Top Ten Conservative idiots of the week (early due to trip to Beijing tomorrow)

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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]”It Doesn't. . .” Edition[/font]

I know it's early, but hear me out. I will be going to Beijing this weekend for a conference. I am leaving tomorrow night. I will not have time to do the Top Ten list while I am there, so I am publishing it a day early. Normally, I publish on Fridays (China time) as a way to start me weekend with a smile. This time, I am publishing on Thursday, due to the time constraints and the fact that I love all of you so much that we need this list every week.

So, let's begin!

Oh, what a week! This week, the two key phrase used in the Top Ten are “It doesn't. . .” and “asshole.” Because there are a huge crop of a-holes this week.

Rand Paul (1) declares himself void of convictions (it doesn't surprise anyone), British Pentecostal pastors (3) give out free medical advice to HIV patients (it doesn't involve doctors), the Tea Party (4) shows their amount of humanity (it doesn't exist), various Republican lawmakers (6, 7, 8) show us their intelligence (it doesn't measure up) and our old buddy Ted Nugent (10) rants (it doesn't make any sense). And as always, don't forget the key.

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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]Rand Paul[/font]


First off, it doesn't get any hypocritical. Because the cracks in the rhetoric are beginning to show in the Tea-Party jihadist-led Republican Party. Their darlings (Cruz, Rubio, Lee, Tomey, Johnson, Paul) are all screaming for government shutdowns in order to defund Obamacare. Oh, Christ. . .there we go again. Apparently, they forgot 1995 and 1996 when they shutdown the government over Neutron Newt's little Air-Force One temper tantrum. Let's see what would happen to the country in a current setting if the GOP gets their way. According to Think Progress:

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Yes, this is all not good. We shouldn't have it, unless it's a way of fucking Obama over and completely screw over those mooching poor that get everything handed to them (wait, that's the banks). Not that the GOP cares about 800K federal employees, public services or sequestration at all. Their masters wants the buy the country. And the GOP is willing to service Mammon while pandering to God.

However, cracks are appearing. Rug Doctor Rand Paul (R-Lowest Rung of Hell) seems to be second guessing himself and his idea of shutdowns. He seems to be flip flopping.

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Oh, the safe echo chamber of Fox “News” Sunday. Way to be out there pandering to your insane base, moron. The rest of the country thinks you're a one toupee short of a hat-rack, but you'll pander to people that will vote for you because of. . .oh who knows?

Please proceed, dipshit!

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Newsflash, Paulie. . .you don't control 1/3 of the government. You barely control the House of Representatives and have a tenuous hold on the SCOTUS. So, keep dreaming, son. . .keep dreaming.

But where the hypocrisy comes in is the fact that even though he doesn't think it's a good idea, he hopes the Republican Party does it.

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Yes, enough support to throw red meat to the base, but then backtrack enough to cover your ass when the shutdown you push for fails, throwing the House Republicans under the bus. And I see Greyhound coming now!


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"] The RNC[/font]


It doesn't get any more childish. But before we explain why, let's look at what RNC Chair Reince Priebus (I do not know how to pronounce his name, so I will call him Rinse Penis) said about immigration critics last week.

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Mitt Romney repeatedly used the term during the Republican primary campaign to talk about how his immigration enforcement policies would lead to unauthorized immigrants leaving the U.S. of their own accord, rather than needing to be deported.

"Using the word 'self-deportation' — it's a horrific comment to make," Priebus said, in a forceful rebuke. "I don't think it has anything to do with our party. When someone makes those comments, obviously, it's racist."

Well, duh. . .it is racist. I should thank you for saying that. It needed to be said because Steve Klu Klux King needs to get smacked down a lot (though his last anti-immigration rally). Please proceed, Mr. Priebus. From Talking Points Memo:

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"One of the issues that I think really cut pretty badly within the Hispanic communities [was] when Mitt Romney talked about self-deportation," Priebus told CNN. He added that "it's a concept that really doesn't -- it's not our party's position. But it was something that i think hit every Hispanic kitchen table across America."

