Tag Archives: Sarah Palin

Birthers and Conservatives. A match made in self destruction heaven.

By Joe Weber | Published: August 3, 2009
1. The G.O.P.  Pandering to the Crazy demo – Leonard Pitts points out that Conservatives are shooting themselves in the foot with their embracing of the “birthers.”  Sure it’s easy to go for the low hanging fruit after you just got stomped in the Presidential  and Congressional Elections.  But give it a rest with allowing [...]
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Palin is out

By Joe Weber | Published: July 27, 2009
1. See ya Sarah - The now former Governor of Alaska makes a reference to “that grizzly guards her cubs” in her farewell speech.  Cubs are on their own now I guess.  That and she gets defensive with the media:  “She also took a parting shot at reporters. ‘Democracy depends on you,’ she said. [...]
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Who is Valerie Jarrett?

By Joe Weber | Published: July 22, 2009
1. President Obama’s right hand man, isn’t a man… man. - Valerie Jarrett is her name.  And at those rare points where the President is letting frustrating creep in, she along with the first lady, bring him back to center.  She’s been HIS mentor for awhile.  Her official title is: Senior adviser and assistant to [...]
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Sotomayor Day Two

By Joe Weber | Published: July 15, 2009
(photo from: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) 1. Sotomayor Passes Day Two - The Nominee tries to convince her critics that she’s not biased towards minorities, she doesn’t think the fact that she’s a “Wise Latina” gives her an upper hand intellectually, and that she won’t have empathy trump reason.  (From The Hill) 2. Dems want to pay for [...]
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Palin to step down

By Joe Weber | Published: July 6, 2009
1. Sarah Palin to Resign as Governor of Alaska – What in the Hell is that all about?  Her supporters say it’s to prepare for a 2012 Presidential Run.  Her Critics say she’s just nuts.  And the FBI issues a statement saying they ARE NOT investigating her for embezzlement.  Thank you FBI… Where there’s smoke [...]
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Jenny Sanford is better than her Husband

By Joe Weber | Published: July 1, 2009
(Pic from here) 1. What a cheated on Spouse is supposed to look and act like - South Carolina Governor (for now) Mark Sanford is a jag-weed.  His wife didn’t stand by his side at his rambling press conference, nor is she hiding out in the Governor’s mansion.  Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post points out: [...]
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Arianna Huffington is kind of a Crackpot

By Joe Weber | Published: June 10, 2009
1. Arianna Huffington couldn’t prevent the destruction of the media, so she joined in on it - She wrote the following in 1978: “For the first time in history an opinion on everything has become an indispensible accessory of modern living, and everybody goes about in the cast off clothing of the latest media gurus… The world [...]
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Obama pulls an about face on detainee photos

By Joe Weber | Published: May 14, 2009
1. On second thought… let’s keep those snapshots to ourselves - The President changes his mind on the release of actual photos showing more prisoner mis-treatment at the hands of U.S. military.  Sec. of Defense Robert Gates asked them not to be released, General Petraus asked them to not be released… it’s good to have a [...]
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Obama Will Appoint a Latino Woman Supreme Court Justice

By pdo | Published: May 9, 2009
Barack Obama will appoint a Latino woman (or is it Latina?) Supreme Court justice.  I guarantee this will happen. Our first African American president cannot follow Bush’s lead and pick a white man.  That’s been done before, and this is change we can believe in. Our first African American president cannot appoint a black justice either.  That [...]
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Navy SEALS – 3 Pirates – 0

By Joe Weber | Published: April 13, 2009
1. Cargo Ship Captain Saved by Snipers – Three of the Four pirates expose their heads at the same time.  The fourth was on the US Destroyer for negotiations.  Snipers take out the three left on the boat and that’s that.  But now that it has gotten violent, how does that change the overall situation? A [...]
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Obama in Iraq

By Joe Weber | Published: April 7, 2009
1. President Obama drops in on Iraq – Hey, he was in the area… (From the London Times) 2. (out of breath with panic…) North Korea could Blow us back into the stone age!!! - With an Electro-magnetic pulse weapon?  They can’t even feed themselves… why would they do that?  (From Mother Jones) 3. How to spy on [...]
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The President of Pakistan made a pass at Sarah Palin

By Joe Weber | Published: March 16, 2009
1. Meet the President of Pakistan – Who apparently made a pass at Sarah Palin?  (From The New Republic) 2. AIG handing out bonuses - Everyone, including the administration, will talk about how outrageous it is for a few days.  Then everyone will forget about it, and we’ll all keep plowing ahead.  (From the Wall Street [...]
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