Donald Trump calls Carl Seel, other Tea Partiers to Manhattan
April 7, 2011
by David Safier If only I could be there. From the NY Times. Donald Trump is investing more in the conspiracy theories about President Obama’s birth certificate as he explores his own bid for the presidency. In his latest embrace of the birther strategy, Mr. Trump has invited Tea Party leaders and a legislator from
GOP’s Flim-Flam Man 10 year plan to be voted on in House next week
April 7, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The House Republican 2012 budget resolution was reported out of the Budget Committee on Wednesday night after only a day-long markup. It now heads to the House floor for a vote set for next week. Ryan budget advances to House floor: As expected, the budget was approved along party lines, with 22
Tea Party in control of Republicans in Congress
April 7, 2011
by David Safier This from Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), talking about the possible government shutdown: "Speaker Boehner is not in control," Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said on a conference call with reporters when asked about the prospects of a shutdown by TPM [Talking Points Memo]. "The tea party caucus has their hands on
Jon Perr: Party of Lincoln Wages War for Government Shutdown
April 7, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr at perrspectives.com has an informative post on the Party of Lincoln Wages War for Government Shutdown (excerpts): As the nation prepares to mark next week's 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the Party of Lincoln stands on the brink of shutting down the federal government. But whether it comes
Star headline writers are at it again
April 7, 2011
by David Safier NOTE: I just read further on BfA (haven't had time to see what others posted today) and found AzBlueMeanie wrote about the same headline. My bad. But what the hell. It deserves another airing. Meanie, you can rap me across the nose with a bag of pixels if you want. [See story
Tea-Publican Tyranny: ‘Shut ‘er Down!’
April 7, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The chattering class of media villagers and Beltway bloviators only want to speculate about the pending government shutdown. Conflict is what the media sells after all. There is wild speculation about the 'blame game" – who will the public blame for a government shut down? This is what passes for entertainment between
Arizona Daily Star creative headline writer: doublethink from ‘1984’
April 7, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Blog for Arizona frequently criticizes the creative headline writer(s) at the Arizona Daily Star for misprepesenting and distorting the substance of the story that follows below. (This is important because many readers only scan the headlines and maybe read the first paragraph). Doublethink is a term made famous in George Orwell's novel
Update: Incorporate your uterus
April 6, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week, Florida Rep. Scott Randolph (D-Orlando) suggested that his wife "incorporate her uterus" so that Republicans would stop their relentless attacks on abortion rights. The logic was, of course, that Republicans would never permit similar regulation of Florida businesses. Randolph's comment inspired the Florida American Civil Liberties Union to launch a website, called "Incorporate
