Tag Archives: Tea Party

Gingery Oddity: The Newsroom- Maggie: On Michele Bachmann and Christianity

Source:Gingery Oddity “The Newsroom, by Aaron Sorkin Season 1 Episode 8 (The Blackout, Part 1: Tragedy Porn)” What the Maggie character from The Newsroom didn’t mention and perhaps didn’t think of, is that perhaps Representative Michele Bachmann’s whose career in … Continue reading

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Kittens McTavish: ‘The Newsroom: Spreading Lies’

Source:Kitten McTavish– Jeff Daniels as Newsroom anchorman Will McEvoy. “When people say “FOX lies” and “Glenn Beck lies” and “Rush lies,” THIS is what they are talking about.” From Kitten McTavish I’m going to start this post off with a few … Continue reading

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Ian Robertson: British Take on The Tea Party

. You know in some ways Barack Obama is the luckiest politician at least executive in America because of his so-called opposition. In many ways with the opposition that President Obama gets, who needs friends and allies. Without the Tea … Continue reading

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Josh Glass: The Newsroom: The Tea Party Explained

. Will McAvoy with an interesting explanation of the Tea Party. I would put it differently because similar to the Left in America, where I am on the center-left as a Liberal and New Democrat, the Tea Party is a … Continue reading

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Nat Bishop: The Newsroom- Will McAvoy: New Kind of Republican

Source:Nat Bishop I’m not sure that you can describe Republicans who’ve been in the GOP since the mid to late 1970s, people like former Senator Jess Helms of North Carolina as ‘New Republicans’. Well I guess of course you can, … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Thomas Mann: The New Normal in Politics: Response to Gridlock & Gloom

Source:Brookings Institution I don’t feel any sympathy for anyone for Americans who claim to hate the dysfunction in Washington, especially in Congress, but at the same time vote for people who are responsible for that dysfunction. Its like hearing from … Continue reading

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Patrick J. Buchanan: Rogue President

Source:The New Democrat  You know what the difference is between President Obama giving amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants in America and giving President George W. Bush giving amnesty to illegal immigrants in 2006 and President Ronald Reagan giving amnesty … Continue reading

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Eagle Forum: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mistake of Unilateral Divorce

Source:The New Democrat  Again what I call the Traditional Values Coalition like to talk about the dangers of big government when it comes to taxes and the economy in general. While at the same time on perhaps even on the … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler: ‘Six Reasons I’m Thankful for a Republican Congress’

Source:The New Republic– Speaker of the House John Boehner (Republican, Ohio) and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) the two Republican leaders of Congress. Source:The New Democrat  “I generally don’t go in for sentimental holiday rituals like announcing … Continue reading

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Eagle Forum: Cal Thomas: What Works? Common Sense Solutions

Source:The New Democrat  Right-wing commentator, columnist and author Cal Thomas, who I do like and respect, had a book come out this year called What Works. And in his book he lays out what works in America and what he … Continue reading

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