The Politico reports that Andy Stern is quitting the presidency of his public-sector union, the radical Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Stern, a frequent antagonist of TV talk show host Glenn Beck, is reportedly stepping down from his post at arguably the most powerful union in America. It’s unclear why Stern chose this precise moment to leave [...]
What Powerful Post Does Obama Have In Mind For Andy Stern?
April 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Glenn Beck: Congressman Paul Ryan is Wrong about Progressivism
April 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Our favorite talk show host Glenn Beck recently criticized Paul Ryan, for giving a speech in which he tried to rehabilitate progressives such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Beck’s criticism came after he read this post over at the popular conservative Hot Air blog, in which Ryan is praised for being a “real progressive.” Unlike Ryan, Beck [...]
Anti-Beck haikus/big fat flop/limericks next?
April 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Did you feel it? Boy, that was scary, huh? I’m still trying to stop shaking.
No, I’m not talking about that freaky Easter earthquake. I mean this:
Beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, and for the following 24 hours, the Jewish Funds for Justice plans to tweet the heck out of Glenn Beck.
The social justice group [...]
The Glenn Beck Program Welcomes … Naomi Wolf?
April 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Third wave feminist Naomi Wolf knows how to speak the Tea Party language, peppering her conversations with talk of tyranny, freedom, the Constitution, and the Founders. And she knows how to appeal to the conspiracy-minded fringe. But if she’s going to succeed in her quest to latch onto the Tea Party movement, she’ll need access [...]
Social Justice as a Code Word for Socialism: Remembering the Young Barack Obama
April 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’m excited I stumbled over Richard Wolffe’s article, “When Barry Became Barack,” Newsweek, March 31, 2008. This piece covers the period around when I first met the young Barack Obama, during his sophomore year at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
My review of this article is particularly relevant right now [...]
Al Sharpton Insists He Saw The Phantom Tape
March 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
During the sparring session last night between Rev. Al Sharpton and Bill O’Reilly on “The Factor,” Sharpton claimed that he saw the much bally-hooed tape of Tea Party protesters outside the Capitol building hurling the “n” word at black congressmen. The only problem is that such a tape most likely does not exist. Nor are there [...]
Texas Comes Aboard: The ACORN Rebranding Hoax Continues
March 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As Glenn Beck and others (including yours truly) predicted, ACORN is moving ahead full speed with its make-believe dissolution and rebranding.
Nathan Henderson-James, ACORN’s online director, explained ACORN’s latest con in an email. In the Feb. 22 email Henderson-James wrote that ACORN was in its death throes and that a dozen ACORN state chapters reincorporated to seem like [...]
