Tag Archive

Fear And Loathing In Washington DC

By Mike Burns

“We were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave… and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.” – Hunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas As I watched the President’s State of the Union Address, I... »

This Isn’t Your Fathers Republican Party

By Mike Burns

Like Dr. Frankenstein, the Republican Party is about to lose control of the monster that they have created. The previously loyal, ultra-conservative base has risen up in anger and angst to force their will upon the party leadership in upstate New York District #23. What should have been a simple routine election of another... »

The White House Calls A Foul On FOX Fantasy News

By Mike Burns

White House communications director Anita Dunn gave the country a clear dose of reality this weekend by labeling FOX News as “the research arm or communications arm of the Republican Party”. Going further, she stated that when the President goes on FOX, “he is going on it to debate the opposition. Let’s not pretend... »

The Conservative Drumbeat Of Violence Marches On Without Apology

By Mike Burns

Yesterday at Newsmax.com, they published a story written by John L. Perry outlining the justification and strategy for a military coup to overthrow the duly elected President of the United States of America. He wasn’t talking about Kim Jong Il or Fidel Castro. He was actually arguing for the overthrow of President Barack Obama.... »

FOX Fantasy News Cleaning Up Their Act?

By Mike Burns

The recently unearthed video of a FOX News producer revving up the crowd at the Washington Tea Party last month has some people at the network scrambling to protect themselves from the inevitable ethical fallout. It will prove to be very difficult to escape the consequences of their unethical behavior. The Tea Party protest... »

Conservatism Has Always Catered To The Fringe

By Mike Burns

Conservatives have always bristled when liberals or the media label them as the “Radical Right”. They feel that the term radical should only be applied to those who want to transform society. According to them, groups that advocate for the expansion of civil rights, homosexual rights, women’s rights and health care reform are what... »

The Glenn Beck Dilemma

By Mike Burns

How do you solve a problem like Glenn Beck? Of all of the right wing talk show hosts, Glenn Beck is the most difficult to define and the most difficult to fight against. He clearly hates the Democrats and especially our current president. But the way that he chooses to present his hateful arguments... »

Sonia Sotomayor – Pat Buchanan

By Mike Burns

Pat Buchanan has resurfaced as a reliably conservative sound bite machine for MSNBC this week over Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee. Pat seems to be singularly focused on the one issue of the white firefighters who filed a discrimination suit against New Haven Ct. The case, and Sotomayor’s ethnicity has combined for him into a... »