Friday, July 3, 2009

Helen Thomas Shocks Us By Acting Like A Real Journalist

This you've got to watch!
It’s about time someone spoke up; it’s just very surprising to hear that it’s Helen Thomas. Though, I suspect that if the Obama was up there for a "press conference", she may not be so incline to speak up but did so because it’s Gibbs, a man who has the ability to be annoying without even saying a word! What a skill! Now that’s not to say that he isn’t annoying when he does speak because then his “talent” shall I say goes from a skill to some sort of supa-power! I’ve never heard him say anything worthwhile. While others were predicting when the Obama would let him go because of his foolish answers, I was crediting the Obama for his selection in Gibbs. While I do not believe it’s right, he is obviously doing the job that the Obama wants him to do. Stand up there, waste time, say absolutely nothing, make up random things, and spin in circles so by the end of the brief, they are so confused they can barely make it out of the room! Yes, he seems to accomplish this every time!
In fact, I would bet that Gibbs himself is not briefed before the conferences and that way, he literally can’t answer a question. I mean that’s got to be part of it because his press conferences leave you asking for a REFUND!


This time I must praise Mrs. Thomas for actually performing her duty and responsibility as a Journalist. Ask those tough questions!
Go ahead...get it!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Guess Whos Back | Work, Stress, & Drama

Okay so I’ve been away from my blog for quite some time now. It’s been crazy as I am now working on a new campaign and the responsibilities are incessant…not that I’m complaining (though that seems to be exactly what I am doing at the moment), it’s what I love. I am in a new position where I’m pretty much running everything and though that is super exciting, it’s also a position where you can pretty much write off any personal time until the election.
Anyway, the posts should return once I get through the beginning process of the campaign. I personally find the beginnings of a campaign to be quite frustrating…well this is true if you are the one expected to organize everything! Initially, campaigns start off slow (or at least it seems like it), before you know it, it rapidly speeds up and the election is only a day away! This being said, it’s really exciting and even enjoyable if this is the sort of thing you’re into. It takes a lot of hard work, commitment, and passion but the experience sticks with you.

If one is interested, even slightly so, in taking part in something wonderful, crazy, fast-paced, exciting, sometimes boring work, I would suggest volunteering for a campaign. You want to change the world, its possible but one step at a time.
Start off by volunteering…you may just enjoy it!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Obama's Burger With Dijon Mustard | Mmm

I heard about Obama's visit to a local hamburger joint in Virginia with good ol' Joe (Joe Biden that is) earlier today as I’m sure everyone did considering how important the media thinks this information is. In any case, I just want to know what restaurant he went to! The whole mustard...grey poupon, Dijon, spicy mustard thing is not a big deal to me. It’s not half as bad as the time he cried out about the high price of Arugula at Whole Foods! What’s the biggie? I guess it is annoying that people think he is so down to earth when evidence supports the contrary. Enough about Obama’s condiment preferences, let’s talk about me! You know, I’ve been craving a really really good burger! Funny or embarrassing, I’ll let you decide but I was on the phone with my best friend having a whole conversation about burgers just yesterday (exciting, I knoww). Mmm...Cheeseburger! Okay I am beyond embarrassed right now but hey, it’s okay to indulge every once in a while. So when I heard this story I could care less about the Dijon mustard, I care about finding out where this burger joint is! I’m not joking. I will let you know how good the burger was after!

On a different note, with as much that’s going on in our country and the world...what is wrong with the media? Why are they focusing on Obama eating a hamburger? Are you kidding me? Oh my gosh, the President eats? I did not know that! Wait, you're telling me he knew how to order? Now you’re just playing games with me. A grown man ordering by himself, and with no assistance...now that is a front page news story for sure!

Last but not least, I’m watching Hannity right now and there’s a segment called the Great American Panel where 3 guests (different views, backgrounds, etc) debate current events. Anyhow, one of the guests today is an actress that I am unfamiliar with. It’s one of those situations where you recognize someone but you’re not sure where and how! Let me just tell you, this lady is going to get her own show somewhere! She’s intelligent, different, spicy, and just gives it to you straight. Her name is Maria Conchita Alonso and I’m telling you, you’re going to hear from her again. I think Rich Lowry (one of the other guests) was just so taken back by her enthusiasm and wit, he was speechless ( and I’m sure he was also strategizing getting her to write a column for the National Review)! I guess it’s refreshing to hear from a celeb that can speak intelligently and unlike other celebs, knows from experience!

