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Super Bowl Instant Replay

Posted on February 8, 2011 by | Leave a comment

It’s the day after the Super Bowl .  Cue the commercial critiques.  Every year, people are underwhelmed at the commercials.  After watching many Super Bowls and analyzing people’s responses, we have come to realize that the disappointment is more to do with the unrealistc expectations the commercial have every year and less to do wtih the commercials actually sucking more than any other year. With that being said, there were some commercials that people universally liked.  We’ve taken liberty to choose some. The first, above, was the Bud Light Dog Sitter commercial.  It was brilliant.  We saw dogs doing everything from waitressing, to bartending to DJing. Joan Rivers arguably took the place of Betty White this Super Bowl season.  Although Joan’s commercial wasn’t as good as Betty’s Snickers commercial, it was better than Betty’s replacement in the Snicker’s Super Bowl ad this year , Roseanne Bar .  Joan was like Betty in that her career is really on a steady incline proving that age isn’t anything but a number. Since GoDaddy is known for having young, hot spokeswomen, the reveal of Joan River’s was unexpected to be least.  Never mind that her head was plastered on a rocking body.  Joan has been going around today telling everyone how great her body is. Best Buy’s commercial was a riot. Ozzy Osbourne wasn’t just pretending not to know who Justin Bieber was, he really  doesn’t know who Justin Bieber is .   Bieber and Ozzy couldn’t be more different so that fact that they’re in this commercial making fun of that is hilarious. Pepsi Max was all over the Super Bowl.  This commercial was particularly great because the thoughts that the guy and the girl are each having inside their heads are so typical of every first date. Any commercial that can manage to get several classic TV shows and modern sitcoms into one spot is phenomenal.  It’s fitting that the NFL itself was behind this great commercial.  The ad shows all the sitcoms referencing the NFL over the years with the tag line that the NFL has the best fans. Car ads were also all over the big game.  Most of them were straight to the point and rather boring.  It’s for that reason that the Donny Deutsch created Darth Vader commercial was the best of the car ads.  The kid behind the mask is all over TV this week so catch him if you can.

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Question Of The Day: $50 Million or Your Husband?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

After spending two decades in tinseltown Camille Grammer finally has the power, fame and recognition she’s yearned — but at what cost? It’s no secret that the brazenly botoxed co-star of the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” has her estranged husband, Kelsey Grammer, squirming under her grasp. Sadly, it’s not in the throws of passion; it’s because he wants out of their union. Camille isn’t having it. And on last night’s RHOBH reunion the former dancer turned producer explained why she’s cast her soon-to-be ex-hubby in the role of waiter (meaning, he has to wait until she’s good and ready to sign those darn papers). They have no prenuptial agreement. While Camille’s confirmation affirmed that she’s entitled to a significant portion of the Grammer’s $120 million fortune, the blonde’s ambition seems to bit more modest: a reconciliation, of some sort. Camille revealed that she and her long time partner are not on speaking terms. The former Playboy model shared she hopes things get better so they can, “co-parent our kids”, daughter Mason, 10, and son Jude, 5. Though host Andy Cohen reported that Camille’s ostentatious behavior has tabloids referring to her as the “Most Hated Housewife in America”, the mean girl’s teary-eyed soliloquy has many thinking she wants her man more than the money. View This Poll customer surveys

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Posted on January 28, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

After spending two decades in tinseltown Camille Grammer finally has the power, fame and recognition she’s yearned — but at what cost? It’s no secret that the brazenly botoxed co-star of the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” has her estranged husband, Kelsey Grammer, squirming under her grasp. Sadly, it’s not in the throws of passion; it’s because he wants out of their union. Camille isn’t having it. And on last night’s RHOBH reunion the former dancer turned producer explained why she’s cast her soon-to-be ex-hubby in the role of waiter (meaning, he has to wait until she’s good and ready to sign those darn papers). They have no prenuptial agreement. While Camille’s confirmation affirmed that she’s entitled to a significant portion of the Grammer’s $120 million fortune, the blonde’s ambition seems to bit more modest: a reconciliation, of some sort. Camille revealed that she and her long time partner are not on speaking terms. The former Playboy model shared she hopes things get better so they can, “co-parent our kids”, daughter Mason, 10, and son Jude, 5. Though host Andy Cohen reported that Camille’s ostentatious behavior has tabloids referring to her as the “Most Hated Housewife in America”, the mean girl’s teary-eyed soliloquy has many thinking she wants her man more than the money. View This Poll customer surveys

