Corporate profits versus personal income, via the New York Times: More information here. Notice how personal incomes rose during the Clinton and Johnson decades but dropped during decades of...
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A.C. Newman - "The Changeling (Get Guilty)" Live from the DUMBO Sessions
Homeland Security Rumor Debunked — Days Ago!
And it was debunked by the reporter who's the source for Naomi Wolf, Wonkette, Michael Moore, and all the rest of the liberals who so desperately want the president to be a bad guy they'll latch onto...
This Is What's the Matter With Kansas
Sam Brownback's office scolded a kid for correctly, though jokingly, tweeting that the wingnut Kansas governor "sucked." Only she didn't actually say it directly to the governor. She tweeted that she...
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The Tragically Hip - "Yer Not the Ocean"
Is Homeland Security Coordinating the OWS Evictions?
NO! They're not. Angry Black Lady and Karoli provide sufficient debunking of this ridiculous rumor being spread by the histrionic Naomi Wolf (not the Shock Doctrine Naomi, the End of America Naomi)...
Crappy News from Pakistan
Unless this is handled very delicately, it could be a very big problem: ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government has demanded the U.S. vacate an air base within 15 days that the CIA is suspected of...
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Unemployment with and without the president's Recovery Act (stimulus):The Republicans say the stimulus "failed." They're lying.
The Definitive Last Word on Black Friday
Via Chez, here's Salon's Andrew Leonard: "There is a point in our culture beyond which camp and kitsch no longer make the least ironic sense, where consumerism loses its last mooring to civilization...
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MST3K Saturday - "Space Travelers"
Genuflecting to Our True Leaders
Violence! Massive crowds! Police brutality! Terror! Injuries! It's not an Occupy protest or another nation demanding freedom from oppression. It's Thanksgiving night at Walmart. Naturally, Americans...
Best Person in the World
Rep. Gabby Giffords continues to inspire. TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords helped serve a Thanksgiving meal to service members and retirees at a military base in her hometown. Giffords...
AIG Executive Sues Government for Bailout
No, that's not an Onion headline. Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg is suing the government for the bailout. Starr International, the company run by the former head of insurance giant American...
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Death Cab for Cutie - "Underneath the Sycamore" Live
As God As My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly
Our Thanksgiving tradition here, the great WKRP in Cincinnati: We're taking the day off, but use this thread to talk turkey.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Note to Occupy Wall Street
President Obama isn't your enemy. If you're going to attack D.C. enemies, focus with laser precision on K Street, the House Republicans and the Senate Republicans. Collectively, they're hurting...
Mitt Romney is a Goddamn Liar
This new Romney commercial is an atrocity: Did you catch that? The president said, "If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose." Pretty damning -- the president, in 2008 during the...
Cliff Schecter vs. Mark Williams. Fight!
My friend and utter badass Cliff Schecter ran circles around ousted (and quite racist) tea party leader Mark Williams on a show called Crosstalk yesterday. The real fireworks begin around 9:40 and...
The War Criminal Debate
Nothing really to report about last night's debate other than a word about the questioners. Paul Wolfowitz, David Addington and Marc Thiessen all presented questions for the candidates. Really, CNN...