Ashley Biden is a Cokehead. So was Barack Obama. Big Deal
By now you’ve all heard that Ashley Biden is a cokehead . . . or at least was caught on video snorting coke. Just like Barack Obama.
In the process of writing about the Vice President’s daughter, the media just can’t help drag Barbara and Jenna Bush into this or Bristol Palin.
Let’s catch up:
Barbara and Jenna were underage drinkers. Their father allegedly snorted cocaine, but there has neither been a videotape nor an admission of such actions — that hasn’t kept the left/media from speculating.
The bottom line, though, is this: Ashley Biden is a private citizen. As are Barbara and Jenna Bush. As is Bristol Palin.
The fixation on this and those stories says more about the media than it does about the individuals, who I’m sure have problems of one sort or another shared by many, many Americans.
What is more troubling is how the media has sought to use the Ashley Biden story to transition back into Palin bashing and Bush bashing, none of whom are on the national stage anymore.
If the media wants to use the “everybody does it” story line they love, perhaps they should instead focus on Barack Obama, who admits to snorting coke.
But more preferably, perhaps the media should drop it altogether. Ashley Biden never asked to be in the national spotlight. Neither did Barbara nor Jenna Bush. Neither did Bristol Palin whose exposure on the national stage was probably more brutal than the treatment of any of the others I’ve mentioned and is still ongoing.
It is a tragedy, but not a national tragedy. The media would have us believe it is a national tragedy, but only to sell more ads, sell more papers, and trash George Bush and Sarah Palin some more — cowardly using their children as proxies.
But let me take this opportunity to remind you of one important thing the media prefers not to talk about: for all the accusations without evidence against George Bush, we know for certain Barack Obama snorted coke. Just like Joe Biden’s daughter.
Do we really want to turn this into a big story?
Morning Briefing for March 30, 2009
Weekly Political Update is accessible here.
1. The White House Lays An Easter Egg. Shuts Poor Families Out of Easter Egg Roll
Obama Administration rejects 100 years of tradition in favor of denying the poor a fair chance of getting into the Easter Egg Roll2. Obama Surrenders on Middle Class ‘Tax Cut?’
His Budget Director Says Tax Increases May be Necessary3. This May Be Crumbling Faster Than We Expected….
The ultimate limit on these “spending plans” is the viability of the debt auctions….4. Mike Pence: Real Republican Principles are the Path to Economic Recovery
Let the debate begin.5. Statism cloaked as “National Service”
A Snapshot of Republican Failure6. Fannie Mae Hack is Army’s New Top Lawyer
Why is the White House Hiding His FNMA Experience?The Atlanta Tea Party Just Got Bigger
April 15th was going to see a big tea party in front of Georgia’ Gold Dome, but it just got bigger.
Tonight on Fox News, Sean Hannity intends to announce that he’ll be live from Atlanta that evening covering the Atlanta Tea Party in front of Georgia’s State Capitol Building.
He’s asked me to be there with him. I’m looking forward to it.
If you’re interested, be at the steps of the Capitol in Atlanta by 6pm on April 15, 2009. We will make sure the nation hears that we’re sick and tired of out of control government, both from the Democrats and the Republicans.
Earth Hour — Take the RedState Pledge
Tomorrow is something called Earth Hour Take the official RedState Pledge:
I do solemnly swear that I will honor Earth Hour by turning on every light in my residence at 8:30 p.m. on March 28, 2009, for one hour. God said, “Let there be light.” Who are we to argue?
Yeah, they want you to turn your lights off, but everybody knows darkness leads to crime.
BTW, if you can’t turn on all your lights tomorrow night, you should at least take a leisurely drive to spew fossil fuels into the atmosphere or eat a nicely grilled (on charcoal) animal of some kind.
