Tea Party Profiles In Courage

The Tea Birthers experts on fiscal responsibility and economics:

"Georgia Rep. Tom Graves (R), who castigates Washington for fiscal irresponsibility, reached an out of court settlement Wednesday after he was sued for defaulting on a $2.2 million loan, . . ."

Tea Party Rep: Bank Should Have Known I Wouldn't Be Able To Repay $2.2 Million Loan | TPMMuckraker: "Georgia Rep. Tom Graves (R), who castigates Washington for fiscal irresponsibility, reached an out of court settlement Wednesday after he was sued for defaulting on a $2.2 million loan"

Not Going well, that's only 2 out of 50.

Wonder if Gov. Good Hair will even show up?

AP: Texas Gov. Perry's day of prayer shadows 2012 bid:

"'Given the trials that beset our nation and world, from the global economic downturn to natural disasters, the lingering danger of terrorism and continued debasement of our culture, I believe it is time to convene the leaders from each of our United States in a day of prayer and fasting,' Perry wrote in the invitation he sent to all of the other governors in the United States, members of Congress, the Obama administration and the Texas Legislature, among others.

But only one of those politicians, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, has said he will attend. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is running for Senate, and state House Speaker Joe Straus, who is Jewish, have declined. About 8,000 people have registered for the free event, leaving the prospect of 64,000 empty seats in the stadium. By comparison, nearby Lakewood Church — the nation's largest megachurch, headlined by the Rev. Joel Osteen — averages 30,000 worshippers a week."

Are You a Minority? How to get the GOP to vote for you,

tell them you wish you were white.

Nikki Haley: State’s First Minority Governor … Or Not?:

"The daughter of Sikh immigrants from India, Haley downplayed her race during her come-from-behind campaign for governor in the 2010 elections; however, the national media has often played up her Indian-American heritage.

While the governor self-identifies as white, her sister self-identifies as Asian on her voter registration card, according to an official at the Lexington County Election Commission.

The options when filling out a South Carolina voter registration card are white, black/African-American, Asian, Hispanic, Native American and other (specify), according to State Election Commission spokesman Chris Whitmire."

WTF Obama?

Tell me again, why did I vote for you?

Obama Nominates Top Advisor To Tea Party Senator As U.S. Attorney | ThinkProgress:

"Barlow’s decision to leave a successful and lucrative law practice in order to work for someone with Lee’s contempt for the Constitution raises serious concerns about Barlow’s fitness to serve as Utah’s top federal attorney. It is, of course, possible that Barlow does not share his boss’ views — indeed it is even possible that Barlow sought the U.S. Attorney job because he wanted a face-saving way to leave a job that forces him to push a dangerous and radical interpretation of the Constitution."

NPR's View From No Where, . . .

is intellectually dishonest and corrupts journalism, while normalizing extremism.

Who Really Runs NPR—Liberals? Right-Wingers? Dollar Signs? | The Philly Post:

"If you listen carefully to Spiegel’s report, you can detect the bias—in favor of sanity. The bulk of the report is a sharp rebuke to conversion therapy, including an interview with a therapist who calls the practice “distorted at its core.” This accords with Spiegel’s accomplished mental health reporting throughout the years. She is an experienced writer and reporter who has done superb work. There is little possibility that she believes, personally, that conversion therapy is legitimate. But she appears to be hamstrung by “balance.”"

Clip and use

It's like a as Bingo Card for the Beltway Media talking points for the past week, . . .

Media Malpractice on Debt Ceiling

Another day in the GOP Utopia, . . .

The Associated Press reported that up to 100,000 of the state's 330,000 teachers might lose their positions. Officials at the Texas State Teachers Association estimate that about 12,000 teachers have lost their jobs so far, and they warn more teachers could be laid off in the second year of budget cuts. The Austin Independent School District has already given pink slips to nearly 500 employees.

Day 1: Thousands of Texas Teachers Losing Jobs — Public Education | The Texas Tribune

The Press and the GOP seem to have never heard of a man named Hoover.