Catastrophe

[no_hypocrisy]

Radio host Mike Gallagher called the capture and arrest of the Nigerian who had TNT on his taint a catastrophe. So did every other conservative pundit nitwit who follows their party line so closely. I'm surprised they don't wander into traffic as the keep an eye on that line.

Now, of course it isn't a catastrophe. A catastrophe would have occurred had the balls bomb gone off. This was a near disaster. Attention should be paid. More scrutiny and detail should be adhered to. However, as President Obama said, nothing is foolproof. No matter how hard we try, a maniac can get lucky and kill people. The fools who knock Obama know this, of course, but to say it would mean banishment from Yahooland, so they keep preaching to a choir that is consistently off key.

Let me tell you what a catastrophe is:
A catastrophe is when George W. Numbuts ignores a briefing that warns him of a fanatic's plan to bomb the United States. Maybe it's because he wanted a war in Iraq before he was sworn in. Maybe it was hubris. He can't argue this until you explain to him what hubris is.

A catastrophe is when black Americans beg to be rescued from a flood and no one does jack shit about it.

A catastrophe is when tens of thousands of Americans die from lack of proper health care, and porcine profiteer Rush Limbaugh can still brag about the quality of medical service in this country. Sure, if you make thirty-three million a year, you can fly doctors into Casa de Oxycontin for round the clock maintenance on what is presumed to be your heart.

You can hear more of the far right's complaints about President Obama at the upcoming Tea Party Convention. When you do, use one hand to count the number of black people in attendance. Unless Michael Steele brings his extended family, one hand is all you'll need. One hand is very appropriate, because these people have been jerking you off for years.




http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-greenfield/catastrophe_b_416126.html

[Tutankhamun]

1. You know these RW douchebags who keep criticizing Obama over the underwear

bomber want an attack to get through. Cheney, Libaugh, AssHattitty, etc. would love a successful terrorist attack on Obama's watch.

What we really need is Bush Rules to apply to Obama. This means that the first terrorist attack, no matter how large and no matter how negligent the President was in preventing it, doesn't really count against that president as an actual terrorist attack.

No, instead, America will unite behind that president, the media will sing his praises and give him a free pass for years. The free pass only expires after he botches one war, starts another under false pretense and fucks it up to boot, and loses an entire American city (except New Orleans -- it's already gone).

At this point the media can begin tentatively feigning that it's a fourth estate, responsible for holding the government accountable to the American people.

So if the Bush Rules apply to Obama, Cheney needs to support the "wartime president" who, in the wake of a massive terrorist attack, will naturally gain the reputation for "keeping us safe."

If there's a successful terrorist attack on his watch, Obama needs to insist that these Bush Rules apply to him.

[GeorgeGist]

2. I heard Thom Hartmann refer to Mr. Abdulmutallab ...

as the Teabag Bomber. It seems fitting.