RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has declared that he’s going to fix the GOP’s minority problem and that this monumental shift will be his legacy. Reince Priebus is staking his legacy as...
Racial Entitlement
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Don’t Forget Joe Bob
Artist – Tim Eagan In other news, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced today that a financial manager will assume control over the city of Detroit. And as Chris Savage of Eclectablog notes...
1600 Penned
Here’s Jon Stewart on Bob Woodward, sequestration, and the Ass Effect. I love the Mass Effect reference. Because I am a super geek. Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue...
This is How You Sell Books to The Rubes
If you’ve disgraced and discredited yourself and permanently tarnished your legacy, who do you turn to to rehabilitate your image? Sean Hannity, of course! via ThinkProgress Hannity: The fact...
Audio: Justice Scalia on the Voting Rights Act
via TPM I’ve listened to this several times now and it appears to me that Justice Antonin Scalia’s argument has nothing to with the legality of the Voting Rights Act. He seems to be...
What Could Go Wrong?
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. has a message for his constituents — you can’t count on me! “Violent crime went up nearly 10 percent in Milwaukee,” Clarke said in...
Your Final Reminder: John Boehner Got “98 Percent” of What He Wanted. He’s Pretty Happy.
When you look at this final agreement that we came to with the White House, I got 98 percent of what I wanted. I’m pretty happy. Today is a very confusing day if you’re a conservative...
The Middleman
Artist – John Cole In other news, The Arkansas state legislature has overridden a veto of a ban on abortions after 12 weeks. This one is headed for the courts. Also — the body of one of...
Photo of the Day
We’ve seen plenty of awful things today. How about something amazing? This photo of President Obama with a 3-year-old relative of Rosa Parks was taken yesterday. This little boy can’t...
Rep. Diane Black: Let’s Discuss Gun Violence “Intelligently” By Blaming Music and Games
Representative Diane Black (R-TN) says we should discuss the issue of gun violence “intelligently,” and by that she means blaming video games and that damn rock n’ roll. BLACK: I...
Kansas GOP Wants to Shield Doctors for Intentional Malpratice
Legislators in Kansas are considering a bill that would prohibit you from filing a lawsuit against a physician if he or she lies to you about the health of your unborn child. “No civil action...
Today in Racism
Here’s the cover for the next issue of Bloomberg’s Businessweek There are several problems here from the facial expressions to the exaggerated lips, but more importantly — this...
Over a Year Later, VAWA Has Been Renewed
After more than a year of contorting and finagling their way out of renewing the Violence Against Women Act, House leadership allowed a vote on the Senate’s all-inclusive version of the bill...
Boehner’s Advice
Artist – Dave Granlund In other news, U.S. stocks rose to a 5 year high today, and came very close to setting an all new record high. Whether this trend will reverse two days from now remains...
Republican Outreach
New Hampshire legislators are debating a bill that would “reduce simple assault from a misdemeanor crime to a violation-level offense in any case of “unprivileged physical contact”...
Kentucky Moves Forward With Nullification
Here’s the latest unconstitutional bill passed by self-described constitutional originalists who are only trying to protect the Constitution. Any federal law, rule, regulation, or order created...
Birtherism: Still Alive
Birtherism isn’t dead yet, and Michigan state Senator Tom Casperson (R) says it’s very strange that the media didn’t dig deeper into this non-scandal. “I don’t know...
Old Men Yell at Clouds. City Council Votes to Remove Clouds.
I had no idea this is a thing. In late January, two wind turbines built in Falmouth, Massachusetts, were targeted for removal due to noise and supposedly related health concerns sometimes referred to...
The More Things Change…
Artist – John Cole In other news, following a month of conspiracy theories and tomfoolery, former Senator Chuck Hagel has been confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense. And Friends of Hamas...
Popewatch 2013
Yes, money was molested. Yes, children were laundered. But that’s all in the past now. Today is a new day for the Catholic church. Sex scandals are behind us. Or maybe not. Continue reading...