There are no currently elected officials speaking at Saturday’s Iowa Tea Party event, Christine O’Donnell is slated to speak at some point before Sarah Palin. That’s drawing surprised reactions on Twitter. It’s not a Palin event and it’s unlikely she selected the list of speakers. Given that many on the Right were less than thrilled with O’Donnell after her failed run for the Senate, the media is sure to make the most of any potential comparisons.
The emcee for the Tea Party of America’s “Restoring America” event, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, will be Des Moines radio talk show host Simon Conway of WHO.Other speakers will include Sioux City radio host Sam Clovis of KSCJ, Iowa tea party chairman Ryan Rhodes, Tony Katz of Pajamas Media and Los Angeles-based comedian Eric Golub, said organizer Charlie Gruschow, an Iowa tea party activist.
Twitter has hired former top FCC aide, Colin Crowell. Politicos have been quick to seize on Twitter as a form of communication. Also, with increased focus on the regulation of Internet-based social media, Twitter seems to be firming up its ties with Wasington.
Crowell will be the second official D.C. hire for Twitter. Last November, the startup hired Adam Sharp as its first government liaison. Sharp was previously executive producer of digital services at C-SPAN, and since then, he’s been helping policymakers and politicians figure out how to integrate Twitter into their daily activities.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke passes the buck. Channeling Mark Twain, the problem with the Fed Chairman is what he knows that just ain’t so.
Barack Obama is flirting with a ‘jobs plan.’ It will be announced next week. No doubt it will be a mix of infrastructure and other centrally-planned spending. Scuttling several proposed new regulations would do far more for job creation, but such a move would reduce Washington’s power. That’s DOA.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s new memoir, “In My Time“ has Colin Powell upset over what he calls “cheap shots.” But then, Cheney has never been known to pull his punches, or be too concerned what others think of him. Chalk it up to another war Powell may come to regret. He’s not likely to find many allies on the Right given his 2008 support for Obama.
The death toll for Hurricane Irene now stands at 35.
Romney’s camp has leaked their plan to attack Rick Perry. It may be effective, but it certainly doesn’t instill confidence that a Romney Administration is the medicine our country needs. Is it just us or is his political playbook right out of the 1990s?
Is Eric Holder’s DOJ partnering with Project Vote? Under Holder, DOJ is taking on the appearance of perhaps being the most highly politicized Department of Justice in recent memory, if not of all time.
Under the GOP’s jobs agenda, there’s a heavy focus on EPA and Labor regulations. Meanwhile, the Obama administration seems intent on pushing for more of them, despite the struggling economy. The debate is likely to be a crucial one in the 2012 elections.
People seem amused at the pairing of Ron Artest and Nancy Grace on the new season of Dancing with the Stars. Chynna Phillips and Chaz Bono will also be appearing, as well as David Arquette. David? And we thought we knew you….
Meanwhile, a federal judge has halted Alabama’s new immigration law. If there were any real justice, he might halt Dancing with the Stars, instead. Oh well….
A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted Alabama’s tough new law targeting illegal immigration, just two months after another federal judge in Atlanta halted a similar law here.
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