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Ann Coulter Shuts Joy Behar Down | Must Watch!

Joy Behar regularly guest hosts for Larry King when he’s out. (Just in case you’re not sure who she is…she’s that loud obnoxious co-host on the View). While interviewing Ann Coulter, Behar decides to ask her if she would like to be water boarded. Coulter may only be 100 pounds but she can definitely stand up for herself! She is one tough cookie! (Hmm…that makes me wonder, do you think she ever eats a cookie? I highly doubt it.)
Nevertheless, I have a serious question...Who asks that kind of question? We all know where Behar stands but have some respect for your guest no matter how much you disagree with them! Why would you ask if your guest wants to be water boarded? How dare she compare Coulter to detainees! What a fool! Coulter is a U.S citizen who has not committed a crime...get a life Behar and please do not sound so stupid next time.


Anyway...
Loves it!
Us blonde's always win!<3>



BTW, what the video doesn't show you is that right after Coulter brilliantly responds to the foolish question, Behar replies "Oh, that was quite a jump". No Joy, it really was not! If you were intelligent, you would understand that Coulter was showing you how ridiculous you sound by turning it around on you!
(I recommend you watch the whole interview as it was very interesting)

(H/T Townhall)

Friday, May 1, 2009

What Are The Democrats Doing To Keep America Safe?

Do you feel safer?

House Republican Leader John Boehner released this statement,

The American people are growing increasingly concerned about the Administration’s strategy – or, more precisely, lack of strategy – when it comes to confronting and defeating the terrorist threat. In fact, according to a new Rasmussen poll, only 42 percent of Americans believe we are winning the war on terrorism. That’s a 20 point drop since February – a staggering decline in confidence as the Administration begins its second 100 days.


Obama - "Just Say Non!"

At a time when French President Nicholas Sarkosy is working towards moving France closer to the center (before the financial crisis hit), we have a President who wants us to model the French.

You know...they say he’s intelligent but based on his policies and principles, how is that possible?


Thursday, April 30, 2009

Just In: Supreme Court Justice Souter Retiring

There are reports that Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans on retiring at the end of the courts U.S Supreme Court - Equal Justice Under Lawcurrent term. Before you get nervous (as I did before I found out who was retiring), Souter typically votes with the liberals on the court, which means that there will likely not be a shift in the balance of power. We all know that Barack Obama will appoint someone whose views coincide with the far left, I’m just worried that he will choose an activist judge.

(What I’m about to say is not a joke though it may sound like one)
Obama’s criteria to pick a judge? Empathy! I kid you not, this nonsensical answer was given during the campaign (wait isn’t the campaign still going on) as a decisive factor in selecting a judge. I truly do not know whether to laugh because it sounds so ridiculous or cry because this is our new reality thanks to Obama!

There’s also going to be a lot of pressure from different groups pushing Obama to vote for a minority or a female. While I qualify in both of those categories, I’d rather choose people based on their credentials. I don’t think we should discriminate anyone, male or female, black or white, young or old...who cares! I want to know that you’re the most qualified and more importantly, that you will follow the constitution no matter what your personal beliefs are!

By the way, David Souter was appointed by the first President Bush. I’m hoping that Obama will make the same mistake when he makes his appointment. Okay so I can hope but come on…You really think that Barack Obama will accidently misjudge his appointment. Yeah, didn’t think so.

How radical do you think his selection will be? Based on Obama’s views and statements, I bet it’s going to be pretty extreme.

What I Learned From Obama's Press Conference

What I learned tonight from Obama's primetime press conference...

  1. Nothing.
  2. Nothing.
  3. His teleprompter is now in the back instead of the ones he used to have on each side. (He probably should practice more because it was obvious)
  4. He talks wayy too much. Smart tactic...the more you talk, the less time for Reporters.
  5. The Press must be on the White House payroll because the questions were pointless.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Specter "I'm going to run in the Republican primary and on the Republican ticket"

Only 20 days ago Specter told Newsweek that he would not be switching parties. Hmm today Harry Reid said that this had been in the works for a while now. Conclusion? Specter is a trader and a liar! How much more arrogant and selfish could this man be? He decides he can’t win so rather than stand up for principles and the people who voted for him, his political future holds precedence over all else...


