Mark Sanford (R-SC):

A guy from the northeast did a study on generational accounting. Generational accounting says what is the imputed tax for a young person born in America today? And remarkably, that number is 82,which at all ain’t that far from a thing called slavery.

Shorter Mark Sanford: When the South Carolina Supreme Court made me take the stimulus funds, I knew what it felt like to be torn from my family, sold into slavery, and beaten within an inch of my life.

Sanford Predict Stimulus Will Result in a ‘Thing Called Slavery’ [Think Progress]

Realizing, of course, that this comes from people who want English to be the official language:

On Saturday, Pat Buchanan hosted a conference to discuss how Republicans can regain a majority in America. During one discussion, panelists suggested supporting English-only initiatives as a prime way of attracting “working class white Democrats.” The discussion ridiculed Judge Sotomayor for the fact that she studied children’s classics to improve her grammar while attending college. The panelists also suggested that, without English as the official language, President Obama would force Americans to speak Spanish.

More GOP/Conservative FAIL after the jump.

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You know that guy don’t you? You know who I’m talking about. The guy who, no matter what the conversation, finds a way to make it all about him.  You can be all “So I took my car in to the shop for a regular maintenance and the mechanic is telling me I need new pads, rotors and wheel bearings and it’s going to cost me $1200!” And this guy instantly replies “Oh, that’s nothing. Last fall my car was hit by a meteor and erupted into a ball of flame.” Then later your other friend is like “My daughter is so sad because our dog ran away two days ago and he still hasn’t turned up.” And this guy doesn’t bat an eyelid before responding: “That’s nothing, back in ’92 one of my cats was eaten by an alligator.” So no matter what the conversation, he tries to one-up you with an anecdote of his own.

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This video is making its way around the lefty blogosphere.  I made it to 47 seconds.  Good luck.

On the Sotomayor nomination: when did the GOP jump the shark?

1. When Liddy made the menstruation comment?

2. When Tancredo said that La Raza was like the KKK without sheets?

3. When Newt called her a racist and said she should withdraw?

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For Thursday, May 28 I would like to nominate, as douchebag of the day, Wendy Long, legal counsel to and spokesperson for the reactionary Judicial Confirmation Nutworks. This outfit has placed itself at the forefront of the virulently unhinged, dangerously unbalanced right-wing smear campaign that is being waged against Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, and Ms. Long has stepped up eagerly and enthusiastically to carry its misguided banner.

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The latest GOP theory about that Islamunofascistocommunisti-communityorganizersecretmuslim Obama:

Dealers on the closing list donated millions to Republicans, $200 for Obama

The initial pass at the list of shuttered dealers showed they had donated, in the aggregate, millions to Republican candidates and PACs and a total of $200 to Barack Obama.

GAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!111one!! He’s talking revenge on all those innocent Republican Chrysler dealers!

But, as always, there’s a problem with their theory:

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