I touched upon this in an earlier post, but here it is again. There is much debate about "exceptions" when it comes to abortion. The life of the mother (McCain dick fingers optional), rape, incest...
Author - Bob Cesca
Right Wing Flip Flop
Malkin: Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller was gunned down at his church in Kansas Sunday morning in a thoroughly evil, cold-blooded act of domestic terrorism. Yes, terrorism. Not “extremism.”...
Quote of the Day
"And if the state of Kansas doesn't stop [George Tiller], then anybody who prevents that from happening has blood on their hands as the governor does right now, Governor Sebelius." —Bill O'Reilly...
The Fourth Trimester
Here's the list of nations with a lower infant mortality rate than the United States (in order from lowest to highest): 1) Iceland 2) Singapore 3) Japan 4) Sweden 5) Norway 6) Hong Kong 7) Finland 8)...
Operation Terrorize
Hilzoy highlighted an article enumerating how Operation Rescue harassed George Tiller's practice and his staff. This is chilling: ...hundreds of [administrative assistant Sarah Phares'] neighbors...
Morning Awesome
"The Trash Artist" Directed by Dustin McLean Featuring Jason Nash as The Trash Artist
Sunday Night Thread in America
Open thread for your Sunday night blogotubing in America. Denis Menchov won the Giro d'Italia. And Lance Armstrong didn't. But he improved throughout the race and if his form continues to improve...
Super Stupid
This headline in The Hill: Romney won't rule out Sotomayor filibuster Uhhhhh...
California Is Screwed
This is staggering: The cuts Mr. Schwarzenegger has proposed to make up the difference, if enacted by the Legislature, would turn California into a place that in some ways would be unrecognizable in...
Doof Quote of the Day
"I've been on food stamps and welfare, did anybody help me out? No. No." —Craig T. Nelson on the Glenn Beck Show YES! Yes they did! Adding... Speaking of Republicans with plastic surgery, who's the...
Week in Review
From Media Matters: (Correction from last week: I accused Scarborough of throwing in with the Buchanan-Beck-Limbaugh-Gingrich crew on this racist crap, and I was clearly wrong. At the very least...
Very Serious Question
Do the Republicans seriously want to keep making fun of Speaker Pelosi's apparent face work, when one of their favoritest, manliest superheroes is stitched up tighter than a catcher's mitt: That's...
Racist!
The New York Times reports: Other than Ricci, Judge Sotomayor has decided 96 race-related cases while on the court of appeals. Of the 96 cases, Judge Sotomayor and the panel rejected the claim of...
'Un-American'
Newt Gingrich locking in his position as a leader of the White Wingnut Party. Gingrich warns that all of American civilization is at stake here. "If Civil War, suffrage, and Civil Rights are to mean...
Morning Awesome
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Literal Video Version
Saturday Night Thread
Saturday night open thread.
Jay's Goodbye
Last night was Jay Leno's last Tonight Show. It wasn't the most touching TV goodbye ever, but it was nice. Video here. Meanwhile, NBC still hasn't acknowledged on their Tonight Show Experience...
Quote of the Day
"When we have taken steps that have violated the Geneva Convention, we rightly have been criticized." —General David Petraeus admitting that the U.S. has violated the Geneva Convention
Atrios Turf
I know this is Duncan Black's beat, but it's worth noting that my adopted hometown of Reading, PA -- the home of the famous Reading Railroad -- no longer has any sort of commuter or passenger rail...
'Walking Back' Nothing
Watching MSNBC last night, you'd think President Obama publicly flogged Judge Sotomayor. Of course he did nothing of the sort, but leave it to NBC News to constantly stoke drama -- especially when it...