Thursday, September 24, 2009

Todd Tiahrt endorsed by Scott Roeder

A recent report claims an anti-abortion group has endorsed Todd Tiahrt, according to yesterday’s Wichita Eagle, and the group carried Scott Roeder’s signature on it.




Thursday, September 17, 2009

Tiahrt: “economic advantages promote abortion”


That is, it is not a moral choice, it’s an economical one.


Tiahrt endorsed rude outburst of disrespect by Rep. Willson



Recently the House voted to condemn South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson for his "You lie!" outburst during President Obama's address to Congress on health care. [1] While several Republicans crossed the aisle to condemn Rep. Wilson's breach of protocol, Kansas Reps. Lynn Jenkins and Todd Tiahrt again put party first by voting with Republican party leadership to condone Joe Wilson's actions. Neither have released statements about their support of Rep. Wilson.

From the resolution: [2]

“...the conduct of the Representative from South Carolina was a breach of decorum and degraded the proceedings of the joint session, to the discredit of the House.”

Seems like a pretty easy decision, but Reps. Lynn Jenkins and Todd Tiahrt showed again who they really work for: Washington Republicans.

On Monday, for reference, Gallup released a poll showing two-thirds of Americans oppose Wilson's outburst including 54% of Republicans. [3]

From Mike Nellis

Online Director -- Kansas Democratic Party

Office: 785.234.0425 Twitter: @KansasDems

[1] http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll699.xml

[2] http://majorityleader.gov/docUploads/HoyerPrivelegedResolution091509.pdf

[3] http://www.gallup.com/poll/122942/Two-Three-Americans-Oppose-Rep-Joe-Wilson-Outburst.aspx




Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Republican assholes and idiots dominate the Kansas State Fair.

Well it is Kansas, and the people here just can’t get their minds into the 21st century. They are still stuck in the 19th century and this article proves it.

According to The Wichita Eagle:

HUTCHINSON — When it comes to politics at the Kansas State Fair, the dominant color is Republican red.

A raft of GOP politicians worked hard Saturday to portray themselves as the most opposed to President Obama's plans for health care, the environment and the economy.

Defenders of the president were few.

The Republican Party booth in the Meadowlark Building was a bustle of activity, with four or five congressional candidates and supporters at a time shaking hands and answering voters' questions.

Sue Boldra, a Hays teacher and one of six GOP candidates for Kansas' 1st Congressional District, said one question she heard repeatedly was, "Why is the Democrat booth so empty?"

Not far away, the Democratic Party booth featured photos of the party's state officeholders, a drawing for a book autographed by the president, and little else. During the busy noon hour, it was staffed by a young woman who deferred media questions to a party spokesman in Topeka.

With little opposition to speak of, the GOP candidates had a field day.

Among those working the crowds were businessman Jim Anderson and Republican National Committeeman Mike Pompeo, candidates for the 4th Congressional District seat.”

One thing the party of selfish rich people can count on this year is that many people who need change can’t afford the fair. Joblessness and the general downturn in the economy has left mostly just wealthy people to spend gas and money to go to the fair.

Of course, only in a state such as Kansas could a bunch of politicians brag about being against the environment and fixing the economy. They do represent the most self centered egotists among us.

As for the Kansas Democratic Party, with a few exceptions they have been missing in action for many years.

The usual pack-of-lies were spewed out. Sam Brownback set the tone by stating that polls show more than eight out of 10 Americans are satisfied with their health care. While he acknowledged the system could improve, he said, "the way to do that isn't to put a lot more federal government on the system."

According to a pool on the local TV station just the other night, 62% said they were satisfied and 11% said they had no insurance at all. An MSNBC Poll shows only 52% oppose President Barack Obama’s health plan altogether. Many just don’t really understand it. As usual, Brownback bent the rules to favor his pro-insurance industry position.

Tiahrt said he believes solar activity, not human activity, is the primary driver of global climate change. Calls to reduce carbon dioxide emissions are "based on political science, not hard science," he said.

"We don't need the government to tell us what to set our thermostats at," he said.

Most people in the crowd agreed.

It is hard to imagine a more dangerous stand to take in a state such as Kansas, where global warming might cause another dust bowl in the next 100 years. The temperature is predicted in some scientific circles to get has high as 10˚ while others predict about a 7˚ increase. This will destroy the states agriculture and leave this state too hot and dry to grow anything. But Tiahrt and his idiot followers look only at today and ignore problems they will leave for future generations.

Let’s hope future generations remember this scumbag and all the damage he contributed to when all the global warming shit hits the fan. If we are lucky they will dance on and desecrate his grave.




Thursday, September 10, 2009

How to silence a critic—Lies and dirty tricks

What do you do if you’re an important congress person and someone is writing a negative blog about you? They expose your stupidity and corruption. You can legally close them down, but you can find underhanded ways to cause them problems. How about libelling that person so that it looks as if he/she is a convicted felon? Sure it’s illegal to publish that kind of information about someone, but we can’t sue the government and corrupt people aren’t bothered by a few lies.

So I can’t prove that Rep. Todd Tiahrt was involved in this incident, but it seems an odd coincident:

While applying for a job last week, I was surprised that I got turned down for having a felony criminal conviction. I was surprised because I don’t have a felony conviction. I was arrested and charged with misdemeanour theft and one felony count of theft, in 1980. But those charges were dropped. So I was surprised to see that these charges were listed on a Kansas Bureau of Investigation report as having resulted in convictions.

Any felony charge would prevent me from taking a number of jobs I have been interested in. So I was very upset when I realized that potential employers were getting this report that said I was a convicted felon.

When I contacted the KBI, they explained that the got the report from the Kansas Courthouse where these charges were filed. When I contacted the courthouse and went through several secretaries of various offices, I was finally told they couldn’t comment on the report unless I had the case number. Why would I have kept the court case file numbers to cases that had been settled 29 years ago? And how did the KBI get this misinformation without the case numbers?

I still don’t have answers to all of this. I assume some clerk made a mistake. It just so happens it could cost me my career and reputation. The KBI promised they would check on the matter as they told me they want their reports to be accurate and had no intention of sending out misinformation on people. That is about the only good news that came out of this mess. I haven’t found a lawyer willing to sue the State of Kansas for libel against me, even though that is clearly what they did.

“It’s hard to sue the State of Kansas,” one lawyer told me.

So my best bet is to physically go to the courthouse where these charges were filed and straighten this mess out myself. I may still have to hire a lawyer to get these addle minded in-breads to cooperate with me. So far the KBI told me that the county court has simply ignored their requests for more information

It doesn’t surprise me that someone working for the State of Kansas can be that incompetent. That just goes with the political territory here. It also shows how ridiculous it is to hold a 30 year old conviction against someone when the people in charge of the files can’t even keep up on them.

“Those cases are very old,” a spokesperson at the courthouse told me as if I were trying to dig up ancient records.

But these charges normally stick to a person for life. Obviously a person who would commit a felony theft in his/her mid 20s is not likely to remain the same type of person 20 years later. People change. They usually mature between their twenties and fifties. But don’t tell our politicians or the ignorant people who support a lifetime punishment for a youthful mistake.

As I said before, I can’t prove Republicans did this on purpose, but it sure wouldn’t surprise me if they did.