The Unquenchable ‘O’
She’s often been called the Queen of TV,
A champion of the bored, failed and needy.
But now Oprah’s trying to triple
Rates for her new channel on cable —
She might not be a lesbian, but she sure is greedy!
Day: December 13, 2010
Ten Percent of Muslims Are Terrorists? That’s the Population of Iran, Syria, Sudan, Lebanon and Somalia – Combined
The latest anti-Muslim propaganda coming from the Republican Party’s Fox network is a suggestion by the network’s resident Mormon televangelist Glenn Beck that 10 percent of Muslims worldwide are terrorists.
GLENN BECK: What is the number of Islamic terrorists? One percent? I think it’s closer to 10 percent, but the rest of the PC world will tell you ‘oh no, it’s minuscule.’ Okay, well, let’s take you at your one percent. Look at the havoc of one percent of Muslims causing on the rest of the world!
This claim is so ridiculous that it stands as a tragic indictment of our times that it even has to be addressed. But, just in case it comes up at family events over the holidays, here goes.
Rules Are for Small People, Speaker Boehner Will Smoke Wherever He Pleases in the Capitol
Right-leaning Politico.com ran this item last week about incoming House Speaker John Boehner:
John Boehner isn’t speaker yet, but he already seems to be playing by his own rules.
The Ohio Republican was spotted puffing on a cigarette in the Capitol on Thursday afternoon, smoke billowing around his head, as he presided over a GOP steering committee meeting in the Capitol Visitor Center.
That would be a violation of a House rule that prohibits smoking in public rooms in the building.
A profile of Boehner in the New Yorker suggests that the new speaker smokes around two packs of cigarettes a day. And based on his family history with smoking, it’s unlikely Boehner will quit anytime soon:
