The American people aren't very bright. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to be aware of the details of divided power in Washington. Still, only about half of Republicans (49%) know that the...
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Sorkin Series Brings on Superbad Director
Can't. Effing. Wait. Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Daniels and the director of Superbad, one of the funniest movies of our time. Perfect. Greg Mottola is set to direct Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama pilot set behind...
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MST3K Saturday - "Wild Rebels"
The Bubble Genius Bob & Elvis Show 4/1/11
Albert Brooks on Twitter; Elvis' Celebrity Stalking; Republicans Don't Deserve to be Taken Seriously; The Budget Battle; The Libya CIA Agent Story is Ridiculous; Our Brushes with Alcoholism; Roy...
House Republicans Playing Grabass
That's right, 222 Republicans voted for a bill that's arguably the most absurd piece of legislation ever presented in the House. (WASHINGTON) -- The House passed H.R. 1255 on Friday, the Government...
Disunion
For the next four years, I'll be glued to the New York Times' Civil War blog, Disunion. They'll be covering the events of the war as they happened in real time beginning exactly 150 years ago this...
T. Boone Pickens Is Not a Patriot
Dylan Ratigan hosted T. Boone Pickens on his show yesterday and referred to the far-right billionaire as a "patriot." Ratigan has a bizarre idea of what constitutes patriotism. Pickens gave $3...
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U2 - "Desire"
Unserious Republicans
In my Huffington Post column about the unserious Republican Party, I singled out "wacky" Republican Louie Gohmert. This is exactly what I'm talking about -- Gohmert thinks the Libya action is a...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"I just want you to think about this, in my view, giant loophole that could be created where someone who could — now i want to be careful, I don’t want to disparage in any way someone who has gone...
Breakthrough on the Budget?
Big (but not really "good") news on the budget negotiations: Sources tell me that budget negotiators on Capitol Hill have tentatively agreed on a deal that would involve at least $33 billion in...
New Huffington Post Column
The Republicans Lack the Seriousness to Govern Tweet, Like and Digg, etc...
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Weezer - "Buddy Holly"
Prime Time Thread
Here's an open thread for you to discuss anything you want. The Wisconsin Republicans are defying the second court order to halt the implementation of the union-busting bill. They're relentless. I'm...
Paying Wingnut Trolls
This reporter caught a job posting offering to pay right-wing people to troll liberal blogs. Then something caught my eye. It was a job ad that read "Writers Needed To Post Right-Wing Comments...
Quote of the Day
"Last year, candidate Barack Obama stood on a sidewalk in Toledo, Ohio, and first let it slip to Joe the Plumber that he wanted to quote, 'spread the wealth around.' At that time, I have to admit...
There's Still a Major Crisis in Japan
They're on "maximum alert." SENDAI, Japan (AFP) – Japan said Tuesday it was on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant where radioactive water has halted repair work and plutonium has been...
Judges Shmudges
It's remarkable how irresponsible and reckless tea party Republicans are once they actually have a shot at governing. Fortunately, there's a judge who's trying to stop them in Wisconsin: A Dane...
The Stimulus Worked
When I yell about government helping to finance a new, clean, renewable energy source, this is exactly what I'm talking about. One of the interesting side effects of last year's stimulus bill was...
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Rush - "Territories" Live from A Show of Hands