TEA BAG TENNESSEE

In Tennessee there is a town which is basically Tea Bag Nation, everything is privatized, and everything is for profit, no big government. The Fire Department requires you pay “fire insurance”, $50.00 each household so then you have bought into this private capitalistic non-governmental market fire protection. Ok, it seems this past week there was a fire in that town. One of the people had not paid the fire insurance, the fire department showed up and they watched it burn to the ground with a number of pets inside dying in the fire. They were there to make sure the next door neighbor’s house which had paid the fire insurance was not endangered by the fire burning down. Neighbors showed up and offered the fire department hundreds of dollars, I am going to say a $1,000.00 to put out the fire but they refused because “the insurance” had not been paid in advance. They’ve often said people deserve the government they get, and the town of Tea Party Tennessee is a case in point. Because while they now require people to pay for fire protection, what happens when police and emergency room services are next? And how about this one gang, what if someone is denied such assistance, perishes, and then they discover a clerical error…the person had actually paid! May the tea baggers among us be the first to be bagged in the Tea Party Nation.

CONSERVATIVE HISTORY

He was hated in a visceral way; he was considered maybe a greater threat to the population in general than a nuclear attack. He was going to disrupt all that was moral and good. His name was (and is) Robert Edwards he was a British Biologist that developed in vitro fertilization leading to the birth of test tube babies. He recently received the Nobel Prize, but it is worth looking at how the conservative establishment detested him and came at him from every level. It is one of the quintessential examples of right wing anti-history which becomes main stream fact once time passes. Obviously for those who cannot have babies any other way this is a godsend and it is now quite common place as was pointed out by Robin Marantz Henig, in a NY Times article this week, that no one gives it a second thought. But at one time they gave it many thoughts and this man, this great man, said that just because something can be misused doesn’t mean it will be; it’s the counter of just because we can do something doesn’t mean we should. And it reminds us again of the conservative physiological subconscious and often conscience mantra that nothing should ever be done for the first time. There are a lot of living families that are glad it was and glad it is.

SPREE PARTY CANDIDATES

With all the attention given lately to the tea party, a far more important and perhaps more ominous trend is taking place in current politics, a trend I would call the “spree party”. And that of course is when incredibly rich self funders have bought their way into electoral prominence. But according to these folks, Meg Whitman, Carl Fiorina, Carl Paladino, Linda McMahon etc. it’s never about their own personal aggrandizement, it’s all about job creation. And you know what? As candidates they are right. Because consider the hundreds of millions of dollars that they collectively flow into the media, print and bulk mailing industries to help with what they hope will be their own personal political tsunamis. Alas, should they be elected, the political theory that have given shows they would not create jobs, but in fact endanger current unemployment benefits and even the level of the minimum wage. But were they to be defeated they will no doubt run again and again (see Ned Lamont), and every 2 years be a boost for the economy as spree party candidates.

FAKE FAUX FOLK FACTS

The Supreme Court passed a law which basically allowed anonymous donations to political candidates and with that some very greedy, very rich, very right wing people are trying to influence the election (as in buying it). One of their best is three “just plain folks” in West Virginia talking about how that darn Obama is messing things up. Well it turns out those just plain folks were actually in the Oregon diner in south Philly filming that and they are all actors and told to wear hey seed type stuff. You have to give the Republicans credit, they say we depend on the hay seed vote to make hay and not say who they are as the fake faux folks don’t want the facts, to get out that is.

FRIDAY PHILOSOPHY

FRIDAY PHILOSOPHY

Why has the saying “all the common fears” so much more resonance than “all the common calmness” the former doesn’t even have a reiteration?

REPUBLICAN RESPONSE AND RESPONSIBILITY

Sharron Angle has been playing the tea party “angle”, with positions that are extreme even for her peers and Nevada Republicans. On such things as Medicare, Social Security, veterans affairs, education and other stuff she is even too far right for the Republicans, to the point where a number of them, including Bill Raggio the Republican leader in the State Senate and Dema Guinn the former first lady of Nevada and widow of the Republican Governor at that time are endorsing Harry Reid, they say they will personally vote for Harry Reid’s reelection. Imagine too extreme for the Tea Party and not rich enough to be part of the SPREE Party.