Wow. I'm impressed at this inclusiveness the GOP Chairman is showing. Maybe there will be a turn and the GOP will finally shed it's “racist, homophobic, jingoistic, misogynistic” reputation and open its arms for all Americans. Let's see if their Party's Platform supports this new, inclusive rhetoric.
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Who woulda thunk? Say one thing, then talk out the other side of your mouth. What a surprise! So, basically, Rinse Penis is a penis.

But don't do anything they don't like. They will cry to mommy, take their ball and go home. NBC and CNN are planning to run a documentary on Hillary Clinton. Rinse Penis and the RNC will threaten to boycott your network!

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Delegates to a meeting of the Republican National Committee voted for a resolution including the boycott and said the programs would be "little more than extended commercials promoting former Secretary Clinton."

What is Rush Limbaugh's show? Neil Boortz? Glenn Beck? Sean Hannity? Bill O'Reilly? Fox “News?” To me, they are “little more than extended commercials promoting” every Republican trouser stain that infects the American body politic.

So let's look at the score: Public racism a la Klu Klux King = bad! Private racism in a platform no one will read, except those who keep up on their shit = Good. Hillary Clinton documentary on CNN and NBC = bad! 24 hate Democrats on AM Radio, Fox “News,” TBN, Hallmark, and all ring wing newspaper and magazine rags = good! Gotcha! They don't even hide their hypocrisy anymore.


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]British Pentecostal Pastors[/font]


It doesn't get any crazier. Apparently, pentecostal pastors in Britain have a revolutionary new therapy for those with HIV live and survive with the disease. Hint: It involves insane worship!

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Healing is central to Pentecostalism, a radical belief in the power of prayer and miracles.

(mouth open, stupid look on my face). Thought only Christian Scientists (there's a misnomer of a religion) thought this crap. “Doctor tells me I nee chemo for my stage three cancer, but I will not do that and pray that it will go away because I believe in God.” Logical thought doesn't enter into a fundie's mind.

Let's see what these good Christians do and tell people with HIV in their parishes.

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Some said they had dealt with parents who felt under pressure to stop giving their young children their HIV medicine - and some had actually done so

Others were breastfeeding mothers with HIV who refused the medicine that would stop the virus being passed onto their babies

Some were young people, making the decision for themselves

The healthcare workers also reported that some patients had been told by their pastors they would be healed by prayer or by drinking blessed water.

Drink this holy water. . .you will live longer. And it will prove you are not a demon, devil or a vampire too!

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Sixteen-year-old Oliver (not his real name) said he was told by a pastor to swap his HIV medicine for a plastic bottle containing water that would heal him.

He said many others had come under the same pressure.

"I've been to other churches where... the pastor stands forth there, and he says 'come take this water... if you drink it for this certain amount of days, you are going to be healed'," he said.

Snake oil comes in new forms these days. What happened to this guy? He stopped taking his meds and too a turn for the worse until his mother found his “miracle cure” and stopped the ultimate cure of HIV. . .death!

Still, the pastors have their apologists.

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"We don't say to people 'don't take your medication don't go to the doctor'. I mean we never say that," he said.

"But we believe that the first healing comes from inside, it's a spiritual healing. Some people are hurt, they have broken hearts. If you are healed from inside, then you are healed from outside as well."

I can accept that you don't directly. However, in your mind controlling cult of a religion, threatening a mindless rube with hell, fire and damnation because they take anti-retroviral medication rather than injesting holy water miracle cure (patent pending) seems to be the same thing as telling people not to go to a doctor.


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]Tea Party[/font]


It doesn't get more cruel. Four quick stories about how pathetic the tea party is and has become (wait. . .they've always been there).

First, there's the story of tea-bagger-ific Congressman Mark Wayne Mullin of (R-Bloviating) who attacks people receiving welfare, but. . .

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Way to go,grifter! Fuck those welfare frauds good and hard. . .take money for your business you don't need. Asshole! Did I ever mention I hate businessmen?

