You Can’t Make This Stuff Up…

I’m a writer. Writing cartoons, I made up a lot of zany characters. But I couldn’t have ever thought to create a character like Rand Paul. “Who’d believe it?” Here is a great introduction, from the Rachel Maddow Show:

You can get Part II on YouTube.

Splitting Repugnicants

Some interesting developments this week. The Arizona immigration law has split the Tea party right down the middle (or right down the far right). Marco Rubio, The Florida Senate candidate who forced Charlie Crist out of the party primary, declared that he cannot support what is clearly a racist law. He said that he fears the law puts the Arizona’s police force in an “incredibly difficult position.” No doubt Rubio is thinking about all those Hispanic/Cuban votes he’ll need to beat Democrat Kendrick Meek (unfortunate name) in November.
Rubio criticism was quickly followed up by a fellow Floridian, former Gov. Jeb Bush. In an interview with POLITICO, Bush said the law is not “the proper approach.”
“I think it creates unintended consequences,” he said. “It’s difficult for me to imagine how you’re going to enforce this law. It places a significant burden on local law enforcement and you have civil liberties issues that are significant as well.”
Even Karl Rove of all people came out against it: “I wished they hadn’t passed it,” Rove told a crowd of 500 at a senior community center in Florida. “I think there is going to be some constitutional problems with the bill…. At the end of the day,” he said, “I think there are better tools.”
My favorite tweet (from Keith Olbermann): “Do these shoes make me look illegal?”

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In other news… the Gulf oil spill is having the same effect on Repugnicants as the immigration bill. You can’t keep saying “Drill, Baby, Drill,” with a giant oil slick approaching our shoreline. “Drill somewhere, else, drill later” might be the new slogan.
How about a bumper sticker: “Drill, Baby, Drill… Ooops!”

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An earlier ‘tea party’ in Washington, D.C.

The Tea Party in Washington, D.C.

Sarah Palin Hit Parade

The Best of…

Glenn Beck Radio

An interview with Glenn Beck sub Chris Baker on the Hutaree.

Tea party interviews

An interview at a recent tea party rally:

Hello tea-party fans

I am just starting this blog because I found that www.tea-klux-klan.com was available to register as a domain. Not sure what the content will be, but I’m starting off with some video & audio interviews.