Favorable Opinion of Tea Party: 27% Favorable Opinion of Occupy Wall Street: 54% – National Poll by Time magazine And when you factor in disfavorability, the Occupy Wall Street folks have a huge net positive, compared to the tea party. Oddly, there are reports that Tea Party organizations are trying to distance themselves from the Occupy Wall Street movement: “The left … Read More
Is Occupy Wall Street the Antithesis of the Tea Party?
A lot of comparisons are being made between these two movements. And if one were to watch the media, it certainly looks like the fault lines are drawn, i.e.,: Tea Party = loved by Fox News = conservativeOccupy Wall Street = treated with disdain by Fox News = liberal But some are noting that the OSW movement really isn't hippies … Read More
Teabaggers To The Rescue!
Problem: Texas wildfires! Is It Serious?: The worst in Texas history. The wildfires, which can now be observed from space, move incredibly fast, as this video from the Texas Park & Wildlife people shows: Have these fires been around for a while? Oh yes, this is wildfire season – it's been going on for months. But thank God for … Read More
An Open Letter To Tea Bagger Joe Walsh
Dear Representative Joe Walsh (R-IL): I saw your tweet…. … and I think that's bold. Perhaps when you are in Illinois you can stop by your ex-wive's house and pay off the six-figure sum of money you owe in child support. As for Obama's speech next Thursday, your absence will mean there's just one less "Deadbeat Dad" in the joint … Read More
Tea Party-Loving GOP Chair in NH Resigns
You see, tea party people… it's not enough just to be angry. You actually have to DO things once you are in a position of power. This guy found out the hard way. CONCORD, N.H. – Embattled New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Jack Kimball resigned last night, ending a bitter internal battle that pitted Tea Party activists against long-time Republicans. … Read More
Tea Party Ranks Less Popular Than Muslims
Are they done? Polls show that disapproval of the Tea Party is climbing. In April 2010, a New York Times/CBS News survey found that 18 percent of Americans had an unfavorable opinion of it, 21 percent had a favorable opinion and 46 percent had not heard enough. Now, 14 months later, Tea Party supporters have slipped to 20 percent, while their … Read More
It’s Not A Compromise
It's a ransom. Republicans threatened to crash the economy, on purpose, unless a series of radical demands were met. And for the most part, those demands were met. The White House fact sheet is pretty detailed and worth reviewing, but here’s the long and the short of it: According to officials in both parties, the deal would raise the debt limit in two stages. The … Read More
Mark The Moment
House Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling plan doesn't have the votes to pass, but let's remember (because it will be distorted in the future), that he doesn't have REPUBLICAN votes. It's the Tea Party people he can't bring on board. Remember that when Democrats get blamed. RELATED: Country about to go belly-up, still high unemployment, etc., but fear not American… … Read More
A Tea Partier’s Notion Of Fiscal Responsibility and Kids
“I won’t place one more dollar of debt upon the backs of my kids and grandkids unless we structurally reform the way this town spends money!” – Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Illinois), a tax-bashing Tea Party champion who sharply lectures President Barack Obama and other Democrats on fiscal responsibility Okay. Fair enough. Wait – what's this? Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe … Read More
Overreaction to Palin on Dancing With The Stars
No, I don't care for Bristol either, and no, she isn't a better dancer than Brandy (who was kicked off last week despite having near perfect scores, while Bristol consistently has the lowest cores)…. but I keep it in check. Unlike this guy in Wisconsin: Allegedly set off by Bristol Palin’s appearance on “Dancing with the Stars,” a rural Black Earth … Read More
Thin-Skin Palins
It all started like this: During the premiere of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” Sunday night — a boy named Tre who went to school with the Palin kids wrote a status update that read, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska, is failing so hard right now.” The thing to do, if you're a Palin, is ignore this, but Willow Palin — the unmarried child … Read More
Palin Doesn’t Buy The Groceries
Sarah Palin, earlier this week, complaining that the Fed's monetary policy will drive up inflation:: All this pump priming will come at a serious price. And I mean that literally: everyone who ever goes out shopping for groceries knows that prices have risen significantly over the past year or so. Pump priming would push them even higher." Yeah, um, except the truth is … Read More
Stay Classy, Paulites
They beat up a MoveOn.Org person yesterday. As far-right ophthalmologist Rand Paul (R) arrived for the candidates' final debate, Lauren Valle of MoveOn.org tried to give him a satirical "employee of the month award" from Republicorp, a pseudo-entity created by MoveOn to draw attention to the merger of the GOP and corporate interests. But before Valle could reach the candidate, Paul supporters … Read More
O’Donnell Doesn’t Have A Prayer
I think O'Donnell may have put the final nail in the coffin that is her Senate campaign. With this: David Brody: How do you see God’s role in all of this because you’ve had some ups and you’ve had some downs. Where is God in all of this? How do you see all of that? Christine O’Donnell: God is the reason … Read More
Olive Branch Fail
From CNN: Anita Hill, whose accusations of sexual harassment almost derailed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ high court nomination, has no plans to apologize for the charges she made nearly two decades ago. The response from Hill, now a law professor at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, comes after a message left for her over the weekend by Thomas’ wife, Virginia, … Read More