… Since Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart left their politically-oriented shows on Comedy Central, the only cable news/punditry show I watch on a daily basis is “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC. When I mention this to conservatives, especially of the Christian variety (although not always), they’ll say something like, “Isn’t she a lesbian?” And… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Fox News
Times are good…the media just won’t let you see it that way
… As we approach the 2016 election, there’s a conventional wisdom floating about that says the reason politically-extreme candidates are so popular now is that the population is so frustrated; they just can’t take it anymore, so they insist upon drastic change. To that I ask, “What exactly is it that Americans can no longer… Read more »
Trump’s bankruptcies prove why the wealthy should pay higher taxes
During Thursday’s Fox News Republican Presidential Candidate Debate, Chris Wallace asked Donald Trump about his most recent bankruptcy in which the banks to which Trump’s company was indebted lost over one billion dollars. Trump responded that the banks were evil in an attempt to convince us that the bankruptcy was no big deal. He may… Read more »
Rebuking Huckabee 12/6/14
[Every week, Fox News host and former Republican Governor Mike Huckabee invites those who have viewed his weekly program, “Huckabee,” to comment on his most recent episode on his web site. I love to oblige and give him some reading material. Since I have a blog, I figured why not share these comments with my… Read more »
Democrats vote their hopes; Republicans vote their fears; and that’s why Democrats lost
In recent months, one of the most common memes I’ve seen making its way around Facebook is the slogan, “Democrats vote their hopes; Republicans vote their fears.” If this is true, then it explains why Democrats lose mid-term elections, especially in recent years. The truth is that the Republican Party has figured out how to… Read more »
Do Anti-Government Republicans Employ a Racial Double-Standard?
Last weekend, those who follow cable news were treated to a bit of a showdown between the supporters of Nevada rancher, Cliven Bundy, and agents from the federal Bureau of Land Management. Bundy owed about a million dollars in fees and fines to the government for illegally grazing his cattle on government-owned land. Bundy believes… Read more »