CNN's Paul Begala, in response to Friday's announcement that former Maryland governor Michael Steele had been named Republican National Committee chairman, said, "The real leader of the Republican Party in America today is a corpulent drug addict with an AM radio talk show, Rush Limbaugh."
He also said Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is "very bitter, and divisive," "Obama is stylistically much more like Reagan," and that George W. Bush was a "spectacularly lazy president."
Readers are cautioned to have their blood pressure medications nearby before proceeding any further (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript, h/t Hot Air, file photo):
WOLF BLITZER, HOST: Let's get some analysis now from our CNN political contributors, the Democratic strategist, Paul Begala and the Republican strategist, Bay Buchanan.First on Michael Steele, a new face for the RNC.
PAUL BEGALA, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: And a good choice. It's none of my business, it's not my party. But Michael's been here in THE SITUATION ROOM many times, we've debated issues. Terribly smart guy. I like that he's run for office. He served as Maryland's lieutenant governor. He had some failed bids for office, which is good too. You learn a lot from the canvas. So, good for them.
But I think Candy's piece is instructive. The real leader of the Republican Party in America today is a corpulent drug addict with an AM radio talk show, Rush Limbaugh. He's the real power in the Republican Party. And so Michael Steele is going to need to stand up to Limbaugh if he wants to actually lead the party of Lincoln.
BLITZER: He was suggesting, Rush Limbaugh, the other day, maybe he was being just rhetorical, that he's more powerful than the Republican leader in the House or the Senate for that matter. Is that true?
BAY BUCHANAN, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: Well, I think more Americans know him, that's for sure. They know the name, they know he's out there, he stands for something. And he really is inspirational. He's sending a very strong conservative message to those here in Washington to stand up and they did. But the key here is what Paul's suggesting is just absolute nonsense.
Rush Limbaugh has always played a major role in our party, represented the conservatives. But Michael Steele here is somebody entirely different and what he brings to this party is an articulate new, fresh face with great ideas, great energy, and he has the ability to reach out with a message that's very important, one he carries from his heart. He's from working middle class folks, you know, working people. And he knows that the way we're going to win back this party is to reach into their hearts and let them know there is a place in the party, we'll fight for their homes, for their families.
BLITZER: There's an elite little club in Washington called the Alfalfa Club. Are you involved? Are you -
BEGALA: I'm not a --
BLITZER: Are you involved in the Alfalfa Club?
BUCHANAN: No, no.
BLITZER: It's an elite group of business -
BEGALA: Are you?
BLITZER: No, no journalists are allowed. It is business leaders and political types. They're having their annual dinner tomorrow night here in Washington, about 200 people or so usually go. Among those who will be attending will be President Obama and the Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Interesting stuff.
BEGALA: I think it's good, it's interesting. I'm told that these things - you know the tradition is that big politicians and other big shots get up and give speeches and that they try to be funny. That's hard to do in Washington. But if I could give some advice, I've watched Governor Palin carefully in the campaign. And I think her biggest short coming is that she seems attracted to sarcasm and bitterness. That she uses humor in a weapon in a way that Ronald Reagan never did, or that Barack Obama -
Oddly, Obama is stylistically much more like Reagan. He certainly can throw elbows in a partisan way, but he's always welcoming, he's warm, and self-deprecating. Remember he was talking about finding a dog and called himself a mutt. Like he was not going to get a pure bred dog, he was going to get a mutt, like me. That's Reaganesque. Palin is a completely different model. She seems, to me, very bitter, and divisive. I think at this dinner, she may very well have a chance to learn from the master.
BUCHANAN: You know, this is interesting advice from someone who took a cheap shot at Rush here.
BEGALA: Oh, but I'm not a politician. And Rush is a drug addict.
BUCHANAN: The key here is - Sarah, you know the president's going to this thing. And he, of course, will be powerful one. Sarah is going to be the entertaining one. She's going to be where all the news is going, going to want to talk to her. She's a very interesting person and she should be at this function, because she's a national leader.
But what is the president doing, Wolf? He's not missing a party. He's got cocktail parties. He's got "Super Bowl" parties, he's going to this party tomorrow night. He's a fraternity boy.
BLITZER: It's a charm offensive.
BUCHANAN: Charm offensive. It's time for him to act like the president. I'm sorry, it's a very lonely life, but that's what he needs to start doing.
BLITZER: In fairness to Sarah Palin she did go on "Saturday Night Live" and there was some self-deprecating humor there. I thought she did pretty well when she was sitting around and dancing.
BEGALA: That's right. That's a good point.
BUCHANAN: You're right.
BEGALA: But this will be, I think, the test a lot of people will have for her, can she laugh at herself rather than -- very often, we did, particularly I was struck at the convention, a lot of bitterness. And you get that from the Republicans. I understand, I've been in campaign that was lost too. It doesn't feel good. But she needs to exhibit a largeness of spirit that thus far has eluded her.
BLITZER: Let me read to you from Peggy Noonan's column in "The Wall Street Journal" today.
"In the time since his inauguration, Mr. Obama has been on every screen in the country, TV, and computer every day. But it's already reaching saturation point. When the office is omnipresent, it's demystified. Constant exposure deflates the presidency, suddenly robbing it of power and making it more common."
Does Peggy Noonan have a point, Paul?
BEGALA: I think she might in a year or two. But this -- it's been what, ten days, even, into this new presidency. We have urgent crises that have been neglected for many years. Our prior president set a standard for not showing up. It's the best thing he ever did, was not go to work, because when he went to work, things got worse. It's a jarring juxtaposition of a spectacularly lazy president with a spectacularly energetic one. So at this new start, we need our president out there and talking to us and working very hard to try to get this country organized.
BLITZER: He's not wasting any time, you've got to admit.
BUCHANAN: He's not wasting any time, but look what he's done. He seems more interested in glad handing and bringing people in and looking like he's the guy that wants to talk to everybody rather than just take authorship of the bill. He like, oh, you want to change it? Oh, you want to change it? We'll listen to anyone. He let these Democratic friends of his just put so much Democratic agenda in there that is not stimulus. It's just a big fat pork bill, will not give us jobs. And then he just says, oh, yes, but we need to do something. He was not voted to put dag-gone money in a cannon and shoot it out of it. He needs to show some responsibility and take charge of this bill.
BLITZER: On that optimistic note, we'll leave it there, guys. Thanks very much.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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Liberals are so pathetically predictable
January 31, 2009 - 13:05 ET by jefflebowskiI wrote about this today on Angry White Dude. The DemonRats are so predictable and pathetic in their methods. Just like "culture of corruption" and "Bush lied, people died" we will hear the "party of Limbaugh" a zillion times between now and their real goal...the Fairness Doctrine. Liberals don't think for themselves but merely depend on their leaders to tell them talking points. Here is the link:
http://angrywhitedud...
