A long dry spell ... time to kick some ass!

Unfortunately, I have been too busy to blog lately. But I have found some time to read some blogs, watch some political news and keep up with some of the hot stories out there.
To get the ball rolling again I want to highlight one of the most shameful things I've seen a United States congressman do it some time. His name is Jack Kingston (R-GA) and he is an automated Republican Talking Points Machine. He was on Bill Mahaer on HBO Friday night and not only repeated a debunked Obama smear, he also made sure to sneer Barack's middle name at one point while he twisted his black handlebar mustache and ran off to tie a woman to some railroad tracks.
I find it hard to believe that a sitting U.S. congressman does not know that he is repeating a falsehood when he claims on national TV that Senator Obama does not say the Pledge of Allegiance. Heck, you would think if he was that concerned Kingston could walk down the hallway in the Capitol building and simply ask the Senator if it was true. But then he wouldn't have that handy smear in his arsenal anymore.
Oh, and what does Kingston use as proof of his assertion? A picture he saw on the Internet. Like most Wingnuts, Kingston has built his narrative that Senator Barack Obama is unpatriotic on a photo, that Obama does not always wear a US flag pin on his lapel, and on rumors he was/is a Muslim (ie. Jihadist plant in the White House).
About that photo. It shows Obama standing upright, holding his hands in front of him, with candidates Bill Richardson and Hillary Clinton standing behind him, their right hands are over their hearts. Of course, in Wingnutistan this proves that Obama doesn't say the Pledge. Unless ... oops ... it was taken during the playing of the National Anthem? Yup. The Star Spangled Banner was playing and like 80+ percent of the population (look around the next time you go to a Major League baseball game), Obama stood there respectfully, without his hand over his heart. There is nothing wrong with that.
So, Rep. Jack Kingston would rather believe in hoax emails circulating on the Internet and promote falsehoods over the truth. He is a despicable man.