Jan Brewer Sez, "Stop Making Sense!"

[paft.livejournal.com]

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, June 27, 2010:

Our law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert either buried or just lying out there that have been beheaded.

Christina Boomer to Jan Brewer, September 1, 2010:

Why wouldn’t you recant the comments you made earlier about the beheadings in the desert?

A CNN ticker headline refers to Brewer’s repeated claim tying illegal immigration to desert beheadings as a “quip,” as in, “’Beheading’ quip plagues gov.” This makes it sound as though poor Jan Brewer is being hounded for some off-the-cuff remark she made just once, in jest. As these clips show, it was a bit more than that.

Brewer’s reaction to the questions in the second clip is classic in that she appears to truly consider herself very hard done by. It’s as if she thinks it unfair for anyone to treat words as if they should bear any relation to facts. Those lousy liberal reporters are playing dirty pool by asking her to either back up what she's said or retract it!

The reality-based moonbats have struck again!

This has been a growing trend on the right, especially online. Watching the second clip, I half expected Brewer to burst out with "read what I said," or "look it up yourself!" or "that's a stoopit question!" or any other standard freeper response. Instead, she skipped over that and cut straight to declaring the press conference closed and flouncing away.

It looks as though, in Arizona and a few other places this next election is going to be a referendum on how many Americans actually feel like they have a stake in the real world. That Internet disconnect with reality which enables someone, in the unreal ether of online life, to declare the sky yellow, may or may not work on people who can look up at the offline sky and see what color it actually is. We'll see.


Crossposted from thoughtcrimes

Comments

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

You seem to think, judging by the OP, that she's in danger. That's all this addresses.

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[paft.livejournal.com]

Actually, what I consider "in danger" is the country. When a lying dumbass like Brewer appeals to a majority of American voters, we're in trouble.

Of course, if you consider the truth beside the point, it won't bother you.

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

Well, we did elect Obama, so...

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[paft.livejournal.com]

And what do you feel Obama has lied about?

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

I'm still waiting on that tax cut, as well as the fact that we've seen multiple tax increases.

Just to name a couple.

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[paft.livejournal.com]

You were unconscious last April 15?

Are you currently drawing a six-figure income?

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

No one got a cut. Many got a credit. The rate of taxation remained the same.

As for increases, tobacco products and many health products are more expensive. Obama explicitly said no increases for those who weren't rich.

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[paft.livejournal.com]

Which brings into question how you define a "tax cut" and whether you apply that definition consistently when it comes to a "tax increase."

According to this website, most Americans enjoyed a "tax cut" on April 15th.

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3151&emailView=1

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

A tax credit is not a tax cut. Did Obama promise a tax cut or not?

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[paft.livejournal.com]

According to these economists, it is.

You're merely fiddling around with language here in an attempt to force your earlier claim into some semblance of truth. Sorry Jeff, but the reality is, Obama's promise of a tax cut has already been fulfilled.

Re: Just gonna throw this out there

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

So what did my rate lower to? What was the cut? Because I see a credit, but no cut.