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Monday, November 30
Making hay out of a party-crashing
by
margieburns
on Mon 30 Nov 2009 02:05 PM EST
Making hay out of a party-crashing
I figured the
right would do its best to make political hay out of those two party-crashers
at the White House state dinner. I did not quite
expect the circuitous approach below, though; I expected them to take a
straight route through Fox and the rest of the noise machine. Here’s the ... more »
Reporting on GOP without mentioning Ron Paul, reporting police deaths emphasizing Mike Huckabee
by
margieburns
on Mon 30 Nov 2009 10:50 AM EST
A lengthy front-pager devoted to the divisions within the GOP in this morning's Washington Post omitted any mention of Ron Paul. This in spite of the fact that the article notes an increase in percentage of GOPers identifying themselves as 'very conservative' fiscally, up from a couple of years ago. Rep. Paul (R-Tex.), with whom I often disagree though not over the Iraq war--which he opposed--is also arguably the congress member singly most responsible for a strong possibility of greater transparency in the Federal Reserve. The Fed may soon be audited; high time.
In more political news, or at ... more » Tuesday, November 24
Trains, books and anti-union propaganda
by
margieburns
on Tue 24 Nov 2009 12:06 PM EST
Trains, books and
anti-union propaganda In an OpEd News
interview with Joan Brunwasser I referred to some antique anti-union propaganda
I ran across. Here are more specifics. The book series itself was titled THE BOYS’ STORY OF THE RAILROAD SERIES, published early 20th
century by The Page Company (which, like the vast majority of early Monday, November 23
Down Memory Lane with Condoleezza Rice
by
margieburns
on Mon 23 Nov 2009 11:35 PM EST
Here once again is Condoleezza Rice, being interviewed on al-Jazeera, March 14, 2003:
From the transcript: [Anchor:] "Last question, related to what you just said, about the vision. The vision in the Arab world is that there will be occupation forces in Iraq . . . How does the United States administration see the future of Iraq?" RICE: "Iraq is a special case, because it violated U.N. resolutions frequently and sanctions have been imposed on it several times. Our intentions are to help the Iraqi people liberate themselves. As the president said, we will remain there as ... more »
Two more from the Tea Party-ers, making fun of grieving parents
by
margieburns
on Mon 23 Nov 2009 01:51 PM EST
Two more from the Tea Party-ers, making fun of grieving parents
Today I got another special treat from my friend Dick Armey, with whom I am on a first-name basis, though once again I am not bringing this up to brag, just in the interest of full disclosure. Armey, now lobbyist-in-chief for the tea partiers, emails with ... more » Saturday, November 21
Senate votes to move health care bill forward
by
margieburns
on Sat 21 Nov 2009 08:14 PM EST
Senate votes to move health care bill forward
--The Senate just voted 60 to 39 to bring cloture on debate keeping the proposed health care reform legislation from discussion, thereby moving the health care legislation forward. It's another procedural advance, in what has been so far an unbroken string of procedural successes for legislation in some form. Debate and amendments on the health care bill begin just after Thanksgiving break. Something to be thankful for; after weeks of media speculation--actually, months of speculation--that some 'Blue Dogs' or Joe Lieberman would block the bill, both Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and ... more »
Washington Post says FBI forwarded Hasan emails about religion but not about funding
by
margieburns
on Sat 21 Nov 2009 08:47 AM EST
Several concerns arise from a front-page article in today’s Washington Post titled “Hasan had intensified contact with cleric.” The article repeatedly quotes unnamed sources, the story
itself comes only from the unnamed sources, and the remarkable claims made in
it are based entirely on the statements quoted from the unnamed sources. Both
as a reader and as a journalist I believe firmly that such sole reliance on
unnamed sources is destructive.
GOP grabbing any stick it can find to beat health reform bill
by
margieburns
on Sat 21 Nov 2009 07:09 AM EST
Remember when the Democrats were called the 'nanny party'?
