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Palin Blames The Media…Again.

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Media, Palin

Alright…this has gone beyond silly and is now firmly into the “insulting our intelligence” category.
Listen to what she had to say to Fox News about the Couric interview…
“I did feel there were a lot of things she was missing in terms of an opportunity to ask what a VP candidate stands for, what the values [...]

October 3rd, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Steve Doocy Dishes A Doozy On Palin’s Experience

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, McCain, Palin, Republicans, Russia, Video

Just watch…

That’s right. Sarah Palin has foreign relations experience because Alaska is near Russia.
Wow.
I also love how the other guy on panel talks about how politics is all about exceeding expectations. And since expectations are extremely low for Palin, she’ll be able to impress people.
I’m sorry, but isn’t that exactly how we got into this [...]

August 30th, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

“Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter”

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Bush, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Environment, The World

Those were the words from President Bush to world leaders at the recent G8 Summit…and the response was understandably shocked.
From the Telegraph:
The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”
He then punched the air while [...]

July 10th, 2008 | Permalink| 16 Comments »

Phil Gramm: America Is A Nation Of Whiners

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Economy, McCain, Republicans

Today we find that Former Texas republican senator and top economic advisor to McCain serves up a completely clueless assessment of why America’s workforce is struggling…
And yet the Wash Times’ headline of this article is “McCain adviser talks of ‘mental recession’”
Huh?
“You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession,” he said, noting that growth [...]

July 10th, 2008 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

Aww nuts Jesse!

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Race, Video

What was this man thinking?
Jesse Jackson has been on literally thousands of television programs and he’s well aware that mics are always on. And yet…he said this:
“See, Barack been, um…talking down to black people on this faith based…I wanna cut his nuts off. Barack, he’s talking down to black people.”
But to be fair to [...]

July 9th, 2008 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

McCain Shouldn’t Be Joking About Killing Iranians

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Iran, McCain

Between his “Bomb, bomb, Iran” comments and now a recent joke about hoping that cigarettes kill them, McCain is something a sophomoric side that isn’t befitting of a Commander in Chief.
From Wash Post:
Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, “Maybe that’s a way of [...]

July 9th, 2008 | Permalink| 8 Comments »

Mr. Sullivan, May I show you to your petard?

By mw | Related entries in Barack, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Ideas, Smart Things Said By Smart People, WTF?

In the event my title is a bit too obscure, pictured above is Mr. Andrew Sullivan lighting his petard, shortly before he is about to be hoisted by same.
This definition may help:
pe·tard n.
1. A small bell-shaped bomb used to breach a gate or wall.
Word History: The French used pétard, “a loud [...]

July 8th, 2008 | Permalink| 18 Comments »

Obama Rejects Wes Clark’s McCain War Statements

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, History, McCain, Military, Republicans

As well he should. This was extremely bad form by Wes Clark, especially after 2004.
From CNN:
“As he’s said many times before, Senator Obama honors and respects Senator McCain’s service, and of course he rejects yesterday’s statement by General Clark,” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement.
Here’s what McCain said…
“I know that General Clark is [...]

June 30th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Wesley Clark, Please Remove Foot From Mouth

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Democrats, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, History, McCain, Military, War

As opposed to misinterpreting what McCain said about gas prices…this one is crystal clear…
“I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.”
As Ambinder notes, this one belongs in “The Better Left Unsaid Department…“

June 30th, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Top McCain Adviser Says Terror Attack Would Help

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, McCain, Pakistan, Republicans, Terrorism, The World

What in the world was Charlie Black thinking? Because not only did he suggest the contents of the title, but he also talked about an assassination helping McCain’s cause too?
Big time error here…
Charlie Black, an adviser already in the spotlight for his past lobbying work, is quoted in the upcoming July 7 edition of Fortune [...]

June 23rd, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Rove: Obama Is Arrogant

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Rove

And this guy would know since he was key in creating one of the most arrogant and secretive administrations since Nixon.
From ABC:
ABC News’ Christianne Klein reports that at a breakfast with Republican insiders at the Capitol Hill Club this morning, former White House senior aide Karl Rove referred to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, as [...]

