Republican Party - Change Your Name to Massengil

For God's sake, Em, between you and Janna cracking me up I'm not getting any work done tonight.

The only reason I keep watching Boehner is I'm sure I'll actually see him catch a fly with his tongue one day.

I just felt empowered by that speech to call the douches what they are.

You do realize Ohioans are not actually orange. We don't even grow oranges here. He's the orangiest thing in the state besides the Circleville Pumpkin Show.

Oh, I gotta disagree. Orrin Hatch is officially more orange than my Clemson Tigers. And a considerably less flattering shade.

I never really saw Hatch as orange. Maybe he and Boehner go on tanning dates together?

Orrin Hatch is plastic. It's that Barbie doll orange.

I wonder, does he have a butterfly tattoo on his stomach like my trailer trash Barbie?

The terminally texting douche was Eric Cantor.

Thank you. I was wondering if we're going to have to demand a "cell phones off" rule in the chamber. I mean really, what's that douche going to say to his grandkids when they ask, "Gramps, what were you doing while President Obama gave that speech on Health Care Reform?"

Duh, I was Twittering. I missed it.

If he's like that in the chamber, imagine what this jackass is like to sit behind in a movie theater.

About as fun as sitting behind a 14 year old girl with a new iPhone.

My god woman, do you know how much Depends for Men cost? YOUR CHARACTERIZATION HAS DAMN NEAR SOAKED A WEEKS WORTH.

ACTUALLY, I am exaggerating, I don't wear depends, and my bladder control is sometimes too good. (read I can't pee even when I want to) I plan to use the "Massengil Party" reference in the future. IT IS JUST TOO FUNNY.

Yeah! Let's hear it for the Republidouches!

Welcome to the discussion, Karl! (Don't wear pants and sit on a bucket.)

what did you think of the numbnut at the end giving the republican reaction? omg....what a joke.

tell me what you really think is what i was gonna say. i'm having a hard time thinking at the moment because of all the crap in my ears & eyes from the right. sorry

That was the doctor from Louisiana. Was he even there? Was his head up his ass the entire evening and then he pulled it out to give his response?

they never panned to him that i saw. i did see a few of my michigan reps sitting on their butts. waste of space they are.

It was obvious that his "rebuttal" was written days ago. They should at least use someone that acts like they are alive to give the rebuttal. It was only more of the SOS.

But they had a DOCTOR, a SURGEON, even! Why waste those credentials? Hahahahaha

A BIRTHER surgeon with three malpractice cases under his belt.

Well, I suppose that answers the question why he's in Congress and not using his medical skills to heal the sick.

No wonder he's got such a hard-on for easing back on malpractice insurance. He takes it personally. I suppose it made him work too hard.

Yeah, if the malpractice idea is so good, why wasn't it introduced ages ago?
Or is it the best they can pull out of their butts at this time?

i think if we do some research, we will find that the malpractice issue was introduced maybe 7-8 years ago or so. i'm not sure, i didn't do any research yet, but if memory serves, it was shot down by the republicans.

btw....i was sitting with 2 conservatives during the speech. they were rotf when the nutty dr. was reading his pointless rebuttal.

What led you to be in the company of such people?

Can Louisiana and South Carolina be any more embarrassed by their douche-atude tonight?

lol....one of "such people" lives here & shares my bed. the other is a friend of his.

douch-atude.......rotf.

i used to like new orleans, but if there's more people down there like the "deer in the headlights" doctor; i'm not sure i want to go back!!

I am terminally embarrassed for my state. Can't we let Alaska go back to being the laughingstock of the friggin' country for a while?

BTW, tort reform will officially address 1-2% of insurance costs. Way to go, Republicans. Could you back a slower horse?

Anyone know how many Republidouches have a medical degree? How many aren't practicing medicine because of lawsuits brought against them?

I don't know the answer to your question, Em Jay. But I think there should be more Republican Doctors running for office after we all decide it is a conflict of interest to allow them to treat us and they go broke.

I'm wondering if Dr. Douchey who gave the rebuttal gives interviews that go something like this:

Reporter: So what made you give up a career as a heart surgeon and pursue politics?

Dr. Douchey: Well, I screwed up a couple of operations and the families had the nerve to take me to court! But some of my golf buddies said they could get me a desk job in D.C., so I took it.

"John Boehner, half-humanoid, half-pumpkin - stop trying to wear the smirk the bastard 43rd perfected."

