Youseff wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/08/20/the-many-faces-of-the-republican-party/

“Tea party” movement Republicans – 28 percent of Republicans

jerseyhoya wrote:

Youseff wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/08/20/the-many-faces-of-the-republican-party/

“Tea party” movement Republicans – 28 percent of Republicans

Which doesn't include Alex Jones...

TenuredVulture wrote:Does the opposition to Hagel have any real legs? I would think a former Senator (who happened to be a Republican) would have enough allies left in the Senate that his confirmation would sail through.

jerseyhoya wrote:

Youseff wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Oh for #$!&@'s sake

Not you, necessarily, but the aggressively pro-2nd amendments type loves this #$!&@. You're more of the type that tries to play pundit on a board with your friends.

Alex Jones isn't a thought leader of young Republicans. He's a fringy libertarian conspiracy theorist with a decent sized following that votes more Republican than Democrat, but a huge portion of his audience either votes third party or doesn't register to vote because that's just another way the government can track you. Anyone who advances theories that the Bush administration was complicit in the 9/11 attacks is not a Republican. End of story.

pacino wrote:the further we get from January 1st, the more i think i hate the deal that was struck and think it was too weak and quick when we didn't have to strike one right away. too many tax cuts.

Youseff wrote:How much overlap do Glen Beck and Alex Jones have in their delusions?

Youseff wrote:How much overlap do Glen Beck and Alex Jones have in their delusions?

Glenn Beck said not wrote:"Want to know who the media wants to make the face of the pro-gun argument in America? Look no further than conspiratorial radio host Alex Jones, best known for his 9/11 Truther theories and his love of Charlie Sheen's hernia. Jones is the man behind the petition to deport CNN host Piers Morgan for his views on gun control. Morgan invited Jones onto his show to debate the gun issue yesterday, and not surprisingly, Jones made a fool of himself, giving the left the perfect poster boy for their attempts to paint every logical conservative as an extremist nut job."

CalvinBall wrote:is that for real?

thephan wrote:

pacino wrote:the further we get from January 1st, the more i think i hate the deal that was struck and think it was too weak and quick when we didn't have to strike one right away. too many tax cuts.

Good news is that the dual fists of sequestration and debt limit will give way to plenty of opportunities to further screw things up in the name of economic and fiscal reforms. now when I say 'screw up' I mean that whatever political deals are reached will not be real or effective long term solutions. I do not believe that anyone actively on either side of the aisle has a reasonable comprehensive plan, however, I am also not sure such a plan can be written without creating a horrible document such as the affordable care act (terribly constructed and not seemingly proofread given that some portions end abruptly mid-paragraph like a Reading Eagle story). I am not even certain that there are nonpartisan plans in existence to deal with the most critical pieces of the whole problem, which is the only way this can be addressed, versus political tools tactical nuclear offensive weapons.

td11 wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:is that for real?

the beck on alex jones thing? yeah

td11 wrote:Austan Goolsbee ‏@Austan_Goolsbee
Dear AIG, Hi, I'm one of the 300m Americans whose $ saved you. I think I speak for all of us (incl your moms) when I say GO SCREW YOURSELVES

Austan Goolsbee ‏@Austan_Goolsbee
remember the crook that broke his leg robbing a house then sued them for negligence on safety? yes, well he's now AIG's gen counsel

get um

Elizabeth Warren wrote:"Beginning in 2008, the federal government poured billions of dollars into AIG to save it from bankruptcy. AIG's reckless bets nearly crashed our entire economy. Taxpayers across this country saved AIG from ruin, and it would be outrageous for this company to turn around and sue the federal government because they think the deal wasn't generous enough," said Warren in a statement. "Even today, the government provides an ongoing, stealth bailout, propping up AIG with special tax breaks -- tax breaks that Congress should stop. AIG should thank American taxpayers for their help, not bite the hand that fed them for helping them out in a crisis."