Jonathan Capehart, the pride of Carleton College,  rarely  has anything to say that’s worth reading, listening to (he’s a regular on Morning Joe) or thinking about, but occasionally he blunders into something, willy-nilly, as in this piece for the Washington Post blog, “Post Partisan,” about Palin’s recent speech at the Susan B. Anthony dinner:

The last time I saw Sarah Palin speak live was in 2008 when she accepted the Republican Party nomination for vice president. And she gave the performance of her life. The ensuing 20 months for me have been like watching the political equivalent of an actor on ER playing a surgeon. Get that “surgeon” off her lines, and she can’t possibly speak intelligently, if at all, about the intricacies of an operating room. Palin speaks in such broad generalities (“time-tested truths” or “common-sense solutions”) that you’d be crazy to even think about putting the body politic into her care.

This is what passes for thinking among the left these days: why, with this sort of analysis, Capehart has a real chance to become the next Frank Rich. Never mind that Palin’s positions on the issues are far more in tune with what the American public is thinking at the moment. As Matthew Continetti noted in the Weekly Standard:

As I listened to the speech, I was struck by how Palin’s positions are widely shared. She opposes the health care law — so does the public. She’s concerned about the federal deficit — so is the public (see question 10b). She supports the Arizona illegal immigration law — so does the public. She supports the right to life — and the public is moving toward her. She supports the Afghanistan surge and the current course in Iraq — both Obama administration policies.

The problem, as Continetti notes, is that Palin’s negatives are so high (wonder why): (more…)

Amusingly enough the Washington Post has a blog called PostPartisan. I say amusing because it is obvious that there is nothing “post” partisan about it if a rant against tea partiers by Jonathan Capehart is any indication. He thinks that Obama was speaking to the tea partiers in his latest healthcare address and so posted “A message from President Obama to Tea Party America.”

In an effort to come rushing to the aid of the president and castigate all those “racist” tea partiers he so dislikes, Capehart excerpted a segment of Barack Obama’s recent healthcare speech (what is this one, like number 200 or so?) and pointedly asked tea party activists what was wrong with it — or rather what is wrong with them for not being in thrall to this president?

Capehart is mad at those tea partiers that think Obama is a “Manchurian candidate sent here to destroy the United States” and found the following segment of Obama’s millionth healthcare address particularly inspiring, claiming that it spoke to the “true character of this nation:” (more…)

So anyone with a pulse saw the Austin plane crash for what it was–an ugly event caused by a bitter weirdo. And nearly everyone was thankful it didn’t turn out worse.

But I guess Washington Post contributor, Jonathan Capehart, is pulse-less. After reading Joseph Stack’s suicide note, J.C. wrote, “I am struck by how his alienation is similar to that we’re hearing from the extreme elements of the Tea Party movement.”

Well, for me – I’m struck by how boringly predictable a respected journalist like Capehart can be.

I use “respected journalist” just for fun. Capehart is a tool.

I mean, seriously dude, you couldn’t have resisted, for a moment at least – that urge to… go there?

Look, I know you hate those damn teabaggers, but linking them to this horrible crime seems like a parody of jackasses like yourself. Maybe that was your goal: your comments were just an elegant satire on left-wingers! In that case, bravo. (more…)

Tim Tebow and his mom, Pam, are going to be in a Super Bowl ad. For those who aren’t college football fans, Tebow is the quarterback for the University of Florida Gators. He was the first underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy and led the Gators to two BCS championships. He’s also headed to the NFL draft, where he’s likely to be the top quarterback pick.

All right, you say, so a college football star is going to be in a Super Bowl ad. Big deal. But wait! The ad was purchased by the dreaded Dr. James Dobson’s pro-life  Focus On the Family! And Tim’s mom will discuss her decision not to abort Tim when he was in her womb. (more…)