Tag Archives: mama grizzlies

Unaware of how political campaigns are run, Elizabeth Warren fires back with the truth

One good thing came of the despicable, lie-filled television ad that Karl Rove’s organization, Crossroads GPS, launched against Elizabeth Warren last week – it got a lot of people to donate money to her campaign. And, now, as a result, she’s got an ad of her own, which is scheduled to start airing tomorrow. If […]

Posted in Media, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Claiming the Palin mandate

As we discussed yesterday, the election, while certainly bad for the Democrats, doesn’t really indicate what could be considered a Republican mandate. But that fact doesn’t seem to stop politicians and pundits from making the claim. And it certainly doesn’t stop demagogues from taking credit. And that’s what we’re seeing right now. Yesterday, in the […]

Posted in Observations, Other, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

The party of imagined bravery and craven victimhood

Eugene Robinson asks a great question in today’s Washington Post… “When did the loudmouths of the American right become such a bunch of fraidy-cats and professional victims?” Here’s a clip: …The thing is, though, that the manufactured brouhaha over the Park51 project is part of a larger pattern in which the far right embraces victimhood […]

Posted in Observations, Other, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Connect

BUY LOCAL... or shop at Amazon through this link Banner Initiative Jodi Lynn