The imaginative Steve King (R-IA) says that gay marriage is a "purely socialistic concept."
Have you noticed how conservatives and Republicans see socialistic threats, like, everywhere? Damn odd, if you ask me.
Here's Rep. King in the House explaining how President Barack Obama is the "star of ACORN, the lead, chief organizer."
King is a wild and crazy guy, huh?
_______________
"Would you favor or oppose the government offering everyone a government administered health insurance plan — something like the Medicare coverage that people 65 and older get — that would compete with private health insurance plans?"
Favor 65%
Oppose 26%
Proving that facts still have a known liberal bias….OR….Americans want more socialism. Anybody want to break the news to Michelle Malkin and Sean Hannity?
Malkin yesterday on President Obama's UN speech….
"He (Obama) doesn't like this country very much." Obama is "the great Appeaser and the Groveler in Chief."
"..he (Obama) has solidified his place as the weakest of weak leaders of modern American history…..They laugh at us. He is a laughingstock."
That must be why, after Obama's appearance at the UN, that Russia is now considering new tougher sanctions on Iran. Russia's President Medvedev must have been laughing so hard over how weak Obama's leadership is that he couldn't help agreeing with America's New Weakling-in-Chief.
Later, Obama presided over the UN Security Council unanimously passing a resolution "that “urges” countries to put conditions on their nuclear exports, so that international inspectors would be authorized to continue monitoring the use of some nuclear materials even if a country withdrew from the nonproliferation pact."
Yep, Michelle and Sean,…..laughingstock.
________________
Next up….George W Bush's former speech writer Michael Gerson. Once again, the AB Journal insisted on printing Gerson's column. Gerson says that internet discourse in America is kind of like the Nazis using radio in the 1930's. Heil, Michael, you assh*le.
One sentence….
"The absolute freedom of the medium paradoxically encourages authoritarian impulses to intimidate and silence others."
As opposed, say, to the "absolute freedom" of Knee Pad Media members, like Gerson, whose neo-conservative "authoritarian impulses to intimidate and silence others"…..we witnessed in the main media's complicity in leading us into a war of The Dick's choosing. Extra smiley face stickers for blaming internet discourse for what his ex-boss did for 8 straight years…."intimidate and silence others"…resulting in 4400 U.S. dead soldiers. But it's the anonymous and dirty f*cking internet bloggers who possess those "authoritarian impulses."
_______________
Little known info….
The Fox Network did not cover President Barack Obama's speech before the joint session of Congress. The Fox cable outlet, I understand, did cover it….but not the broadcast network. It's the first time a major broadcaster, using public airwaves, refused to televise a presidential address before Congress.
So, according to another Beacon blurb from the Dallas Morning News today, President Obama should go on Fox and be interviewed by the blackout boyz.
"…what should concern the president more is that Fox delivers a devoted audience that doesn't always hear from the president unfiltered."
Is it me, or does that sound like a very naive statement? Nothing ever presented on Fox is "unfiltered." My suggestion to Obama? Keep flipping the bird to Fox offers…..they are unworthy to be considered a legitimate media participant.
______________
Just in case you have been confused by the flaming wingnuttery recently over the non-profit group ACORN, Rachel Maddow had an excellent piece on the whole thing last night. And the imaginative one I referred to at the top makes an appearance too. It's worth watching…..but look out for those pesky facts flying….
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Finally…..Glenn Greenwald lays out the rotted landscape in the mainstream media and the halls of Washington.
The Villagers have a very ugly habit of chastising and punishing the weak and vulnerable while praising and rewarding the corrupt and the powerful. ACORN is simply the latest example.
{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }
The numbers are slanted. You get what ever answers you want if you pick the people that you question.
Obama won the election by 7%, 53 – 46
In this poll Obama supporters outnumber the McCain supporters 38 – 28. That is a 27% difference. Or nearly 4 times what it should have been. Clever? Sure. Fair? Certainly not.
Why not just poll the entire Obama family and then report that 100% of the people support the government administered health insurance plan?
Journalism is dead. The New York Times was seen leaving the scene with a smoking gun.
I think you meant to say that facts are dead.
What's of interest in that poll is that Republicans, by a slim majority, actually want a public option included in health care reform.
When do you think Republicans in Congress will honor the will of their own party membership? Ever?
Do you think Republicans in Congress, by voting no on health care reform with a public option, are just trying to please their real constituency….big insurance and big pharma?
The point is that, it is an unscientific poll. The only data that you can reliably get out of it is evidence that it was run by sneaky or incompetent people.
Anything else is like trying to measure the temperature with a ruler.
Naturally, bzzzp…..I already agreed that facts have a known liberal bias.
You will find, Reverend, that most facts have a pronounced anti-liberal bias, but that's another story.
I read that story in the Beacon Journal about the internet, and I thought it was written by some liberal nutjob, since those are mostly the people who are trying to regulate the internet, talk radio, etc. I guess nuts can come from anywhere.
The latest Rassmussen poll had 56% against the Dems health care reform.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2009/health_care_reform
The health care poll results come mostly from how you ask the question. I'd say Americans are roughly split on the Dems health care reform plans, tending slightly toward opposing it. That's why Obama has been on a media blitz lately, trying to drum up support. He wouldn't be doing that if it was overwhelmingly popular. He knows it's hanging by a thread.
"Russi is now considering sanctions against Iran." Yes, Russia is "considering." We have already GIVEN UP missile defense. The Rev turns this into a win. Quite comical.
And only the worst of the loons are still defending ACORN's actions. Sorry to see you're one. Obama, Congress, the IRS, the Census, and even ACORN CIO Bertha Lewis have already fessed up. ACORN's own insiders are flipping and testifying against ACORN now about how they've misspent funds, on top of all the other stuff.
I'll give you a couple point for the title of your post, though. That made me laugh.
Bullsh*t on the ACORN stuff. Dems are folding as they did on Iraq, torture spying on Americans, telco immunity, etc.
Giving up on a stupid waste of money that doesn't work AND causes friction with other nations isn't comical at all…it's what grown-ups WOULD do.
The country was split 53-46 in the election. Obama won. His campaign promised reform in health care. Governing by dueling polls now would be ridiculous. Especially after all the ugly conservative propaganda and lies.
"Bullsh*t on the ACORN stuff."
My, what reasoned and logical arguments you make.
My point about the Russians was, they haven't given up anything. That point still stands.
About the polls, why don't you just say what you really mean ? You like the polls when they are on your side, and you don't like them when they aren't. Why else would you have cited a poll in your post and then complained about the one I provided ? A little hypocritical, my friend.
Because we don't govern ourselves by polling. Or at least we're not supposed to.
We elect representatives.
Yes, Obama has given up on a costly missile defense system…..which doesn't work. Why should Russia give something up?
Your response about polling didn't make any sense. If you don't like polls, you wouldn't have cited one. My point still stands.
But on foreign policy, I get it. Only America should give things up.
I'm sure glad you aren't the President.