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Obama Sinking So Low, Daily Show Jokes His Approval Rating for Us is Down

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Obama Sinking So Low, Daily Show Jokes His Approval Rating for Us is Down

It shouldn't be surprising that as Barack Obama's approval ratings have dipped (Real Clear Politics average of 45.6 percent ), the liberals at The Daily Show would start turning on the public as ridiculous and fickle. On Thursday night's show, they turned the tables on the polls, and Wyatt Cenac talked about the other opinion measure that is sinking: “Obama’s approval ratings of us.” Stewart played along: “I was not aware actually that they measured that.” Cenac replied: “Oh, yeah. Let's look at the numbers. At present, Obama only approves of 26 percent of all Americans. That’s down from a high of 79 percent and that's across all demographics.” The skit continued: read more

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McConnell’s Reality Distortion Field on Tax Cuts

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on McConnell’s Reality Distortion Field on Tax Cuts

The Republican Senate minority leader has been arguing that the outcome of the midterm elections confers a mandate on Congress to extend the Bush-era tax cuts, which are set to expire Jan. 1. But the bipartisan opposition and an electoral mandate to extend the Bush-era tax cut or block all other legislation is at odds with recent polling of the American public — those whom McConnell and Congress are supposed to represent. A recent CBS News poll indicated that 53 percent of Americans want the Bush-era tax cuts extended only for households earning less than $250,000 per year. Only 26 percent indicated they support extending the tax cuts for all Americans regardless of income level. Among Republicans polled, 41 percent support the White House proposal to extend tax cuts for households earning less than $250,000 and 46 percent support extending all the Bush-era tax cuts. A recent Gallup poll found 44 percent of Americans want to keep the tax cuts but set limits for wealthy Americans, and 40 percent favor maintaining the Bush-era tax cuts for all Americans. A majority in the Gallup poll (57 percent) would set the bar on taxing households at $500,000 rather than $250,000, which is the figure the White House prefers. A majority of Americans believe the tax cuts should be temporary — 45 percent, versus 37 percent who believe the tax cuts should be permanent. In the AP-CNBC poll, 50 percent of Americans were in favor of expiring the Bush-era tax cuts for households earning over $250,000 and 34 percent favor extending the tax cuts for all Americans. Apparently ignoring the signals presented in the polls (which politicians sometimes do), McConnell and 41 other Republican Senators said they would block votes on all legislation, including the nuclear arms reduction START agreement with Russia and an extension of unemployment benefits, unless an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts includes the highest income earners. “Life is a series of choices,” McConnell said in reference to linking a vote on the START treaty to extending all the Bush-era tax cuts. His strategy of holding up legislation, and giving the White House a something-or-nothing “series of choices,” may be working. The White House has said that it is “negotiating” a compromise tax deal in the next few days, which will extend all the Bush-era tax cuts, but not indefinitely. Following the midterm election, McConnell and the GOP have been able to create a reality distortion field surrounding the tax cuts, and the White House and majority of Democrats are about to enter it. added by: TimALoftis

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Thomas Friedman Bashes Tea Party, Wants Better More ‘Centrist’ Movement

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Thomas Friedman Bashes Tea Party, Wants Better More ‘Centrist’ Movement

