Things that could make your head explode
Things that could make your head explode
Here's two things that might cause your head to explode:
1. If you read my book, "Tear Down This Myth" (and who didn't? :-) ), then you know that the villain of the story is actually not so much Ronald Reagan (although he has his moments) as Grover Norquist, founder of the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project and leader of the warped "Reaganism" movement of endless tax cuts and knee-jerk militarism. That's why you may be as stunned as I was that when it comes to trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 suspects in a civilian court in New York, we're on the same side:
All the cowering from conservatives embarrassed former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, Libertarian presidential candidate David Keene and Grover Norquist, chairman of the American Conservative Union. They issued a statement saying, "The scaremongering about these issues should stop," and "civilian courts are the proper forum for terrorism cases."
2. Did you ever think you'd live to see the day that the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America criticized a mainstream media outlet for being too hard on...Sarah Palin? Me neither, but I think they're right on the money in ripping Newsweek for a string of sexist -- and bizarrely so -- photos that illustrate its new cover story on the woman who was nearly our vice president. I've posted the controversial cover up top but you need to click through and see two really weird pictures from inside the mag.
You think newspapers have problems in the Internet age? Weekly newsmagazines are flopping around like a dying mackerel, and this week's Newsweek is Exhibit A.
Most independents can't stand her either— No Ids- But no problem with pix of a bare-chested Obama on the beach, Will?— AngryWhiteMale
I don't need Media Matters to tell me liberals are sexist.— jmc
Comment removed.- I think the flap around Palin is hilarious. The media elites who despise her are now falling over each other to get an interview, not to set the record straight on her “warped” views, but all in the name of ratings. Talk about prostituting oneself! Now the rank and file on the left are back in a lather over the fact that a woman exists in the political arena who may have views contrary to theirs. All of this consternation while the free PR allows her to collect more royalties from book sales. And I thought capitalism was dead! Pretty slick for someone who was deemed a “dumb broad” by the left….— Norton
- ---}}} The more they pick on her, the more the heartland accepts her. {{{--- Poor, poor Sarah. She's so "picked on." Liberals made her give vapid answers to interview questions. Poor, poor Sarah.— Talking point sleuth
The absolute paragon of Ms. Palin's whining has to be: "I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media" (to ABCs Charles Plante)- "middle America must be a very small place" . . . . . Lebanon, KS, pop. 303
- I share Sarah's concern. All that unconstitutional attacking from the "mainstream media" will be the death of us all. RUN FOR YOUR LIVES. THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS ON THE ATTACK!!!! SAVE THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN!!!— Talking point sleuth
So NEWSweek is dropping its claim to be an unbiased source of news, and is holding itself out as being an opinion magazine?- "they're in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom." . . . . . . I wonder if Sara ever apologized to Brandon for lying to him.
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