"Barack Obama is an elitist, my goodness the man went to Harvard!" Mitt Romney who graduated from Harvard, JD with an MBA Remarkable how he does this all the time. It's almost as if it was...
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Pat Robertson: Gayness is Demonic Possession
Robertson is always good for a bit of insanity now and again. Benen reports: On "The 700 Club" this week, viewers were shown a segment about a man who tried to "change" his sexuality by marrying a...
Rep. Joe Walsh Is A Big Time A-Hole
Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) is running for re-election against military veteran Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs and part of an arm in the war. Here's Walsh blowing off both her service and her injuries...
Spring Pledge Drive — Final Day
It's the final day of our Spring fundraising drive. Thanks so much to every who has participated this time around! Your contributions help us to keep the bandwidth and content flowing so we really...
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Rush - "Roll the Bones" I think I'm going to post Rush videos on Sunday mornings for a while.
Spring Pledge Drive — Day Seven
Only a couple more days left to participate in the big fundraiser this time around. Your contributions help us to keep the bandwidth and content flowing so we really appreciate your continued support...
Touré vs Piers Morgan. Fight!
Last night on CNN, Touré rightfully hammered Piers Morgan for his softball interview with George Zimmerman's brother. This is something to behold. Best exchange: Piers condescends to Touré and offers...
Bill O'Reilly Never Convicts Anyone on TV
Bill O'Reilly on his show Thursday night discussing George Zimmerman: "It’s wrong to convict anybody on television." It's wrong -- except for Dr. George Tiller and the countless others he's stalked...
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MST3K Saturday - "Mitchell"
Olbermann Fired from Current TV
Good gravy. It was just over a year ago that former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann announced he was joining Current TV, and today, that relationship officially came to an end. According to the New York...
This Week's Mailbag is Posted
This week's Mailbag is posted at The Daily Banter. As always, Chez, Ben and I answer your email questions. This week, my debate with Greenwald, the HBO Game Change movie and President Romney. Go look!
Spring Pledge Drive — Day Six
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Last Surviving Witness to Lincoln's Assassination
Via Cliff Schecter, here's a clip from the 1956 game show "I've Got A Secret" featuring the last surviving witness to Lincoln's assassination.
The Senate Loves Big Oil
Oil subsidies will continue thanks to the Senate Republicans and several conservadems: The Senate on Thursday thwarted Democratic plans to strip billions of dollars in tax breaks from the largest oil...
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Radiohead - "High & Dry"
Super Stupid
Justice Scalia joins Justice Alito in the I-Don't-Know-What-Healthcare-Means club with this infuriating nonsense: There was in a strange moment in today's severability argument at SCOTUS. Justice...
George Zimmerman is a Fast Healer
Here's a new video of George Zimmerman just after he killed Trayvon Martin. Does this look like a man with a freshly broken nose and a bashed-in face?
Right-Wing Bullies Continue to Attack Children
[My latest for The Huffington Post. RT often.] It's difficult to assign psychological motive when it comes to political tactics, but based upon the collective behavior of far-right conservative...
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The Flaming Lips - "Fight Test"
New Daily Banter Column is Up
Big programming note: beginning Friday, I will be posting a new extended item at The Daily Banter every weekday, including the Friday "Mailbag" feature. Meanwhile, here's my latest: Debating...