April 28, 2011 - Pensito

Almost Half of Americans View Tea Party Unfavorably

April 28, 2011 Buck Banks

47%

Of Americans now have an unfavorable image of the Tea Party movement, the highest since it emerged on the national scene, according to Gallup. While 60% of Republicans view the Tea Party favorably, 24% have an unfavorable opinion.

— Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer, on The CBS Evening News last night blasting Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that President Obama might not have had the grades to get into Harvard Law School.

Rand Paul Questions Trump’s GOP Credentials

April 28, 2011 Buck Banks

I’ve come to New Hampshire today because I’m very concerned. I want to see the original long-form certificate of Donald Trump’s Republican registration.

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the New York Times.

O, how our political process has been debased
By the spectacle of the birth certificate chase.
O, how GOP leaders’ hearts must slump
As they witness the rise of Donald Trump
And watch the lunatic fringe become their new base.

When the Fringe Becomes the Base

April 28, 2011April 28, 2011 Buck Banks

The birther conspiracy theory should now be placed on the ash heap of presidential derangement syndromes that date back to at least the John Birch Society’s founder declaring President Dwight David Eisenhower a ‘dedicated, conscious agent of the communist conspiracy’ — or, a Soviet spy. The sad difference is that back then William F. Buckley had the decency to denounce that fringe fear-mongering because he realized that it could discredit the entire conservative movement. Today, because the fringe is blurring with the base, conservative leaders seem afraid to confront the unhinged extremists in their midst.

— John Avlon, writing in the Daily Beast.

Online Interest High In Royal Wedding

April 28, 2011 Buck Banks

every 10 seconds

Someone posts something about the royal wedding on a social network — that’s 9,000 mentions per day.

There are Rich People in China, Too

April 28, 2011 Buck Banks

Day: April 28, 2011

Almost Half of Americans View Tea Party Unfavorably

47%

Of Americans now have an unfavorable image of the Tea Party movement, the highest since it emerged on the national scene, according to Gallup. While 60% of Republicans view the Tea Party favorably, 24% have an unfavorable opinion.

Schieffer: Trump’s a Racist!

That’s just code for saying he got into law school because he’s black. This is an ugly strain of racism that’s running through this whole thing.

— Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer, on The CBS Evening News last night blasting Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that President Obama might not have had the grades to get into Harvard Law School.

Rand Paul Questions Trump’s GOP Credentials

I’ve come to New Hampshire today because I’m very concerned. I want to see the original long-form certificate of Donald Trump’s Republican registration.

— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), quoted by the New York Times.

The Nut-Case Base

When the Fringe Becomes the Base

— John Avlon, writing in the Daily Beast.

Online Interest High In Royal Wedding

every 10 seconds

Someone posts something about the royal wedding on a social network — that’s 9,000 mentions per day.

There are Rich People in China, Too

213

Number of billionaires in China; there are 417 in the U.S.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

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.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%