Monthly Archives: September 2009
Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson Not Backing Down: “I Apologize To The Dead”
Posted by Audiegrl TPM/Ben Frumin—Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) — who’s making quite a name for himself by accusing the GOP of having a health care plan premised on the idea that sick Americans should “die quickly” — just made a … Continue reading
Filed under Democrats, Partisan Politics, Politics, Republicans, Uncategorized
White House Calls Out Fox News and Glenn Beck By Name For Lying
Posted by Buellboy TPM—In a new post on the official White House blog, an administration official specifically names Fox News for lying about the administration’s push to bring the Olympics to Chicago. “Last night Fox News continued its disregard for … Continue reading
Texas David Marie Antoinette Dewhurst and Joe Scrooge Straus to the Poor: Eat Dirt
Posted by LibbyShaw Texas cannot keep up with the demand of those in need of food stamps. According to Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle it is taking months to obtain benefits. Folks are growing more desperate by the day. … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Money, Partisan Politics, Politics, Republicans
Derogatory Free Speech: Court Overturns Lawsuit Against Church
Posted by Audiegrl EUR—A federal court has ruled that it’s acceptable for church members to picket outside the funeral of a gay soldier holding signs that read reading “God hates fags” and “Thank God for dead soldiers” because their message … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Gay (LGBT) Rights, Law, Military, Partisan Politics, Politics, Republicans, Supreme Court, Uncategorized
Right-Wing Newsmax Columnist: Military Coup May Be Needed To Resolve the “Obama Problem”
Posted by TheLCster TPM LiveWire—In a column published yesterday, Newsmax‘s John L. Perry wrote that there is a “gaining” possibility that the military will stage a coup to “resolve the ‘Obama problem.’” Newsmax has apparently removed the column from its … Continue reading
Michael Steele Calls Thomas Friedman A “Nut Job” For His Concerns Over Psychotic Rhetoric
Posted by Audiegrl CNN— Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele Wednesday beat back suggestions from some political commentators — most recently from the New York Times’ Tom Friedman — that conservative opposition to President Obama is creating a political climate … Continue reading
Where Did We Go? By Thomas Friedman
Posted by Audiegrl New York Times/Thomas Friedman—I hate to write about this, but I have actually been to this play before and it is really disturbing. I was in Israel interviewing Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin just before he was assassinated … Continue reading
Health Care: A Diatribe in Three Acts– Act One
by Ogenec There’s a lot of sturm and drang, and understandably so, about the details of the various health care bills that are circulating in Washington. Trying to keep up with the minutiae will literally make your head hurt. So … Continue reading
Filed under Free Market, Medicine, News, Uncategorized
**Update** “Stayin’ Alive”: the Public Option
Mike Lux Author, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be I have said before (most recently here) that the Senate Finance Committee was conservative, in fact the most conservative committee makeup in the Senate, and that … Continue reading
Filed under Democrats, Economy, Medicine, Money, Republicans, Uncategorized
Gibbs: Is Steele Rooting For Brazil To Get Olympic Games?
Posted by Buellboy Huffington Post—Pushing back against criticism that the President is too busy to stop in Copenhagen to pitch Chicago as a host site for the 2016 Olympics, the White House played the patriotism card on Tuesday. Asked about … Continue reading
Filed under 2016 Olympics, Partisan Politics, Politics, Republicans, Sports