Holy shit! This guy is SUCH A DOUCHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I could not help being totally pissed off and swearing whenever the camera panned over his douchelike, abnormally tanned face. My husband was getting rather upset with me, but I couldn't help it.

OBAMA ROCKED!!! I really love having him as our President.

Obama did indeed rock. And I would not enjoy being his kid if I messed up big time.

Funny you should say that. He reminded me of my dad tonight. That's exactly the way he dealt with things - let me think I was getting away with it and gave me plenty of time to see the error of my ways before dealing out the much deserved, "Enough," talk that made me feel about like a worm.

It worked on you because you have a sense of right and wrong. I believe we will have to harp daily on the Party of Douche to make them understand their kind need a moral tune up.

"All you guys waving papers. It's too late to turn in your homework. "

WTF?!? What were they waving? Hopefully, their resignations.

The country couldn't be so lucky.

Yeah, what was with all the paper waving?

Trying to clear their area of their farts?

Amen ,, but Boehner = Boner cause that is all he is, and a soft one at that

Well said, Dexter. Well said.

Because his pumpkin ancestors were all soft and squishy inside!

I still want to know what they were waving. Since they all make over $250K, maybe it was their tax forms in protest...

They should have been waving tissues for their tears because there were called out on their shameful ways!

so sad I missed it. You are cracking me up though.

You've got to find the replay! And don't miss the douche speech at the end by the Louisiana doctor.

Obama hit it out of the park tonight!

And took a few heads with it.

He sure did. It was perfect. And I have to admit that I felt like the world lifted off my shoulders when he spanked their sorry asses and they looked like pitiful little kids. I know it won't change some of them, since the stupid doctor immediately misrepresented the plan even after hearing President Obama say, "And if you misrepresent I will call you out." It was still satisfying to watch.

I LOVE best where he told them HE WILL Challenge distortions told (by Republicans) about the plans.

So I hope at least the White House spokesperson gets on this one
immediately.

Or is there the immediate response . . . allowed some leeway.

Yes, poor speaker, loser, the opposition response.

Remember, I only have radio, no tv.

In a way, you are lucky just to hear it on radio. No douche distractions to watch as they Twitter and look sour.

I have nothing to say after having spewed my drink all over my keyboard when I read the title of this.

Love you, EM.

Ever notice how that elephant symbol sort of looks like a douche bag?

Hmmm. And the trunk is kind of like a hose...

They're 99.9% there already.

I was late to your post because I was sending a scathing email to Joe Wilson, the disrespectful douche.

I just added him. (See below.)

Another one for the douche list - Rep. Joe Wilson for disrespecting the occasion and shouting "You lie" during Obama's speech.

Link opens in a new window to a fellow Gatherer's article.

The battle has just begun, witness all of those GOP fat-cats sitting on their fat butts.

They have been called out on moral grounds. They can't fight that without looking more like douchebags. Geeze, I'm almost feeling sorry for that Dr. Douche for having to give that pathetic rebuttal.

Yeah. a very SHORT rebuttal. Not much to say when your bluff is called.

Difficult to rebut what you didn't listen to.

Kinda hard for a doctor to rebut after the AMA endorsed Obama's proposed overhall of the health care system today in a public letter to congress and President Obama this morning.

Yeah, but he's from Louisian - what the Douche Party thinks of as "the expendable state."

Ha. Boehner is a cross between A Coppertone tan, and fresh squeezed pulp from a Florida orange. Oh, and he's an idiot to boot. Down with douches.

I was born in Ohio and have lived here all my life. He is an unnatural abomination of douche-ness.

Obama's moral responsibility comments were the most powerful.

Ted Kennedy would have been proud to hear them. That's the key point I really needed to hear him say. How can the Massengil Party NOT act morally?

"How can the Massengil Party NOT act morally?" It's easy, once you get used to it. The longer they do it, the easier it becomes.

Ah, but they have been called out and exposed in front of the nation. And it's up to us to continue reminding them.

just got this email from debbie stabenow of michigan. a form letter, but we'll see just how much she means what she says!!


Dear Friend,



Tonight, President Obama laid out a vision for how we can accomplish comprehensive health care reform by the end of the year. I support that vision, and I am committed to working with my colleagues on the Finance Committee to pass this legislation as soon as possible.



Every single day, 14,000 Americans lose their health insurance. Over 5,000 people lose their homes in foreclosure every day because of a medical crisis. In Michigan, over one million people - our friends and family - are without health insurance. The time to act is now.