Newsweek: Would you consider running as an independent.

Specter: No.

Newsweek: No? Definitely not?

Specter: I'm a Republican and I'm going to run in the Republican primary and on the Republican ticket.

Newsweek: We talked to Governor Rendell who said that the running joke is that you could easily become a Democrat and if you did, the framework in the state would make things very easy for you.

Specter: I'm not considering it. Rendell said he would help me raise money. He said that publicly a few weeks ago and I responded publicly that if I became a Democrat I wouldn't need to raise money.


You can bet the democrats wanted Specter! His betrayal to the Republican Party would help push the Democrats to 60 votes in the Senate which would be a filibuster proof majority (how scary is that). What back door deal did they make? Is he going to be able to pass legislation with ease, unlimited amount of pork for his state (you know the Dems love to insert pork into a bill), placed on a committee? What was more important than self-respect? I’m not angry that he switched parties, in fact, I could care less. In my opinion he never switched, he remained a Democrat. I’m irritated because there seems to be a pattern among politicians here in DC...they care less about their constituents and more about power. Pathetic!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Steele to Specter "I'm sure his momma didnt raise him that way"

The thing I do like about Steele, unlike most Republicans, he comes out swinging. The Democrats do it all the time, why shouldn't the Republicans? The Democrats can take Specter, its obvious he cares more about himself and his political future than his constituents.

"Senator Specter didn't leave the GOP based on principles of any kind. He left to further his personal political interests because he knew that he was going to lose a Republican primary due to his left-wing voting record...Republicans look forward to beating Sen. Specter in 2010, assuming the Democrats don't do it first."
Michael Steele



I took a break from my real job to campaign for a Senator to prevent a filibuster proof majority. I am proud to say that we won that race but now that Al Franken is cheating his way to the top and Specter is voting like a Democrat, its time to prepare yourselves. Its going to be a bumpy, scary ride!

Obama Has Teleprompter Issues...Again

Firstly, if this was President Bush, the media would be all over it! Furthermore, how genuine can one be if one cannot speak without the use of a teleprompter?


When The Left Attacks | Video



Funny or are they just crazy? You decide.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Fox Declines Obama's Request To Broadcast Press Conference

Fox network (not Fox News) has decided against broadcasting President Obama's press conference this Wednesday (April 29). Instead the network will stick to its regular schedule, showing an episode of "Lie to Me". (Which just happens to be a show that I enjoy, you should check it out! It’s really really good!)

The President's press conference will mark his first 100 days in office. Fox will alert viewers to turn to Fox News and Fox Business to watch the press conference. The other networks such as NBC, ABC, CBS will all air the address. Fox has its own news outlet so it would make sense for them to turn down the address while ABC and CBS do not. Additionally, NBC was planning on showing a rerun anyway. They also have to think of Chris Matthews, how can he get by without feeling more shivers up and down his leg? (Ew...ugh)

What’s the big deal? If you want to watch it, turn to a different channel. I could understand the importance of this press conference if Obama was announcing critical or useful information. This is his 3rd primetime conference in 100 days (that’s 3 too many). What’s more disturbing is if you count his "Non-State of the Union" address, it will be his 4th primetime interruption. Someone should let this guy know that the campaign is over! Without getting into details, the networks lose money each and every time the president decides to take up the networks time. They lose a lot of money not to mention its sweeps time!Quite honestly, I find his speeches and press conferences unbearable. Not only does he read off the teleprompter, what’s worse, the questions are made available to him in advance. Can it even be considered a press conference? It’s more of a lecture. Instead of a direct, honest answer, he stumbles around in circles for 15 min per question. Not only does he waste our money but now he wants to waste our time! When does this end? It’s completely pointless, I learn nothing and I feel dumber for having watched.

Oh and by the way, for those of you who are going to bash Fox Network, Bush had to reschedule a primetime press conference because networks refused to broadcast it during sweeps. He was even kind enough to set a time limit so the networks would be able to show their programs. It’s funny that AP forgot to mention this. I wonder why?

