My reaction to the following video was exactly -- exactly -- the same as Joe Scarborough's reaction: I have a lot of reasons to dislike Joe Scarborough, but when it comes to that basket case on FOX...
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'Pardon Me?'
One of the Republican big cheeses on the budget, Congressman Paul Ryan, in an interview with a Bloomberg reporter: HUNT: But the Obama budget deficit is $1.4 trillion. How, roughly, how large will...
Morning Awesome
Afghan Whigs - "Going to Town" Live in Dusseldorf, 1996
Convenient Patriotism
Since the president announced his Afghanistan plan the other day, I've heard quite a bit of far-right undermining of the commander in chief while troops are in harms way. Just a reminder of what I...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery and whatever else you're up to tonight.
WTF?
The teleprompter crap continues, this time in The Hill: Last week was notable for budget battles and a new Afghanistan strategy, rather than for headline-hogging gaffes, although the president didn't...
Holy Hell
It turns out the Bushies succeeded in (or got away with) "privatizing" the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: WASHINGTON - Just months before the start of last year's stock market...
Punch-Me Face
The new face of FOX News Channel has "punch me" written all over it.
Enough!
As long as the workers and communities are protected, it's about time: WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Monday will reject requests for almost $22 billion in new taxpayer bailout money for...
Must Watch
"Taken For A Ride" - A film by Jim Kleina and Martha Olson about how GM and the auto industry attempted to kill American mass transit. Incidentally, this story is partially covered in the book Fast...
Teleprompter Crazy
Jed Lewison summarizes the ridiculousness: By the way, there's an almost-as-ridiculous story making its rounds today: President Obama has an entourage! Gasp! The president travels with staff and...
Tea Bagger Fail of the Day
Photo: TIA ANN CHAPMAN / HARTFORD COURANTGenius.
Baiting Bill
If you're interested in joining with the ThinkProgress effort against Bill O'Reilly, it might also be a good idea to make an extra effort to watch Olbermann every night. Not watching O'Reilly and...
Morning Awesome
Nada Surf - "Firecracker"
Chrysler Joins UPS
That's two advertisers to bail out of O'Reilly's creepy stalking show.
Dear Mrs. Obama,
Please be sure to inject some of our excellent chemical poisons into your White House garden. Bon appetit, Mid America CropLife Association
Sunday Night Thread in America
Open thread for your Sunday night blogotubing in America.
Geithner and The Rule of Law
Say what you will about his plan, but at least Geithner appears to understand the rule of law -- unlike the so-called emergency actions of the previous administration. On This Week, Stephanopoulos...
Suddenly There's Krugman
Boehlert nails it: Looking back on the Bush years, Krugman's track record was rather impeccable. But you'll note he didn't appear on the cover of Newsweek back then. And for years Krugman only...
Drama!
Does it strike you as odd that Newsweek put Krugman on their cover? It seems to me as if they're trying to manufacture the DRAMA! by perhaps casting Krugman as a bookish, liberal version of Rush...