Via Sullivan, Neil deGrasse Tyson makes a very moving argument for why we should continue to fund the space program. Convinced me. Though I've always been a NASA geek.
The Case for NASA and Space Exploration
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Alexandra Pelosi Fumbles with New York Video
Pelosi shot a new video for Real Time -- this time at a welfare office in New York City. Totally false equivalence. Right there. When Maher mentioned "apples and oranges" he was absolutely correct...
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The Raconteurs - "Salute Your Solution"
Is There A Pilot On Board?
Steve Benen and historian Michael Beschloss on the Guggenheim documentary and the scale of the disaster the president inherited. When the narration tells viewers, "Not since the days of Franklin...
The Republican War On Porn
Rick Santorum knows what's seriously hurting America. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has promised to initiate a war on porn if elected. “America is suffering a pandemic of harm from...
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MST3K Saturday - "A Young Man's Fancy"
The Most Important Thing You'll Read All Day
This first-hand story about a couple seeking an abortion in Texas is both soul-crushing and indicative of how horrific anti-woman laws have become. Everything we've been discussing here is...
The Daily Banter Mail Bag
This is really cool and a little scary. Chez Pazienza, Ben Cohen and I answer your email questions. And we're going to do it every week. This week, why do the Sunday shows favor Republican guests;...
Holy Effing Crap! Fluke Is Dating A Jew!
Not satisfied with attacking a noncombatant, the far-right is now attacking a noncombatant's boyfriend. And -- shock horror! -- Sandra Fluke's boyfriend is Jewish. Gasp. Oh no. Stop the press thing...
'The Road We've Traveled'
Here it is. Davis Guggenheim's documentary about President Obama's first term.
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Urge Overkill - "Quiet Person" From their 2011 album Rock & Roll Submarine
Quote of the Morning
“One of the ones promoting that [a brokered convention] is Sarah Palin, who has suggested herself as the choice. I think as long as it’s between us girls — I’ve been observing something about her. I...
The Limbaugh Influence
A video from 1994 highlighting exactly how influential Limbaugh really is. Even with congressional Republican women. He's not a simple entertainer or comedian. He's a professional spokesman and...
Republican Presidents: Big Government Spenders
TPM with the chart of the day:But Democrats, and especially President Obama, are big government spenders. That's the lie they keep getting away with for decades.
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Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar - "These Roads Don't Move"
Romney Declares War on Planned Parenthood
He's desperate and so he's pandering to the extremist far-right. "Of course you get rid of Obamacare, that's the easy one, but there are others," he said. "Planned Parenthood, we're going to get rid...
Quote of the Morning
Video edition. Here's Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kicking ass.
The Next Dick Cheney
Gingrich might end up being Santorum's Cheney. And that's effing scary. A senior adviser to Newt Gingrich told The Huffington Post Tuesday night the campaign likes the idea of Rick Santorum and...
Cheesy Grits Didn't Help Romney
Mitt Romney continues to flail and lose in the red states -- the only states that the eventual nominee will have a chance of winning in the general election. In other words, the no-brainer...
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Metallica - "Enter Sandman"
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