The producers of WWII Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West were awesome enough to send me screener DVDs of this PBS documentary miniseries. If you're at all interested in World War II...
Author - Bob Cesca
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for your Tuesday night blogotubing. And day two of our Spring fundraising drive! Advertising revenue on the tubes has always been a "beer money only" proposition, but, due to the current...
'Hey, Can I Vomit Right Now?'
Go, Shuster! This actually made up for the fact that MSNBC aired the stupid horseshit Trump event in its entirety.
Crazy Quote of the Day
"You would let everybody get married who want to get married. You want to marry a turtle, you can." —Bill O'Reilly telling us that same-sex marriage will lead to turtle marriage
Limbaugh's Black Conspiracy
The leader of the Republican Party thinks the president is orchestrating a conspiracy to finance -- get this -- reparations for African Americans. "The [economic] deterioration reflects lower tax...
What They Did To Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi
Andrew Sullivan: And so Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi was first captured by the US and tortured by CIA surrogates in an Egyptian cell. Apparently, they beat him and put him in a coffin for 17 hours as a mock...
Failing Up
The secret to success in print journalism: Legally justify torture -- get your own column. The Philadelphia Inquirer is giving John Yoo his own column. No really. They are. Maybe they're looking for...
For the Record
BarbinMD reminds us: Cheney's approval numbers: 18% Limbaugh's approval numbers: 26% Powell's approval numbers: 80% (Rasmussen), or, 54% (CBS/NY Times). Go, Republicans! You're smart!
The Torture 'Debate'
Digby on the cable news treatment of "the torture debate": We are in big trouble when torture becomes just another political football. It's the kind of thing that turns powerful empires into pariah...
Stupid Pundit Tricks
Pat Buchanan repeats the tired old line that record cold temperatures in several cities means there isn't any such thing as global warming. Uh-huh. You know what else, Pat? A terminal cancer patient...
Morning Torture
Joe Scarborough and Liz Cheney are on Morning Joe right now presenting two red herring arguments in support of torture and no one appears to be challenging either of them. (Actually, Joe isn't "on"...
Morning Awesome
The Princess and the Frog - Official Trailer Huge round of applause for the return of hand-drawn animation! Hopefully this will send a signal to Hollywood that it's not about cutting edge CG or...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"I felt as though Satan was trying to tempt me in asking me this question. And then God was in my head and in my heart saying, 'Do not compromise this. You need to stand up for me and you need to...
Prime Time Thread
Monday night open thread. And it's time for a Spring fundraiser to help me keep this place cranking along on the political tubes. If you have some folding money to spare, feel free to drop some in...
Offensive Shmensive
Adam Serwer believes that Wanda Sykes was way, way, way out of line. (SPOILER: Not really.) Meanwhile, Malkin is very offended for real. When you click over to Malkin's site, make sure to ask her...
Trippi Calls Bullshit
(CNN) – Joe Trippi, a former top aide to John Edwards, is sharply refuting a report a handful of campaign staffers knew about the former presidential candidate's affair and had plans to sabotage his...
Socialist Tea Party Fail
On several occasions, I've tried to underline the irony of how the anti-socialist tea parties have mostly taken place at publicly funded (socialized) locations. But this image speaks volumes:
Listen All Y'all, It's A Sabotage
Chez brainstorms ways in which Edwards campaign staffers might've sabotaged his campaign. My favorite of the batch: 5. Six words: Senior Edwards Campaign Manager Mark Penn. Adding... It just occurred...
Limbaugh's Kidneys?
Is Limbaugh in danger of suffering from kidney failure or from some other terminal illness? If not, then why is everyone so offended by Wanda Sykes' joke? It's not like Limbaugh is dying from the...
Morning Cheney
Morning Joe during the 8 a.m. hour: seven people in five windows rationalizing torture and Dick Cheney's involvement in it. Very serious cable news talkers repeating the debunked line about how we're...