Dan Froomkin wrote an outstanding piece about the plight of the Gulf sea turtles. I know it's not the cheeriest subject for a Friday night, but it's mandatory reading. The Gulf of Mexico isn't...
The Turtles
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Happy Hour!
It's Friday, it's Happy Hour, and it's time for the Bob & Elvis Show. Mix yourself a cocktail and enjoy!
Doof Quote of the Week
"Keep in mind again, federal candidates, this was a war of Obama’s choosing. This is not something the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in." Michael Steele I'm utterly...
Glenn Beck University
No, really. He's starting his own clown college. Via Will Bunch: This July, while others are relaxing poolside, head back to the classroom - from the comfort of your own home. That may sound like an...
Evolution in Process
Science fact. Suck it, Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron.
Mixed Jobs News
Unemployment rate drops to 9.5 percent. But we lost 125,000 jobs. But we added 83,000 private sector jobs. And this clearly means no "double-dip" for now. But contrary to Rick Santelli and the...
Making More Poor People
The lengths to which California will go to avoid raising taxes on its considerable population of rich people. For example, they're willing to make more poor people: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold...
Morning Awesome
The Temper Trap - "Fader"
Healthcare.gov
The new government healthcare reform website is pretty sharp. Definitely worth checking out, especially if you're uninsured with a pre-existing condition. I ran through the wizard and discovered that...
Wingnut Insists Soccer is a Socialist Sport
Marc Thiessen's points refuted by me: “No hands” is a rule only a European statist could love. I don't quite understand how "no hands" = "statist." But soccer isn't "no hands." The goalie uses his or...
Rick Barber's New Dress-up Skit
Cletus asks George Washington and Abe Lincoln about the "tyrannical" healthcare bill, and then follows it up with a vocal performance by someone dressed up like Wilfred Brimley. Also, notice that...
BP Sued for Burning Endangered Turtles Alive
Go! ANIMAL welfare groups are suing BP for burning endangered sea turtles and are asking a US court to stop the oil giant's "controlled burns" on the Gulf of Mexico spill. The lawsuit filed on...
Jim DeMint Protects Big Oil
The Republican obstructionism continues: On the Senate floor, Republican Jim DeMint blocked a move to bring up a Democrat-sponsored bill that would have granted subpoena power to the White House oil...
Another BP Cover-up
Shannyn Moore reports: British Petroleum is trucking in sand to cover up the oil. Let me repeat that – instead of cleaning up the oil they are just bringing in sand from other beaches and covering it...
Release the Hounds!
Looks like the tea party people will have someone new to stalk and harass. Lindsay Graham: "The problem with the Tea Party, I think it's just unsustainable because they can never come up with a...
The Bob and Elvis Show – July 1, 2010
Today! We talk about the craziest of the Republican campaign ads including Sharron Angle and Rick Barber. Also, Larry King is retiring, so we replay some of Larry's weirdest moments, including the...
Worst Person
Mary Landrieu for insisting that Big Oil participate in the investigation -- of itself. WASHINGTON -- On the same day the White House commission investigating the Gulf oil spill announced its first...
And We Have A Winner
Today, the Gulf. Tomorrow, the world! NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press) - BP's massive oil spill will become the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday based on the highest of the federal...
Morning Awesome
Space Battleship Yamato - Official Trailer Holy crap, I can't wait to see this.
Dispersant Used to Cover Up Size of the Spill
A whistleblower told Anderson Cooper that BP is using Corexit to sink the oil and therefore covering up the size of the spill: In a shocking interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on June 29th...