"This is the cause of my life. For four decades I have carried this cause — from the floor of the United States Senate to every part of this country. It has never been merely a question of policy; it...
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Author - Bob Cesca
Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009
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Morning Awesome
David Bowie with Nine Inch Nails - "I'm Afraid of Americans"
Gitmo A Go-Go
This song was apparently inspired by my Huffington Post column, The Tortured Logic of the Torture Superfans. This is "Gitmo A Go-Go" by Bill Feller and Mark Kuhn. Incidentally, Mark Kuhn was arrested...
Creepy Quote of the Day
"If we need to save our penises from anybody, it's Obama." —Rush Limbaugh Add your own "Limbaugh is impotent" joke here.
Very Serious Question
How many Republicans do you think will partake in a socialist H1N1 vaccination? Of course there won't be any, right? Because it's socialized government-run healthcare. Which Republicans claim to hate.
The Torture Memo Lie
Throughout the morning, MSNBC and others repeated the false conclusion that the newly released CIA memos proved that torture worked. Naturally this has proved to be totally untrue. The memos, from...
Wingnut Revolution with Guns
I want to hear Glenn Beck tell us again that what he says on his show doesn't foment gun violence. The leap from "Obama is a fascist" to "Must bring a gun to Washington and/or presidential town hall"...
Good Gravy Fox News Is Awful
The shameless creation and spreading of a massive lie: There is absolutely nothing accurate or truthful about these claims, other than the fact that there is a pamphlet with words in it, and it's...
Michael Steele Wants to Privatize Medicare
The "official" head of the Republican Party wants private markets to take over Medicare: I mean the reality of it is that, you know, this single payer program known as Medicare is a very good example...
Glenn Beck Begs for Viewers
There's nothing quite as pathetic as an embattled television host begging for people to watch his show -- and to take notes while doing so. This of course raises the question: Glenn Beck's viewers...
Public Option Polling
Nate Silver returns to the issue of polls and the public option. August has been a crappy month for the public option, partly due to the town hall lies and partly due to really crappy poll questions...
The Downside of Presidential Competence
September 11 was a catastrophic failure of the Bush administration in part because they failed to put the evidence together in order to prevent the attacks. But, and this is very understated, they...
Mad Men
One of the best aspects of Mad Men are the very subtle but shocking cultural moments that get sprinkled into the series. Matthew Weiner, the creator of show, has talked about his obsession with this...
Morning Awesome
"Codehunters" - by Ben Hibon Created in 2005 for MTV Asia Backstory here.
It's the Driver's Fault
A new study indicates that in most bicycle/motorist accidents, the motorist screwed up: While there is a public perception that cyclists are usually the cause of accidents between cars and bikes, an...
Another Reason Why Cable News Sucks
This is kind of a non-sequitur post, but I remember when I took my first journalism class in high school, my journalism teacher, Mr. Pattisall, told us that most people get their news from television...
The Compromises of FDR and LBJ
You might've read or overheard quite a few remarks about how the president ought to be more like FDR or LBJ when it comes to being tough and unflinching in the face of healthcare reform opposition...
Fox News Thinks Veterans Are Idiots
Fox News Channel is pushing another whopper of a lie about healthcare reform. This time they're counting on veterans to be idiots. Yes, Fox News is suggesting that there's such a thing as a "Death...
Intellectual Violence Revisited
This post won't take long. Michelle Malkin is accusing the president of politicizing and "hijacking" September 11. Seriously.