Lunch Break - Now about that Grey Poupon....
FOTO: Pic today comes from Will Rogers Beach. North of Santa Monica, south of Malibu. Pointless tidbit: Part of this state beach is a gathering place/ hang out for gay beach goers and gay beach volleyball pick up leagues...this section is called - affectionately - Ginger Rogers beach....hahahaha...now ya know....
Before we move onto the Make Them Accountable Headlines I feel the need to interject here that I really like Grey Poupon....it has a nice kick. - JSOM
Politics and Media Headlines 5/8/09
Obama Orders Burger With Elitist European Condiment (by Pareene at Gawker)
When Barack Obama made headlines by eating a hamburger this week, we were disappointed that he ruined his by ordering it medium-well. Sean Hannity, though, found something far worse....
Ingraham on Obama: "What kind of man orders a cheeseburger without ketchup, but Dijon mustard?" (video at County Fair, Media Matters for America)
Limbaugh fill-in Steyn on Obama using Dijon mustard: "John Kerry couldn't get away with that stuff but he makes it seem like just like a regular thing to do" (video at County Fair, Media Matters for America)
Silly? Yes. Ridiculous? Yes. Effective? Judge for yourself:
Pew Research Center
How to fight the ridiculousness-by showing how ridiculous it is:
Dan Rather, Daily Show Correspondent (by Ryan Tate at Gawker)
Right-wing ideologues were apparently allowed inside CBS to help drive Dan Rather from his job. So maybe it's no surprise he helped the Daily Show mock Fox News conservatives [Thursday night]. Rather's segment, a mock report about Richard Nixon eating a burrito in 1973 (clip below), keyed off Sean Hannity's slam of Barack Obama for requesting "spicy mustard...or a Dijon mustard" on his cheeseburger the other day.
It's awesome that Rather went along with this...
Click through to watch the video.-Caro
How NOT to fight the ridiculousness:
The Republican Death Spiral (Political Wire)
Time magazine's cover story on how the Republican party-with no new ideas and a lack of leadership-has lost its way.
Don’t assume the Republican Party is dead now, because exactly the same kinds of stories were being written about Democrats only four years ago.Caro
And this is the most dangerous policy move Democrats can make:
Hoyer Says Social Security "Reform" Possible This Year (by Chris Bowers at Open Left)
In case there was any doubt Social Security "reform" is on the table under the Democratic trifecta, Majorty Leader Steny Hoyer should have erased it. "House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Wednesday he's 'hopeful' that Congress will reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid later this year, after lawmakers deal with contentious healthcare reform and energy bills..."
Taking comfort in easy solutions (writer not identified, Free Exchange, The Economist, U.K., thanks to Economist's View)
I wonder if not privatising Social Security a few years ago turned out to be a missed opportunity. Imagine, some fraction of that 12.6% (including employee and employer contributions) of your income buying shares (though the plan was not necessarily to invest in the stockmarket) right now instead of being ploughed into a government programme that will probably cut your benefits. The return on your tax dollar toward Social Security is less than 2% and will most certainly fall further. You might be saying, "But if we privatised my portfolio would be down 30% now!" Keep in mind, if you have many years before retirement there's a good chance your portfolio will recover.
My comment: Social Security is an insurance plan, not an investment vehicle. Name one other insurance program that is required to show a "return on investment". But if you insist on showing a "return", it should include the money I DIDN'T have to pay to support my parents in THEIR retirement, in addition to what I receive in mine. How does a stock market investment stack up against that?-Caro
O'Reilly, Stossel agree that Medicare is a "ponzi scheme" (video at County Fair, Media Matters for America)
Click here for more politics and media news headlines.
Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com
MUSIC: I'm in a mood:
Before we move onto the Make Them Accountable Headlines I feel the need to interject here that I really like Grey Poupon....it has a nice kick. - JSOM
Politics and Media Headlines 5/8/09
Obama Orders Burger With Elitist European Condiment (by Pareene at Gawker)
When Barack Obama made headlines by eating a hamburger this week, we were disappointed that he ruined his by ordering it medium-well. Sean Hannity, though, found something far worse....
Ingraham on Obama: "What kind of man orders a cheeseburger without ketchup, but Dijon mustard?" (video at County Fair, Media Matters for America)
Limbaugh fill-in Steyn on Obama using Dijon mustard: "John Kerry couldn't get away with that stuff but he makes it seem like just like a regular thing to do" (video at County Fair, Media Matters for America)
Silly? Yes. Ridiculous? Yes. Effective? Judge for yourself:
Pew Research Center
How to fight the ridiculousness-by showing how ridiculous it is:
Dan Rather, Daily Show Correspondent (by Ryan Tate at Gawker)
Right-wing ideologues were apparently allowed inside CBS to help drive Dan Rather from his job. So maybe it's no surprise he helped the Daily Show mock Fox News conservatives [Thursday night]. Rather's segment, a mock report about Richard Nixon eating a burrito in 1973 (clip below), keyed off Sean Hannity's slam of Barack Obama for requesting "spicy mustard...or a Dijon mustard" on his cheeseburger the other day.
It's awesome that Rather went along with this...
Click through to watch the video.-Caro
How NOT to fight the ridiculousness:
The Republican Death Spiral (Political Wire)
Time magazine's cover story on how the Republican party-with no new ideas and a lack of leadership-has lost its way.
Don’t assume the Republican Party is dead now, because exactly the same kinds of stories were being written about Democrats only four years ago.Caro
And this is the most dangerous policy move Democrats can make:
Hoyer Says Social Security "Reform" Possible This Year (by Chris Bowers at Open Left)
In case there was any doubt Social Security "reform" is on the table under the Democratic trifecta, Majorty Leader Steny Hoyer should have erased it. "House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Wednesday he's 'hopeful' that Congress will reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid later this year, after lawmakers deal with contentious healthcare reform and energy bills..."
Taking comfort in easy solutions (writer not identified, Free Exchange, The Economist, U.K., thanks to Economist's View)
I wonder if not privatising Social Security a few years ago turned out to be a missed opportunity. Imagine, some fraction of that 12.6% (including employee and employer contributions) of your income buying shares (though the plan was not necessarily to invest in the stockmarket) right now instead of being ploughed into a government programme that will probably cut your benefits. The return on your tax dollar toward Social Security is less than 2% and will most certainly fall further. You might be saying, "But if we privatised my portfolio would be down 30% now!" Keep in mind, if you have many years before retirement there's a good chance your portfolio will recover.
My comment: Social Security is an insurance plan, not an investment vehicle. Name one other insurance program that is required to show a "return on investment". But if you insist on showing a "return", it should include the money I DIDN'T have to pay to support my parents in THEIR retirement, in addition to what I receive in mine. How does a stock market investment stack up against that?-Caro
O'Reilly, Stossel agree that Medicare is a "ponzi scheme" (video at County Fair, Media Matters for America)
Click here for more politics and media news headlines.
Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com
MUSIC: I'm in a mood:
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