LOSERS OF THE WEEK: 10-25-09
Here's my list for the top LOSERS OF THE WEEK. Those people whose actions have made a very special and very negative contribution to political discourse in our country.
Heading the list for the third week in a row: Rep. Charles Rangel and House Democrats! Democrats for continuing to let Rep. Rangel head the House Ways and Means Committee while he's under investigation for financial impropriety. The congressman gets his nod this week for the honor of recieving THE ORDER OF JAMAICA for "outstanding contribution in promoting the interests of Jamaica and the Caribbean,". A rather dubious honor for Congressman Rangel since one of the many charges he's being investigated for is breaking a Congressional ban on travel paid for by corporate lobbyists to.....JAMAICA.
Edwin O. Merwin and James S. Ulmer, chairs of the Bamberg County Republican Party and the Orangeburg County Republican Party who wrote in an op-ed that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) is "is watching our nation's pennies" "just like "the Jews who are wealthy." Gee, with friends like that.....
President Barack Obama also gets recognition for hosting a New York City $30,400/person fundraiser including many Wall Street executives on the same day his administration is admonishing excessive bonuses to Wall Street executives who work for firms bailed out by the government. Why not just write the upcoming attack ads FOR the GOP yourself and save everyone some time?
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) who told Politico that the CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMEN CAUCUS "hunt[s] liberal, tree-hugging Democrats, although it does seem like a waste of good ammunition". Perhaps we could suggest a one-on-one "ammo wasting" trip with Dick Cheney sometime soon!
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) who's new website, NAMES OF THE DEAD, gets the DOUBLE LOSER AWARD this week. The website, which lets people log on and add the names of people who have died from lack of health care without any means of checking their authenticity. So, rest in peace: Lassie, Wile E. Coyote and Hugh G. Rection! This website will also link you to Congressman Grayson's personal website where you can donate to his re-election campaign....TACKY!
MSNBC analyist Pat Buchanan who wrote for WND.com of White Americans, "America was once their country. They sense they are losing it. And they are right!" Note to Mr. Buchanan: The dry cleaners called and your sheet is ready!
And finally, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Ledeen, who's Cracker Jack reporting this week unearthed the "scoop" that Joe Klein of Time magazine had obtained 10 pages of President Obama's college thesis, ARISTOCRACY REBORN. In it, the future president discusses his "doubts" about the "founders" of our country and thier ideas. The only problem with the story was that Joe Klein's original article was very clearly labeled SATIRE, was completely made up and run as a joke. Rush & Michael just didn't get it and ran with the story....way to double check those sources!
Maybe we need a kudos section/blog or something.
Like I would like to offer Kudos to Senator Feingold for jumping to the public option/Olympia Snowe wants a 'trigger' fray to state that a 'trigger' was not effective and that no public option was enough reason NOT to support the bill.
I should also thank Senator Rockefeller for slamming the 'trigger' as a bogus measure.
I believe the 'trigger' to be a joke and a hoax and an insult to our intelligence.
I would like to give Kudos to Rachel Maddow as well for a lot of things but specifically this week for the work she did on why 'Fox Is Not A News Network'. It is very easy to overlook the fact that Bush had shut out many of the news organizations and reporters during his reign of destruction.
It's just a suggestion.
October 25, 2009 6:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for this! I appreciate the time and energy you put into this, and thought it time to mention it.
I missed a couple of these.
My only observation is that on the last item, I'm sure Rush and Mike knew it was satire, they just didn't care.
They have so little respect for their audience, they feel they can get away with that sort of thing. Perhaps someday they will prove them wrong.
That would be one fine day, indeed.
=D
October 25, 2009 7:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nice wrap up again. ha!!
October 25, 2009 7:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Grayson is the last person you would expect to underestimate the depths to which Republicans can sink but so it was. How do you think the relatives who put the names of their loved ones on that list felt about how the memorial was treated?
October 25, 2009 11:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
You forgot to add ordinary citizens to your list. Ordinary citizens (not just of our country but of others) are losers every week.
October 26, 2009 11:42 AM | Reply | Permalink