Countdown's Worst Persons: Clueless Republicans Edition
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The bronze went to Mike Huckabee for appearing on televangelist Pat Robertson's TV show and saying that by virtue of his Theology degree, only he truly understood the nature of the war we're in with Islamofacism -- it's a theocratic war. The silver went to "comedian" Rush Limbaugh for mentioning a school by name on the air for allegedly choosing to post the names of conscientious objectors on a banner during a Veterans Day event, bringing on the wrath of his similarly clueless dittoheads -- the only problem is, the school had already decided against doing so. Finally, the top honors went to Tom Delay for drawing thunderous applause during a speech at Oxford University when he cluelessly warned if Hillary is elected president, the U.S. would end up with a health care system like England's, then made the outrageous claim that nobody in the U.S. is ever denied health care.
So it is a Holy Crusade!
Delay clearly misspoke. He meant to say that "no one who is anyone" is denied health care in the United States.
So, Spanky DeLay wone the gold this week. Falafel King took a break this week. And DeLay did derve the gold after his idiotic remark about healthcare. That tells me that he didn't see SICKO.
I am baffled as to why anyone in the world gives a darn what Tom "the Bug Man" Delay has to say about anything!
"Thunderous applause" at Oxford University...and I had, until now, thought that Oxford
was a respected institution of higher education.
There is a man I know that was denied dental care and from the consequences of being denied proper care, he has a hole in his heart from the infection from the decayed teeth and has only 2/3 of his heart left, and they the surgeon don't even know if they can save him. This patient is only 33 years old.
The biggest problem is that many patient are denied care until the last minute after dire condition of critical care. From this our health care have double compare to any other country.
An Average Joe @ 4:
I second that, and what are the people at Oxford doing bringing in that twit to speak anyway...
When this sad drunk finally goes to prison, I'll send him a wig and some ruby red lipstick.
Lakeguy @ 7:
Perhaps it's the same as watching a trained monkey perform tricks — it's amusing. In this case, DeLay is Cheney's pet monkey.
It's a day when the political process becomes entertainment. I laugh at candidates more than I take them seriously these days. There are exceptions of course, but most of the candidates on both sides are just a joke to me. Dress them all in drag and make them sing 'Oklahoma!'
poor poor tom delay. what a total joke. im seriously laughing right now.
Delay might be on to somethin'.
I learned, at age 9, from my rocket league football coach, that there is no injury that can't be cured by rubbin' some dirt on it. I'm pretty sure that if this method can heal a spiral fracture, it can also cure cancer.
Delay was taking the talking point from Bush, who has declared that everyone in America has health care, because......."that's what emergency rooms are for".
Yes, George, and they let them eat all the cake they want there, too.
Really, why haven't we thrown these asshats out yet? Bush has set the precedent that any citizen can be declared a non-person, stripped of their citizenship, tried in a secret trial without knowing the charges, seeing the evidence or having any defense and then rendited to a foreign country for torture. I can think of several people who should have this fate, starting with Bush and Cheney and right on down the corrupt, immoral, perverse Conga Line that is today's GOP.
I say let's get on with it before too many more innocent people are slaughtered because of them.
I am sure DeLay thought the thunderous applause meant that the crowd agreed with him.
It's an amazing image, Delay, the Huston bug exterminator, at Oxford. I actually had the 'pleasure' of a chat with the cultured Delay a couple of times early in his rise to power. I was most struck by his disregard for the law. When reminded that certain things he proposed doing were illegal, he simply responded that he makes the laws. End of conversation. And for a long time he was right...
paranoia @ 6:
Also, it is a known fact that most all health insurers will routinely decline/deny any
coverage and/or benefits to persons who have a "pre-existing condition, consequently,
Delay's comments that "no one in the US is denied health care" is BS.
Why would anyone go anywhere to hear Tom DeLay speak? I can't stand to see or hear him on tv. He just one more who yanks thoughts straight from his ass and states them as facts.
I used to think Huckabee wasn't a nut. Used to.
DeLay may really believe that crap he spews. I think that is the problem with too many of those in power. They are born with a gold plated, diamond encrusted silver spoon. They truly think that we all do have all the health care we need. They don't think people ever really die because they couldn't afford surgery and were denied insurance because of preexisting condition. They have always had insurance, and stories like that are just dramatizations made up by lefties in Hollywood. They would have died anyway, it's God's way. In Tom's world everything is hunkey dorey.
Meanwhile, we the poor shall struggle on.........
I can only imagine that someone would attend a DeLay speech at Oxford for the same reason that people go to carnival freak shows.
How about we send Gov. Huckabee over to Iraq. He doesn't need body armor, weapons or fellow soldiers because he has God and a theology degree. Let's see how well that works out for him.