June 23rd, 2008 | Permalink| 8 Comments »

Hillary Claims She Won Most States…

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Hillary

…after February 20th.
Here’s what she said…:
“I’ve been closing very strongly since Feb. 20,” she said, referring to the day after Mr. Obama won Hawaii and Wisconsin. “I have won more votes and won more states than Senator Obama. All the independent analyses break in my direction. A lot of the key states that we have [...]

June 2nd, 2008 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

McCain’s Odd Definition Of “Out Of Touch”

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Bad Decisions, Barack, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, McCain, News, North Carolina, Partisan Nonsense, Terrorism, Video

Recently, McCain admonished North Carolina Republicans as being “out of touch” for wanting to run this ad…

Now, let’s make one thing clear. Obama was not at church during the “god damn America” sermon and he’s made that clear. The commercial purposefully tries to blur that line and suggest Obama agrees with Wright’s sentiment, and for [...]

April 26th, 2008 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Obama “Bitter” Remarks Reveal Liberal Elitism

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Barack, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Liberalism

So, Barack Obama has kinda, sorta apologized for his comments on voter bitterness. Some did not find the comments offensive, others have been less generous in their interpretation. So, was it a telling gaffe or an innocuous comment that Obama opponents have spun to their advantage?
First, it’s not about the bitterness. Sure, people are bitter, [...]

April 13th, 2008 | Permalink| 41 Comments »

The Internet? Bah!

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Hillary, Internet, Technology

Check out this article from Newsweek, circa 1995:
After two decades online, I’m perplexed. It’s not that I haven’t had a gas of a good time on the Internet. I’ve met great people and even caught a hacker or two. But today, I’m uneasy about this most trendy and oversold community. Visionaries see a future of [...]

March 22nd, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Geraldine Ferraro: The “Gift” That Keeps On Giving

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Hillary, Partisan Nonsense, Race, Video

I literally can’t believe she’s continuing to go out there, defending her gaffe and trying to spin it as reverse racism. Well, I can believe it if you think she’s trying to inoculate the Clinton campaign from any further charges of injecting race into the campaign. Because if Ferraro can pull off the lie that [...]

March 12th, 2008 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Ferraro Circa 1988 On Jesse Jackson

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, History, Race

Folks, this is apparently a pattern.
From Washington Post, via Politico (note the bolded):
Placid of demeanor but pointed in his rhetoric, Jackson struck out repeatedly today against those who suggest his race has been an asset in the campaign. President Reagan suggested Tuesday that people don’t ask Jackson tough questions because of his race. And former [...]

March 11th, 2008 | Permalink| 11 Comments »

Ferraro Jumps The Shark, Claims Reverse Racism?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Hillary, Race

As you read this, remember that nobody from the Obama camp accused her of being racist. They accused her of needlessly injecting a comment about Obama’s race into the campaign, and therefore trying to marginalize him because of it. Those are two very different things and the fact Ferraro is trying to confuse them after [...]

March 11th, 2008 | Permalink| No Comments »

Gloria Steinem’s Shameful McCain POW Comment

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Dumb Things Said By Smart People, Hillary, McCain, Partisan Hacks, Texas

She was stumping for Hillary in Texas and I can’t imagine she will be again any time soon. Of course, Hillary’s campaign may be over soon so this may be a complete non issue. At the very least, Hillary should denounce AND reject the following.
From New York Observer:
“Suppose John McCain had been Joan McCain and [...]

March 2nd, 2008 | Permalink| 10 Comments »

Mark Penn: Red State Democrats? Insignificant!!!

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Democrats, Dumb Things Said By Smart People

This one is a gem…
“Could we possibly have a nominee who hasn’t won any of the significant states — outside of Illinois?” Chief Strategist Mark Penn said. “That raises some serious questions about Sen. Obama.”
At last count, Hill has won 13 states (including Michigan and Florida, which technically shouldn’t count) and Obama has won about [...]

February 14th, 2008 | Permalink| 8 Comments »