By Bronwyn's Harbor on Nov 3, 2009 in Current Affairs | 72 Comments
UPDATE: A.P.: “AP: Christie Gives GOP Stunning Win In N.J.”
How are races sizing up around the country? Fox News has called Virginia for the Republicans — both Governor and Lt. Governor. And the Attorney General GOP candidate is in the lead.
Now for New Jersey. So far, they say, exit polls [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Nov 1, 2009 in Current Affairs | 208 Comments
(Bumped up from Friday night.)
“[R]ecognizing the last full measure of devotion from these soldiers is the right thing for a President to do,” writes Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey. Curiously, like most pundits, Morrissey believes Obama’s trip to Dover was about a nod to the military in Afghanistan and to Gen. McChrystal.
Then Morrissey adds, “Let’s hope [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 29, 2009 in Current Affairs | 22 Comments
This toon has been borrowed from The Nose On Your Face.
In this open thread, you may only praise The One. Otherwise, he’ll cast a spell on you and shun you!
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 28, 2009 in Current Affairs | 81 Comments
Ably assisted by Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy.
Obama’s BFF, or, as Vogue called her, “Barrack’s Rock,” Valerie Jarrett, is continuing the White House’s attack on Fox News. Check out this exchange with Campbell Brown (bonus points if you catch the conundrum when Jarrett is asked about MSNBC!):
More and more media are taking the White House [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 26, 2009 in Current Affairs | 5 Comments
I’m sure that all of Paulie Abeles’ fans will want to know that Paulie is battling H1N1. She would do her show if she had to crawl to her telephone. But just not tonight. Paulie will be back next Monday, we’re sure.
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 23, 2009 in Current Affairs | 34 Comments
Is now the American Way, apparently. [See my update at the end of the article about the "way" of the Obama administration that is antithetical to America.] Note this from Kimberley Strassel’s column, “The Chicago Way,” in today’s Wall Street Journal:
They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 21, 2009 in Current Affairs | 68 Comments
Fox News — especially commentator and columnist Charles Krauthammer — and a few other media outlets have pointed out that doctors cannot make ends meet if their patients are primarily on Medicare or Medicaid. A public health plan will add to the numbers of patients that physicians will not be eager to serve. [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 21, 2009 in Current Affairs | 57 Comments
A token is a token. Especially for a token leader. However, it IS the American flag. And at the least it should be straight:
Damn straight.
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 20, 2009 in Current Affairs | 28 Comments
It is profoundly sad and incredibly infuriating that Obama’s White House does not have the decency to reply to this 72-year-old mother whose son died on September 11, 2001:
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 19, 2009 in Barack Obama, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Employment, Gender Bias, Hillary Clinton, MSNBC, Media Bias, Misogyny, Morning Joe, Sarah Palin, Sexism, Women | 61 Comments
Co-written with Reverend Amy.
MSNBC is devoting the week to news and opinion stories on the dramatically shifting power and influence of women in America. The week’s reports, led by Maria Shriver and John Podesta, is called “A Woman’s Nation.” Below you’ll find videos of two segments that contain impressive statistics on the growing [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 18, 2009 in Current Affairs | 1 Comment
Tune in to John Batchelor’s West Coast show by 11:00 p.m. EDT. From John Batchelor’s schedule for tonight’s show:
Sunday 1105P: (805P Pacific Time): Larry Johnson, No Quarter, Jeff Bliss, Forbes.com, Craig Unger, re Baucus Hearts Snowe, re Pelosi presses the public option, re is Rangel a problem?
Sunday 1120P: (820P Pacific Time): Continued re Jerry [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 18, 2009 in Current Affairs | 0 Comments
Listen to the archived show on October 19th.
Please join Sins of Omission Monday, October 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET as host Paulie Abeles talks to critically acclaimed author (and UPenn historian) Thomas Childers.
Our topic will be his new book “Soldier from the War Returning: The Greatest Generation’s Troubled Homecoming from World War II”–an amazing story [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 16, 2009 in Current Affairs | 39 Comments
It’s well known that Senate majority leader Harry Reid is in trouble in his own state of Nevada, and that even his son (photo left) is running third in the primary contest for governor of Nevada. The Reids aren’t very popular with the hard-hearted Democratic left either. In “Harry Reid abdicates his leadership role,” Kos [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 14, 2009 in Current Affairs | 93 Comments
(bumped up from this morning)
You may have heard recently that the White House has been targeting Fox News. No doubt, in their minds, they have their reasons for it. Why that might be is a mystery to me and, critically, I find it utterly antithetical to the Constitution that protects the Fourth Estate.
One analyst I [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Oct 13, 2009 in Current Affairs | 52 Comments
Hand it to Gov. Tim Pawlenty for his op-ed, “The Baucus Prescription: Higher Taxes and Higher Premiums,” at BigGovernment.com:
Today, the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on Senator Max Baucus’ health care overhaul. Like most Americans, I believe that our health care system needs to be reformed. However, this bill is a [...]