Bad Deeds for 4-22-2008

Colorado State Rep. Douglas Bruce Calls Mexican Migrant Workers Illiterate Peasants – State Rep. Douglas Bruce’s derogatory remarks Monday about Mexican migrant workers could leave him facing a second censure penalty or worse. “We don’t need 5,000 more illiterate peasants in the state of Colorado,” Bruce, R-Colorado Springs, said during debate on a bill to speed up a temporary seasonal worker program.

Comcast: Worst Company Ever. – It’s Hammer time.

Newt Gingrich says, “The left wing of the Democratic Party, frankly, kind of admires American terrorists.” – On 4/18/08, FOX News contributor Newt Gingrich said, “The left wing of the Democratic Party, frankly, kind of admires American terrorists.”

David Shuster and Chris Matthews Say Obama is Not a Regular Guy Because He Ordered Orange Juice Instead of Coffee at a Diner -On the April 10 edition of MSNBC’s Hardball, after reporting that Sen. Barack Obama “campaigned today in northern Indiana, shaking hands and chatting with people at a diner near South Bend,” MSNBC correspondent David Shuster stated to host Chris Matthews: “Well, here’s the other thing that we saw on the tape, Chris, is that, when Obama went in, he was offered coffee, and he said, ‘I’ll have orange juice.’ ” Matthews replied, “No,” to which Shuster responded: “He did.” Shuster continued: “And it’s just one of those sort of weird things. You know, when the owner of the diner says, ‘Here, have some coffee,’ you say, ‘Yes, thank you,’ and, ‘Oh, can I also please have some orange juice, in addition to this?’ You don’t just say, ‘No, I’ll take orange juice,’ and then turn away and start shaking hands.” Matthews added, “You don’t ask for a substitute on the menu,” and then said: “David, what a regular guy. You could do this. … I mean, go to the diners.” Matthews then began an interview with Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), an Obama supporter, by asking Casey: “Isn’t that interesting, Senator Casey, that Barack Obama, your candidate, can walk before 15,000 people with complete calm and assurance, but he seems a little out of place in A) a bowling alley and B) a diner? What is the problem with your guy?”

Pentagon Told Media Military Pundits What to Say About the War in Iraq – Yesterday, the New York Times exposed a secret Pentagon campaign to infiltrate the media with pro-war propaganda. The scheme reaches all the way to the Bush White House, where top officials recruited dozens of “military analysts” to spread favorable views of the war via every major news channel — without revealing they were working from Pentagon scripts and often lobbying for major military contractors. Spreading “covert propaganda” is illegal under federal law. Congress must investigate these military pundits and their ties to the Bush administration, defense contractors and our national news media. Watch the video:

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New State-of-the-Art Monitoring Equipment for the Department of Homeland Security 😉

 

 

Regards,

Jim