Posts Tagged ‘mika brzezinski’

Here comes the media gushing but Joe Scarborough says something very wise…

Posted: March 22, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/news
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…I just wrote that elections have consequences, but Joe just correctly said that votes have consequences too.

Oh an you parents who couldn’t wait to see your kids move out, age 26 baby.

6:08 a.m. Joe: “You wonder if he thinks Americans are stupid.” I don’t wonder if he thinks that at all.

6:09 a.m. Republicans have to be careful? what is Halperin drinking?

6:11 a.m. “A loss on this bill would have been a vote of no confidence for Barack Obama.” You want to see a vote of no confidence? Wait till November. Look at Mika’s face when she says it is a victory, a word beginning with “O” comes to mind and she is going to likely be the most restrained on the air.

6:14 a.m. Scarborough and Pat are right that Stupak and his 6 will get the majority of the wrath. The far left in the Democratic party will not be sorry to see even “phony” pro-life people be gone.

6:15 a.m. Another “making sausage” cartoon by someone who has never seen Mike Romano make his.

6:23 a.m. “Happy Monday” says Mike Allen of politico, and he isn’t just giving a greeting, no bias here.

6:25 a.m. “They have something to run on.” Boy Allen must have been drinking something strong.

6:33 a.m. Apparently the days of Tea Party protests are not as significant as the immigration protests.

6:50 a.m. O’Donnell will be interesting to hear today.

7:09 a.m. Take a look at Lesley Stahl’s face, it’s all about the O.

7:11 a.m. Joe says democrats will pay in the fall, Stahl insists they don’t know that, this person is a professional political reporter?

7:14 a.m. Harold is trying to re-write this history of 1994.

7:24 a.m. I can’t tell if there is a tax increase in it says Lesley Stahl. Remember this is a professional reporter with years of experience behind her.

7:25 a.m. My wife who hates politics has talked about nothing else this morning. Pay attention democrats; You have awakened a sleeping giant and filled it with a terrible resolve.

7:31 a.m. Halperin says this allows the democrats to be a “pro-life” party. This is a joke and Chuck Todd is drinking the kool-aid.

7:34 a.m. I’m sorry to be vulgar but looking at Mr. Gregory this morning it is all about the O for him too. It’s a good thing he isn’t in the studio.

7:36 a.m. This was supposed to be skillful? Oh come on!

7:39 a.m. Sam Stein calls Stupak being called a name on the floor being worse for the Republicans. He must have partied very late last night.

7:45 a.m. The Majority Whip says this is a fundamental right, Pat asks him about illegal immigrants being covered. Clyburn says this is better for the country.

7:52 a.m. Stahl compares President Obama to Reagan. This is again supposed to be an experienced political reporter.

8:04 a.m. Cornyn says the deals won’t survive the reconciliation process. Points out the president will be happy but the House won’t.

8:05 a.m. “Because they were legislating against the polling public.” Lawrence O’Donnell is exactly right.

8:06 a.m. Cornyn: “Pelosi got people to vote against their own self interest.”

8:09 a.m. Joe asks Hunt if the Democrats feel better, he answers that it is easier to defend something than the status quo.

8:11 a.m. Mike talks about the media narrative changing. It is true statement, but look at her face, that is the story, it gives the media a reason to feel good about Barack Obama and that’s what the bill was all about.

8:13 a.m. O’Donnell points out the tax increases aren’t indexed so inflation will take many of the middle class into those tax increases. O’Donnell must think this is REALLY bad for democrats politically for him to be saying this stuff out loud.

8:26 a.m. Mike from Politico: “This assures that his (Stupak’s) Phantom concerns remain phantom.” The point about some of the Stupak people being in safer districts is an important one, the question becomes as a Catholic has he put himself in a “safer” place?

8:41 a.m. Russett: ” I’m glad that I don’t have to talk about this in my district. ” This was all about fishbating the vote.

8:44 a.m. This is all like the “civil” rights movement? This is the whole lesser sons of greater father bit.

8:46 a.m. The history professor says this is in the same moral universe as the voting rights act and this is a history professor I’ve gotta make sure I find what college he teaches at so my kids can avoid it.

8:48 a.m. O’Donnell confuses healthcare coverage with healthcare delivery. Joe calls it a “False moral argument.”

8:51 a.m. Joe: “The democratic party wants to take over healthcare.”

9:00 a.m. They are guessing on a lot of this says Lawrence as it ends.

I bet Zbigniew Brzezinski is actually proud…

Posted: March 18, 2010 by datechguy in internet/free speech, opinion/news
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…that people know him because of his daughter.

