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Bill Burton, the head of the Obama Super PAC - Priorities USA Action won’t return Bill Maher’s $1 million donation.
Quel surprise.
During an interview with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC today, Burton acknowledged Maher’s past comments were “vulgar”, “inappropriate” but apparently Maher’s language isn’t so vulgar and inappropriate when a $1 million is involved.
Burton went on to say:
The notion that there is an equivalence between what a comedian has said over the course of his career and what the de facto leader of the Party said to sexually degrade a woman who engaged in an important debate of our time is crazy.
No, it isn’t crazy at all. What is apparent here is that while Burton thinks it’s out of bounds for a Republican or a conservative to sexually degrade any woman who supports the Obama agenda, he’s perfectly fine with a Democrat or a liberal who sees fit to sexually degrade any woman who opposes the Obama agenda. If Burton had an ounce of decency, he would return Maher’s money immediately and without hesitation. Then again when I think of Bill Burton, decency is not the first thing which comes to mind.
Well, as long as Bill Burton is fine with Bill Maher’s money then so is President Obama. Yes, Obama 2012 and Priorities USA aren’t officially connected but let’s tell it like it is. Bill Burton was President Obama’s Deputy Press Secretary. They aren’t exactly strangers. They are acting in common cause. Priorities USA Action’s money is President Obama’s money
So if President Obama wants to keep Maher’s money then he has to keep everything that comes with it. Obama gets to keep Maher’s vulgarity; Obama gets to keep Maher’s inappropriateness, and Obama gets to keep Maher’s praise for the bravery of the 9/11 hijackers while condemning our military as cowardly. President Obama and Bill Maher deserve each other.
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Bob K.| 3.9.12 @ 12:12AM
I understand that he needs the money this time around. Donations are way down.
beebop2| 3.9.12 @ 6:02AM
The irony of this will be lost on this mush for brains who voted for the hope, the change and the transparency.
The madministration is its own best example. Chu (who is driven to work in a gas powered US owned town car and whose wife owns a BMW) "doesn't own a car" and Nurse Ratchet Kate "doesn't know" if the impact of 0bamacare will drive up the federal deficit (duh?) .... what these people "don't know" is simply breathtaking.
You'd think that the madministration that lives and dies on "the gesture" would figure out a way to return tainted money with one hand and take it back with another so the real issue here is that the mysogyny sends a tingle up the legs of his supporters. They are violent, vulgar, anti First Amendment little cretins whose face is David Brock and George Soros. Keep that in the front of your mind as you think to engage with them. They are not thinking sentients. They are the pond scum 0bama thinks will one day fuel your tank ... in the interim fueling the demise of this nation.
David W| 3.9.12 @ 8:05AM
Here is my idea for a commercial:
It opens with a voice over - "on [date] Rush Limbaugh said the following" and have Rush's quote. Continue with "Rush apologized on [date] both on the air and via his site" for his uncalled for comments.
Following his quote the following was said by the typical list of liberals concerning Rush's comment. Add "Barack Obama called Fluke to discuss how unfortunate Rush's comment was because Obama didn't want his daughters to have to hear these words"....
Pause for effect......
Then provide clips of Bill Maher's and others comments. then the voice over, "where was Bill Maher's apology? Where was condemnation from the President or feminists. If Bill was on the View then show that, maybe a clip from Michelle Bachmann and Michelle Malkin and Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham and Sarah Palin and other who have been called worse than slut.
End with the question, "Why no outrage by President Obama/liberals for comments made by other liberals?" Why the double standard Mr. President? Are your Daughters okay with conservative women being called "c***" and "s***" and "t***"? Or having "lying a** b****" played when you come on stage?
I bet that would be pretty effective.... Watch the liberals scurry like roaches when the lights come on.
Maxwell| 3.9.12 @ 8:25AM
David W, with all due respect, I don't see Mittens doing an ad like that. It would require a huge set of stones. Alan West, yes. He has been there, done that, and his men will both follow & back him up. Open brass knuckles are needed.
Oldefarte| 3.9.12 @ 10:22AM
He no doubt will also not return the $billions in campaign contributions that have been flowing into their Democrat-campaign war chest from the middle eastern oil-wealthy sheiks [and Muslim terrorist organizations], huh??????
Oldefarte| 3.9.12 @ 10:25AM
PS: Maybe if these middle eatern monetary sources of campaign support are successful in re-electing their president in November, they can also be invited to a WH TEA and perhaps a LINCOLN BEDROOM SLEEPOVER also??????