Have you heard of HillBuzz? It’s a political blog written by a group of gay men in Chicago. They were Hillary Clinton supporters during the 2008 presidential campaign but with the election of Obama, they became decidedly more conservative.
Their lead guy, Kevin recently appeared on the Tammy Bruce Show and the interview is below.
President Barack Obama plans to spend a long holiday weekend in Chicago.
The White House says Obama and his family will travel to their hometown on Thursday and stay through the weekend. It will be their first trip back home since a visit for Valentine’s Day weekend in February 2009.
On Monday, Obama is scheduled to participate in a Memorial Day ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill.
In Obama’s absence, Vice President Joe Biden will participate in the customary wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.
Don’t despair though, Captain Priorities will be back in DC just in time to pay tribute to that great American hero who has sacrificed so much for all of us… Paul McCartney.
Paul McCartney is set to be honored by President Barack Obama in a June 2 ceremony at the White House, where the legendary rocker will be given the Gershwin Prize, a lifetime achievement award for contributions to pop music.
The Washington Post is relieved about Obama’s Chicago trip because it finally addresses one of his broken campaign promises. Yes, you read that right…
With the long Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, President Obama is finally addressing one of the great broken promises of his administration: his early pledge to return home to Chicago every six weeks or so.
Barf bags are available in the lobby folks but please don’t rush the exits.
Is there a new “Deep Throat” living somewhere in the Chicago area? NBC in the Windy City has released a new report which cites “The Six Secrets You Need to Know From the Obama Subpoena Request.”
I was truly puzzled as to why Steve-Chapman-the-libertarian has such a problem with Sarah Palin but then I checked his bio at Reason.com and suddenly it all made sense.
“Anderson resident Brock Glaze clutched two copies of Palin’s book, hoping to get one signed for himself, and one for a co-worker. Although he considers himself a Libertarian, Glaze said Palin is an exemplary Republican. “I think she’s absolutely brilliant. She’s the only one with the guts to say what needs to be said. Her gender has absolutely nothing to do with it. She has more guts than most of the men in her party. I think she’s not afraid to stand up for her conservatism, her Christianity,for pretty much everything that’s necessary for a free nation.”
What a stark contrast between that quote and the words of Steve Chapman, who one might presume to be a libertarian since he writes for Reason.com. Chapman isn’t buying Palin’s libertarian appeal one bit. In fact, he thinks it’s a great big sham. In an article titled “Sarah Palin and the Decline of Conservatism” he asks “What happened to the party of Goldwater and Reagan?”
“Who needs policy? In her world—and the world of legions of conservatives who revere her—the persona is the policy. Palin is beloved because she’s (supposedly) just like ordinary people, which (supposedly) gives her a profound understanding of their needs.”
“That attitude used to be associated with the left, which claimed to speak for the ordinary folks who get shafted by the system. Logic and evidence about policy, to many liberals, were less important than empathy and good intentions. Now it’s conservatives who think we should be guided by our guts, not our brains.”
Chapman then does his best to disassociate Sarah Palin from the memory of Ronald Reagan.
“When Oprah asked if she had felt any doubts about her readiness to be vice president—which requires the readiness to be president—Palin replied breezily, “No, no—I didn’t blink. … I felt quite confident in my abilities and my executive experience and I knew that this is an executive administrative job.” (The audience tittered.)”
“Contrast that with Reagan, who after learning of his victory on Election Night 1980 told his supporters, “There’s never been a more humbling moment in my life.” Palin doesn’t do humble.”
Funny. Ronald Reagan’s son, Michael Reagan, had a completely different take on Sarah Palin in September of 2008 when he wrote a piece about her called “Welcome Back, Dad.”
“I’ve been trying to convince my fellow conservatives that they have been wasting their time in a fruitless quest for a new Ronald Reagan to emerge and lead our party and our nation. I insisted that we’d never see his like again because he was one of a kind.”
“I was wrong!”
“Wednesday night I watched the Republican National Convention on television and there, before my very eyes, I saw my Dad reborn; only this time he’s a she.”
“And what a she!”
“Like Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin is one of us. She knows how most of us live because that’s the way she lives. She shares our homespun values and our beliefs, and she glories in her status as a small-town woman who put her shoulder to the wheel and made life better for her neighbors.”
“Welcome back, Dad, even if you’re wearing a dress and bearing children this time around.”
I was truly puzzled as to why Steve-Chapman-the-libertarian has such a problem with Sarah Palin but then I checked his bio at Reason.com and suddenly it all made sense.
HillBuzz is a PUMA blog written by two gay men in Chicago. I'm so impressed by their courage as bloggers. It took courage to reach the conclusions they describe in their amazing post and further courage to publish it.
HillBuzz is a PUMA blog written by two gay men in Chicago. I’m so impressed by their courage as bloggers. It took courage to reach the conclusions they describe in their amazing post and further courage to publish it.