Second, little Josie Molina in Tennessee asked a question to uber-loon Scott Desjarlais (R-Heartless) about her father.

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What did the tea bagger say?

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The tea party crowd whooped and applauded wildly as the little girl took her seat, head down.

They applauded this girl losing her father. They fucking cheered!

The girl is now in counseling and the father is in the middle of deportation hearings. Way to support breaking up a family, asshole!

Third, the tea party set it's sights on a tax to support public libraries.

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But in 2006 the county and the country did not have a Tea Party. That grassroots movement sprang up early 2009 in fury at the federal government’s attempt to help millions of people facing foreclosure stay in their homes. In 2010 it escalated into a full-throated attack on the federal government’s attempt to expand medical care access to tens of millions. By 2012 the Tea Party movement’s virulent anti-government, anti-tax philosophy and take-no-prisoners, I’m-not-my-brother’s-keeper attitude had come to define American politics.

How much was the tax and what was their gripe? $1 DOLLAR!?!?!?! Who needs libraries? Fat, drunk and stupid works for teabaggers.

Finally, don't be gay in San Antonio, because teabaggers will boo you if you speak. . .even if you are a veteran that lost your leg fighting for your country.

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But as Alva began to deliver his remarks, many in the crowd of approximately 200 people attending the council meeting began to boo.

“To all you people that preach the word of God, shame on you because God loves me, like the day I laid bleeding on the sands of Iraq and that’s why he saved me,” Alva told the crowd as left the podium, still visibly shaken from the crowd’s reaction.

Gordon Lightfoot said it best in the song “Don Quixote:” “See the soldier with his gun/who must be dead to be admired.” If this marine just died like he needed to die, there would be no problems and he would not be booed.

It's a slap in the face for all veterans that there are homeless veterans, but being booed for speaking and using the freedoms someone gave their leg and lives for so bigoted, racist, homophobic assholes can remain so is just disgusting.

Mainstream media, stop giving these people such credence in their rhetoric. There are two sides to every issue, but both are not equal and equally validate. Ours has science, logic and a clear world vision on our side. Theirs has narrow minded jingoism and greed. Call the spade a spade finally.

No such hope. . .because the ones that control the Tea bagger astro-turf movement also control the media. And 2014 shouldn't be close. . .but it will be.


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]Michael Bloomberg[/font]


It doesn't get any more elitist. Mayor for Life and selective law enforcer King Michael “New Yorkers need me so I will run for an illegal third term” Bloomberg is against street crime. Unfortunately, his “stop and frisk” policies have been shot down by an appeals court, leading to righteous indignation, whining, crying and the histrionic theatrics of spoiled six year old child that screams because mommy didn't buy them the chocolate bar they wanted.

Anyway, not do be outdone, Billionaire Michael has decided to jump on the Rick Scott of Florida bandwagon and advocate a “fuck the poor” policy dealing with public housing. However, instead of drug testing, this clown demands unconstitutional criminal background checks in the form of fingerprinting.

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"What we really should have is fingerprinting to get in," Bloomberg said while speaking on WOR-AM radio about ways to improve safety in public housing. "We've just gotta find some ways to keep bringing crime down there."

Nice? Stereotyping asshole. You will fingerprint all poor people looking to live in city housing. Because we all know “those people are criminals.” However, not all people were impressed with this turd of wisdom.

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"Just like stop-and-frisk, this is another direct act of treating minorities like criminals," Thompson said.

Yes, it is. Because poor minorities are all criminals. Don't you know that, Bill Thompson. If you don't know that, then the terrorists win.

BTW, there is a street in Manhattan that is home to some of the biggest criminal vermin in the world. They are amoral, have no ethics, have no soul and probably do nasty naughty things with people that are not their spouse (I'm sure some escort service will attest to that the next time one gets busted). But there is never anything that reigns in the business criminals on Wall Street. Why? Because Michael “freaking” Bloomberg is one of them!!!


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]Elisa Chan[/font]


It doesn't get any more bigoted. And now we start our look at Republican lawmakers that reinforce the well documented idea that the Republican Party has lost its mind! First stop. . .TEXAS!! (Where else?)

