Are orange people intellectually inferior?

[marmar]

from HuffPost:



John Boehner has a lot of bad ideas (like opposing health care, privatizing Social Security and, supporting Palin for VP). But today's idea may top them all. His latest federal policy "proposal" is that there shouldn't be any. No rules. No nothing. Schools out!

The timing of his call for a moratorium on new federal regulations is impeccable.

He waited until the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico reached such catastrophic proportions that even people who hate regulations now crave them. He waited until the day after the Senate passed the hugely popular sweeping reform to regulate the fat cats on Wall Street. In fact, he even waited until regulations got popular with the public. He even waited until health care started becoming popular again - with a clear majority against repeal.

It may be that the Minority Leader is tired of being one-upped by Mitch McConnell and is jealous he doesn't have a filibuster of his own. The Republicans in the Senate have elevated saying "no" to an art form.

The Republicans in the Senate said no to unemployment benefits, no to aid to the states, no to creating jobs, no to standing up to Wall Street. They have been talking a lot recently about extending the Bush tax cuts for the rich - no matter how much that increases the deficit - but they won't extend unemployment benefits because that will increase the deficit.

Today Boehner said "having a moratorium is a good idea" because it will give the "private sector some breathing room." Sure. Just like unemployment gives people free time. And oil spills give enviros something to do.

Joking aside, a moratorium on regulations is not going to create jobs and jump-start the economy and that's what we need. A real recovery package will. All the Republicans want to do is return to the policies of the George W. Bush and let the greedy corporations run the show.

Boehner's big idea today is so silly it's almost comical. So let's chuckle for a moment and stay focused on November.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-rome/boehners-big-idea_b_649761.html

[babylonsister]

1. Love the title: yes, they are: thanks for the laugh! nt

[notadmblnd]

2. I just thought the bulbs from the tanning beds burnt their brains.

[timtom]

3. I did a google and a yahoo search.

What are "orange people"?

[NightWatcher]

4. I've been saying this for years re: Clemson and Tennessee fans.

49 days till college football kicks off down here.

[JoeyT]

5. This is terrible.

Think of the people with jaundice! Think of the cast of Jersey Shore!
It's shameful to hate on orange people. Imagine how it must make Snookie or Cookie or whatever the hell her name is feel.
Won't someone think of the poor Oompa Loompas?

[leveymg]

6. Flamewar with Daily Kos or too much Instant Tanning Lotion?

More absurdly orange skin victims.

[unhappycamper]

7. This one is. n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

8. I think John Boinger has been diving for sand dollars...

Those things will dye your skin like that. So will liver damage.

[Bitwit1234]

9. This guy and Beck cry on cue when you say anything

bad about corporations like BP or radical republicans.....

BUT Nancy Pelosi got zonked on the news for choking up when she talked about the way the republicans are treating the unemployed.

[Prophet 451]

10. I only know of two orange people

One is Boehner and his stupidity is demonedstrated above. The other is Hulk Hogan and his stupidity is demonstrated on TV every time he can talk his way onto another show. Is two enough of a sample?

[Sebastian Doyle]

11. Well, there's a third one in Florida.

You know.... that REPUBLICAN who has suddenly become the darling of the DLC, because they think they can finally put someone in the Senate who's to the right of Lieberman and Ben Nelson.

[Motown_Johnny]

12. Does ALF count?

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. IQ is not linked to skin color

:P