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Sorry Mr. Begala, I couldn't hear what you were saying....
January 31, 2009 - 17:31 ET by bpjam...the glare off your forehead was so intense that I was blinded and had to cover my head with a pillow.
Oh, and the sound of your voice makes me want to shove sharp objects into my eyeballs (since it would technically be illegal for me to shove them into yours).
Sorry...I tried numerous
January 31, 2009 - 13:12 ET by motherbeltSorry...I tried numerous times to say something here, but I just can't do it....
I am completely speechless.
I am just going to go and find my duct tape.
Pay no mind to Paul. He's on
January 31, 2009 - 14:27 ET by rbosquePay no mind to Paul. He's on the DNC payroll and lost his mind before the Clinton Administration. I pity him.
Paul Beluga
January 31, 2009 - 17:48 ET by sentforth5It's just the beluga spoutin' off.
Jeez, Noel, you weren't
January 31, 2009 - 13:15 ET by R D HelmJeez, Noel, you weren't kidding. I couldn't even get through it because the veins in my head are throbbing.
LOL-I wonder how that anti-Rush Limbaugh petition thingy is working out for them?
-Dave
Our clueless political leaders are about to drive us all over a cliff. The time to HITM is now-before we go over.
Does this guy come with a
January 31, 2009 - 13:17 ET by gopsteveDoes this guy come with a disclaimer about his previous employer?
Kind of like Rove & Fox?
steve,
January 31, 2009 - 22:03 ET by R D HelmLOL-Yeah, but even the Obamatons know who Rove worked for.
I am not sure they know who Bagala even is, much less who he worked for.
-Dave
Our clueless political leaders are about to drive us all over a cliff. The time to HITM is now-before we go over.
It's always a case of name that party
February 1, 2009 - 01:38 ET by thebutlerdiditwhen it comes to the Dems. More Democrats leave political life to work on tv news and magazines than ever graduate from J school, and get a job. Everyone over the age of 30 or so knows that Diane Sawyer worked for Nixon, but you never hear about Stephanopolus-Clinton, Matthews-Carter, Tip O'Neill, Bill Moyers-LBJ, Brian Williams-Carter, etc. Then you have the Bay Buchanan's, Chris Cuomo, Mika Brezenzenski, Cokie Roberts, Evan Thomas, that come to it by way of family. They are "objective" don't ya know?? And Begala is just a plain old jerk.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
tbdi...
February 1, 2009 - 02:10 ET by JerWhy did you omit the likes of Roger Ailes, Pat Buchanan, Oliver North, Bill Kristol, Tony Snow, Karl Rove, Mary Matalin--conservative pundits who all worked for Republican administrations...and you're not implying Bay Buchanan is a liberal are you? By the way, I bet you could poll any age group and more would know Stephanopoulos worked for Clinton than Diane Sawyer worked for Nixon.
Jer
Jer
February 1, 2009 - 02:31 ET by thebutlerdiditReading comprehension probs again? I said it was name that party. When a Republican, even one that is a moderate like Bay is on liberal media, not Fox, they ALWAYS mention that they are Republican. Most of the time they will add in little comments like who they worked for. Rarely do you hear who is a Democrat, and rarely do they mention who they worked for. Fox tells both sides. Think I am wrong? I just happened to read a whole section of a book about it, this week, and it has references. If you want, I can go pull it out of my library and post the references, if you want to chase them. As for Stephie, maybe a good many know him, it hasn't been that long since he was in Clinton's service, but to say he is better known than Sawyer's afiliation with Nixon, I'll call bs on ya.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
Reading comprehension probs
February 1, 2009 - 02:52 ET by JerReading comprehension probs again?
Gosh, tbdi, you and candance with your "still beating your wife"? questions. In my year and a half here, I'm sure I've misread/misinterpreted a number of posts. To which are you referring?
However, in this case, I read and comprehended your raising the issue of pundits who had worked in administrations and the impact on objectivity. I was merely pointing out that the phenomenon is bi-partisan.
I'll pay for your dinner at the restaurant of your choice in Atlanta if you are correct about the Sawyer/Stephanopoulos question. I'm saying you are wrong by a considerable--bordering on humiliating--margin. Call Gallup.
Jer
Jer
February 1, 2009 - 03:10 ET by thebutlerdiditI don't refer to anyone else's posts here, and don't usually bother in debating people. I am pointing out that you always seem to have trouble with my postings, in re comprehension. Either I am a blithering idiot, or you are having trouble comprehending my meanings, As for the Sawyer/Stephanopolus question, I said maybe, but I doubted it. As for the other part of my posting, I will back it 100%, as I saw the research on it. It was very clear. I would assume, since more people in the general populace have seen Sawyer over the years, and especially on drecky GMA type programs, she is better known. And they mention it, ad naseum over there. If you feel more people know that Stephie worked for Clinton, fine. I appreciate the dinner offer, though.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
tbdi... Well, inasmuch as
February 1, 2009 - 03:29 ET by Jertbdi...
Well, inasmuch as I know you are not a blithering idiot, when I have some time, I'll review some of our previous exchanges and see if I can pinpoint the problem, and maybe in the future, I'll post something preliminarily, e.g. "Assuming you mean so and so" or "Is this what you mean?" etc. before continuing with a substantive response. Apparently, we've been having a problem I wasn't even aware of.
Dammit, tbdi, you have "research" on Sawyer. I demand to see it [or no dinner for you].
Jer
Jer
February 1, 2009 - 03:38 ET by thebutlerdiditI actually tend to be long-winded, whether writing or speaking, Jer. So, I will say, it could be very easy to have problems getting my meaning on everything. I will give you that. As for the rest, haven't you figured me out yet? I don't like to debate. It doesn't interest me. I never throw out comments that I don't know if I can back up. I am big on researching. For the most part, I couch everything I say as an opinion. I just refuse to play games, it isn't my style. I enjoy reading a good debate/disagreement, but tend not to partake. I was married to a nutcase, for way too long, and had my fill of disagreement in my life. So, if someone wants to say they are right, that's ok. with me. I may think differently. Info on Sawyer? She's an old commie lover from way back. LOL
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
tbdi...
February 1, 2009 - 03:45 ET by JerYou don't like to debate? Why not? You say it doesn't interest you just because you were married to a nutcase? Are you sure that's the only reason?
[Just kidding. I'll retire. Take care.]
Jer
Jer
February 1, 2009 - 04:09 ET by thebutlerdiditYes, I realized you were joking. I can take a joke. Very well, as a matter of fact. Yeah, I think that's why I don't like to argue or debate, it just seems tiresome to me. Like I said, I enjoy watching and reading, just don't get into the participation aspect.
