Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins of Kansas says the GOP needs a “great white hope” and then denies she knew the racial connotations of the phrase. It turns out she may not be truthful in that regard. Jess Willard, the original “great white hope” lived in a town just 30 miles from Jenkins’s hometown.
At a town hall forum last week, Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) offered encouragement to conservative activists by saying there were some “really sharp” young Republicans in the House. “Republicans are struggling right now to find the great white hope,” said Jenkins. “I suggest to any of you who are concerned about that, who are Republican, there are some great young Republican minds in Washington.” Jenkins proceeded to name three GOP members of Congress who are all white — Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).
Mike Huckabee, what a nice guy. Pssstt…Mike…Kennedy had government-run health care.
Get ready for swine flu. The WHO reports that H1N1 is now the dominant flu strain. They are also reporting cases of a more severe respiratory version of H1N1 (about 15% of cases). The WHO estimates that within 2 years, 1/3 of the world’s population will have been infected with swine flu.