What news! Since I hadn't heard from that scurrilous bastard, I assumed that he had been convicted and was conning bona fide cons in a Texas "bar hotel".
Jack Abramoff and Tom Delay first class citizens both.
When and where is Delay going to trial? I hope to live long enough to see Fucks Newz and Pill Head Limbaugh rationalize his conviction for unlawfully warping Texas' electoral boundaries. What an unvarnished crooked scumbag.
Gregory @ 20: Or maybe a lynching.
Doug @ 21:
Nah, he seems like a nice guy. Let's just not elect him.
Tom Delay? Who's that? Am I supposed to know this person? I imagine Larry Craig is more relevant than this person. Seems oddly angry for some reason. Perhaps it's got more to do with him than anyone else.
Always good to get "a shot of delay" once in awhile just to remind us all how out of touch with reality these neocon repug batshit idiots are.
He honest to God believes what he is saying. Thank God he is out of the political arena anyway. There will ALWAYS be an audience to listen to such spewers of garbage.
Huckster always was a nut. One of the first things he did when he became Governor was to appear with Star Parker to promote some crackpot program. It appears that Parker also recently endorsed Huckabee for president.
Doggiebobo @ 5:
I believe the attendees at Oxford were applauding for the idea that Hillary Clinton would institute a governmental health care system similar to England's, in their support of the idea (as opposed to interpreting it as a "bad thing" as DeLay does). But that could just be my interpretation of Keith's statement.
Left&Left Says: When this sad drunk finally goes to prison, I’ll send him a wig and some ruby red lipstick.
Why not send Rudy in for a visit? ;)
Criminal DeLay should just stick to the safe and insane confines of faux.
Speaking of neocon repug batshit crooked lying idiots...anyone know what "Scooter" Libby is doing these days? Have not heard or read anything about him in quite awhile..
Well, so much for Oxford being a top-drawer educational institution. Was having DeLay a joke? Can't imagine anything else. And it's not even April Fools Day!
ROFL!
Take it easy on the the Cockroach Guy, Keith. It's not nice to hold a battle of wits with the unarmed.
BTW, I loved the comment about fighting theocracy with theocracy. Keith is one of the few with the balls to point this hypocrisy out.
Republicans have to be the most stupid people in the entire country. I can't help but shake my head at such asisinine comments.
I really wish Oberman had the balls to make the 'worst' person in the world Chris Matthews himself. And alternate this over and over with Tim Russert and Brian Williams. What this evil trio , again, to try to influence the next election in nothing short of Evil itself. And all the so called 'progressive' writers and blogs play dumb, yet again, to what this trio is doing. All progressive writers and blogs need to focus on what this NEW AXIS OF EVIL is trying to do yet again, to expose them over and over and over so that the general public is aware of the evil game they are playing yet one more time. The only two 'progressive' that is trying to focus on this evil trio and their agenda is THE DAILY HOWLER and MEDIA MATTERS. If wish the CROOKS AND LIARS which is a great, great blog could have a sustained focus on these evil three as does THE DAILY HOWLER. This stuff needs to be exposed as much as possible, and they evil clowns humilated as much as possible thru that exposure. Below is a sampling of what this evil game is about. This , of course, was written today on the DAILY HOWLER'S BLOG.
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AN ASTONISHING WORLD: As we told you last week, we’re now seeing a remarkable display of propaganda each evening on Hardball. Chris Matthews is trying to pick your nominee for you—just as he tried to do eight years ago—and the pimping of Obama has reached an astonishing level. Last night, Matthews clowned through his entire program, starting with a remarkable interview with Obama aide David Axelrod. But here’s the way the NBC “journalist” started, right at the top of the program:
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Doggiebobo @ 5:
Even respected institutions have their fair share of barking loud mouth-breathers lurking about.
no, you've all got it wrong. The applause was for his comment "She wants to adopt a British-style health care system" or something along those lines. If you read Wonkette blog, you'll see there was derisive laughter at DeLay's comments on US healthcare.
“By the way, there’s no one denied health care in America. There are 47 million people who don’t have health insurance, but no American is denied health care in America,” he said to derisive laughter.
Also, Al Sharpton was supposed to be there but didn't show. He was debating himself.
See The Big Picture @ 28:
I think the gales of derisive laughter that followed his 'no one is denied health care in America' line pretty much makes your case.
You really have to live outside the United States for a few years (and get used to dealing with health care systems who's business is actually the delivery of health care services, not profits to some third party insurance company) to get a perspective of how mindless this all looks.
In a nutshell:
We have a system radically different from the rest of the world.
We pay over twice as much for it.
