LEE RODGERSOBAMA'S "BLAH-BLAH-BLAH" PRESS
CONFERENCE ...
WISCONSIN HAS A MESSAGE FOR MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS ...
CBS HONCHO ADMITS MEDIA BIAS
WISCONSIN HAS A MESSAGE FOR MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS ...
CBS HONCHO ADMITS MEDIA BIAS
Quick review of the Obama press conference, underway as this is written:
Begins with tired recital of why the recession isn't his fault ... we need to hire more people for government jobs ... it's bad to cut bloated payrolls that drain taxpayers' pockets ... moves to planted questions from pre-selected "reporters" about Europe's problems and another question that had been obviously screened in advance so that an answer could be prepared.
All this nonsense apparently calculated in order to avoid discussing his own chaotic messes and problems. How likely does it seem that a for-real press conference wouldn't have yielded a single question about the Wisconsin result or Bill Clinton's "off the reservation" remarks? It was, in one word, farcical.
His total economic message is: Let's put more people on the government payroll by spending more taxpayer dollars and pretend it's an economic "fix." It's the old game of taking money from one pocket to put in the other pocket -- with the government taking a cut for doing the transfer. All while pretending that "government" money to be handed to states and cities doesn't come from taxpayers IN those states and cities. It's a fool's game, but many fools will buy it. As always.
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They don't even know they're being funny. Democrats whining about being "outspent" in the Wisconsin recall debacle they chose to create.
Aside from the millions poured in by unions from all over the country and the uncounted "in-kind" contributions of union personnel involved in get-out-the-vote effort, one might wonder where was all this hand-wringing over excess money being spent when Obama's campaign had a multi-million dollar advantage over McCain just four years ago.
Did Democrats invent hypocrisy, or does it just seem that way?
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There was no reason why Democrats should have believed their own boasts that they'd succeed in ousting Wisconsin Governor Walker. He'd already kicked their butts twice and their previous attempt to tilt the state Supreme Court had failed, plus polling from every source indicated they'd fail again.
Perhaps henceforth while they peddle their propaganda they should remember the old bartender's adage: "Booze is to sell, not to drink."
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The failed effort to recall the Wisconsin governor had had an echo across Lake Michigan in the state of Michigan. A left-wing group ("progressives") there has abandoned its own campaign to recall Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.
It seems Wisconsin was, to use a favorite Obama term, "a teachable moment."
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Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal) has a take on the deeper meaning of the Wisconsin outcome ...
"Governors and local leaders will now have help in controlling budgets. Down the road there will be fewer contracts in which you work for, say, 23 years for a city, then retire with full salary and free health care for the rest of your life—paid for by taxpayers who cannot afford such plans for themselves, and who sometimes have no pension at all. The big meaning of Wisconsin is that a public injustice is in the process of being righted because the public mood is changing.
"President Obama's problem now isn't what Wisconsin did, it's how he looks each day—careening around, always in flight, a superfluous figure. No one even looks to him for leadership now. He doesn't go to Wisconsin, where the fight is. He goes to Sarah Jessica Parker's place, where the money is.
"There is, now, a house-of-cards feel about this administration."
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San Jose has never achieved the prominence in image of San Francisco, although it's larger in both population and area (locals like to surprise out-of-towners with that little-known tidbit).
It is, however, ultra-liberal, although less flamboyantly than it's near-neighbor. Therefore Tuesday's vote to curb city government employee union benefits may be an indicator that a measure of sanity is making inroads in California.
However, until such a trend manifests itself in statewide votes to make serious changes in the governor's office and a totally irresponsible Democrat-run state legislature, we'll withhold judgment.
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Election polls are like the string bikini. What they reveal is interesting; what they conceal is vital.
Keep in mind thru the endless blizzard of polls coming at us from now to November that, while their attempts to track the national popular vote is interesting, the state-by-state electoral vote is the vital factor. So the polling within some key states, to the extent that the poll is credible, is the story to watch.
States like Florida, Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Cautionary note to Laura Bush! Nancy Pelosi's sounding as if she has a sudden case of the hots for George!
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Reader Bill's observations on comedian Chris Rock calling attention to the fact that Obama is half white ...
"Now even some blacks are distancing themselves now in anticipation of Obama's loss in November. While they will no doubt vote for Obama, folks like Rock still have to earn a living, and openly backing a loser is not good for business."
... and ...
"Bill Clinton's various recent remarks are done to solely limit damage to the Democrat brand name, and more importantly the Clinton name. He anticipates Obama losing and doesn't want to see the whole Democrat party go down in flames with him. He and Hillary also stand to lose a ton of money serving as Board members for various corporations. It's all about ensuring future Clinton access to big money."
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An exquisite line from Jonah Goldberg (National Review Online) regarding Bill Clinton's deviations from Obama's message ...
"Watching Bill Clinton act as Barack Obama’s 'No. 1 surrogate,' in the words of NPR, is as exquisitely painful as watching a runaway monkey with a paintball gun at a museum."
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Whopper of the week: John Pistole, head of the TSA -- a/k/a "Airport Gestapo" -- says only 7% of the calls they get from the traveling public are complaints. Are we to believe the other 93% are from grateful travelers who enjoy being annoyed and/or molested?
He and his boss, the despicable Janet Napolitano, richly deserve a top-ten position on Romney's list of "people to be fired immediately."
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What else do we need to know about Big Media bias after Les Moonves, head of CBS, attends an Obama fundraiser and ADMITS media partisanship?
Generally, Big Media "news" is, at best, their concealed spin ... at worst, outright lying. They are NOT to be trusted.
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Too bad it would be regarded as impolitic, much less impolite, for Republicans to use an easily-understood campaign slogan: "Obama, you (bleeped)-up. Get out!"
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If the Pinocchio Effect were a reality, (Obama Press Secretary) Jay Carney would need a pushcart to haul his nose around.
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From Britain's Express newspaper, some promising news ...
"A POWERFUL vaccine which can stop Alzheimer’s disease in its tracks has been developed by scientists. The jab, called CAD106, is designed to trigger the body’s immune defence against deposits that are found in the brains of Alzheimer’s victims.
"Researchers found that 80 per cent of the patients developed their own protective antibodies without suffering any side-effects over the three years of the study.
"They believe that this suggests CAD106 is suitable for patients with mild to moderate versions of the disease and say it could prove to be the breakthrough in the search for a cure."
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The Sky-guy checks in with a compendium of excuses for potentially volatile situations ...
"Those aren't text messages, dear, that's the latest installment of my romance novel."
"No, of course it's not a hickey. I was cleaning my car and got the vacuum hose stuck to my neck.
"No those aren't the hairs of a blond woman on my coat. A sheep dog jumped up on me."
"No that's not lipstick on the wine glass. I bit my lip and it was bleeding."
"No, I wasn't looking at that woman's butt. I was trying to see what brand of jeans those are because I was thinking how great you'd look in them."
"No, of course I didn't forget our anniversary. I just haven't been able to think of a gift worthy of you."
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And ... in sports ...
Jay Leno --
"I had a terrible nightmare last night. I dreamed that I was a union member in Wisconsin who loved the Miami Heat." (Before last night's blowout of the Celtics!)
Conan O'Brien --
"There was a rumor that President Obama would stop by an L.A. Kings hockey game. He doesn't want to draw attention to himself. He just wants to blend in with all the other black, Hawaiian hockey fans."
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."