Posts Tagged ‘hypocrisy’

Bill Clinton is worried about that vast right wing conspiracy again

April 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Particularly, he’s concerned that Tea Party and right-wing rhetoric will fuel the flames for domestic terrorism attacks like the one in Oklahoma City fifteen years ago. First, a history lesson. Murrah was not a reaction to some right-wing media show. It was a reaction to the Waco, Texas massacre. It was a very direct reaction. [...]

Joe Biden is embarrassed by puny heckling

September 10th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Joe Biden is embarrassed by Joe Wilson’s heckling of Obama during last night’s speech. He has every right to be. I bet if you look close enough, if Joe Biden’s there at all, he’s giving it all he’s got. You know how I knew this video would be around? When Joe Biden opens his mouth, [...]

Leading by example

May 19th, 2009 | No Comments

President Obama recently sent out a very clear message to companies receiving bailout money: …”You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime” This aggravated the governor of Nevada quite a bit.  The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reports over 400 conventions and [...]

Obama flips on public funding

June 20th, 2008 | No Comments

Barack Obama announced this week he will not accept public funding.  That in itself is no big deal.  The big deal is what he had said earlier: “Senator John McCain has already pledged to accept this fundraising pledge,” Obama wrote. “If I am the Democratic nominee, I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican [...]

Obama’s conundrum

June 19th, 2008 | No Comments

Here’s the less than flattering headline: Woman says head scarf cost her seat near Obama Aref, a 25-year-old lawyer, said a member of her group was told by a volunteer that she could not invite Aref because of “a sensitive political climate.” The Obama campaign then, when confronted with the story” Obama spokesman Bill Burton [...]