The Guz Cruz Political Report

First ammendment, yo!

2009-03-16T19:12:00.000-07:00

Nancy Pelosi is joining the Justice Department to "weigh the public benefit of saving The Chronicle and other papers from closure against the agency's antitrust mission to guard against anti-competitive behavior."

Goozyquote: "In the carefully worded letter, Pelosi urged the Justice Department to take a broader view of media competition in the Bay Area. Rather than seeing The Chronicle's main competitors as other newspapers, she urged the department to consider television and Internet media sources and online advertising outlets as competitors as part of any future antitrust review."

Hearst Corp., which owns the Chronicle, projects that it will lose more than $50 million this year.

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Kiss my fat what?

2009-03-16T16:37:00.000-07:00

Yep. Meghan McCain has some pretty harsh words for female talk radio host Laura Ingraham after she moocked the daughter of the Arizona Senator for some weight issue. Even lone conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck sided with Meghan on The View.
Does this incodent really make Ann Coulter look like a saint? What in the world is going on with the Republican party? Sounds like a big soap opera to me: "All this and more on the new CSPAN drama '2012'!"

"Republican" National Chairman?

2009-03-14T23:56:00.000-07:00

After all the excitement coming out of the Conservative Political Action Conference about a party that wants to get back to it's roots, this seems to be a "great" start. Damage control time for the Republican Party?
GQ Interview is here.

It's the food, fat boy!

2009-03-14T23:31:00.000-07:00

Goozyquote: "We are a nation built on the strength of individual initiative. But there are certain things that we can't do on our own. There are certain things that only a government can do. And one of those things is ensuring that the foods we eat, and the medicines we take, are safe and don't cause us harm."

Getting down to business...

2009-03-14T23:14:00.001-07:00

In the midst of the tough economic climate, the Washington Post will be folding its exclsuive business section of the paper and will merge it with the section A. These changes include a daily half-page of stories devoted to local business matters, Joe Davidson covering the Fed,a daily half-page of analysis of markets around the world, reduced publication of stock tables.

Ah yes. In the tough economic climate, reading less economic news and being less informed about business matters is the solution...Mabye ignorance is bliss after all...especially when to depressing financial news...and Bernie Madoff

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Bernie Madoff and Political Contributions

2009-03-14T21:52:00.000-07:00

Bernie Madoff is off to prison for his big Ponzi scheme.Seems like a majority of the media has remianed pretty mum about Madoff's political contributions. I wonder if it's because a majority of his donations went to Democrats including Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer, Christopher Dodd, and National Abortion Rights Action League.

Usually when big financial scandals like this break the surface, we hear from the media about the political contributions and ties of "the crook"...think Ken Lay and Enron...also think Jack Abramoff...all of who donated to predominantly Republican causes...

Hmmm...

Amanda Carpenter over at The Washington Times has the Madoff story here

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Family Values

2009-03-10T21:35:00.000-07:00

Despite the arrest of hip-hop singer Chris Brown for suspected domestic abuse, kid's entertainment channel Nickelodeon will still have him in the running for a Kid's Choice Award, a Nickelodeon spokesman said.

Goozyquote:"Like all our KCA nominees Chris Brown was nominated by kids several months ago based on his body of work as a performer, and the kids who vote will ultimately decide who wins in the category," said the spokesperson.

Kid's will judge him based on his musical ability. It's not like any kids look up to this guy as a role model...right? I wonder if beating up your girlfriend will be considered something cool someday.

Jane Velez-Mitchell has a different take here.

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Controversy?

2009-03-09T17:09:00.000-07:00

After eight years of restrictions by the Bush Administration, your federal tax dollars will once again be funding embryonic stem cell research. United Press International has the story here.

Controversial? Maybe...not?

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Girl power

2009-03-09T16:07:00.000-07:00

Meghan McCain doesn't like Ann Coulter very much, the Huffington Post reports. USA Today also has the story here

Goozy Quote:

"I straight up don't understand this woman or her popularity. I find her offensive, radical, insulting, and confusing all at the same time. But no matter how much you or I disagree with her, the cult that follows Coulter cannot be denied."

Reactions like those coming from Meghan McCain raise even more curiosity about the direction that the Republican Party is taking. Are Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter the new faces of the GOP?

Interestingly enough, Meghan is also a blogger for the not-so-conservative website The Daily Beast.

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Jesus Henry Christ and Karl Marx

2009-03-09T14:47:00.000-07:00

The Hollywood Reporter has the inside scoop on a new movie called "Jesus Henry Christ." Julia Roberts is set to produce the film along with "Fireflies in the Garden" Director Dennis Lee.

The film will follow a boy conceived in a petri dish, raised by his feminist mother, and who follows post-it notes to find his real dad.

The reason behind the "Christ" in the name of the movie isn't clear at this point. Considering the reality that Hollywood is populated by a left-wing ideology, is it any surprise that the hero of the Henry character is Karl Marx?

(Photo credit: People Magazine Online)

What change?

2009-02-24T21:42:00.000-08:00

In an LA Times piece, Jonah Goldberg offers a look into how President Obama isn't really all that different from his predecesor President George W. Bush.

People seriously need to pay attention to actual politics instead of following someone just because they have a Democrat label or a Republican label is pretty much his point.

The political Penn

2009-02-23T09:59:00.000-08:00

"You commie, homo-loving sons of guns," Penn began in accepting the prize. "I did not expect this and I want it to be very clear that I do know how hard I make it to appreciate me often."

Sean Penn won Actor of the Year...surprise!!

The Oscars wouldn't be the Oscars without some impassioned political speech from one of its award recipients.

In a backstage interview, he accused Prop 8 advocates of holding a hate card.

At the same time, he also praised the election of an "elegant" President in reference to Barack Obama (even though the President has gone on record in opposition to gay marriage)

(Photo Credit: LA Times)

Nanny State?

2009-02-14T16:27:00.000-08:00

First the stimulus bill. Now Henrietta Jones. Does any one find this story deeply disturbing? This definitely sets a scary precedent. How does President Obama determine who gets property and who gets left out in the cold?

This entitlement mentality among Obama's followers is nothing new. Does anyone remember Peggy Joseph?

Stickin' it to the stimulus

2009-02-13T16:33:00.000-08:00

The Stimulus Madness

2009-02-08T08:40:00.000-08:00

“Washington seems consumed in the process argument of bipartisanship, when the rest of the country says they need this bill,” said Nancy Pelosi according to Politico.

I wonder if there are 500 million people who oppose it.

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