The Super Majority

Robertson’s Stupidity on Display as he Smites Haiti

Most Americans are not in the smiting business. No matter what our line of work, we’re basically in the live-and-let-live business.

But here on Earth, the smiting business is reserved for that TV evangelist and Haitian earthquake expert, the Rev. Pat Robertson.

The rest of us might get angry at someone or something. But few of us call down the wrath of the heavens upon someone, unless, of course, it’s some football coach who doesn’t make the playoffs.

The smiters are different. They’re angry. Many of them are radical Islamic clerics who call on Allah to destroy the Great Satan for our sins of Americanism, like not keeping our women in burqas and siding with Israel, and for watching those sultry commercials where Padma Lakshmi eats a greasy cheeseburger and so forth

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Liberals Outraged Over Gun Rights, Guantanamo Votes

Frustrated liberals are asking why a Democratic-controlled Congress and White House can’t manage to close the Guantanamo prison or keep new gun-rights laws from passing.

After all, President Barack Obama pledged to shut down the military detention center on Cuba for suspected terrorists. And Democratic control of the government would suggest that any gun legislation leads to tighter controls on weapons, not expanded use.

Even as they grouse, however, liberal lawmakers acknowledge that no one factor explains last week’s disappointing back-to-back votes in Congress.

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Obama Straw Man Watch

“The Straw Man fallacy involves the attribution or assumption of a position, which is then attacked or dismissed, The problem is that the position dismissed by the argument is not the real ‘man’ or ‘person’, but a caricature of the real position held.”—Christopher W. Tindale, Fallacies and Argument Appraisal, January 2007

Obama’s Straw Man Attacks

We can’t afford to let the same phony arguments and bad habits of Washington kill financial reform and leave American consumers and our economy vulnerable to another meltdown. Rquo

President Barack Obama, “Weekly Address: President Obama Applauds Important Step Forward on Financial Reform,” December 12, 2009

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GOP to Pelosi: Prove Your Case or Apologize to CIA

It’s week two and Republicans aren’t about to let House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s accusation that the CIA lied to Congress slip between the cracks.

House Minority Leader John Boehner told FOX News on Monday that “the ball is in the speaker’s court.” If she is accusing the CIA of lying, she “needs to come forward, either present evidence or do an apology, and let’s get this behind us.”

“Lying to Congress is a crime. Purposely misleading Congress is a crime. And if the speaker is accusing the intelligence community of lying to her or purposefully misleading her, then she ought to present that evidence, turn it over to the Justice Department, have them prosecute it,” Boehner said.

But Boehner did not call for Pelosi’s ouster.

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Federal Agency Warns of Radicals on Right

The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement officials about a rise in “rightwing extremist activity,” saying the economic recession, the election of America’s first black president and the return of a few disgruntled war veterans could swell the ranks of white-power militias.

A footnote attached to the report by the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines “rightwing extremism in the United States” as including not just racist or hate groups, but also groups that reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority.

“It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration,” the warning says.

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Bon Jovi Throws Cold Water on Palin Campaign Use of ‘Home’

Add Jon Bon Jovi to the ever-growing list of artists who have been rankled by Republicans using their songs at rallies. This time, the offender is Sarah Palin, who has been using Bon Jovi 2006 hit “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.” Frontman Bon Jovi has made his political alliance abundantly clear, having hosted a $30,000-per-person fundraiser for Barack Obama at his New Jersey home. “We wrote this song as a thank you to those who have supported us over the past 25 years,” Bon Jovi said. “The song has since become a banner for our home state of New Jersey and the de facto theme song for our partnerships around the country to build homes and rebuild communities. Although we were not asked, we do not approve of their use of ‘Home.’”

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