March 10, 2011 - Pensito

The Radio Sting

March 10, 2011May 22, 2014 Buck Banks

The bad PR at NPR is a killer.
The usually boring radio story’s a thriller.
Though he brought on this grief,
We should thank James O’Keefe
For ridding us of those two useless Schillers.

Alexander Says Trump Can’t Win

March 10, 2011 Buck Banks

I hope it doesn’t affect my chances to be his vice presidential pick.

— Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), quoted by Politico, on saying Donald Trump had “no chance” to win the presidential election in 2012.

Republicans Determined to Defund Public Broadcasting

March 10, 2011 Buck Banks

Big Bird needs to be pushed out of the nest.

— Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on his push to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting.

Few Americans Believe in Economic Recovery

March 10, 2011 Buck Banks

1 in 7

Americans has faith a lasting economic recovery has taken hold, and a plurality say they are personally worse off than they were two years ago, according to a new Bloomberg poll.

U.S. Divided Over Congressional Muslim Recruitment Hearings

March 10, 2011 Buck Banks

52%

Of all Americans say Thursday’s scheduled House Homeland Security Committee hearings to investigate terrorist recruitment efforts in the American Muslim community are appropriate, but there are sharp partisan differences: 69% of Republicans agree, compared with 40% of Democrats, according to Gallup.

Day: March 10, 2011

The Radio Sting

Alexander Says Trump Can’t Win

I hope it doesn’t affect my chances to be his vice presidential pick.

— Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), quoted by Politico, on saying Donald Trump had “no chance” to win the presidential election in 2012.

Republicans Determined to Defund Public Broadcasting

Big Bird needs to be pushed out of the nest.

— Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on his push to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting.

Few Americans Believe in Economic Recovery

1 in 7

Americans has faith a lasting economic recovery has taken hold, and a plurality say they are personally worse off than they were two years ago, according to a new Bloomberg poll.

U.S. Divided Over Congressional Muslim Recruitment Hearings

52%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.