The "Patriot" Act
July 30, 2011
My Cross To Bear – An Annotated Segment Of The Five – A Rant By Aunty Em
Whenever we News Hounds, working behind the scenes to divide the labor, encounter another one of those Fox “News” “Defending the Good Christian Cross” segments, I am always happy to let Priscilla do it. It’s not out of laziness, but because she has grounding in the religion that I—born Jewish just like Jesus—simply don’t have. She can not only quote the New Testament, but she also has an understanding of the culture that I cannot even begin to pretend to fathom. Finally: I always learn something about Christianity from her religion posts and even more about Fox “News.” However, when The Five recently did a segment on That Old Rugged Cross at Ground Zero, I knew it was time to put down a few of my thoughts on the topic. Everyone put on your flame-retardant underwear and stand back, because I’m taking special dispensation (isn’t that a religious concept?) to editorialize from my particular point of view. These comments are my own and do not reflect the opinion of News Hounds, or anyone else who writes here.
Continue reading >>June 16, 2011
Glenn Beck Goes Postal – Claims POTUS Is Creating Secret Mail Carrier Army
While his Fox News show may be winding down, it appears that Glenn Beck doesn’t plan to go out with a whimper, or without advancing new wacky conspiracy theories. This wouldn’t be the first time that Beck has claimed that President Obama is trying to create a secret “Civilian Defense Force” to spy on ‘Merkins. On his June 15th show Beck took it one step further: The mail carriers who work for the U.S. Postal Service are the latest recruits to Obama’s secret, private army. Watch:
Continue reading >>October 13, 2010
Bachmann Boasts About Leading Weekly Constitution Classes In Congress, Then Waffles About Civil Liberties Under The PATRIOT Act
Michele Bachmann visited the Glenn Beck show yesterday (10/12/10) where she and guest host Judge Andrew Napolitano wondered about the effects that winning Tea Party candidates will have on Washington, D.C. and vice versa. Bachmann said she plans to do her part to keep Tea Party legislators from being “so susceptible to melting” by conducting weekly classes on the Constitution for Congressional freshman. But no sooner had she invited Napolitano to be one of the guest experts, than he asked her whether the Tea Party would advocate for restoring civil liberties abolished under the Bush administration. Suddenly, Constitution-champion Bachmann began waffling and fumbling.
Continue reading >>November 23, 2007
Naomi Wolfe Unnerves John Kasich on O'Reilly Factor
Naomi Wolfe visited The Factor to talk about her book, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot. John Kasich, guest host for Bill O'Reilly,11/21/07, nervously interviewed the author and did his best to keep Wolfe from explaining the premise of her book. In fact, Kasich seemed intent on framing Naomi Wolfe as a kook in order to inflame the audience.
Continue reading >>August 27, 2007
Breaking News: Gonzales Resigns!
The New York Times is reporting that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had submitted his resignation to President George Bush. FOX & Friends and CNBC also have carried the story. According to the Times, the official announcement will be made later today.
