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A 21st Century Lynching

By Mike Burns

Does anybody else feel sick? I certainly do. It is the same feeling I get deep in my stomach when I see one of those lynching photographs with smiling, celebratory faces mugging for the camera. No, Shirley Sherrod was not literally strung up in a tree. However, the intent to do harm and the... »

Extremism In Defense Of A Lie

By Mike Burns

Shortly after the passage of health care reform last week, a brick was thrown through the window of a Democratic office in New York. Attached to the brick was a note that said, “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice”. This was a quote from Barry Goldwater’s 1964 acceptance speech as the Republican... »

The Unforgivable Racism of Rush Limbaugh

By Mike Burns

As the world watched with horror the tragedy of the Haitian disaster unfold this last week, Rush Limbaugh took it upon himself to denounce relief efforts and urge his listeners to not donate any money. He claimed that this tragic event was tailor made to burnish Obama’s “credibility with both the light skinned and... »

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... »

Rush Limbaugh Owes America An Apology

By Mike Burns

During his show yesterday, Rush Limbaugh claimed that he was being libeled and slandered by several major news organizations. His outrage was directed towards those who had falsely attributed a quote defending slavery to him. “I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a... »

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 Radical Republican Anti-American Agenda

By Mike Burns

Once again we have a Democrat in the White House and once again the Republicans are spending nearly 100% of their time trying to tear him down. What began during the Clinton administration with a few loudmouths on the radio and some extreme right wing militias have now been elevated to mainstream Republican Party... »

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... »

Glenn Beck: He’s Got The Courage Of His Ignorance

By Mike Burns

For those of you that are regular watchers of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, you may have heard him occasionally refer to Glenn Beck as “Lonesome Rhodes”. This is a pointed reference to the main character in the 1957 film “A Face In The Crowd” staring Andy Griffith. The film charts the transformation of an... »