I like it a lot. Lies, distortions, jingoism, xenophobia—another day, another campaign issue that Republicans can use to bash President Obama and the Democrats. First it was illegal immigration. Now...
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Jamie Cullum - "Gran Torino"
Here's Some Good Old Fashioned Lying
Via Digby, the ultra-conservative National GOP Trust PAC released this propaganda video. You have to see it to believe it. It absolutely perpetuates and summarizes the array of lies about Park 51...
Catholic Churches Next to Playgrounds?
The Daily Show dives into the mosque fracas. The John Oliver bit is particularly brilliant.
New Huffington Post Column
Ground Zero Mosque Opponents Have A Lot of Work To Do Tweet and Digg often. And yes, it's a day early.
The Paradox of Election 2010
John Cole wonders: For the life of me, I can not figure out why anyone would be voting for the GOP in the fall. Wingnuts aside, I've talked with a few "swing" voters who often vote Republican but...
Where's the Oil At?
I'll be interested to see how this study holds up to scrutiny. A group of scientists say that most of that BP oil the government claimed was gone from the Gulf of Mexico is actually still there. The...
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Wolfmother - "Woman" Live on The Late Show with David Letterman
Screw 'Em
Joe Scarborough has taken a reasonable stance on the mosque issue and deserves credit for it. "I am feeling further and further distant from the people who are running my party." [...]Reflecting on...
Republicans In Full Racial Wedge Mode
Via Digby, Howard Fineman writes: If we had any sense, the fall elections would be about just one thing: the economy. But we do not have any sense. We are facing what Wall Street would call the...
Quote of the Day
"Nice of you to join us, @HarryReid." Sharron Angle via Twitter Yeah, good job, Harry. Empower the opposition. Smart.
Predictable Cowardice
Harry Reid: "The First Amendment protects freedom of religion," reads a statement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office (D-Nev.). "Senator Reid respects that but thinks that the mosque...
Federalism Shmederalism
Conservatives pride themselves on their adherence to federalism -- in some cases even threatening to secede due to federal government interference. But conservative domestic policy analyst Josh Barro...
Flashback: Glenn Beck Hates 9/11 Families
Via Eric Boehlert and Stop Beck: Ironically, Glenn Beck is attacking Muslims for disrespecting 9/11.
Embarrassing But Fair
Starting now... Unless a consumer chooses to opt-in for overdraft protection, their ATM and debit purchases will be declined if an account has insufficient funds. My bank tried like hell to corral us...
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It Wasn't a Backpedal. Sheesh.
I've been getting wingnut and firebagger emails all day hectoring me (for some reason) about the president's so-called "backpedal" on the mosque. First of all, you generally don't backpedal on...
Worst Person
CNN's Erick Erickson thinks prayer and a swimming pool will lead to human sacrifice. Of course the obvious question here: if the right to have organized worship of Muhammed will lead to the allowance...
F**k the Hallowed Ground
I'm not saying they should do that, of course. But they already have. If Ground Zero is such a sacred location that needs to be protected from a religious facility several blocks away -- one that's...
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