AP-GfK Poll Report Concentrates on Voters' Emotions, Avoids Dem-Unfrie
So what's more important: The fact that independents are as "upset" as Republicans, or that Americans' disapproval of how President Obama is handling the economy is at an all-time high? Here's another priority-related question: Is it more important that "independents and Republicans were half as likely as Democrats to be inspired and less prone to be hopeful, excited and proud," or that…
Misread and Misreported: Tea Party Activism Bullish for Economy
One of the most common threads in the media recently has been how bad the Tea Party movement has been for this United States. It has been derided for lacking racial diversity, promoting policies outside the so-called mainstream and blamed for creating a civil war within the Republican Party. The media often stress those “negatives” at the expense of the positive basic tenets of the Tea Party…
Newsweek to American Guys: We Can Learn Some Lessons from Europe on H
"To survive in a hostile world, guys need to embrace girly jobs and dirty diapers," argued the Newsweek writers Andrew Romano and Tony Dokoupil in the subheadline of their September 20 article "Men's Lib."The writers set out to explain "[w]hy it’s time to reimagine masculinity at work and at home."If American men want to be competitive in a global economy, they argued, they need to suck it up…
CBS: Americans 'Angry' Over Bad Economy, 'Taking It Out On' Obama
At the top of Tuesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith proclaimed: "Angry Americans. A new report declares the recession officially over. But many of us are not feeling it. Even taking on the President himself." Later, he seemed to portray the President as a victim: "...a lot of Americans are still suffering its [the recession's] effects, and are taking it out on President Obama."In a report…
Lib Economist: Second Great Depression a Fiction Created by Wall Stree
One of the Left's most esteemed economists, the liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research's Dean Baker, claimed Monday the "Second Great Depression," the term given to what many believed the country was heading for if drastic government action wasn't taken in the fall of 2008, was all a fiction created by Wall Street to get bailed out.In Baker's view published at the unashamedly liberal…
Cramer Credits CNBC-Obama Infomercial for 146-Point Dow Jones Rally
Someone's a little full of the power of his network apparently. On Sept. 20, CNBC hosted a so-called "town hall" meeting on its network about President Barack Obama and how his administration is dealing with business issues. Obama took some criticism from participants and observers said the president was playing defense. However, CNBC's "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer had a different take on the…
Matthews Scolds Obama: 'Stop Saying Cutting Taxes Is Giving People Mon
A truly shocking thing happened on Monday's "Hardball": Chris Matthews, the man who once proudly boasted about getting a thrill up his leg when Barack Obama speaks, actually scolded the President on national television.Maybe even more surprising, the MSNBCer told the object of his affection, "Stop saying that giving people tax cuts is giving people money. It`s their money!"The unashamed liberal…
Most Economists Want All Tax Cuts Extended; CNN's Roberts Sees Need to
A new CNN/Money survey of 31 top economists found a majority of them say the top priority — given the weak state of the economy — is for Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts for all income groups. But talking about this policy recommendation with CNN/Money’s Paul La Monica on Monday’s American Morning, co-anchor John Roberts rued the conundrum of needing to keep tax rates low for economic reasons…
Schieffer Bashes White House's 'Snarky' Response to Boehner's Tax Cut
CBS's Bob Schieffer on Sunday bashed the White House for how it responded to House Minority Leader John Boehner's (R-Oh.) tax cut comment uttered on "Face the Nation" a week ago.As readers are likely aware, Boehner made news - if not friends amongst conservatives! - by telling Schieffer that if the only thing that came out of the House was an extension of the Bush tax cuts for all but folks that…
Clinton Falsely Claims He Reduced National Debt, Gregory Doesn't Chall
It must be nice to know you can go on a nationally televised political talk show and not be challenged when you make an historically inaccurate claim, especially when it's about yourself.Such happened Sunday when former President Bill Clinton was interviewed by David Gregory on NBC's "Meet the Press."The host began the discussion by asking his guest about "pretty significant developments...inside…
At NYT, Kate Zernike's Clueless Advice to GOP Candidates: 'Enlist (Tea
It's almost tempting to just run a few paragraphs of Kate Zernike's latest item in the New York Times and simply have folks take their rips, but a bit of background would be helpful. Zernike (pictured at right) is the Times reporter who seems to have made it her mission to somehow singlehandedly discredit what may when all is said and done come to be seen as the most significant grass-roots…
AP Shocker: Bush Tax Cuts Didn't Just Help The Rich
For almost ten years, the Bush tax cuts have been depicted by media as only helping rich people.Now, with them set to expire, and a Democrat in the White House desperately needing a stronger economy to help him and his Party's political fortunes, the Associated Press is telling readers the truth with the following headline:Expiring Tax Cuts Hit Taxpayers at Every Level If you think that's…
MSNBC's Brewer Scoffs at Values Voters Despite History of Gay Rights A
MSNBC's Contessa Brewer mocked attendees of the Values Voter Summit today, directing her ire at former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell, and the entire conservative movement."So, they're calling themselves values voters, but isn't this election really about the economy and not so much what we think of as values?" sniveled Brewer, who…
Taxpayers Paid At Least $9 Million for Signs Promoting Obama's Economi
At a minimum, taxpayers have spent $9.1 million as of July 2010 on signs advertising the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the stimulus law, according to federal officials reporting estimates to the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.But the cost is probably much higher since the six government agencies that spent stimulus dollars relied…
