Posted on 08/19/2012 5:13:12 AM PDT by raccoonradio
Howie Carr thread for the week starting with his Sunday Boston Herald column. Excerpt: >>The more the campaign goes on, the more desperate the bowtied bumkissers of the lamestream media become in their attempts to save the failed administration of their hero.
The latest example: A hip-hop expert went on MSNBC (where else?) and claimed that using the word “angry” to describe Barack Obama is racist. Then he threw in the n-word for good measure.
Angry used to be popular with this crowd, at least when describing “angry white men” (Republican voters) or “temper tantrums” (GOP victories).
But now “angry” joins an ever-growing list of moonbat-proscribed words and phrases that have been deemed “racist.”
Sunday column ping. Howie is on vacation this week (McScreamer in on Mon., Jeff Kuhner in rest of the week).
Next week Howie and his helpers will be in Tampa for the GOP convention. WRKO 680, Howie’s flagship, launches its new lineup Tue with McScreamer and Todd in the morning, Financial Exchange at 9, Jeff Kuhner Report at 11, RUSH at noon,
then Howie and everything else from before.
Lamestream coverage leans left
By Howie Carr | Sunday, August 19, 2012 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists
The more the campaign goes on, the more desperate the bowtied bumkissers of the lamestream media become in their attempts to save the failed administration of their hero.
The latest example: A hip-hop expert went on MSNBC (where else?) and claimed that using the word “angry” to describe Barack Obama is racist. Then he threw in the n-word for good measure.
Angry used to be popular with this crowd, at least when describing “angry white men” (Republican voters) or “temper tantrums” (GOP victories).
But now “angry” joins an ever-growing list of moonbat-proscribed words and phrases that have been deemed “racist.”
Also, were you aware that we’re in an economic “recovery”? And that Barack has “created” more than 4 million jobs? That’s what his cheerleaders report, day after day, with straight faces, even when they glumly add that the newest numbers are “unexpectedly” bad.
When Obama abruptly changes his position on an issue (think gay marriage), he is said to have evolved. When Mitt does the same (say, on abortion), he flip-flops.
Ann Romney wears a $990 shirt in May, and the Washington Post denounces her as out of touch and “indicative of a tone-deaf campaign.” Last month in London Mooch-elle Obama showed off an embroidered jacket that cost $6,800. The verdict? She “wowed ’em” at Buckingham Palace.
Rising gas prices? Never mentioned, unless to explain them away by saying they have something to do with an oil refinery fire and are absolutely not the fault of the president.
Falling gas prices? They lead the 6 o’clock news. Beaming motorists interviewed live at the nearest pumps. Good news for the American consumer!
Pointing out that a gallon of gas cost $1.89 on the day Bush left office in 2009 — a firing offense.
U.S. casualties in Afghanistan under Bush — a national catastrophe. Higher U.S. casualties in Afghanistan under Obama — what casualties? Don’t call them Americans either, they’re “coalition forces” or “NATO troops.” Afghans shooting their American commanders — stick with the euphemism “green-on-blue violence.”
Otherwise, voters might get upset, like seeing the flag-draped caskets arriving back at Dover Air Force Base. With George Bush gone, they’ve been banned from the evening news, like Cindy Sheehan. And to paraphrase Pete Seeger: “Where have all the candlelight vigils gone?”
Romney puts his dog on the roof of his car and every comic in Hollywood makes endless jokes. Obama eats a dog in Indonesia — crickets.
Bush’s $4 trillion deficit in eight years? “Unpatriotic,” according to Barack. Obama’s $5 trillion deficit in four years? “The private sector is doing fine,” according to Barack.
Soon they’ll be banning more words as racist. The next to go will be “failure” and “incompetent.”
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1061154223
Look, I love Howie Carr, but every week I click on this thing and I get BooShoo. Be honest and click to his column. Otherwise fk u.
that is a graduate of Milton...and perhaps a creation of the CIA...
