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hey, apologize to dick!
It's a real carnival out there.
On Oct 14, 8:03 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *This year's election season, brought to you by witches, 'brainwashing'
> homophobes and now, apparently, whores.*
>
> Fruits And Nuts: The Five Battiest Tea Party Candidates
> Comments <javascript: void(0);> (2) | TrackBacks (3)
> Kevin Douglas Grant <http://www.neontommy.com/stories/kevin-douglas-grant> |
> October 13, 2010
> Executive Editor
>
> We know the Tea Party Movement has unleashed a wave of pent-up energy across
> America, sending politicians on both sides of the aisle
> scrambling<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-26/tea-party-takes-control-of-u...>to
> adapt as the midterm elections approach in less than a month.
>
> This despite the fact that Tea Party supports make up only about 10
> percent<http://www.uscatholic.org/news/2010/10/analysis-tea-party-movement-lo...>of
> the U.S. population. No matter: Tea Party candidates tend to be
> larger
> than life. A list of the five craziest Tea Partiers:
>
> *The Homophobe* - Carl Paladino, GOP candidate for New York governor
>
> Paladino, a surprise victor in the NY primary, has quickly become known for
> his mouth. It never stops flapping and there's always something hateful
> coming out. One of his favorite targets is the gay community.
>
> One gem: "We must stop pandering to the pornographers and the perverts who
> seek to target our children and destroy their lives. I didn't march in the
> gay pride parade this year. My opponent [Dem. Andrew Cuomo] did."
>
> And another<http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/11/2010-10-11_carl_paladi...>:
> "They wear these little Speedos and they grind against each other and it's
> just a terrible thing."
>
> Some strong words from a man who reportedly rented to a gay club in Buffalo
> in 2004 and 2005, owned by his
> son<http://www.newser.com/story/102812/carl-paladino-made-money-off-sons-...>
> .
>
> *The Witch / The Prude - *Christine O'Donnell, GOP candidate for Senate,
> Delaware
>
> O'Donnell "dabbled into witchcraft" in high school, and has taken plenty of
> heat for admitting it. But that's nothing compared to her masturbation
> hating and evolution denial.
>
> On masturbation<http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/10/13/christine.odonnell.profile/>:
> "It is not enough to be abstinent with other people, you also have to be
> abstinent alone," she reminds us. "The Bible says that lust in your heart is
> committing adultery, so you can't masturbate without lust."
>
> On evolution<http://climateprogress.org/2010/09/25/christine-o%E2%80%99donnell-dar...>,
> appearing on Real Time with Bill Maher:
>
> "O'DONNELL: You know what, evolution is a myth. And even Darwin himself -
>
> MAHER: Evolution is a myth? Have you ever looked at a monkey?
>
> O'DONNELL: Well then, why they -- why aren't monkeys still evolving into
> humans?"
>
> *The Nazi - *Rich Iott, GOP candidate for Congress, Ohio
>
> This is a man who likes to dress up in a Nazi SS uniform with his friends
> and reenact World War II. That's almost enough said right there. But
> thankfully, Iott has done the talking
> himself<http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/10/why-is-this-gop-h...>
> :
>
> "I've always been fascinated by the fact that here was a relatively small
> country that from a strictly military point of view accomplished incredible
> things. I mean, they took over most of Europe and Russia, and it really took
> the combined effort of the free world to defeat them. From a purely
> historical military point of view, that's incredible."
>
> Yep the Holocaust was pretty incredible, Rich. Iott has claimed his group
> performed historical reenactments for educational purposes, though on this
> one it appears he chose the wrong side. He's since apologized to the Jewish
> community, but has now got (vandals')
> swastikas<http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/10/13/Swastikas-put-on-Nazi-re-en...>on
> his campaign signs.
>
> *The Ice Queen *- Sharron Angle, GOP candidate for Senate, Nevada
>
> Senate majority leader Harry Reid has made some terrible mistakes to be neck
> and neck in the polls with Angle.
>
> Angle is staunchly anti-abortion, including in cases of rape and incest.
> Her rationale<http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/08/4638684-angle-on-abor...>:
> "I think that two wrongs don't make a right. And I have been in the
> situation of counseling young girls, who have had very at risk, difficult
> pregnancies. And my counsel was to look for some alternatives, which they
> did. And they found that they had made what was really a lemon situation
> into lemonade."
>
> Sound out of touch? Angle has also advocated for an armed
> overthrow<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/06/15/angle_floated_idea_of_ar...>of
> the American government and the murder of her opponent Reid:
>
> "You know, our Founding Fathers, they put that Second Amendment in there for
> a good reason and that was for the people to protect themselves against a
> tyrannical government. And in fact Thomas Jefferson said it's good for a
> country to have a revolution every 20 years. I hope that's not where we're
> going, but you know if this Congress keeps going the way it is, people are
> really looking toward those Second Amendment remedies and saying my goodness
> what can we do to turn this country around? I'll tell you the first thing we
> need to do is take Harry Reid out."
>
> *The All-American Bigot* - Trent Franks, GOP candidate for Congress,
> Arizona
>
> Franks represents a solidly Red district and won't be leaving office anytime
> soon. He is however, something of a hater.
>
> On Obama: "He has no place in any station of government and we need to
> realize that he is an enemy of humanity."
>
> This comment could be taken in a couple different ways, but it turns out
> Franks also longs to return to the days of
> slavery<http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2010/02/trent_franks_blacks_...>:
> "Far more of the African-American community is being devastated by the
> policies of today, than were being devastated by the policies of slavery."
>
> With such a wealth of hate and intolerance, it might sound like Tea Partiers
> are more just bad people and not so crazy. But is it not crazy for a
> self-proclaimed anti-elite, grassroots movement to take a significant part
> of its money from Big
> Oil<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/13/tea-party-billionaire-koc...>
> ?
>
> *The illegal whore*
> Gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman
> <http://www.sfgate.com/meg-whitman/>and Jerry
> Brown <http://www.sfgate.com/jerry-brown/> made a critical pitch to millions
> of undecided California <http://topics.sfgate.com/topics/California> voters
> Tuesday in their final televised debate, battling over controversies
> including her hiring of an undocumented maid and the use of a sexist slur by
> a member of his campaign staff. They debated the proper use of the term
> "whore".
>
> We'll see who's sane on Nov. 2.
>
> More:http://www.neontommy.com/news/2010/10/fruits-and-nuts-five-battiest-t...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
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