Jack Abramoff Scandal
September 24, 2009
Hannity's And Beck's Massively Disproportionate Focus On ACORN Vs. Other Scandals
Those America lovers, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, seem to have some serious blinders when it comes to scandals involving taxpayer money. Media Matters did a bit of research and surprise! Surprise! Despite the fact that the two self-described patriots claim to be concerned about wasting "taxpayer dollars," they have consistently overlooked or offered minimal coverage of extensive fraud at Halliburton and KBR as well as the scandals involving the private security contractor Blackwater (now Xe), lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Rep. Bob Ney. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that ACORN involves minorities and Democrats while the other scandals implicate Republicans.
June 17, 2008
What a Difference Four Years Make - Flip Flopping (as in McCain) is Now Churchillian
Remember back in 2004 when all we heard from the right was the Swift Boating of John Kerry's military record and endless chatter about his flip flops, flip flops, flip flops? Well, now that John McCain is flip flopping like a desperate fish gasping for air, the right is comparing flip flopping to Winston Churchill. Ah, yeah. (You can't make this stuff up.)
Continue reading >>October 24, 2007
The Fascists at Fox Want Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer to Shut Up
Brian Bilbray, the Republican who was elected to the House last year to replace Randy "Duke" Cunningham, blew a fuse today (October 24, 2007) on Your World w/Neil Cavuto in response to recent comments made by Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid. He was on to respond to the comment Reid made yesterday that “One reason why we have the fires in California is global warming,” and Boxer's remark that the California National Guard is operating with half the equipment it needs because of the war in Iraq.
Continue reading >>January 18, 2007
Newsless-News Break on Fox and Friends
Every day "Fox and Friends" interrupts the flow of its nonsense with quick news breaks, but the one Thursday included an item so devoid of any information that it doesn't quality as news.
Continue reading >>November 3, 2006
BREAKING NEWS: In a Last-Ditch Effort to Help Republicans, Rep. Bob Ney Resigns
Ohio Rep. Bob Ney, who pleaded guilty three weeks ago to two felonies connected to the Jack Abramoff scandal, resigned his seat in Congress today (November 3, 2006).
