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Brian A.
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Check it, yo:

Ousted John McCain campaign co-chairman Phil Gramm is back with the campaign’s top advisers this weekend, as the campaign gathers top supporters for a series of briefings in elitist haven Hawaii scenic Berchtesgaden Aspen, "Red State Heart of America" Colo.

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He also defended the comments that got his friend into trouble in the first place, saying there is a technical definition of a recession and the economy does not meet it. “We have smelly Wal-Mart employees leaders who are doing too much whining and not enough menial labor leading,” he said. “I never apologize for telling the truth.”

Good save, Bub.

Unbelievable. Unfortunately, too many voters will believe it.

The comments on the Gramm story are wonderbar.

The profane liberal cynic:

Just like I wasn’t “officially” trying to cop dome in the airport men’s room. If it’s not “official” it doesn’t count.
Comment by Larry Craig - August 14, 2008 at 5:29 pm

The Bambi-like befuddled wingnut:

Do you like serving your country as much as you enjoy tearing down people who do? Would you ever serve your country? Something I’ve always wondered.
Comment by Question for Libs - August 14, 2008 at 5:57 pm

"Cop dome." Learn something every day.

Let's turn to the Berchtesgaden Daily Record:

Some of the biggest fundraisers for McCain’s Republican presidential campaign will be here a week from Thursday for a reception, dinner and campaign briefing with the candidate...

They’ve been invited to Aspen by Fred Malek, the deputy national finance chairman for McCain’s campaign and former "Jew counter" for Richard Nixon. Malek has a home in Aspen, is the founder and chairman of the private equity firm Thayer Capital Partners, and is a veteran Republican insider an understatement of Biblical proportions.

McCain apparently likes Aspen. He was just here on July 25, when he flew in for the afternoon to meet with the Dalai Lama...

...McCain is slated to be schmoozing at a remote mountain restaurant with his campaign’s “Trailblazers,” who have raised over $100,000, and with the campaign’s “Innovators,” who have raised over $250,000...

...The list of McCain’s “Trailblazers” and “Innovators” includes Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and a senior McCain adviser; August A. Busch III of the Anheuser Busch Co.; Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx; and Ted Forstmann of Forstmann, Little & Co., which frequently holds conferences in Aspen.

Also included on the fundraisers list are Las Vegas moguls Stephen Wynn, CEO of Mirage Resorts Inc., and Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and primary funder of the completely batso nutso group Freedom's Watch which in no way is illegally coordinating with the McCain campaign.

Dear Put-upon American Unwashed Proletariat,

Love, The Maverick.

...The list of McCain’s “Trailblazers” and “Innovators” includes Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and a senior McCain adviser; August A. Busch III of the Anheuser Busch Co.; Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx

All sycophants looking for a VP spot.

Also included on the fundraisers list are Las Vegas moguls Stephen Wynn

The Mirage used to be my favorite Las Vegas spot. I guess I'll never stay there again. Or at the Bellagio, which I was looking forward to.

Adelson's the interesting one to me. As Tom Mazzie points out, it sure looks like the campaign finance reformer is illegally coordinating with a 527.

The Mirage used to be my favorite Las Vegas spot

I actually interviewed Wynn once, when he opened Treasure Island (a local boy was in the show and somehow introduced me). He is one bizarre cat.

From Wonkette:

Pay no attention to the pathetic old man copping corporate dome at a resort high in the Rockies.

M'therf$%#56ers.

Also, could it have killed Obama to stay off the gaddam beach for two months, especially with the Kerry precedent? I know it's stupid, but so is the gaddam political press.

a good description of Steve Wynn's public persona

I found him intensely creepy. He went on and on about family values - which of course was the marketing pitch at the time. But he gave off this pederast vibe (I don't know how else to describe it), which make the conversation quite surreal.

Which is kind of fitting, because it looks like he turned his beloved "family friendly" pirate show into an allegorical orgy.

Learn something every day.

You're right, Randy. I'm not ashamed to admit I had to look up "pederast."

Okay then.

Learn something every day.

You're right, Randy. I'm not ashamed to admit I had to look up "pederast."

Okay then.

"Thank you for the freedom to choose not to have health insurance. All 47 million without health insurance do have access to health care."
Er, did you know, "R. Neal," that everyone in America has access to the medical treatment they require? What, are you against someone like a doctor getting paid...GASP!!...for rendering treatment even if it's only to the tune of $10 a month? By your logic, doesn't the population at large have a "RIGHT" to demand they receive your "services" (burger-flipping, I'm guessing) for free, also? Why should you get paid after all? It's my "right" to your own the product of your labor, isn't it?

Plus, let us subtract 10-12 million from your list because they're illegal aliens. Then, let us subtract the millions who have looked at the actuary tables and figured they don't need health care. After that, sure, I guess you're right. We should be outraged over the hundreds who don't have employer-sponsored health care!!

"Thank you for creating the business environment that has led to unprecedented prosperity for seven years. It is disappointing that your administration has not opposed the Democrat-driven spending spree."
I disagree with this a bit. President Bush is a spendaholic. Just not as bad as the leftist Democrats. He should have reigned his spending in long ago. We don't need more funding for crap like the National Endowment for the Arts. But,"R. Neal," I'm guessing you have some kind of objection to 62 straight months of economic growth, right? Um, I guess 96 out of every 100 Americans being gainfully employed is objectionable in your utopia, huh? Do tell, by what government program would you see 100 percent of everyone employed? Sure, Bush has only created 9 million jobs while in office, I'm sure he needs the advice of "R. Neal" to know how to do it better!

• "Does anyone remember The New York Times, commissioned unofficial recount that showed the Florida margin for Bush to be much larger than the official count?"

Um, this is true. I guess it's too bad for you that the SCOTUS made Gore suspend his third-recount lawsuit. You may remember Gore handpicking the most liberal counties he could find: Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami Dade...and he still lost. But, yes, had he been allowed to sue yet again, the balance may have tipped "in some of the situations...Mr. Gore would have won, by a very narrow margin. And, sure, if they were "using the most permissive "dimpled chad" standard...Gore would have won by 100 votes.
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