Countdown: <i>Bushed!</i>- Republicans Behaving Badly Edition
By Logan Murphy Wednesday Apr 09, 2008 2:30pm
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As long as the Bush administration scandals keep going the Bushed! segments on Countdown will keep rolling on. On Wednesday Keith Olbermann looked at Blackface-Gate, a scandal which involves the scrubbing of pictures from a government website of a DHS staffer who came to a department party in blackface.
Next up is the always hacktacular wingnut chickenhawk, Rep. Patrick McHenry, who is in hot water over trashing a U.S. security guard in Iraq, and now is being admonished by the Pentagon for posting a video on his website which disclosed specific details about his location within the Green Zone, making it easier for Iraqi militias to target the area.
Finally, the GAO released a report which revealed that federal employees had wasted millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars using government credit cards to fund lavish meals, parties, online dating subscriptions and...lingerie.
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The title is a no-brainer, Most Republicans always behave badly!
Randi Rhodes quit Air America!! WTF?
The media claims McBush is tied with Obama. BULLSHIT.
So are we paying (via taxes) for all that shit the gov employees charged on their credit cards or are they going to have to pay back the gov? Personally I'm not interested in paying for fancy assed shit unless I get to keep it.
My father-in-law was over last night when I was watching Keith, like many typical Repugs, he claimed it was liberal bias. I said most of the networks have mentioned it. But he said," I watch Fox." Nuff said.
Yep... par for the course in right-winged America, home of the $ociopath and blatent fucktards.
right on! @ 6:
Right. But try pointing this story out to any righty friend or getting him or her to watch this clip and they will probably just stick their fingers in their ears and start screaming, "Stay the course! Defend the homeland! Get the illegal immigrants! GeeDub loves me!" They don't want the facts; they want to feel goooood about being an American without having to work for it.
Gotta love the staff in the background laughing their asses off.
Personally, if anyone I know expresses support for Bush, or any of his ilk, I try to see if they are just lacking information and context. If so, I make every effort to help them understand what the problem is. If not, I tell them to get the hell out of my sight. I don't need them, family or not. Good riddance to bad rubbish! That should be considered a major character flaw.
To put this in perspective, imagine someone informing you that they actively supported torturing kids and animals. Would you sit there and say "tsk, tsk what a shame. Hey you want another brewski"? If so, there's something wrong with you too.
pissed off patricia @ 4:
No patricia...Not everyone is filing "income" tax returns this year...a lot of us are sick of this shit and are doing something non-violent about it!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173
Drop out and stop feeding the pig!
My jungle drug busting panties didn't cost that much. They must have shopped at a pretty high end store.
Ahhhhh...but what most Americans don't realize is that lingerie can be very expensive. And who wants our Federal employees prancing around in anything less than top shelf? Clearly, that would send the wrong message to terrorists.
milquetoast @ 10:
I don't want the pig after my butt for not paying taxes. Nope, not going that route. They have more lawyers than I do.
All republicans are racist. War mongers
From the linked article:
"In the video, he related to anyone with an internet connection just how effective those rocket attacks had been."
You know, if any one of the U.S. troops had done something similar they would be up on charges right about now. McHenry basically acted a spotter for those that fired those mortar rounds. He indicated where they hit and if the mortar team(s) recall where they placed their mortars in the first place all they would have to do is shift fire. I'd hope that the Pentagon files charges against that idiot chickenhawk for basically aiding and abetting but I won't hold my breath.
Well at least they didn't steal any W's off of keyboards, or trash the place with empty pizza boxes.
Yeah that Randi Rhodes thing I suppose shouldn't have surprised me, but it did.
She shouldn't have said what she did at an Air America sponsored event, but I guess I should have seen this coming, her quitting.
I posted about it on my blog today after I saw it on The Raw Story.
Gumby69 @ 8:
No... that's crap Soup style shit. No joke here and if KO wants to make his program some kinda popish waste, then fuck him too.
I don't understand how this can be? Aren't the Republicans and this administration filled with "good Christian Americans"? Isn't the President a "good Christian" who regularly talks directly to GOD? Aren't the Democrats supposed to be the immoral non born again non good Christians? Aren't the Democrats led by a bunch of evil liberals that want nothing but to take your honest hard-worked for money and spend it?
This is truly amazing that these good Christians that are against the evils of homosexuals, and abortionists, and the evil ACLU could be guilty of any of these accusations. There must be some mistake.
Wasn't a colonel killed this week in a Green Zone gym...? Wasn't the guard who McHenry was berating stationed outside a gym in the Green Zone?
Did McHenry's stupid ass get that colonel killed?
Wasn't Geraldo booted out of the country for doing the same thing as Patrick Henry?
If they could kick Geraldo out of Iraq for disclosing battle locations while embedded with troops, censuring Patrick Henry is fair game.
As for "Bushed" Olbermann could run episodes for the next ten years without re-runs or syndication.
Cat Atomic @ 20:
I would say the odds are very likely indeed.
So are we paying (via taxes) for all that shit the gov employees charged on their credit cards or are they going to have to pay back the gov? Personally I’m not interested in paying for fancy assed shit unless I get to keep it.
Patricia, most of them are probably dominionists so if you don't get it now, wait until they're "raptured" then you can have all their stuff.
