I am rubbing my eyes, because I don’t believe what I am seeing
Like millions of people around the world, the first site I click onto in the morning is the DRUDGE REPORT. This morning there were three headlines that made be rub my eyes, because I wanted to make sure me eyes weren’t playing tricks on me.
The first was that a schlub like Al Franken could be elected to the U.S. Senate. I know there will be lawsuits and that the Dems have postponed plans to seat the illustrious Mr. Franken, but still, the mere fact that this clown has gotten as close as he has is an indication of how far we have sunk as a nation. Twenty years ago, I used to change the channel when a skit on SNL would feature this bore. If you would have predicted that someday this guy would be a U.S. Senator or even an almost U.S. Senator, I would have wondered about your brain chemistry.
The second headline that was viewed in disbelief was: “Hamas: Israel sanctions the killing of children.” Hamas SPECIALIZES in the killing of children, Israeli children, Arab children or any other children unlucky enough to be in the vicinity of one of their bombs when they go off. Hamas is one of the most violent, corrupt and cynical organizations on the face of the earth. They love violence when they can practice their deadly craft with impunity, but when the Israeli Defense Force comes after the child murdering cowards they scurry down into their spider holes and wait for the “international community” to call for a “humanitarian cease fire” which gives them a breather and allows Iran to re-arm them with ammunition and missiles. Here’s hoping the IDF sends Hamas back to the Stone Age.
The third headline was from Sen. Diane Feinstein of California. The Senator is miffed that she wasn’t “informed” by Barack Obama about his plans to nominate Leon Panetta as the new head of the CIA. Actually, this headline caused a double rub of the eyes. The first rub because Mr. Panetta has ZERO experience in the intel community and the second rub came because O hasn’t even taken office and already the honeymoon is over. It’s roughly the equivalent of a newly married couple getting into an argument in the limo on the way to the airport, as they head off to Aruba.
It’s stuff like this that keeps me hooked on politics and world events. Truly, never a dull moment!
~~John Cronin~~
January 6th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
You and me both, John. (Hooked, and rubbing my eyes)
January 6th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Seeing, hearing, unbelievable……
January 6th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Like being caught in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory… weird and weirder!
January 6th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
More good news… with tongue-in-cheek and eyes glazed…
Huckabee Report Debuts With 38 Affiliates
http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1088188&spid=24698
DALLAS — January 5, 2009: The Huckabee Report, a twice-daily short-form feature hosted by 2008 Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, is on the air today with 38 affiliates, including KABC/Los Angeles, WBAP/Dallas, and KSFO/San Francisco. Huckabee was set to talk about a meeting on the economy between Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and President-elect Obama and the latest on the Israeli-Gaza conflict.
“In the weeks since we first announced The Huckabee Report, we’ve seen tremendous momentum in affiliation for the show,” said ABC Radio Networks VP, News/Talk Affiliate Relations Dave Van Dyke. “Gov. Huckabee has been quite active in promoting the launch and even took time to meet with prospective affiliates during his recent book tour. We’re very pleased to have such a strong stable of stations for our initial broadcast and encouraged by the number of general managers and program directors we’re still speaking with and hope to have on board soon.”
January 6th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Check this out:
http://www.huckpac.com/?FuseAction=Blogs.View&Blog_id=2034
January 6th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
2TP,
This guy’s appeal is one of life’s greatest mysteries, at least to me.
January 6th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
John. It’s a mystery for many of us.
January 6th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
it’s cheap name exposure.
January 7th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Republican Leaders Announce Bill to Ban Fairness Doctrine
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/01/06/fairness-doctrine-watch-a-preemptive-strike/
Congressmen Pence and Walden join Senator DeMint in a press conference to highlight the introduction of the Broadcaster Freedom Act on the floor of the U.S. House. The Broadcaster Freedom Act would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from implementing the Fairness Doctrine without an act of Congress.
Participants: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Senate Press Gallery, S-316, The Capitol