Great Job, Boss!ABC anchor, and former Clinton employee, George Stephanopoulos interviewed his old boss on ABC’s "This Week." Stephanopoulos sycophantically highlighted a story in The Atlantic about the ex-President's philanthropy. Stephanopoulos quoted the author, "'History may remember Bill Clinton as the philanthropist who happened to be President" and then asked if Clinton was "okay" with that description.
Why did President Bush veto a federal health insurance bill "for children?" Well, ABC painted the President as uncaring and not concerned about the poor, rather than mention the program actually covers more than just the destitute. Over on CNN, Jack Cafferty echoed a similar theme. In a segment on "The Situation Room," he offered this loaded question: "President Bush has increased the national debt by trillions of dollars. Why would he veto a bill providing health insurance for children?"
Interviewing a woman who sued the coach of the New York Knicks for sexual harassment, ABC host Robin Roberts asked the woman, Anucha Brown-Sanders, if she hoped to have the same impact as Anita Hill. Apparently in Robert’s mind, it’s just logical to assume that Clarence Thomas is guilty. On the same network, comedian Joy Behar told her "View" audience that the Supreme Court justice should write a book, "If I Harassed Her."
Finally, appearing on NBC’s "Today" program, former anchor Ted Koppel derided Rush Limbaugh as "foolish" in regards to the controversy surrounding him. On the subject of Dan Rather and his lawsuit against CBS, Koppel sympathetically oozed, "I feel great pain for Dan."
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.
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Debt
October 6, 2007 - 10:41 ET by JDWPresident Bush has increased the national debt by trillions of dollars.
Why can't we create an amendment which would mandate states to balance their budgets?
JDW
Sen Clinton: Founder of Media Matters
For one very good reason...
October 6, 2007 - 12:23 ET by c5thenBecause the States are soverign entities and have not delegated their budgetary administration to the Federal Government.
Half of the National debt, past present and future, is the result of the Federal Reserve and the way the US allows the FED to distribute their Federal Reserve Notes as legal tender for the country. They have to purchase US treasury bonds to increase their reserves so that they can issue more notes. While they issue enough notes to cover the face value of the bonds, they are still getting interest on those bonds, which when redeemed, will require more debt to be issued to cover the interest amount. It is a never ending and vicious cycle which we have allowed ourselves to be placed into.
It is also an easily correctible situation. It requires the abolition of the Federal Reserve and the US Printing office to change the wording on the paper currency from "Federal Reserve Note" to "United State Note" .(p.s. The federal reserve purchases sheets of notes from the printing office for $100 per sheet, regardless of the denomination of the individual notes- there are 100 notes per sheet).
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Fred08.com
Government
October 6, 2007 - 13:11 ET by JDWThis was written into Article V. Of the 34 necessary states required to sign for a convention 28 have. Once proposed 3/4 must ratify it.
You are correct, I made the mistake of using states instead of government.
JDW
Sen Clinton: Founder of Media Matters
Vetoed for one very good reason
October 6, 2007 - 12:09 ET by c5thenThe bill set up federal funds for the SCHIP program that would make it much more economically attractive for families making upto $80,000 per year to cover their children's health insurance needs through the SCHIP program than through private insurance.
This would put the Federal government into the business of subsidizing health insurance through State programs.
It is economiclly wrong, it is socialistic in philosophy, and because it is a state program, is unconstitutional.
I guess that is technically three reasons, but I think that all G.W cared about is the economic reason.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Fred08.com