That's why I am working with President Obama and my colleagues in the Senate to pass meaningful health care reform that:



w Holds insurance companies accountable. Nobody should be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition, or have their coverage dropped because they reached a yearly 'cap' that the company will pay for, or be dropped when they get sick. I continue to believe that the best way to keep insurance companies honest is with real competition from a public health insurance choice.



w Eliminates waste and abuse to lower costs and save lives. Every year, millions of dollars are wasted in the health care industry on paperwork, duplicate tests, and medical errors. By applying industry best practices and utilizing the latest technology, we can save millions of dollars and more importantly, save lives.



w Emphasizes prevention. Right now, we have a "sick care" system, not a health care system. We need to change the incentives and eliminate co-pays for regular checkups and preventive medicine like flu shots and cancer screenings. We should focus on keeping people healthy, rather than waiting to treat them when they become seriously ill.



w Protects choices. You should be able to choose your own doctor, your own hospital, and your own insurance plan that works best for you. If you like the coverage you have now, you will be able to keep it. If you want to switch, you should have a broader range of plans to choose from, with more competition and lower prices.



w Assures stable, secure coverage. As we've seen in Michigan, layoffs have led to tens of thousands of our friends and neighbors losing their health care. We need health coverage that gives every American peace of mind that if they lose their job, or if their employer cuts health benefits, they will still be able to see a doctor and get the health care they need.



w Doesn't increase the debt. On the Finance Committee, our job is to make sure that any reform is paid for, and doesn't increase the national debt. President Obama has restated his commitment to a bill that doesn't increase the debt, and I wholeheartedly agree with him.



Thousands of people in Michigan have already signed up for the Health Care People's Lobby. In August, everywhere I went in Michigan I heard from families who are struggling to pay for health care, or can't afford health insurance. I heard from people whose premiums are bigger than their house payments - thousands of dollars every month - or who have pre-existing conditions that make obtaining coverage nearly impossible.



In the coming weeks, I will be fighting every day in the Senate, on your behalf, to pass meaningful health care reform that protects choices, stabilizes prices, and gives every American the opportunity to get the high-quality health care they need and deserve.



Sincerely,

Debbie Stabenow

United States Senator

the "w" in this post is a bullet in the original email...sorry i didn't check it first before submitting.

She was certainly quick on the button.


I got the White House email at 9:06PM.

As has always been the case, when President Obama makes a speech, anyone else having to follow, sounds like doo-doo, and looks like a weinie.

Not if the speaker was following the bastard 43rd. He made Barney the Purple Dinosaur sound intellectual.

Excellent.

Although I usually try to limit it to douchebaggery on Gather, I'd love to feature this in the Gather Douchebag Hall of Fame, if you want to join the group and submit it.

I would be so honored to add this to the esteemed group.

hahahah!! loved this!


"needs a fall guy, they go straight to Louisiana."

you noticed that too? Louisiana, the State of corruption!

I felt he prepared his little "speech" before Obama's address. He didn't have a clue.

I totally forgot the corruption angle! Louisiana Republidouches better wise up. If they see a committee walking toward them with a speech they ought to run!

I found a few explanations for the signs:

1) copies of their bills
2) passes from the doctors allowing them out for the night
3) signs that said "No Health Care For You!"

Since there were only a few words on the signs, I'm voting for numbers 1 and 3.

I noticed one douche holding a sign on his lap that said, "What Bill?" but he didn't look too enthusiastic about being there. Not even angry or self-righteous. Maybe he figured out his games are all played out.

Oh, I saw that. Dude, it is not cool to ask your 5-year-old grandchild to make you a sign to carry into the chamber.

Who says a 5 year old did it? It was about the quality of what the teabaggers carry at rallies. It's like someone told them Kinko's was an outlet for communist propaganda posters so they stay the hell out of there.

He is a wonder. The others are major blunders.

And morally corrupted as well.

vinegar and water pervades the halls! I haven't seen the speech yet, been out all day, but when I do....I will probably have a few choice things to add!

Your comments will be welcomed.

Is it possible that EM Jay gets angrier than I?
Good think I don't have tv
I only listened on the radio,

I had to turn on PBS because the networks were babbling like idiots before the speech even began.

Maybe we'll have to have an anger off one day? Ha.

The local Fox outlet didn't even carry the speech! Guess they thought their ratings would be destroyed by allowing that Commie-socialist-fascist-dictator non-white person to speak to Glenn Beck's loyal followers.

Fox didn't carry it at all. This morning President Obama addressed a group of nurses and made a comment about people watching the speech unless they were watching "Dancing With the Stars" and people laughed.

