Virginia Honors Radical Preacher Pat Roberston as ‘Inspirational’
March 18, 2010
(ChattahBox)— Pat Robertson, the extreme right-wing televangelist, is prone to making offensive and hateful remarks that results in credible public figures running for the hills, when he appears. But not anti-gay Bob McDonnell, the newly elected conservative Republican Gov. of Virginia, who is a graduate of Robertson’s Christian Regent University and hails the fundamentalist preacher as his mentor, despite comments, such as blaming the Haitian people for the recent powerful earthquake, because they “swore a pact to the devil” and federal judges pose a “more serious [threat] than a few bearded terrorists who fly into buildings.” So, it comes as no surprise to learn that the Virginia state legislature passed an official birthday resolution lauding Robertson as an “inspirational” and “compassionate spiritual leader.” Read more
S.C. Gov. Sanford pays to make ethics fines go away
March 18, 2010
(ChattahBox) – This is going to be a lot cheaper than his divorce. South Carolina GOP Gov. Mark Sanford will pay $74,000 to settle ethics charges related to his use of campaign spending and travel, according to the Associated Press. Sanford basically bought his way out of breaking 37 state travel and ethics laws, stemming from a report produced by South Carolina investigators following the governor’s admission to an affair with his Argentine mistress.
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Boehner Gets Blasted for Tough ‘Punk’ Talk With Banker Pals
March 18, 2010
(ChattahBox)—House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) knows who his true constituents are. They are certainly not the working families and struggling middle-class voters of Ohio. No, they are corporate lobbyists, Wall Street banks and insurance companies. And recently, the strangely orange-hued Congressman, has been working overtime to establish himself as a best friend forever to Wall Street, as he leads his Republican members to obstruct and delay financial reforms. Appearing at a meeting of bankers on Wednesday, Boehner assured them that the Republicans would do their part to impede reform and he encouraged the poor helpless bankers to stand up for themselves against the mean and punky Capitol Hill staffers, who are working on new banking regulations. And His tin-eared remarks were rightly lambasted today, by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and White House National Economic Council Director Larry Summers. Read more
CNN May Lose Amanpour to ABC’s ‘This Week,’ But Hires Right-Winger Erickson
March 18, 2010
(ChattahBox)—It’s been speculated for some time that CNN’s respected and long-time foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour, is at the top of the list to host ABC’s Sunday program “This Week.” Now, The New York Times Media Coder blog is reporting that Amanpour and ABC are very close to a deal, which could be announced as early as Thursday. Read more
Biden’s St. Patty’s Day Chuckle Fest Rips Liz Cheney, Fox News, Puts Irish Mom in Grave
March 18, 2010
(ChattahBox)—-Vice President Joe Biden enjoyed quite the joke-filled St. Patrick’s Day in Washington on Wednesday. As usual for the gaffe prone Biden, his first bon mot of the day was unintentional, when he mistakenly put Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen’s mother in the grave before her time. While introducing Obama with Cowen in attendance, Biden said “God rest her soul,” of Cowen’s saintly mam. A fine sentiment indeed to honor a man’s mother, but unfortunately, Cowen’s elderly mother is still very much alive. From there, Biden headlined the 2010 Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner, where he was in better form, wisecracking about Liz Cheney, Tiger Woods, Fox News and poking fun at his recent disaster of a trip to Israel. Read more
Sixteen-Hours of Airplane Hell, Four Pringles and Half-Cup of Water
March 17, 2010
(ChattahBox)—David Martin, the CEO of a social networking site called Kontain, used his company’s iPhone app to full advantage, which makes it easy for users to upload on-the-spot images and video to share with the world, while he was enduring a hellish experience on a diverted airplane. And not only did he share his airline nightmare with the world, he also created loads of free publicity for Kontain, which many people have never heard of, but that’s about to change. Like film director Kevin Smith, who immediately took to Twitter when Southwest Airlines kicked him off an airplane for being too fat, Martin not only tweeted, but he also uploaded video updates of the grueling hours spent trapped on a Virgin America airplane, in which frayed nerves and dwindling food and water supplies, led one flight attendant to snap at a passenger, “You are really getting on my freaking nerves! You need to shut the hell up!’ ” And yes, all of which was gleefully tweeted and Kontained by Martin to great effect, courtesy of the airline’s free Wi-Fi service. Read more
Teapartier Healthcare Reform Logic: ‘Young People Will Become Lazy’ Bums
March 17, 2010
(ChattahBox)—-The halls of Congress are ablaze this week, with overheated anti-healthcare reform rhetoric and under-pressure Democrats scrambling to reach the finish line of passing a landmark and historic legislative achievement. On Tuesday, harried Democratic House leaders forged ahead towards passage of the Senate’s healthcare reform bill, while Republicans took to the floor with dozens of bomb-throwing one-minute speeches railing against the bill and the process being used to pass it. And outside, the mood was even hotter, as a few hundred tea party protesters organized by Dick Armey’s Astroturf lobbying group FreedomWorks, engaged in a Kill the Bill rally, complete with angry shouting and offensive homemade signs, one of which depicted President Obama in a coffin. Read more
Authorities Search To Find Culprit That Told “All Black People” To Leave Walmart
March 17, 2010
New Jersey (ChattahBox) – Customers at a Walmart store were stunned Sunday night when a man came onto the PA system and announced that all black people were to leave the store.
Kucinich Will Vote Yes, Aware of Healthcare Bill’s Historic Moment
March 17, 2010
(ChattahBox)—Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the stubbornly progressive single payer advocate Congressman from Ohio, who voted no on the House’s passage of healthcare reform in December, just announced that he has decided to vote in favor of passing healthcare reform in the House of Representatives. During his Wednesday morning televised press conference, Kucinich noted the historic moment of the healthcare reform bill, and he decided that he did not want to be the one Democratic lawmaker who would derail it. Read more
John McCain and Sarah Palin Back Together Again
March 16, 2010
(ChattahBox)—Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is facing a tough primary battle to hang on to his senate seat. How far has the Maverick fallen? Just a year ago, he was the Republican presidential candidate. Now, he is fighting for his political life from tea party challenger JD Hayworth, a former U.S. Congressman and right-wing talk radio host, who recently stated that same-sex marriage laws lead straight to man-horse matrimony. And to burnish his teabagger bona fides, McCain has sought the help of his former running rate Sarah Palin. Read more