"Stupid wingnut says something stupid" thread

[Luna]

Seriously?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/mitt-romney-airplane-windows_n_1910930.html?utm_hp_ref=travel

Holy fucking hell.

[LMNO]

Fuck it.  I give up.  The morons win.

[Don Coyote]

GET OFF MY FUCKING PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Luna]

"Excuse me, Boeing?  Yes, I'd like to commission a special plane, please.  Yes, just bill Mr. Romney's campaign.  Nothing fancy, don't want to look TOO extravagant while he's on the campaign trail, just big enough for the extended family, assorted hangers-on, toadies, flunkies, and so forth.  One of those new 787s will do nicely, I think.

Oh, and make sure the windows in the passenger compartment open, would you?"

[AFK]

"Pfft, even I know you can only open the windows when you're on the ground." - Sarah Palin

[Luna]

I swear to all that is holy, I didn't know he was getting a new campaign plane.

http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2012/08/31/mitt-romney-new-campaign-airplane/

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Seriously?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/mitt-romney-airplane-windows_n_1910930.html?utm_hp_ref=travel

FIRE IN AIRCRAFT.  SOLUTION:  OPEN WINDOWS, ALLOW AIR TO BE FORCED IN AT 500MPH. 

IN OUR NEXT LESSON, WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY EVERYONE SHOULD WEAR ANVILS WHILE BOATING.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Seriously?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/mitt-romney-airplane-windows_n_1910930.html?utm_hp_ref=travel

BAWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA±!±!±!±!

[Freeky]

Seriously?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/mitt-romney-airplane-windows_n_1910930.html?utm_hp_ref=travel

[Internet Jesus]

I don't really think Romney meant his comment the way it's been taken.  Yeah, if you take it that way it becomes pretty lame and sad.

But it was Mormon Humor.  And this is the guy who said that Michigan was a great place to be, because the trees were just the right height. He's not stupid, he's just terribly awkward.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

I'M TIRED OF THESE MOTHERFUCKING MORONS ON THIS MOTHERFUCKING PLANE

[LMNO]

I don't really think Romney meant his comment the way it's been taken.  Yeah, if you take it that way it becomes pretty lame and sad.

But it was Mormon Humor.  And this is the guy who said that Michigan was a great place to be, because the trees were just the right height. He's not stupid, he's just terribly awkward.

Unfortunately, yes.  If you watch the video rather than read the trascript, he was making a joke.  Or, a "joke".

[Ayotollah of Ass]

I don't really think Romney meant his comment the way it's been taken.  Yeah, if you take it that way it becomes pretty lame and sad.

But it was Mormon Humor.  And this is the guy who said that Michigan was a great place to be, because the trees were just the right height. He's not stupid, he's just terribly awkward.

Unfortunately, yes.  If you watch the video rather than read the trascript, he was making a joke.  Or, a "joke".

I pay more for awkward politicians and sales people. Why can't this guy just fund some smooth talking jackass to run his government for him, like other billionaires?

[Juana]

Citizenship, according to Orly Taitz and friends, primarily passes through the father. 

Apparently four years and two birth certificate releases later, there are still people who believe that President Barack Obama was not born in this country, which would legally bar him from being president. And now, the birther brain trust – backed by such sophisticated political minds as Donald Trump and Orly Taitz – is trying to codify their nonsense into actual laws.

In February, the Arizona legislature passed a bill that would would require "certain proofs" of citizenship for a presidential candidate to appear on the state's ballot. The bill would require long term birth certificates as well as early baptismal and/or circumcision records. The bill was vetoed by Jan Brewer, who was shocked by the legislation despite the many controversial bills she has signed in the past. "I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for President of the greatest and most powerful nation on earth to submit their 'early baptismal or circumcision certificates' among other records to the Arizona Secretary of State," Brewer wrote in her veto decision. "This is a bridge too far." The bill originally passed by a small margin, and there was no attempt to overturn the veto.

Apparently, Kansas's Board of Elections did not agree with the Arizona governor. Just last week, Kansas finally decided to put President Barack Obama on ballot. That's right – Kansas Republicans were contesting the incumbent president's qualifications to even appear on the ballot. The Kansas Objections Board delayed officially adding Obama's name to the ballot based on high-profile birther protests, but ultimately conceded after the executive branch sent a copy of the already released long-form birth certificate.

Unbelievably, that's not the end of the issue. Orly Taitz, the denist/lawyer turned career birther, is suing to get the president's name off of the ballot. A Kansas judge has granted Taitz an October 3rd hearing, in which the courts will decide whether or not to move forward with the lawsuit to overturn the Objections Board's September decision. Taitz and other objectors are claiming that they were not allowed to testify or present the relevant evidence, and the original objector was intimidated from doing so.

What is this "evidence?" It isn't just the same racist paranoia that has fueled the birtherism since 2009 – this "evidence" has a sexist element too. According to the objection filed against Obama's eligibility, citizenship comes "primarily" from the father, making Obama not "primarily" a US citizen. Actually, citizenship comes from having one parent who is a US national for Americans born overseas, or from being born on US soil. Of course, Obama meets both of those requirements, an this idea of citizenship being passed down through the father's lineage has no basis in the Constitution. But the motto of the birther movement seems to be, "Why let facts get in the way of some good old fashioned bigotry?"

Apparently Joe Montgomery, the Kansas resident who submitted this objection has withdrawn it, citing threats against him and his family. Taitz, who is not a Kansas resident, could not testify to the aforementioned citizenship theory, and was granted a hearing when she posited that Montgomery did not legitimately withdraw his objection but did so "under duress."
[snip]

This is honestly the best.

[Freeky]

OMG I'm so embarrassed I used to live there and call it home...