AP= Always Phony

Lessons For Obama & Administration

The video speaks for itself...

Carrie Prejean Receives Standing Ovation

Miss Cali, Carrie Prejean received a standing ovation from the audience at the Dove Awards. (which was nice to see after all the attacks on her by different judges of the Miss USA pageant)
Like I said in my
previous post, it must really suck to be Miss USA this year! I still don't know her name and have yet to see her as a guest on any show. In the meantime, Carrie Prejean is soaking up her 15 min! Can you blame her? No...But it’s getting old. I wrote a whole post about how disgusted I was by Trash Blogger Perez Hilton but I do think her response to the question was a tad bit inarticulate. I mean, who says “no offense” when they are speaking formerly. You could use those two words differently and it would be fine but her sentence reminded me of a high school conversation… (Example: I don’t like your outfit, no offense!) I also believe she could have provided greater clarity on the subject and her beliefs. (though, I don’t think the judges would have scored her impartially no matter what she said)
Lastly, what is opposite marriage? To be fair, imagine being asked a specific question by a judge who openly supports something you’re about to say you’re against. I would stumble too.
Anyway, I support everyone’s right to an opinion and I have great respect for her. I think it took a lot of guts to stand up for yourself knowing that you would forfeit your chance at winning the prize. A lot of people would give a generic answer...we call those people politicians!
Okay I’m done, I am over this subject! It’s annoying me!

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Miss California Carrie Prejean & Michael Phelps What?

Because of the grand media hoopla surrounding Miss California Carrie Prejean, she is now an instant celebrity. The price of fame in this country unfortunately means giving up your privacy. Thus, there are already rumors buzzing about Miss Cali's dating life with none other than Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.

When asked about the relationship during a radio interview with Billy Bush, she avoided answering the question by saying that it’s "not appropriate to answer right now. He's a great man ... You can call me on a later day and we can talk about that."
(Translation…there's definitely something going on between them, notice she didnt deny it)
Well, she may have dodged the question but grandma didn’t! According to her grandmother they are "casually dating". (Gotta love grandma for spilling the beans)
So maybe she didn’t win the crown (big deal) and maybe she was called vulgar names by none other than Trash Blogger Perez Hilton but when all’s said and done, who’s on top now?
By the way, does anyone know who the winner of Miss USA is? I mean I know that the winner is from North Carolina (wait, I’m pretty sure it’s N.C?) but that’s about it. I have yet to see Miss USA 2009 appear on any talk shows, news programs, etc. Come to think of it, I don’t even recall seeing a picture of her on any website. I kind of feel bad for her; it’s almost as if she didn’t win.
The controversy created by Trash Blogger Perez Hilton stole the attention from the winner of the pageant and has instead placed it on Carrie Prejean (1st runner up). Miss USA 2009 should thank him for that. That was really sweet of him to do but then again, should we be surprised, he seems like a great guy….(obviously I’m being facetious)

Britney Spears Hair Extension Issues | Ouch!

Pay close attention to the portion of the video where she is being lifted up by the male dancer. Britney Spears leaves behind a part of her "wardrobe". Pieces of her hair extensions are accidentally pulled out (focus on the chaise lounge).
Ouuuchiee!



Most celebrities including Britney Spears use hair extensions almost 100% of the time. Maybe I should clarify that I meant female celebs but then again rumor has it that Brett Michaels also wears hair extensions (surprise, surprise...not really). In any case, it’s a nifty tool for celebs to quickly add length, volume, or whatever else their pretty little heart’s desire.
I have used hair extensions in the past. At that time, I had shoulder length hair and wanted to add a few inches thus extensions were the perfect option. To get to the point...this video doesn’t express the pain factor of having your extensions pulled out. I’m almost certain that her extensions were glued in which means that it probably hurt like heck! I can also bet that she’s missing a few pieces of her real hair along with those extensions.


