"I’ve had some friends that are actually homosexual. And, I mean, they know where I stand, and they know that I wouldn’t have them anywhere near my children." —Joe the Plumber (Via Oliver)
Crazy Quote of the Day
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Author - Bob Cesca
Fox Nation
Classy sons of bitches.
Crusades
The Al Jazeera report also shows Lt. Col. Gary Hensley, the chief of the US military chaplains in Afghanistan, telling a congregation of U.S. servicemembers that their job as Christian is to “hunt...
Morning Awesome
The Eurythmics - "I Saved the World Today"
Wingnut Fail
Karl Frisch from Media Matters completely annihilates a wingnut on the local D.C. political show Weekend News with Chris Core. By the way, I was shocked at how amateurish Chris Core was as a host...
Prime Time Thread
Monday night open thread.
Uhhhh…
Michele Bachmann actually said this over the weekend: "During the last 100 days we have seen an orgy. It would make any local smorgasbord embarrassed. [...] The government spent its wad by April 26."...
'Tax Cheats'
I'm looking forward to observing the tea party reaction to the president's plan to go after corporate tax loopholes . For instance, Michelle Malkin is already referring to it as a "crackdown on...
Republicans Are Addicted to Fail
The Republicans can't help themselves. Their weekend townhall meeting (which took place inside what appeared to be an old Chi Chi's franchise) was composed of a guy with the most unpopular last name...
Taking on the Credit Cards
Senator Dodd's version of the credit card bill will be voted on this week. His measure is even tougher than the House bill in restricting a card company’s power to boost interest rates on borrowers...
Frum Is Stealing My Stuff
David Frum on Saturday: A large part of the secret of President Obama’s political success is his self-presentation as calm, judicious, and fair-minded – and his ability to depict his opponents as...
Morning Awesome
Quimby the Mouse by Chris Ware Animation by John Kuramoto Music: "Eugene" by Andrew Bird
Sunday Night Thread in America
Open thread. In America.
Quote of the Day
"President-elect Obama talks of Abraham Lincoln's view of our nation as an "unfinished work." Well, isn't that equally true of all of us? Therefore let all of us strive to help him be a successful...
The Krauthammer Slope
And it goes like this: First they tortured in ticking time bomb cases but I didn't mind because it was a clear and imminent danger. Second they tortured "slow-fuse" high value detainees and I didn't...
Trouble from The Dogs
Democratic Senators Nelson, Bayh and Baucus have voiced their opposition to public health insurance. And Nelson, in particular, has come right and said that a public plan would succeed in making...
Torture and Iraq
It's becoming increasingly clear that my theory about the relationship between torture and Iraq is reasonably close to the mark. As we learn more information, the purpose of the Bush administration's...
Short Term Memories
Reuters UK headline: Obama revelling in U.S. power unseen in decades Eric Boehlert points out that the article has nothing to do with "revelling" and instead is about the president gaining political...
Morning Awesome
Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet" This is a fun song and video. Sue me.
Saturday Night Thread
Open thread for your Saturday night blogotubing.