February 2009 - Posts
Non-State of the Union Fallout Hey. How about that Bobby Jindal speech, huh? Our fifth story on the Countdown: Now that he's given a Republican Response slammed by apparently all but one Republican, what's he going to do now? He's going... to Disney World. Seriously. Taking the family to Orlando. At least that's his story. And unfortunately, his story last night -- the lynchpin anecdote...Apparently not true.
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Citizen Inane:
Contrary to the popular idiom: Some things do not have to be seen to be believed. I have never personally witnessed nuclear fission -- yet I believe in its capacity for power and or destruction. I have never personally met Irahnian president Ahmedeenijad -- yet I believe he exists. Nor have I ever met Senator Richard Shelby... who -- in our fifth story on the Countdown -- has perpetuated the treasonous, unsubstantiated rumor that President Obama is not a citizen of the United States. On what grounds? Because the Alabama Republican says he has never seen his birth certificate. To be perfectly clear: CONTINUED >>
Post Racial Politics: The non-apology apology from the New York Post... has, appropriately, had a non-impact impact. Our fifth story on the Countdown: The protests continuing tonight both outside the headquarters of the right wing tabloid's parent company, News Corps... And inside the news room... where even the gossip page is distancing itself from the controversy. All this as right-wing wing-nut Alan Keyes is now warning that President Obama is a "radical communist" and a "usurper" who must be stopped... or... the United States will "cease to exist." No, I am not kidding.
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Nigh Crimes and Misdimeanors: While President Obama went to Canada today to get started on the "clean up America's image abroad" part of his to-do list. His bigger problem... And our fifth story...Cleaning up America's image... in America.The President tonight with a new set of provocative quotes from his own party's Speaker of the House about prosecuting the worst abuses, and abusers, of the Bush Administration.
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The Homefront: Only days ago -- when opposing President Obama's stimulus plan -- Republicans in Congress complained that the Stim did not focus sufficient resources... on housing. Tonight, now that President Obama has unveiled his plan to fix the housing crisis... In our fifth story on the Countdown: Congressional Republicans are saying the President has focused too many resources... on housing.
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Now What? Good Evening from New York. Rote complaint number 236 out of the Republican handbook: The Obama Stimulus could not possibly take effect fast enough... In reality, it only took a couple of minutes. Our fifth story on the Countdown: Less than half an hour after the President signed the stimulus package into law this afternoon... Construction crews in Tuscumbia, Missouri... beginning work on a new bridge...The first project in the nation to get started under the $787 Billion dollar plan.
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Q&O: "With the private sector so weakened by this recession," Barack Obama said in the opening remarks of the first news conference of his presidency, "the federal government is the only entity left with the resources to jolt our economy back to life." Our fifth story on the Countdown: on a day of firsts for the 44th -- first news conference, following first Senate victory, following first Town Hall -- his repeated warning that now could instead be the time of a last... the last chance to ameliorate or reverse the worst economic downturn since the Depression.
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Salesman in Chief: The author of the guest Op-Ed in today's Washington Post warned of disastrous consequences if Congress does not pass the Stimulus. Only his first and last names were given in the by-line. At the article's conclusion, his job is referenced. Quote: "The writer... is president of the United States." Our fifth story tonight: "If nothing is done," the part-President part writer opines, "Our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that, at some point, we may not be able to reverse."
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David Shuster in for KO tonight...
Vet to the Point: When Senator Tom Daschle redd the newspaper this morning... he said he knew it was over. As he told our own Andrea Mitchell, in a brief and emotional telephone conversation, quote: "I redd the New York Times. I can't pass health care if it's too much of a distraction... so I called the president this morning." Our fifth story on the Countdown: Daschle withdrew his nomination as President Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services. And he wasn't the only member of the administration to quit today over tax problems.
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