"What you lookin' at Willis?"

While in Italy for the G8 summit, President Barack Obama checked out the, er, sights.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy (right) seems to approve...
The girl is Mayara Tavares; a 17-year-old girl representing Brazil at the Junior 8.
more HERE

...of course, sleazy right wing talking heads grabbed hold of this news worthy item and begun wringing their hands...and comparing Obama to president Clinton...and we all know what they did to him...
Sean Hannity video HERE

Palin's 'Told Ya So' Interview Tonight

Sarah Palin hits FOXNEWS tonight for the big 'We Told Ya So' interview.
As President Obama vows to spend the 'stimulus' faster, Governor Palin tells host Sean Hannity: 'You gotta quit digging that hole!'
more from DrudgeReport.com:
HANNITY: What do you make of – look at the state of the economy now...
PALIN: Well, when you consider that the federal government is about eleven trillion dollars in debt, and we’re borrowing more to spend more.. it defies any sensible economic policy that any of us ever learned through college. It defies economy practices and principles that tell ya ‘you gotta quit digging that hole when you are in that financial hole’
Palin continues:
"America is digging a deeper hole and how are we paying for this government large-esque. We’re borrowing. We’re borrowing from China and we consider that now we own sixty percent of general motors – or the U.S. government does… But who is the U.S. government becoming more indebted to? It’s China. So that leads you to have to ask who is really going to own our car industry then in America."
HANNITY: You know but it goes back - It does go back a little to the campaign. I mean, ‘spread the wealth, patriotic duty…’
PALIN: Kind of a ‘we told ya so’.
HANNITY: Well, is that how you feel?
PALIN: That’s how I feel! I feel like… and I think that more and more constituents are going to open their eyes now and open their ears to hear what is really going on and realize ok… Maybe we didn’t have a good way of expressing that, or articulating that message of ‘here is what America could potentially become if we grow government to such a degree that we cannot pay for it and we have to borrow money from other countries, some countries that don’t necessarily like America.
And this many months into the new administration, quite disappointed, quite frustrated with not seeing those actions to rein in spending, slow down the growth of government. Instead Sean it is the complete opposite. It’s expanding at such a large degree that if Americans aren’t paying attention, unfortunately our country could evolve into something that we do not even recognize.
HANNITY: Socialism?
PALIN: Well, that is where we are headed. That is where we have to be blunt enough and candid enough and honest enough with Americans to let them know that if we keep going down these roads… nationalizing many of our services, our projects, our businesses, yes that is where we would head. And that is why Americans have to be paying attention. And we have to have our voices heard. And ultimately it need to be our will, the American people’s will imposed on Washington, instead of the other way around.
The interview is set to air tonight on FOXNEWS, 9 PM ET.

Ventura Mops the Floor with Hannity

Former Navy SEAL, wrestler , and Minnesota Governor vs. a FOX news host. Guess who wins?



excerpt:
HANNITY: There were a group of radicals that were at war with the United States and we weren't at war with them. We saw the first Trade Center bombing, the Embassy bombings, the USS Cole, and we think radicals that think God is going to reward them in Heaven with virgins. Jesse, how do you stop them.

VENTURA: Well, you pay attention to memos on August 6 that tell you exactly what bin Laden's gonna do.

more HERE

Mean Mr. Mustard

President Obama and Vice President Biden made a historic trip to an Arlington, VA hamburger joint, to celebrate the "stress tests" or something, bringing the entire press corps in tow.
Well, it took all of Sean Hannity's brain power to come up with a joke about it, but he finally decided to make fun of the fact that Obama wanted a "spicy" or "Dijon" mustard on his cheeseburger, just like the undead Nikita Khruschev prefers.
more HERE and HERE

Related:
Obama Mustard Attack Becomes Full-Blown Right-Wing Talking Point

Protocol & Political Positioning

The White House briefing room grew a bit chilly on Thursday after CNN reporter Dan Lothian asked press secretary Robert Gibbs to explain the current cause célèbre of the conservative movement: whether President Obama bowed down to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
Actually, the stunning twist of irony is that conservatives didn't make a peep about the proximity of the Bush family and King Abdullah for the past eight years but now, seemingly, are filled with outrage over a symbolic gesture of respect.
more HERE
Sean Hannity had a field day, stating that the gesture has made the world less safe and reminding his jaundiced listeners that many of the terrorists who have killed Americans in the last 20 years have ties to — now wait for it — Saudi Arabia.
Of course, he never mentioned the Bush Administration's relationship with the Saudi Royal familiy...questionable events that occurred directly after 9/11 and the billions of dollars of weapons sent to Saudi Arabia in 2008 and 2007
The National Republican Senatorial Committee Executive Director Rob Jesmer even tried using the issue as a propaganda ploy posted on youtube as well as the NRSC website.

Hannity / Nugent 2007

Ted Nugent uses very descriptive language in describing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on stage at a concert on August 21, 2007. Sean Hannity and Bob Beckel discuss it.

Jon Stewart Calls Out Sean Hannity

Contextual Propaganda

Conservative media figures falsely suggest that Reich proposed excluding white males from stimulus package enticing neo-con come racists to inflame their deep seeded hatred of all things non-white. These pundits should be cited for conspiring to incite hate and falsehoods.
Summary: Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity have falsely asserted or suggested that Robert Reich, speaking at a congressional forum, proposed that jobs created by the economic stimulus package should exclude white males. In fact, Reich has repeatedly stated that he favors a stimulus plan that "includ[es] women and minorities, and the long-term unemployed" in addition to skilled professionals and white male construction workers, not one that is solely limited to them.
more HERE
Mr. Reich's response w/comments HERE
video created to distort fact and context ...and inflame the racial hatred that exists in many...is HERE

Frankly, Reich is not necessarily well liked here and that particular comment was certainly not well thought out and definitely unfortunate...but that doesn't excuse the propaganda pundits from spreading their bile... It's gonna get ugly folks...

Palin Politics of Style...and Corruption

The Missouri State Democratic Committee cranked out a flyer with a photo of Sarah and the Saks logo on the flyer ... and handed out copies to fans attending last Friday's hockey game in St. Louis.
It reads: "Because when your donors are paying the bill nothing is too expensive"

Related:
As more and more polls cast doubt on the McCain-Palin ticket, producers and agents across the entertainment world are discussing possibilities for capitalizing on her fame, ranging from an Oprah-style syndicated talk show to a Sean Hannity-like perch in cable news or on radio.
more HERE