Why I do what I do
Morning Briefing for March 26, 2009
1. Can we Dispense with the ‘President Obama Didn’t Use a TelePrompTer Last Night!’ Charade Already?
Barack Obama is no Ronald Reagan — but we’ve known that for a while now.2. Promoting Statism in the Name of Service
Obama’s compulsory service legislation advances3. Democrats’ Executive Pay Sham Continues
Government needs to get out of the bailout business once and for all.4. The True Cost of Our Rising Deficit
In addition to burdening our children and grandchildren with the debts of our poor choices, we could potentially be worsening our already fragile economy.5. Alexandria, Virginia Can’t Handle The Truth
Jim Moran Wanted To Bring Terrorists To His District. His Constitutents Are Not Thrilled.6. Obama’s Organizing for America targets… Evan Bayh.
No, you’re not misremembering. Bayh’s a Democrat.7. EU: Obama has U.S. on the road to hell
“This ain’t no upwardly mobile freeway”Isakson Hacks Off the GOP Base Again
Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) took to the floor of the United States Senate and extolled the virtues of the “Serve America Act,” which many on the right view as a compulsory service bill. Among the objections are that
the legislation will, in many circumstances, force our children to participate in charitable activity as part of school – and that activity may well be chosen by or approved by a bureaucrat. The bill causes a federally chartered, Washington-based institution to, essentially, pick priorities and winners and losers in the charitable universe – undoubtedly putting many charities at a significant disadvantage.
Isakson speaking out on this is going to royally hack off the Republican base in Georgia, perhaps even more so than Saxby did. This is a “hill to die on” piece of legislation for many conservatives and libertarians.
Already radio host Mark Levin is on offense against Isakson. It’s only a matter of time before Limbaugh, Hannity, and local radio hosts in Georgia go after him.
Isakson has been a part of every unpopular compromise with the Democrats in the past few years — from immigration to energy. Being on the ballot in 2010, you’d think he would have learned from Saxby Chambliss’s mistakes.
Isakson has just become more beatable. Now the Democrats just need to find a credible challenger.
The Insane Elaine Lucas Meltdown
This is just way too funny and worth sharing. The things we put up with here in Macon.
Here’s the backstory: The City Council and County Commission in Macon and Bibb County passed a resolution asking for a penny increase to the hotel/motel tax to pay for the Music and Sports Halls of Fame.
I opposed it. It passed. It went to the local delegation. Several people tell me that Rep. David Lucas said he was opposed to the resolution because only white people go to the Halls of Fame. He insisted that the Douglass Theater be included. The Republicans reluctantly agreed. Then Lucas demanded an amphitheater/football stadium also be included. The GOP members of the local delegation balked.
I sent out an email telling people what was going on, what David Lucas said, and asked that people call the Mayor on Monday to protest the idea of raising taxes to pay for an amphitheater/football stadium.
David Lucas’s wife, Elaine, is on city council with me. Here now is our email exchange over the last two days. It is damn funny. I’ve laughed and laughed the whole way through the weekend over it. Read more
My RedState Tea Party Event
There are going to be a number of tea parties around the nation on Tax Day. I’m helping organize one here in Middle Georgia.
I’ll be at Macon’s City Hall at noon on April 15th with Chris Krok, the morning talk radio host on AM 940. We’ll be protesting this whole heap of a mess we know as the Obama stimulus plan and welfare expansion. We’re going to be joined by a number of elected officials, including one or more gubernatorial candidates.
I hope you’ll consider stopping by.
When: 12:00 p.m., April 15, 2009
Where: 700 Poplar Street, Macon, GA 31201
What: A Tea Party
Why: Because if you aren’t embarrassed, you haven’t been paying attention.
Democrat Bobby Rush (D-IL) Wants To Let Eric Holder Take Your Guns Away
It sounds innocuous. Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL), on January 6, 2009, quietly filed the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009 (H.R. 45) in the United States House of Representatives.
While the nation has been distracted by the bailouts, the stimulus, the AIG bonuses, and Britney Spears’ comeback, Congressman’s Rush’s legislation has been winding its way through Congress. Right now it is before the Judiciary Committee.
Should the legislation become law, the second amendment would be fundamentally damaged. While distracted by pocketbook issues, Americans might want to pay attention to this.