Douchebag Of The Day

Rep. Paul Broun (R-Georgia): "It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he's the one who proposed this national security force," Rep. Paul Broun said of Obama in an interview Monday with The Associated Press. "I'm just trying to bring attention to the fact that we may — may not, I hope not — but we may have a problem with that type of philosophy of radical socialism or Marxism."

..."We can't be lulled into complacency," Broun said. "You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I'm not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I'm saying is there is the potential."

Where has this douchbag been for the last eight years? It's amazing how they can't see the forest for the trees.

Uppity!

And there you have it ladies and gentlemen. It sure didn't take long.

Georgia Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland:
"Just from what little I’ve seen of her and Mr. Obama, Sen. Obama, they're a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they're uppity," Westmoreland said.
Asked to clarify that he used the word “uppity,” Westmoreland said, “Uppity, yeah.”

The Obama campaign was careful in its response, probably treading lightly for fear of accusations of playing the race card.

The Obama campaign, asked about the quote, did not note any racial context. “Sounds like Rep. Westmoreland should be careful throwing stones from his candidate's eight glass houses,” said Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor.

And just think, we have a whole nine more weeks of this. Good times, good times...

Doddering Old Fool Says What?

Speaking to reporters about the situation in Georgia, Sen. John McCain denounced the aggressive posture of Russia by claiming that: "in the 21st century nations don't invade other nations."

(H/T Sam Stein)

UPDATE (8/16/08):

Through The Looking Glass

Geroge W. Bush: ...Russia has invaded a sovereign neighboring state and threatens a democratic government elected by its people. Such an action is unacceptable in the 21st century.

...Russia's government must respect Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

...Russia's actions this week have raised serious questions about its intentions in Georgia and the region. These actions have substantially damaged Russia's standing in the world...

I suppose he thinks that the rest of the world has never heard of a little sovereign country call Iraq.