JM Bell | July 21, 2009
Nate Silver lays it all out in easy to read numbers. Health Care Reform – Voters want it, Electeds want it to go away. FiveThirtyEight: One thing I don’t understand is the equivalence, such as in this Roll Call article today, between the health care debate and the climate bill that was passed by the [...]
JM Bell | July 21, 2009
Wow … If ever there were a time for Bill O’Reilly to scream “Cut His Mic!” – This would have been the time. It’s clear that “Julie,” the screen reader, is uncomfortable, but, seriously – go along to get along isn’t journalism, lady. Someone needs to punch Ralph Peters in the sack. A lot.
JM Bell | July 19, 2009
I’ve long been a critic of David Gregory. Since watching him as a Bush Co. sycophant for eight years, I’ve been disgusted at his continued attempts to gain favor with the GOP by rolling over to their point of view, dismissing facts and details in favor of pushing a right-wing ideological bent in what seems [...]
JM Bell | July 19, 2009
Some otherwise smart people (not in this interview, but IRL) have jumped on this bandwagon of insanity. All I have to say is – Aside from the fact that you’re all insane and that he was born in America, at least he WON his election and didn’t have the Supreme Court gift it to him. [...]
JM Bell | July 18, 2009
JM Bell | July 17, 2009
Yes, I said “again” and I meant it. Here’s the video – Watch it in good health. Here’s the context and subtext of Senator Franken’s question.
JM Bell | July 17, 2009
President Obama: We have talked and talked and talked about fixing health care for decades. And we have finally reached a point where inaction is no longer an option — where the choice to defer reform is nothing more than a decision to defend the status quo. And I will not defend the status quo.
JM Bell | July 15, 2009
I have a new crush … From Think Progress – Some wise words from McCain, Meghan McCain – The day before the White House Correspondents dinner, Jamie Kirchick interviewed Meghan McCain for Out, largely focusing on her outspoken support of gay rights. During the interview, McCain took a crack at a man her father made [...]
JM Bell | July 14, 2009
Today’s lesson – Don’t try to answer a question when you have no idea what the hell you’re talking about – From Boing Boing: Last week’s Clinton town-hall with the State Department featured an apparat begging to be allowed to use Firefox: MS. GREENBERG: Okay. Our next question comes from Jim Finkle: QUESTION: Can you [...]