Meet Elisa Chan, San Antonio City Councilcritter from District #9. San Antonio is having a debate on stopping discrimination against LGBT in a host of areas. Ms. Chan has an interesting opinion and view on this issue. Let's hear it “Elisa!”

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Umm. . .what? Gay people are disgusting? Really? Ignorant homophobes are okay, but LGBT people are disgusting. Check! Feelin' you well now, Councilwitch. . .please proceed.

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“Whatever you want to do in your bedroom is none of my business, but do not impose your view on other people, especially becoming policy,” Chan says at one point in the recording. “Because personally, I think it’s just disgusting just to even think about.” Chan also told her staff she did not believe “homosexual people” should be eligible for adoption, saying they would affect “the young people.”

Don't impose your view on other people. . .okay. I support gay marriage. . .you don't. Don't impose your view on other people, especially becoming policy. Works both ways, toots! Luckily, people called her on her idiocy.

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Council member Elisa Chan’s statements finding homosexuality “disgusting,” Castro told KENS-TV, were “hurtful and misinformed and they don’t reflect the views of the overwhelming majority of San Antonians.”

What? You can't say that. You Demon-crats can't call Elisa Chan to task. You're squashing her first amendment right to being an asshole!

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Former Marine Eric Alva. . .this person is in your city. Makes it hurt each time you look down and see the leg you lost fighting for a system that makes second and third class citizens, right? You lost a leg so this woman can advocate hatred.

Oh, pandering to the First Amendment crowd that the big bad people are trampling your free speech. No, witch. . .no one is doing that! See, if you ever read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights (if you know how to read. . .not saying you're illiterate. . .and if you and your tea baggers haven't banned the books or defunded libraries) you will see that “Congress shall pass no law abridging. . .freedom of speech. It says nothing about private citizens not happy with your racist bullshit that may call for your resignation (don't worry, you're a Republican. You won't resign worth nothing), other politicians offended by your blatant ignorance and anyone with a semi-functional brain rejecting your neanderthal attitudes. Not saying this should happen, but if you transplant “Chinese” with “gay,” I wonder if Chen Xiao Jie (Miss Chen in Mandarin) would sing the same tune.


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]Tim Donnelly[/font]


It doesn't get any mind-blowingly ignorant. Sometimes even deep blue States like New York and Maine elect conservative idiots (Peter King and Paul LePage respectively. More on LePage in a moment).

Let's go west to California, land of good people like Governor Jerry Brown and douchebags like Darrell Issa. Anyway, today's California fruitcake is Tim Donnelly, state Representative from CA State District 33 (which encompasses the High Desert area of San Bernardino County).

Anyway, Timmyis all angry about a new law in California that allows transgender people to have the freedom to choose if they want to be in the boy's or girl's locker room. We can't have that kind of equality permeating our schools. That would dampen right wing angst about “certain” people needing to stay at the bottom.

Well, Timmy decided to protest the law by pulling his kids from public school.

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Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who lives in the Southern California mountain community of Twin Peaks, described his family's decision in a column published on WND, a conservative website.


He posted on World Nut Daily. Wow! I am not surprised.

But I can understand him. . .I mean he doesn't like the law. He doesn't want his children influenced by LGBT students. . .they might “turn” them “gay.” Or worse. . .his daughter may grow a penis and his son may grow a vagina! OH HORRORS of being in a locker room with a transgender person.

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Well duh. . .most homophobes, racists and bigots don't publicly announce their ignorance. It's the same reason people who beat their spouses (husbands and wives) and their children (mothers and fathers) only do it in the house. Because THEY KNOW IT'S WRONG!!!

What I don't get is why doesn't he protest a law he doesn't like in a way more suitable for his past? Like protesting the law against bringing concealed weapons onto an airplane. But he's a Republican, so he can just say it was a mistake. Like I always mistakenly bringing handguns places that I don't know I have on my possession. I wonder if that will work for a black kid pulled over by the police for doing 60 in a 55 and the cops find a dimebag on him. Probably not.

