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Right-wing website Capitol Hill Daily appears to hear about the news at a slower pace than a deceased sloth moves

Right-wing website Capitol Hill Daily sent the following e-mail to Citizen United's listserv earlier today:

"Dear Concerned Reader,

Fearing the very worst, the nation's super-rich are unloading their stocks at an alarming rate.

Even more troubling, the wealthiest 1% of Americans, who typically know the most, are the ones most anxious to sell.

You see, Obama just allowed 13 new tax increases to further slow the economy, wreck the stock market and make it even harder on the 12 million Americans already looking for work.

The bigger question is this...

Is Obama's Latest Tax Screw Up Grounds For Impeachment?

The poll results are likely to shock you.

Cast your vote now to see what America thinks.

Yes, impeach President Obama? Or No, higher taxes were necessary?"

This e-mail couldn't have been sent at a better time. You see, the e-mail implies that the stock market is wrecked as it is and President Obama is only going to wreck it further, yet on this very day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 15,056, which is an all-time record. Also, let's keep in mind the Dow Jones was at 7,949 when Obama took office. Yes, something tells me that the Capitol Hill Daily either hears about the news at a slower pace than a deceased sloth moves. or regularly celebrates something they refer to as opposite day. I have a feeling the following headlines have also been published or will be published at some point by Capitol Hill Daily:

- "Should Obama be impeached for not capturing and killing Osama bin Laden just like President Bush didn't do?" (published a day after bin Laden was announced dead)

- "Should Obama be impeached for passing healthcare reform that Republicans proposed during the Clinton years?"

- "Should President Obama be impeached for taking away our gun rights?" (published 2 minutes 14 seconds after he signed a bill allowing loaded firearms in national parks and unloaded firearms in Amtrak trains)

- "Should Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh be fired for not ever winning?" (published a week after the Ravens won the Super Bowl)

- "Should Capitol Hill Daily win an award for being the best news organization in the history of the world?" (the timing of this published headline would be irrelevant)

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/05/07/1975471/impeach-stock-market/
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