By Bill Maher, who I don't always agree with and generally think is an asshole.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-m..._b_284151.html
New Rule: Float Like Obama, Sting Like Ali
New Rule: Democrats must get in touch with their inner asshole. And no, I'm not being gratuitously crude when I say that. I refer to the case of Van Jones, and I'm sure you know who Van Jones is. At least I hope you do, because I haven't a clue, or at least I didn't until this week, when I found out he was the man the Obama administration hired to find jobs for Americans in the new green industries. Seems like a smart thing to do in a recession, but Van Jones got fired because he became the Scary Negro of the Week on Fox News, where, let's be honest, they still feel threatened by Harry Belafonte.
Now, I know that right now, I'm supposed to be all re-injected with yes-we-can fever after the big health care speech, and it was a great speech -- when Black Elvis gets jiggy with his teleprompter, there is none better. But here's the thing: Muhammad Ali also had a way with words, but it helped enormously that he could also punch guys in the face.
What got Van Jones fired was they caught him on tape saying that Republicans are assholes. And they call it "news." And Obama didn't say a word in defense of Jones and basically fired him when Glenn Beck told him to. Just like we dropped "end of life counseling" from health care reform because Sarah Palin said it meant "death panels" on her Facebook page.
Crazy evil morons make up things for Obama to do, and he does it.
Same thing with the speech to children this week. If you missed it, the president attempted to merely tell school children to work hard and wash their hands, and Cracker Nation reacted as if he was trying to hire the Black Panthers to hand out grenades in homeroom. Of course, the White House immediately capitulated. "No students will be forced to view the speech," a White House spokesperson assured a panicked nation. Isn't that like admitting that the president might be doing something unseemly? What a bunch of cowards. If the White House had any balls, they'd say, "He's giving a speech on the importance of staying in school, and if you spineless jackasses don't show it to every damn kid in your school we're cutting off your federal education funding tomorrow."
The Democrats just never learn: Americans don't really care which side of an issue you're on as long as you don't act like pussies. When Van Jones called the Republicans assholes, he was paying them a compliment. He was talking about how they can get things done even when they're in the minority, as opposed to the Democrats, who can't seem to get anything done even when they control both houses of Congress, the presidency, and Bruce Springsteen.
I love Obama's civility in the face of such contumely, his desire to work with his enemies, it's positively Christ-like. In college, he was probably the guy at the dorm parties who made sure the stoners shared their pot with the jocks. But we don't need that guy now. We need an asshole.
Mr. President, there are some people who are never going to like you. That's why they voted for the old guy and Carrie's mom. You're not going to win them over. Stand up for the 70% of Americans who aren't crazy.
And speaking of that 70% -- let's call them the sentient majority -- when are we going to actually show up in all this? Tomorrow Glenn Beck's army of zombie retirees are marching on Washington in protest of, well, everything. It's the Million Moron March, although they won't get a million of course, because many will be confused and drive to Washington state -- but they will make news. Because people who take to the streets always do. They're at the town hall screaming at the congressman, we're on the couch screaming at the TV. Especially in this age of electronics and Snuggies, it's a statement to just leave the house. But leave the house we must, because this is our last best shot for a long time to get the sort of serious health care reform that would make the United States the envy of several African nations.
I'm looking for Magik Negro to swing a big and bust some Repug balls over health care.
A strong public option passed by the House, and then reconciliation passing it in the Senate, pissing the out of the Repugs. No loss, the Repugs are full of infiintely.
All health insurance stocks tank, with Wall St making $Bs by shorting it.
Magik Negro be kicking Yoni's cretin dubya off Mt Rushmore.
Praise God. His is the venue we all will eventually live by.
god damn boutons... swinging a big and busting balls in the same sentence?
Bill Maher is an idiot - and that article proves it.
Maher plays into the game stating Obama IS trying to be bipartisan. Bull . Maher knows it.
I'm all for Obama continuing to try and ram a stake of division into this country. The quicker he boils the frog, the quicker 2010 comes.
I do appreciate the troll-toy lookalike's political incorrectness however.I appreciate Maher for that.
im starting to hate maher more and more for some reason
maher might be "witty" according to others, but everything he does is conceptually comparable to dog IMO
ehh....his religious takes are hilarious.
Care to expound?
"Maher plays into the game stating Obama IS trying to be bipartisan"
yep, huge mistake on his part. The Repugs want him destroyed and Waterloo'd, and the health care status quo "conserved".
I hope he decides "damn the Repugs, full speed ahead with a strong public option".
Why be nice with anyone trying to cut your throat?
Good link, Cucking Funt. And I usually like Bill Maher, even though sometimes he's an asshole.
Bill Maher just really rubs me the wrong way. I dont appreciate his smug, self-righteous demeanor.
I was just watching his "Real Time" (I know...what am I watching if I hate him so much), and in the span of two minutes he called the guy who threw shoes at Bush "a hero" and then blasted Joe Wilson for disrespecting the president.
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