I want to be very clear about this: I enthusiastically support the Occupy movement. I think it's about time, and I hope they can successfully achieve real change in the system. And this is why I...
The Brilliance of the Occupy Movement
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Author - Bob Cesca
Disaster Follows
Krugman on the possibility of a Republican victory next year: If the dog actually catches the car — the actual job of running the U.S. government — it will have no idea what to do, because the...
Quotes of the Year
I thought I'd open up this thread and ask you to choose your favorite Quote of the Day in its various incarnations. Quote of the Day Doof Quote of the Day Crazy Quote of the Day Dick Quote of the Day...
Santorum Must Really, Really Hate Gingrich
Benen observes: For now, Newt Gingrich is leading the Republican pack in Iowa, despite not having spent a lot of time in the state, not opening a campaign office in the state until a few days ago...
Will Herman Cain Endorse Newt Gingrich?
It's supposed to happen today. If Gingrich is the smart guy everyone says he is, he's on the phone right now screaming at Cain in his high-pitched voice: "Noooooooooo!" Meanwhile, the rest of us are...
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Foo Fighters - "My Hero"
Our Stupid Politics and Stupider Republicans
Just a reminder. Yesterday, a former Republican frontrunner for his party's nomination for President of the United States suspended his campaign due to an affair, and while announcing the end of his...
Is Huntsman the Next Flavor of the Month?
Conservatives are learning what the rest of us already knew: while Huntsman sounds "reasonable," he's a far-right conservative who's attracting the attention of Erick Erickson and his ilk. TPM: As...
Animated Comic Book Covers
It's not politics, but it's Sunday and I thought this was damn cool. Someone named Kerry Callen is turning comic book covers into animated gifs. Here's my favorite of the batch: Another "I wish I had...
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Bruce Springsteen - "Born to Run"
Our 'Lazy, Shiftless' President
The far-right is flipping its shpadoinkle (this article was linked from Drudge) over the president's forthcoming holiday vacation in Hawaii -- you know, his home state. Right-wing talk radio is all...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"I believe these words came from the Pokemon movie. Life can be a challenge. Life can seem impossible. It’s never easy when there’s so much on the line. But you and I can make a difference. There’s a...
Herman Cain Out
Nein nein nein. Herman Cain announced on Saturday that he is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The news comes in the wake of Cain being accused of having an...
Change Is…
The 2012 Obama campaign is underway. Here are some of the president's accomplishments as delivered by the president: "Change is the first bill I signed into law -- a law that says you get an equal...
Worst Person in the World
The Scotland Neck, South Carolina police officer responsible for this awfulness. A police officer killed an elderly, deaf and mentally disabled man riding his bicycle by shooting him with a Taser...
Anti-Piracy Group Caught Pirating Music
I love it. Dutch copyright watchdog BREIN is being sued by a musician for more than $1 million after allegedly using his song in copyright warnings on DVDs without explicit permission. Oh my...
Comeuppance for Health Insurance Profiteers
Yesterday, a major -- I mean, HUGE -- section of the president's healthcare reform bill kicked into effect. Beginning right now, for-profit health insurance companies will have to spend 80-85 percent...
Will Herman Cain Quit Today?
Herman Cain is supposed to announce his intentions today, and I think he'll give up. Not only because of the affair, but also because he's losing his mind. I envision him wandering aimlessly through...
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MST3K Saturday - "Daddy-O"
Frank Luntz's Orwellian Occupy Language
Luntz is the the mastermind behind the marketing of modern conservatism (marketing is their whole thing), and now he's teaching conservatives how to stymie Occupy Wall Street with Orwellian word...