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MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 18 /Christian Newswire/
Musician Rippin’ Richie isn’t offended by accusations of racism from Jimmy Carter and others on the left.

Whoah, Jimmy Carter and others on the left are going after, that is to say, ‘ripping’ musician Rippin’ Richie. We’d better go see.

“These accusations are too ridiculous to be taken seriously, so It’s hard for me to be offended.”

Above: Unhip-hop


Oh, well never mind then. That statement is too dull to be interesting, so it’s hard for me to be interested. Next up on our countdown is a video by Republican rapper Hi-Caliber. It’s too sucky to not suck, so it’s hard to imagine it not sucking.

Jimmy Carter and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd are among those that have implied
that resistance to Obama’s radical socialist agenda is due to his skin color.

Wait, it’s Richie again. His skin color? Why, that’s ridiculous, because what if Americans get a tan? It doesn’t turn them into radical socialists any more than it turns them into black people! Jimmy Carter sure is dumb for a moral monster and enemy of all humanity. I thought you had to be smart to be one of those, but I guess not.

Plus okay, what explains the resistance to his rabid, axe-murdering communist Nazi agenda of universal child prostitution that underlies Hussein Obama’s open endorsement of radical Islamofascist extermination-of-all-life as practiced in his native country of Africa and/or Indonesia? Ha ha! Is it his hair color? Ha ha! Oh wow, who are the real racists here? Let me guess, it’s the so-called ‘racists’ again, not the liberal black agenda with its forced approval of anti-Biblical marriages and ‘slow war’ of urban muggings.

Rippin’ Richie says the people in the all black choir (except for Richie) he used to play in would get a good laugh at the idea that he could be a racist.

May God, said earnestly, deliver us from the brain-rattling persistence of the crummy ‘I possess the endorsement of some black people’ argument, inadequate in the case of actual civil-rights volunteers gone rancid, such as David Horowitz and Joe Lieberman, and infuriating when the people cited are mere activity partners and acquaintances, people who don’t know you except as the face you bring to the PTA, the softball league, the interfaith bass player gig with the gospel chorus.

“The idea that I could be racist,” goes such an infuriating apology, “would provide a good laugh to the people in the all-black basketball team I play pickup games in.” Uh, no, either they don’t care about your inner life, or that idea would bother them, pretty much. The idea that someone could be racist seems funny only to conservatives, who are as avid to confront and re-confront race as the rest of America is weary of doing so, and whose current obsession — besides the ever-updated calculations of the race scold as to how far is currently too far — is in redefining ‘racism’ by wordplay and debating tricks to include the guilt that black people try to lay on white people (hyper-wearying when done cynically), but to exclude any possible lasting effects of a segregation, of an enforced peonage of full, native-born US citizens by fact of race, that was settled and enforced law within the memory of tens of millions of living Americans, and that was broken, and that was then enforced, by imposed Federal power against the will of the majority. Where, then, have all these racists gone?

Viz: Interracial marriage became legal in all 50 states with the passage of a ballot measure in Alabama in November, 2000. The law had become unenforceable with Loving v Virginia in 1967, yet 40.5% still voted against repealing it.

Richie’s home state of South Carolina at least had its own anti-miscegenation law struck down during the 20th Century, rather than carrying into the 21st, but not by a praiseworthy margin: Interracial marriage was against the law there until 1998. In the end, 38.1% voted to keep it that way, with the shame, or excuse me, the howling ignominy and stink unto God of each percentage made thicker by the fact that it includes all non-white voters.

So as you can see, there’s no racism in the US anymore, except for when you feel bad because a black guy on TV called you “Honky the Snowman,” give or take about 40% of the entire population of some states. Anyway, the last quote went:

Rippin’ Richie says the people in the all black choir (except for Richie) he used to play in would get a good laugh at the idea that he could be a racist.

And the picture to go with it would be something like the Blind Boys of Alabama, with a caption like, “Oh, you mean ol’ Hate-Mouth Richie with the N-this and the N-that. No, he got along just fine with white folks.” See, because they don’t realize that he… But no, let’s not be incited into that. Although, that caption is too long and would work better if…but no.