There is a bit of ego in play but every parent loves to see their children succeed and even more so if they surpass them.

However much I think he is bollocks on the issues I really get a kick on seeing him on Morning Joe, you can see very much how proud both he is of his daughter and vice versa.

Politics come and go, arguments wax and wane, policies become stale, but in the end the it is that bond between a father and daughter. That is something that really matters in life.

If that sounds like sentimental pap to you…well I like sentimental pap.
Even more fun is the In fact the Miley Cyrus emphasizes it. Cyrus hit Mika for suggesting that pole dancing on an ice cream truck might not have been the best choice for a program that is being sold to pre-teen girls. Her defiant answer concluded thusly:

It’s funny. I don’t know if a lot of parents remember what they were like as kids. But I’m like, ‘Dude, as if you were an angel!

Zbigniew answered that she wasn’t always an angel and the look on her face was priceless.

BTW Miley you have certainly grown up. You are old enough to make a fool out of yourself. 50 million parents are shaking their heads and saying “You’ll see”.

Update put the block quote where it belonged

“Drinking a frigin gallon of pop”

Posted: March 9, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/news
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I’m fat, lets be honest about it. I’ve been thin and have on occasion lost weight but right now I’m fat. If Mika saw me in person she would be on my case over it.

When she goes on about soda, I roll my eyes but I can see the mom in her. When she goes on about a “frigin’ gallon of pop” I think she really cares about this thing and I can’t help but like her when I see this. I just don’t think she realizes that people have the right to be wrong and to enjoy the little things in life.

The real reason for this isn’t soda, it’s because of video games. The fact that we are sitting in front of the Computer instead of playing baseball (the greatest game ever made) or kickball (my favorite as a little kid) basketball (I still love to play but I don’t get much of a chance and I’m kinda old.) When we see this stuff going on again the problem will be solved.

Find a way to draw the kids away from the keyboard and watch the pounds melt away.

The conversation came up over this study concerning the soda tax.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina studied more than 5,000 young adults.

They found paying a dollar more for soda caused people to consume 124 fewer calories a day.

Using that formula, researchers say over one year, an 18-percent tax on soda could cause someone to shed up to 5 pounds.

Maybe it’s just me, but with the number one issue being people out of work, I think taxing an industry and imposing a regressive tax on the lowest income might be bad timing. I also think that if such a tax didn’t apply to smaller amounts then you would see the migration to places like McDonalds where you can get free refills with your value meal.

That will shrink our waistlines. Good Plan!

Stone and Parker see it…

Posted: February 28, 2010 by datechguy in opinion/news
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One of the things that always amazes me about the MSM is that they don’t seem to realize how tilted they are. (That’s one of the reasons why even though she drives me nuts I love Mika Brzezinski, not just because she is a handsome woman but because she is not afraid to come out and say it). It’s the elephant in the room that almost everybody gets except for the media and the very liberal liberals.

That is emphasized in this Huff-Po interview with Matt Stone and Trey Parker of South Park.

“It’s so much more fun for us to rip on liberals only because nobody else does it, and not because we think liberals are worse than Republicans but, just because…”

“..it’s like fresh snow. I mean how’re you gonna rip on Sarah Palin in a new way?” Trey pointed out.

“I think sometimes we do gravitate towards things other people haven’t done and a lot of times that makes us gravitate away from ripping on Republicans cause it’s just done very well by a ton of people. It’s hard to compete with Jon Stewart, etc — those guys are brilliant.”

I also love the fact that on the single most important issue facing the west they get it:

“I think Comedy Central totally f****** p***** out. Now, they weren’t any different than anyone else, so it’s not like you can single them out. But I think it would’ve been an important statement for one media outlet in America to stand up. That was one of my most disappointing moments as an American–the American press’s reaction to the Muhammad cartoons. It was completely wimpy,” Matt Stone said. “Cartoonists, people who do satire–we’re not in the army, we’re never going to be f***** drafted and this is our time to stand up and do the right thing. And to watch the New York Times, Comedy Central, everybody just go ‘No, we’re not going to do it because basically we’re afraid of getting bombed’ sucked. I was so disappointed”

The fact that the Alex Leo felt compelled to include the next line suggests she doesn’t get it:

The irony of it all? The pair did a show that included an image of Muhammad years before and a clip of it (pictured below) runs during the show’s opening in dozens of countries, in syndication, on Comedy Central.

South Park is disgusting, sacrilegious and with very rare exceptions not allowed in the house. It is also brilliant, topical, laugh out loud funny and one of the most honest shows on television.

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