All Posts Tagged With: "Joe"
McCain’s Opinion of the GOP Base
What does John McCain think of the radical right wing base of the Republican Party? That is an easy one. When running for President, John McCain felt a need to appeal to the ‘base’ of his party. So where did he go, what were his impressions of the ‘base?’ Answer: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and […]
5May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 8 comments | Continued
Does Our Economic Attitude Matter? A Hole in the Bucket.
Well, they (whoever they is) measure consumer confidence. What do you suppose that is about? Consumer confidence is a measurement of the confidence people have about their ability to sustain their life style – in a manner of speaking. The consequence of positive attitude is that people will spend their money because they have confidence that more is coming. Negative consumer confidence implies that people will not spend their money. Attitude does matter. Gratitude rhymes with attitude for a reason.
7Apr2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Does Our Economic Attitude Matter? A Hole in the Bucket. | Continued
Obama’s “number 1 priority”
– Peter Barnes is an entrepreneur and writer whose books include Who Owns The Sky? and Climate Solutions: A Citizen’s Guide. The views expressed are his own. – By Peter Barnes A few days before the election, Barack Obama told Time’s Joe Klein: Finding the new driver of our economy is going to be critical. […]
11Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama’s “number 1 priority” | Continued
To The Mountaintop
By Joe Klein Word comes that Barack Obama’s grandmother has died. The timing is ridiculous. But think, for a moment, if you will of Madelyn Dunham, a white woman from Kansas, strolling the aisle of a supermarket, or having lunch in a coffee shop, with her grandson–way back at the turn of the 1970s, when […]
3Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on To The Mountaintop | Continued
McCain in the Gutter
By Joe Klein There is so much desperate, crapulous spew from the McCain campaign right now that it’s hard to keep track of it all–but this ad, via Andrew Sullivan, marks some sort of low. Yet again–in a last, desperate attempt to scare the elderly Jews of Florida–McCain posits Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the “leader” of […]
30Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on McCain in the Gutter | Continued
Joe You-Know-Who Gets a Manager
By Larry Rohter If he gets his way, Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, also known as “Joe the Plumber,” plans to enjoy a lot more than just 15 minutes of fame. Two weeks after emerging as the Republican Party’s favorite proxy for the American working man, Mr. Wurzelbacher has signed a management deal meant to keep him […]
29Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Joe You-Know-Who Gets a Manager | Continued
Republicans, Intellectual or Joe Six-Pack
Is there something wrong with being intellectual? There was a time when Republicans were proud of their position on advancing education, proud of elite education, proud that America offered educational opportunities to all. But something has gone wrong. The Republicans of the past thirty years have discredited thier greatest strength – the opportunity of America. […]
26Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Republicans, Intellectual or Joe Six-Pack | Continued
Wanted: Leadership, Not Beer Buddies
Way back when this writer was a young man, we used to stop at the local watering hole to soak up some suds with our beer buddies. Joe Six Pack was always the first to arrive, and the last to leave. After two or three cold ones we could solve most of the world problems. […]
10Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Respecting Joe Six-Pack
Governor Sarah Palin has resurrected an old term – Joe Six Pack. Her notion is that she represents that demographic – folksy, hard working, beer drinking, regular American people. Her position is not so much that she can represent Joe – it is more that she is Joe. This is troubling. The Founding Fathers wrote […]
3Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 6 comments | Continued
Joe Biden responds to Governor Palin
Joe Biden talked on the air with Matt Laur – that guy from one of those morning shows. Joe Biden is not intimidated and is showing his considerable political skill. McCain’s speech writers prepared a well crafted speech – but Sarah Palin delivered it with vigor and skill. Listen to Biden’s response:
5Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Joe Biden DNC Speech Text & Video, 8-27-2008
Joe Biden was emotionally introduced by his son Beau. Beau is the Attorney General of the State of Deleware. He is also a Captain in the Army Guard – in a unit that is being activated for duty in Iraq. Beau Biden is on his way to Iraq. Here is the Biden speech: I love […]
28Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Joe Biden DNC Speech Text & Video, 8-27-2008 | Continued
Hillary Clinton comments on Joe Biden