Instead, that’s Richie there on bass, and there you go: Is that the kind of band that would harbor a racist? Their story says no! Before specializing in the Hits of the ’80s, RetroVertigo, Upstate South Carolina’s Premiere [some press kits say ‘penultimate’] Bringers of the Electric Slide, toured for several years from the Spartanburg Metro Area as far southwest as the Greenville Loop (i.e. the Mauldin-Simpsonville Corridor) as Rufus T-Bone and the All-Tar Blaxxxplosion, Featuring the As-Pitch Singers and the Nohon Keys. After an attempt to go tropical as MC Thuggamuffin and the Chocolate Spleeves, Yar, met with mixed success (the Rankin’ Richie persona would carry over into The Itals, a reggae/Four Seasons fusion act, as Rankin’ Nicky Mulignan), the band’s classic ’80s orientation began to take shape with Blacks Without Sacks, an early attempt at an Ivan/Stefan Doroschuk tribute ensemble, with vocalist Toofless T-Tone “Toni! Toné!” Tomlinson taking the lead character of Ivan Workanonna Rare-road, while Rippin’ Richie, then called Fartin’ Fitchburg Fitchie, played the other principle [some fliers say ‘capitol’] role [some fliers say ‘rocken role’] of Stefan Fetchit. A cover of the Sparkletones’ ‘Black Slacks’ was rewritten to address the taxation of the productive in order to finance a racially distinct underclass. ‘Blacks’ Tax’ featured a saxophone played laxly.

Next came Men Without Work, an Ivan Doroschuk/Colin Hay tribute ensemble that also performed in blackface, the conceit again being welfare reform, and a standout performance being “Crack is Wack (I Want My Baby Back),” with Richie wearing the lead vocalist’s bonnet as ‘Angie Mima’ and the Department of Family Services worker played by guitarist Pat Hindman with a snatched plastic infant dangling from the rear strap button of his vintage-fail Steinberger with the no headstock and the body made of graphite or some toneless and resonance-killing substance like that, plus also just look at it. And okay, no harm, no foul, but what are those, EMGs? I mean jeez, saddle up the freaking Gallien-Krueger, why don’t you?
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Hmmm.

Many the possibilities are.

 

***A SADLY, NO! EXCLUSIVE REPORT***

It’s a tale of racism, corruption and greed at the highest levels of government. Months in the making, we are finally ready to reveal the first part of our sting operation that exposes the shocking truth about the Obama administration … and the taint goes all the way to the very top. Here is the first collection of explosive e-mails that Sadly, No! obtained in this groundbreaking investigation, which we began just a few months after Obama’s inauguration:

—– Original Message —–
From: xxxxx@xxxxx
To: bhusseinobama@whitehouse.gov
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 4:57 PM
Subject: Your help required

Dear President Obama,

I am writing you to ask for your help, as a voter and admirer of your phat speeches and fly clothes. My underage girlfriend and me are finding it difficult to secure funding for a small business venture that involves a game-changing marketing plan for running hos. The banks do not want to lend to us because of some trumped up charges related to race hustling that was put on me in my former position as Chicago City Comptroller. But you promised to help people like us so we hereby demand that you show us the best way to get around the legal requirements of disclosure for a bank loan. Also we want a patent on my bitch’s pussy technique.

Thank you and best regards,

A Former Chicago City Comptroller

—– Original Message —–
From: bhusseinobama@whitehouse.gov
To: xxxxx@xxxxx
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:32 PM
Subject: RE: Your help required

WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

I am Barack Hussein Obama, son of the late Head of State of the Federal Republic of Kenya, General Mbeke Abacha Boogaloo Ayatollah Obama who died under mysterious circumstances on the 8th of June 1998 After the death of my father, myself and members of my family including my mother have been put through hell with interrogations, on account of corruption and mismanagement of public funds by my late father. The aftermath of these interrogation has led to the continuous effort of the new President with co-operation from the Swiss government and other European countries to freeze, confiscate and recover monies belonging to my late father which were deposited in Swiss Bank accounts and in Bank Accounts in other European countries. Our movement has been restricted , our travel documents seized and we have been forced to refund quite a huge amount of money which we earned through legitimate Government deals executed using the influence of my late father.

