Ladies and gentlemen: Andrew Breibart
by David Safier Provacateur extraordinaire Andrew Breibart, looking bleary and unshaven at a Tea Party event in Lexington, Massachusetts, a few days ago let go with a rambling rant that included these lines: Advertisement “They can only win a rhetorical and propaganda war. They cannot win. We outnumber them in this country and we have … Read more
Star Headline writers: Obama is all about politics
by David Safier I'm seeing a trend in the Star. Republicans push legislation and listen to their base. Obama plays politics. Last Wednesday, the Star's Creative Headline Writing Team decided Obama's Ohio speech on his jobs bill was "campaignlike." None of the headlines on the same AP article in other papers thought that was what … Read more
Story of stealth candidate in Pearce recall has MSM legs
by David Safier If you've been following the Russell Pearce recall election, you know Pearce's supporters have helped put a Hispanic candidate, Olivia Cortes, on the ballot to dilute the anti-Pearce vote, hoping to stop Jerry Lewis from winning. The people collecting signatures for Cortes have said as much to potential signers. They're on tape … Read more
World of Class Warfare
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Stewart and the Daily Show blasted FAUX News for its "class warfare" nonsense on August 18, 2011 in the following segments, but it is apropos today because the millionaire infotainment anchors at FAUX News are back at it again clutching their pearls over the "Warren Buffett Rule" proposed by President Obama. Part 1 The … Read more
“Fair share” or “Class warfare”?
by David Safier If there's going to be a battle of sound bites about Obama's tax-the-rich proposal, it should be a contest between "fair share" and "class warfare." That's the question: Is Obama demanding the rich pay a reasonable — fair — amount of their income in taxes, or is he waging war on the … Read more
President Obama speech on economic growth and deficit reduction
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: President Obama today on economic growth and deficit reduction: "So I am ready, I am eager, to work with Democrats and Republicans to reform the tax code to make it simpler, make it fairer, and make America more competitive. But any reform plan will have to raise revenue to help close our … Read more
Birther Madness: Crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio wasting taxpayer money investigating Obama’s birth certificate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio knows no shame. Apparently it was not enough that Joe Arpaio's staff misspent $99.5 million in restricted jail funds over the last eight years, now he is pissing away taxpayer dollars on a "cold case" investigation of Barack Obama's birth certificate to appease teabagger fantasies. This would be yet … Read more