Talk to ya later, Jer.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
I'm sorry, Jer , I would like.........
February 1, 2009 - 05:52 ET by old croto use this opportunity on a current thread to apologize. You mentioned on another thread how my use of baaaaaaaaaaa to your comments was a better response than I usually have. I must blame it again on my keyboard. You see, I was trying to respond to you saying "Back off", but the "a" was sticking and it came out as Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. You rememember the problem I had with my keyboard before Jer, "k" kept getting stuck and you thought I was calling you names. Maybe I will purchase a new one when I get my tax cut.
It's this level of
January 31, 2009 - 13:27 ET by fitzfongIt's this level of "intelligence" from the Forehead that earns him a daily phone briefing from That One's Chief of Staff. No doubt Limbaugh's laughing because he's gotten under the skin of one of Clinton and CNN's chief hacks. If he continues to seek advice from degenerate scum like Paul Begala, Obama's Administration is going to come apart at the seams.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
HMMMMMMMMMMM
January 31, 2009 - 13:24 ET by rick007So it he leader of the Damn O Crap Party. Not only coke before but nicitone now.
Go Suck Barny Begala. After all werent you doing it in the Oval office to Clinton?
From the mind of Rahm
January 31, 2009 - 13:25 ET by BKeyserFrom the mind of Rahm Emanuel and the mouth of an idiot...
Good Point BK
January 31, 2009 - 14:28 ET by CaringwhiteguyThis looks to be the product of the daily Emanuel, Carville, Begala, Stephanopolous strategy session. You might even call it talking points from the White House. But which White House, Obama or Clinton?
Begala is a sick man
January 31, 2009 - 13:25 ET by exLibLiberals are masters of projection; they project all of their fears and insecurities onto other prominent Republicans.
His side lost and what does he have to say? Nothing but invective and hate speech; adhominem attacks against the two most popular conservatives in the nation.
Begala carries on the twisted, upside-down perspective that characterizes liberals. You make a pure statement of fact that is a negative to their hero BO, and they get all faint and outraged at all the hate and bitterness. Yet turn right around and start name-calling and such, and it's no big deal to them.
Begala is also a world-class hypocrite, in that he constantly compares himself to fallen religious leaders by saying he has a bible and reads but is "better" than they are because he doesn't "push his views" on others. I say, what did he just do in the spot above? Either agree with his view point or he will call you a name. It's like 5th grade all over again.
His side lost
January 31, 2009 - 13:29 ET by shawn228"His side lost......"
???????
they did?
He had my vote
Ex-Lib, did you really mean to say
January 31, 2009 - 14:54 ET by Scout FinchHis side won and what does he have to say? Nothing but invective and
hate speech; adhominem attacks against the two most popular
conservatives in the nation.
Scout, exlib is right in saying..........
February 1, 2009 - 05:59 ET by old cro"His side lost". They have elected a "loser" to the presidency, and have surrounded him with "losers" from every walk of life.
Rahm's boy
January 31, 2009 - 13:31 ET by totalkaosdaveTotalKaosDave
Did he get this talking point from Rahm during their morning phone call/strategy session?
BEGALA: Oh, but I'm not a
January 31, 2009 - 13:32 ET by i was just thinkingBEGALA: Oh, but I'm not a politician. And Rush is a drug addict.
Mr. Begala, Rush WAS addicted. Addiction admitted, treatment received, addiction over. No, you're not a politician, you're a liar.
Bush didn't go to work? How come we never heard that in 8 years??? Given that the MSM and Dems dredged up every negative story about Bush that they could possibly find or think of, real or imagined, I think we would have heard this before if it were true. We would have heard it even if it weren't true.
What a putz.
rush's addiction
January 31, 2009 - 14:14 ET by puredmashiewas not from a recreational use of drugs. it was pain from a herniated disk in his neck, and the surgery to repair it involved an incision through his throat. because his livlihood depends on his voice, he was not willing to have a surgery that risked damage to his voicebox so he chose to manage his pain instead. i've had back pain from a similar disk problem, so i can appreciate what he had to live with. fortunately, i was able to have surgery and now i'm pain free but for a while the pain was so bad that sleep was possible only with painkillers and when they wore off i woke up. now i know why sleep deprivation is such an effective intelligence gathering tactic. it was the lack of sleep that made me choose surgery.
my point is that the left uses the drug-addict label as a projection of their own recreational use of drugs, and totally dismisses that anyone could use drugs for something useful. the other thing they do is attack personally when they know they have lost the argument. they don't argue with logic and reasoning, only emotions. and the forehead is one of the biggest offender. blecch!
swing hard in case you hit it.
I has spinal fusion three
January 31, 2009 - 14:32 ET by BKeyserI has spinal fusion three years ago and although I generally can't stomach pain meds, they started me on OxyCodone or OxyCotin (one of those two) in the hospital. I quit taking them about a week after the surgery but it took more than a month to get it out of my system. For a while I couldn't figure out why I had the shakes so bad- thought it was restless leg syndrome or something. I finally realized it was the drug and boy was I glad I got off it when I did! That stuff is killer addictive!
Funny thing is, Begala probably (though I'm not asserting proof, it would just figure...) has blow parties with his lib elite friends on regular occasions...
Back and spinal pain meds are evil.
January 31, 2009 - 20:57 ET by andophiroxiaMy boyfriend has to take Tramadol for his back pain and it still doesn't help him all the time. Unfortunately, in between the rounds of surgeries, that's all he has! I also had another friend that went through a round of surgeries and had to take it as well-luckily, for only a short time. It didn't agree with him, so he thought he could go cold turkey and the withdrawl from only 3 days itself really sucked! He said that he started to experience just horrible shakes, ill feeling, etc. Even my boyfriend when he ran out of Tramadol, he thought he could go a few days without it, when he got the same symptoms and had to even rush to the doctor's to get it straight way.
Back and spinal meds are just evil at times. Unfortunately, they are sometimes the only alternative in order to live as normal of a life as possible. I really feel for people that have to be in between a rock and a hard place like that when they've tried everything and it still isn't a solution. Some people say that it's still not a good excuse, but then these are people that had to deal with pain short-term and nothing like nerve damage like back and spinal injuries. They can be damn crippling.
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill
I could tell you horror stories.................
January 31, 2009 - 22:17 ET by BEGRUNTI have the same problems.....I was destroyed in an "on duty" car accident.......I can totally relate to what your boyfriend has been through....and I sympathize deeply. Nobody.....I mean nobody can understand pain like that, except those of us that have to live with it every day.
