Muppets Bomb Manhattan (satire)

BREAKING: The Muppet known as 'Crazy Harry' was arrested earlier today in New York City after it had been reported to the NYPD that a he had allegedly been seen piling up boxes of dynamite outside Fox News's New York studio. The police apprehended the slightly famous Muppet before he was able to activate the the dynamite plunger found connected to the large stack of TNT. As he was being placed into the back of a squad car, witnesses reportedly heard him say "Make the stupidity stop! I can't take it anymore!" 


This comes on the heals of Fox News personalities Eric Bolling and Andrea Tantaros claiming that "The Muppets", a new movie staring the outrageous Jim Henson puppets, was brainwashing children with liberal bias. Neither could be reached for comment by deadline.

A spokesperson for The Muppets stated that "...although we denounce the actions of Crazy Harry, we totally understand why he would do something so extreme. Have you heard the dribble that those people spew?" A public relations firm for fellow Muppet Rizzo the Rat released a statement saying, "This is the sanest thing Harry has ever done." Muppet frontfrog, Kermit the Frog, has yet to be reached for comment on the alleged bombing.

Did Verizon Hire Blackwater/Xe for Strike Security? Part 2

As some of you may know, I've been researching  Mr. Santones claim that Verizon hired Blackwater/Xe, and in a previous post gave both Verizon and CWAs denial as evidence against this claim. This morning I recived an email this morning from John Proctor, a spokesman for Gibraltar Associates. Gibraltar Associates is Blackwater/Xe's P.R. firm. I've posted the email below.

Good morning Jeff,

Thank you for reaching out.

Xe has no contract or agreement, nor is the company, or any of its affiliates, doing any work for, or on behalf of Verizon. Further, Xe has not had any contact with Verizon on this or any other matters. The Examiner and Daily Kos stories published this week suggesting otherwise were erroneous. Both have since been retracted.

Let me know if you need any further clarification.

Best regards,

John

That's three for three. All involved, Blackwater/Xe, Verizon, and C.W.A, have now all denied Mr. Tom Santones claims.

And to put the final nail in the coffin of Mr. Santones lie, the C.W.A. has come to an agreement with Verizon, and the striking workers will return to work Tuesday. 

Mr. Santone should be ashamed of himself for spreading such a lie and presenting it as fact, and I hope no one ever using anything he post as any sort of a source again. 

Did Verizon Hire Blackwater/Xe for Strike Security?

     Last night [August 17, 2011] Daily Kos contributor 'santone' posted a story that Verizon had hired Blackwater/Xe to run their security during the strike. The Verizon Media Relations Executive Director, Bob Varettoni, denied the claim when we contacted him for a statement. He would give no other information.


     We also spoke with a spokes person at Communications Workers of America in Washington D.C (CWA) who told us that CWA did not have any information on Verizon hiring Blackwater/Xe and did not and would not give any such information to 'santone'. 


     This is a blatant falsehood on the part of Daily Kos and 'santone'. This type of journalism is why we on the left are brushed aside when we have facts that the people of this nation need to have. This is the lowest most unprofessional kind of reporting/blogging there is. Reporting such lies as facts is not only unprofessional it is dangerous and can cause all manor of problems when real bloggers or journalists try to gather information so that they can report the facts. This 'santone' blogger is the lowest form of writer. He has taken a lie and presented it to the public as fact in perfect Fox News fashion.


     I'm calling on you my readers. I'm calling on you to forward this article to anyone and everyone you know who has or would have read the Daily Kos post. We must inform people that that post is a lie and should be reported as such. We are not Fox News viewers! We actually want the facts!














UPDATE: Since I posted this blog Daily Kos has removed the article in question written by 'santone'. But, if anyone wants a copy for reference, just ask. I saved it to my flash drive.  

Common to the White House, GOP goes insane.

When it was announced that the rapper Common was invited to the White House for a poetry event, the GOP went on the attack. Say what you will about Common, but take a look at his poetry before you do.

 In "A letter to the Law' Common lets his outrage be known and directs it at the police and former President George W. Bush, which he views as corrupt. As someone who lived on the wrong side of the tracks for most of his life, I can understand where Common comes from and I can also see past the negative images aimed at the police and former President and find beauty in the theme and rhyme.

The beauty of Commons poetry is lost on many Republicans. Sarah "Half Governor" Palin praised a story by the Daily Caller that ripped Common for "A Letter To The Law', stating that it was full of death threats towards cops and former President Bush. Karl Rove had much to say on Sean Hannity the other night, calling Common a "thug" among other thing.

Lets face facts here folks. Most old white people are scared to death by rap music. If it was Toby Keith that was invited to read poetry at the White House I highly doubt there would be any problem at all. If you've lived in this country at all, you know that rap music is looked down upon by a large number of old white guys. And the reason they look down on it and are afraid of it is simple, they don't have a clue what life is like in the real world.  Rappers like Common have lived in the worst neighborhoods and have seen first hand how the system has failed those of us from the wrong side of the tracks.

I challenge the likes of Rove and Palin to spend just one year in the public housing of Chicago or on the south-west side of Columbus Ohio. Let them witness how the system has failed these areas for themselves. Then, and only then can what they say about the poetry of Common and other rappers be taken seriously.

Michelle Obama did the right thing by inviting Common to the White House, and anyone who has gone to sleep at night to the sounds of gun fire and sirens knows that.