Cowboy Confessional

Guy Smith – writer, songwriter, political provocateur

Obama Budget

| January 31, 2012

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Worsening economic news can only mean a worsening level of propaganda. This is where MSNBC enters the picture. The Congressional budget Office (CBO) today announced that the U.S. economy will go from tragic to worse, echoing sentiments of a double-dip depression. Barring miracles that would make the Second Coming look second rate, America’s jobless rate [...]

Mirkarimi’s Malady

| January 26, 2012

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It is unsafe to live in San Francisco, especially at the sheriff’s house. In this city known for institutionalized corruption, citizens rarely blink over common City Hall scandals. But when the newly elected pro-gun-control sheriff has his personal firearms confiscated while being saddled with an emergency protective order separating him from his wife and kid, [...]

Gingrich Gasp

| January 20, 2012

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Newt Gingrich, during last nights GOP debate, expressed surprise that “CNN would take trash like that and use it to open a presidential debate.” In other words, the Carrollton Chameleon is shocked that the mainstream media hinges their ratings on salacious salvos and tawdry tripe. Newt is the only person who is surprised. Everyone else [...]

King Barack

| January 16, 2012

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If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive. Martin Luther King Jr. And it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion. Barack Obama One man used love [...]

Andy’s Absurdity

| January 12, 2012

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Andrew Rosenthal has dragged the New York Times’ reputation to a new low. I didn’t think it was possible. Andy pens an inappropriately titled column called The Loyal Opposition. Anyone familiar with the now irrelevant Forth Estate sees the irony of naming a newspaper column The Loyal Opposition, and the side-splitting frivolity for it being [...]