We get demonstrably shittier outcomes.
And yet we still insist it's 'the best.'
People abroad think we're absolutely, profoundly stupid in this area. And they're right.
You're right John. And a common rebuttal is "but we've got the best specialists in the world!" Which is mostly true, except for the fact that it doesn't matter how good your healthcare is if it's too expensive to afford, and only reaches/helps a portion of the population.
the connies love their Heritage Foundation talking points about health care when they all accepted the health care when they were in congress
I wish politicos like Lott, DeLay, and Santorum would just disappear from public view forever.
Charles @ 41:
With Delay, I have hoped we would start hearing his rants from behind bars. But I guess that possibility is now "off the table", as it were.
I hope the article was referring to Oxford Mississippi!
At the risk of sounding a bit too much like Ann "The Man" Coulter (hey, that's actually not a bad nickname!), if ever there was an occasion to innundate a room located in an institution for higher learning with mustard gas it would have to be when Tom Delay and Al Sharpton are debating each other: Poisoning them would be a mercy killing for us and poisoning their audience would be a mercy killing for them. It's a win-win situation all around. Not that anyone's going to thank me for the idea.
hieronymus "the troll" braintree @ 44:
LOL, Braintree! Oh, wait. That's me.
When an ambulance is turned away from the emergency room because the facility is filled to capacity, isn't that denial of health care?
Okay. We're in agreement that Delay sucks, that our healthcare system is a joke, the war was a huge mistake and the economy was deliberately run into the dumpster. What are we going to do about it?
republicans, give 'em enough rope...
oh tommy!
I think it's important to stipulate that the Brits applauded approvingly at DeLay's suggestion that Americans will receive affordable healthcare should Hillary become president. And they laughed derisively at Tom the Moron when he claimed no one in the US goes without healthcare. Unlike Blair, they don't tolerate or waste their time appeasing nitwits.
Oxford? Which school? God, please, not Balliol. May the ghost of Lord Peter Wimsey rise up and strike down the blasphemer Delay. He has despoiled these sacred grounds.
I only WISH the U.S. would end up with a health care system like England's...
What bullshit. Working 60 hours a week and it takes FOUR MONTHS to get a fucking appointment to check out a possibly cancerous skin lesion (in a newish practice even!) and tell me how that isn't DENYING CARE? Forget a follow up in a responsible amount of time.
The beauty is, if things go wrong what is the standard line? "Oh, well... you should have come in sooner! You have to take responsibility for your own health!"
What fucking bullshit. I'm so tired of these rich assholes pretending that we all get the same level of care, OR ANY CARE, in this society. But if you are rich or a politicians wife, that plastic surgeon will see you immediately, of course...
American has almost finished burning up the middle class. Congratulations, fucking ingrate aristocrats.
I watched them years ago on tv, but then they were called The Three Stooges.
Huckabee looks like a Muppet in that picture.
I think in this case the thunderous applaud awarded to DeLay was in reference to his aligning Hillary's Health Care idea with England's NHS. Britons are very proud of their NHS. I highly doubt they were clapping for him. Just my two pents.
Pardon my language, but as I sit here with a throbbing tooth ache I can do nothing about because I'm broke and have no health care, all I can think is "what a fucking asshole". Bastard.
The story on DeLay made me LOL............
Almost as funny as he not being in on the joke of hawking a book on The Daily Show (well, it is a comedy show, so the book fits)
What the hell? Isn't Delay supposed to be in jail?
I received a 1AO discharge form the US Army in 1971. I would like to be on the Bill O show.
Would it be possible to put Rush up as a co guest.
Oh I guess not. Lies, bullshit and money from the zombies get in the way.
I would boost the ratings.
Advertisers would love it.
Fox could put on underage soft porn on breaks.
The fox zombies would go crazy. Suck another beer, slurp another republican dick and claim it was a wide stance mistake.
I love fox, amusement knows no bounds and when their brainless, clueless freaks speak in public, the falling all over themselves is a little sad.
Come on Rush; oh wow did you see that, the lights were so beautiful like an orgasm on little blue ones, have your way with me.
Billy o thats little o because he doesn't know the diff between food and sea sponges.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ain't life great.
What fools Republicans are! Their sheep-like followers baa-baa their way down the path of lies laid out for them by charlatan shepherds. Everyone with a brain is laughing at them and they don't even know it.
What fools!
I've got an idea. Let's cut out health insurance for all these creeps in D.C. and let them apply for insurance. Let's see how easy it is for them to get it.
Why isn't this SOB DeLay in jail. It's embarrassing being a Texan.
How many Publicans does it take to solve a mystery?
Just enough to pull over the next black guy who drives up.
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