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Finding '08 Politics In a Butter-Carving Movie
Entertainment Weekly reports that the movie "Butter" is hitting the film-festival circuit (beginning in Toronto), starring Jennifer Garner and Ty Burrell (the clumsy "hip" dad in the sitcom Modern Family). The buzz is increasing because some people are seeing a bit of a comparison to the 2008 Democrat primary campaign -- Hillary Clinton vs. upstart Barack Obama -- in the movie's butter-…
September 3rd, 2011 11:15 PM
Kelo Update: Tax Abatements, a Rubbish Heap, and Continued Establishme
In June 2005, in its Kelo vs. New London decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the City of New London, Connecticut could condemn and take over private property, including that on which Susette Kelo's pink house sat, for a "public purpose" (a redevelopment plan worked up by the city's New London Development Corporation), instead of limiting the Constitution's Fifth Amendment application to "…
September 3rd, 2011 11:11 PM
Weekend Open Thread
For general discussion and debate about politics, the economy, sports, and whatever else tickles your fancy.
September 3rd, 2011 5:43 PM
Rich Lowry: Sharpton Will 'Never Be President Because He Can't Read a
National Review's Rich Lowry took a couple of shots at new MSNBC host Al Sharpton Saturday.
As the panel of "Fox News Watch" discussed the controversial Reverend's new show, Lowry quipped, "We know he’ll never be President of the United States because he can’t read a teleprompter" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
September 3rd, 2011 4:44 PM
MSNBC's Wolffe: Jimmy Carter Created More Jobs Than George W. Bush
Appearing as a guest on Friday's Last Word to discuss Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman's plan to simplify the income tax code, MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe saw extremism in the Tea Party movement as he asserted that Huntsman's plan was "moderate when you compare it to where the Tea Party extremists want to take this."
As the discussion turned to the current anemic job…
September 3rd, 2011 4:13 PM
On MSNBC, Sharpton and Huffpo Bureau Chief Agree Boehner Is 'Probably
On MSNBC's Political Nation Friday evening, host Al Sharpton interviewed Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post. They spoke about House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH):
GRIM: So, you`re right, the record that he is amassing is probably one of the most extreme records that a House Speaker has put up in decades.
SHARPTON: Well, based on your last statement, he being probably…
September 3rd, 2011 3:24 PM
NBC and MSNBC Completely Ignore Solyndra Bankruptcy
As NewsBusters reported Wednesday, a solar company that was given over a half a billion dollars in stimulus funds declared bankruptcy this week.
Although most news outlets did at least give this story some coverage, two organizations owned by the same company with intricate ties to the Obama administration completely ignored it.
September 3rd, 2011 3:21 PM
Piers Morgan Hosts Frank Rich to Bash Conservatives
CNN's Piers Morgan hosted New York Magazine columnist Frank Rich for a conservative-bashing session on Thursday. Morgan took the opportunity to ask his liberal guest if the Tea Party can even govern.
"But can they actually govern? Or does the rather intransigent streak that they bring to all that policy-making, is that always going to be the problem?" Morgan asked. Rich responded that the…
September 3rd, 2011 1:30 PM
Krauthammer: Obama Is 'President Zero - Zero Economic Expansion, Zero
Charles Krauthammer on Fox News's "Special Report" Friday offered Republicans a 2012 campaign slogan to defeat Barack Obama.
"President Zero: zero economic expansion, zero jobs, zero ideas on how to cure the economy" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
September 3rd, 2011 12:55 PM
Mark Shields: Romney 'Has More Positions Than the Kama Sutra
Although he attributed it to Mike Huckabee, Mark Shields on PBS's "Inside Washington" said Friday that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney "has more positions than the Kama Sutra."
This led Charles Krauthammer to humorously scold, "I thought this was a family show...There are children watching" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
September 3rd, 2011 12:31 PM
ABC’s Jobs Solution: ‘Spend and Build,’ a ‘Stimulus Program as
In the midst of the failure of President Obama’s $800 billion or more “stimulus spending” program, ABC on Friday night asserted the solution to the devastating report, of zero jobs created in August, is...more stimulus spending. Since “the debt, say most economists, is only a long-term concern and the U.S. can borrow money right now at practically no interest,” reporter Jim Avila contended the…
September 3rd, 2011 11:54 AM
Carney: Obama Illegal Alien Uncle Won’t Get Special Treatment
President Barack Obama’s uncle, facing deportation for being in the country illegally, will not be treated differently than anyone else under U.S. laws, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told CNSNews.com on Thursday.
“I would refer you to ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and DHS [Department of Homeland Security]. It will be handled like any other immigration case,” Carney said.
September 3rd, 2011 11:50 AM
Krauthammer: Obama 'Debasing Currency of Presidential Authority' Like
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer on Friday said one of those truly memorable lines he comes up with from time to time.
Speaking about Barack Obama's decision to give his jobs creation plan before a joint session of Congress next week, Krauthammer told the host of PBS's "Inside Washington," "The same way the Federal Reserve is debasing our real currency he’s debasing the currency of…
September 3rd, 2011 11:18 AM
Report: Planned Parenthood Targets Minority Neighborhoods; Press Ignor
It's no secret that the establishment press continues to serve as a virtual PR mouthpiece for Planned Parenthood. Among the canards employed in its defense is that the organization provides a wondrous array of reproductive health services. Abby Johnson, a former Texas facility director for the organization and others have shown that abortion constitutes 98% of such "services," and that taxpayer…
September 3rd, 2011 10:47 AM