The "Pro-American" Parts of Our Country

Governor Gosh Golly Gee has gotten some press of late for her comments in North Carolina (to a crowd comprised of wealthy GOP donors, mind you) that she loves to visit the parts of the country that are pro-American. Here's what she said:

"We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard working very patriotic, um, very, um, pro-America areas of this great nation."

Then Nancy Pfotenhauer, McCain spokesperson, referred to Northern Virginia as "not real Virginia." And then Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN--she once proposed--and I kid you not--a Lightbulb Freedom of Choice Act) went on Hardball and explained how she thinks Congress needs to root out its anti-American members. Sooooo...apparently disagreeing with the GOP constitutes anti-Americanism.

Senator Biden had a few things to say:

Now this is political genius

Sooooooooo....John McCain, this is YOUR AD, constructed by the finest political consultants money could buy!



Dear lord! I had NO IDEA that was how Britney felt about offshore drilling.

And I'm really interested in this new GOP meme: "People like Obama. You know who else people liked? Hitler. So Obama must be a FASCIST!"

I wonder if the Germans are a bit offended by this. I mean, they like David Hasselhof and I don't believe he has been accused of plotting the Fourth Reich. But then I'm in the reality-based community.

Senator McSame, I know it hurts your feelings that no one wants to sit at your lunch table anymore but you will always have this: