RNC Racism Part 2 (this week)

From Politico:
Steele offers Jindal 'slum love'

In an interview with Curtis Sliwa on ABC Radio last night, the host and RNC Chairman Michael Steele jokingly linked Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to the film "Slumdog Millionaire." Steele offered Jindal "slum love.

Here's the transcript:

SLIWA: Now, using a little bit of that street terminology, are you giving him any Slum love, Michael?

STEELE: (laughter)

SLIWA: Because he is — when guys look at him and young women look at him — they say oh, that's the slumdog millionaire, governor. So, give me some slum love.

STEELE: I love it. (inaudible) ... some slum love out to my buddy. Gov. Bobby Jindal is doing a friggin' awesome job in his state. He's really turned around on some core principles — like hey, government ought not be corrupt. The good stuff ... the easy stuff.

Hello? Bobby Jindal is American. He was born right here in America. He's been American his whole life. But because he's of Indian descent he must have some relationship to Slumdog Millionaire? Racist. Not to mention stupid. What kind of moron takes that bait from a radio host? A competent answer would have been, "Well, I don't know about that, Curtis, but I certainly have lots of respect for Governor Jindal..." And the use of the word "friggin'"? Really? I have the biggest potty mouth on the planet, but even I know to clean it up if I'm being interviewed. Wow.

How else to say it? Even The Black Guy at the RNC is racist.

Racist AND stupid. But I Repeat Myself.

The GOP clueless racist juggernaut continues apace. The Mayor of Los Alamitos, California sent out a card with the White House surrounded by watermelons. With the caption: "No Easter Egg Hunt This Year." His response? "It wasn’t sent to offend...anyone — from the standpoint of the African-American race.” Because watermelons are a universal way to make fun of Presidents from Chicago? Presidents whose dads were born in Kenya? Presidents who say Yes We Can? Riiiiight.

Wonkette covers it beautifully, this "cheap fucktard racist joke:"
wonkette.com

American Idol Again

Short version: Almost everyone sucks.

Thanks for tuning in!

State of the Union

Not news: Obama gave a good speech.

News: Bobby Jindal brought the CREEP to my TV! Did you see him deliver the GOP response? Oh my hell! My immediate thought was, "Infomercial." He was talking to the camera while smiling in the way that guy does as he says, "That's right, Jim, for just pennies a day you can place small ads in newspapers around the country--and become a millionaire in just 6 weeks!" One friend wondered if he was going to provide literature and try to talk about Jesus. It was serious creep-ola.

To be fair to Obama, his speech did what it needed to do in terms of speaking to Joe Sixpack. He touched on the banking issue-as-greasing-credit-for-average-Americans, on Iraq, on the economic outlook in general: "While our economy may be weakened and our confidence shaken...we will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before."

For the Republican haters, see the polls (this one from the WashPost):
Obama Approval = 68%
Stimulus Approval = 64%
Congressional Republican Approval = 34%

You can keep saying No, but you also have to have something for people to say Yes to. Which the GOP does not have. No soul, no clue, no sense of the zeitgeist.

Advantage: Obama.

For Your Enjoyment, Jindal's Lowlights (and Fox News commentators):

Fund Accounting

A great article by two professors at UT Austin. It discusses the ludicrousness of the big banks' claims that they can't possibly accurately account for how the TARP funds are spent. Especially since nonprofits are required by law to do so every day of the year. Handcuffs await the boards of those who don't.
NYT

Fiscal Responsibility Summit

Amazing day today. Think about it. The President of the United States opened the floor for 45 minutes of questions from his rivals: Senators, Governors, economists and others. Took the first question from Senator John McCain. Whatever your politics, you have to admit that this is a different kind of presidency.

Here's the transcript of the Q & A:Q&A/

Oscar Blogscar

Here we go as Hollywood pulls a muscle patting itself on the back...

Just watched some red carpet. They must be desperate for young viewers. How else to explain the appearance of Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus?

Here comes host Hugh Jackman with a totally entertaining opening number.

The Best Supporting Actress nominees are each being announced by former Best Supporting Actress winners. Goldie! With the dress barely covering the nipples! And the unpleasant side cleavage. Goldie is cute--but there comes a time to wear age-appropriate clothing. Now might be that time.

Penelope Cruz just won. But she doesn't even speak English! ;)

MILK wins best screenplay. Slumdog Millionaire wins Adapted Screenplay. Both presented by the very funny Tina Fey and Steve Martin.

Jennifer Aniston and Jack Black are presenting some animation thing. Camera cuts to poor Angelina Jolie, who must smile the entire time lest she be accused tomorrow of giving Jen the Stinkeye. You know, Jennifer Aniston is cute. I don't get the haters at all. The winner of Best Short Animation is Japanese and speaks very little English. So his speech was "Thankyouacademee..." etc. Then he said, "Domo Arigato, Mister Roboto." Funny!

Folks, I'm already bored with this show. I've been flipping to Confessions of a Teen Idol and that disgraceful Ray J show, if that's any indication of how I'm doing so far. I may not make it to the end.

Oh! My boyfriend Daniel Craig is up! Nice. I don't know what the category or winner is. I don't care because I'm busy looking at Daniel Craig. Thank you lord for putting Daniel Craig on this earth. I seriously want to climb through the TV. Best Makeup Artist went to Benjamin Button. As the BBDD says, "Hellboy was robbed!" The guy who accepted is all Jiminy Glick, that Martin Short character. He seems to have stopped his speech to burp! Awesome!

Okay, I'm out. I can't do it. Not even for Ben Stiller impersonating Joaquin Phoenix... Maybe you guys can let me know who wins. :)