More Repub Stupidities

Hurricane Isaac continues to bear down on Florida, including Tampa, where the GOP convention was scheduled to start to start today. Instead the "opening ceremonies" have been cancelled. Now I don't want to give the impression that I'm making light of the situation. The country couldn't stand another disaster like hurricane Katrina or even something half as bad.

But still I have to wonder. Scheduling a convention in Florida during the middle of Hurricane Season is even dumber than scheduiling one in Fargo during January. I don't see the logic? It could be that we live in a culture where intelligence is no longer defined as erudition or competence but is confounded with a smug superior attitude like that of the Romneys. This episode, however, calls into question the judgment of the GOP.

Don't Be Stupid, Stupid!

Todd Akin, GOP candidate for Senate, made waves by declaring that it is impossible for women to become pregnant as the result of rape. The "reason" he gave for that is so ridiculous that you have to wonder how anybody could be so ignorant and stupid. Doesn't that moron listen to himself talk? Akin, and idiots like him, are not only unfit for public office but should have their brains examined.

Keeping track of GOPer stupidities eventually will cease to be funny and become merely annoying.

Lying All the Way to the White House

Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan to be his running mate, which supposedly has energized the GOP base. The fact that Romney still has to worry about "energizing" the GOP is a sign of trouble. That could be why Romney has hit upon a new way to win the Presidency, namely, to spread lies. Lately, he's claiming that the Obama administration is going to cut 700 billion dollars from Medicare. Obama has done no such thing, but Romney apparently has no scruples. While lying has worked for other GOPers, Reagan and the Bushes, Romney is carrying this to a new low. As Mark Twain pointed out, a lie can travel around the world while the truth is putting on his shoes. Still, it would be a terrible day if Romney wins the Presidency.

Blood Money and More Bad News for Romney

The hits keep coming for Mitt Romney. In the Huffington Post article "Mitt Romney Started Bain Capital With Money From Families Tied To Death Squads" Cole Stangler reports that Romney started Bain capital with money from rich Salvadoran families that also helped fund death squads that might have killed as many as 35,000 people during the 1980's.

The funny thing about Romney is that it seems that the GOP itself doesn't expect him to win. Many GOP "stars," like Chris Christie and Marco Rubio, don't want to be his running mate. How odd. It's like the GOP not only expect Romney to lose, they expect him to lose so badly that they don'w want anything to do with him.

The Hatred Continues

Last Sunday six people were killed and three wounded at a Sikh temple in Oak Park Wisconsin. The shooter, Wade Michael Page, was himself shot by police. Page served in the Army from 1992-98 but was discharged for drunkenness and going AWOL. He then joined several racist and Neo-Nazi groups.

Page was not simply another "lone wolf" killer. He was part of a racist sub culture that is willing to use violence against minority groups. Even if there was no wider plot behind the attack, it is clear that racist, neo-facist groups are a threat to all of us.

Aw Bull Cock!

Mitt Romney's recent trip abroad has turned into a PR disaster. His criticism of the London Olympics offended his hosts. He's been dubbed "Mitt the Twit" and a "wazzock" a term which originally referred to a bull's penis but which is now equivalent to what on this side of the Atlantic would be a "tool." For someone with a smarter-than-thou attitude he looks maladroit. His wife is a piece of work herself; every statement she makes carries the subtext "I'm better than you and don't you forget it." The Romneys come across as the neighbors from hell.