Don't put any any faith in the Los Angeles Times.

Just today, they ran an incredible one-sided "analysis" of the anti-rent control Proposition 98 that basically sided with the landlord's phony and deceptive ads. The Times made completely false claims about its effect.

And last week they ran one of their usual union busting, blame-it-on-organized-labor editorials.

When the chips are down, Republicans can be counted on being one thing and one thing only: Republicans. 

And i justt saw a photo of the Bush twins, George W Bush and John McCain with the presidents arms around McCain. Four more years of this and my paycheck ain't worth sit.

This is a logical fallacy. By this logic, MMFA would argue that all Republican and Democrat congresspeople that are for tax-cuts support this view because they are rich and benefit from them. 

 

screaming tax cuts and going to church gets you elected when the voting public does not become informed, starting with taking and passing basic education history classes. tax cuts sounds good and it takes a few years to sink in that what really happens is more money leaves your wallet . Bottom line is increased costs borne by the electorate and never call it tax increase.

You got it. Republicans want to target Democrats by demanding "your papers, please" to vote? I say we make republicans pass a basic GED test with an 80 or better to vote. ;)

I wonder how those tax cuts fit in with $4 per gallon gas and high inflation?

This is a logical fallacy. By this logic, MMFA would argue that all Republican and Democrat congresspeople that are for tax-cuts support this view because they are rich and benefit from them. 

So says LieSpreader, I mean TruthSeeker.

What Media Matters 'argues' is that almost no news media covered the fact that Cindy McCain looks to benefit from a continuation of the Bush tax cuts, and that many media outlets covered the same facts about Teresa Heinz Kerry.

 

 

Did MMFA also note the number of Democrats who benifited from the tax cuts?

Einstein, how many Dems voted for the tax cuts?

The "tax cuts" Bush sponsored are gutless and irresponsible.

It smacks of a bad parent trying to "buy love" with allowances given kids, but which plunges the family towards bankruptsy because it's all put on the credit card. Bush hasn't paid for a DIME he's "given" in tax cuts. It all goes on our grandchildren's backs.

Of course, those in the highest brackets are realizing BILLIONS in increased wealth ... at a time of WAR, no "sacrifices" asked of THEM.

And most ironic, any "tax cut" allowed an average family is miniscule compared to additional demands in higher costs of food, fuel, heating oil, tuition, health care, and other "necessities" provided by avaricious corporations who are enjoying record profits.

Gutless and irresponsible. But hey, tax cuts are a Republican/Conservative "core value", aren't they? So WHAT if they are the WRONG thing to do, in terms of America's future? These Republicans have to get ELECTED, don't they? And irresponsible tax cuts have done the trick before, haven't they?

No, Media Matters covered how the media has not been consistent or fair in how they cover Democrats versus Republicans. They have documented how they have helped forward the conservative agenda.

What is disappointing is that Cindy McCain only released a two page summary of her taxes without including the additional forms that would show in what she is invested and the deductions she took. What she released for public viewing is not terribly significant or revealing...we already know she's fabulously wealthy. The devil is in the details...

Cindy McCain is in the top 1% of wealth holders. She is in the category targeted by Republicans to receive ALL benefits and ALL advantages.

People in her bracket hire lobbiests by the thousands to assure that lawmakers know exactly how to vote on each and every measure considered by our government, because every government policy can be skewed towards further enriching the already very rich. Millions are spent to reap BILLIONS, and it is all at the expense of the remaining 99% of the American People (who HAVE no lobbiests).

John McCain can be depended upon to, like George W before him, govern to benefit his wife Cindy. Every day, ordinary Americans pay their mortgage (if they still have a house), pay their kids' tuition, buy groceries, fill up the tank, and pay for health care insurance (if they are able to get it), and then look at their paycheck, which hasn't changed much in the last decade (if they're lucky enough to still have the same job).

Our middle class has had WAR declared on it, and we are LOSING to the NeoCons and the elitist wealthy Republican corporatists. It will not end until Republicans are purged from positions of power in this nation.

 

John McCain can be depended upon to, like George W before him, govern to benefit his wife Cindy.

And without FULL DISCLOSURE of Cindy's tax returns (including a list of ALL her investments), there is no way of knowing how she has already benefitted by her husband's actions in the Senate.  This should be - and will no doubt become - a major campaign issue

But McCain will SAY that Cindy has made full disclosure, which is a lie, and many will believe that because it will be repeated, as often as possible, by the right wing talkers. I can already hear Sean Hannity...

I can already hear Sean Hannity...

That's almost enough to make you poke your eardrum with an icepick, isn't it?

What...? Speak up please! ;>)

This is a logical fallacy. By this logic, MMFA would argue that all Republican and Democrat congresspeople that are for tax-cuts support this view because they are rich and benefit from them.

I'm afraid it's the title that (mis)lead into reaching that conclusion: Print media noted Cindy McCain's limited financial release, but not how McCains benefit from tax cuts.

MMFA should change it so that people who ignore reading the article in it's entirety don't completely miss the point. The issue here is the print media's inconsistency in highlighting how a presidential candidate's wealthy wife benefits from the tax-cuts.

 

 

Actually, NPR did mention that the McCains will benefit greatly from cuts in capital gains taxes when they reported on this.

And i would like to ask the McCains, as they never filed a joint tax return, if the address in the filing is the same for either one individual. You can avoid higher tax rates by doing that.