M-M-M-Martha and M-M-M-Max Headroom

Truth from the lips of a politician

This is Martha Coakley, AG of Massachusetts, and democrat candidate for the special election next week to replace Teddy Kennedy:

Her statement was, "We're done here." And every indication is that she is indeed "done" when it comes to the election next week.

First she says that there aren't any terrorists left in Afghanistan. Then she has a democrat handler knock a reporter to the ground for asking about the remark.

The reporter got back on his feet and chased her down the street to ask about health care subsidizing her fundraiser, and instead of answering the question, she replies, "We're done here."

Below is a request I received from my pal Dick Durbin. (I participated in one of his surveys on-line and now I am a supporter despite my efforts to get my name removed.)

Durbin is sending out an all-call for money for Coakley's campaign.

Now, Dick hasn't said boo about candidates for the Burris seat in Illinois, but he's all hopped up about one in Massachusetts.

And other high profile dems are doing the same.

Do you think they're worried that "We're done here."?

Obama confronts the conflict

We all wondered if Obama has what it takes to run a country. After all, what experience did he have?

Wonder no more. Obama is hard at it; managing the conflict. The scheduling conflict.

You see, there is the first episode of Lost. And American Idol. And the Super Bowl.

A rock star can’t just plop the State of the Union Address just anywhere, you know. People would be upset.

(Whatever happened to the adoring millions who walked miles on their knees to sit at his feet in Grant Park? Well, that was November. These are first episodes.)

It wouldn’t do for THIS president to have low Nielsen ratings, now would it?

Then there is the timing. Would it be good or bad to speak before the special election in Teddy’s back yard? Would Obama’s speech improve or worsen Democrat chances in the primary?

Oooh, what about this? Let’s pass Obamacare first, then step up and declare myself the next FDR. Yes, let’s do that.

Watch out, Mr. President. What will you do if one of your Democrats stands up and shouts, “You lied!” because you left out the public option?

Now that would get you some ratings.

Finding a suitable victim

As a prelude to Amnesty 2010 the left needs to find a victim, a poster child.

Logic exposes the likes of Elvira Arellano as an ID thief. The fact that she was caught twice using a fake Social Security number and ordered deported after hearings and appeals makes it hard for most folks to have much sympathy for her.

Besides, she’s made a comfortable life for herself and Saulito back in Mexico. Last we heard Elvira was running for Mexico’s Congress as a PRD candidate, ultra-liberal party of course!

And Flor Crisostomo (who replaced Elvira as martyr-in-residence of the Chicago church) isn’t much of a poster child. First, no one paid much attention to here. And second, she abandoned her children a decade ago when she came to the United States. Not much “family unification” mileage there.

So, who is the lucky face of Amnesty 2010? A little boy with curly brown hair and dark eyes; old enough to memorize a couple of sentences and deliver them in clear English, thanks to the bilingual education we provided him at no charge.

So the latest push for immigration reform comes from Chicago ministers who have chosen to hoist up a little boy about ten years old and get him to repeat for the camera, “This isn’t America.” Below this scene is a graphic explaining that his father has been deported.

Well, son, go ask your father.

Ask him why he thought the immigration laws of the United States didn’t apply to him?

Ask him why he would even think of bringing you into the world, knowing his precarious status?

Ask him how he got a job? Did he buy a fake Social Security card or was he always paid in cash?

And we should ask ourselves some questions as well.

Why did the Supreme Court erroneously rule that children of illegal aliens are U. S. citizens? And why hasn’t that gross misinterpretation been corrected? What sense does it make to tear families apart based on precedence?

And why does the Supreme Court continue to encourage illegal aliens by ruling that it isn’t aggravated identity theft unless you personally know the person whose identity you stole?

Testing racial equality at the White House

Here is the burning question?

Will WASPs who are Beltway Socialites get the same treatment as a black DC party planner with a Hispanic name?

Here's AG Eric Holder on the scene at the state dinner crashed by Carlos Allen. Allen does not appear to be in custody.

And Carlos actually got to stay for dinner.

I'd be careful about his story, though. He's got a conscience like Bill Clinton. First Carlos denied being there. Then a video was produced proving that he was. The new story is that he was invited, yet no one at the White House seems to corroborate that story.

Culture quiz

I know it's wrong to pop a quiz on Monday, but the news is fresh.

Who said, "I was born a poor black child."

a. Obama

b. Rod Blagojevich

c. Harry Reid

d. Steve Martin

Right, Steve Martin in the movie, The Jerk.

Now, who said, "I'm blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes."
a. Obama
b. Rod Blagojevich
c. Harry Reid
d. Steve Martin

Right again. Blago himself. Only it wasn't a line in a movie.


No doubt there is unlimited room in the hearts of liberals to forgive their own, so this one shouldn't be a problem.

It all goes to show that political correctness is in the eye of the beholder.

It worked for Obama

Pat Quinn took over as governor when Blagojevich was ousted in disgrace. And the populist Quinn quickly became the same-old-tired-Democrat hack. He wants to raise the state income tax from 3% to 4.5%.

He’s done nothing about the ethics problem except fire Blago’s cronies. And he’s got some strong opposition on Groundhog Day. (Come to think of it, there is poetic justice that the primary is on February 2nd. Illinois citizens feel like they are in a bad movie over and over again. Every day we wake up to a new scandal and a new wave of unpaid bills, all thanks to our elected officials.)

So, here’s the latest ad strategy from Quinn. Sweetness and light. Cue the piano and the violins. Quinn is shaking hands with his peeps. And in his own voiceover tells us… "We're hurting economically. Our whole country is, and we have to have confidence, optimism and faith in each other. We have a scholarship program and many, many students who were the first person in their family to go to college. It gives them the skills to get a better job. I also believe in the green economy. Energy efficiency and renewable energy. These are fundamental things that will make our state stronger economically. Its everybody in and nobody left out. The governor has to be the leader to make that happen."

Can you feel it? It just oozes with Obama’s hopium. With your magic feather this donkey can fly. It would be better if Obama would make an endorsement but he has not. (That alone should tell you something about the mess we’re in.)

Well, does Quinn have the inner city vote? Probably. Will they come out on a winter day if Obama isn’t on the ballot? There’s the real question. Stay tuned.

Here’s the video for those who haven’t seen it:
http://www.quinnforillinois.com/content/leader-new-ad-quinn-illinois