Tim Donnelly is an asshole!


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]Valarie Hodges[/font]


It finally doesn't get any dumber. But when we are talking about the Tea-Party and their ignorant, “scorched-Earth” followers and leaders, maybe it can get dumber. Especially when their worldview and knowledge is as small as their IQ.

Valarie Hodges, Republican State Representative from the 44th District of Louisiana, is a good example of this idiotic bowel movement that has so crippled pretty much everything.

Valarie is a good jingostic Christian conservative Republican. She believes in football, motherhood, apple pie, the Flag and that God loves conservatives and the devil made liberals. What she doesn't believe is that the world is made up of people that aren't Christians and that Governor Howdy Doody's. . .I mean Bobby Jindal. . .school voucher program might go help benefit non-Christian schools. Seriously.

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Yes. . .let's just fund Christian Schools. Is that all Christians, though? Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Quakers, Seventh Day Adventists, Mennonite, etc. Or are we just talking tea-party approved Christians, like people from the Westboro Baptist Church, the Southern Baptists, Pentecostals and the like? You know, the Christians that would ask “Who Would Jesus Hate?”

So, Valarie wants the school vouchers to go to a Christian School. How about religions that don't believe in Christ? Jews? Hindus, Buddhists. . .even (do I dare to say). . .Islam. What about them?

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So. . .what Valarie just did, in her gross and unfathomable intolerance, just invalidated the 1st amendment prohibition of the establishment of a religion. . .and the 14th amendment that made the Constitution apply to the states in the equal protection clause. Wow! And she didn't even break a sweat doing it.

Which leads to a big question. . .how did Louisiana get a thousand muslim schools? And where are they? I am curious to know. On top of that, what part of her ass did she pull that out of? And since we're done talking about this asshole, I will make a suggestion to Valarie Hodges: Since you are pulling things out of your ass, can you next attempt to pull your head from your ass and clean out the shit you have for brains? It might help you. Can't hurt!


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]Paul LePage[/font]


It doesn't get any sweeter. The circular firing squad continues and the mass exodus of Republicans from their batshit crazy party continues. First, before we get to Governor Plurality in Maine, let's venture out, again, to Klu Klux King country and take a peep on the inter-workings of the Iowa Republican Party. How are those people doing knowing Steve King is part of them?

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Chad Brown told the newspaper he resigned his post on Aug. 5. Brown cited Rep. Steve King's (R-IA) recent comments comparing undocumented immigrants to drug mules as an example of his disagreement with the party, along with its positions on gun control and climate change.

Granted, this happened two weeks ago, but this is big. Republican Party chairmen and committeemen resigning in disgust is noteworthy, even if it was only a one time event involving one county chairman in one county in Iowa. The Republican Party. . .wait, what? They are telling me I need to look at the Maine Republican Party now. Let's go to Maine.

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Oh my. . .please tell me why, GOP members. I am convinced I want to hear your reasons. So, Bryan Daugherty. Come on down! You're the next contestant on “Why Does the GOP Suck So Much?”

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“We’re trying to restore the voice of the grassroots people,” said Daugherty. “We’ve been fighting that same cause and others at many levels from the state party to the RNC. I’ve found that they’re not welcoming any type of discussion. For me it just comes down to the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over again.”

Oh my oh my. Alot of anger directed at the Republican Party from Republicans. I can't understand why they have gripes against Governor Plurality. It's not like he has ever said anything that could make skin crawl (look at #4 on last week's list).

Well, maybe he has. . .but he hasn't said anything recently, has he?

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Oh he couldn't have said that! I mean, no one is that stupid!

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“Yeah, he said it,” said one lawmaker. “It was one little thing from a speech, but I think most people there thought it was totally inappropriate.”

Well played, Brysn Daugherty. I now know how stupid that asshole is! The rats are leaving a ship that is sinking like a rock! And we can always help the shit continue sinking.

In a related story, enjoy this below from the great state of Ohio. I didn't contain my laughter. Neither should you.


