Media Mash: CNN's Romans Pushes 'Buffett Rule'; There's No Appeasing Chris Matthews
"Greece has got a 45 percent income tax, a 23 percent value-added tax on top of that, so Greece should be in fine shape according to this economic theory," NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News's Sean Hannity on Friday, reacting to a clip of CNN's Christine Romans insisting that "serious economists" all agree that taxes must be raised on America's highest income earners.
"This is a press release by the Obama campaign," Bozell complained, adding that "cutting the size of government... capping spending" and "cutting the deficit" are options that are "off the table, not just with Obama, but with CNN."
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Also discussed on Friday's "Media Mash" segment was how MSNBC's Chris Matthews insisted that Texas Gov. Rick Perry accused President Obama of "pro-Nazi behavior" because he argued that Obama had "appeased the Arab Street at the expense of our own national security interests."
"Sean, somebody medicate this man quick," an amused Bozell quipped, noting that Matthews himself has used the word "appeased" in domestic political stories:
BOZELL: Who said in July, "Will John Boehner try to appease the Tea Party?" and who said last December, "Will Barack Obama try to appease the angry Left?"
HANNITY: Chris Matthews.
BOZELL: Chris Matthews. There ya go.
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Synonyms
Submitted by pockets64 on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 9:39am.
"Serious economists" agree that we need to raise taxes. As in "serious scientists" agree on man-made global warming. Is "serious" the new synonym for "democrat" or "liberal"??
Not just nonsense, Mr. Bozell; nonsense on stilts!
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 10:27am.
First you define a "serious" economist as one who believes taxes need to be raised. Then you say with a straight face that "serious economists" agree that taxes need to be raised.
As for the comment that Obama had "appeased the Arab Street at the expense of our own national security interests."
Ya think????
How's that Islamic .....er....."Arab" Spring thing working out, Mr. President?
Buffett Rule
Submitted by SouthernRoots on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:26am.
I’m sure Mr. Buffett only pays that lower rate because his accountants ignored his instructions to process his taxes without allowing any deductions.
He must be equally embarrassed that, after they ignored his tax instructions, they again ignored his instructions to write a check to the government for his “underpayment”.
I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them. - J.B. Books (John Wayne)
Economists
Submitted by Defuze1 on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 10:46am.
If "serious economists" want my taxees raised, I want all my advice from "clownish and buffoonish economists." If you want the "rich" to pay the same as the middle class, aren't you actually calling for a tax cut since they currently pay more? Oops, sorry I let logic and reasoning come into this.