thanks ever so fucking much. Assholes.
LEARNED WELL FROM THEIR REPUBLICAN MASTERS, THEY HAVE. It's amusing to see how thoroughly Canada's conservatives have taken to the thuggish, sleazy election tactics of their ideological colleagues down south. Here's one of the GOP's favourite voter suppression tactics:
In Maryland's 2002 gubernatorial election, anonymous fliers were distributed in black neighborhoods in Baltimore gave voters the wrong date for Election Day and told them to be sure to [unnecessarily] pay parking tickets, overdue rent and outstanding warrants.
Why, yes, hit the electoral district with misleading information that will clearly benefit your candidate, and do it so close to election day that there's no way to counteract it. And how would that work up here? I'm glad you asked:
Automated phone calls urge vote for candidate who withdrew Saanich-Gulf Islands residents targeted in apparent scam
A number of residents in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding received recorded telephone messages Monday, urging them to vote for NDP candidate Julian West - who left the race after controversy over a public-nudity incident 12 years ago.
Irene Wright, executive member of the NDP's federal riding association for Saanich-Gulf Islands, said Monday night night people started phoning her around 5 p.m. to say they had received an automated call encouraging them to vote for West in Tuesday's election.
And who would be responsible for such reprehensible tactics? Gosh, I don't know -- which party would be the only one to benefit from siphoning off Liberal votes to a non-existent NDP candidate in a tight race?
After initially putting up $25 billion of public money to buy mortgages, the Department of Finance is prepared to increase that limit as needed up to $225 billion, at which point the risk of taxpayer losses starts to rise sharply.
