Archive for July, 2009
July 31st, 2009
 It was only yesterday morning that yours truly posed the question HERE as to why Republicans, if they’re so opposed to government-run health care, don’t move to repeal Medicare.
 Well, now they’ve got a chance to do just that, thanks to U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, a New York Democrat:
 UPDATE: It turns out that the GOP hypocrites have REFUSED to put their votes where their rhetoric is.
 Are they embarrassed by this? C’mon. We’re talking about conservative Republicans. Nothing embarrasses them.
July 31st, 2009
 Here’s MORE EVIDENCE that much of the GOP is outside the American mainstream — as if we needed further proof.
 The chart below, from WashingtonMonthly.com, breaks down poll responses by region:
 UPDATE: It says HERE that ratings for Lou Dobbs’ program on CNN have fallen sharply since he started pushing birtherism.
 UPDATE II: McClatchy has a PRETTY GOOD RUNDOWN on the leaders of the birther movement and audio of a phone conversation between a birther and Obama’s grandmother in Kenya (who speaks through an interpreter).
 UPDATE III: Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House, is BLAMING the liberal media for the birther phenomenon. It figures.
 UPDATE IV: How about a couple more charts? And they’re pies! Mmmmm, good!:
July 31st, 2009
 
 Joy-Ann Reid nails it:
What we’re witnessing — and it was probably inevitable with the election of the first Black president — is the unleashing of frustration by unreformed racists boiling under the restrictions of the modern world. They’re very much like the Taliban, in that they’re fighting against modernity with everything they’ve got…
 Read the whole thing HERE, and follow the link in Reid’s Update 2.
 (Warning: Reid’s piece includes a vulgarism or two.)
July 31st, 2009
 
 Yet again, Dr. Krugman (above) EXPLODES a popular conservative myth:
It’s not just that many Americans don’t understand what President Obama is proposing; many people don’t understand the way American health care works right now. They don’t understand, in particular, that getting the government involved in health care wouldn’t be a radical step: the government is already deeply involved, even in private insurance.
 I’m eager to see if any of our Applesauce readers can disagree with Krugman specifically on the points he makes and not just dismiss him because he’s a liberal. Frankly, I have my doubts.
July 30th, 2009
 
 They talked. They drank. They smiled.
 That was about it, according to INITIAL REPORTS.
July 30th, 2009
 
 I’ve always had mixed feelings about Politico.com. On the one hand, it is sometimes a good source of news and insider stuff. But on the other, it often displays incredibly lax reporting standards (HERE, for example) and is forever trying to come up with Drudge bait.
 Lots of liberal blogs have been beating up on Politico lately, and with plenty of good cause. But I was especially amused by THIS PUT-DOWN by John Amato at Crooks and Liars, which includes several links to other snarky stuff.
July 30th, 2009
 
 Fox News Channel, that citadel of political liberalism, is out with a new poll SHOWING that 51 percent of Americans have a negative view of Sarah Palin.
 A plurality of poll respondents say Palin is best suited to be a homemaker.
 Reporting on its own poll, Fox says:
Palin’s personal ratings have slipped and most people think the best job for her now that she has resigned as governor is away from the world of politics.
About a third of Americans think the best job for Palin is homemaker (32 percent), while nearly one in five see her as a television talk show host (17 percent). Vice president of the United States comes in third (14 percent), followed closely by college professor (10 percent), with president coming last (6 percent).
This is outrageous. When are those damned libs at Fox going to cut our Sarah a little slack, huh?
 UPDATE: For more on this Fox poll, see Nos. 2 and 4 in the comments section, wherein a reader gets a little snarky with me and I respond in characteristically devastating style. You’ll love it.
July 30th, 2009
 
 I received a copy this morning of an especially ugly e-mail that’s been making the rounds in the Freeport area. It’s a joke about the possible assassination of President Obama.
 To avoid revealing my source of this garbage (a friend who finds it disgusting), I’m providing THIS LINK from elsewhere. (Warning: The e-mail includes a crude sexual reference.)
 Incidentally, I’m reliably informed that the Freeport resident who’s been circulating this particular e-mail among his friends regularly peddles blatantly racist stuff about Obama.
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