The reasons given by the present government for the harassment of my family constitutes a massive witch-hunting exercise by the numerous enemies made by my father in his bid to self succeed himself as President of Kenya before his death. These people presently control the socio-political structure and the economy of the country and are themselves guilty of the same crimes of non-accountability and probity leveled against my father. It is a known fact that there is not one member of the present political class that have not been involved in corrupt practices in and out of the Government and have themselves amassed huge deposits in Foreign Banks. Fortunately, just after the death of my father, my mother in anticipation of the present action of the new Government made arrangements to secretly move the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Five Million Dollars(US$155,000,000.00) in cash for safe-keeping in a security vault. These funds have been in the vault since then and we feel that it is now necessary to move the funds out of Kenya for fear of discovery and confiscation by the new regime in Kenya. We are therefore seeking a business partner with banking co-coordinates capable of accommodating such huge amounts and is able to manage or nominate trustees to manage these funds in the interim as we watch the political situation in Kenya unfolds. Your main responsibility would be to assist in receiving the funds, investment of same in worthwhile ventures you consider profitable and for obvious reasons and as such must insist that all arrangements are made in your name. For your assistance and confidentiality in these matters we would be willing > to offer to you upon negotiations an agreeable percentage of the total sum and on the > profit accruing from the net investment.

I am absolutely positive that this arrangement will be of mutual benefit to both of us and I think that it is of utmost importance that you reach me through my > personal email address stating your telephone and fax numbers and I would give you a telephone call to discuss the matter further and if we reach an acceptable arrangement, then we can proceed further. Finally, I crave your indulgence to treat this letter with utmost seriousness and I trust that this will be the beginning of a long lasting business relationship.

Best Regards,
Barack.

—– Original Message —–
From: xxxxx@xxxxx
To: bhusseinobama@whitehouse.gov
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 9:13 AM
Subject: RE: RE: Your help required

Dear President Obama,

I am happy that we is on the same page RE: this lucrative business opportunity, except for you are getting a little sidetracked. Thus, let me reiterate: this is a new and never-before-been-done business plan for acquiring and running hos on a international level that has never been done before. The ball is in your court.

Thank you and best regards,

A Former Chicago City Comptroller

—– Original Message —–
From: bhusseinobama@whitehouse.gov
To: xxxxx@xxxxx
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 11:18 AM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Your help required

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP PETROLEUM (SPECIAL) TRUST FUND CONTRACT AWARD REVIEW COMMITTEE Appointed by the Federal Government of Kenya to review contract Awards/Payments Approvals in the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF). Our duties include evaluation, vetting approvals for payment for contract executed for the PTF.

On the 10th January 1997, the awarded a contract of $600 Million United States Dollars to the consortium of Abblummus, J.G.C. Corporation, Bouygues Offshore and a joint venture of Spiebalignoles and Fougureolle, for an engineering, procurement and construction work in Kenya.

But some top officials of the organization over-invoiced the contract sum to the tune of $636.5M with the intention of sharing the remaining $35.5M among themselves. But due to the sudden proscription of the PTF by the new democratic Government, their effort proved abortive. But now that the Federal Democratic Government of Kenya has approved the sum of $636.5M for the concerned foreign companies as full payment for the contract executed, and since each of the companies are entitled to $150M, we intend to transfer the remaining %36.6M abroad into a safe and reliable account to be disbursed among ourselves.

My colleagues and I have agreed that if your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund ($36.5) you and your company will retain 20% of the total amount while 70% will be for us and the remaining10% will be used to offset any expenses incured by both sides during the course of the transfer.

It may interest you to know that , some years ago a similar transaction was carried our with one Mr. Patrick Miller, the President of Craine International Trading Corporation of No. 135 East 57th Street, 28th Floor, New York 10022 with Tele Number (212) 308-7788 and telex Number 6731689. After the agreement of both parties in which he was to take 20% of the money while the remaining 70% was for us, with the payment approvals secured and relevant document signed, the money was duly transferred into his account, only to be disappointed on our arrival in New York, that he had changed address, while his telephone and telex number has been reallocated. That was how we lost $27.7M to Mr. Patrick Miller. We could not report the case to the authority due to its nature as being utterly confidential. This time, we need a more reliable and trustworthy partner with a reputable company’s account to transfer this money into. Hence this proposal to you.

It took us expensive ideas and money to fine-tune all the preparations for this transaction to meet all legal and administrative requirements in Kenya and those of International Arbitration as the modalities applied in the case of Mr. Miller have changed due to the incessant changes in monetary policies of my country. However, we hope to conclude this transaction within fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of the requested information and commence the transfer of funds. Therefore, we require from you the followings by fax:

i. Your Company name ii. Company address iii. Bank name and address iv. Account number and account name (if any) v. Your telephone and fax numbers and any other relevant information you may consider helpful.

With the above information, we will use your company name to re-award the contract, put up the letters of claims and apply for payment.

We wish to bring to your notice that the personalities involved in this transaction are Top and influential government functionaries who will not like any form of exposure and as such would want you to keep the business highly confidential. Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free on both sides.

