Archives: June, 2009

“I just congratulated Al Franken on his victory. I told him it’s the best job he’ll ever have representing Minnesota in the United States Senate. The Supreme Court has spoken, I will respect its decision, and abide by its results.”
— former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), finally doing the right thing and conceding the 2008 [...]

He had a chance to affect history. You, too, have a chance to affect history.
— President Obama, quoted by the Washington Post, showing House Democrats a portrait of Abraham Lincoln before their vote on the climate-change bill.

From the movie “Three Kings”:

HT to FishbowlNY

Hey, people deserve to know what’s in this pile of shit.
— Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), quoted in The Hill, when asked why he read portions of the cap-and-trade bill on the floor Friday night after passage of a landmark climate-change bill.

Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Jun. 29, 2009

Well, these issues have been bipartisan issues … But for us as Republicans, the biggest issue about this or about spending or about other policy issues is Republicans need to do what they say they’re going to do.
— Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R), quoted on CBS’s Face the Nation, saying that sex scandals are not [...]

Topics: Verbatim

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RPOF Brags About ‘Pay to Play’ with Black Media
Buck Banks | Jun. 29, 2009

This is just an amazing thing. The Republican Party of Florida issued a press release Saturday that republished an Orlando Sentinel story about meetings RPOF Chairman Jim Greer had with African American media representatives recently. I understand that the RPOF is trying to reach out to blacks, but I’m just not certain how to take [...]

Topics: Conservative Agenda, Florida, GOP Hypocrisy, Racism

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Florida Republicans On Message, Off Truth
Buck Banks | Jun. 29, 2009

The leadership of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is many things (dumber than a sack of hammers comes to mind), but one thing they do know how to do is stay on message. And like most Republican messaging, it matters little how true the message may be because as we’ve seen time and again, [...]

Topics: Conservative Values, GOP Hypocrisy, Message Points, Racism

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Pitts Asks Help to Sharpen His ‘Demon Gaydar’
Buck Banks | Jun. 29, 2009

In yesterday’s Miami Herald, columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. weighs in on the “gay exorcism” scandal with wicked sarcasm:
To Manifested Glory Ministries of Bridgeport, Conn.:
Perhaps you wouldn’t mind telling me what a ”homosexual demon” looks like.
I will confess that until last week, I had no idea demons even had sexual orientations. Or, for that matter, sex. [...]

Topics: Homophobia Inc., Jesusland

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Church Performs ‘Gay Exorcism’ on Teen
Buck Banks | Jun. 26, 2009

Here’s the CNN story:
The boy writhes uncontrollably on the floor, but the church members remain calm, if increasingly loud. They’re trying to drive a “demon” out of him.
“You homosexual demon, get up on outta here!” they say. “You demon, loose yourself!” “You sex demon … you snake!”
The shouts, the convulsions, the references to homosexual spirits [...]

Topics: Homophobia Inc., Jesusland

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Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Jun. 26, 2009

But do you want to be nonpartisan and get nothing? Or do you want to be partisan and end up with a good health care plan? That is the choice.
— Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), quoted in the Charleston Gazette, expecting little Republican support in passing health care reform.

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