The lies roll off the man's lips like music off Yo-Yo Ma's cello. Both are virtuosos - one a cellist, the other a liar.
A partial list.
Bush had nothing to do ...
Happy Friday.
The best from Political Humor‘s collection of the week’s late night political humor.
"Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage. Mitt Romney doesn't even support same-sex car pools." –David Letterman
"The head of ...
Republican Rep. Mike Coffman at a Saturday afternoon fundraiser in Colorado.
I don't know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America. I don't know that. But I ...
Rand Paul:
Call me cynical, but I didn’t think his [Obama's] views on marriage could get any gayer.
We won't call Rand cynical. Ignorant, bigoted asshole is more fitting. An adult using ...
Happy Friday.
The best from Political Humor‘s collection of the week’s late night political humor.
"President Obama came out with approval of same-sex marriage. He said that over the years, he has ...
I've never understood Log Cabin Republicans - gay conservatives who give their support to a homophobic political party that derides their sexuality and refuses to grant them equal rights under ...
Finally.
“I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own ...
Election roundup:
Indiana.
As polls forecast, the Tea Party's efforts to cleanse the GOP of any impure conservatives has Dick Lugar out and teabagger Richard Mourdock in. Mourdock is the new Republican ...
There are lies...and then there are lies.
My own view, by the way, was that the auto companies needed to go through bankruptcy before government help. And frankly, that’s finally what ...
From the papers captured last year at Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout comes this.
Like any public figures, bin Laden and his advisers were mindful of the media. Adam Gadahn, one ...
The best from Political Humor‘s collection of the week’s late night political humor. Happy Friday.
"Today Mitt Romney visited a firehouse here in New York City. Of course, he was disappointed ...
It happened to Kerry. Can it happen to Obama? Nope says Margaret Carlson.
Obama’s belief system -- in that hopey-changey business and the post-partisanship thing -- has been altered by reality. ...
Sullivan:
What do Republicans call a gay man with neoconservative passion, a committed relationship and personal courage?
A faggot.
Exactly right, but then could one expect anything different from a political party that ...
And they claim that atheists are immoral?
The ugly side of religion shows its face once again. The words below were spoken at a Sunday sermon by Sean Harris, a pastor ...
It's been fun watching conservatives and Romney twist themselves into pretzels trying to undo Mitt's past words on GM and bin Laden.
Romney, April 2007:
It’s not worth moving heaven and earth ...
In an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, a couple of scholars from liberal and conservative think tanks, discuss the state of American politics.
We have been studying Washington politics and ...
Romney's VP-in-waiting, Marco Rubio, is perfecting the conservative sleaze play.
He has proposed his version of the Dream Act in which people who entered the country illegally as children will be ...
Beyond the rhetoric, the political BS, the lies - that is, the concerted effort by the right-wing noise machine to distort and misinform at every opportunity - is the very ...
It was never a matter of 'if'...only of 'when'.
Two constituencies that President Obama is holding onto about as strongly now as he did four years ago are voters under 30 ...
It took the first twenty minutes after waking up for me to realize it was Sunday today and not Monday. I’m not sure why the lapse but I’m not complaining. I love Sundays…except for that period around sunset when a queasy feeling takes over. It dates back to my youth when sunset would be a reminder that the weekend was almost over and homework was not yet done. A few decades later and the feeling persists still. Late Sunday afternoon has become my Pavlov’s bell.
Egypt should be the hot topic this morning. C&L has the rundown.
ABC’s “This Week” – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian ambassador to the U.S.; Zbigniew Brzezinksi, national security adviser to former President Jimmy Carter.
NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Clinton; Sen. Mitch McConnell; Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine; Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel.
NBC’s “The Chris Matthews Show” – Panel: Andrea Mitchell, Rick Stengel, John Harris, Helene Cooper. Topics: In His Quest for The Center, Is Barack Obama Watching Ronald Reagan? The Politics of An Obama Gun Control Push. Meter Questions: Is The Transformational Part of Obama’s Presidency Largely Over? YES: 9 NO: 3; Will Republicans Get Further This Year By Compromising With President Obama Rather Than Opposing Him? YES: 10 No: 2
CBS’ “Face the Nation” – Clinton; White House chief of staff Bill Daley.