Friday, April 24, 2009

Shutting Detroit Down Video By John Rich

Maybe our politicians should take a step back, spend a few minutes watching this video, and really pay close attention to the words that are being sung. This song is not only catchy (let me tell you…I’ve been repeating the chorus to myself for a few hours now) but it’s the reality of the times we are living in. Depending on your current financial condition, you may be unaware of the struggle that others are going through. If you have heard the song (which many of you probably have), its written and sung by John Rich who just happens to be a famous country singer (once again, I’m sure that you already knew that but hey...not everyone’s a fan of country). He has been making his rounds on different talk shows, news programs, as well as making a special appearance at the Atlanta, GA tea party with Sean Hannity. His dedication to his country is inspiring and I hope other celebrities take notice. Additionally, I think it’s important to take note of the lyrics as they are bipartisan (I can’t imagine how anyone could say anything bad about this song but take my word for it, they will find something to attack…they always do). It’s not about left or right, it’s about the people that are being affected by this current economic climate and the politicians who don’t understand. It’s about the people that are losing their jobs; it’s about unnecessary spending on the government’s part which consequently will raise taxes on the hardest working people. Let’s face it folks, it would be silly to think that only the "rich" will be responsible for paying back our deficit, which thanks to this current President will be ridiculously high. Despite the fact that there are not enough rich people to pay for all this, personally (as I hope you agree) I am not in favor of punishing the rich for their success, that’s simply not how I was raised. You know, for people that are overly obsessed with “fairness”, how does overtaxing the rich sound fair? It’s neither fair nor logical.

Anyway, I will stop myself before I go any further and just say that I hope you enjoy this video as it is truly touching. I will warn you that it is sad but I think it’s good to publicize the reality of many people’s current situation.

Oh and by the way, I forgot to mention that there is a special celeb appearance in the video!

Enjoy.





Thursday, April 23, 2009

Calling Miss Cali Carrie Prejean Names | Unclassy

I have to make this a short post but I just have one question...WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE and anger by the left on the treatment of a young lady, a female? I was appalled and insulted by the horrid names "celeb blogger" (yeah okay) Perez Wannabe Hilton called Carrie Prejean (Miss California). Did I miss something? What makes her different than the girl’s basketball team at Rutgers? Don Imus was fired and attacked repeatedly for making a mistake (and I do believe it was a blunder. He is a shock jock and his joke was in bad taste but quite honestly I don’t think he meant any harm). The shock jock went as far as to apologize in person to the girl’s even after he had been fired. Mr. Classless Perez Hilton went on MSNBC to take back his apology and then say that he wanted to call her the "C" word. Why isn’t anyone outraged at the verbal abuse directed towards this girl? Though he is self-employed as a blogger, he makes money off of his website which means he has to sell ad space. Why aren’t people contacting his advertisers and banning the purchase of their products until they stop advertising on his page. Its one thing to apologize for something you said out of anger but another thing to go on a 2-day rant and attack a woman. I will say this because I tend reject political correctness, I do think that a man attacking a woman is worse than women attacking each other (truthfully, I support neither). Don’t like it? Too bad! Sorry that’s just the way it is! Yes… I do think that’s absolutely fair! So get over it and move on!
I dislike Perez Fake Hilton and his nastiness. Personally I feel sorry for him. He must be a miserable person for being so full of rage and to have such a horrible temper! What happened to respecting everyone’s view? Why this question was even asked is beyond me? I encourage asking tough questions to the ladies of The Miss America Pageant but I oppose asking something so controversial that a person’s personal stance would set off a storm. Like I previously stated, I loathe political correctness but I don’t think that The Miss. America pageant is the place to brew controversy. The judge, Mr. Perez Hilton asked Carrie Prejean for her opinion, she gave it, he disliked her view so he immediately starting bashing her and verbally abusing her! I’ll be the first to admit that her answer wasn’t that articulate but imagine being asked the same question knowing that this judge is obviously in favor of gay marriage yet you are not. I’m sure she was not only nervous but pausing to make sure that she did not offend him in any way and I don’t think that she did. I consider her response courteous and thought she did well as she struggled to find a balance between her position and those whom she knew did not agree with her.
Here’s the thing, if you are asking a question and you are a judge, if you think that there may be a 50% chance that you may dislike the answer or get so hurt where you disregard your duties as a judge and start acting like an ass, then DONT ASK THAT QUESTION. Why is he judging Miss America anyways? Someone who lacks manners and has no class does not represent the best of America. There are so many qualified people out there that would make us proud. Where was Matt Lauer’s outrage when Perez attacked Carrie Prejean on “The Today Show”, I mean he didn’t even feel the need to distance himself from the comments. What about the lady on MSNBC? I don’t know her name and I really don’t care to find out but she stood there and continued the interview him as if it were nothing that a man had just called a woman (on national TV no less) the “C” word (as a lady, I refuse to say such a repulsive word). If you don’t say anything, you don’t look shocked, you continue on as if he’s right then I have every reason to assume that you agree with his foul statement.
Lastly, WHY ARE THEY INTERVIEWING HIM? They are just handing him a platform for him to spew his intolerant rant? Where are the women’s groups defending this young lady…KNOCK KNOCK, is anyone there? She is a female…ring a bell? Feminism? Yeah, wait, I forgot! They only defend you if you agree with their views. Darn, I thought this was a free country but I must be wrong. Isn’t this the group that’s supposed to be tolerant and compassionate?
Oh and by the way, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both agree with Carrie Prejean. Almost forgot to add that her state of California and in fact most of America also agree with her. So when Perez states that she was offending a large percentage of people, she was also sticking up for a larger number of people. Nevertheless, we mustn’t be sidetracked about the initial point! Whatever her answer on the matter, it was her opinion and last I checked, in the United States of America, we are to respect everyone’s opinion! We may not like it but we can respectfully agree to disagree!
That’s all! The end.
(Actually I just fibbed; I will write more about this later)