"Blago got in touch with his inner dirt bag"
Dennis Miller
I have posted this here before
February 1, 2009 - 01:52 ET by thebutlerdiditbut it is people who say stuff like this who really irk me. I guess that means I am still a "drug-addict," according to Begala? I was addicted to pain killers for years, the strong stuff, Morphine, Oxycotin, Soma (strong muscle relaxer), Methadone, Hydrocodone, Xanax, etc. If it could be taken, I did. In massive amounts. I was prescribed them all legally, I have had numerous health problems, due to permanent nerve damage, permanent damage to parts of my brain, torn tissue/ligaments. I have had 7 major concussions. So, I was continually prescribed stuff, and between recovering from many things, way too much to list here, I slowly got addicted. Because I was so out of it with depression, I came close to dying, I had a pretty long battle with all of it. I eventually took myself off of it, slowly the same way I got on it. But, other damage had been done. I ended up losing my hearing at 34, because of all the drug use. The same thing that happened to Rush. I was able to have a different surgery, one that gave me back about 70% of my hearing, so I didn't have to get the cochlear implants. So, yeah, having someone dismiss someone who has been through a hellish nightmare so flippantly as just a "drug addict," you could say I am offended to the extreme. Excuse my language, but Paul Begala can kiss my ass.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
tbdi, I am glad to hear....
February 1, 2009 - 06:22 ET by old crothat you beat the drugs, sorry about the complications they produced. Evidently though, the "brain damage" does not effect your sharp wit :) I too, am proscribed pain killing drugs, though not nearly as strong as the stuff that you used. In my case "tramadol" works somewhat because it attacks pain from specific brain centers (I think that's right) instead of generally numbing the brain/body as a whole. Although the "pain" is never really gone, it works for me because my focus is not on "pain" when using the drug.
The "forehead" is one of the main instigators of the crude invective thrown about the political world today. He started in the clinton white house and is still going strong with his partners in crime today, carwreck, stepuptous and the MSM in general.
Old Cro
February 1, 2009 - 07:20 ET by thebutlerdiditThank you, that was sweet. I am lucky that "brain-wise" my only real problems as far as thinking, is that I have short-term memory loss, and I tend to ramble, as everyone here knows that read my posts. Tramadol can be a very effective drug, it does work on certain nerve receptors in the brain. Please be careful with it, as some people have had an increased risk of seizures. I still occasionally take pain meds, as needed, but am not addicted to them. It is hard not to take as many as I truly need, at times, but I refuse to go through that again. If you have never seen someone detox before, I'd skip it, if I were you. LOL. It aint pretty. I had to do it over and over until I could finally break myself of them. It annoys me when people who have never had these problems get sactimonious and toss around bombs such as these. People can be pretty jerky, until life throws them in the spin cycle. Take care of yourself.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
No, thank you for the info......
February 1, 2009 - 07:45 ET by old croon seizures, I hadn't heard that. I take a reletively small amount daily and do not have any history of them, but I will alert my wife in case. (My doctor would not give me more cause he said it is "good" to feel some pain, you know your body is still responding ;) You take care, also.
Old cro
February 2, 2009 - 12:03 ET by thebutlerdiditsmall amounts of Tramadol should be o.k. It is just something to keep in the back of your mind. As for the feeling pain, yes, it is good, to a degee, because otherwise your body won't make its own natural pain inhibitors. Unfortunately, my nerve receptors are so screwed up, I don't make the pain inhibitors very well, anymore. Basically, even things that are minor seem major. High dose Ibuprophen works well for a lot of pain, you should be able to take that in between the Tramadol, just remember it can be really rough on your stomach. Good luck!
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
In continuing our marathon therapy......
February 3, 2009 - 01:57 ET by old crothread, I do not take Ibuprophen for that very reason. Thank you again for you valuable advice, although my doctor quote was kinda tongue-in-cheek, but true. As you have done, I too am learning to live with it. I sympathize with your problems, but know of no solutions, only can offer a small prayer and hope for your relief.
a face that cries out: punch me
January 31, 2009 - 13:49 ET by delmarI would like to give his face a jarring juxtaposition.
These people
January 31, 2009 - 14:00 ET by Delsaare so awful.
What is it with them? They won an election, are about to change this country into a socialist nation, and still can't stop the attacks.
Obviously, Mike Steele and Rush Limbaugh scare the hell out of them!
Oh they sure do!
January 31, 2009 - 16:25 ET by IamTinmanThe Obama victory was all about changing the leadership and given the way the GOP leadership in congress has behaved, I can't much disagree that an overhaul was due.
What it wasn't about was a radical change of the system itself and many Americans are just coming to terms with what they have done.
The difference between continuing down the Obama path to socialism and reaffirming the Reagan vision of America is still narrow and Baracks hold on the process still fragile. Steele, Palin, Limbaugh, Jindal, and the young republicans can still stop the Obamanation and that does frighten them!!
I would agree! The thing is
January 31, 2009 - 21:03 ET by andophiroxiaI would agree! The thing is that normally after an election, the losing party just goes off and does whatever they were doing before or something different. Palin is not doing anything differently than she was before, yet they still keep going after her. The same thing with the other republicans in office!
After Obama won, I realize that the left will NEVER be happy. They are getting more virulent and hateful because I think they know that what they succeded most was to be the underdog because of their constant victimhood. They don't know how to be winners in anything. They don't even know how to LEAD.
I'm excited for Steele. Time misquoted him to stop having the Republican party being "truculent", but when I read his plan, it really was that we needed to get up to date and change in communication and networking. He also said that we have been too reliant on the media itself spreading our message and actually misrepresenting how we are! However, he kept reiterating that our PRINCIPLES needed no changing at all and that in fact, the more liberal elements of our party were a problem! Wow, that's just what a lot of conservatives have been saying!
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill
The forehead
January 31, 2009 - 14:03 ET by nkviking75According to the not-always-trustworthy Wikipedia, Begala lost an election to a comic strip character while running for student body president at the U. of Texas. Since then he has specialized in making real Republicans and/or conservatives into fictional characters to make them easier to defeat.
Begala isn't "corpulent" like Rush, but you could mount a billboard on that forehead. And while Rush has faced, and apparently beaten, an addiction problem to a painkiller, Begala's personal life is shrouded in mystery. What scandals lurk in his closet?
He's a petty, bitter, insignificant little creep.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
viking, Begala doesn't have
January 31, 2009 - 15:39 ET by ConservativeRexviking, Begala doesn't have a forehead, he has a fivehead.
now that's funny
January 31, 2009 - 17:14 ET by puredmashiei don't care who you are, that's funny right there i tell ya.
swing hard in case you hit it.
Go-o-o-o-al!