We are looking forward to doing this business with you. Please, acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the TEL/FAX NUMBER while maintaining maximum confidentiality. I shall bring you the complete picture of this transaction on receipt of your response.

Yours faithfully
DR BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

—– Original Message —–
From: xxxxx@xxxxx
To: bhusseinobama@whitehouse.gov
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: Your help required

Yo fool!

It is getting clear to me that we are getting are wires crossed here a little bit. Let me explain this business opportunity in a little more detail. First, we use your power over Wall Street to get approx. $150,000 to start this business, which is a two-man company with one employee, the ho I told you about earlier (non-union position). Then we purchase up to 20 or 30 white female girls of no more than 14 years old. Of that number, 2/3 is taught the ways of hoing by my bitch. The other 1/3 or one half is used for medical experiments like making them sexier and be more obedient and for the amputee crowd. WE will also run some boy hos for gay customers but that is in Version 2.0 of this start-up.

Now are u going to man up and get with this, podna? What I need to know from you before this goes any further, is where can we buy some white girls for this plan?

Thank you and best regards,

A Former Chicago City Comptroller

—– Original Message —–
From: bhusseinobama@whitehouse.gov
To: xxxxx@xxxxx
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 3:29 PM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Your help required

Alaska.

– B

 

The Chatteling Class

Shorter David Brooks, New York Times
No, It’s Not About Race

  • If there’s one thing that 19th century American history teaches us, it’s that racism has played little part in this nation’s politics.

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Amy Whinehouse

amy_ridenour

Shorter Amy “Jack Abramoff’s BFF” Ridenour, News Blusters
Andrew Sullivan, Domestic Foreigner

  • When I was visiting a friend in London once, I answered her phone. It was a pollster asking about British elections. I told him I was an American instead of putting on a British accent and telling him that I was voting for Maggie Thatcher. So where does that British poofter Andrew Sullivan get off writing stuff about American politics? What, you mean Mark Steyn is Canadian? Get out of town. Even if he is Canadian, it’s not the same thing because conservative Canadians are honorary Americans.

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Overheated Rhetoric Is So Two Hours Ago

Confederate Ace O’ Flopping Allah Yankee Spades Pundit* circa 4:22pm today:

On Second Thought…

I really, really am against overheated rhetoric that might encourage or give moral succor to those unbalanced enough — the desperate loners with nothing left to lose — to commit violence.

CAOFAYSP a mere one hour and 50 minutes earlier:

HOUSE VOTES TO DEFUND ACORN OVERWHLEMINGLY, 345-75

David Fredoso at the Washington Examiner has it.

See the list of the 75 Child Sex Slave Enthusiasts there.

‘On second thought,’ indeed. We can see where maliciously pointing readers to a list of prominent, public individuals — whom you have, on the basis of nothing whatsoever, described as ‘Child Sex Slave Enthusiasts’ — might cause you to reconsider your own ‘overheated rhetoric’ … wait, what’s that you say, Ace?

I have long disliked the ‘FASCIST’ claims, not just when they came every single day from the left, but now, too, as they come from the right.

Oh, you were talking about OTHER people’s ‘overheated rhetoric’. Any names to attach to such irresponsible demagoguery?

Nancy Pelosi is being utterly hypocritical here, as she encouraged and cheered the rhetoric of incitement when Bush was President. Win-win for her, I guess she thought — such rhetoric keeps the crazies in a constant state of agitation, and if one should happen to kill Bush… well, bonus, eh?

But her hypocrisy cannot push us away from what we know to be right: Some kind of rhetoric really is fairly dangerous, and, while it won’t put any evil thoughts (or more likely — reinforce evil thoughts already long-present) in the minds of most, it does have the possibility in doing that in a few.

So in this entire long-winded line-in-the-rhetorical sand drawn by Ace, in which he pretends to attempt to reel back all the wingnut crazies who are calling the country’s foremost Democratic leader a ‘fascist’ — the only actual purveyor of ‘overheated rhetoric’ he can name is … the second-most powerful Democrat in the country. Who, he adds, would have considered the assassination of George W. Bush a ‘bonus’. Which is not at all ‘overheated rhetoric’ … no, not at all. Only actual, demonstrably false uses of the word ‘fascist’ count on that score, we’re guessing.

And we can’t really blame Ace for failing to name-check a wingnut transgressor of his less-than-two-hours-old ethical standard. It’s not as if there is some doughy, prison-pussy-faced git who wrote an entire book based on the premise that modern liberals are fascists.

