It pains me to quote Chris “Ralph Wiggins” Matthews for my title, but like a broken clock even Matthews gets it right once in a while. There is much being made of the recent book by a former Navy SEAL, No Easy Day, and the alleged secrets that he disclosed. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was interviewed and called for punishment;
As someone who sits more in the middle (I don’t buy the “right” label anymore) I cannot help but chuckle as President Obama’s leftist friends start to treat him with the same level of respect as they used for President Bush. They have held their tongues for over two years, but as Obama faces the tough path of being elected versus running for office, some of his actions are leaving his “friends” unable to hold their tongues. It would be more humorous if the issues weren’t more serious and perhaps with the future of our country at stake.
Synonyms: exaggeration, hype (informal), overstatement, enlargement, magnification, amplification
Popular liberal hyperbole subjects: Hitler, racist, social security, guns, abortion, voter ????, Hitler (they really like this one), the rich, and a new favorite Egypt’s president Mubarak.
After her big win last night, Rep. Bachmann for some insane reason agreed to an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. Itching for a fight, Matthews couldn’t wait to try to pin her down on some statement she made on an earlier appearance on his show. When she wouldn’t take his bait he accused her of being “hypnotized” and repeatedly threw out this accusation and at one point describe her as “looking moronically” at the camera. It is interesting when a member of the media feels comfortable using very negative words to describe a member of Congress. I understand that is what MSNBC’s “vast” audience tunes in for, but I found it to be very disrespectful.
Ralph Wiggums: Ralph is a minor character on the award winning Simpsons television show. He is noted as an oddball and for his unusual comments that often make no sense. Many people tune in just to hear the bizarre utterances of Ralphie.
Chris Matthews: Chris is a major character on the seldom-viewed MSNBC cable network. He thinks of himself as a hardball and is known for his unusual comments that often make no sense. No one tunes in to his show, but Matthews is often heckled for his bizarre utterances.
There are three entities that have the unique ability to drive the left absolutely stark raving mad. The mere mention of any of these makes Keith Olberman slather, Chris Matthews have leg pain, Rachel Madow (Ok I got nothing for her), the New York Times lose more circulation, and Robert Gibbs wish for his big break on Saturday Night Live.
The first and perhaps the most hated is former Republican Veep candidate, Sarah Palin. Sean Hannity calls it “Palin Derangement Syndrome.” The left was probably very disappointed that they did not get to choose the Republican VP candidate like they chose John McCain and took an instant dislike to her. From the price of her campaign wardrobe to who is the mother of her child to what she reads and most recently what she writes on her hand.
Brief 1: The Associated Press reported that a man stripped off his clothes and began to jog near the White House. He was quickly apprehended and taken to a hospital for mental health observation. The nude jogger posed no threat to the President, who was home at the time. It was unclear, however, whether CNBC’s Chris Matthews would be available for his Hardball telecast or would be committed to a mental health facility for further observation. An angry Keith Olberman was overheard saying, “That damn Matthews. I wish that I had thought of that. That would make Obama love me more.”
I had thought about the framework for this posting for a little while, but only recently found the hook that I wanted to use. I was checking in on Facebook and noticed a posting from a friend of a friend “liking” a photograph [that actually makes sense if you use facebook] of President Obama and his family returning from their Hawaiian vacation. Many of the friends posted comments and since I surmise from the photograph that most of these folks are young I was not too surprised at the comments.
“Great picture. What a beautiful family. I’m so glad they got a chance to escape the maddness for a short vacation.”
Emboldened by the folks who released the data and e-mails creating the Climategate scandal (except for the United States) someone has accessed White House computers and has found President Barack Obama’s Christmas List. Rumor is that Obama is still a Christian even thought he had to be guilted into putting up the White House nativity 
scene. The list was partially released to The Garlic web site who leaked only one of the items on his list.
Based on recent Rasmussen presidential polls, most Americans are thinking he is more naughy than nice so the jury is still out on whether he will get this gift.
The mainstream media (“MSM”) showed their true stripes again during their coverage of the hundreds of Tea Parties held yesterday. When confronted with a true grass-roots effort to protest excessive taxation and what is turning into an ever intrusive federal government, the MSM fell back on their typical, tired playbook. They tried to diminish the efforts of the planners and attendees like the elitists they are.
Over the years, Anderson Cooper had seemed to be different, but we probably saw the real Cooper yesterday. During his coverage of the tea parties and in response to a statement from David Gergen about the Republicans needing to “find their voice,” Cooper made the smug, off-color statement:
Hyperbole is defined as