This writer just received and email form Hillary Clinton – we will share it here: I want to congratulate Joe Biden on becoming the vice presidential running nominee. Joe is a friend and colleague, a strong experienced leader and a devoted public servant. I look forward to not only seeing him in Denver next week […]
24Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Hillary Clinton comments on Joe Biden | Continued
Bush ‘idiot’ video – is or is not
Son, Is linguistic skill the qualifier for intellect? Does one have to speak well to be considered intelligent? Does George Bush fail at speech, or does the problem run deeper? Joe Scarborough hosted a worthy discussion on the intelligence of President Bush. [wp_youtube]whhbPVrb5KM[/wp_youtube] Dad
22Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Bush ‘idiot’ video – is or is not | Continued
Chris Matthews is under siege
Son, Chris Matthews is in trouble. He has been making bigoted statements about women in general and Hillary Clinton in particular. His racism flowed out of every sweat pore after the New Hampshire primary. Today he is under siege by the public and the management at MSNBC. The good old boys club of male reporters […]
20Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Chris Matthews is under siege | Continued
Morning Joe degrades bloggers
Son, Joe Scarborough speaks without thinking. He operates out of biased paradigms that are fostered by the good old boys club at MSNBC. Those folks, Scarborough, Russert, Matthews, and Olberman are the bloggers of Television. Scarborough made some innocent but disparaging off hand comments about bloggers. First of all – what is a blogger. Well, […]
18Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Morning Joe degrades bloggers | Continued
Morning Joe defends Chris Matthews
Son, The MSNBC good old boys club has circled the wagons. Chris Matthews is under fire for his sexist and racist comments during the presidential primaries. Matthews offered a horrible apology on his Hardball show yesterday. Well, I guess he calls it an apology. Matthews said that everything he said was correct and that if […]
18Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Morning Joe defends Chris Matthews | Continued
New England Patriots – love or hate
Son, The New England Patriots have completed the regular season with a perfect 16 – 0 record. Congratulations. But like many things in life – people have an emotional response. Football is a sport that requires talent on the field and emotion in the stadium. My emotions say, please don’t win it all. The only […]
8Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
Ron Paul and Paulaholics attack Lincoln.
Son, Ron Paul is on the telephone with the Morning Joe folks. He is arguing that Lincoln is part of the “Hamiltonians who wanted a strong central government. Why did all other nations get rid of slavery without a civil war.” Asked of Paul, “How long should slavery have gone on? What was Abraham Lincoln […]
27Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Qualities of an American President?
Son, This is a redraft of a previous post. The previous post focused on Ron Paul – but while writing that post I realized there are bigger issues at stake. Ron Paul is running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. ON the surface it seems entirely remarkable that this man of […]
26Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Qualities of an American President? | Continued
The Rise of Ron Paul
Son, Ron Paul is running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. ON the surface it seems entirely remarkable that this man of little logic is having so much success, both in admiring fans and his ability to raise money. He is worth looking at – not because of his ideas – […]
26Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
The politics of admitting mistakes
Son, Several candidates for President have long histories. Many of them have run for other offices like Senator, or Governor, or Mayor. In the process of seeking those offices they necessarily catered to the limited population of their respective ambitions. Romney and Giuliani were pro-choice. Giuliani has been married three times. Huckabee raised taxes. Clinton […]
4Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The politics of admitting mistakes | Continued
Chris Matthews on Morning Joe
Son, Chris Matthews has lost complete touch with reality. Matthews is the host of the MSNBC program Hardball. They call it Hardball because Matthews is supposed to be asking the hard questions. That was probably true – a couple of years ago. On Morning Joe this morning, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, Joe and Matthews were talking […]
29Nov2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Chris Matthews on Morning Joe | Continued
Media Hosts fail as Celebrities
Son, A tragedy has befallen American Journalism. Cable and satellite feeds have created monster celebrities in the field of journalism. Everyone wants to be Walter Cronkite. The problem is that hey have not earned the stature. Wolf Blitzer, Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, Bill O’Reilly, Shawn Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, to name a few. These people have […]
25Nov2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Media Hosts fail as Celebrities | Continued