Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Census Bureau Refutes Michele Bachmann’s Hysteria over the 2010 Census

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann has been on a fear mongering rampage over the 2010 US Census. Yesterday, Census Bureau spokesman Steve Bucker went on Minnesota Public Radio to clear up Bachmann’s misconceptions. He said that the Bureau is working with Bachmann to explain the rules to her. Continue reading

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Another Obama Victory as House Passes Cap and Trade Bill

By a narrow vote of 219-212, the House of Representatives has passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act. The most important part of the bill establishes a cap and trade system to combat climate change. The bill will next be debated and voted on in the Senate. Continue reading

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Savage: Obama Orchestrated Ensign and Sanford’s Affairs

In an attempt to top Rush Limbaugh’s claim yesterday that President Obama was behind Republican Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair, today Michael Savage claimed that Obama orchestrated both Sanford and John Ensign’s affair to take out potential Republican challengers for his reelection in 2012. Continue reading

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Glenn Beck and Michele Bachmann Freak Out Over the 2010 Census

Michele Bachmann was on Glenn Beck’s Fox News show today, and the result was an absolute panic over the 2010 Census. Beck worried that by not filling out the Census the government could take away his gun. Bachmann also continued to claim that the Census information could used to put Americans into internment camps. Continue reading

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NBC, CBS, & ABC to All Air Michael Jackson Specials Tonight

Both US cable news and broadcast news networks are scrambling to cover the unexpected death of Michael Jackson. On cable both Fox News and MSNBC are bumping their regular programming to cover the story, while NBC, CBS, and ABC will each be airing prime time specials about the death of the pop legend. Continue reading

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Savage: If Sanford Was a Democrat, He Wouldn’t Have Been With a Woman

On his radio show today, host Michael Savage claimed that if Mark Sanford was a Democrat, he wouldn’t have been with a woman. Savage said that if Sanford was a Democrat, “He would have been on the Barney Frank side of things.” You just like Republicans Larry Craig and Mark Foley were.
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Limbaugh Blames Obama for Mark Sanford’s Affair

On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh managed to blame President Barack Obama for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair. Limbaugh claims that Sanford said, “The hell with it. The Democrats are destroying the country, so I am going to enjoy life.” In essence, Rush is saying that it is Obama’s fault that Sanford cheated on his wife. Continue reading

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Rep. Bachmann: Obama Could Use the Census to Send People to Camps

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann was on Fox News this morning tying her conspiracy theories about President Obama to the Census. Bachmann united her Obama concentration camp theory and the Census, by stating that the Census was used to round up Japanese Americans and send them to internment camps during World War II, and Obama could do the same. Continue reading

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Fox News Disowns Mark Sanford

Fox News struck again today. The network’s on screen graphic while Republican Gov. Mark Sanford confessed his affair labeled him as a Democrat. Later, FNC corrected their mistake, but this isn’t the first time that they have done this. They also labeled disgraced former Republican Rep. Mark Foley as a Democrat.

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First Ensign, Now Sanford: Where are the GOP’s Family Values?

The other shoe finally dropped in the story of South Carolina Republican Gov. Mark Sanford. At his press conference today, Sanford admitted that he has been unfaithful to his wife by having an affair with a friend from Argentina. Stanford also resigned as the chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Whatever happened to the GOP’s family values? Continue reading

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