Being Dems, these guys spent a lot of time over the years making fun of George W. Bush. All that changed last week when George and Laura Bush quietly visited Fort Hood to comfort American soldiers.
“We know absolutely no one in Bush family circles and have never met former President George W. Bush or his wife Laura.”
“If you have been reading us for any length of time, you know that we used to make fun of “Dubya” nearly every day…parroting the same comedic bits we heard in our Democrat circles, where Bush is still, to this day, lampooned as a chimp, a bumbling idiot, and a poor, clumsy public speaker.”
“Oh, how we RAILED against Bush in 2000…and how we RAILED against the surge in support Bush received post-9/11 when he went to Ground Zero and stood there with his bullhorn in the ruins on that hideous day.”
A Chicago businessman named James Andrews had a great idea. Open a hot dog stand, hire mainly ex-convicts who often have trouble finding jobs and call the place "Felony Franks."
The business is doing extremely well, is enjoyed by local residents and Mr. Andrews has received thousands of job applications. Yet there are two people in Chicago who are criticizing his efforts.
A Chicago businessman named James Andrews had a great idea. Open a hot dog stand, hire mainly ex-convicts who often have trouble finding jobs and call the place “Felony Franks.”
The business is doing extremely well, is enjoyed by local residents and Mr. Andrews has received thousands of job applications. Yet there are two people in Chicago who are criticizing his efforts.
First, there’s Father Michael Pfleger, who famously mocked Hillary Clinton (in a church) by saying:
“And she said, ‘Oh, damn. Where did you come from? I’m white. I’m entitled. There’s a black man stealing my show.”
Second, there’s Alderman Robert Fioretti who was disappointed to find out the Olympics were not coming to Chicago.
“Ald. Robert Fioretti, 2nd, whose ward would have included many Olympic facilities, said he was shocked by the decision. “It’s geo-political forces that were beyond our control,” he said, citing a perception that U.S. actions triggered the worldwide recession.”
Why do they have a problem with Felony Franks? One would think that in America’s current economic environment, anyone who can successfully create jobs would be praised for the efforts. Apparently not.
“An alderman has refused Mr. Andrews permission to hang a new sign or build a drive-through lane. A pastor accused the restaurant owner, who is not an ex-convict, of “pimping out” the community. Members of a neighborhood association have vowed to stay away from Felony Franks until the name is changed and the décor — including paintings of cartoon hot dogs in prison stripes — is removed.”
“I don’t understand it,” Mr. Andrews says. “I really don’t.”
“The 64-year-old businessman has long employed ex-convicts at his main business, a company that supplies paper goods to restaurants.”
“He says he thinks people deserve a second chance and felons need stable jobs so they don’t add to homelessness. He thought of opening a hot-dog stand three years ago while driving past one. The name “Felony Franks” just popped into his head, he says.”
So here you have a small business owner, creating jobs for people who have a harder time finding work than anyone else, and he’s being accused of “pimping” the community by Obama’s favorite Catholic priest. Here you have an entrepreneur trying to stimulate a local economy and the local Alderman is playing politics over the damn store sign.
I ask again. Is there anyone connected to Obama who approves of small businesses that create jobs?
This exemplifies the media's ultimate faith in Obama. The Olympics Council rejected Obama's personal plea and the idiots in the American media can't believe their own ears.
Listen as this CNN anchor, who clearly had unlimited faith in Obama, freaks out over the bad news for Chicago’s bid for the Olympics. This is so telling.
This exemplifies the media’s ultimate faith in Obama. The Olympics Council rejected Obama’s personal plea and the idiots in the American media can’t believe their own ears.
I wonder if they’ll mention the fact that Obama’s Denmark sales pitch cost American tax payers a MILLION BUCKS.
One conversation with General McChrystal compared to 5 television appearances last Sunday to push his healthcare plan and now an "emergency" trip to Denmark to advocate for Chicago's inclusion in the Olympics?
“With growing pressure for decisions on life-or-death issues in Afghanistan and Iran, this morning the White House announced that President Obama will soon travel to…Copenhagen. Obama will be in Denmark for just a few hours — he leaves this Thursday and returns Friday — which is just enough time to make a pitch for Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. He’ll be following First Lady Michelle Obama, who is also going to Copenhagen as part of the promote-Chicago team.”
“The military general credited with capturing Saddam Hussein and killing the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, says he has spoken with President Obama only once since taking command in Afghanistan.”
“I’ve talked to the president, since I’ve been here, once on a VTC [video teleconferece],” Gen. Stanley McChrystal told CBS reporter David Martin in a television interview that aired Sunday.”
“You’ve talked to him once in 70 days?” Mr. Martin followed up.”
“That is correct,” the general replied.”
One conversation with General McChrystal compared to 5 television appearances last Sunday to push his healthcare plan and now an “emergency” trip to Denmark to advocate for Chicago’s inclusion in the Olympics?
