tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post2380935135605779378..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: Scandals Schmandals: Republicans, Shut Your MouthsLeslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-82453241663384300442012-04-27T07:21:00.729-05:002012-04-27T07:21:00.729-05:00Or hire prostitutes and wear diapers?Or hire prostitutes and wear diapers?Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-55586861875886722452012-04-26T17:29:04.457-05:002012-04-26T17:29:04.457-05:00When are Conservatives going to recall that many o...When are Conservatives going to recall that many of them live in glass houses? ... or particularly the "family values" Repubs who get arrested for soliciting sex in a men's public bathroom.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-90820047360060214072012-04-25T09:54:02.507-05:002012-04-25T09:54:02.507-05:00Hah! I'm not familiar with that one. Wonder wh...Hah! I'm not familiar with that one. Wonder what he'd say about Pope & Co., if he were still alive today.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-44658620208208763832012-04-25T08:56:50.936-05:002012-04-25T08:56:50.936-05:00You're right, Leslie, nothing much has changed...You're right, Leslie, nothing much has changed. However, I forgave Earl Butz just a tiny fraction, when he opined of the Pope's encyclical on birth control, "You no play-a da game, you no make-a da rules!"<br />Camilla B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-24478696855378181492012-04-25T08:24:26.383-05:002012-04-25T08:24:26.383-05:00Being a bit of a relic, Spirow Agnew and the Water...Being a bit of a relic, Spirow Agnew and the Watergate scandal were my turning points, although I also remember the Bobby Baker affair - small potatoes compared to Watergate, Iran-contra and the Abramoff scandals. The fact that the GOP deifies Reagan is a sign that they either have selective memory or they simply don't really know anything about the man. Remember Bachmann's famous Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-6085564265029087812012-04-24T20:51:16.038-05:002012-04-24T20:51:16.038-05:00For me the big turning point in scandals came wit...For me the big turning point in scandals came with Iran-contra. Not only did the GOP get away with secretly selling arms to the Iranians AFTER they held US hostages for a year (!!!), but very likely after breaking laws about subverting US foreign policy (October Surprise, negotiating arms-for-hostages deal that kept them hostage until Reagan was sworn in). And after all that Reagan is deified tubinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086085041911110565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-54942196705485723902012-04-24T13:03:20.663-05:002012-04-24T13:03:20.663-05:00And Media Matters just published this:
http://med...And Media Matters just published this:<br /><br />http://mediamatters.org/blog/201204240009Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-29117814216028027842012-04-24T09:03:15.607-05:002012-04-24T09:03:15.607-05:00I just read a recent report about this and the res...I just read a recent report about this and the results are staggering. Maybe even worse, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-times-gets-shredded-for-its-pro-obama-slant-by-its-own-ombudsman-2012-4" rel="nofollow">Arthur Brisbane</a>, public-editor of the NY Times, wrote a column lambasting all the favorable Obama coverage by his paper!!!Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-47605282925841771722012-04-24T02:41:56.151-05:002012-04-24T02:41:56.151-05:00The Sunday morning talk shows are nothing but plat...The Sunday morning talk shows are nothing but platforms for Republicans to do talking-points dumps and try to grab a news cycle or two for their advantage. It's been that way for years.<br /><br />That's not my opinion, BTW. Various groups have kept close track of their guests, of who's given more time to talk, etc. The slant toward Republicans/conservatives is blatant and unrelentingS.W. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521540043304710796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-12590584709393328972012-04-22T21:15:46.345-05:002012-04-22T21:15:46.345-05:00That should be Schieffer. Some of my keys are stik...That should be Schieffer. Some of my keys are stiking.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-833942015741325722012-04-22T21:14:23.652-05:002012-04-22T21:14:23.652-05:00The Goopers are trying awfully hard but to anyone ...The Goopers are trying awfully hard but to anyone with a brain the size of a pea, they can see through all the crap. And I think the reason they have nothing but hot air is because Obama acted so swiftly.<br /><br />Schiefer even showed that footage of Palin this morning. I'm really fed up with him. He also had Lieberman on. I'm swearing off the Sunday morning talk shows.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-13514051178408442362012-04-22T19:01:24.219-05:002012-04-22T19:01:24.219-05:00This isn't taking off as the Goopers had hoped...This isn't taking off as the Goopers had hoped. As S.W. Anderson rightly stated the scandal doesn't strike "at the stability of our government or heart of our democracy, Neither involves abuse of power for outrageously devious and criminally wrong political ends."<br /><br />Meanwhile, Sarah Palin remains true to herself as a blithering nincompoop. She reminds me of a Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-73649012625401216882012-04-22T09:46:50.698-05:002012-04-22T09:46:50.698-05:00Hahaha. Yes, when it comes to matters of prostitut...Hahaha. Yes, when it comes to matters of prostitution, Republicans really do need to keep their mouths shut.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-44116926382162989302012-04-22T09:45:34.210-05:002012-04-22T09:45:34.210-05:00Actually, I considered going all the way back to L...Actually, I considered going all the way back to LBJ but decided not to for several reasons, mostly arbitrary. While LBJ had a couple of scandals (Bobby Baker and the infamous Billy Sol Estes) and Nixon, of course had the massive Watergate scandal and a corrupt VP in Spiro Agnew among others, Ford was relatively clean. His pardon of Nixon was more controversial than an outright scandal in the Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-85422189866493257412012-04-22T08:15:12.288-05:002012-04-22T08:15:12.288-05:00The Republicans can put David Vitter in charge of ...The Republicans can put David Vitter in charge of investigating the prostitution scandal. Maybe Ted Haggard can assist him.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-43153454683778568642012-04-21T23:52:58.864-05:002012-04-21T23:52:58.864-05:00Go all the way back to the Nixon administration, a...Go all the way back to the Nixon administration, and it's absolutely striking how more scandal-ridden Republican administrations are. Not just in the number of scandals, but in the severity. Nixon was the first president to resign in disgrace. His attorney general, John Mitchell, wound up doing hard time in prison, along with several key Nixon aides. <br /><br />In Bush's administration, S.W. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521540043304710796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-87750183117353362942012-04-21T16:32:01.149-05:002012-04-21T16:32:01.149-05:00Of course they do - for everything under the sun.Of course they do - for everything under the sun.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-57544256645986905632012-04-21T16:25:26.357-05:002012-04-21T16:25:26.357-05:00You mean the one who's checking out Palin? ;)You mean the one who's checking out Palin? ;)Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-23679104079525897352012-04-21T15:23:33.572-05:002012-04-21T15:23:33.572-05:00Whike these agents should -- and,hopefully will --...Whike these agents should -- and,hopefully will -- take responsibility for their actions, the often skewed logic of the right can't resist blaming Obama.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-33600543587574253652012-04-21T14:42:08.952-05:002012-04-21T14:42:08.952-05:00Anything for a news story. Have you seen the flic...Anything for a news story. Have you seen the flicks of the prostitutes? Sort of explains it.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-86773339643226699432012-04-21T10:59:02.386-05:002012-04-21T10:59:02.386-05:00Unfortunately, the MSM has been just as hysterical...Unfortunately, the MSM has been just as hysterical.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-772048609695874312012-04-21T10:40:49.656-05:002012-04-21T10:40:49.656-05:00The second the news broke about the secret service...The second the news broke about the secret service scandal, I wondered how long before the right crafted the incident into a metaphor of what's inherently wrong with Obama and the rest of us socialist, Maoist, Luo tribesmen with anti-colinial sentiments.Collin Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375423449281715902noreply@blogger.com