Breitbart's Terror Campaign

I hate to keep bringing up the Shirley Sherrod matter, only because it's clear the whole thing was really another dirty trick cooked up by Andrew Breitbart. It turns out that Breitbart, or someone working for him, edited the video tape to make it sound like Sherrod was making "Anti-White" remarks. If this isn't illegal, it should be.

What I don't get about Breitbart is, how did this pork faced bum with a voice like an annoying five year old get to be such a "player" on the political scene? The details of his biography are rather vague, but he seems to have emerged out of the incestuous world of right-wing politics, but it would be interesting to know who put up the money. It should be clear that Breitbart's real mission is to create dirty tricks and sabotage. This is how Watergate got started, and an investigation should be undertaken to see who is behind it.

Watch Out for Sarahmania!

Sarah Palin continues her ascent as the political diva, her beehive hairdo and rabbit-like features becoming a fixture on the media universe. Newseek put her on the cover once again, proclaiming that Palin is going to lead some kind of feminist fundamentalist movement, or words to that effect. The funny thing about Newsweek, is that in spite of having degenerated into a right-wing propaganda rag, it's sales are plummeting and it's owners are trying to sell it. Maybe the American public isn't as right-wing as the media assumes.

But as for Palin, the real danger is that if enought people start to find her funny, eventually they might find her charming, essentially the same path that GWB took. I don't think Palin should ever be President, in fact I don't think she ought to be allowed within 100 miles of the White House. Palin is a flake and an ignoramus, and given the chance, she would run the country into the ground in 6 months.

Arizona Repubs Keep Blowing Smoke

Who said "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story?" The Arizona GOP has taken that vile notion and carried to absurdity. Not only is Governor Jan Brewer trying to justify her racist legislation by claiming, falsely that decapitated bodies are appearing in the Arizona desert. Now John McCain, formerly known as the "Cool Republican" has jumped on the bandwagon, alleging an epidemic of kidnappings in Phoenix. Oddly enough, the FBI points out that there has been no increase in crime in Arizona.

The Repub problem is that they can no longer run as the party of prosperity or law and order so they've resorted to racism. As for McCain, we can honestly say that there is no such thing as a "cool Republican." They're all a bunch of hot-headed blowhards.

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