LUV Newsletter

HUNGER IN THE LAND OF THE FREE

Robert Reich tells us this morning that “More than one in three families with young children is now living in poverty (37 percent, to be exact) according to a recent analysis of Census data by Northeastern University’s Center for Labor Market Studies. That’s the highest percent on record. The Agriculture Department says nearly one in four young children (23.6) lives in a family that had difficulty affording sufficient food at some point last year.”

What is our government planning to do about this?  Well, the push is to cut programs to help feed these kids, or provide them with medical care.

Corporate media are responsible for confusing the public about all of this, with their inane excuse of “giving both sides” of issues.  As we often point out, in many areas, there are more than two sides, and often, as in whether we should feed hungry kids, there is only one valid side.  Transnational corporations and transnational investors that don’t give a damn about this country or its people should not get equal time to talk about their need for more access to the treasury coupled with further tax breaks.

Pertaining to war, Americans are allowed, for the “both sides of the issue,” the side of hawks who support the current wars, and, on the other side, hawks who want to attack more countries, such as Syria, Venezuela and Iran.  The side of the American people, who polling shows are opposed to the wars and want to shut them down, is not allowed.

And this small add-on by Jack:

When I was in Vietnam, ten years before the war ended, I could see we were going to lose the war.  We were surrounded by people who hated us, as they earlier hated the French, and insurgents we called “Viet Cong” could go to any village and be fed and provided shelter, just as is the case for the Taliban in Afghanistan, taken in by Afghanis who want, as did the Vietnamese people, the foreign occupiers gone.

Mario Piperni’s Illustrated Late-Night Humor

Via Kurtzman…

“It’s the first day of fall, or as the Republicans call it, ‘the end of global warming.’” –Jay Leno

“We have a pumpkin shortage in the United States. Thanks a lot, Obama.” –David Letterman

“It was sweet to elect the first black president, but what would be even sweeter would be to see the first black president kicked out of office by the second black president. It could happen, he [Herman Cain] just kicked Rick Perry’s Caucasian ass up and down the state of Florida, proving that politics sometimes is like a porn movie. … You know, a pizza guy shows up out of nowhere and f**ks you.” –Daily Show Senior Black Correspondent Larry Wilmore

“President Obama is criticizing Rick Perry for denying global warming. Can understand why Rick Perry doesn’t take global warming seriously. As governor of Texas, he’s probably fried more people than global warming all put together.” –Jay Leno

David Letterman’s Top Ten Signs The Rick Perry Campaign Is In Trouble
10. Lost support from both whack jobs and nut jobs
9. At debates, he mostly goes with, ‘That’s what she said’
8. Downgraded from campaign bus to cheaper campaign Vespa scooter
7. He’s too mitty for Newt supporters, too newty for Mitt supporters
6. His new slogan: ‘C’mon!’
5. Advisers are thinking of replacing him with Luke Perry
4. Just went hiking on the border of Iraq and Iran
3. Even his wife is wearing a ‘Herman Cain’ button
2. Instead of ‘Freedom’ and ‘Liberty,’ his cowboy boots read ‘It’s’ and ‘Over’
1. Even Michele Bachmann thinks he’s nuts

“Obama was heckled by someone who said, ‘Don’t forget about medical marijuana.’ The Secret Service has narrowed the suspects down to everyone in L.A.” –Conan O’Brien

“Republicans are having trouble luring Gov. Chris Christie into the presidential race. They should try pie.” –David Letterman

“You want to add another candidate? It’s like the Republican primary is a season of ‘American Idol’ in reverse, where every week you just add some new idiot… Have you ever considered the possibility that your candidates aren’t the problem — it’s you?” –Jon Stewart to the GOP base

“It’s like your ideal candidate is a rare super-heavy element that could only exist in a particular particle accelerator. And even then, only for a fraction of a second, before you all remembered how much you hate science. You guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror, and not come away thinking, “You know, there’s something wrong with this mirror.” –Jon Stewart

“If you’re keeping score at home, they have now applauded executions at the Republican debate, they have cheered letting an uninsured man die, and they booed an active duty U.S. serviceman for being gay. I don’t know how you get to the right with this crowd but Ron Paul’s new campaign ad is just the Rodney King beating to the sound of children laughing.” –Bill Maher

“Did you see the Republican debate last night? It was brought to you by FOX and Google. I think that makes sense that they were working together because Google is what people go to, to fact check the bullshit that comes out of FOX.” –Bill Maher

“You gotta love Sarah Palin. She is now on her website asking her idiot fan base for donations for her to help make a decision about whether or not to run. She wants money now for just thinking? What a grifter.” –Bill Maher

“Palin’s doppelganger, Michele Bachmann, they asked her at the debate about the HPV vaccine, which she said was potentially dangerous. She said, ‘I didn’t make that claim, nor did I make that statement. Which she obviously did, we have it. It’s one thing to say you don’t believe in evolution, you don’t believe in global warming. But videotape? You gotta believe in videotape.” –Bill Maher