On Morning Joe today: ●Described the president's farewell address as "wistful." Three times. ●Used the word "graph" instead of "paragraph." This is sort of like when a movie crew member appears on a...
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Morning Awesome
These wingsuit base jumpers are insane. h/t Doctorow
Dead Star Twilight
If you want to know why there are so few remaining good guys in cable news, go buy a copy of Chez Pazienza's book here. And always remember: Give a kid a book, and you'll give a kid a break.
So Long, Sucker…
...And take your No Attacks Mythology with you. From President Bush's farewell address: "There is legitimate debate about many of these decisions, but there can be little debate about the results...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery. And whatever else pops your cork. Tonight! Holy crap. There's an airplane in the Hudson River.
Letting It Sink In – Part 9
"I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, waterboarding is torture." —Attorney General-designate Eric Holder
Lamest Blogotube Headline of the Week
The Waxman Cometh Naturally, it's a Halperin headline. Anyone who writes a "[blank]man Cometh" headline forfeits their headline-writing privileges forever. Incidentally, that wax figure is creepy...
White House Madness
The Politico is reporting that the White House will be reverting back to late nights and all-nighters: "It's a throwback to Bill Clinton's cramming-for-an-exam style, a shift from George W. Bush's...
More Like It
The recovery package is growing: Congressional Democrats are putting the final touches on an economic stimulus package worth almost $850 billion, hoping to have the details ready in time for...
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting fire to the compound filled with hundreds of refugees as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon...
Obama's People
This is a stunning photo essay by Nadav Kander featuring President-elect Obama's allies. My favorite of the batch is easily the Axelrod photo...
Lincoln and Gitmo
As I detailed in my Huffington Post column this week, Hannity and others on the far-right are challenging the president-elect's position on Gitmo based upon Lincoln's more questionable executive...
Finally, The Truth Comes Out
On Larry King last night: G. BUSH: No. No. Everything we did was -- you know, it had legal -- legal opinions behind it. Look, you're sitting there, you've captured Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. He's the...
Morning Awesome
The Whitest Kids You Know - "Sic Semper Tyrannis"
Yesterday's News
One of the president's favorite lines: BUSH: Yes, look it — these opinion polls are nothing but a, you know, a shot of yesterday’s news. But at some point 1,460 or so "yesterdays" in a row become one...
Remorseless Quote of the Day
"I think so." —Vice President Dick Cheney, responding to the question: "4,500 Americans have died, at least 100,000 Iraqis have died. Has it been worth that?"
New Huffington Post Column
Lincoln, Obama and the Madness of Sean Hannity Enjoy!
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery. And random discussion. Tonight! Did Palin say any hilarious things today?
I Curse That Goddamn Bankruptcy Law
Another piece of the awesome Bush Legacy: There’s no shortage of blame for the mortgage crisis that drove the economy into the ditch. But here’s a fresh culprit: the 2005 bankruptcy reform act, which...