January 31, 2009 - 19:59 ET by nkviking75viking, Begala doesn't have a forehead, he has a fivehead.
Rex Scores!
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
→ Begala tripe
January 31, 2009 - 14:10 ET by Cool ArrowObama is like Abe Lincoln - a Republican
Obama is like Reagan - A Republican
Why can't Begala liken the object of his affection to a Democrat, like Johnson, Clinton, or Carter? Because history is being kind to none of them.
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country - Khalil Gibran
What does this say about CNN
January 31, 2009 - 14:18 ET by Chris NormanWhat does this say about CNN that they let one of their contributors - not just a guest - get away spewing bile like this without anyone chastising him? Is this the dignity they claim? Keep it up CNN, you'll get down to MSNBC level soon.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris, you are expecting
January 31, 2009 - 14:36 ET by motherbeltChris, you are expecting too much from a network that sells Obama merchandise on its website.
Begala is doing exactly what CNN wants him to do.
motherbelt,
January 31, 2009 - 15:07 ET by Chris NormanOh, yeah - I'm sure he's fully endorsed by CNN. I was just pointing out that at the same time, CNN tries to claim gravitas and dignity - "the network of record", as it were. The reality of their shows and personalities flies in the face of that "oh, so dignified" image.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
I knew the way you meant
January 31, 2009 - 15:21 ET by motherbeltI knew the way you meant it, Chris.
They want to be seen as the "dignified" news network. What a joke.
Divisive, who's divisive?????
January 31, 2009 - 14:33 ET by Roscoe MendagoWhew, took me a while to crawl down from the ceiling, gonna need some fix'n.
Begala is a pod, he's not of this world. How can a citizen of this country seriously believe the swill he spouts. What kind of mindset allows that kind of dishonesty. He's flinging poo in all directions with no regard. Remind me, do Republicans behave like that, I don't recall anything so out front and insulting, oh and rest assured I wouldn't myself, fer sure. I don't recall Newt Gingrich, or say Karl Rove saying anything even remotely similar. But here's ole light bulb head ubiquitously fling'n his poo like an angry monkey.
You can bet Begala has never listened to Rush's show......
This line's a keeper
January 31, 2009 - 15:02 ET by Scout FinchBut here's ole light bulb head ubiquitously fling'n his poo like an angry monkey.
It just comes easy-----
January 31, 2009 - 15:11 ET by Roscoe MendagoWhy thank you Scout, it just comes easy to me, ya see I'm a poo fling'er myself on occasion, it's therapeutic.
Bitterness??
January 31, 2009 - 14:40 ET by choselife3xHe must've meant to say Pelosi, rather than Palin. Geez.
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
I hope you did not spend a lot of time transcribing Mr. Noel.
January 31, 2009 - 14:50 ET by JWFI quit reading after the Reagan comparison. That says right there the guy has his head up his butt searching for a clue as to why people say he has his head up his butt.
I will take your word for the rest.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Begala is Typical CNN / MESSNBC Liberal Hatemonger
January 31, 2009 - 14:52 ET by CapeCodScottOur country deserves so much better than the drivel that is spun as clever political commentary.
We will not fall from an outside attack, we will fall from the inside out... Rush faced his demons, I bet Begala just removed all the mirrors from his house, heck he probably couldn't see his reflection anyway...
www.ScottOnCapeCod.com
"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation"... until they get fed-up enough to finally say something about it!
You can learn a lot from the "canvas"--?
January 31, 2009 - 14:56 ET by StarAZAs in knocked out--a loser? When does this twit taste the deck?
Oh this is too
January 31, 2009 - 14:59 ET by bigtimerOh this is too funny...actually hilarious as far as I am concerned.
Begala has the usually talking points down all the leftist talking heads are using this last week concerning Rush....Drug Addict...drug addict...drug addict.
Lets see....wasn't O one also in the past...Cocaine!
Also what I find aggravating is the constant television time O is using to do what...beside destroy this country...
He and Clinton never saw a Camera they didn't love, heck, I didn't think there would ever be anyone who would or could be more of a camera hog than Clinton, who thrived on it....still does.
Well, we have one now....and Noonan is right in the case...it is getting tiring.
Paul is just an aggravating pest to me...I see his face...I click the channel.
Rush/Bolton 2012
Can anyone explain why this tool
January 31, 2009 - 15:00 ET by katiejanecriticizes Rush for a drug problem when he grovels at the feet of a guy who has admitted to his own drug use? Is drug use only bad if a Republican commentator is involved but cool if the Democratic President admits it?
Ah...the money quote
January 31, 2009 - 15:05 ET by BlondeYou know I'm so very fond of saying, "follow the money". Well.
And so Michael Steele is going to need to stand up to Limbaugh if he wants to actually lead the party of Lincoln.
Here it is! What Begala and the rest of the dems are trying to do is drive a wedge between ANY republican of note and Rush Limbaugh, since he's target #1. Get the republicans to do their dirty work for them, to try to force us to turn on each other (are we listening here?) and eat our own publicly, with Rush Limbaugh up first on the menu.
So far, so good, no one is biting (well...that one guy who immediately apolgized). A much smarter move would be for Michael Steele to invite Rush and the rest of the conservative media types (including the not-so-familiar-to-the-public types like Brent Bozell) to a conference with the (R) congressional membership, as well as other state leaders (i.e. Jeb Bush, Fred Thompson, etc.) and come up with a plan to actively fight the fight in the trenches....live and in color on TV, every day, every night....in other words, get in their faces they way they've gotten in ours.
I wish President Bush well....but NO MORE MR. (MS.) NICE GUY where the axis media is concerned.
Great idea, Blonde
January 31, 2009 - 19:49 ET by Scout FinchA much smarter move would be for Michael Steele to invite Rush and the
rest of the conservative media types (including the
not-so-familiar-to-the-public types like Brent Bozell) to a conference
with the (R) congressional membership, as well as other state leaders
(i.e. Jeb Bush, Fred Thompson, etc.) and come up with a plan to
actively fight the fight in the trenches....
What a powerful meeting of the minds that would be. You know that conservatives all across this country would be proud of them and support them.
Quite right, Scout
January 31, 2009 - 19:55 ET by BlondeThe best defense is a good offense.
In fact, were I in Steele's shoes, I'd invite Rush to chair it.
But hey, that's just me.
I've read Steele's
January 31, 2009 - 21:05 ET by andophiroxiaI've read Steele's blueprint for the Republican party and well, a LOT of it sounds line-by-line of Rush Limbaugh. He even stated that we needed to support strong leaders, and I do believe that he did mention Rush and Palin in the mix!