When was the last time we heard the Republican Party out front and center on ensuring that the women of America get adequate services like mammography? Now the GOP is using the recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on mammograms as another weapon to oppose health care legislation. A quick round-up: From Republican Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, "This is the preview of what the movie's going to look like if the Pelosi health care plan or the Obama health care plan passes." A group of Republican congresswomen held a ... more » Friday, November 20
More keeps coming from the tea party-ers
by
margieburns
on Fri 20 Nov 2009 09:14 PM EST
More keeps coming from the tea party-ers
--Keeps coming and coming-- My old friend Dick Armey--with whom I am on a first-name basis, although I do not mention this to brag--is keeping the dark times off, cheering me up with messages about forthcoming offerings. Soon to come, TEA PARTY: The Documentary Film. Here's the latest: "Hello Margie, As a fellow believer in limited government and FreedomWorks member, I am excited to tell you about an opportunity to be a part of history and be one of the few in the country to see an exclusive webcast sneak preview of ... more » Wednesday, November 18
Investigating Hasan the way they did not investigate 9/11
by
margieburns
on Wed 18 Nov 2009 10:27 AM EST
Investigating Hasan the way they did not investigate 9/11
Thirty people instead of 3,000, and the blame-America-firsters are hot to trot . . . Reports are coming thick and fast about investigating Army doctor Nidal Malik Hasan, who allegedly shot thirty people and killed thirteen at Fort Hood. An Army panel is to investigate Hasan's career; Congress is set to investigate; the FBI is hot on the trail while also, like the Army, conducting self-reviews to see where it missed warning signs. These reviews are not exactly a top-down phenomenon. Google "Hasan" and "investigate" and you get 3 ... more » Friday, November 13
McCain should allow his people to speak openly
by
margieburns
on Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:10 AM EST
McCain should unleash his sources Sen. John McCain should allow his people to speak on the record. Sarah Palin was a ridiculous choice for vice-presidential nominee, and she is a media figure rather than a public servant. But if ex-McCain campaign staffers are going to dispute Palin’s published statements, they should do it on the record. Besides, rebuttal is more ... more » Thursday, November 12
Treating our veterans right? Sure.
by
margieburns
on Thu 12 Nov 2009 10:30 AM EST
Treating our veterans right? Sure. My father would never have accepted dinner as a gift just because he was a World War II veteran. One vivid anecdote he shared about his Army stint—this was at dinnertime—was the experience of seeing poor boys from Appalachia, really poor boys, eating their meal in the mess—arms protectively elbowed around their plates, shoulders hunched, gobbling their food down, eyes looking wolfishly around the room because they ... more » Tuesday, November 10
McDonnell Says He Will Move to End State Funding for Planned Parenthood
by
margieburns
on Tue 10 Nov 2009 01:02 PM EST
McDonnell Says He Will Move to Governor-elect Robert McDonnell said Sunday that he will move to make
Planned Parenthood in Friday, November 6
Rice U: Health insurance coverage for U.S. children would bring returns greater than the costs
by
margieburns
on Fri 06 Nov 2009 08:35 PM EST
Rice U study: Health insurance coverage for U.S. children would bring returns greater than the costs
A study by two Rice University researchers concludes that extending health insurance to all children in the United States would be relatively inexpensive and would yield economic benefits greater than the costs. Their report, "The Economic Impact of Uninsured Children on America," examines the costs of not insuring children in the U.S. Vivian Ho, chair in health economics at the James A. Baker Institute of Public Policy (at Rice) where she is an associate professor of economics, co-authored the report with Marah ... more » Thursday, November 5
Some preliminary information on Dr. Hasan, psychiatrist, alleged Fort Hood shooter
by
margieburns
on Thu 05 Nov 2009 08:03 PM EST
Some preliminary information on Dr. Hasan, psychiatrist, the alleged Fort Hood shooter--
The Freepers caught some of this before I did. It only gets more and more tragic as the information dribbles out. Dr. Hasan was a psychiatrist, name found (different form from that flashing on television screens) in directories including Doctors At--see listings for Washington, D.C. including this entry, and this and here. Hasan was listed in another directory as a provider for drug & alcohol rehab, as are many mental health practitioners including those who treat PTSD. The DC phone number--actually Silver Spring, Maryland--given for ... more »
Looks as though Sarah Palin's stock just dropped
by
margieburns
on Thu 05 Nov 2009 07:20 AM EST
Looks as though Sarah Palin's stock just dropped
--NewsMax now offering Palin's book for $4.97 In the instant wake of Doug Hoffman's solid defeat in the New York 23rd congressional district, the ultra-rightwing NewsMax is sending around Sarah Palin's book offered at what it calls the "best price in the world"--$4.97! Four dollars and ninety-seven cents, for two hundred pages? --even Ms. Palin's editor must have gotten more per page. This is a price not just "slashed," as NewsMax puts it, but barely above remainder-list pricing. If it goes any lower, the book will be a loss leader at ... more » Wednesday, November 4
Lesson from New York 23rd, lesson from Virginia—Don’t over-rely on ‘culture war’ shibboleths.
