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Author - Bob Cesca
Dueling Wingnut Conspiracy Theories
Breitbart is now suggesting that the Spooners, the farmers who Shirley Sherrod helped, aren't who they say they are. And Glenn Beck thinks this is some sort of twisted conspiracy orchestrated by the...
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The Massachusetts legislature for this. De-barking surgeries are barbaric and cruel. Pet owners who irresponsibly forgo proper training shouldn't be allowed to mutilate their pets.
White House Denies Ousting Sherrod
Greg Sargent: A White House official insists that the White House didn't pressure Shirley Sherrod to resign, or pressure USDA chief Tom Vilsack to fire her, over the Andrew Breitbart video allegedly...
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Shapeshifter - "Twin Galaxies" Awesome Hall of Fame Nominee
Stimulus vs. Tax Cuts
As we all know, Republicans are willing to extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich (without paying for them), and yet they've filibustered every effort to stimulate the economy, extend unemployment...
Duped by Breitbart Again
Here's a discussion about the Sherrod videotape on Morning Joe today. Naturally, Pat Buchanan is there (Scarborough jokingly stops him from commenting). It's remarkable how they all take Breitbart at...
Suck It, Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart's latest edited work of videotape chicanery (link goes to Breitbart's article) has claimed another scalp. This time, it's USDA official Shirley Sherrod who, Breitbart claims...
Glenn Beck Rules the GOP Universe
Maybe Rush Limbaugh isn't the de facto leader of the GOP after all. According to a Democracy Corp poll: Glenn Beck is the most highly regarded individual among Tea Party supporters of the people we...
Right-Wing Extremism
Via TPM: A California man, whose mother said he was upset about Congress' "left-wing agenda," allegedly opened fire on police officers during a traffic stop in Oakland early Sunday morning. Who will...
Good News on Unemployment Benefits
West Virginia could save the day: Around 2 p.m. (ET), Carte Goodwin will be sworn in to temporarily fill the vacancy left by the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D), bringing the Senate Democratic caucus to 59...
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Gorillaz - "19-2000"
Mark Williams and Sarah Palin
I wonder if Sarah Palin will give back the speaking fee she accepted from Mark Williams' racist Tea Party Express. Doubtful. You know, because there isn't any racism in the tea party. In fact, I'd be...
Another Leak Two Miles Away
Great. A White House spokesman says BP's ruptured oil well is leaking at the top, along with seepage about two miles away. Any more bright ideas, BP?
The Party of No Ideas
In addition to Big John Cowboy getting all kerfuffled on Meet the Press, here's Republican Pete Sessions -- totally incapable of naming a single program the Republicans will cut in order to reduce...
Refudiate
Little Green Footballs reports on the reality of the "Ground Zero mosque": It should be pointed out (again) that the “Ground Zero mosque” these idiots are ranting about is actually a proposed...
This Could Be Very Bad
One of the concerns everyone had about capping the BOP was that it might create other leaks in the sea floor -- leaks that are more difficult to plug. It sounds like it's happening now. HOUSTON, July...
Hawkery
Via Duncan, here's a Meet the Press exchange illustrating how specific the Republicans are when it comes to reducing the deficit. GREGORY: Senator, I’m sorry, I’m not hearing an answer here on...
Stupid Palin Thing of the Day
Deleted from her Twitter feed: Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate After the Twitters ripped her...
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Triplettes de Belleville - Tour de France sequence (The Tour is riding through the Pyrenees now, so it's time for my annual posting of this sequence from one of the greatest animated movies of our...