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill
Let's face it
January 31, 2009 - 21:07 ET by Scout FinchThe Democrats do this blatantly. Look at how many on the Clinton administration have ended up on Big Media's payroll. Let's drop the pretense and collaborate with some of the better conservative minds out there. Why waste all that talent? And unlike liberals, I bet Rush, Hannity, and others would volunteer their ideas.
Unfortunately Blonde, the only airtime......
February 1, 2009 - 06:42 ET by old crothey would get is on Fox, Rush and other assorted conservative talk shows. (Until the "fairness" doctrine is reinstated) Remember when the R's were in power? It seemed to me (I watched that dreck then) that everyday a democrat would be on with their talking points against any initiative the president or congress had. They are in an information war with the MSM. I wonder if SunTzu had his problems with the media and how he fought it?
Begala
January 31, 2009 - 15:10 ET by well99What can you say.He is a DNC shill.The DNC pimp him out to the networks so he can flaunt his bs.I guess it saves him from doing his tricks for quarters on the streets.
Racist
January 31, 2009 - 15:16 ET by MES41067That's racist.
Bought and Paid For
January 31, 2009 - 15:19 ET by MCPO AirdaleBegala has been bought and paid for. Anything he utters has been pre-approved by his honchos at the DNC. Anyone who takes him seriously is ill-informed.
Begala
January 31, 2009 - 15:27 ET by slickwillie2001It's too bad the 'woman trapped in a man's body' meme belongs to Olbermann, because it applies so well to Paula.
Paula Begala
February 1, 2009 - 16:11 ET by ArminiusWhat's funny about Begala is that he tries to act tough, especially when he says he is from Texas and is a hunter. He says it with as much credibility as Richard Simmons saying it.
Pimps
January 31, 2009 - 15:36 ET by rick007If you look at the MSM it's full of Damn O Crap pimps.
BDS
January 31, 2009 - 15:37 ET by TjexciteClassic case of BDS up, down, left, right, BDS. It will now and forever be BDS. It will change into RDS (Rush or Republican) or others such as PDS (Palin), SDS (Steele) or GOPDS for the time. But it will always be BDS.
HMMMM
January 31, 2009 - 15:40 ET by rick007On Jan.1 st we hit a milestone. "O" dumbo stopped trying to be Pres. and is now busy campaging for reelection. He walks downstair at 8:00??????????????????????? Thats the most he will do for 4 years and vote present.
What you see is the worlds greatest Bull Shit Artest.
Upon Michael Steele Being Named GOP Chairman
January 31, 2009 - 16:11 ET by BondPlainBondBlitzer sees no black people and Begala sees Rush Limbaugh.
Liberal hallucinations? Delusions? Blindness? The liberal refusal to accept reality?
Begala, Carville, Dean,
January 31, 2009 - 16:11 ET by IamTinmanBegala, Carville, Dean, all have combined to generate the kind of political atmosphere that turns disagreement into hatred. They will do anything to distract from the fact that their current emporer has few if any clothes. They were Clinton attack dogs, and then sold themselves to whichever democrat would foot the bill including the Obama campaign.
Using their standards Barack Obama is a drug using (nicotine), crack addicted, illegal alien who shouldn't be even holding office. You won't hear that kind of talk from the GOP but it's the language de jure of the Democrats, who then claim the GOP is the party of hate.
Begala is the party guy who smiling all the while, puts his arm around your shoulder and slips the knife between the ribs.
Stylistically?
January 31, 2009 - 16:36 ET by WR JonasStylistically Obama is like Ronald Reagan? Mr. Begala your penis is stylistically shaped like a flashlight but it won't get your brain out of that dark closet it's festering in.
Begala: Leader of GOP Is 'Corpulent Drug Addict' Rush Limbaugh
January 31, 2009 - 16:58 ET by BEGRUNTWell I guess the same could be said for the leader of the democrats....the corpulent coke snorter, Barak Obama. See it goes both ways dirt bag Bagala.....ya know the stones in glass houses thing.
"Blago got in touch with his inner dirt bag"
Dennis Miller
Begala is just a twit in a snit...
January 31, 2009 - 17:08 ET by ThalpyBegala is just a twit in a snit, so pay little attention to him.
"Corpulent" was Begala's
January 31, 2009 - 19:34 ET by fitzfong"Corpulent" was Begala's "clever" way of saying Rush Limbaugh is fat. No doubt it was in his word-a-day calendar.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
Begala
January 31, 2009 - 17:19 ET by KC MulvilleBegala was making a complete, vindictive ass of himself. He hates Limbaugh because Limbaugh dismisses him as The Forehead.
No one is fooled by his advice to Michael Steele to avoid Limbaugh - thanks for the advice, you Democrat cheap shot. After this, can anyone take him seriously when he accuses others of being "divisive?" In the act of accusing others of being divisive, he exhibits it himself.
Another vampire - no reflection at all. What a small person he is!
begone begala
January 31, 2009 - 18:01 ET by porpoiseboyyou are just another in a long line of libs who have "popped up" in the last 6mos with advice for the republican party as to what it needs to do to reclaim it's "former" influence and glory. hmmm, i think i will ask my foe what i need to do to defeat him and then trust that he is telling me the truth. right. i've seen the same from lefty posters on here in the past and they all deserve the same attention. none. what conservatives need to do is continue being conservative, remind those who have strayed to get back with the program, and kick the pretenders who are polluting the cause the hell out.
cheers!
"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin
Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left
Speaking of Drugs, President Obama's Brother Busted for Pot
January 31, 2009 - 17:32 ET by Rush FanActually, it is his half-brother (he shares the same father).
TMZ.com is reporting that George Obama "was taken into custody for marijuana possession and resisting arrest."
Would Paul Begala disparage President Obama's brother for a drug-related incident as he did Rush Limbaugh?
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Conservative Andrew Breitbart, who helps edit the Drudge Report, runs the Breitbart.com news site, and recently established the Big Hollywood website has an article at that site I highly recommend titled: I Pledge to Ridicule Celebrities Who Refuse to Recognize We Are At War With People Who Want to Kill Them, Too
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"Damn well I intended to say it! I'll say it again now: 'I hope he fails.' Because, my friends, America wins if liberalism fails, and that's the bottom line." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Eight-head?!?
January 31, 2009 - 18:25 ET by Trix RabbitI'm sure you scored some sort of brownie points with your comrades at CNN and with all the sheeple who passively pay any attention to your dumbass diatribes against Rush, but let me explain to you the cold hard truth.
Rush cannot nor does not formulate, legislate, or implement public policy. I sincerely hope this simple notion gets through your skull.
Now, shut up about Rush or I'll take you by the ear and make you clean out my tool shed, you whimpering simp.
