Comments on: “I Sold My Soul to the GOP And All I Got Was This Stupid T-Shirt” http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/ Politics for liberal newsgeeks Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:33:20 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: racetoinfinity http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14942 racetoinfinity Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:38:42 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14942 <p>“….and you don’t know what is happening here, do you, Mr. Jones/McCain”….</p> “….and you don’t know what is happening here, do you, Mr. Jones/McCain”….

]]> By: jacqrat http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14941 jacqrat Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:10:40 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14941 <p>In my mind I’ve made up a little story to explain why he wears athletic socks with his tassel loafers every night. He used to wear the same pants every night with the sox and running shoes - when he moved to CBS, they wanted him to dress up nicer. He is a rebel kid, it is his way of staying “comfortably dressed” while in suit and big-boy shoes.</p> In my mind I’ve made up a little story to explain why he wears athletic socks with his tassel loafers every night. He used to wear the same pants every night with the sox and running shoes – when he moved to CBS, they wanted him to dress up nicer. He is a rebel kid, it is his way of staying “comfortably dressed” while in suit and big-boy shoes.

]]> By: labrador http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14940 labrador Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:56:32 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14940 <p>artemesia, right… there is a growing up with this understanding, it is different than any understanding of “unwanted” pregnancy, which I would not diminish, but the growing up with the understanding - most particularly and personally as a woman - that your husband could choose your life… and if chosen… those of us a generation or two down would not be here… WTF… Gotta say, I do not believe than any man, ANY man, should be able to choose me over my fetus.</p> artemesia, right… there is a growing up with this understanding, it is different than any understanding of “unwanted” pregnancy, which I would not diminish, but the growing up with the understanding – most particularly and personally as a woman – that your husband could choose your life… and if chosen… those of us a generation or two down would not be here… WTF… Gotta say, I do not believe than any man, ANY man, should be able to choose me over my fetus.

]]> By: Mauimom http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14939 Mauimom Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:46:04 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14939 <p>Rachel made a point re McCain’s anti-abortion stance that ought to be used by the Obama campaign: McCain’s suggesting that the government have jurisdiction over every pregnant woman and be able to tell her that she MUST give birth to any baby she becomes pregnant with. Is that “small government” or “keep government out of our lives”?</p> <p>Of course the wingnuts WANT this, because to them it’s just an extension of the theocracy they love. [Wonder how they’d feel if the “theo” in that “ocracy” was Muslim?]</p> Rachel made a point re McCain’s anti-abortion stance that ought to be used by the Obama campaign: McCain’s suggesting that the government have jurisdiction over every pregnant woman and be able to tell her that she MUST give birth to any baby she becomes pregnant with. Is that “small government” or “keep government out of our lives”?

Of course the wingnuts WANT this, because to them it’s just an extension of the theocracy they love. [Wonder how they’d feel if the “theo” in that “ocracy” was Muslim?]

]]> By: Petrocelli http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14938 Petrocelli Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:43:01 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14938 <p>Yep ! <strong>*g*</strong></p> Yep ! *g*

]]> By: lesserdevil http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14936 lesserdevil Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:38:44 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14936 <p>I was concerned with John McCain’s mental [airquote] health [airquote]. He has obviously gone insane. Maybe he daydreamed himself back to a time when women did not have the [airquote] right to vote [airquote]. Don’t worry. I think soon we’ll have all of his supporters tagged so we can monitor their locations in the field. We’ll place them somewhere they’ll be happy and can’t cause anybody trouble, like retirement communities and nursing homes. If a large group of them masses for a stampede through the mall with strollers, we’ll be on top of it making sure nobody gets hurt.</p> <p>McCain supporters only look frightening. There just as afraid of us as we are of them, so don’t be scared.</p> I was concerned with John McCain’s mental [airquote] health [airquote]. He has obviously gone insane. Maybe he daydreamed himself back to a time when women did not have the [airquote] right to vote [airquote]. Don’t worry. I think soon we’ll have all of his supporters tagged so we can monitor their locations in the field. We’ll place them somewhere they’ll be happy and can’t cause anybody trouble, like retirement communities and nursing homes. If a large group of them masses for a stampede through the mall with strollers, we’ll be on top of it making sure nobody gets hurt.

McCain supporters only look frightening. There just as afraid of us as we are of them, so don’t be scared.

]]> By: rwcole http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14934 rwcole Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:35:50 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14934 <p>notice how many of the right wing is willing to shove mcbush under the bus but wants to save Palin’s sorry ass. They think she will be useful in the future. Hard to imagine.</p> notice how many of the right wing is willing to shove mcbush under the bus but wants to save Palin’s sorry ass. They think she will be useful in the future. Hard to imagine.

]]> By: wobblybits http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14933 wobblybits Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:33:21 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14933 <p>boa noite tejanarusa</p> <p>peaceful rest</p> boa noite tejanarusa

peaceful rest

]]> By: labrador http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14932 labrador Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:32:55 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14932 <p>Sunshine, who is the “they” donating to McCain/Palin? Not my mother, not my grandfather, not any of my “ancestors” that I am aware of from the heartland. Common sense goes with fact based reality… fact based goes with the land… and against fundamentalism.</p> Sunshine, who is the “they” donating to McCain/Palin? Not my mother, not my grandfather, not any of my “ancestors” that I am aware of from the heartland. Common sense goes with fact based reality… fact based goes with the land… and against fundamentalism.

]]> By: MsAnnaNOLA http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14931 MsAnnaNOLA Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:31:34 +0000 http://campaignsilo.firedoglake.com/2008/10/15/i-sold-my-soul-to-the-gop-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-t-shirt/#comment-14931 <p>Shouldn’t it be “McCain sold his sold to the Religious Right?” </p> <p>Considering he used to be pro-choice, and now he is sneering at the idea of protecting women’s health says that to me.</p> Shouldn’t it be “McCain sold his sold to the Religious Right?”

Considering he used to be pro-choice, and now he is sneering at the idea of protecting women’s health says that to me.

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