"I’ll take you back a couple of hundred years when part of public life and part of public office was if you said something that offended somebody, there was going to be a duel and somebody was going...
Author - Bob Cesca
The President's Tucson Address
*applause* How could an auditorium filled with emotional people not applaud this, for example? The president's address was, naturally, excellent. But I thought the audience participation was such an...
Morning Awesome
Jack White & Loretta Lynn - "Portland, Oregon"
New Huffington Post Column
Sarah Palin Fumbles and Flails Into an Otherwise Solemn Day Digg, tweet and Facebook. Thank you for your support.
Super Stupid
CNN's Howard Kurtz issued the following correction: When I conducted the telephone interview for my Nov. 27 article on California Rep. Darrell Issa, my unambiguous understanding was that I was...
Quote of the Day
"Today has been set aside to honor the victims of the Tucson massacre. And Sarah Palin has apparently decided she's one of them." Josh Marshall Yeah. Good timing, Sarah. Compassionate.
Narcissistic Word Salad
And... discuss. It's all about Sarah Palin, isn't it? Also, I love getting civic lessons from a person who didn't know the difference between the Preamble and the Declaration -- repeatedly. Adding...
Further Proof of a False Equivalence
The new CBS poll: Do you think it is ever justified for citizens to take violent action against the government, or is it never justified? Republican 28% yes, 64% no Democrat 11% yes, 81% no Indepdent...
Worst Persons in the World
Palmetto State Armory for this: A South Carolina gun and accessories company is selling semi-automatic rifle components inscribed with “You lie” – a tribute to the infamous words of 2nd District...
Morning Awesome
David Bowie with Nine Inch Nails - "I'm Afraid of Americans"
Doof Quote of the Day
"This guy appears to be a communist. His beliefs are the liberal of the liberals [sic]. There is no evidence whatsoever that this man was influenced by Sarah Palin or anybody in the Republican Party...
Cenk Nails It
Just watch this. And Joe Klein? They seriously pay you a small fortune for this dosh?
Sullivan Debunks the Both Sides Meme
Via John Cole, Sullivan makes a similar point to the one I've been highlighting about the Both Sides meme: The right and the left both have intemperate voices. But here’s the key: only the...
Numbers Don't Lie
Nate Silver doesn't jump to any assigned blame for Tucson. But in the debate between which "side" is more violent or more prone to lash out with firearms, Nate presents this: The journalist Ronald...
The Both Sides Meme Returns in Force
Paul Krugman debunks the Both Sides bullshit: Where's that toxic rhetoric coming from? Let's not make a false pretense of balance: it's coming, overwhelmingly, from the right. It's hard to imagine a...
Worst Persons
The Tea Party Express. Here's why: In an apparent effort to distance themselves from the mass shootings in Arizona over the weekend, the Tea Party Express sent out an email to supporters proclaiming...
Morning Awesome
Disturbed covering Genesis' "Land of Confusion" Directed by Todd McFarlane
Glenn Beck Hates Violence, Part 2
Glenn Beck, back in May of 2005, fantasizing about killing Michael Moore: BECK: Hang on, let me just tell you what I'm thinking. I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could...
Glenn Beck Hates Violence
Gawker kicked some serious assneck with this actual screengrab from Beck's website. Yeah, I think that speaks a gazillion volumes about the hypocrisy and histrionic bullshit of Beck, Palin and their...
Glenn Beck Makes Sarah Palin the Victim
Here's the shameless flim-flam artist melodramatically pretending that Sarah Palin is in physical danger of being attacked. You know, because there are maniacs "on all sides." Bring the Republic down...