Friday News Roundup - Domestic
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Tampa, Fla., Mayor Bob Buckhorn said he was prepared to call off the Republican National Convention next week if Hurricane Isaac threatens public safety. The housing market showed more signs of recovery as home sales rose in July. And U.S. health officials said the West Nile virus outbreak in five states was one of the worst in American history. Naftali Bendavid of The Wall Street Journal, Jeanne Cummings of Bloomberg News and David Chalian of Yahoo! News join Diane for analysis of the week's top national news stories.
Guests
David Chalian
Washington bureau chief, Yahoo! News.
Jeanne Cummings
deputy government editor, Bloomberg News.
Naftali Bendavid
national correspondent, The Wall Street Journal.
Friday News Roundup Video
The panel discussed the reactions to Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's comments about "legitimate rape." Bloomberg News deputy government editor Jeanne Cummings said the reaction in the political world was "truly something we don't see very often." She said the last time both political parties pushed for a candidate to drop out of a race was in 1992. David Chalian, Washington bureau chief for Yahoo! News, said Akin's remarks drove the Republican campaign's message away from jobs and the economy.
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Does anyone still think Sandra Fluke speaker at the 2012 democrat national convention was not a democrat plant to foster the very debate or drumbeat that the democrats can't let go of. I couldn't help but notice how well she executed the arm in arm spin move and wave to the adoring crowd with the diverter of attention and chief Barrack Obama at a campaign rally. Diane your extremist feminist agenda is on full display, unbiased show indeed! Yeah boy those republicans just can't stop bringing up this issue.
Wouldn't want to talk about this?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Congress‘ chief scorekeeper warned Wednesday that the country’s top lawmakers can’t continue to put off big decisions on the budget and the economy much longer, and said either path — belt-tightening now or even deeper cuts later — will be painful.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/22/cbo-feds-flirting-double...
HOLLYWOOD screen writers could not make up a script like this.The T-Party/Republican National Convention blows into town to be met by a blowing Hurricane Isaac. The same T-Party/Republicans who want to end F.E.M.A and the NOAA (Weather Service). Is there a lefty nutty religious WHACKO, like Pat Robertson,whose ready to blame T-Party/Republicans for their love of the NRA,guns,mass murder,and no health care?
I don`t know,but it sure would be funny and worthy of Jon Stewart.
Note to the curious:
ALL speakers at the DNC convention are Democrat "plants".
PSSSSSST..........
All the speakers at the RNC convention are Republican plants.
------ Mr. Obvious
"Congress‘ chief scorekeeper warned Wednesday that the country’s top lawmakers can’t continue to put off big decisions on the budget and the economy much longer, and said either path — belt-tightening now or even deeper cuts later — will be painful."
Debt Jubilee. It's the only answer.
I know, I know....big depression, tons of people of out work, the end of the world as we know it.....so what's new? We're heading there after the elections anyway, no matter who wins. Why not just admit that financially we've made a mistake and be done with it.
Trolling
"The art of deliberately, cleverly, and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet, using dialogue."
The USADA (United States Anti Doping Agency) will strip Lance Armstrong of his titles and ability to compete. This is not a government run agency. It is private and non profit.It was recognized by the U.S.Congress,but not run or funded. So please T-Party.Don`t blame Lance`s shame on big "GOV MENT".
Honest?Abe wrote: " Mr. Obvious "
Sandra Fluke's claim to fame as an innocent student arguing for insurance covered contraception at Georgetown University through faux congressional hearings by Nancy Pelosi was the "plant" DA!
VanFromGreensboro wrote: "Trolling"The art of deliberately, cleverly, and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet, using dialogue."
Are you sure you know what trolling means? I don't think you do, it doesn't mean reading something you don't agree with or can't tolerate. Are you hearing voices? I see no deception or "secret" or subliminal messages here.
What I do see is a frustration that serious issues are being ignored because of a political agenda.
Several conservatives have disavowed Todd Akin's remarks on rape and conception. From their statements, I can't tell precisely what some of them are repudiating. Is it the junk science, divvying up sexual assault into serious and less-serious criminal acts, or the idea that women routinely fabricate rape charges? It's more than just a poor choice of words, it's a poor choice of core values.
One of the other stories the MSM was obsessed with this week besides Akin's horrific comments about "legitimate rape" was the Congressional members and staff swim naked in the Sea of Galilee story. At one point there were 35 google pages focused on getting naked. But what the MSM has essentially failed to do was dig deeper into the pay to play trip by the American Israel Education Foundations sending Congresspeople and their staffs to Israel. Pro Publica investigated NY Congressman Owens trip to Taiwan paid for by lobbyist and he paid back the money. When will the same standards be applied to trips to Israel which are paid by Aipac affiliates. When will these trips be investigated by the ethics committee? Why the double standard? Thought this pay to play hanky panky was supposed to come to a halt after the Abramoff/Ney scandal.
Finally Ruderon and Lichtbau of the New York Times did a story after some of us were hounding the MSM about this lack of coverage on the deeper issue
Re Akins:
Putting aside the social issues, what really, REALLY bothers me is that he is on the House SCIENCE Committee with no working knowledge of human biology!
No doubt Aiken made a regrettable if not idiotic statement. But if we're going to tie Romney to a congressional candidate's comments, let's be fair and tie Obama to all of those made by Democrats.
