I’m sorry to report, Canada, that Rand Paul, the nutty libertarian son of the crazy uncle of the American Right, isn’t the only politician to stumble into a controversy for getting repairs at the Shouldice Hernia Hospital. We’ll get to that in a minute, but first there’s a backstory. According
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LeDaro: Republicans Faceplant As Rand Paul Doubles Down On Trump’s Sexist Attack On Hillary Clinton
In case you weren’t sure yet if the Republican party really hates women, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) doubled down on Donald Trump’s vulgar obsession with Clinton’s bathroom breaks, last seen during Trump’s she got “schlonged” rant.
In the middle of charming the mainstream media with his witty airing of grievances against Republican rivals for Festivus (and oh my are they charmed! So witty!), Paul tried to elevate Carly Fiorina to Clinton’s stature by tweeting that she has zero trouble making it back from commercial breaks.
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LeDaro: Republicans Faceplant As Rand Paul Doubles Down On Trump’s Sexist Attack On Hillary Clinton
In case you weren’t sure yet if the Republican party really hates women, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) doubled down on Donald Trump’s vulgar obsession with Clinton’s bathroom breaks, last seen during Trump’s she got “schlonged” rant. In the middle of charming the mainstream media with his witty airing of grievances
Continue readingLeDaro: Republicans Faceplant As Rand Paul Doubles Down On Trump’s Sexist Attack On Hillary Clinton
In case you weren’t sure yet if the Republican party really hates women, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) doubled down on Donald Trump’s vulgar obsession with Clinton’s bathroom breaks, last seen during Trump’s she got “schlonged” rant.In the middl…
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Give a thought to Alberta’s approaching budget day: there’s little to gain and plenty to lose from ‘debt free’ government
PHOTOS: Former premier Ralph Klein, now elevated to sainthood by the neoliberal cargo cult, celebrating the retirement of Alberta’s debt in 2004, never mind the mess the infrastructure was in. Below: Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci, Canadian economist Jim Stanford and Wildrose Finance Critic Derek Fildebrandt, with, bottom, his old
Continue readingLeDaro: Rand Paul: "I will not be enslaved by your “right” to basic healthcare"
This guy wants to be the President of the United States. He is expected to be a candidate for the 2016 Presidential election. “Move over George W. Bush I am dumber than you.”“Offensive, insulting, infused with the self-pitying victimology of the very privileged, and so self-evidently dumb that a college
Continue readingbastard.logic: Chuck Hagel: Damaged Goods?
The Week perfectly summarizes the GOP’s rationale behind the great Chuck Hagel freakout: Hagel, a former GOP senator, won by the narrowest margin of any defense secretary since the job was created in 1947, raising concerns even among his supporters that he would emerge as a wounded leader as he
Continue readingbastard.logic: Chuck Hagel: Damaged Goods?
The Week perfectly summarizes the GOP’s rationale behind the great Chuck Hagel freakout: Hagel, a former GOP senator, won by the narrowest margin of any defense secretary since the job was created in 1947, raising concerns even among his supporters that he would emerge as a wounded leader as he
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