I'd like to officially join Oliver Willis and Steve Benen in condemning the UK's decision to ban Mike Savage from entering the country. Make no mistake: Savage is a crazy bastard of the highest...
Author - Bob Cesca
Doof Quote of the Day
"I was part of a five party committee that spent years at the White House under President Bush preparing for the moment of the Supreme Court vacancy. We had thick notebooks on all prospects. We had...
Afternoon Awesome
Another brilliant video by the Public Service Administration.
Clown College
"RNC Clown College" - by Hebiclens / WMxdesign (Via Frauenfelder)
Mustard Gate
Caring about things like the president's choice of mustard is one of many reasons why no one takes the wingnut right seriously anymore. TBogg mentioned the stupid arugula thing from last year. I also...
The Prius Myth
There's a myth, repeated today by George Will, that Toyota sells the Prius at a loss. Not true. In reality, Toyota used to sell hybrids at a loss -- in 1997. The industry and consumer trends have...
Hannity's Liberty Tree
This is hilarious and a little scary. I seriously don't believe that Hannity is provoking any lynchings, but it certainly can be implied. The other thing is this: suddenly the far-right is all about...
Morning Awesome
Tesla - "Modern Day Cowboy" (In high school, I preferred the heavier British metal groups, and not so much the hair bands, but this song is pretty damn great.)
Prime Time Thread
Tuesday night open thread. Go!
Challenger Now
Senator Specter is seriously asking for the Democrats to put up an unstoppable primary challenger. Specter today: "There's still time for the Minnesota courts to do justice and declare Norm Coleman...
Congratulations, Huffington Post!
My other home on the blogotubes, the Huffington Post, won the Webby Award for Politics, and the people's choice award for Blog - Political. Congratulations on the latter to Colin Sterling and...
The President Is A Very Smart Man
Robert Reich explains the calculus behind the president's targeting of corporate tax havens: How does it help for him to take on corporate tax havens? Because the President needs as many bargaining...
The 'Blame America First' Crowd
I wonder what Sean Hannity will say about this guy: "And in speeches myself, I have said that at times we have acted too arrogantly. And I didn't feel that I was being apologetic for America, I just...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"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)
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."...