Also brags about breaking up some band called Public Enemy through his negative review, and is credited with contributing to the situation that led to the murder of Tupac Shakur.
Don't click on "this thing", problem solved.
Fauxcohontas For Senator. Liz' Indian name: Running Joke...Elizabeth Warren: Naive American! Most voters have reservations about her, etc.
Another search I did (anti Liz Warren) turned up a little motivational sign that said she's 3.1 per cent Cherokee, 100 per cent a--hole.
Howie off all week, at the GOP conv next week. McScreamer today, Kuhner Tue-Fri (on the HC network; meanwhile on WRKO tomorrow is debut of McScreamer and Feinburg in the morning; Kuhner 11am-noon, Rush 12-3, then Howie--or his fill in du jour, for this week--3 to 7
Competitor WTKK 96.9 is apparently accenting that it has news, weather, traffic etc. frequently. They boast of a “24 hour 96.9 Newsroom”. They still mostly have talk though: Eagan and Braude, Doug Meehan, Michael Smerconish (so it’s national vs national as Smerc will now go up against Rush), Graham, Wall St Daily Wrap, John Batchelor, Overnight America.
Who knows Howie could jump there in 2014
Kuhner said last week he’ll be filling in for Howie all week. I’m not sure I have what it takes to turn the radio on to RKO at 5:30am tomorrow morning or even 7:30am tomorrow morning. I suppose I could get my noise prevention earplugs and ease into it! 1200 really screwed up my routine.
well, no it was said last wk Kunher Tu-Fri, McScreamer on today. And yes mornings will be hell from now on. You thought the Felon was bad?
Meanwhile: Phyllis Diller won’t be down for breakfast,or even tonight’s dinner. There was a winner BUT Howie’s off all week and then Howie & Sandy go to the GOP convention. They just said on air the death pool will take place on Aug 31 when they get back. 11 day wait! A Friday.
Looking back...I'd take the felon over mcscreamer at 5:30 in the morning! At least my ears weren't bleeding while listening to him and I can't imagine the damage mcscreamer's voice is going to do at 5:30 in the morning. She should really take voice lessons.
Geez, Howie sure takes a lot of time off! :-(
How did they rate getting a prized ticket to the GOP convention? He has a rather small radio show, doesn't he? Wish I could go...
Anyway, glad Howie will be back next week. Kuhner is pretty good. That woman with the awful voice (is she "McScreamer"?) was on yesterday... I could only take a few minutes of her. Why not just have Sandy fill in? At least Sandy has a pleasant voice...
I agree with Kuhner, Sandy and just about everyone else on "our side": Akin MUST step down!!
I think Howie got a lot of time off in ‘07 when Entercom matched his contract demand. He wanted to go to 96.9 and get a lot of time off, just like Severin (at the time) had.
Howie’ show airs across New England and he’s a rather
successful talker. Why not send him? They want people to listen and it’s probably a ratings period.
New “voice” introducing Howie etc now, not Dana Hersey, and new WRKO slogan (which you don’t hear if you’re listening to another affiliate): “Talk With Attitude”
Sandy filled in a couple times, mostly a situation of “I have to leave early to make a speech so Sandy will do the rest of the show”
Wed column ping
Gov gets (food) stamp of approval from prez
By Howie Carr | Wednesday, August 22, 2012 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists
So Gov. Deval Patrick is getting a prime-time speaking slot at the Democratic convention in Charlotte the week after next.
Why shouldn’t he? If Barack Obama is the food-stamp president, as Newt Gingrich called him, then Deval Patrick is the food-stamp governor.
In May 2007, 238,032 households in Massachusetts were on the food-stamp dole for $450 million a year.
Now, according to the Department of Transitional Assistance’s own statistics, 482,000 households are grabbing $1.3 billion a year.
Don’t worry, though, it’s federal money. So that means “we” don’t pay for it, right? No wonder U.S. Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said last week that the Department of Agriculture should be renamed the Department of Food Stamps.
