"I want to be fair here": Fox anchor Jarrett distorts Coakley remarks to portray her as "out of step"
On the January 17 edition of America's News HQ, anchor Gregg Jarrett said that Massachusetts Attorney General and Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley might be "out of step when she says things like terrorists are no longer in Afghanistan, or in the debate saying, quote, 'We need to get taxes up.' " Both attacks are distortions: The context of Coakley's Afghanistan comments makes clear that she was referring to Al Qaeda's presence in Afghanistan -- echoing numerous military experts' statements regarding Al Qaeda's diminished presence in Afghanistan, and the context of Coakley's tax comments indicates that she was referring to increasing tax revenues by getting people back to work.Coakley is/was simply repeating what General Chrystal said about Al Qaeda's numbers in Afghanistan. The major problems there are from radical groups like the Taliban and from war lords that have been fighting each other and foreign occupiers literally for centuries. What does it say about Brown and Conservatives that they do not know these basic facts. Aren't they supposed to the the great experts on national security. Brown like the rest of the conservative movement adheres to a playbook of lies and distortions. Being honorable and honest is not part of Conservative values.
GOP Rallies Massachusetts Voters: "Our Dream of Depriving Millions of Health Care is Within Reach"
Firing up voters on the eve of the special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat, Republican candidate Scott Brown spoke at a campaign rally today, proclaiming, "With your help, our dream of depriving millions of health care is within reach."Conservative embrace the culture of death and despair as they plead for the public to forget the miserable years of the Bush administration and conservative control of Congress.
"Let's send a message, Massachusetts!" Mr. Brown exhorted the crowd. "Let's tell people across the country that if they want health coverage, they are shit out of luck!"
GOP House hopeful Jim Russell praised racist practices, advocated eugenics in 2001 essay
GOP House hopeful Jim Russell praised racist practices, advocated eugenics in 2001 essay. A New York Republican hoping to displace the long-serving Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey will face an increasingly steep climb to electoral victory thanks to a revelation by Politico's Maggie Haberman, who dug up some of his published works and noted a number of distinctly racist elements in a 2001 piece published by the right-wing Occidental Quarterly.
Jim Russell, who enjoys the support of his state's Republican Party and conservative establishment, has maintained a strongly anti-immigrant stance in his campaign against Lowey, who defeated him in 2008.
The same could be said of his 2001 essay for Occidental [PDF link], titled "The Western Contribution to World History," which advises parents to establish "appropriate ethnic boundaries" for their children, and criticizes the film "Save the Last Dance" for depicting an interracial relationship.
He also opined against the racial integration of public schools and praised two individuals for their antisemitic ideas on how to limit the spread of Jews.
Russell even lauded some ideas behind the practice of eugenics, a radical ideology most commonly associated with Germany's Third Reich which seeks to preserve racial and ethnic purity.
WI GOP congressman supporting Ron Johnson surprised that Johnson supports Great Lakes oil drilling.
Ron Johnson, a wealthy business executive and leading Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin this year, is beginning to receive scrutiny for his far right views. He has been criticized recently for opposing an anti-sex offenders bill, the Child Victim Act, and for saying that he is “glad there’s global warming.” Last month, when asked if he would support drilling for oil in the Great Lakes, Johnson — who owns more than $100,000 in BP stock — replied, “I think we have to, get the oil where it is.”
The Tea party conservative Johnson was afraid that victims of sexual assault would get their day in court.
Conservative leader Beck's June programs were overloaded with violent, conspiratorial and paranoid rhetoric