New York Times correspondent Thomas Friedman is clearly unhappy about the Tea Party, so much so that he considers the movement “not that important.” Instead, he envisions another group, “which stretches from centrist Republicans to independents right through to centrist Democrats,” sitting silently out there in America waiting for the right leader to emerge. So wrote Friedman Wednesday in his ” The Tea Kettle Movement “: The Tea Party that has gotten all the attention, the amorphous, self-generated protest against the growth in government and the deficit, is what I’d actually call the “Tea Kettle movement” – because all it’s doing is letting off steam. That is not to say that the energy behind it is not authentic (it clearly is) or that it won’t be electorally impactful (it clearly might be). But affecting elections and affecting America’s future are two different things. Based on all I’ve heard from this movement, it feels to me like it’s all steam and no engine. It has no plan to restore America to greatness. The Tea Kettle movement can’t have a positive impact on the country because it has both misdiagnosed America’s main problem and hasn’t even offered a credible solution for the problem it has identified. How can you take a movement seriously that says it wants to cut government spending by billions of dollars but won’t identify the specific defense programs, Social Security, Medicare or other services it’s ready to cut – let alone explain how this will make us more competitive and grow the economy? Friedman like so many on the left seems ignorant of history, not just the American version but also the world’s. Important political movements on this planet since the dawn of time begin with protest. A small group decides it’s being treated unfairly and begins expressing such sentiments. As it grows, those in power become fearful and either implement changes to assuage the anger developing in their population or are eventually overthrown. If the latter occurs, those doing the conquering don’t initially have a clear platform to enact once they attain power. That comes later. Did our Founding Fathers know what form of government the United States would be when colonists first began protesting the edicts of the King of England? Of course not. That didn’t come until years later. That Friedman and so many media members complaining about the lack of specific ideas in the Tea Party don’t understand this is either the height of stupidity or dishonesty. But Friedman wasn’t done, for he next threw out the same tired line about this movement not being credible because it wasn’t complaining about out of control spending when George W. Bush was president. Once again, this is either ignorant or an intentional misrepresentation, as one of the reasons Democrats did so well at the polls in 2006 was because so many of today’s Tea Party members refused to vote for Republicans that year.  The anger on the Right was first manifested in an election boycott that continued in 2008 when many conservatives couldn’t bring themselves to vote for John McCain. As such, there was plenty of anger being expressed towards establishment Republicans prior to Barack Obama’s inauguration, but it was taking forms that weren’t apparent to liberal media elites like Friedman. That said, having discredited the movement that is currently having more impact on America than the two major parties are, Friedman spoke about another: The issues that upset the Tea Kettle movement – debt and bloated government – are actually symptoms of our real problem, not causes. They are symptoms of a country in a state of incremental decline and losing its competitive edge, because our politics has become just another form of sports entertainment, our Congress a forum for legalized bribery and our main lawmaking institutions divided by toxic partisanship to the point of paralysis. The important Tea Party movement, which stretches from centrist Republicans to independents right through to centrist Democrats, understands this at a gut level and is looking for a leader with three characteristics. Leadership today is about how the U.S. government attracts and educates more of that talent and then enacts the laws, regulations and budgets that empower that talent to take its products and services to scale, sell them around the world – and create good jobs here in the process. Without that, we can’t afford the health care or defense we need. Here’s what Friedman believes “the real Tea Party” wants: To implement it would require us to actually raise some taxes – on, say, gasoline – and cut others – like payroll taxes and corporate taxes. It would require us to overhaul our immigration laws so we can better control our borders, let in more knowledge workers and retain those skilled foreigners going to college here. And it would require us to reduce some services – like Social Security – while expanding others, like education and research for a 21st-century economy. I’m not kidding. Friedman actually thinks that despite the current economic malaise strangling this nation – 9.6 percent unemployment occurring at the same time the government has exploded in size – there is a groundswell of support for raising some taxes and expanding some services. Yes, history has certainly shown homo sapiens willing to die for higher taxes! Methinks Mr. Friedman needs to spend less time in Greenwich Village and Berkeley to test his liberal theory in what know-it-all elites like him call “Flyover Country.” Unfortunately, that will never happen for these folk only care about the opinions of those residing in a handful of places on the coasts. Maybe they’ll broaden their horizons on November 3.

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CBS, ABC Excited Over Barack Obama’s Bid to Recapture His ‘Glory Days’

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on CBS, ABC Excited Over Barack Obama’s Bid to Recapture His ‘Glory Days’

