Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

Chait : This week, Republican House Whip Eric Cantor appeared on the Daily Show. An interesting and (relatively) honest moment occurred, at about 4:35, when Stewart asked Cantor to define his party's philosophy. Cantor began by talking about immigrants who came to America and worked their way up, and then wound up to this point: That’s what America’s about. It’s about providing an even playing field for opportunity, not the government sitting here saying, ‘This person here’s too successful, this one’s not, I’m gonna take from this one and give to that one.’ That’s the principle. It’s earned success. That is indeed the heart of what Republicans believe. They believe that all success is earned success. They do not believe that luck or life circumstance play an important part in economic success. They believe that wealth and poverty are essentially moral categories, interchangeable with "hard work" and "sloth." They decry government, but they don't really op...

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell Thank Jebus for Hump Day! I had Monday off and I still want the heck out of this week. Everyone is posting this video, but more should and that is why I share it with you. Here are comedians and actors putting all the NO of the Republican party to waste in two minutes. It is amazing how comedy can really point out how silly our political discourse has gotten these past months. Comedians do have the ability to tell it like it is and our forum is quite larger than the Right would like to give credit to...John Stewart ring a bell? The public option is far from being dead. Here are your highlights: Afghanistan as Therapy Timmeh attempts to do some good, Consumer Protection Agency is a start - you can't get more common sense than that Beason, IL "In Cold Blood" Single Payer to be scored by the CBO? WHAT LOGIC? WHAT SINGLE PAYER? THANK JEBUS!!!! This will be interesting to see how the CBO scores this plan... All right next ti...

Healthcare Napkins All View more documents from Dan Roam . Man, what happened last night? Last thing I remember the lady and I were at a comedy show with the great Hannibal Buress and then I am waking up looking for Advil and a gallon of water. That is called FUN! If you get a chance in Chicago every Thursday there is a great room at Chicago Joe's run by the lovely ladies at Riot . Check it out and you won't be dissappointed. Other than that I going to go lay my head on my desk and play with my Mighty Muggs . Hunggggoovvaaa. Here are your highlights: President Re-Elect John McCain and the media's lovefest Usian Bolt is fuggin INSANE! Britain's biggest jewelry heist : Dudes do not spend the money on pink furs FOR YOUR WIFE! It is important to understand who are the Uninsured Cash for Clunkers, fiscal stimulus proven In the words of Fifty, Eric Cantor is a Wanksta , why he has to be from my home state I will never know! As much as he was villainized by the right for y...

Well last night ended sadly as Director/Writer John Hughes passed away. As a child of the 80's I must say it was a blow to my alternative reality of jocks, cheerleaders, the cool kids and geeks, the punk rockers and the metal heads, in other words high school. Most of what I attributed to my understanding of how the world worked was based off movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink and National Lampoon's Vacation. Not that I thought those movies were real just the overall thematic sensibility has me watching them to this day. He also gave us Christmas in a way a kid and family could relate to in Home Alone. A classic writer and director John Hughes I thank you for influence and so many great cinematic moments including the above. Here are your highlights: Tim Phillips is EATED by Rachel Maddow , calling himself grassroots and a community organizers shows how dirty the Republican party has become, he literally commercials withou...

The time is now to party like 1950. Well in cartoon format that is. The Republican Party clinging to ideas that have not worked have figured out HOW to make them work (for the public that is) by presenting them with CARTOONS! Hooray. (insert the Brady Bunch, Andy Griffith and any other out of touch show you can think of here arrrgh) Eric Cantor: See little Billy while you are trying to pay off your mortgage, take care of your family and deal with your medical bills. The rich will get a tax cut! Sounds great right? Billy Nobody: Wait I don’t get it. I pay more than someone who makes more than me? But why? Eric Cantor: Because we said so. Billy Nobody: Wait, what? How does the help me to get by? And what else do you have? Anything? I mean I need to be convinced this is better than the current administration. Eric Cantor: That really doesn’t matter you see because free markets and the terrorists and insurgency of tea parties will economically trickle down with Joe plumbers. It’s real...

Eric Cantor , Part of No Minority Whip, has recently exclaimed that he is a “giddy little school girl,” for Britney Spears . With all the fun in Congress saying “no” like a two year old, Cantor has embraced his inner party girl recently admitting “Yes I went to the Britney Spears concert instead of watching the President’s News Conference. I have been a big fan of hers since Baby, One More Time.” Cantor was seen at the concert with other Party leaders dancing, singing along and asking for Britney to take her clothes off “and she nearly did” laughed Cantor. Fellow Republican Congressmen have tried their best to keep this aspect of Cantor’s personality quiet, but now seeing Britney’s low approval rating, the Party members have come in support of Cantor. Republican Leader John Boehner said “it’s a nice thing supporting the unsupported; I applaud Eric in his continued effort for finding a voice to the opposition; one completely auto-tuned.” When asked to elaborate on what he meant Boehner ...

Eric Cantor (puts the CAN'T in Cantor) , one of the leaders of The House of No, or the Republisucks as I like to call them put out an awesome video celebrating their "no" vote on the Stimulus Package. And by awesome I mean a bragging, frat like video with Aerosmith in the background singing "Back in Saddle." Now, I only took remedial psychology course at the local community college, but I know denial when I see it . This is straight crazy. Put them all in Arkham Asylum and hope they don't break loose. This compares to Detroit Lions fans claiming a succesful 2008 season. The Cubs claiming a World Series win or Mike Tyson holding the heavy weight belt again. IT'S ONE STEP AWAY FROM STRAIGH JACKET CRISS ANGEL STYLE! Normally when you lose an election, drop seats in both the House and Senate, have a Democratic President in office with a 68% approval rating , an economy on the downturn, banks failing across the globe because of your failed policies; you don...