*I am really starting to lose track of which of these tools is which

 

Thesis, Antithesis, Psoriasis

Thursday, September 17, 2009, 1:23 PM EST:

Unsigned news article, The Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb

  • A secret International Atomic Energy Agency report proves that Iran knows how you can make nuclear bombs, plus they’re working on a missile for the bomb the IAEA says they’re making.

Thursday, September 17, 2009, 1:59 PM EST:

Professional journalist Don Surber, DailyMail.com:
Did Democrats give Iran the nuclear bomb?

  • …yatter, fragga, WOO! bazz-fazz hitler frack proof proof now today that Bush warn, Bush tell, Demoncraps faulty bad warned blood-on-hands blame forever ignored guilty warned die ur-blur-blur HOOT! hackuma-frackus ub-bub-bub and and Demoncraps thinked Iraq had WMDs so it is proved ‘Bush lied’ is crap crap lie howl gargle oont-groont freen z’shplitz…

Thursday, September 17, 2009, 3:53 PM EST:

A couple of different guys, Reuters:
IAEA denies report it is sure Iran seeking atom bomb

  • Hey, the IAEA is like, “WTF, we said what, now?” and is all, “Dude, this secret-IAEA-proof-of-an-Iranian-nuke story is still baseless and politically motivated since the last time we said so, like a whole, entire week ago.

 


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Note:

Following is a truth-gets-its-boots-on exhibit, the actual point of this Shorter array, in which is time-lapsed a display of the great daily setting and curing of the nation’s wingnut fact epoxy.

http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2009/09/17/10058/#comments
8 Responses to “Did Democrats give Iran the nuclear bomb?”

 


Charlie Gibson Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Iran?!,, Never heard of ‘em.


[…]


Tim McCoy Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

Iran is going to have the Bomb.We won’t do anything about until too late or Israel in its own best interest will do something.However, I do think that even if Israel does do something, while the Sunni world will feign outrage they will secretly applaud them.

If the Saudi look the other way this may not be a bad thing..


Theo6 Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

There are graveyards all over the world that are filled with millions of people who believed political leaders would not kill them. 🙁

When they seek power and control, no ones life is important…except their own.


gene Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

Tim is correct. The whole middle east that is mostly ruled by the Sunnis will welcome an attack by Israel. I think they will get their wish. What will Hugo Jr. do then? He will scold Israel and offer to rebuild Iran’s nuclear programs.


Don L Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

So after the bombs drop, we wade through the radioactive rubble and cry, “we told you so.”

Something tells me that the history books will be written in Arabic -Persian or Russian, and anyone who is allowed to know English will have to “press one!”

An awful lot of people don’t seem to care. Are these the last days of Western Civ?


brooklyn Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 4:24 pm

Well said Mr. S…

The entire game changes, if we give power to the GOP in 2010, and again in 2012.

That is all an American can do, to stop this madness.


Oxbay Says:
September 17th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

And madness it is…

That Charlie Gibson commenting here isn’t the same repeater that works for ABCStenography is it?

 

Lunatic Factions Vie For Control Over Asylum

Have you ever been on the bus and heard an argument among crazy people?

Above: Larry Sinclair


Seems (Orly) Taitz and her supporters have decided they need to engage in attacks and making false statements in a chat room by the name of “Tavern of the Ghostfighter (Correction)” and other sites to try and keep up the FRAUD that I am now convinced Orly Taitz is engaged in.

Allow me to correct one thing being claimed by Taitz and her marks: Orly Taitz at no time was in any airport with me and never once yelled at me anywhere. Now to make such claims is a bit telling as to her motives.

Whew! This fight needs a referee:

Later today I will be faxing to the United States District Court in Santa Ana, California as well as to the U.S. Attorney’s Office an Affidavit informing Judge Carter that on September 7, 2009 Orly Taitz did knowingly and intentionally ask me to appear before his Court on September 8, 2009 and give knowingly false testimony for the purpose of obtaining “expedited discovery,” and to gain publicity for my book […]

Orly Taitz as an officer of the court engaged in behavior that if allowed to go unquestioned will harm any and all valid claims made on Barack Obama’s eligibility now or in the future. In the words of an Orly Taitz supporter, “She can’t lie and ask others to lie at the same time accusing Obama of lying. Lets get to the truth but we have to be honest in doing so.”