Both ABC and CBS on Wednesday played up Barack Obama’s attempt to reignite his Democratic base and defeat surging Republicans. Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos labeled the President’s trip to Madison, Wisconsin a ” glory days tour. ” On CBS’s Early Show, Chip Reid used nearly identical language, claiming the President was “recalling his glory days on the 2008 campaign trail.” The two networks played up the Democratic comeback storyline with little focus on the Republicans. GMA and The Early Show also ignored what it meant for the President to be traveling to an extremely liberal city in order to excite his Democratic base. Reid enthused, “President Obama rallied a raucous crowd of at least 15,000 people at the University of Wisconsin in a speech us that beamed to more than 100 college campuses nationwide. (NBC’s Savannah Guthrie sounded a similar theme on the Today show : “The President proved last night, in Wisconsin, he can still pack tens of thousands of young people into an arena.”) Although CBS did point out that Obama has, thus far, failed to fire up young voters (Jake Tapper made this point on ABC), Reid avoided noting that the President is playing defense in Democratic states. Instead, he closed by highlighting that “there are more campaign-style rallies on college campuses scheduled in the weeks to come.” ABC’s Tapper played up Democratic discontent, featuring the liberal Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake: “[Obama] is telling voters, on the Democratic base, they are irresponsible. They’re, you know, they’re slackers. They don’t care enough to show up.” Pivoting off this, Stephanopoulos later worried to pollster Matt Dowd: “You saw that Vice President Biden came out earlier in the week and said stop whining. You think they [the White House] have to refine the message a little bit?” Stephanopoulos hopefully observed, “The President stepping it up there. He went to church with his family two Sundays ago. Everything you see him doing that, trying to re-establish that emotional connection with the voters.” A transcript of the September 29 Early Show, which aired at 7:06am EDT, follows: HARRY SMITH: Now to President Obama back on the campaign trail, trying to reignite the fire in young voters who helped him win the White House. But getting them to support Democrats this year seems to be a bit of a challenge. CBS News chief White House correspondent Chip Reid is traveling with the President in Des Moines. Good morning, Chip. CHIP REID: Well, good morning. The President is doing whatever he can to fire up the Democratic base before election day. He told Rolling Stone magazine it’s ‘irresponsible and inexcusable’ for Democrats not to go to the polls. And at the University of Wisconsin he gave a barn-burner of a speech. [ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Obama’s Call to Action; Rallies Youth in Midterm Push] BARACK OBAMA: What did you say, Wisconsin?! CROWD: Yes, we can! REID: Recalling his glory days on the 2008 campaign trail. OBAMA: Hello, Wisconsin! REID: President Obama rallied a raucous crowd of at least 15,000 people at the University of Wisconsin in a speech us that beamed to more than 100 college campuses nationwide. OBAMA: We cannot sit this one out. We can’t let this country fall backwards because the rest of us didn’t care enough to fight. The stakes are too high for our country and for your future. REID: This is the first in a series of campaign rallies aimed at reigniting enthusiasm among young voters who helped propel the President to victory two years ago. But, the problem for Democrats is that many young voters are far less interested in the midterm elections, now just five weeks away. DANEZ SMITH [STUDENT]: The level of enthusiasm, as far as like, this election coming up, I don’t think it’s there at all. BROCK FRITZ [STUDENT]: He’s just trying to get excitement for other people, and not himself. So I guess that kind of changes. REID: Makes it a lot harder. FRITZ: Yeah. RALLY ANNOUNCER: Our United States Senator, Russ Feingold! REID: Other Democrats, like Senator Russ Feingold, who recently avoided appearing with the President at a campaign event, but Tuesday night made a surprise stop. RUSS FEINGOLD: You are my president! You are our president! And I’m thrilled that you are here with all us badgers! REID: The President returned the favor, hoping to give a boost to Feingold, who not long ago was favored to win reelection but is now trailing in the polls. OBAMA: Because, if everybody who fought for change in 2008 shows up to vote in 2010, we will win. We will win. The polls say the same thing, we will win. REID: Today, the President changes the focus back to the economy with another backyard event, but there are more campaign-style rallies on college campuses scheduled in the weeks to come. Back to you. SMITH: Chip Reid in Des Moines, thanks.

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Citing Wins by ‘Fringe Candidates,’ Couric Regurgitates Concern Moderate Republicans Becoming an ‘Endangered Species’

