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Now, for the first time, you can see Jon Stewart's appearance on The O'Reilly Factor in its entirety without any cuts or edits. Super-fans will take note that in this version, it finally becomes clear beyond a doubt that Greedo did indeed shoot first.
I know you're not supposed to say that the American people are stupid, so I won't. but can we at least say they have been brainwashed to the point of being intellectually crippled?
Half of Americans (50%) believe government should do less to regulate business. The rest are divided between saying things are about right (23%) and that the government should regulate more (24%). The majority (57%) are worried that there will be too much government regulation of business.
That is an epic failure of liberal politics. You can't blame them, if nobody ever told them otherwise.
The majority that elected Sen. Scott Brown was comprised of his Republican base and in smaller numbers unaffiliated independents and Democrats. It did not take too many independents and Democrats to vote Republican in this bluest of blue states to elect a Republican as our junior senator. Who are these republicans and what do they believe? A poll came out today that questioned Republicans about their beliefs on a why variety of fact and opinion. The results are quite shocking. Read more
The halcyon days of Massachusetts' elected representatives driving the federal government's agenda is back according to Gretchen Carlson, a graduate of Stanford University and hostess of Fox News' Fox and Friends: Read more
The Fenway Recordings Sessions is bringing Atlanta's The Constellations, Montreal's We Are Wolves and Boston's own Bodega Girls to Great Scott in Allston next Thursday, Feb. 4th. Tickets are cheap at $8, and available online here and at Great Scott. Come on down!
There's an awesome website called SeeClickFix that I blogged about over at WestwoodBlog. It allows citizens to report potholes and other problems so the city can fix them. It's full of reports of potholes and general complaints about road conditions. It would be great if the "fixers" were watching it, but it appears they aren't. Read more
Fresh Air Jan 25, 2010:
Political scientist Gregory Koger's new book, Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate, addresses the institutionalization of the filibuster — and describes congressional loopholes by way of which fast thinking and hard work can beat the numbers. Koger teaches American politics at the University of Miami. He joins host Terry Gross for a conversation about what has happened to simple majority rule.
Ok what the frick is going on?? Didn't Republicans learn anything from the humiliation of Richard Nixon and the plumbers prison sentences for breaking and entering the Watergate Hotel and wire tapping the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Scandal?
Apparently not. Now we have a conspiracy involving at least four individuals who Monday were arrested wire tapping Sen Landrieu's office in NOLA. James O'Keefe, who gained national notoriety on FoxNews as a pimp activist, had an apparent role as the videographer. His accomplice Robert Flanagan is a former intern for a Republican Congresswoman and son of the US Attorney in the district. How cozy! Pile on top of that Sen. Vitte'rs hold on Obama.'s nominee to replace US Attorney William J. Flanagan and we have ourselves a full blown clusterfu@%.
UPDATE 1/27/09: Republicans keep pointing to a TeaBag protest of Landrieu’s office last month, in particular claims the TeaBaggers made at that time that they couldn’t get through Landrieu’s phones. Read more
I'm thankful to live in a neighborhood in Boston (Mission Hill) where the neighbors sit on their porches together, shovel snow together, mourn with each other, feed each other, laugh with each other. Yes, this is still happening in 2010 !
For the past decade, Vietnam has turned to be among the fastest growing economies in the World. The country has been known as one of the safest and the most friendly destinations in Asia. This is just the right time to travel to Vietnam: it saves you money most while it gets you the once-in-a-life-time experience. Now is the only time that every of your penny spent brings you the best values. Let's look further into the clarifications to know why.
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We chose him: What did we get and how will Scott Brown affect decisions coming out of the Senate? The purpose of this blog post is to document the issue positions Brown campaigned on, to get to know him better, and to use as a reference for when he starts taking votes. Your contributions in the comments are greatly appreciated. Read more
Last night, Democrats lost Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in a bitter special election. This is a sad day for all of us who loved Ted Kennedy. But to make it even worse, conservative Democrats and Washington talking heads are claiming that the loss happened because Congress was "too far to the left." They are wrong again and we can prove it. Read more
[There are many Democratic analysts and Republican analysts spouting off about the election. I figure why not a Libertarian one?]
The Boston Globe gave Libertarian candidate, Joe "No Relation" Kennedy, almost no coverage at all. For instance, when he took part in a televised debate involving all three candidates, he received a one-line mention the next day. It was the same with many news sources and media outlets in Massachusetts. While it was not unanimous dismissal, it was widespread.
If the same outlets that ignored him so mightily had, instead, built him up as even marginally viable, he might have drawn enough votes from Brown to have given Coakley a fighting chance. Instead, he was treated as though he didn't exist, and this cost the liberals. Read more
Obama showed up Sunday and rallied for Coakley to energize his supporters and signal that the race could still be won. If not, Obama takes one for the team. Obama pragmatic reason for putting himself on the line in this race is the 60th vote in the senate, and important vote due to the persistent and unrelenting Republican obstructionism in the Senate, and for health care although a defeat of Coakley does not necessarily signal a defeat of health care. There's budget reconciliation or stuffing he Senate Bill down the throats of Congress. Read more
Red Mass Group and Blue Mass Group have made a bet. The terms of the bet are as follows:
- The loser has to buy the editors of the winners a round or three of drinks.
- If Joe Kennedy wins the two blogs will give up and merge forming Super Mass Group.
Voters,
Please see the following, b4 ya head to polls...
Its food for thought...
BTW, I'm a registered demo yo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m4HZEYYZ04
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr-WEG3lFiQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D9XZaCL4i0
Cut n Paste if ya haveta...Tx!
Peace,
Marlu
Mr. John Walsh, Chairman
MA Democratic Party
Dear Mr Chairman,
Many registered Democratic Party voters as well as liberal and moderate independents are not pleased with our party's candidate for US Senate. Read more
"In the spirit of fairness, the family simply cannot agree to move the body just yet," Harry Lee Poe [whose great-grandfather was the late author's cousin] said in Richmond, Va.
Baltimore, Boston and Richmond are among the cities laying claim to the legacy of Poe, given the author was born in Boston, raised in Richmond and died in Baltimore on Oct. 7, 1849.
Laying claim to the legacy is one thing, laying claim to the leg is quite another.
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