Richard Shelby is blocking the nomination of Peter Diamond to sit on the Fed board of governors. Why? Shelby says Diamond is unqualified. Diamond is a professor of economics at a little school called...
Very Serious Republicans
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Cat Power - "The Greatest" Live on Jools Holland
Columbus Day
I suppose if there's a holiday in which we talk about a rabbit breaking into your house and hiding eggs and jelly beans in there, then it stands to reason there are other equally fictitious national...
Doof Quote of the Day
"I would argue that you don’t really have to worry about a fluctuation in the stock market..." Senate candidate Pat Toomey on privatizing Social Security Pffft. No, not at all. Why would anyone think...
Chart of the Day
Via Digby, the latest Washington Post poll set to images: Note, specifically, the D+ grade at the far right of the chart. Either everyone is wrong about the Republicans taking Congress next month, or...
We're Number 49!
American healthcare is expensive and it doesn't help us live longer. In 1950, the United States was fifth among the leading industrialized nations with respect to female life expectancy at birth...
Banksy and The Simpsons Nail Fox
Graffiti artist "Banksy" directed this opening sequence for The Simpsons. It's easily one of the most subversive things to air on network TV in a long while.
Wingnut Gunman Worships Glenn Beck
The gunman who injured two police officers in a shootout while on his way to assault the Tides Foundation headquarters has officially acknowledged Glenn Beck as his inspiration. Byron Williams: "I...
Axelrod: No Foreclosure Moratorium
I'll never really understand why the administration didn't seriously push for cramdown. But now they're going to extra step and opposing a moratorium on foreclosures until lenders can get their shit...
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Jack White - "Mother Nature's Son" Live at the White House
Carl Paladino Really Hates Gay People
Man, this guy is a serious asshole. Flame-throwing Republican gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino today blasted “dysfunctional homosexuals” in an anti-gay diatribe in Borough Park [...] Speaking to a...
Republicans Love Costume Drag
Redmond posted about this yesterday, but I just wanted to add a few thoughts. For a bunch of self-proclaimed manly men, Republicans sure do love to play dress 'em up. George W. Bush liked to dress up...
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The Cult - "Fire Woman"
Jersey Shore Update
Still hunting guidos at Ocean City and other shore points with my Dad and brothers. So until one of my cohorts pops in to fill in the blanks, here's an open thread for all of your blogotubing needs...
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MST3K Saturday - Ed Wood's "The Violent Years" (I usually just post the movie as close to the beginning of the film as YouTube allows, but from now on, I'll be starting MST3K Saturday with the actual...
Maddow vs. Crazy Wingnut. Fight!
Maddow was on fire last night. She was attempting to interview a crackpot Republican, Art Robinson, who's running for Congress from Oregon. Among other things, Robinson believes that we should...
Firebagger Bait
A small victory for the healthcare reform law: DETROIT — A federal judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to stop some key provisions of the new national health-care law, saying Congress has the...
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U2 - "Electrical Storm" (Light blogging for the next couple of days. Elvis and Redmond will be filling in the gaps here. I'll be visiting the Jersey shore with my Dad and brothers where we will fight...
Newt Gingrich Doesn't Understand Stimulus
Okay, now Newt is being deliberately stupid about various forms of stimulus. With Greta on Fox News Channel: I mean, I — you know, somehow, I don’t understand how liberal math turns $1 into $1.79...
The Bob and Elvis Show – October 7, 2010
Bob's cats are a-holes; Lou Dobbs Hires Illegals; Hoarders; Glenn Beck Mocks House Fire Victims; Sarah Palin for President; Anonymous Republican Donations; Bank Thugs Break into House; This week's...