This remarkable success of the Patrick administration in increasing dependence among the citizens (and even more so among noncitizens) came to my attention when someone sent me the farewell address of DTA Commissioner Julia Kehoe in November.
She was leaving her $137,000 job for a new $141,100 slot at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
“Every day,” she began, “I am humbled by your Herculean efforts to assist Massachusetts’ lowest income residents meet their basic needs, increase their incomes and improve their quality of life.”
Yeah, it’s arduous work, giving away other people’s money.
“Your work is ... inspirational during the worst recession in generations.”
What the heck was Kehoe talking about? I thought the private sector was doing fine. That’s what Barack Obama says, and he never lies.
“In just a few short years together, we increased the amount of SNAP benefits coming into Massachusetts by more than $70 million per month and continued to manage a caseload that has more than doubled.”
Luckily, when you’re offering a product there’s a high demand for — free money — somehow word always gets around. And in every language, too. But bragging about increasing the welfare rolls — isn’t that like the police captain in charge of the burglary unit boasting about a record number of break-ins on his watch?
In a sane world, shouldn’t the welfare department be charged with reducing dependency, not increasing it?
Aren’t we supposed to have a low unemployment rate here in the Bay State? Surely Gov. Patrick will mention that in his prime-time speech. Doubling the food-stamp rolls and tripling payouts to the indolent — that may end up on the cutting room floor.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1061154880
Fri column ping
I, of the storm
By Howie Carr | Friday, August 24, 2012 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists
Photo by Christopher Evans
Isaac permitting, I’ll be flying to Tampa on Sunday for the Republican convention.
Damn the computer models, Gridley, full speed ahead. I have not yet begun to tweet.
So what if even the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is washed away by Isaac’s flood tides? If Ted Kennedy could swim to safety in the raging waters from his sinking ’67 Oldsmobile Delmont, then I can make it to dry land from my ’12 Camry rental from Avis.
You would think the approaching storm would be bad news for the GOP. Actually, anything that gets that moron congressman from Missouri off the front page is welcome right about now.
Who knew Mitt Romney might have to deliver his acceptance speech on the Weather Channel?
The weather babes have already been “closely monitoring” the storm’s progress for days. Time to dust off the hurricane cliches. Isaac is churning, while the islands brace. When Isaac hits the mainland, traffic will be, what else, snarled. Cut to the liveshot at the St. Pete Home Depot, where everybody is already buying hammers, nails and plywood to cover the windows.
Isaac’s impending landfall will provide the National Weather Service with a new way of measuring strength of disturbances. If one hair moves on Mitt’s head, it’s a tropical depression. Two hairs, a tropical storm. Three or more, a hurricane.
If Isaac has to hit any day of the convention, Mitt Romney is praying for Monday night. Wouldn’t it be a shame if they have to cancel the deliberations over the platform, i.e. abortion?
Remember four years ago, the Republicans were in St. Paul, Minn., and they still canceled Monday night on account of Hurricane Gustav battering the Gulf Coast. Didn’t need to encourage any memories of Hurricane Katrina and “Heckuva job, Brownie.” Hurricanes have not been good to the Republicans lately. I’m sure the bars of Tampa will be prepared. Nothing wets the whistle quite like a Hurricane. Two shots of light rum, two shots of dark rum and — all other ingredients optional.
Florida is overdue for a storm. Remember back around eight years when the state was being battered yearly by big hurricanes? Global warming, they explained. So the legislature passed a bill making it mandatory for all property owners to buy hurricane insurance. As soon as the bill became law, the hurricanes ceased. Global warming, they explain.
Forget Isaac, the odds are there’ll be more double-double toil and trouble at the Democratic convention in Charlotte with the dueling Kennedy family receptions, Vicki’s on Tuesday and Caroline’s JFK faction Wednesday. Talk about fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Which side is Taylor Swift on?
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1061155387
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