Glen Beck's Goldline Scam

Glen Beck, the bug eyed liver-lipped slimeball who's set up as the right wing opinion maker is actually shilling for a company called Goldline. Part of Beck's schtick is claiming that inflation is coming and that people should buy gold. Cut to--a Goldline commercial! Here' the thing; Goldline actually sells coins at a considerable mark-up. Surprised? Will the idiots who take Beck seriously grow a brain?

http://www.politico.com/

Bristol Palin: A Portrait in Hypocrisy

Bristol Palin, America's favorite unwed mother, is about to hit the speaking circuit. Her message:
"Regardless of what I did personally, abstinence is the only 100% way you can prevent pregnancy." No kidding! In the meantime the sperm donor involved, a high school drop out by the name of Levi Johnston, posed for Playgirl. So much for traditional family values!

If Bristol Palin had black skin or a Spanish surname, she wouldn't be lionized by the media in this fashion. She certainly wouldn't be getting paid $30,000 per appearance. Let us remember that for the past three decades we've been suggested to a barrage of right-wing propaganda about the dangers of "illegitimacy" which rightist opinion makers blame for everything from street crime to the federal deficit. The stereotype of irresponsible, oversexed behavior among minority groups somehow seems acceptable when whites engage in the same behavior. The racism of the right keeps coming out in the most embarrassing ways.

Arizona The New Mississippi

The racists who run Arizona, including Governor Jan Brewer and the so-called Superintendent of Education Tom Horne, have approved a new measure that bans the schools from teaching "ethnic solidarity." But of course Brewer and Horne and their ilk are themselves are pandering to "ethnic solidarity:" that of whites against hispanics.

Brewer's other "accomplishments" include repealing Arizona's domestic partners act and eliminating the children's healthcare program, which left 310,000 children without healthcare.
If Brewer had any human decency she would admit that she is an incompetent politician and not even bother to run for office. But like all other sleazy race baiting politicians, from George Wallace to Pete Wilson, she panders to racial hatred just to keep herself in power. It does matter who its directed against--it could be African-americans in the past, Hispanics today, some other group of people tomorrow-- it is bigotry pure and simple.

Bill O'Reilly: Big Smelly Foot in Big Stupid Mouth

Bill O'Reilly incurable liar and blow-hard, has finally gone too far. In an interview with General Wesley Clark, O'Reilly claimed that American troops had killed Germans in Malmedy. To set the record straight, the Malmedy massacre, which occurred on December 17, 1944, involved the killing of about 100 American POW's by the Nazi Ss First Panzer Division. It is important to note that the same Nazi SS unit also committed many other atrocities, including the massacre of 100 Belgian civilians at Stavelot.

While O'Reilly later issued a retraction, but he treated it like a simple error, like he had mispronounced somebody's name. But O'Reilly doesn't care about truth. Whenever he starts to lose the argument, he starts pouding the table and shouting "Shut up! Shut up!" The real morons, however, are O'Reilly's fans, who are nothing more than ignorant bullies themselves.

58 Killed in Baghdad Bombings

At least 58 people have been killed in a new wave of bombings in Baghdad. There were also bombings in the town of Khalidya. In fact, for all the people who are still paying attention, violence continues to plague Iraq. Meanwhile, the country continues without an effective governmnet, as the local politicians haggle and demand recounts.
http://news.bbc.uk

It's been 7 years since the Iraq debacle began and it's clear that we are facing 2 possibilities; Iraq is either going to end up as a Shi'ite regime under the effective domination of Iran, or it's going to disintigrate into it's constituent parts. What isn't going to happen is for Iraq to become a shining example of democracy.

After all this time there are people who justify the invasion of Iraq. They can shovel around the same pile of manure, but they will never find a pony or a democracy in there.

Tea Party: More Noise Than Heat

Looking at the "Tea Party" is like watching a bunch of spoiled children. Their combination of ignorance and hysteria has ceased to be funny and is merely irritating. These people know nothing of politics or history, their thinking is dominated by junk information and slogans from the 1980's or the 1950's of the 1920's. To say nothing of their whining about wanting "their country back."

Let us consider, however, what would happen if the Repubs take control of the Congress after the next elections. We already know what their game plan was during 1994-2006: get elected by ranting against taxes and "wasteful spending." Then get re-elected by sending pork-barrel projects back to their home districts. It may be "smart" politics, for a while. But given that it's clear that the Repubs are never going to cut spending or bring back the "good old days" of "rugged individualism."

It's time to grow up people. Or at least grow a brain.

GOP Sex Scandal

Allison Meyers was the director of the "Young Eagles" a Republican fund raising group. It turns out that Miss Meyers was taking donors to a Hollywood strip club called Voyeur. Well so much for traditional family values!

Do Repubs think we are all stupid? Maybe the right-wing "base" of bible-beating ignoramuses might believe it. But even they must be having some doubts. The Repubs might be better labeled as the party of big money and sleaze.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0330/GOP-fires-Allison-Meyers-as-strip-club-scandal-taints-party