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Double Standard Much?

This is good...reallllll good!

Short story shorter or long story shorter (which ever way you would like to put it) a left-wing group called MoveOndotOrg held a contest where people could submit ads attacking President Bush. The video below called "Child's Play" won the contest.
Just take a look at it and let me know why these people aren't up in arms about President Obama's budget which screws my generation and several generations after out of their own hard earned money.
Where are they? Where's the opposition? The double standard is incredible. This begs the question, were they truly against the spending or against whatever President Bush did? I think their silence on our present spending situation answers that question pretty clearly! If they were sincere about being against massive debt and deficits, they would have joined the tea parties that took place on April 15th instead of joining in on attacking the attendees and calling them vulgar and distasteful names. Just another example (of many)...



Watch the video below,
Redstate took over the ad and made it (how should I put)...Current!

Randomness | Sunbathing and Such

Thought this was hilarious! Semi-Celeb Reality Star Kim Kardashian recently blogged about her trip to Mexico. Her post included pictures of her VERY sunburned face and body. Thought it was cute. Maybe next time she’ll remember to wear sunscreen or at least take her sunglasses off!

How many of us ladies (and even some men) have funny sunbathing stories! A friend of mine came back from a trip where he fell asleep with his hand over his chest while sunbathing. I wish I took a picture of his very red chest...oh, except for the middle where his hand had been. The outline was crazy funny!
I’ll be sure to pop out my phone next time to take a picture!

Did You Know? Youtube...

Every once in a while, I stumble upon something cool, weird, or interesting on the Internet (who doesn't). So I've decided to create a section called "Did you know?" (clever, right?lol) and will share my interesting finds.

Okay, so now that I've made my rather not-so-grand announcement, I can move on to my post.

I just found out that YouTube launched a new television section where you can view some of your favorite shows. I guess they are going head to head with Hulu! YouTube has been updating their selection continuously and plans on adding many more shows. So go check it out...

(oh and by the way, they've also added movies)

Saturday, April 18, 2009

NBC Washington DC - Bias Much?