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Following a story on how “big primary victories by fringe candidates open a rift in the GOP,” in which Jeff Greenfield warned “moderate Republicans worry that if the Tea Party movement drives the GOP too far to the right, it could jeopardize their prospects in November and in 2012,” CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric fretted: “Does this mean moderate Republicans are becoming an endangered species?” Hardly an original thought, however, from Couric. From a quick perusal of the MRC’s archive, I discovered that on NBC’s Today show back in 2005 she worried about whether “the religious right has too much influence on the Republican Party” and, after listing some non-conservative positions held by “moderate Republican” Senator Arlen Specter, empathized with him: “Do you feel like an endangered species these days?” (Specter, of course, a few years later fled the GOP for the Democratic Party where he was promptly defeated in their primary.)   Couric teased Thursday’s newscast by characterizing conservative Republican winners as “fringe” players: “The party crashers. Big primary victories by fringe candidates open a rift in the GOP.” She set up the September 16 story on how the Tea Party is supposedly hurting the Republican Party: Our latest poll found 78 percent of registered voters believe the incumbents in the Democratic-controlled Congress should be tossed out. So you would think this would be a golden opportunity for Republicans. But as Jeff Greenfield reports, after big victories this week by candidates of the Tea Party, the Grand Old Party is in turmoil. Greenfield concluded his piece: Moderate Republicans worry that if the Tea Party movement drives the GOP too far to the right, it could jeopardize their prospects in November and in 2012. Tea Party supporters note that, except in Delaware, every one of their Senate candidates is even or ahead in the polls. Couric then queried: “And does this mean moderate Republicans are becoming an endangered species, Jeff?” Greenfield replied: “Well, you have Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe in Maine, Dick Lugar fro Indiana, Scott Brown from Massachusetts, but certainly compared to the Congress of 15 or 20 years ago, there are far fewer, and in contrast, the Democrats went out and recruited a lot of moderates four years ago in the so-called blue dogs. The Tea Party is driving the Republicans, I think, the other way.” Rewind to the Friday, May 13, 2005 Today show, as reported in a MRC CyberAlert item by Rich Noyes, “ Couric Fawns Over Specter, Blames GOP for ‘Disgusted’ Public ,” which recounted: …NBC then switched to the taped piece that Couric narrated: “Feisty, firm, with the razor sharp mind of a former prosecutor, Arlen Specter, 75, has never been afraid of a fight. Recently diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Specter is now undergoing chemotherapy.” Referring to how Specter has lost most of his hair, Couric proclaimed: “His look may be different, his drive is not.” After a few questions about his health, she outlined the liberal views that have helped make Specter a media favorite: “Specter’s a Republican who favors abortion rights, is against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, and is a vocal supporter of embryonic stem cell research.” Sitting across from Specter in an interview, she asked him: “Do you feel like an endangered species these days?” He replied: “No, I think that the small band of moderates are very, very important in the Senate. We frequently hold the balance of power.” She later inquired of Specter: “Do you believe the religious right has too much influence on the Republican Party at this point?”

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On Today: Is The Tea Party Hurting The GOP?