What about these "Welfare" ads from Mitt Romney. They are ALL based on lies and made up facts. It is hard to think of them as anything other than race-baiting and appeals to white anxiety as they resurface the old myths about the government taking YOUR money and handing it out to lazy brown people.
I think these ads are disgusting, but the real shame is a National Media that lets Team Romney get away with this kind of thing. It should be called out for what it is: a racist dogwhistle.
How about the 3rd Party candidates? Don't people have a right to know who they are and what they stand for?
Green Party - Jill Stein
Constitution Party - Virgil Goode
Libertarian Party - Gary Johnson
The Justice Party - Rocky Anderson
I want to know why there isn't more discussion about Todd Aekin believing a woman being legitimately rape preventing pregnancy. Also the judge in Lubbock was using the possible civil war as a reason to raise taxes in his county for 7 more offices to. Prevent the UN from entering the county.
Garyokie: 'it's a poor choice of core values.' Well, it is if you're pro-choice. But if one is pro-life, as Aiken is, you believe the rights of the pre-born are supreme, regardless of how it came about. You may not agree with this, but it's unfair to call it a 'poor choice.'
I am tired of hearing that the inability to compromise is by both Republicans AND Democrats. The Republicans under the influence/threat of the Tea Party have absolutely refused to compromise on anything (witness the debt ceiling increase), while this is not true with the Democrats. If anything, President Obama's not standing up to the Republicans early on resulted in some of the problems we now face.
Margaret
Who does not want to compromise?
"Obama faced an early test last week, when, in the midst of the debate over economic stimulus, Democrats worked to shut Republicans out of the policy process, then behaved boorishly when Republicans complained.
Democratic leaders responded with the political equivalent of a sack dance in football. “If it’s passed with 63 votes or 73 votes, history won’t remember it,” said Senator Richard Durbin, Democrat of Illinois.
Yes We Did
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi added to the mood by saying, “Yes, we wrote the bill. Yes, we won the election.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aaX0MEqeCGjA
Waht happens if the current unemployment figures are what unemployment in America is going to look like going forward due to automation and the information revolution? I drive down our streets here in Houston and if you have a job you are doing well. Large business is doing well. Small business is doing if they are still in business. What is the political system to do (all of them feds on down) for an economy that has chnaged in basic nature?
Paul Ryan is often characterized as a "serious fiscal conservative," in spite of the fact that he voted against the comprimise plan of the Simpson-Bowles Commission. Tom Coburn and Judd Greg supported it.
So far, I haven''t heard anyone in the media challenge Ryan on that point.
I'm listening to the comments today and remembering that President Obama was elected with substantial support across the country to change how things operate in Washington. The Republican Party immediately, long before the health care debate, began to subvert that popular intent. This has continued to absurd proportions with Congressional inaction at new heights. Why can't we see them for what they are -- autocrats of the highest order.
Romney bashing only?? what about the lies from the Obama campaign that they created more jobs than the Reagan administration.
I would have expected the press not to be so surprised by the comments of the Lubbock County chief administrator, called a "judge". Aren't you watching. These sorts of comments are common, especially in the South, the main feature of e-mail circuits; the bread and butter of the fear and hysteria nourishment required by famished, sterile, politicians and frustrated, angry citizens; and often calling for the assassination of the president. It is outrageous that the press is not all over this.
As a GHW Bush type Republican, I just don't understand Todd Akin.
As a kid in the Eisenhower years, my parents told me our family was Republican because we believe in individual responsibility, being careful with money, and the government staying out of people's personal business. The Akin types seem to want to get into the most personal of family matters. They need to take SECDEF's advice to the White House re: intelligence and operational details leaks.
On the other hand the Democrats want a government nanny taking care of us, cradle to grave. Like that creepy 'Life of Julia' webpage of the Obama campaign. I don't know which is worse. Yes I do.
Since Akin has been ostracized by every responsible Republican leader, I think it's safe to conclude the Republican majority (a more moderate and thoughtful group than the oft-hyped 'base') is strongly against Akin's viewpoint.
Certainly Mitt and Ann Romney have no use for his thoughts.
De oppresso liber.
I am upset with Jeanne Cummings comment on today's show that "both sides" are guilty of outlandish political rhetoric. How many Democrats regularly talk about Romney's secret plan to destroy American liberty or undermine the Constitution or cause a civil war. The Republican Party is overwhelmingly responsible for the tone of today's politics. It is disturbing to hear media regularly blame "both sides" in the name of some kind of fairness to both parties. Put blame where it is due. Facts are facts.
How is it when President Obama reduces the cost of Medicare reimbursement he's "gutting it" and when Romney-Ryan reduces Medicare cost through the same technique, they're "saving it"?
What were the other issues expressed by either political party this week; it seems to me your proliferating the lazy comment by a single politician because it serves media's agenda to keep the focus off more important matters for the American people to be considering this election season.
Obama does take 716 billion dollars from medicare to pay for people in the "affordable care act", to make up for it they cut spending on doctors that serve medicare patients. Last I read 30% of doctors already refuse medicare patients, this problem will obviously get much worse with the implementation of Obamacare.
This particular show was so incredibly biased that even I am surprised to the extent it was!!
Jeanne Cummings' explanation of the Akin comment was very wise.
Thanks to Jeanne Cummings for her comment regarding the problem with Akin's statement being that it completely disregarded the female human being in between the fetus and the rapist!!!!