Naturally the award goes to former Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann's tweets about the Super Bowl halftime show: Meanwhile, the blackout was probably the best thing the NFL has ever done for...
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‘Good Guys With Guns’ Will Not Stop Gun Massacres
My Monday column begins like so: On HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher this weekend there was an extended and heated debate about gun control. The participants included Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker and...
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Quote of the Morning
"I hear you loud and clear, Barack Obama. You don’t represent the country that I grew up with. And your values is [sic] not going to save us. We’re going to take this country back for the Lord. We’re...
The Obama Bull Market
As Ashby noted yesterday, the Dow topped 14,000 for the first time since 2007 yesterday, and it's a pretty big deal. Remember on Thursday when CNBC's Rick Santelli was screaming about how we've...
Horse Meat Isn’t So Bad. Comparatively.
They found traces of horse meat in the beef that's supplied to Burger King stores in the UK. And you know what? The horse meat isn't anywhere near the worst thing about eating a Burger King sandwich...
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MST3K Saturday - "War of the Colossal Beast"
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Join the After Party. Only $6 per month! If you're already a member, go on in. This week: Spanking in Montana; The MSNBC Heckling Controversy; Football Head Injuries and Doping; Facebook Trolls; Two...
More NRA Myths Debunked
Mother Jones has a comprehensive list of myths and subsequent debunkery. Some highlights: Myth #4: More good guys with guns can stop rampaging bad guys. Fact-check: Mass shootings stopped by armed...
Breaking! Healthcare is Like the Holocaust!
Not really, but an Idaho state senator thinks so. As the debate over Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s proposed state health insurance exchange heats up, a North Idaho senator has sent out a mass email and...
The Surge Didn’t Work
Contrary to what John McCain was screeching about yesterday, the reduction in Iraqi sectarian violence wasn't really the consequence of our military escalation there. Robert Parry wrote an excellent...
Quote of the Morning
"That's the way reductions in liberty occur. When you start saying people all have to sign up for something, and they have a database where they know exactly who's who, and where government can...
The Daily Banter Mail Bag Is Rooting For…
This week's Mail Bag questions from our delightful readers. Answers here. 1) With Sarah Palin now out of the picture, which TV-ready Republican crazy will step up and be the party's next star? -- J...
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Fleetwood Mac - "I'm So Afraid" Live 1976
Montana Bill Would Spank Convicted Criminals
It's difficult to verbalize how insane this is. And, yes, a Republican came up with it. Spankings for convicted criminals. Montana State Rep. Jerry O’Neil (R) is sponsoring a bill to allow defendants...
David Mamet’s Latest Far-Right Screed
By now you might've seen David Mamet's pro-gun screed in Newsweek in which he basically assembled every NRA bumper sticker into essay form. It's just as wingnutty as everything else he's written...
Senator Claims Video Games Are More Dangerous Than Guns
Senator Lamar Alexander thinks video games are to blame for all of the mass shootings in America. He's wrong, of course. Multiple studies have shown no evidence of a connection between gunmen in mass...
Tennessee Bill Would Force Schools to ‘Out’ Gay Teens
My Thursday column begins like so: One of the more successful things about Mitt Romney's doomed 2012 campaign was his ability to portray himself as an aw-shucks clean-cut good guy; a Mormon who never...
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