by
margieburns
on Wed 04 Nov 2009 02:04 PM EST
Lesson from New York 23rd,
lesson from Virginia—Don’t over-rely on ‘culture war’ shibboleths. More on that election in New York’s
23rd U.S. House district, which continues to intrigue— Notwithstanding the inevitable connections between the gubernatorial races in NJ and VA, it is more illuminating to pair the elections in NY and VA: in the 20-20 of hindsight, ... more »
Returns from 2009 elections
by
margieburns
on Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:19 AM EST
Returns from 2009 elections
--It is early morning, the day after some off-year elections, and beyond a doubt the usual media personalities whose stranglehold prevents fairness and accuracy in reporting are already doing their stuff. This post is to make a few suggestions of the kind that do not get emphasized in media outlets in the nation's capital: 1. The most interesting race was the one that caught bloggers' attention (including mine), and that was also the race that cannot be characterized as a 'resurgence' for Republicans: the New York 23rd district, where Douglas L. Hoffman, tied to well-funded ... more » Tuesday, November 3
And more on Doug Hoffman and finance
by
margieburns
on Tue 03 Nov 2009 08:29 AM EST
And more on Doug Hoffman and finance
--Following the items of interest briefly noted in yesterday's blogs, it comes as little surprise today to see The Washington Independent report that 95 percent of Douglas L. Hoffman's campaign money has come from donors outside his district. As writer Lazar Backovic points out, "Only $12,360 of the $265,341 [Hoffman has] raised came from potential constituents. Hoffman collected money from donors in 35 states. Of the total 146 donors, only 22 were actually from within the district he hopes to represent." It is equally unsurprising that a main Hoffman contributor is the ... more » Monday, November 2
Multiple home-business interests, and anti-tax motivation, for Doug Hoffman
by
margieburns
on Mon 02 Nov 2009 07:28 PM EST
More on Doug Hoffman
in the --Two or three current and/or previous street addresses and an equal number of phone numbers quickly generate the fact that Hoffman, born April 1950, is a local entrepreneur on several levels. Regardless of which address is, strictly speaking, the family home, the directory entries indicate that home and work, or at least tax shelter, overlap. Thus one Sentinel Road address in Lake ... more »
Douglas L. Hoffman, a biography
by
margieburns
on Mon 02 Nov 2009 01:07 PM EST
Douglas L. Hoffman, a biography The web site for Douglas L. Hoffman, running for Congress in the far-north 23rd district in upstate New York, includes the claim to fame, “In 1980, I helped Lake Placid with our Olympics when the US beat the Russians in hockey–the same year Reagan was elected,” and asks “urgently” for $125,000.Lake Placid is home ... more »
Remember? Speaking of Medicaid, Scott McClellan’s brother Mark was GWBush’s head of Medicare & Medicaid
by
margieburns
on Mon 02 Nov 2009 12:43 PM EST
Remember? Speaking of Medicaid, Scott McClellan’s brother Mark was GWBush’s head of
Medicare & Medicaid Imagine
what the wingnuts—AND the MSM—would be saying if a brother of Obama’s spokesperson,
or a sibling of anyone in Obama’s inner circle, headed a government agency? Continuing the memory-hole exploration in this morning’s blog, it seemed only reasonable ... more »
Reporting on Texas under Obama, reporting on Texas (or not) under Bush
by
margieburns
on Mon 02 Nov 2009 07:31 AM EST
Reporting on Following up on previous post—and noticing that the WashPost recently mentioned the state of Medicaid in my home state of Texas, I decided to check to see whether ... more » Sunday, November 1
"Public option came out of nowhere," Lieberman says
by
margieburns
on Sun 01 Nov 2009 12:45 PM EST
"Public option came out of nowhere," Lieberman says Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) clarifies his position on the
public option for Bob Schieffer: Interviewed on CBS’ Face the Nation, Lieberman says, first,
that “The public option came out of nowhere.” Continuing, Lieberman asserts that we never heard about the public option during the presidential campaign in 2008—an odd claim—then goes on to say ... more » |
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