Indeed, some might say that’s the best way of getting to the truth! But as the song says, “honesty” is such a lonely word. (Or is it?)

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Head ‘Splodey Time

Ex-douchebag armchair warrior promotes ex-9/11 headcase’s blog for its ‘evolution’ into baseline sanity. And oddly enough, we like both Andrew Sullivan’s and Charles Johnson’s recent output (eww?) … but can we trust either one as far as we can throw Jonah Goldberg?

In other news, we are soliciting script ideas for a Sadly, No! ‘sting’ operation in which we approach right-to-life groups with a request to purchase a Negro baby for the purpose of doing chores around the house. Caveat: We are too lazy to ever conduct said ‘sting’ operation in real life.

 

Our sucky democracy

OK, so I have a secret for you all.

In terms of health care reform, I would have been willing to ditch the public option if it meant providing generous subsidies to poor and middle-class people to help them get health insurance. Yeah, I know that makes me a wimp, but I do think that paying for the uninsured to get coverage is such an important task that I’d be willing to do it by giving outright bribes to insurance companies.

But this Baucus plan is some serious, serious bullshit. You know how to tell it’s bad? The Village Crier is already proclaiming its glories as the greatestest health care plan ev-arrr:

From Finance Panel, a Bill That May Weather the Blows

On the surface, it appears that no one is happy with Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) — and that may be the best news President Obama has had in months.

Within minutes of the release of the Senate Finance Committee chairman’s long-awaited health-care reform bill Wednesday, the attacks started flying. Liberal Democrats and allies, particularly labor unions, fumed. Republicans, after being courted for months, denounced the work as pure partisanship.

But behind the rhetorical fireworks was a sense that the fragile coalition of major industry leaders and interest groups central to refashioning the nation’s $2.5 trillion health system remains intact. As they scoured the 223-page document, many of the most influential players found elements to dislike, but not necessarily reasons to kill the effort. Most enticing, they saw the prospect of 30 million new customers.

Yeah, and see, here’s the thing. Everyone hates Baucus’ plan but the goddamn special interests. In a rational country with a rational media, this would set off massive whooping Drudge Report-style alarm bells that the legislation in question is, in fact, a heaping pile of shit. But in the world of the Washington Post, the fact that everyone hates the goddamn bill — except the precious, precious corporate lobbyists, of course — means that it’s the perfect cure for what ails us. Look at this shit:

“This is the best start of any of the bills” circulating on Capitol Hill, said Neil Trautwein, a vice president of the National Retail Federation. Leaders of the Business Roundtable and the National Federation of Independent Business were also generally positive about the Finance panel’s bill.

Most noteworthy, perhaps, were the organizations that held their firepower. Drugmakers and hospitals, two groups that struck early deals with the White House and Baucus, had little to say.

In virtually every instance, industries facing new fees or budget cuts would be rewarded with additional revenue from legislation that could cover 30 million more people, said Kenneth E. Thorpe, an Emory University professor and Clinton administration official. Under the Baucus bill, businesses such as hospitals, device manufacturers, drugmakers and insurers would face $93 billion in new fees over the next decade.

“They’ll get much more than that in new money out of this bill,” he said.

In crafting his bill, Baucus removed several ideas included in the House legislation that were particularly problematic to industry. Those included the employer mandate, a new government-sponsored insurance program and a costlier drug rebate provision.

In other words, they’re taking away anything that could harm business interests and shifting the burden onto individual households. Not only that but they’re forcing people who have modest incomes to pay an assload of money for crappy insurance.

OK, you know what? Get me a goddamn powdered wig and a triangle hat. If Baucus’s bill ends up being health care reform, I’m going full metal teabagger.


UPDATE: I’m not the editor of the Washington Post, but if I were I’d lead tomorrow’s front page with an above-fold picture of Baucus with a giant banner headline that read, “Man, this is some bullshit.”

Anyway, sorry to panic too much about this. But hot damn the Baucus bill is even worse than I thought it would be. I honestly figured that he’d ditch the public option but would at least not force middle-class Americans to pay out their asses for health insurance. Clearly I misunderestimated the wickedness that can come from representing Montana.


UPDATE II: Even if the the Dems do pass good health care reform, I still want my powdered wig and triangle hat. Just, you know, because.


UPDATE III El Gato Negro has a great ad idea. Also, I’ve found an awesome video of what Max Baucus would be like if he represented poor black people from Baltimore instead of wealthy insurance executives:

Come to think of it, Clay Davis would be a vast improvement over Baucus.