Not literally Nazi crap, but close. Dave Weigel reports from a gun show: This is a place where vendors can sell T-shirts that read “The Fourth Reich: Obama-Biden 2012,” and “Hitler Gave Great...
Nazi Crap at Gun Shows
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Author - Bob Cesca
Applause for Secretary Gates
If you've read anything about the power of the military-industrial complex, or if you've watched the brilliant documentary Why We Fight, the following summary of Bob Gates' approach to the Defense...
Morning Joe
Sadly, I only watched the last 20 minutes of Morning Joe today. Did anyone notice if he accounted for his inaccurate, apoplectic meltdown yesterday during which he both engaged in red-baiting and...
One Week To Massive Group Tea Bag
April 15 is the big day when Republicans will get together and dangle tea bags in front of their faces (for some reason) and to make loud noises. Oh, and wingnut babies will go unsupervised, allowing...
Morning Awesome
Death Cab for Cutie - "I Will Possess Your Heart" (Live in Studio) Easily one of the greatest songs of this decade. (Finally got to see DCFC live at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia last night. Just...
A Republican Vet Kicks Limbaugh's Ass
Full transcript at Media Matters. Limbaugh's response to a Marine Corp veteran: You pose -- you and your ignorance are the most expensive commodity this country has. You think you know everything...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for your Tuesday night blogotubing.
Beck Should Listen To Hannity's Advice
Sean Hannity on FOX News Channel, October 26, 2006: ...in this day and age where we have a lot of fanatics out there, I find the whole concept unbelievably irresponsible. Did you not think that there...
Quote of the Day
"One of the great strengths of the United States is ... we have a very large Christian population -- we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider...
Afternoon Awesome
Iowa State Senator Mike Gronstal talks about the state supreme court's same-sex marriage decision.
Very Serious Question
Why does MSNBC keep thrusting Tucker Carlson in front of their cameras even though all of his TV shows have failed -- an indication that TV viewers don't really like him?
He's a Son of a Bitch, But He's Our Son of a Bitch
An article on the melting of the Arctic ice cap from today's Washington Post specifically contradicts Washington Post columnist George Will: The new evidence — including satellite data showing that...
Morning Joe
Remember last week when Scarborough was laughing and mocking Glenn Beck's unhinged rants? Well clearly Scarborough is taking a note from Beck's hysteria. On Morning Joe just now, Scarborough went off...
Legitimizing The Crazy
Via Oliver Willis, the ADL reports: Poplawski bought into the ["s--t hits the fan" and "the end of the world as we know it"] conspiracy theories hook, line and sinker, even posting a link to...
Morning Awesome
Deadliest Catch season five starts one week from today.
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery and whatever else you're doing. Tonight! Did Glenn Beck cry or incite armed insurrection on television today?
Getting Bitter and Clinging To Guns
Remember that Mayhill Fowler audio recording that's been widely considered to be Barack Obama's biggest gaffe? ...it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"I believe that there is a very strong chance that we will see that young people will be put into mandatory service. And the real concerns is that there are provisions for what I would call re...
Tea Bagger Fail of the Day
So the total tax burden of everyone combined is 139 percent? That's amazing! UPDATE: A commenter notes that the top 1 percent is perhaps a subset of the top 50 percent. But why include the top 1...
Silencing the Opposition
Neiwert: The point is not to silence the people saying these things, but to point out how grotesquely irresponsible they are -- in the hopes that they will cease doing so, and start acting...