Richard Mourdock's World

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Wednesday October 24, 2012 · 11:41 AM PDT

2012/10/24 · 11:41

In the world of Romney-endorsed Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, pregnancy resulting from rape is “a gift from God.” Let’s play that out in an example:

I have two young-adult daughters. In the event, God forbid, that one of them was raped, she would not have the right to obtain emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy from occurring, even in the immediate aftermath of the incident. Nor, because Romney and Ryan and Mourdock want Roe v. Wade overturned, could she obtain an abortion even in the first trimester of her pregnancy. She would be forced to completely upend her own life, to take it in a direction she never intended or wanted, all because Richard Mourdock and Todd Akin and Paul Ryan believe that the rape-caused pregnancy is a “gift from God.”

And I, as the father of that sweet, intelligent, dynamic daughter, would be left to tell her that, “the United States government, in its majesty, has determined that – regardless of what you believe, dear – rape-caused pregnancy is a gift from God. I can’t help you. Your mother can’t help you. You can’t help you. Your own beliefs don’t matter. How this may damage your life, your relationships, your emotional and physical health, doesn’t matter. You may not believe that God wanted you to be compelled to carry your rapist’s child to term, but I am so sorry -- Richard Mourdock’s views of God trump yours. I’d like to be able to help you heal, but God and Richard Mourdock say that I can’t.”

Tell me how this differs from the Taliban?

Pardon me, Mitt: Would you Have Any Grey Poupon?

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Friday September 28, 2012 · 12:49 PM PDT

2012/09/28 · 12:49

This is just weird: at a fundraiser in Washington last night, this is what Bill Marriott came up with to demonstrate Mitt's spirit of generosity and service. This is from the Washington Times, so it must be true,right? (Picked up in Mike Allen's Politico Playbook):

"Bill Marriott, chairman ... of Marriott [International], introduced Romney. Marriott shared stories about how they have been family friends for decades. This is one of his tales:

"'Both Mitt and I have summer places up in New Hampshire on Lake Winnipesaukee. And a few summers ago I was taking my grandchildren and children to town in the boat for ice cream. And we got into the docks and they were all full and I looked around, there was no place to park, so we stopped at the end of a dock. They all jumped off and ran up the dock. And I realized there was nobody in the boat to help me dock the boat, handle the ropes, do anything - they just left me out there at sea. So I finally found a place to park after about 20 minutes, and I pulled in, I said, 'Who's going to grab the rope?,' and I looked up and there was Mitt Romney. So he pulled me in, he tied up the boat for me. He rescued me just as he's going to rescue this great country.'"

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Thursday July 26, 2012 · 4:30 PM PDT

2012/07/26 · 16:30

The rollout of "world leader" Mitt Romney isn't going too well. His spokesman managed to drive home the Romney goal of a WASP reconquista (the Mexican "reconquista" of the Southwest is what Joe Arpaio fans here in Arizona constantly fear) one day before Mitt shows up in England and promptly offends the exact people he's trying to impress. He pees all over their Olympic efforts, breaches MI6 protocol and security, and manages to elevate the leader of the Opposition into the Prime Minister. Mr. Smooth's inability to say the right thing or find the right tone in England is bad enough, but I fully expect him to land in Warsaw and come out with a couple of "Polack jokes" to really impress his hosts. God knows what he'll do in Israel, but if he opens his remarks with "a priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into a bar," you know we're in trouble.

Is Mitt's Hand Steady Enough to Hold the Tiller?

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Monday July 16, 2012 · 1:40 PM PDT

2012/07/16 · 13:40

Every professional observer from Bill Kristol leftward has had his or her mouth agape at Mitt Romney's obstinate refusal to release more tax returns and the relentless whining about the unfairness of the Obama camp's commentary on the Bain Capital SEC filings. Two quick observations:

First, the tax returns must really be explosive for Mitt to take the heat he's taking for not releasing them. What would they show? Shorting auto manufacturers' stock while writing columns saying "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt"? Other bets against US businesses? Even more accounts socked away in tax havens? Contributions to controversial organizations? (Planned Parenthood? The John Birch Society? With Mitt's track record it could be anything). It will be interesting to see if he can stick to his guns on this one.

Second, the whining about the Bain Capital attacks. Most people realized, even as they were occurring, that the Swift Boat attacks on John Kerry were untrue and unfair. But Kerry's reaction (much the same as Romney's reaction now, even though the allegations against Romney actually have a lot of substance) made many people wonder just how a President Kerry would stand up to the treachery and dishonesty of a Kim Il-Sung (or Jong-Il, I can never keep them straight), an Ahmadinejad, or even a Putin. I think Kerry would have been fine, but it did make me wonder. And it's doing the same thing now: Is Romney's hand steady enough to hold the tiller? You never hear Obama whine about the hatred directed towards him. He just lifts his jaw and fixes his gaze.

All politics aside, does Mitt have the steadiness we need in these perilous times?

Hey Zonies! Wanna Do Something Effective and Subversive?

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Wednesday February 01, 2012 · 1:05 PM PST

2012/02/01 · 13:05

The gutless Susan G. Komen Foundation announced the termination of its support for Planned Parenthood, allegedly due to the Komen Foundation's policy of not supporting organizations that are "under investigation," even bullshit ones that are nakedly political. Well, here's something Arizonans can do that is easy, effective, powerful, and as close to perfect as you're likely to find.