In spite of having the lowest ratings week after week (between the cable news channels), MSNBC (along with NBC) continue to spew their left-wing talking points as if they are part of the administration. They seem to have now abandoned all principle by failing to do a proper background search to make certain that the information they put out is factually correct. The local NBC News in Washington D.C posted a video on their webpage from the Tea Party that took place on April 15th. Low and Behold the video is a PHONY and was staged by a left-wing group that has a history of engaging in this kind of garbage (remember the so called “Billionaires for Bush” nonsense)! After watching the video for less than a minute and hearing these fake protestors repeatedly shout “Lower the minimum wage”, I instantly recognized the illegitimacy of the video. I can only assume that the person who posted this video on NBC knew as well but chose to ignore that little fact considering it was most likely inconvenient to their personal views. I’ll even bet that he or she is amused by the disruption they have made.
Having taken a few journalism courses in college, I was taught that ethics are important. Once the trust is gone then your power to report the news is tarnished. If you pay attention to the previous line, I did write “report the news” because the next important thing to remember is that a journalist should always REPORT the news, not MAKE it. The worst thing you can do is BECOME the news!
So not only does NBC and MSNBC make crude and vulgar remarks about the tea party protestors being “tea baggers” (as a lady, I feel disgusting for even writing that word down) but they post a video of a counterfeit protest as the real thing. I just became aware of this story a few minutes ago but if you look at the website, there are a little less than 700 comments about the video. A lot of people have expressed anger over the fake video and yet the story is still up on their website. What’s the deal?!
Will NBC apologize for their “blunder”? Only time will tell but I suspect that their apology will fall short on sincerity. They’ll express regret for posting the wrong video and will act as innocent bystanders as if the whole thing is a "misunderstanding". Ohh Woe is me!
Well to that I say "Wahhh"…I’m switching to WJLA ABC News on Channel 7 from this point forward. Though they are an improvement (as anything compared to NBC is), it’s probably not too much better.
Oh well, what can you do?

* Update *


Apparently it has been 2 days and NBC Washington D.C has not taken the video off!

This is truly maddening! I mean at this point I should expect it but I still find it hard to believe that they would make up a story! As many videos posted on YOUTUBE by tea party attendees, they choose to post one that not only falsely represents the tea party as a whole but come to find out that the insulting video is a Phony! What happened to ethics again? Is it even a word anymore?


I'd rather not post the video on my blog but I'll post the NBC link which has the video on their page.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/1-Million-Tea-Bags-but-No-Place-to-Dump.html

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Turning Down Stimulus Money

(photo credit: Politico)

A few governors have opposed the crazy stimulus package sent from Washington and President Obama. What most fail to recognize is that the stimulus money comes with strings attached. There really is no such thing as a free lunch! I would be interested in having someone explain to me where they think this money is coming from. It must either be generated through tax increases or printing new money which consequently would lead to inflation. These governors were elected by the people of their states to represent their best interests and that is what they would like to do without the interference of Washington. Thus, several GOP Governors have declined to accept certain parts of the package or would like to use the money to pay down their states debt. Many states are now raising their taxes to record levels because of their addiction to spending. Hmm...would it not be wise of these governors to stop wasteful spending and use the stimulus money to pay down the debt instead of raising taxes during this incredibly tough time? Furthermore, raising taxes in a recession is probably the worst thing you can do…its probably right behind spending when going down a list of what not to do! Don’t spend money you don’t have (an eight year old could tell you that).

Because these governors are trying to do what’s best for their constituents, they are being publicly scolded. Additionally, one Governor was outrageously accused of being a racist by another elected official for rejecting parts of the package (yeah that’s mature).

Unfortunately, people are having a tough time understanding why someone wouldn't just take this "free" money from the federal government…like totally. Duh! They don’t understand that this money is going to be coming out of their pockets in the future…that is…right after they soak the rich for all they have! A group called Carolinians For Reform recently announced spending $230,000 on a TV ad featuring South Carolina’s Governor Mark Sanford explaining his decision to spend stimulus money to pay down South Carolina's debt. In the ad (which is posted below), Governor Sanford explains that “the easy thing isn’t always the right thing” and goes further on to say that “there is a better way than saddling our children with massive debts”. I absolutely agree!

Responding to the ad, the DNC had the nerve to accuse the Governor of putting his political ambitions ahead of South Carolinians. Yeah that completely makes sense because the Governor is making a really popular decision…Not! Declining the money or using it towards debt may be the wisest choice but I would argue that it is not easiest nor does it have many supporters. The DNC’s claim is almost as ridiculous as the whole stimulus package…I did say “ALMOST”.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Stop Spending Our Future...Like NOW!

Just some numbers to make your head spin...(Makes me want to sing "You spin me right round baby, right round...")

Please STOP bankrupting our future!
That is all (for now).
Thanks.


 
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