For the MSM: In your pomp and all your glory, you're a poorer man than me. As you lick the boots of death born out of fear.
Ian Anderson "Wind up"
Begala and fellow space
January 31, 2009 - 18:26 ET by celatorBegala and fellow space alien Carville are terrified of Limbaugh, that's obvious.
For liberal Democrats and the Old Media, everything is crisis, chaos, calamity and catastrophe. That justifies stealing your property and liberties.
Speaking of drug addicts..who is addicted to nicotine?? O O & O
January 31, 2009 - 18:30 ET by PaarlNeed I say more
Paarl of Rhodesia
Funny man????
January 31, 2009 - 18:36 ET by ScrapironDidn't Rush make an a** of a democrat leader recently and collect a few million for charity at the same time. Maybe it's time for a multi-million dollar lawsuit with any awards going to charity. Put the sicko Begala in the poor house.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Why no mention of obama's
January 31, 2009 - 19:03 ET by SlicksterWhy no mention of obama's drug habit? At the risk of being crude it's about time we started using the correct langauge to describe them. S**THEADS.
As if Conservatives would
January 31, 2009 - 20:00 ET by RR GOPAs if Conservatives would like the Obamessiah and his Commie apostates if Rush didn't exist. What is up with all this?
1. Obama really is worried about anything Rush has to say all of a sudden? Sure he mentioned Hannity during the election, but Hannity was bringing up the Ayers-Wright stuff, that surely cost The One votes.
2. Is it a smoke-screen to deflect attention from the current Obama-inspired shenanigans? Why bother? The MSM covers for him anyway, and most voters don't listen to Rush.
3. Do they really think that 99% of Conservatives routinely listen to Rush and thus he is the source of our mistrust and resentment towards the Communists? (see #1 above). I don't listen to Rush.
4. Is it that The One and the Dem leadership really are worried about Rush and the MSM are just attacking Rush as a matter of fact because he blaspemed their God like Sarah Palin did at the RNC?
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
Begala's a whore
January 31, 2009 - 20:14 ET by Lord ErondA typical Klinton whore who makes the best lapdog and does whatever his master tells him.
"What you can not enforce, do not command" -Sophocles-
I remember when James Carville first heard Rush...
January 31, 2009 - 21:17 ET by Jnoble...refer to Begala as "The Forehead" and he thought it was hysterical. Forehead and Snakeface were sitting next to each other on some show and Carville couldn't stop laughing about it.
Freedom of speech is a bitch...
January 31, 2009 - 22:06 ET by Lord Erond..for those liberals isn't it? Paul Begala with his little chickenhead tie on wants to get on a network and call Rush a drug addict in front of all of CNN's 5 listeners. But can't have Rush out there broadcasting to all those people about what corrupt garbage this administration is with it's BS socialist values.
You know, it's so hard to ignore a Begala type. The man couldn't be more unattractive, clearly has no sign of a personality and would probably give a goat a Lewinsky in a second but that doesn't stop him from being a hateful little twerp. I guess with all that going against him, you'd think he'd be more humble.
"What you can not enforce, do not command" -Sophocles-
Rush: Mission Accomplished
January 31, 2009 - 23:27 ET by AgentAmericanRush Limbaugh is officially under their skin, up to Obambi. And we're only getting started.
The Fairness Doctrine will not happen. They would have to tape Olby's mouth shut.
I see Begala and I simply laugh at him.
2010: A GOP Hill
Paul Begala makes a complete A$$ of himself, NEWS at Eleven.
February 1, 2009 - 00:15 ET by CTWhat a Maroon.
Okay, Everyone in the Media
February 1, 2009 - 03:56 ET by DoktorFrankenBash Bush
Bash Palin
Bash Rush
Rinse. Repeat.
''University Approved History Of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara''
WTF
February 1, 2009 - 06:23 ET by theworminator"Our prior president set a standard for not showing up." Really I thought it was our current president who set that standard as a senator. How many DAYS did he serve of his six year term? and as a senator he wasn't much better http://www.youtube.com as for durg use "I blew a few smoke rings,
remembering those years," Obama wrote in "Dreams From My Father," in a
section of the book about his college days. "Pot had helped, and booze;
maybe a little blow when you could afford it." Just like a liberal what he said is completely true just not about the person he is speaking about but The One he is defending.
Obama's Daily Fixes
February 1, 2009 - 07:40 ET by Jack BauerPardon me, but isn't President Obama also a drug addict? And isn't that even more important than Rush?
Weed and cocaine, I believe, were Obama's admitted drugs of choice.
And unlike Rush, who was addicted to "painkillers" because he was/is actually in real pain, with back problems, Obama took his drugs just to get high and party, dude.
Now that's more like a real junkie.
Also, I hear he still uses and is addicted to nicotine? I have read from anti-cigarette campaigners that nicotine is one of the MOST addictive drugs around.
Clearly Obama has an "addictive" personality. Maybe that explains his addiction to socialism.
AND JUST WHAT DRUGS DO YOU TAKE BE-GAY-LA?
February 1, 2009 - 08:00 ET by BobAnthonyOh, and from the Radio Equalizer...this.
"Wing nuts
wake up and
realize, you are all alone now, America has abandoned conservatism in
DROVES. Reaganomicsis is a failure. F.D.R is alive, America supports
F.D.R like policies.
The commercial is deeper than attacking
Rush,the comercial is atacking the Republican party for taking extreme
right wing ideology over what America wants. America doesnot want more
TAX CUTS for the rich, if they did a Republican would be president
right now....
You crack pots just do not GET IT, YOU LOST, your
ideas FAILED and the majority voted against them. The comercial does
not attack Rush, it is attacking he GOP for taking Rush over America,
simple as that
please keep it up. Reagan polices will comletly be DEAD forever and so will the GOP.....
You just do not get it.... YOU LOST, your ideas are the FRINGE
Lets' just hpe that idiot Robert Reich does not screw this up by only hiring blacks for the jobs Obama is creating.
Reich's
words are indeed worth looking into(as yes...Michael Savage pointed
out, as a leftie I find Savage interesting), I only hope it was poor
phrasing on his part, and not revese racism. If that's the case, I will
denouce Obama.
America wants FDR policies, I hope Obama does not screw it up and is not he racist Hash claims he is.
I did not like Reich's comments about "white construction workers"
bothers me, however, I support F.D.R policies whih are proven WINNERS
By Rush'sOxy Dealer, at 30 January, 2009 13:33"
OH I'M SURE THAT COMMENT BOTHERED YOU FROM SUCH A RACIST A-HOLE LIKE THE FASCIST MIDGET THIRD REICH!!!!! AND YOU KNOW WHAT YA SOCIALIST F*** IT'S TIME FOR THE GOP TO GO HARD RIGHT! RINO WIMPS LIKE COLLINS, SNOWE, HATCH...OUT OF THE WAY!