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

It’s quite possible NBC’s Meredith Vieira has never shown more concern about the Republican Party’s ability to win elections than she did on Thursday’s Today show, of course that may be because conservative Tea Party candidates are now forcing out the more moderate members of its ranks. In a segment entitled, “Tea Time, Is The Tea Party Hurting The GOP?” the Today co-anchor invited on Republican Senator Jim DeMint to question if conservative candidates like Christine O’Donnell “can win in November?” To which DeMint responded that the conservative candidates he’s been supporting are doing just fine: “Well Meredith, they told me Marco Rubio couldn’t win. And he is blowing it away in Florida because he’s telling people the truth. And they said the same thing about Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania and Rand Paul in Kentucky. They’re well ahead in, in the polls because people want a change in Washington.” The following is the full interview with DeMint as it was aired on the September 16 Today show: MEREDITH VIEIRA: South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint has endorsed a number of Tea Party candidates, including Delaware’s Christine O’Donnell. Senator DeMint, good morning to you. [On screen headline: ” Tea Time, Is The Tea Party Hurting The GOP?” ] SEN. JIM DEMINT: Hey good morning. VIEIRA: This morning’s New York Time notes the, New York Times, notes the clear divide within the Republican Party saying and I’m quoting here, “If ever there was proof that the Tea Party and the Republican Party do not necessarily go hand in hand, it is Christine O’Donnell’s victory over the establishment.” But the paper goes on to say that you, Senator, could be a model for how the two might coexist. How important is it to you, that this gap be bridged? DEMINT: It’s important because the Tea Party represents a broad cross section of the American people. And, and actually, it’s a small part of an American awakening of people who are concerned about the debt, the spending, massive growth of government and, and the takeovers. And, and really, what we’re doing here in Washington has united America. When I go to a Tea Party, 40 percent of the people there are independents and Democrats. And, and what I’m trying to do is help the Republicans here in Washington understand that the tea parties don’t want to be Republicans. We as Republicans need to embrace the ideas of balancing the budget, of trying to return some fiscal sanity here to Washington. You know and I’m not as concerned about what Christine O’Donnell said 14 years ago as I am that she’s gonna help us balance our budget here in Washington. VIEIRA: But, but, but Senator, if you’re trying to help your party, your party would argue that you’re really hurting the party. That these kinds of candidates cannot win general elections. DEMINT: Well the important thing to me, first, is to save our country. It’s really that critical. That these trivial political labels do not mean as much right now when we’re fighting for the survival versus the bankruptcy of our country. And I think the American people in Delaware, all over the country, want to see that sense of urgency from the people who represent them in Washington. They’re not concerned whether the Republicans get the majority or not, they want people in Washington who understand that balancing the checkbook is not an extreme idea. So- VIEIRA: But practically speaking, do you believe that these candidates can win in November? DEMINT: Well Meredith, they told me Marco Rubio couldn’t win. And he is blowing it away in Florida because he’s telling people the truth. And they said the same thing about Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania and Rand Paul in Kentucky. They’re well ahead in, in the polls because people want a change in Washington. And, and you really can’t change Washington unless you change the people who are here. And so I think that’s what you saw in Delaware, people are looking at what these candidates are going to do when they get to Washington, and they’re ready to throw out the bums and bring in new folks. And I think we’re gonna do that in November. VIEIRA: Are you ready, if these candidates were to be elected, or if the Republicans were to come into power or take over Congress, obviously, control of Congress, are you ready to take on a leadership role to challenge the current Republican leadership? DEMINT: Well I like our current leadership. Mitch, Mitch is doing a great job and so is John Cornyn, with our Senate committee. I’ve got the leadership role I want. I am head of the conservative steering committee within the Senate. I’m managing the Senate Conservatives Fund, which by the way is SenateConservatives.com if folks want to help some of these candidates. But I want to support our leadership team. And what we’re trying to do now is get a group of Republicans that provide a clear contrast with the Pelosi-Obama agenda, which is massive debt and government growth. I think- VIEIRA: Before I let you go, Senator, can I ask very, very quickly, you’re up for reelection this November and your Democratic opponent, Alvin Greene, has said repeatedly, that he would, he would want to debate you. Is that gonna happen? Will you debate him? DEMINT: We have no debates scheduled. And I’ve got a couple of opponents in South Carolina. But Meredith, my main opponents are here in the White House and in Congress. So that’s where I’m spending most of my time. VIEIRA: Alright. So that’s a no. Senator Jim DeMint, thank you very much. DEMINT: Thank you.

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CBS Slams O’Donnell as ‘Ultra-Conservative’ and Sees Repeat of 1964, Touts Public Siding with Obama on Economy and Taxes