CNN’s “State of the Union” – Clinton; Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.; former U.N. Ambassador John Negroponte; Edward Walker, a former U.S. ambassador to Egypt.
“Fox News Sunday” – Clinton; Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio.
ABC’s “This Week” – Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Honeywell International’s chief executive, David Cote, a member of the president’s debt commission.
CBS’ “Face the Nation” – Sen.-elect Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
NBC’s “Meet the Press” – White House adviser David Axelrod; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
CNN’s “State of the Union” – Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Mark Warner, D-Va.; Reps. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Heath Shuler, D-N.C.
CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” – In Asia, the mood towards American intervention in the region appears to have shifted dramatically. See why a year ago the talk there was about American irrelevance, but now many are thinking about the United States as a counterbalance to the rising power in the region, China. Then, Fareed has an exclusive conversation with elder statesmen, George Shultz.
“Fox News Sunday” – Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and Axelrod.
I made my choice. It’s going to be Woody Allen’s Broadway Danny Rose on DVD but if you do watch any of the above, give us a shout.
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If you somehow missed the news, Republicans won big on Tuesday which is why the powers that be decided that no one was really interested in hearing what the losers had to say. Republicans outnumber Dems 11 to 2 on the morning shows.
Yesterday was a travel day. I had a 6AM flight so I naturally began packing at midnight. Dumb, I know, but that’s how we procrastinators roll. There are a few things in life I don’t enjoy (cutting the grass, painting and shopping to name but three) and packing is one of them. The strange thing is that I’m actually a great packer – quick and efficient – but there is something about gearing myself up mentally to get the process started that I find difficult. I think it has to do with having to spend time deciding what I’m bringing that I find most troublesome which is why I always find the return trip packing an easier task. You bring back whatever you brought. Nice.
Anyway, after an hour of sleep, I arrived at the airport at 4:15, checked in and had my first go at one of those full body X-ray scanners. Yippee. The process is quick and painless and certainly beats a full-body pat down which is what they subject you to should you refuse the X-ray scanner.
I still hear people complaining about airport security as being too intrusive given the check-in waiting times, removing of shoes, x-ray or rummaging of one’s carry-on luggage, metal detectors and now full body scanners. Certainly it’s a bit of a hassle and travel would be somewhat more pleasant if we were not subjected to any of the security measures they put us through. But it’s a small price to pay for peace of mind. I’m not complaining.
As for the Sunday morning talking heads, here’s the list compliments of C&L.
ABC’s “This Week” – Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine; retired Gen. Hugh Shelton, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
CBS’ “Face the Nation” – Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; former Bush adviser Karl Rove.
NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele.
NBC’s “The Chris Matthews Show” – Panel: Dan Rather, Katty Kay, Andrew Sullivan, Cynthia Tucker. Topics: Did President Obama Push His Own Agenda To His Party’s Detriment? Will Tea Party Members Go Rogue On Republicans And Form A Third Party?
CNN’s “State of the Union” – Florida Senate debate with Republican nominee Marco Rubio, Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek and independent Charlie Crist.
CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” – Americans take to the voting booth in just over a week. The most important issue – jobs. Fareed’s take on why technology and the global marketplace have taken so many jobs from America – and maybe even taken the American dream, too. Richard Holbrooke, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
“Fox News Sunday” – Pat Toomey, Republican nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania; Joe Manchin, Democratic nominee for Senate in West Virginia.
Happy Sunday.
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Bleary-eyed and tired this morning. I was up till about 3AM watching Casablanca and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, two of the best Bogey films ever. I do the staying up late part quite well. It’s the sleeping in the morning after part I’m lousy at.
Your best bet this morning as far as the teevee world of talking heads go is probably going to be Fareed Zakaria’s GPS on CNN. He and a panel of historians will discuss the Tea Party phenomena. I wonder if a group of aged, Fox-watching, bad dressed, clueless, white people with a deep hatred for President Obama can be referred to as a phenomena? I guess so although phenomena should be prefaced with the word ‘artificial’.
Hey, I found a large piece of pizza dough buried in the freezer! This is good news. It comes from a batch I made about a year ago when I was in a pizza-making frenzy mode. What is the life span of frozen pizza dough? I’ll have to look it up but methinks homemade pizza is on the menu this afternoon. Nice.
Happy Sunday, everyone.
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