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Malkin's Saudi Wingnuttery
As Dave Weigel points out, Michelle Malkin is making a stink about President Obama bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia at the G20. And yet, according to Malkin, Mrs. Obama "touching" the Queen was a...
Married Gays Are Like Terrorists
That seems to be what Congressman Steve King was implying with this: Along with a constitutional amendment, the legislature must also enact marriage license residency requirements so that Iowa does...
Super Stupid
Pew Research circled back around and polled on the president's religion to determine how many idiots still believe he's a Muslim (he's not). Shockingly, the overall split has barely changed since...
Quote of the Day
"In America, there is a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been...
137 House Republicans…
...voted for Paul Ryan's silly Republican budget plan. The one with the $1.5 million annual giveaways to corporate CEOs and a totally insane spending freeze.
Loud Noises! Monarchy Etiquette Edition
Here's our favorite wingnuts right now. ●Emulating a tea party protest that touched off a revolution against the British monarchy. ●While also accusing our American president of potentially offending...
The President of the United States
At the risk offending the cool kids and sounding all gushy and soupy again, here's a brief incident from the G20 summit that makes me proud of our achievement in electing this president. With one...
Media Matters Headline of the Week
While discussing whether media is "anti-religion," O'Reilly claims media does not target Muslims "because they might get their house blown up" In other words: stop saying bad things about religion...
Morning Awesome
Brüno - The Official Trailer (NSFW)
Worst Person
Glenn Beck mocked the president's aunt and her apparent "limp." Manly. Way to hold accountable an old lady who doesn't speak English and has no means by which to defend herself on national television...
Fun With Republican Surveys
Michael Steele wants to know how the Republican Party can improve, and so he's posted an online survey with a series of multiple choice questions -- including "Other" options with a fill-in-the-blank...
Let's Do This!
From Chris Walla via e-mail, channeling the president: Hi everyone, The conference was a great success. It was a real pleasure to meet all the other branch managers. I feel like we made a lot of...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for your Thursday night blogotubing. Tonight! Our own Elvis Doogiespleen on the radio.
Good Luck With That
Eric Cantor thinks 2010 is his year: GOP Whip Eric Cantor thinks his party can retake the House in next year's midterm elections -- and accused Democrats of "overreacting" to the economic crisis by...
The Art of Brandon Bird
No One Wants to Play Sega with Harrison Ford by Brandon Bird Oil on Canvas, 36"x18" (See also Bird's Abe-Kido drawing.) (Source: Richard Metzger)
George Will Spreading More Hackery
Even though the last time George Will wrote about the climate crisis, he got his principle facts entirely wrong, he's decided to revisit the topic. With all new lies and hackery. For instance:...
Rich People Rool! Poor People Drool!
I've received quite a few e-mails and comments in the last 12 hours or so with the same basic message: Why should my hard-earned money pay for healthcare and lazy poor people? In the interest of...
Tax Cuts Do Not Increase Revenue
Anonymous Liberal: We've lowered marginal tax rates multiple times, and it never produces more revenue. Even the most ardent supply-side economists don't believe that tax cuts fully pay for...
Sorry, Wingnuts
Queen Elizabeth requested the iPod. I can't believe I just wrote that sentence. Anyway, settle down and stop crapping your cages. After all, he could've lurched up behind her and suddenly massaged...