Thursday night, in a
nationally televised (
sólo en español)
address,
President Obama totally
#Grubered any
chance of
bipartisanship in our
time, using only his
bare hands.
Contra the claims of his loyalist subjects, Obama's so-called "executive" actions are without precedent in Real American history—which is not to say that they're entirely unprecedented.
If not for the fact that Obama already shredded the Constitution, we'd probably just find ourselves in a constitutional crisis right now; but, instead, we're faced with the prospect of widespread rioting and/or ethnic cleansing.
No me gusta.
Morning lineup:
Meet The Press: Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ); Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani (9/11); Lawyer for Michael Brown's Family Anthony Gray; Georgetown University Prof. Michael Eric Dyson; Former CEO of Shell Oil John Hofmeister; Author Daniel Yergin; Roundtable: Joe Scarborough (MSNBC), Jose Diaz-Balart (Telemundo), Amy Walter (Cook Political Report) and Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D).
Face The Nation: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX); Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL); Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID); Roundtable: Michael Gerson (Washington Post), David Ignatius (Washington Post), Susan Page (USA Today), Clarence Page (Chicago Tribune) and Mark Leibovich (New York Times Magazine).
This Week: President Barack Obama; Roundtable: "Brain Surgeon" Dr. Ben Carson, Democratic Strategist James Carville, Republican Strategist Matthew Dowd and Katrina vanden Heuvel (The Nation).
Fox News Sunday: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX); Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA); Texas Gov.-Elect Greg Abbott (R); Roundtable: George Will (Washington Post), Julie Pace (Associated Press), Kimberly Strassel (Wall Street Journal) and Ron Fournier (National Journal).
State of the Union: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA); Roundtable: Princeton University Prof. Cornel West, Sherrilyn Ifill (NAACP), Jim Wallis (Sojourners) and LZ Granderson (ESPN).
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Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: a report on the critical condition of America’s infrastructure and why the problem persists (preview); a report on the current state of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (preview); and, a report on the use of modern technology to locate the remains of airmen missing in action in the waters off Palau, the site of costly World War II battles in the South Pacific (preview).
On Comedy Central...
Jon Stewart examined Republican hypocrisy about eminent domain vis-à-vis the Keystone Pipeline. (11/20/14)
And Stephen Colbert reported on President Obama's radical plan to transform America into a nation of immigrants. (11/20/14)
Note: The Daily Show and The Colbert Report will be airing reruns this week.
Elsewhere...
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Dr. Ben Carson claimed to have been touched by His noodly appendage.
David Brody: "How is that conversation going with God about this potential presidential run? Has He grabbed you by the collar yet? I read an article about that."
Ben Carson: "I feel fingers. But it's mostly me. I have to be sure and it's part of my personality that says always look before you leap but don't leap before you have to."
David Brody: "I do cover the Presidential campaign trail. May I potentially see you there soon?"
Ben Carson: "I think there is a good chance you might."
Meanwhile...
Quadrennial presidential pretender Donald Trump once again threatened to throw his hairpiece into the ring.
Trump: "When I look at the gross incompetence, and I look at the people running, I mean, I may surprise you. I may not be able to do your highest rated segment anymore on Monday morning because if I run, they won’t allow me to do it, right?"
Steve Doocy: "Well, that is correct. So are you saying at this point, it looks like you're gonna be running?"
Trump: "Well, I'm gonna look at it. I'm gonna look at it. I'm gonna look at who's running. One thing I know: People aren't gonna be ripping us off. Other countries aren't gonna be ripping us off, like China, what they're doing to us is incredible. You look at Saudi Arabia, you look at these countries, we talk about beheadings, they're beheading people all over the place. But you look at what's going on and what's been going on over the years with OPEC and how they play the game with us, with all the energy in the world available, it's just absolutely insane."
And, in other (great) news...
Sen. John McCain voiced his concerns about how the loose cannons in his caucus will respond to President Obama's executive action on immigration.
"It only takes a couple" of comments for an unflattering narrative to build about the Republican response, said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
"That's the trouble with having some of these new, young punks around here. They ought to listen to us old geezers."
¡Ay, caramba!
- Trix