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20, 2009

Op-Ed Columnist

Even Glenn Beck Is Right Twice a Day

New York Times

...Many of those Americans may hate Obama, but they don’t love the Republican establishment either. Michael Steele, who was declared persona non grata at one of the mad “tea parties” in April, was not invited to that right-wing 9/12 March on Washington last weekend. There were no public encomiums for McCain or Bush. No Senate leader spoke to the gathering, and perhaps only Palin and Ron Paul would have been welcome from the ranks of what passes for G.O.P. presidential timber. If there was a real hero to this crowd, it was the protest’s most prominent promoter, the radio and TV talker Glenn Beck.

Time put Beck on its cover this week. Man of the Year may not be far behind. Beck is not, as many liberals assume, merely the latest incarnation of Rush Limbaugh. He is something different. That’s why he is gaining on his antecedents — and gaining traction in the country’s angrier precincts.

Though Beck’s daily Fox News show is in the sleepy slot of 5 p.m., his ratings are increasingly neck and neck with the prime-time tag team of Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity, and he has beaten them in the prized 25-to-54 demographic. It’s not just because he is younger (45). This self-described “rodeo clown,” who wells up with tears for dramatic effect, doesn’t come across as cranky or pompous, like Limbaugh and O’Reilly. A fervent Mormon convert and proselytizer, he is untainted by association with the old Dobson-Robertson-Reed religious right. Unlike Limbaugh, he bonds with his fallible listeners by openly and repeatedly owning up to his own mistakes, including his history of drug and alcohol abuse. Unlike Hannity, he is not a Republican apparatchik.

Beck has notoriously defamed Obama as a “racist,” but the race card is just one in his deck. His ideology, if it can be called that, mixes idolatrous Ayn Rand libertarianism with bumper-sticker slogans about “freedom,” self-help homilies and lunatic conspiracy theories. (He fanned Internet rumors that FEMA was establishing concentration camps before tardily beating a retreat.) It’s the same crazy-quilt cosmology that could be found in last weekend’s Washington protest, where the marchers variously called Obama a fascist, a communist...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/opinion/20rich.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

 

 

 

Thomas’ column in the Orlando Sentinel today illustrates that, when it comes to healthcare reform, Central Florida is grossly misrepresented in the U.S. Congress.

 

Suzanne Kosmas has no position and no knowledge. She’s just there, and no one really knows why.

 

By contrast, Alan Grayson is a loud partisan ideologue who fervently champions a government healthcare plan that survey after survey has demonstrated is unpopular with the kinds of folks he represents – middle-class families and seniors.

 

From Thomas’ column:

 

ON REP. KOSMAS: “Last month I watched U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas duck and dodge her way through an hour discussion of health care with our editorial board, woefully uninformed, deathly afraid of taking a position…”

 

ON REP. GRAYSON: “…now comes Rep. Alan Grayson…embracing the public option…and dismissing Republicans as goofy obstructionists not to be taken seriously…The major weakness I see in Grayson's presentation is cost…I don't think you could tax Bill Gates and Warren Buffett enough to pay for this plan…”

 

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Andy Seré

Regional Press Secretary

National Republican Congressional Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release:                                                                                                                    Contact: Press Office
September 18, 2009                                                                                                                                      (202) 479-7070

 

Suzanne Kosmas Silenced as Florida Unemployment Skyrockets to 10.7%

August Unemployment Numbers Confirm Jobless Recovery, Florida Families Strapped for Cash and Jobs

 

Washington- As unemployment in Florida continues to climb to 10.7% for August, Democrats’ promise seven months ago to revitalize the economy seems to be a fading memory. Florida taxpayers are only left to wonder why Suzanne Kosmas voted for a massive $787 billion “stimulus” plan which seems to have done nothing for their ailing state.

 

Democrats failed economic policies and empty promises have only brought to light that members like Suzanne Kosmas are out of touch with the needs of their districts. Yet Democrat leaders continue to make excuses:

“Rising joblessness underscores Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s judgment that it’s “too early” to start exiting from the unprecedented stimulus measures helping stabilize the economy. AMR Corp. and Whirlpool Corp. are among the companies continuing to cut staff to lower costs and revive profits in the aftermath of the deepest recession since the 1930s.” (Timothy Homan, “U.S. Economy: Payroll Losses Slow, Jobless Rate Up,” Bloomberg, 9/04/2009)

“Suzanne Kosmas made a promise of economic recovery when she voted for the Democrats $787 billion ‘stimulus’ plan,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “But the stimulus has yet to yield real results, leaving Florida families having to once again stretch their next pay checks while wondering: where are the jobs?  Kosmas' careless use of taxpayer money is indication enough that she is incapable of leading Florida out of this jobless recovery.”

 

With 216,000 jobs lost nationally in August alone, the uphill battle towards economic recovery has left middle-class families doubting that Democrats and their failed policies will be able to lead America out of financial turmoil:

 

“A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll found 57% of adults say the stimulus package is having no impact on the economy or making it worse. Even more —60% — doubt that the stimulus plan will help the economy in the years ahead, and only 18% say it has done anything to help improve their personal situation.” (Brad Heath, “Poll: 57% Don’t See Stimulus Working,” USA Today, 8/17/09)

 

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FHA Faces Money Squeeze, Commissioner Says
The Federal Housing Administration is tightening rules for lenders after
reporting that its financial cushion will sink below mandatory levels for the
first time in its 75-year history.


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