Azdave56

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Wednesday October 26, 2011 · 2:20 PM PDT

2011/10/26 · 14:20

Check out what just came out from the Arizone Democratic Party today:

PHOENIX -- A Rocky Mountain Poll of Arizona voters has President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney and other potential Republican challengers for the presidency.
The results are the latest evidence that, as CNN's Political Ticker wrote today, Arizona is looking "competitive in the general election."
The poll shows President Obama with a 45-40% advantage over Romney in a hypothetical general election showdown, and Obama with a 44-38% advantage over Rick Perry and 45-38% advantage over Herman Cain.
"All year long, we've seen Republican presidential candidates overreach and go to extremes," said Andrei Cherny, Arizona Democratic Party chairman, "and Mitt Romney's recent call to let homeowners hit rock bottom only reinforces that the GOP is out of touch with the mainstream. Republicans may be in for a rude awakening in 2012."

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Friday August 19, 2011 · 10:47 AM PDT

2011/08/19 · 10:47

Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio had a really busy day yesterday. First he had to react, with predictable dudgeon, to President Obama's decision to selectively enforce immigration laws. It was an outrage, he said, and was remarkably unmoved by the argument that maybe a college student or employed young person who was brought to the US as a baby, has no criminal record, and just wants to be a productive member of American society, is the kind of person this country should want to keep, rather than want to throw out. Joe said he'd continue to round 'em up wherever he finds them -- beyond that, who knows what he'll do.

Then last night there was a Tea Party meeting in suburban Gilbert. The featured guest was birther loon Jerome Corsi who has this whole bizarre theory about transposed numbers, smiley faces embedded in signatures, and other "flaws" that establish that the long-form birth certificate Obama released is a fake. 250 Tea Partiers signed a petition humbly beseeching the sheriff to launch an investigation into the genuineness of the long-form certificate in hopes of keeping Obama off the ballot here. And guess what, the sheriff posed proudly with Corsi and vowed that yes, such an investigation is within his jurisdiction (what isn't?) and he would certainly get right on it.

For a 78-year old crank, Joe really keeps himself busy, and keeps the rest of us alternately shaking our heads and laughing at him, not with him.

Who Says the Bush Tax Cuts will Expire?

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Monday August 01, 2011 · 10:09 AM PDT

2011/08/01 · 10:09

Enough has been written by people way smarter than I am about the Obama-Boehner-McConnell-Reid deal. But progressives who are understandably disappointed that the deal is all cuts and no tax increases have been consoling themselves that this will help insure the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy will expire in January 2013.

Says who?

You can't tell me that the Republicans won't come up with some other manufactured crisis and hold some essential piece of legislation hostage unless Congress agrees to a further extension, or maybe even to make them permanent. It's not yet clear on what it will be, but they'll find something. And Obama and Congressional Democrats will likely fold again.

Harold Camping for President!

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Monday May 23, 2011 · 10:54 AM PDT

2011/05/23 · 10:54

Wouldn't Harold Camping, since he's still here and everything, make a great addition to the Republican presidential primary field? His views on creationism are right in the mainstream of Republican thought on science, and his ability to persuade large groups of "common folk" to believe things that turn out not to be true will help convince America that forcing 88-year olds to buy health care using a ValPak full of vouchers and coupons (Buy a Colonoscopy, Get Cataract Surgery for 50% off!) is really a good approach.

Republican Officials in Arizona Acknowledge Risk of Tea Party Extremism; Vote with Feet

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Wednesday January 12, 2011 · 12:23 PM PST

2011/01/12 · 12:23

While the question of the extent, if any, to which the alleged shooter's actions in Tucson last Saturday were influenced by inflammatory political invective remains open (largely because the suspect apparently hasn't yet said a peep to anyone), some REPUBLICAN leaders are taking no chances. Today's Arizona Republic reported on the resignations of several Republican district committee officials. These people were largely McCain supporters in the bitter 2010 primary campaign with Tea Party favorite J.D. Hayworth. Instead of "closing ranks" the way primary opponents and their partisans are supposed to, the Hayworth/Tea Party folks have remained bitter. So bitter, in fact, that these officials feared for their own and their family's personal safety.

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Tuesday October 12, 2010 · 8:39 AM PDT

2010/10/12 · 08:39

The approach that worked so brilliantly for Christine O'Donnell in confronting critics who latched onto her "dabbling in witchcraft" comment might work equally well for Meg Whitman. She's trailing Jerry Brown in the polls in California, and the true message in that errant voice mail left by the Brown campaign has been lost in the suggestion by someone on the tape to call her a "whore." But the basis for that was that she allegedly was promising to treat certain public-employee unions in California better than most of the unions in exchange for their endorsement.

Anyway, here's how I think a 30 second commercial should be scripted for Ms. Whitman:

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Tuesday September 14, 2010 · 1:51 PM PDT

2010/09/14 · 13:51

Steve May, the gay Army officer and former poster child of the negative consequences of Don't Ask Don't Tell, who was profiled more recently in the New York Times as a Republican (of course) dirty trickster and Arizona (of course) legislative candidate, has now dropped out of the race. There was that matter of the "most extreme DUI" charge that had escaped the public's and the Republican Party's notice until last week, when the Arizona Republic reported it.

http://www.azcentral.com/...

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