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January 27, 2013 · 8:37 AM

Sunday Talk: Good to the last drop

I love this weekly feature on Daily Kos.  I’m always compelled to share it with TFC readers.

This week’s intro is particularly humorous…

By: Silly Rabbit  for Daily Kos

On “Blue Monday,” millions of Americans—chief among them, former POW John McCain—watched the second inauguration of President Barack Hussein Obama, and hoped/prayed that he would apologize for decisively winning the past two elections.

Much to their dismay, however, instead of surrendering to some bullshit fantasy of theirs, Obama forcefully made the case for progressive values.

His words proved to be too much for top Republicans; some went into hiding, while others went off the deep end—all but accusing him of lip-syncing to an audiobook of The Communist Manifesto and/or MeinKampf.

Now, I’m not a psychiatrist, but if I were one, I’d say that the GOP’s problems are rooted in stupidity, psychopathy, vaginaphilia, racism, objectivism, misogyny, xenophobia, homophobia, and stuff.

Also, too.

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Morning Lineup:

Meet the Press: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI); Roundtable: Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint, NAACP CEO/President Ben Jealous, Bob Woodward and Andrea Mitchell (NBC News).

Face the Nation: Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA); NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly; Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA); Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN);Roundtable: Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter, Romney Campaign Senior Adviser Kevin Madden, David Sanger (New York Times) and David Ignatius(Washington Post).

This Week: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ); ScreenwriterMark Boal; Author Mark Bowden; Roundtable: George Will (Washington Post), Rep.David Schweikert (R-AZ), Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile, Steve Inskeep (NPR) and Chris Hughes (The New Republic)

Fox News Sunday: Retired Col. Martha McSally; Retired Gen. Jerry Boykin; Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN); Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL); Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Jeff Zeleny (New York Times), Kimberley Strassel (Wall Street Journal) and Juan Williams(Fox News).

State of the Union: Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal; Former CIA Director Michael C. Hayden;  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R); Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R)l Saratoga Springs, Utah Mayor Mia Love (R); Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Reliable Sources: Bob Costas (NBC Sports); David Frum(Newsweek/Daily Beast); Clarence Page (Chicago Tribune); Amy Argetsinger(Washington Post).

The Chris Matthews Show: Chuck Todd (NBC News); Kathleen Parker (Washington Post); Radhika Jones (TIME); Chris Frates (National Journal).

Fareed Zakaria GPS: King Abdullah II of Jordan; Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Up with Chris Hayes: Former US Ambassador to Austria Swanee Hunt; Author Robin Wright; Syracuse University Prof. Horace Campbell; Joshua Trevino (Texas Public Policy Foundation); Vince Warren (Center for Constitutional Rights); Phyllis Bennis(Institute for Policy Studies); Adam Serwer (Mother Jones).

Evening lineup:

60 Minutes will feature: a joint interview with President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (preview); and, a report on the fall of Lance Armstrong (preview).

Continued here…

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December 6, 2010 · 3:21 AM

‘John McWeasel’ Tells 9/11 First Responder That ‘I Can’t Help You’

Think Progress

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has indicated that, this coming week, he will bring a 9/11 first responders bill up for a vote. The bill, which has been passed by the House, would provide $7.4 billion in medical treatment and lost wages for workers who were sickened and injured by their service at Ground Zero.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) office indicated that the chances for invoking cloture (ie, getting 60 votes to overcome a filibuster) hinge on getting more Republican support. “We still need one more Republican to come on board,” said a Gillibrand spokesman.

With that hurdle in mind, tow truck driver T.J. Gilmartin, “who hauled ruined FDNY vehicles away from Ground Zero and now suffers from breathing problems, headed to Washington this week to lobby” for the 9/11 health bill. Gilmartin described this rude and depressing encounter he had with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ):

“I thought I could talk to him. I mean, he’s a real hero, not like us. We’re just little half heroes.

“Our country took care of him when he came back. He was a POW. I respect that.

“I wasn’t stalking him or anything, but then I saw him in a hallway going to an elevator near the rotunda.

“It was a floor up from where they have the badges.

“I stepped in front of him, and I was very respectful. I told him who I was and I asked for his help on the Zadroga bill.

“It lasted maybe 10 or 15 seconds.

“He said ‘Thank you for your service.’

“And ‘I can’t help you.’

“Then, bang, he stepped around me and onto the elevator.

“If his eyes were daggers, I’d be dead. They’d all be in my heart.

“John McCain was pathetic. I would have thought more of him.”

McCain’s “pathetic” attitude towards a 9/11 first responder earned him this cover headline from the New York Daily News yesterday.

 

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