I like the Douche name idea..................sorry to dis Massengil tho.............hadda be done tho! Now we can promote the National Cocktail of the fRightwingers tho........................Vinegar and H2O in a TALL glass!

Now they need a Flower and a Song and a Mascot and a bird and a new LOGO! There is work to be done here!

Ina and I already figured the elephant logo already has a douchebag look to it. Let's see if John Ashcroft wants to do the theme song.

Blushing...for Ashcroft.....
(I apologize, ahead of time...being from Missouri--which spawned him.)
Mea Culpa. Mea Culpa. Mea Maxima Culpa.
Yet another reason to be Pro-Choice.
Wilka

Ha! Wilka you're funny. We don't blame you for Ashcroft.

Check this out!

Joe from SC.

Invert the bottle for the douche.
Wilka, Shaken------not stirred.

It seems, dear esteemed MJ.....that the reicht wing is now watching Faux Noise so they can tell THEM what to think. (i.e., how to re-interpret their Prez.)

Wilka

Wonder which Faux new writer wrote that rebuttal for Dr. Republidouche to deliver.

Eh! I wish you'd compared them to Preparation H instead of a feminine hygiene product, but sure can't fault your observations. Right on, as usual.

Preparation H actually relieves pain, doesn't it?

Douchebag just rolls off the tounge - first nicely, then ends on harsh note.

I watch too much Jon Stewart. I think he's responsible for bringing that insult back into my vocabulary.

It is fun to say but feminine pejoratives make me cranky. I don't like to apply derogatory terms to men that belittle, minimize or dehumanize women. It's a curse, I know. Sadly there are no male equivalents for many terms that are used mainly against women. It's their language too. Like I said, I'm cranky. My favorite term du jour for repugicans is "phuckwit." The "ph" makes it classier. :-)

I see your point. I suppose I could have said "scumbag" but calling them something in French should count.

Maybe Le Douchebags would make me feel better, using the male pro-noun? I don't know enough French to know if that's right, but I think it is. LOL

I had one year of high school French. Enough to order food, find the library, and get laid.

Just for giggles, I looked up douche and douchebag in the Urban dictionary. It said (paraphrasing):

Douche - a person who has shown himself to be very brainless in some way

but

Douchebag was defined as someone who has surpassed being a jerk and a-hole, but has not yet reached the f*cker or motherf*cker.

An alternative definition from the Urban dictionary: An individual who has an over-inflated sense of self worth, compounded by a low level of intellegence, behaving ridiculously in front of colleagues with no sense of how moronic he appears.

That really fits Joe Wilson, eh?

Like a glove! I also looked douchebag up last night in the urban dictionary to see if there were any stunning alternatives. Great minds...

YOU SHOULD BE A NEWSCASTER!!!!!~
I'd be not just a number one fan but I'd probably end up falling in intellectual passion with you and start stalking you and end up in prison and oh wait !~ *lightbulb goes on*
THEN I'D GET FREE HEALTHCARE!!!!!

I could so kick Katie Couric's bimbo ass! LOL

I would give you a job on my newscast - Purrrrr's Corner, the Top Stories in Verse

I second mommy's nomination. :D This is the kind of news reporting I'd actually pay attention too. lol

We need our own network!

Thanks for posting to GutterGirls~ FEATURED!!!

I can't believe I actually removed my own comment by accident - something about old farts sitting around with big sticks up their asses just wanted you to know I heard you and what you said - thumbs up!

HI D.D.!
Thanks for stopping in and I can tell you must have watched the speech because you just described the Republidouche side of the room.

Our conservative gather "friends" have avoided your comment thread. . .

Spineless?

They know it all on everyone else's articles, but they refuse to come share their wisdom with me. Do you hear the sound of my heart breaking? No? Me either.

Thanks, EM! I have nothing to add. You said it all!

Hi Julie!
Thanks for dropping by to this rude discussion.

Just that it was pathetic! What about someone yelling "Liar" during his speech? Just pathetic!

Joe Wilson - Spokesdouche for the Teabagger faction!

Ah, I didn't know who it was, I was just disgusted by the disrespect.





BTW, our icons look very attractive togather, LOL! :-)

Yes, they do! We've got a theme going - old school bat and new school.

I knew there was a reason we friended each other :-P

Joe Wilson is your pre-existing condition.

This is priceless.

He said it cost him $8.

The concept is priceless? It says something different every time I hit it. Mr. Miller is raking in the donations.