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The night after a Tea Party candidate in Delaware stunned the GOP establishment, the CBS Evening News blamed voter “anger,” tried to marginalize Christine O’Donnell as an “ultra-conservative,” relayed the contention of establishment Republicans that Tea Party wins will lead to a re-run of the GOP’s 1964 debacle, and highlighted how more Americans blame George W. Bush over President Barack Obama for the economy followed by how most side with Obama on not extending the current tax rates for those earning $250,000 or more. All in a day’s work for Katie Couric. She led by declaring “American voters are in one angry mood” as “nearly three out of four registered voters say they’re dissatisfied with or angry about what’s going on in Washington,” though the new CBS News/New York Times poll actually found just as many “satisfied” as angry and twice as many “dissatisfied but not angry” over “angry.” In the lead story, Nancy Cordes described how Christine O’Donnell “beat a veteran moderate Congressman who was considered a general election shoo-in” while “polls show O’Donnell’s ultra-conservative social views make her a decided underdog in this blue-leaning state.” Her proof of O’Donnell’s “ultra-conservative” views: a vintage video clip in which O’Donnell sounded eerily like Jimmy Carter: “Lust in your heart is committing adultery.” Following a soundbite of a Delaware Republican saying he’ll vote for the Democrat, Cordes identified O’Donnell’s November opponent sans any ideological tag: “And that’s giving new life to the Democrat in the race, Chris Coons.” Up next, Bob Schieffer ruminated about another 1964-like debacle for Republicans. “It is very much like 1964,” Schieffer contended, when Republicans “threw out all the establishment candidates” and nominated Barry Goldwater who “was far to the right of most of the people in his party, and they lost in a landslide.” So that’s why, Schieffer insisted, “you have establishment Republicans worried about what’s going to happen now in November.” Looking at the public’s views on the economy, Dean Reynolds highlighted how “the country still blames the Bush administration [37%] for the condition of the economy followed by Wall Street [5% blame Obama], and only 27 percent believe congressional Republicans are doing more to improve things, compared to 49 percent who say that about the President.” Plus: “Nor, apparently, is the country with the Republicans on taxes. While the GOP favors extending tax cuts for all income brackets, 53 percent of Americans believe tax cuts should end for those with incomes above $250,000, as the President has proposed.” Unmentioned by Reynolds: The 53 percent level is down nine points since February when it stood at 62 percent. PDF of the survey results . CBSNews.com summary of the “anger” question . CBSNews.com look at the tax cut numbers . Portions of the Wednesday, September 15 CBS Evening News, gathered by the MRC’s Brad Wilmouth: KATIE COURIC: Good evening, everyone. American voters are in one angry mood. It’s evident at the polls and in the polls. Look at this: A CBS News/New York Times poll out tonight finds a record 55 percent of American voters say it’s time for their representative in Congress to go. They don’t like what the incumbents are doing – 58 percent disapprove of the Democrats; 68 percent disapprove of the Republicans. Nearly three out of four registered voters say they’re dissatisfied with or angry about what’s going on in Washington. And some of that feeling was reflected in yesterday’s primaries with victories by candidates supported by the Tea Party…. NANCY CORDES: …O’Donnell becomes the seventh Tea Party-affiliated candidate to defeat a more mainstream Republican in a Senate primary this season. Six Tea Partiers have won primaries for governor. Carl Paladino of New York joined their ranks last night. But Republican leaders are keeping their distance from him, too, after he named his dog his chief of staff and proposed that welfare recipients be housed in unused prisons. CARL PALADINO, NEW YORK REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE: New Yorkers are as mad as hell, and we’re not gonna take it anymore! CORDES: In Delaware, O’Donnell beat a veteran moderate Congressman who was considered a general election shoo-in. Polls show O’Donnell’s ultraconservative social views- CHRISTINE O’DONNELL, DELAWARE REPUBLICAN SENATE NOMINEE, IN OLD VIDEO: Lust in your heart is committing adultery. CORDES: -make her a decided underdog in this blue-leaning state. STEVEN DAVIS, DELAWARE REPUBLICAN RESIDENT: Given Christine O’Donnell’s background, I have a very difficult time supporting her. I think I’d be more likely to cross party lines in this situation. CORDES: And that’s giving new life to the Democrat in the race, Chris Coons. CHRIS COONS, DELAWARE DEMOCRATIC SENATE NOMINEE: Christine O’Donnell is a different sort of Republican in the general election than I expected. CORDES: Republicans have a narrow window to take back the Senate, and it involves picking up 10 seats. If they don’t win in Delaware, that window is all but closed, Katie.  … COURIC: And, Bob, as Robert Gibbs said, and other people have asked, is this going to be a fight for the heart and soul of the Republican party? BOB SCHIEFFER: Oh, I think it very much is just that. I mean, it is very much like 1964. In 1960, Republicans lost narrowly with an establishment candidate, Richard Nixon. They got to 1964, they threw out all the establishment candidates, they threw out their party leaders and they nominated Barry Goldwater who – fine man – but he was far to the right of most of the people in his party, and they lost in a landslide. And that’s why you have establishment Republicans worried about what’s going to happen now in November. … DEAN REYNOLDS: …Other sobering findings for the White House: Only 38 percent think the President has a clear plan for creating jobs, and some 46 percent think the Obama stimulus package has had no impact – 20 percent think it made matters worse. But 63 percent say Mr. Obama is doing about as well as they expected. DOLORES CLARK, POLL PARTICIPANT: It’s too soon to make any final assessment of his presidency. I think he will be better and better as time passes. REYNOLDS: Actually, the country still blames the Bush administration for the condition of the economy followed by Wall Street, and only 27 percent believe congressional Republicans are doing more to improve things, compared to 49 percent who say that about the President. Sam Greco is a retired Chicago detective. Do you think the Republicans have a plan? SAM GRECO, RETIRED DETECTIVE: Nothing that comes to the forefront. And this is what bothers me. REYNOLDS: Nor, apparently, is the country with the Republicans on taxes. While the GOP favors extending tax cuts for all income brackets, 53 percent of Americans believe tax cuts should end for those with incomes above $250,000, as the President has proposed. A mixed report card with the midterms approaching. Dean Reynolds, CBS News, Chicago.

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