Author - Bob Cesca

Wingnuts

Creepy Wingnut Terrorist

But there's no such thing as a right wing extremist. NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan man who threatened to kill U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and said he wanted to kill President Barack...

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Open Thread

Prime Time Thread

Friday night open thread. Now in its new time slot. 8 p.m.-ish. (Grape update: If you recall, my Suffolk Red grapevine finally appeared to be sprouting actual grapes. But the little baby grapes are...

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The Media

Dick Cheney Is What?!

I've been a little guarded about declaring any sort of broad, long-term Democratic victory since the recent electoral failures of the Republican Party. Public opinion regarding the Republicans...

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Quote

Doof Quote of the Day

"In the end, we need to compete, as I’ve said before, we need to compete in each and every kind of forum. And whether it’s on the ground traditionally, or today it’s in — it’s in the ethernet." —Norm...

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Healthcare

Single-Payer Pragmatism

I'm very enthusiastic to the point of being obsessive about the Obama administration's push for a public health insurance option. That said, I don't think the radical change embodied in such a...

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The Media

Fox News Is Very Serious

Actual FOX News Channel graphic: "What's It Like to be A Hooters Centerfold?" Then again, to be fair. It's that time again when we debate the chicken-and-egg nature of the news media. Would this...

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Healthcare

Pissy Pants Republicans

I love this: Obama angered Republicans with a letter Wednesday stating that Americans must be able to choose between private and public insurance, and the tensions spilled into negotiating sessions...

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Economy

Stimulus Go

The Labor numbers are out just now: 345,000 jobs lost. They were expecting 520,000. So this is good news. Not for the 345,000 bastards who are unemployed, but good for the broader economic forecast...

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Middle East

Peaceful Resistance

This section of the speech was possibly my favorite. Palestinians must abandon violence. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and does not succeed. For centuries, black people in America...

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Wingnuts

Hussein!

On the road today, I was able to scan some conservative talk radio. This morning, Michael Smerconish's callers were screeching about the president's reference to his middle name in his Cairo speech...

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