eieio's Articles In Politics
November 13, 2009 by eieio
Congress: We have decreed that all US citizens must purchase Government approved Health Insurance.   Citizen: Er ... Is that even constitutional?   Congress: What a ridiculous question!! You can't be serious!!   Citizen: No, I'm serious. What part of the enumerated powers in the constitution gives you the power to do that?   Congress: Well, it's the Interstate Commerce Clause. That allows us to do pretty much anything we want.   Citizen: Int...
October 23, 2009 by eieio
The White House has all but declared war on Fox News, insisting they are not a 'real' news organization. But, according to Tucker Carlson, "The Obama team isn’t at war with Fox because it’s conservative. They’re angry because Fox has embarrassed them." The latest skirmish in this Fox News bashing escapade comes after David Axlerod and Anita Dunn both insisted that of course the administration will make its officials available to Fox — before pulling the plug ...
October 17, 2009 by eieio
Thursday, Juan Williams and Warren Ballentine joined Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor to discuss accusations of so-called racist statements being attributed to conservative talk radio star Rush Limbaugh. Towards the end of the debate, Mr. Ballentine, an African American author and talk radio host told Mr. Williams, who is a African American journalist and news analyst: " You can go back to the porch, Juan. You can go back.  It's OK." For those who don't understand t...