There Is No Truth To the Rumor . . .

Every Friday (almost), we take a look around and debunk gossip, bust urban legends, and, we hope, give you a little smile to start your weekend.
There Is No Truth To the Rumor that on Sarah Palin’s new syndicated radio talk show, there will be a special sound effect to let the audience know when she’s [...]

The Most Trusted Man In America

How did Jon Stewart earn the title as the new, “Most Trusted Man in America?“
Here’s how (the fun starts at 4:30 in the video):

Glenn Beck, after calling Barack Obama a racist, and saying Obama has a deep-seated hatred of whites,  can always point to the moment in the tape 75 seconds [...]

Why Can’t We Have Health Care?

Why can’t a Congress in which Democrats hold an overwhelming majority pass meaningful health care reform including a government option?
The idiots have taken over.
Real details of the health care plan can’t be debated because we’re being inundated by coverage of Sarah Palin quitting mid-term for still unspecified reasons.  Except that actually governing stuff is hard. [...]

Sotomayor Critics: Not So Fast!

For the past week, Great Blue Heron has profiled the Republican opponents of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.  Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have had their opportunity to question the nominee and preen for their constituents back home.  The committee members and their staffs have had an opportunity to study her record since she [...]

Sanford’s Amazing “Apology”

We all love humility.  We all love forgiveness.  We all love a good love story.
 But whatever happened to the supposedly conservative value of personal responsibility?  And why won’t Governor Mark Sanford just resign?  Or concentrate for a week or two on saving his marriage, privately?  Or just stop talking and making things worse?
In an op-ed [...]

Sotomayor Critics: Okie, Dopey

Each day this week, Great Blue Heron features one of the right-wing critics of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.  You may find yourself listening to Republican attacks on the nominee and wondering:  Who are these guys?
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Tuesday.
Today:  Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma.
Senator Tom Coburn was elected to the House [...]

Sotomayor Critics: Snake in the Grassley

 Each day this week, Great Blue Heron features one of the right-wing critics of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.  You may find yourself listening to Republican attacks on the nominee and wondering:  Who are these guys?
The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination Tuesday, July 21st at 10:00 AM.
Today:  Senator Chuck Grassley of [...]

There Is No Truth To the Rumor . . .

Every Friday, we take a look around and debunk gossip, bust urban legends, and, we hope, give you a little smile to start your weekend.
There Is No Truth To the Rumor that the Virginia Beach City Council has found a low cost solution to moving the ARSR-4 radar at Oceana Naval Air Station: they’ll pay [...]

Sotomayor Critics: Big Bad John?

 Each day this week, Great Blue Heron will feature one of the right-wing critics of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.  You may find yourself listening to Republican attacks on the nominee and wondering:  Who are these guys?
Today:  Senator John Cornyn of Texas.
The best way to introduce Cornyn (and his ego) is to show his 2008 [...]

Sotomayor Critics: A View to a Kyl

Each day this week, Great Blue Heron will feature one of the right-wing critics of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.  You may find yourself listening to Republican attacks on the nominee and wondering:  Who are these guys?
Today:  Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona.
Jon Kyl, son of a Congressman from Iowa, became the junior senator from Arizona [...]