mistertrickster's Journal - Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:40:37 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:40:37 Listen to old Rush on Presidential nominations to the SCOTUS Referring to Democrats objecting to Bush's Supreme Court nominees after O'Conner retired, the round mound of radio sound said (in 2005) . . .

“I'm tired of these Democrats acting like they won the election. Somebody needs to stand up and say, ‘When you win the election, you pick the nominees. Un... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/33 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:52:34 Obama is "scared of his own troops" because he won't let Navy grads wear swords. Have you seen the reich-wing smear d' jour.

Apparently, [i]The Washington Times[/i] blog re-printed a statement that Navy grads were requested to leave swords and umbrellas at home during the ceremony . . . which prompted the rabid right to claim that "Full Dress White includes 'wear sword'. More... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/32 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:52:04 RightWingTalkingPoint Debunked--"The Rich Pay 87 Percent of ALL the Income Taxes Collected" You've heard this one over and over again in all of its many manifestations:

"The top one percent pay 67 percent" or "the top 10 percent pay 92 percent of all the income tax collected" or some such nonesense.

This proves again Benjamin Disraeli's contention that "there are lies, damn lies, and... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/28 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:57:15 If we could have read McCain's mind while he gave his speech, would it have revealed something like this?

Thank you all very much. Tonight, I have a privilege given few Americans [i]except for very wealthy white men[/i]— the privilege of accepting our party's nomination for president of the United States. And I accept it with gratitude, humility and confide... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/27 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:09:17 Does McCain have illegals on his payroll? How can he not? Think about it--he's got more houses than he can keep track of and spends a quarter of a million on servants.

You think that every single individual in his army of employees, practically all of them working in ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA, are all AMERICAN?

Not bloody likely.

Lou Dobbs would have... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/26 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:57:44 Billionaires-for-Bush Celebrate Karl Rove in Wichita People say that we billionaires aren't interested in giving back to society.

That's not true! When Karl Rove came to Kansas for a Republican fund-raiser yesterday, we turned out to show our support. Karl Rove is a man to be admired and extolled to the world. He stands on principle!

He doesn... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/24 Fri, 16 May 2008 18:44:21 If you invested in a Dow index seven years ago, you've made 2.1 percent annual return. 2.1 percent . . . that's not even keeping up with inflation.

I can't remember a period, even the Nixon-Carter years, when the Dow has been so flat for so long.

Jan 2001

Dow at 10,600

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1821426.stm



Today, seven years later

Dow at 12,159

http... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/23 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:22:24 Clinton administration subject to 1,052 subpoenas But the agenda (of Congressional oversight) was different during the Clinton administration. The government reform panel alone, for example, issued 1,052 subpoenas related to investigations of the Clinton administration and the Democratic National Committee from 1997 to 2002, and only 11 subpoenas r... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/22 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:45:37 How to stop the illegal wire tapping. Create a gun-phone! Then they can't touch you. Thanks to the NRA and reich-wingers like Todd Tiahrt, even information about CRIMINALS can't be shared by the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm Bureau with local law enforcement.

However, illegal wiretapping is on-going . . .

The solution?

Create a GUN-PHONE. Then the NRA and its loyal minio... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/21 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:52:21 My response to Cindy Sheehan: "never give up" I also was saddened by Cindy Sheehan's resignation as the spokesperson against the war.

When I heard her speak on television, she seemed terribly weary of the entire ordeal. That's very understandable: she and people like her (people like US, in fact) are trying to change an entire political-ec... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/20 Tue, 29 May 2007 14:51:55 You're a Mean One, Mr. Bush Here's my song parody. Enjoy.

*****

(To the tune of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch")

You're a mean one, Mr. Bush.
You really are a heel.
You have lied us into I-raq,
For petroleum you’d steal.

Mr. Bush . . . You're a bad banana
Making (pause) oily black deals.

You're a monster... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/17 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:58:47 As British consider withdrawing from Iraq, will we eat "Freedom muffins? Remember the Francophobe hate-mongering the right-wing wallowed in, when those "sissy snail-eating Frenchies" refused to back the coalition to invade Iraq? French fries became "freedom fries" etc.

Now it appears that the Brits want to cut-and-run too. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/13/world/eur... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/15 Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:47:50 REVIEW: IRAQ FOR SALE Here's a review of Robert Greenwald's latest film I sent to my hometown paper. This is not copyrighted--use as you wish:

“IRAQ FOR SALE” SHINES HARSH LIGHT ON WAR CONTRACTORS

By Brad Radcliffe

As WWII began, President Franklin Roosevelt famously said, “I don't want to see a single war mil... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/14 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:05:56 Really Queer--Right-wing Gay-baiting Gays “Defending Marriage Act.” “Family values.” “The politics of personal responsibility.” Ever since 1996 when gay marriage first rocketed to national prominence, the Republicans have set themselves up as defenders of rock-solid traditional probity and morality. On January 8th, “Justice Sunday,” ou... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/12 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:54:21 FIVE YEARS LATER, AMERICA STILL IGNORANT OF WHY Soon after 9-11, President Bush addressed a joint session of Congress and the nation saying, “Americans are asking, why do <terrorists> hate us? They hate what we see right here in this chamber -- a democratically elected government. . . . They hate our freedoms -- our freedom of religion, our free... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/10 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:50:07 How Conservatives Hate Democracy, Part 2 As discussed in part 1, conservatives love to trot out the democratic pony . . . if, and only if, it suits their purposes. When democracy runs counter to the goals of corporatism however, corporatism wins every time. We saw it in Iran in 1957 when oil interests worked through western powers to dep... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/7 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:34:44 How Conservatives Hate Democracy--Part 1 We’re all Americans. Liberal or conservative, Democratic or Republican, Rush Limbaugh or Al Franken, we all believe in democracy, right? It’s our core belief—the majority rules. It’s what this country stands for—free and fair elections.

A quick look at history since World War II however shows us ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/3 Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:45:28 The Worst of Both Worlds Old-style conservatives, bad as they were, had a consistent position that was at least worthy of debate—government should be smaller and less intrusive. While this had the enormous downside of providing fewer essential government services such as food for hungry children, keeping dry-cleaning solven... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/mistertrickster/2 Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:43:41