Archives: November, 2005

Tainted Rightwing Gabfest Moves from PBS to Fox
Jon Ponder | Nov. 30, 2005

And good riddance: This show was ill-conceived – literally – on PBS. Now it’s moving to Fox News. Perfect:
“Tomlinson made extensive efforts to develop and promote the conservative ‘Journal Editorial Report,’ featuring Wall Street Journal commentators — despite federal law barring board members from being involved in program development.”
The “Journal Editorial Report” on [...]

AFA Tells Retailers It Ain’t Christmas Without the ‘Christ’ Bit
Buck Banks | Nov. 30, 2005

Wildman Wildmon strikes again: The same bunch of cross-waving Bible-thumpers who boycotted Disney because it allowed gays to ride rides, eat food and buy junk at its theme parks are now going after retailers who eschew the term “Christmas” for the Annual December Retail Frenzy Season. According to Cybercast News Service, the mouthpiece for wingnuts, [...]

Did Someone Leak Bush’s Speech to Hil?
Trish Ponder | Nov. 30, 2005

Or is she just that good?
In case you missed the memo, Sen. Hillary Clinton did a brilliant job of emailing people yesterday with the facts — as opposed to the spin — on Bush’s call for Congressional support of disarming Saddem Hussein way back when.
Of course, now we refer to this as “Quagmire in [...]

Potential Feinstein Opponent Drops Out, Leaving Senator Virtually Unopposed in ‘06
Jon Ponder | Nov. 30, 2005

Scared away: Sen. Dianne Feinstein is going to be tough to beat in her re-election bid next year – and the GOP knows it. But frankly, I’d never heard of Bill Mundell until today:
Bill Mundell, the only Republican making serious preparations to challenge U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s bid for reelection, said Tuesday he has decided [...]

Schwarzenegger May Appoint Dem to High Post
Jon Ponder | Nov. 30, 2005

Too late: Apparently Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned from China and is now planning to reshuffle his government. I say “apparently” because there has been a virtual news black out from the governor’s office – the strategy being: Maybe they won’t hate me so much if I stay very quiet.
It also seems apparent that the [...]

Topics: California, Politics

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Information Offensive: Bush Admin Pays for Propaganda in Iraqi Press
Jon Ponder | Nov. 30, 2005

Operation Hoodwink: This question comes up time and time again as we consider the rightwing’s tactics: If you are right about your positions and policies why then must you continually lie about them? If things are going so well in Iraq, why do we need to pay for happy-talk propaganda over there? Is it an [...]

Topics: Iraq, Politics, Republicans

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Cheney Says He Is Above the Law, Will Keep Travel Costs Secret
Jon Ponder | Nov. 30, 2005

What is he hiding? Why should we believe Vice President Cheney supports democracy when he routinely pokes our democratic principles in the eye? If some outside source – the Chinese government or Halliburton, say – is paying to fly him around the country, the public should know it. This is (another) outrage:
In a report this [...]

Topics: Politics, Republicans, Scandals

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Rumsfeld’s Epiphany — ‘Insurgents’ Are Really ELIGs
Buck Banks | Nov. 30, 2005

Too much turkey: Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Defense Secretary of Torture Donald Rumsfeld had what he called an “epiphany” that led him to conclude that the homicide bombers and setters of roadside bombs in Iraq do not merit the lofty sobriquet “insurgent.” Rummy delivered this idiotic insight at a press conference at the Pentagon of [...]

Topics: Iraq, Message Points, Politics

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GOP Congress Quietly Killed Air Marshal Program
Jon Ponder | Nov. 30, 2005

Associated Press:
Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts were quietly abandoned more than a year ago because Congress objected to the cost, government investigators said Tuesday.
The Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of Congress, reported that the federal air marshal service suspended its efforts to develop such [...]

Topics: Politics, Scandals

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Another Sign that Miami Is a Third World City — Thousands of Chickens Range Freely Through Our Streets
Buck Banks | Nov. 29, 2005

Nothing to crow about: It is illegal to keep barnyard animals in the City of Miami, but that doesn’t stop our fellow residents from keeping thousands of chickens and roosters that wander our palm-shaded streets.
Many of these yardbirds are used in santeria rites, and the city even has a special detail to clean the [...]

Topics: Humor

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