I work for the Federal Government and they would have come after me for charging to fill up my tank in my car that's being used for government business.
And they wonder why Americans hate bureaucratic operations... ;-)
I'm with Patricia; it's tempting not to feed the pig but that pig would rather chase me for a few pennies than go after his corporate buddies who he gave tax breaks and could very well afford to pay their 10% of billions of dollars to keep the economy from ruin.
But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, they would rather feed at the trough as opposed to keeping the trough full for others because that's what pigs do. Hog up everything and leave nothing for the rest of us.
The only pig I want to see is the roast ones they serve at Hawaiian luaus, complete with apple in his yap.
pissed off patricia @ 11:
Boy, I guess they are issuing some odd gear in the military these days. When I was in the service women weren't issued those that I recall. I can just see the issued equipment list now:
Panties, camoflage, drug busting, 3 pair lol
Joe O. @ 22:
You guys beat me to the punch. Speaking of punch, someone should lay out that little twerp McHenry. I know, Sitemonitor, do not foment violence on the blog...
Gary, it wasn't an Air America sponsored event but it was definitely sponsored by an Air America affiliate and she did promote the event on her show. I like Randi alot but I think she crossed the line. It's still a shame that things turned out this way. In any event, her voice needs to be heard on a national broadcast. She'll be back soon.
Dr. Acula @ 26:
So he endangered our troops and possibly got one of them killed? He needs to be kicked out of Congress for his sheer stupidity. What a tool!
Yeah that's what I meant. Affiliate sponsored event. But I suppose the big thing was she was there representing Air America. And when I lived in Spokane Washington I could get the show, but now I'm in Toledo Ohio and I can't get it on the radio out here.
But when I DID listen to Air America, I tended to just listen to Rachel Maddow. I think Randi sometimes comes off as the "angry liberal" that the Righties wanna label us all as. And when someone would be on the line and they had some weird belief or something, she'd smack them down and mock them and act like they were a total retard. I didn't care for that.
But I also agree, she'll be back somewhere.
AP poll: Bush public approval at new low By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer
Thu Apr 10, 12:15 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Public approval of President Bush has dipped to a new low in the Associated Press-Ipsos poll, driven by dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy.
A survey released Thursday showed 28 percent approve of the overall job Bush is doing. That was statistically tied with his previous low in the poll of 30 percent last month and in February.
Only 27 percent are happy with his job on the economy, which threatens to enter a recession and which many national surveys show is voters' top worry. That was worse than his previous low of 29 percent approval for handling the economy set in February, and down 4 percentage points from last month. [Congress has an approval rating of....]
Gary @ 17:
was she ever given a chance to apologize? her station openly supports Hillary, especially mark green. yeah, no surprise there.
CoIntelPro against all things repug! @ 31:
What exactly do you mean by her station supporting Hillary? Mark Green may support her but he's not on the air. All of the on air talent from the times I've listened has been neutral aside from Randi. I like Randi and I don't think it was cool of her to say that at an event associated with Air America either.
Well, that was fast. Randi signed to NovaM. Good for her.
The Political Junkie @ 23:
If, as reported in the GAO report, the Fed. Gov. has issued 300,000 credit cards to
federal employees and by so doing, it "saved" us,(the taxpayers)
$1.8 BILLION dollars in administrative expenses, one has to wonder just how much
are the TOTAL administrative charges of the Fed. Gov. I have some knowledge and
experience at budget oversight and accountibility(tho "only" at a State level), and it
amazes and shocks me that the abuses/mismangement of Fed. dollars cpntinues.This is notthe first GAO report indicating this kind of missue, so one has to also wonder and
inquire as to the kinds of federal employees we have in key positions. Sickening..
LESS TALK, MORE JAIL. Somebody wake me up when it starts happening, I can't take it anymore.
chris @ 35:
Expect to sleep for a very very long time.
...i wonder if American voters will remember that the republicans are DUE for a serious drop kick out of government in november.across the board. and a few dems will have to go for aiding and abetting this mess.
...'To All Americans'...or... 'A Call to Common-Sense'...
I sure hope anyone with any questions (whatsoever) about jr., will watch this video...
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THE BUSH VIDEO:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8187301869971500776
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I'll still give Robert Redford an 'A for Affert'...because some of the 'dialogue' his character speaks in 'LIONS and LAMBS' is what every 21 year old should hear...
Also, EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH THE VIDEO (BELOW)...EVERYONE!...
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THE BUSH VIDEO:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8187301869971500776
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I used to work for the feds and they made it mandatory to have a government credit card, regardless of rank. So the employees who already had issues w/ their own personal credit had another card to hammer. The agencies encouraged all expenditures be placed on the card and were lax in oversight, so these abuses were bound to happen.
The Political Junkie @ 24:
Even if the Rich started to pay more taxes- it wouldn't save the economy from ruin- the problem runs deeper than the government not being able to collect enough money.
Wouldn't it be nice if something were done about those lavish meals? I used to bus in a French restaurant in Ottawa, before we had our "Sponsorship Scandal" and the restaurant was one of many that was forced to shut down because they very well knew politicians were spending the public dollar there.
Well, they were just being patriotic Americans and did what their naked emperor told them to do.....spend, spend, spend. And YOU there, go get another McJob. We need MORE, MORE, MORE! Sheeshe. Conservatives my a$$.
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