Want the PLAIN truth and no spin? Listen to The Plains Radio Network online. It's like nothing you've ever heard.
Obama is Addicted to his Image
February 1, 2009 - 08:20 ET by Retired GeekBarack Obama is addicted to the image he has created of himself.
Barack Obama is a pathological narcissist and has a very weak sense of self.
Barack Obama compensates his devalued and injured self with pomposity and by projecting a false image of majesty and authority.
Barack Obama retreats into a bubble universe of fantasy, in which he is loved, respected and omnipotent.
All children create such a world. Narcissists like Barack Obama, simply don’t leave it.
Barack Obama has carried this world of pretense into his adulthood, he is trapped in limbo, neither child or adult.
Barack Obama has made this world so real, he NO longer can differentiate his world, from reality (real world).
When Obama acts presidential, he is simply acting out his childhood fantasy of omnipotence and grandeur.
Barack Obama emotionally, is still a little hurt boy (from a dysfunctional family), neglected and unloved in the body and mind of a grown up man.
Barack Obama, can and will be dangerous.
fair is fair
February 1, 2009 - 10:39 ET by right of wayif the left want to label rush a drug addict fine. but if you do that, you must call obama a drug addict also. obama is an even worse drug addict, he took coke, which is illegal all around, but prescipton drugs are legal. let's hear it for president drug addict.
More Research Needed
February 1, 2009 - 11:16 ET by CaringwhiteguyI've done a bit of internet research into the personal life of Paul Begala and can find precious little information. For someone with such a "huge" profile (bet you thought I was going to say forehead), and for someone who constantly hammers other people's personal lives, he offers a virtually blank slate about himself.
Perhaps someone at NB or one of our excellent posters can shed some light on this man of mystery. It's no more than he would do for you.
because they're scared...
February 1, 2009 - 12:10 ET by tonemeisterthe dems know that this stimulus package is a one shot deal. as long as repubs stay away from it. when, not if it fails the dems fingerprints are all over it. just in time for 2010. stay away from this thing like it's radioactive and you'll be fine. the sub-morons that elected potus have gone back to they're playstations and have failed to remain engaged in the process. what!!...we have to vote again.....they'll bay for blood this time. wheres my job, where's my new (fill in the blank). probably the only good time a short attention span comes in handy. as soon as the outcry gets shrill enough for the msm to proclaim "hey we only report the news" he's done..the dems know this in there heart of hearts.
Begal ala....
February 1, 2009 - 13:59 ET by richardAnother candidate for the Louisville Slugger treatment. Stand right here behind Olberman, Paul, so I won't have to reach so far.
This guy is, was, and always will be nothing more than a pure douche bag.
Liberal tolerance on
February 1, 2009 - 14:48 ET by wiwfLiberal tolerance on display. Classy.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Addiction to Oxycotin From Back Pain VS Cocaine Usage
February 1, 2009 - 15:06 ET by New Jersey ConservativeNote to Paul Begala:
Rush Limbaugh is a radio host and he developed an addiction th oxycotin as a result of severe back pain. The President of the US has admittedly used cocaine for recreation. Can we expect you to also be comment on this or at least disscuss this in your daily briefings from Rahm Emanuel?
The difference here is:
February 1, 2009 - 15:43 ET by shawn228Rush Limbaugh was charged by law enforcement, Obama decided to answer the question honestly when asked by reporters, which is a question that President Bush has refused to answer.
He had my vote
Rush was persecuted by
February 2, 2009 - 01:12 ET by cocodrieRush was persecuted by a political hack and Present Obama is being protected by political hacks.
why should president Bush answer questions from political hacks? Present Obama has never answered any questions from anyone about anything .
Jesus Loves You
Paul Begula: CNN Slime
February 2, 2009 - 00:15 ET by AcePilot101Oh for heaven's sake! President Obama would never use cocaine!
Let's ask Paul Begula. He's an honest man.
New Jersey Conservative..
February 2, 2009 - 00:52 ET by JerNew Jersey Conservative...
The jokes and smears about Rush and his oxycotin addiction are disgusting and shameful. And I am honestly pleased that his health--and the hearing problems--appear to have improved markedly.
The only criticisms which, in my view, may be properly raised by the issue are 1. during the time of his ostensible "severe back pain", there are videos of him playing golf at celebrity golf tournaments and responding in interviews that he never felt better, was in great shape, etc. (or similar words to that effect) and 2. I believe he has taken some pretty strong zero-tolerance, no-excuses, throw-the-book-at-'em stances regarding any form of drug abuse.
Jer
What happened to all this
February 1, 2009 - 15:42 ET by RR GOPWhat happened to all this Liberal compassion for people with drug problems?
Guess it's OK if said people are minorities, poor and/or can be registered by ACORN multiple times.
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
I have no compassion for
February 1, 2009 - 15:46 ET by shawn228people with drug problems that criticize other people with drug problems, just like I have no sympathy for Spitzer who tried prostitution rings.
He had my vote
The Forehead
February 1, 2009 - 21:54 ET by Tom in NCStrikes out again. Beats me how anyone can have a head that big and a brain the size and consistency of a walnut.
A heart as black and empty as a black hole in space
The personality of a maggot feeding on a pile of excrement along with a smile to match
bagala
February 2, 2009 - 16:34 ET by east tennessee johnSo now using the "forehead's" "reasoning" we are now being run by a self addmitted cocaine abuser, who provided a 1 page synopsis of his health history. He's the type of guy upon meeting him you'd either slug him or spit in his face and dare him to do something about it. Jealous Rush makes 30 million a year while you sit at Obama's table getting scraps Paul?
I will say it: 10 days
February 2, 2009 - 17:00 ET by semolina_filcherI will say it: 10 days into his "presidency", Obama is about as lazy as there is a president as Begala is going to be the biggest client Hair Club For Men will ever have. (Sorry Carville- you're just about done-nothing HRC can do for you). Obama hasn't had his fill of parties just yet, except the Heroes Ball which he failed to attend. Forehead ought to be thanking Rush for bringing out the worst in the Dumbocrats...otherwise he'd be out of a guesting job with the Clinton News Network.
What's Obama done but propose around a humonguous trillion pork sandwich bill. Thank God the Repubs didn't bite unless of course the RINOs undermine the hardline GOP stance.
I am sure we were all
May 27, 2009 - 16:04 ET by joeAnneI am sure we were all expecting to officialy find out that he is a drug addict. I am curious if the authorities will do what is right to do in case of ordinary people who need some drug treatment.