RWJ ALERT, HOLY TOLEDO

Rich Lott is the Republican congressional candidate in Ohio for the 9th District. He has a hobby, and that is that he enjoys being a historical re-enactor. He likes to pretend he is a particular character, and he spend the weekends doing the exercises and imitating what those characters would and did do. So, what’s the rub with his particular obsession/passion as a role player? That’s because of the character he’s played, that of a member of the Nazi SS. That’s right, he likes to wear an SS uniform on the weekend, run around the woods and parade around, and to repeat, he is the current candidate for the 9th District in Congress for Ohio. Oh, shock of shocks, to RWJ (of course that means right wing Jews), he is a Republican. He doesn’t really believe in Nazi ideology, as he explained saying “you have to admire the country of Nazi Germany, a relatively small country compared to the world which militarily accomplished such great things” We wonder just how many Jews will vote for this guy. Some will, because he and they are Republicans, right? Mr. Iott offers that he did his costuming as a father and son bonding thing, and they happily wore SS uniforms together. Some fun. Seems they quit the group some 3 years ago when his son lost interest. He on his website said they did it out of admiration for the bravery of the SS Troops that gave their all so that they can be free. Actually that’s the epitome of a complete sentence as opposed to a complete truth, a trait we at Faux News Network regularly ascribe to the right wing. Mr. Lott pointed out that however unsavory the goals of the Nazis were (you think?) the Nazi SS gave their lives for the country they loved and to be free. The gifted Bill Maher made this complete sentence into a complete truth pointing out they would be “free to kill Jews.” As we always said, conservatives are always better with complete sentences than complete truths. Oh, the 9th district in Ohio includes Toledo, so we say again to RWJs “Holy Toledo look at who your Republican party is backing”.

MILLIONAIRE RELIEF, THERE IS HOPE

The State of Connecticut is the fourth highest in the number of millionaires in the United States. Number one being Hawaii, number two being Maryland, number three New Jersey and number 4 being the nutmeg state. It grew by 8% in the last year and at least as many of the public worries and votes on behalf of those living in the Linda McMansions who may well have to pay 3% more taxes, there is a little glimmer of hope their numbers have swelled by 8% even if they have to pay increased taxes of 3%. When these folks contribute to campaigns against the President and the administration saying the government hasn’t done what they were supposed to on the economy, we assume they mean…not for them.

A J BURNOUT

The Yankees have a pitcher that they signed as a free agent, with what we believe is a five year contract, this year being the second year. Last year while in the regular season he had a 5.00+E.R.A, in the post season he did win a key game in the second game of the World Series. This year, whatever lobotomy he had last year didn’t take hold. He may have a 100 million dollar arm (his contract is more than that), but he has a ten cent head. He just can’t get it together and he’s screwed up game after game, he has lost 10 of his last 11 starts. Here’s the outside, we at FauxNewsNetwork.com propose to be his agent; we see two of the following three manufacturers as possible sponsors, Rolaids or Tums (obviously one or the other and since the Yankees advertise them as well). We think a partnership with Johnny Walker Black, of Johnny Walker Company would be in order. Because, when you watch AJ Burnout, I’m sorry again, Burnett, pitch you want to take antacids and drink.

OILS WELL THAT IS NOT ENDING WELL

Apparently estimates that 75% of the oil had dissipated or been removed are under attack. People are claiming that 50% of it is still there in this largest of all oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico off the shores of Louisiana and other states. Either way 25% or 50% left is really rough and the process has to continue. But the independent panel reviewing it said that the government’s reaction was basically very sound after a first few hours of chaos. Well, I mean sure the folks of Katrina didn’t read the weather map and apparently the Obama folks didn’t read the spontaneous oil rig fire map. Has that one been updated? Well, any way for now oils well so far has not ended well but hopefully the payouts and the support for these folks continues.

WARMING TO THE TRUTH

On September 27, 2010 Los Angeles recorded a temperature of 113 degrees Fahrenheit; yes that’s right 113, the highest in history recorded for this time of year in that city. The rally to dispute global warming had to be cancelled when no air-conditioned buildings were available.