Dana Milbank wrote an excellent takedown of Jan Brewer's crazy lies about serial beheadings in Arizona due to illegal immigrants. The Arizona Guardian Web site checked with medical examiners in...
Author - Bob Cesca
Crazy Quote of the Day
"Our President he is utilizing this crisis of this oil spill to try to promote this energy tax. And I’ve had numerous people, all over the district, question whether his poor response to this oil...
Americans Are Less Creative
I was originally going to post this study about Americans becoming less creative without my crotchety old man rantings. But here's something I've observed: kids today play Guitar Hero and Rock Band...
Morning Awesome
Death Cab for Cutie - "Brothers on a Hotel Bed"
Monsanto Slapped on the Wrist
The world's least ethical corporation is at it again: Agriculture giant Monsanto was slapped with a record-breaking fine of $2.5 Million for mislabeling and illegally distributing cotton seeds...
Palin Prefers Dead Grizzlies
Sullivan documents Palin's blood lust when it comes to dead bears and her ironic "mama grizzlies" meme. This for example: Yeah. Her love of bears is about on par with her faux feminist screechings.
Privatizing New Jersey
Governor Chris Christie is selling off New Jersey public services to private corporations. New Jersey would close its centralized car inspection lanes and motorists would pay for their own emissions...
Jones Act Lies Debunked
CNBC's Mark Haines, of all people, debunks the entire wingnut Jones Act lie about the Gulf cleanup. Via Digby: Yippee ki-yay, Hans. Suck it.
No Sir. I Don't Like It.
Ken Salazar has issues with bad timing. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The Interior Department is offering oil and gas leases on 1.8 million acres of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve while promising to...
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MST3K Saturday - "It Conquered the World"
Fingers Crossed
Via Jed Lewison, I'll believe this when I see it: BP will place a tighter-fitting cap on its gushing Gulf of Mexico well that could start capturing all of the oil being released as soon as Monday...
Tackling the Desperately Hard Issues
Republicans have some very serious priorities. That wingnut who wants to ban pornography, for example. Here's another example in Minnesota: Minnesota state Rep. Tom Emmer, the presumptive Republican...
No Show This Week
So it doesn't look like there will be a Bob & Elvis Show this week due to Elvis Dingeldein's alcohol-soaked journey through the forests of the mid-west in search of hot "mama grizzly" love...
Limbaugh-inspired Stupid
Last night on Hardball, they were discussing Limbaugh's latest nonsense about how the president is deliberately "tanking" the economy to punish America for slavery. Uh-huh. And Chris Matthews'...
Any Comment, Governor Barbour?
On Mississippi beaches: Harrison County Emergency Manager Rupert Lacy said the material in Harrison County was "tar mats and patties … kind of the consistency of liver." It was coming in over a 5- to...
Another Recession Myth Debunked
All those poor black people who didn't read the fine print on their balloon mortgages and ARMs are screwing everyone! IEEEEE! Or maybe not. Whether it is their residence, a second home or a house...
OLIGARHY
Note the blackboard spellings.
Morning Awesome
BLU - "BIG BANG BIG BOOM: an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life ... and how it could probably end"
Tax the Poor
I seldom take seriously the cable news doofery of Stephen Moore, but this is difficult to ignore: I just don’t see the sense of this. In fact, if I could have my ‘druthers, I’d raise the ten percent...
She's Going to Run
They're beginning to carve out a serious political leadership role for Sarah Palin in the Republican Party. Some cable news people were even talking about her as the next chairman of the RNC. But I...