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So much rage

From Americans Against the Tea Party
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Petulant Oklahoma Rep. Throws Embarrassing Tantrum About Obama On House Floor

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the latest newbie Republican lawmaker who seems to believe his best chance of attaining political stardom in today's bigoted and paranoid Republican Party is by promulgating fake scandals about President Obama and appealing to the ugliest elements of today's GOP.

During a bizarre speech on the House Floor Monday, Rep. Jim Bridenstine, a freshman congressman from the ultra-conservative State of Oklahoma, became unhinged and spouted just about every delusional anti-government conspiracy imaginable, in a tactic that looked like it came straight out of the Roger Ailes' Playbook.

Remember his name, because he's either dumb enough to actually believe these twisted lies about President Obama and our government, or he's evil enough to spread falsehoods in order to divide our country, spread anti-government paranoia, score political points and upgrade his standing in an increasingly out-of-touch and extreme Republican Party.


Showing blatant disrespect for the President, an all too familiar characteristic of modern-day Republicans, Bridenstine went one-by-one listing off the biggest manufactured GOP and Fox "News" scandals:  the Fast and Furious operation, Obama's response to the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya and the Justice Department's seizure of journalists' phone records.

But he wasn't done there, he went on to accuse Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sibelius, of basically running around the country personally forcing every pregnant woman to have an abortion, and even found the time to assert that Vice President Joe Biden is "not fit to lead," saying,

    Mr. Speaker, the President's dishonesty, incompetence, vengefulness and lack of moral compass lead many to suggest that he is not fit to lead.

    The only problem is that his vice president is equally unfit and even more embarrassing

Tea Party leader was formerly Fascist Party leader.

More evidence that these folks are crazy.

Think Progress - Week in Crazy

The Week in Crazy

Jun 7, 2013 | By ThinkProgress War Room

10 Crazy Things the Right Did This Week

It’s been another week of the insane, inane, and outright offensive. Here’s your top ten:

1. House Republicans pass plan to deport DREAMers. Just as the Senate is about to consider a bipartisan immigration reform plan, House Republicans, led by virulently anti-immigrant Rep. Steve King (R-IA), passed a mean-spirited plan to deport DREAMers. Boos filled the chamber as the vote was gaveled.
2. GOP Senator says we can’t pass immigration reform because of government spying programs. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) used the revelations regarding the NSA’s spying programs as his latest excuse for not passing immigration reform.
3. Republican-appointed federal judge says blacks and Hispanics are “predisposed to crime.” Judge Edith Jones, a member of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, a circuit overseeing a large number of death penalty cases, made her outrageous comments about minorities during a speech earlier this year. The judge, who has a long history of troubling behavior, added that the death penalty is a public service because it’s the only way an inmate can “make peace with God.”
4. Congressman loses it on the House floor. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) lost it during a rant on the House floor during which he accused the president of “dishonesty, incompetence, vengefulness and lack of moral compass [that] lead many to suggest that he is not fit to lead.”
5. Senator suggests porn is to blame for military sexual assaults. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), most recently known for being the chief opponent of immigration reform, suggested that porn is responsible for the epidemic of sexual assault plaguing the military.
6. Republican governor schedules costly special election to lower Democratic turnout during the general election. Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) is far head in the polls in his bid for re-election, yet he appears to have scheduled a special election to fill the seat of recently deceased Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) to keep Democratic turnout low the day he and Republican state legislators will be on the ballot. The election will cost $12 MILLION or more and is taking place less than a month before the November general election.
7. Fox Business refuses to run an ad critical of Fox contributors. After a spate of male Fox contributors made disparaging and sexist comments about female breadwinners, the group UltraViolet sought to run an ad on Fox Business critical of their comments. The network refused to air it.
8. Anti-Obamacare states pass up billions in funds meant to help the poor get health insurance. The red states that are refusing to expand Medicaid under Obamacare are set to lose out on $8 BILLION in funding, which will cause them to leave an additional 3.6 MILLION Americans uninsured simply out of spite.
9. Wall Street Journal editorial board member says bike share is a “totalitarian” plot. Dorothy Rabinowitz assailed the newly unveiled bike share plan being rolled out in New York City. She complained that the city’s best neighborhoods were being “begrimed” by the bikes put in place by “totalitarian” Mayor Michael Bloomberg. She also described the “bike lobby” as an “all-powerful enterprise.”
10. Congressional inquisitor-in-chief goes overboard on CNN. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has been endlessly pursuing conspiracy theories and alleged Obama administration scandals for years, but he went more overboard than usual this week. During an appearance on CNN, Issa called White House Press Secretary Jay Carney “a paid liar.” Issa’s fellow Republicans reportedly told him to cool it following the incident.

BONUS: A Texas jury acquitted a man for the murder of a woman he hired as an escort, after his lawyers claimed he was authorized to use deadly force because she refused sex.

Senior citizen John McCain

It's crazy that this addle-minded old man is wandering the country, barely able to put words together to make an intelligent statement, appearing almost weekly on the Sunday talk shows, and he barely has a clue what's going on around him. What a freaking embarrassment to himself and our nation.

From Daily Kos...

McCain unsure whether he met with rebel kidnapper during Syria trip

I guess the bottom line here is that John McCain just isn't sure with whom he met. But he is sure of one thing: President Obama needs to listen to whoever they were and get America militarily involved in Syria by enforcing a no-fly zone and supplying weapons:

    The rebels told McCain, a prominent critic of what he calls the Obama administration's inaction on Syria, they wanted the United States to being supplying weapons and enforcing a no-fly zone in the country.

    "Their message was, to be frank with you: they do not understand," he said. "They do not understand why we won't help them."

Well that makes total sense. McCain meets with some strangers, isn't able to vouch for their identity, but says the U.S. military should take on the responsibility of grounding the Syrian air force while we ship weapons to a bunch of people he clearly doesn't know.

What could possibly go wrong?

Mark Sanford reelected by the party of family values.

This image is a couple of weeks old - still points out some serious concerns about the electorate in the south.

Getting directly to the point.

Who built that?

Do you grasp the depths of crazy?

Governor Scott of Florida.

Thirty-seven votes to repeal Obamacare, zero votes for jobs.

Self-fulfilling prophesy

And P.J. O'Rourke, in case you don't know, is a libertarian.

Take the time to understand the issues...

You don't need to feel guilty about it - both sides are not equally guilty

Stupid peon.

Tell me something I DIDN'T know...

From Daily Kos

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Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) revealed that some members of his party opposed expanding background checks for gun sales recently because they didn't want to "be seen helping the president."

The GOP defines itself