Archive for February, 2007
Posted in February 22nd, 2007
From MEDIA MATTERS today:
Hannity: “[O]nly liberals” (like Orrin Hatch) “could think of” DREAM Act
On the February 21 edition of Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes, host Sean Hannity falsely claimed that “only liberals could think of” offering “in-state tuition breaks to people that are here illegally.” Hannity stated that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wants [...]
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Posted in February 22nd, 2007
Anyone able to overcome their slight gagging, or rising bile, may have caught Congressman Chris Cannon on the Doug Wright show the other day, once again granted a forum to stick his foot in his mouth and share the hate filled fiction that constitutes his reality.
This time, Cannon set his sights (and elongated, loafer shaped [...]
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Posted in February 16th, 2007
Washington, DC-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today released the following statement, announcing that the Senate will vote this Saturday on whether to move forward to debate the President’s escalation of the war in Iraq.“For nearly four years, the Republican-controlled Senate stood silent on the President’s flawed Iraq policies and watched as the situation deteriorated into a [...]
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Posted in February 13th, 2007
*Sorry about this, I keep trying to ignore Romney and folks keep sending me stuff.
Location of Presidential Announcement Suggests Romney Needs American and Jewish Histories 101
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Posted in February 8th, 2007
“Disillusioned” Conservative Massachusetts Activist Quits Party, Calls Romney’s “Worst Administration in 20 Years.” “The man who has been the face of the Republican Party on the SouthCoast for the past decade has left the GOP and become an unenrolled voter. Arthur Larrivee told The Standard-Times that he has also submitted [...]
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Posted in February 8th, 2007
On Gay Marriage:
Old Mitt: Opposed Federal Marriage Amendment, Promised to be Stronger Leader on Gay Rights Than Senator Ted Kennedy. Romney once opposed a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage and pledged to provide “more effective leadership” on establishing “full [...]
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Posted in February 8th, 2007
On His Political Heroes:
Old Mitt: Distanced Himself from Reagan in 1994 & 2002. Romney once claimed to be “an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush” who was “not trying to return to Reagan-Bush.” [Boston Globe, 1/19/07]
New Mitt: Takes Every [...]
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Posted in February 8th, 2007
On Guns:
Old Mitt: Romney Bragged That His Views on Gun Control Were “Not Going to Make Me the Hero of the NRA.” In 1994 and 2002, Romney supported the Brady Bill and the assault weapons ban, even bragging that his positions were “not [...]
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Posted in February 8th, 2007
Smooth Talking Mitt is Running From His Record…
On Taxes:
Old Mitt: Romney Refused to Sign “No New Tax” Pledge. When he thought he needed to look more moderate to get elected governor in 2002, Romney’s campaign mocked the pledge as “government by gimmickry.” [...]
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Posted in February 4th, 2007
Welcome to my new blog, kinda like the old blog, ‘cept different.
You see, here, I get to be sarcastic and rude.
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Posted in February 1st, 2007
I grabbed this from Bob Geiger. Please take moment and read his entire post HERE.
…According to Minnesota press reports, Schulze went to the Veterans Administration (VA) center in Minneapolis on December 14, 2006, met with a psychiatrist and was told that he could only be admitted for treatment four months later, in March.
On January 11, [...]
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Posted in February 1st, 2007
Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as “Shrub,” died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 62…Read The Rest at MSNBC.com
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Posted in February 1st, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:Richard Watson - 801/540-3146Beth Holbrook - 801/867-5558
Concerned Citizens and Taxpayers Press Conference on Vouchers
Salt Lake City, UT - Tomorrow, Thursday, February 1, 2007, 9:00 am, concerned citizens and Taxpayers will be holding a press conference at the State Capitol West Building to discuss Voucher legislation that is due for a floor vote [...]
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