The tobacco companies. Now and forever the worst persons in the world (corporations are persons now, so, you know). They've filed a lawsuit against the federal government for graphic warning labels...
Worst Persons in the World
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Author - Bob Cesca
The Best Idea of the Year
Along with Ashby dozens of other writers, I've been obsessively blogging about Republican socialism and Republican government spending. But, admittedly, I never thought to formulate this narrative...
Rick Perry Threatens Bernanke with Violent Attack
Rick Perry warned Ben Bernanke not to print more money or else he'd be violently accosted and accused of treason. “If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I dunno what y’all would...
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The Who - "The Real Me" Live at Hyde Park
What Does It Mean to be Un-American?
Rick Perry was asked yesterday whether or not he thought the president was un-American. Perry answered, "You'll have to ask him." But I wonder if anyone on the Republican side will ask Perry whether...
Republican Dress 'Em Up
Steve Benen is right to scold the cable news media for spending too much time talking about who "looks like a president," but, sadly, physical looks are something Republican voters (almost...
The Vastness of Time and Space
Some universal truth for you to ponder this morning. Catch a glimpse of a relatively nearby star and you see it as it existed when, perhaps, Lincoln was president (if it's 150 light-years away)...
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Rolling Stones - "Thru and Thru" Live (NSFW)
I'm Very Confused
Why is this photo hilarious to fellow liberals who are supposed to be opposed to sexism? Seriously, it was the meme on Twitter over the weekend, and I can't figure out why. Yes, I get it, it looks...
Republicans Don't Force Us to Buy Anything
...Except when Rick Perry signed a law making the HPV vaccine Gardasil mandatory for all 11-year-old girls. That's $120 per vaccination of a med that hasn't really been given enough time to suss out...
Snore. What? Whatever.
Tim Pawlenty is out. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) announced on a conference call to supporters this morning that he will drop out of the GOP presidential race. If a candidate falls in the...
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Def Leppard - "Photograph"
Attack Perry With This Irrefutable Fact
I really hope the Obama administration and the Democrats go after Rick Perry for this recent bit of history. Texas, which crafts a budget every two years, was facing a $6.6 billion shortfall for its...
Rick W. Perry
If this guy isn't Bush Part III -- holy hell -- here's Rick Perry's announcement: Yeah, we totally need another Steve-Austin-squinty-shit-kicking-wingnut-pretend-cowboy. The Republicans will nominate...
Fun but Irrelevant
None of these top five Ames Straw Poll winners will get the nomination: Michele Bachmann: 4823 Ron Paul: 4671 Tim Pawlenty: 2293 Rick Santorum: 1657 Herman Cain: 1456 These bottom several won't get...
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Kevin Drew - "Untitled 33" Live
Worst Person in the World
Nebraska candidate for U.S. Senate Jon Bruning for comparing welfare recipients to racoons. Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, a frontrunner to win the GOP nomination against Sen. Ben Nelson (D...
Thirty Years Isn't Enough
This asswipe deserves every second of this sentence. And I hope it hurts. SCRANTON, Pa. — A northeastern Pennsylvania judge was ordered Thursday to spend nearly three decades in prison for his role...
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MST3K Saturday - "Why Study Industrial Arts?"
Banning Short Sales on Wall Street
This is a phenomenal idea. Banning short sales. We should try it for a while: Four European countries are banning the short selling of stocks in their markets to try to halt the precipitous plunge in...