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[font style="font-size:1.539em; text-transform:uppercase;"]Ted Nugent[/font]


And finally, it doesn't get any more insane. Michigan's National Embarrassment and uber-gun loon fan boy Ted Nugent is in the news again. . .well, not really in the news. He just goes to World Nut Daily and posts his nonsense to people who lap up his crazy bullshit like wildcats.

Anyway, Bat Shit Crazy (oops, I mean Cat Scratch Fever) as posted another mindless missive on Obama being the biggest phony America has ever known. Oh, brother.

Please proceed, ”Shitting Pants” Draft Dodger Ted.

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Okay, so tell me how Obama is phony #1 bad guy in America, Hypocrite Ted. I am all ears!

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Phony is as phony does, Mr. President, but none of the tea party or conservative Republicans’ claims of illegal targeting by your phony IRS jackboots is phony by any stretch of the imagination.

Oh, you mean Darrell Issa's witch-hunt. . .I mean, thorough investigation of nothing. Or the trumped up IRS scandal that fell apart in less than two weeks? More Freeper, Tea-Party hyperbabble. . .I'm impressed you can put words together in a logic sentence, America Hating Ted. Please continue explaining Obama's phoniness. After he waxes idiotically about Eric Holder, the Black Panthers, the ACA, Tony Rezko (they are still trying with that one after six years) and defending George Zimmerman, Panderer Excellente Ted farts out this gem.

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Yes. . .pander to the birthers. This conspiracy theory has been discredited by hundred of experts, news organizations and even members of the Republican Party (John McCain even distanced himself from it in 2008), but not our good buddy Statutory Rapist Ted. Please tell me more of your blithering idiot opinions, Highest Place on Billboard Charts #30 as a solo artist Ted.

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Done! Nothing more. Enough of my brain has dripped from my head reading this horseshit. Asshole is too light of a word for Yosemite Sam wanna-be Ted.

I have no punchline for the Michigan Fruit Loop, so I will let the guys from The Spill tell you what I think in their review of the turdfest “Vampires Suck” (keep in mind, what Korey says is the lowest rating for a movie they review).

See you next week!

Special note to our Canadian readers: This week is a celebration for you and a week of dismay for us in the States. Uber-loon Ted Cruz will [linlk:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/08/19/cruz-will-renounce-canadian-citizenship/|renounce his Canadian citizenship] and become American 100%. You lose one of your crackpots and send them to us. Good for you, bad for us! Now, if you all can ditch Bush clone Stephen Harper, Canada will truly begin to shine, as the loons will be gone.

[Javaman]

1. K & R nt

[Nanjing to Seoul]

2. thanks. i think this week's list is going to flame.

and people are losing interest in the article.

[Javaman]

3. I look forward to it each week.

I think the top ten conservative idiots is a staple of DU.

Keep up the fantastic work. I know it's a truly enormous task.

Cheers!

[Nanjing to Seoul]

4. It is, but it's fun to write.

[SwissTony]

5. Ted Nugent: "I could go on and on and on"

Ted, you do go on and on and on. Just with the writing ability and thinking level which would embarrass most 14 year olds.

N to S, thanks for reviving this feature. It's always been one of my favourites. Enjoy your trip to Beijing!

[Aerows]

6. Ted Nugent pretty much

deserves permanent placement on any list describing the actions of crazy people.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

7. He and Michael Savage. Alex Jones too.

[dembotoz]

8. k and r

[Mc Mike]

9. Thanks for the work you put in.

Nice to have a weekly sum-up of the crazy and stupid. Lets me feel it is all bottled up and contained in one place, instead of rampant everywhere repugs are making their moves.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

10. That's the point of the list. To be needed therapy from the stupid thrown at us.

[Mc Mike]

11. Ironic -- since they're obviously the ones who need to seek professional help --

that their thoughts and actions spur us to seek therapeutic outlets.

This was the first feature I paid attention to on this site, around the start of '06. It's still in the site description on yahoo search. I'm glad your work makes it available again.