Al Franken played this throughout his show yesterday and it's a beautiful thing. On the "Radio Factor", O'Reilly lied and said he had served in combat with 'his unit', implying military service...
Author - Bob Cesca
Condoleezza Rice 01.18.05
"I do agree that the tsunami was a wonderful opportunity to show not just the US government, but the heart of the American people, and I think it has paid great dividends for us." Not surprised. 9/11...
Bush salutes the troops, cuts benefits
During a tribute to the troops yesterday at the MCI Center, Mr. Bush told nearly 7,000 soldiers in attendence: "As we prepare to celebrate our nation's 55th presidential inauguration, I can think of...
EXCLUSIVE: Bush's Second Inaugural
Reality Based Nation has acquired an advanced draft of Mr. Bush's Second Inaugural Address. We're honored to print it here in full. Bob Cesca, Editor. Chief Justice Rehnquist, distinguished guests...
WATCH: Gay marriage rulings in KS, IN
Two blood-red states have gay marriage rulings expected to come down any time now. On a day when we celebrate the wisdom and life of Martin Luther King, Jr., it's staggering that there are places in...
Bush flip-flops on marriage amendment
Bush to the Washington Post: Senators have made it clear that so long as DOMA is deemed constitutional, nothing will happen. I'd take their admonition seriously... Until that changes, nothing will...
'I ain't gonna study war… no more.'
Washington Post: Vote 'nay' on Gonzales
The Washington Post editorial board is urging Senators not to confirm Alberto "Fredo" Gonzales. It's a scathingly sharp and straight-forward indictment of the attorney general designate. Some...
Torturers 'punished' with new contracts
Two U.S. civilian contracting firms implicated in the Abu Ghraib torture scandal have been fired. That's what I'd write if we lived under a truly legal and moral administration. But actually, the...
More from the Social Security article
The following two paragraphs struck me as indicative of the entire Bush propaganda effort: Social Security officials say the agency is carrying out its mission to educate the public, including more...
The Bush Crime Family must be stopped
As Biederman points out below, there aren't words to describe the criminality of the Bush administration's latest brazen violation of all things ethical and legal. Once again, the Bushies are taking...
Swift Boat Liars get inaugural reception?
In and amongst a Washington Post item today about the counter-inaugural "protests" happening on Thursday (WaPo: "The Revolution will be polite. Imagine a do-over of the '60s, this time without the...
Marriage banned at Connecticut church
Slowly, supporters of civil liberties in the religious community are beginning a counter-revolution in the name of freedom for all Americans. First, Sister Joan Chittister appeared on "Now with Bill...
Graner 'followed military, civilian orders'
The official Bush administration line is: Abu Ghraib was perpetrated by a few bad apples. That's not what Spc. Charles Graner said on the stand today. The AP: He said he initially resisted pressure...
U.S. human rights authority diminished
Human Rights Watch just issued a scathing 527 page report in which it details the chief crux of the administration's covert torture practices. The BBC: "Governments facing human rights pressure from...
O'Reilly on bloggers, Air America
Here's some choice quotes from last night's O'Splotchy fest: HUGH HEWITT [AUTHOR]: Now Daily Kos says, this is one of the bloggers from the left, says he disclosed it, but not to the satisfaction of...
O'Reilly: Air America funding unethical?
By way of a follow-up on the Kos item... O'Reilly did a segment on the Kos/Dean non-issue tonight. In and amongst ripping blogs for smearing people (him), O'Reilly screamed about the funding of Air...
Markos vs. Armstrong: the bottom line
Can you see it? The way the right is deflecting allegations of propaganda against the White House and Armstrong Williams? Instead of facing the issue head-on and acquitting itself, they're trumping...
Bush kinda' sorta' regrets 'Bring 'em on'
The AP: "'Bring 'em on' is the classic example, when I was really trying to rally the troops and make it clear to them that I fully understood, you know, what a great job they were doing. And those...
Homeland Security money well spent
As we know, the District of Columbia is being forced to use Homeland Security funds for next week's "George W. Bush Wartime Tilt-a-Whirl". Guess what some of that precious anti-evildoer money will be...