The New Pornographers - "Moves"
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Legalizing the Murder of Abortion Docs, Women
The Republican war against women now involves actual firearms. South Dakota's legislature is considering a bill that would legalize killing someone to prevent the harm of a fetus--a measure which...
The General Welfare
I was debating a conservative on Twitter about this item. He was trying to tell me that it was okay for people to pay into a system and get benefits out. I thanked him for making a case for a single...
Quote of the Day
"You know, it's fun to make these equivalences, and I'm sure that Jon Stewart will dutifully dredge up a couple of examples of Code Pink yelling something at Donald Rumsfeld to prove that liberals...
The Pubic Hair on the Koch
Forgive me, blogging gods, for such an awful (and too easy) headline. Anyways. It's becoming quite obvious that Clarence Thomas should have recused himself from the Citizen's United case. Common...
No! There Is Another.
There's evidently another planet in the solar system -- a fat bastard of a planet -- way, way out there. The hunt is on for a gas giant up to four times the mass of Jupiter thought to be lurking in...
Uh Doy!
Just caught this on Lawrence O'Donnell's show last night. A new study concludes Fox News viewers are considerably less informed than viewers of other cable news networks. Here's a list of falsehoods...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Around the World"
Quote of the Day
"I know Irish tough guys like you, but they don't live on Long Island like you and they don't wear make-up like you." Lawrence O'Donnell addressing Bill O'Reilly on The Last Word Excelsior!
Liberal Socialists in Denial
Cornell's Suzanne Mettler assembled a paper about Americans who insist they hate socialized government programs, even though they're, you know, "sucking from the government teat." Here's a chart...
Republicans Taking Food From Pregnant Women
Krugman details some of the budget items the Republicans intend to attack: WIC 1008 million Food for Peace 544 million NOAA 450 million NASA 579 million Energy efficiency and renewable energy 899...
Republicans To Oppose Deficit Reduction
The president plans to call the Republicans' bluff and propose a $1 trillion budget deficit reduction plan -- around $750 million in spending cuts. The cuts include his discretionary spending freeze...
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The Police - "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
CPAC Straw Poll Results
Even Gary Johnson fared better than Sarah Palin. Ron Raul: 30% Mitt Romney: 23% Gary Johnson 6% Chris Christie 6% Newt Gingrich: 5% Tim Pawlenty 4% Michele Bachmann 4% Mitch Daniels 4% Sarah Palin:...
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Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - "Brother of Mine"
Crazy Quote of the Day
"In our nation, in our time, the friends of freedom have an assignment, as great as those of the 1860s, or the 1940s, or the long twilight of the Cold War. As in those days, the American project is...
This is My Rifle, This is My Gun
Maybe the military control of Egypt isn't so awful. Fred Kaplan offers some insight: It may seem strange to Westerners that the military might play—and would be popularly celebrated for playing—a...
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MST3K Saturday - "Spring Fever"
Winter Fundraiser – Day Six
It's the last day for our quarterly fundraiser. Your last chance to click the jolly candy-like PayPal button and to help us keep this place floating on a sea of liberal outrage against wingnuts...
'Egypt is Free!'
Video footage of crowds outside the presidential palace reacting to Mubarak's resignation today: And I sincerely hope they're right about the "free" thing. We just don't know if it's going to get...