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‘Daily Show’: Jim Bunning Feels Jim Bunning’s Pain

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Posted on Mar 2, 2010
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Objection-raising robot Sen. Jim Bunning sure had his day, and his night, on Friday, what with his single-handed stymieing of the proposed extension of health care and unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans. But, as he pointed out near the end of Friday’s jousting session on the Senate floor, it’s not as if he wasn’t inconvenienced himself. However, as Jon Stewart points out in this “Daily Show” clip, Bunning’s problem could be solved by a TiVo.  —KA

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By JenniferD44, August 19, 2010 at 1:23 am Link to this comment

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By purplewolf, March 3, 2010 at 5:40 am Link to this comment

He had no problems with the tax cuts for the rich Bush created, the wars and other un-funded spending projects during the Bush years. What a jerk. Thanks to him, he has single handedly cost untold thousands of dollars for the little people in late fees, work loss, re start up costs all because he was inconvenienced by missing a stupid ball game. He should have to personally pay for all the expenses he has caused those who rely on unemployment and be made to cover the living arrangements of those who lost their homes thanks to this indifferent scum.

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By ardee, March 3, 2010 at 2:26 am Link to this comment

marcus medler, March 2 at 7:58 pm #

After this farce, we can better understand
Caligula’s madness in making his horse, Inciatus,
a senator.

I think you’lle find it’s Incitatus, but never mind.

Bunning is nothing more and nothing less than a lame duck making his last stand with nothing to lose. We, however, still have much to lose

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By zeroinfinity, March 2, 2010 at 7:20 pm Link to this comment
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Some tea partier held a sign that said “Taxpayers are the Jews for Obama’s ovens.”

Au contraire mon ami.  Instead, your sign should have read:  “Republicans SHOULD be the Jews for Obama’s ovens.”

IF this happens, Jim Bunning should go first, and then ALL media pundits who are too stupid to understand that left is right and right is wrong (we all know who said pundits are, I would hope). 

Republicans simply do more harm than good in USA society.  It is obvious they are wastes of space and billionaires exist simply to give people a headache.  They have more money than they can spend in their worthless pathetic lives; yet, they object to make the world a better place for as many people as possible?  It’s like…wow! It’s a shame…

It seems they forgot what happend in France and Cuba so many decades ago.  Evidently, arrogant billionaires and politicians in general overlooked these incidences of world history because both groups would have thought twice long ago before making the other 99% of people’s lives a living Hell.  People have died over arrogance and greed!  I mean…s***!  What? Rich people just expect poor ones to look up their names on whitepages.com and find out who they are and where they live to ummmm…shall we say, have the latter dispose of them?  Just the complete arrogance and sociopathic tendencies of rich people makes me sick to my stomach. Ultra-wealthy people, and Republicans, represent the epitome of everything I absolutely HATE!

I have come to the conclusion that multi-gazillionaires simply do not deserve to be alive.  I hope most people will agree with me on the obvious here.  If not, more people will by 2020.  Count on it!

By the way Senator Bunning, learn how to enunciate English properly.  If you talk like a hillbilly, you will not be taken seriously.  Well…at least you should not be!  grin

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By purplewolf, March 2, 2010 at 3:49 pm Link to this comment

Why didn’t this asshole worry about where the money was going to come from when G.W. lied us into Iraq at over 3 billion + a week since 2003? And to hell with his damned ball game he missed.

This is what is wrong with America, do nothing whinney ass repukelicans. Fire him and then he will have all the “free time” to play with his balls on his own dime. And take away any future income and perks, as he didn’t earn what he is getting now.

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By marcus medler, March 2, 2010 at 2:58 pm Link to this comment

After this farce, we can better understand
Caligula’s madness in making his horse, Inciatus,
a senator.

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