Matt Taibbi has turned ripping on Thomas Friedman into an art form. And this passage from his review of Friedman's Hot, Flat and Crowded, is one of the funniest things I've ever read: Friedman...
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Doof Quote of the Day
"[Bush] inherited the 9/11 attacks." —Wendell Goler, FOX News Channel
Morning Awesome
MST3K Saturday! "Speech"
White House Open to the Public
The president-elect is opening the White House to the public on Wednesday. Of course you have to apply here and hope your name is selected. I applied, but only because I have a Republican congressman...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the cable news hackery. And open season on all trolls! Tonight! I tinkered with the blog design a little. Enjoy!
Your Tax Dollars At Work
Unless you're eating, check out this "Keeping America Safe" video at the White House website. While exploiting showing various photographs of 9/11 devastation, President Bush says that September 11...
Schweikart, Lincoln and Obama
A reader sent me an e-mail exchange he had with Larry Schweikart, the University of Dayton history prof who appeared on Hannity the other night and declared, among other things, that President-elect...
Inaugural Weirdness
Ted Widmer in the American Scholar observes some inaugural weirdness: Why did John Adams, sailing along smoothly, suddenly embark on an interminable single sentence that took up approximately a...
Everyone Gets A Prize
Steve Benen reminds us: Presidents don't have to give televised farewell addresses at the end of their term. Indeed, George H. W. Bush didn't bother, preferring to let his record speak for itself...
Brotherhood of Inspiration
Between the historical inauguration of Barack Obama and the miraculous heroism of pilot Chesley Sullenberger, here's to hoping for good things, good people and an inspired America in 2009.
Three Insufferable Things About Peggy Noonan
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...
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...
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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...