Posts Tagged ‘Republicans’
Democrats to Attack GOP on Social Security
Democrats have been in control of both Houses of Congress since January 2007 and have yet to fix Social Security. Democrats failed to pass a budget, Unemployment remains above nine percent, and the national debt has another 187 billion dollars attached but, Democratic strategists are good at changing the subject and calling the opposition radical. Its not a new Strategy, Democrats like to worry the eldely that the GOP will privatize or take away their Social Security checks. They use photo ops where Democrats get around children on school lunch programs, alluding that Republicans will cut Federal programs because they don't care about the poor. The other PR strategy is to increase racial tension and call the GOP haters of civil rights. Harry Reid played the card just this [...]
Ground Zero Mosque Is Dealt a Setback in New York
In a reversal, an influential Jewish organization announced its opposition to a proposed mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. The surprising decision by the Anti-Defamation League , reported by the New York Times Saturday, is likely to inflame a months-long dispute that's become a national debate on freedom of religion and the impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The turn-around by the ADL, a mainstream group that had earlier denounced attacks on the proposed mosque as bigoted, may change the course of the battle over the planned $100-million, 15-story Islamic center and mosque which is to include a house of prayer, a theater, a pool and a restaurant. Up until now, New York City government officials, led by Mayor Michael R. [...]
Generic Congressional Ballot GOP leads Democrats by 10 Points- 46%, Democrats 36%
Republican candidates now hold a 10-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, tying the GOP's high for the year recorded the second week in March and their biggest lead in nearly three years of weekly tracking. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 46% of likely U.S. voters would vote for their district's Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. This comes even as separate polling shows 74% of voters correctly identify Republicans as the political party Democrats have labeled the Party of No for their opposition to President Obama's agenda. But then the government bailouts of the financial industry and troubled automakers General Motors and Chrysler are still a sore [...]
Tea Party Racism? – Blacks respond video
Frank Rich was quoted in the New York Times Op-Ed section The Tea Party movement is virtually all white. Is this true? He then closed Tax Day Teaparty Columbia, SC On March 27, 2010 writer Frank Rich was quoted in the New York Times Op-Ed section The Tea Party movement is virtually all white. Is this true? He then closed his article with Are these politicians so frightened of offending anyone in the Tea Party-Glenn Beck base that they would rather fall silent than call out its extremist elements and their enablers? Many media outlets, including MSNBC, the Washington Post, CNN, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Huffington Post among others are insinuating that there is racism in the Tea Party movement. Take a look for yourself. Filmed on April 15, [...]