It seems Wingnuttia is in a furious tizzy over Chrysler’s Super Bowl ad: Former Bush “brain” Karl Rove, now a Fox “News” contributor resembling a large ham with glasses, paragon of moral integrity, and founder of a super-secret PAC funded by a handful of evil billionaires, said he was “offended”
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Throw the baby out with the Atwater. Karl Rove has tantrum over Clint Eastwood Super Bowl ad.
“Hey Turd Blossom, catch that Dirty Harry flick. Man, that Eastwood is a mofo.” “Uh-huh”. Karl “Dirty Tricks” Rove is upset that director/actor Clint Eastwood appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Chrysler. Why? Because Chrysler received a bailout. And Rove thinks this makes Eastwood a purveyor of “Chicago-style politics”
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: The Wildrose Party’s Redford Files: Not nearly as funny as the first time…
The Redford Files website: evidence the Wildrose Alliance is on the ropes. Below, an image grabbed from the site. If “the Redford Files” really are “authorized by the Wildrose Party,” as the blog-style attack website that appeared on the Internet a few days ago indicates, it is the best evidence
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Who is behind the ‘push poll’ attacking Alison Redford?
Is this the Albertan to whom I am speaking? The mystery push-pollster busy in Alberta this week – the caller you’re speaking with, of course, may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith, sleazy U.S. political tactician …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Put Those Things Away Ladies. This Is Too Important
The Wall Street protests continue, with activists promising to hold out for months. However, another element has been brought in, that has no place in a legitimate rally.Topless women with signs requesting that gawkers not look at them but listen to th…
Continue readingKarl Rove: Sarah Palin will run
The shiny mettle that used to be Karl Rove is a bit tarnished these days, what with his grand failure of 2006. Anything he says any more is suspect. But he is one thing and that is resilient – and persistent. But his judgement? Hmm. So w…
Continue readingBattle of lightweights: Bush vs. Perry
Well, not Bush personally. He’s too busy sitting back in his La-Z-boy or clearing brush from his porch. But Karl Rove, Bruce Bartlett et al. are waging a battle royale against pipsqueak Rick Perry, a fellow Texan for whom the Bushies hold great an…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Ann Coulter is Not a "Free Speech Heroine". She’s an Idiot.
I must admit that I had never heard Ann Coulter speak, but have read many of the things she has written. Certainly no intellectual, but if I understand correctly, she is a comedian, akin to a shock jock.Bill Maher had her on as a guest this week and my…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: When Hatred Goes Mainstream
Jolly Berlin crowds in the brightly-lit Kurfürstendamm nightlife district had more fun last week than these beery, sausage-stuffed revelers have had in months. Well-dressed German women and their swank, duel-scarred escorts vied with shopgirls and mec…
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: DAY ELEVEN: The Bush/Rove Propaganda Playbook
When writing about the 2011 Canadian election, it could be a pretty facile exercise to point to the Conservative candidate, proclaim he’s just like his American counterpart (Bush) and then go further and declare that the tactics used as being t…
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: DAY TEN: Platforms (part three)
Wresting the narrative away from the spinners and media is an auspicious way to begin a campaign and Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal Party deserve a lot of credit for taking this beast by its’ antlers and waging a far better than anticipated op…
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