Author - SK Ashby

Open Thread

The Automatic Triggers

I love this cartoon. Artist - John Cole There have been many reports of violence on this Black Friday, but none may be as horrific as this. Witnesses say police officers tackled a grandfather at an...

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Wingnuts

Newt’s First Mistake

Has Newt Gingrich made his first big mistake following his swift rise to the top? Social conservatives are freaking out, and Gingrich’s decision to insert the word “humane” into an answer about...

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Open Thread

Black Friday

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is under investigation for attempting to bribe an Australian politician with favorable media coverage. Expect light blogging...

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Wingnuts

This Is Real

Beware the Butterball "Sharia" Turkey. In a column on The American Thinker, anti-Islam blogger Pamela Geller explains that halal meats are already prevalent throughout most of the meat industry, but...

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Uncategorized

Panic Button

Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, the group responsible for the successful recall of Republican State Senate President Russell Pearce of Arizona is gathering signatures for the recall of both...

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Epic Fail

What Could Go Wrong?

Senator Joe Lieberman, who unfortunately hasn't left office yet, is requesting that Google implement a feature to flag material as "terrst" material following the revelation that the so-called "lone...

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Congress

Through the Back Door

It's no secret that the Republicans, including those appointed to the Super Committee, were never going to sign off raising taxes or even other measures that would lead to respectable increases in...

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Comedy

Hilarity

The Roots certainly know how to snark. Hip hop group The Roots really don’t like Michele Bachmann apparently. The band offered up an apparent musical editorial on the Republican’s presidential...

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The Media

No News is Good News

That is if your primary source of news is Fox News. According to the latest results from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind Poll, some news sources make us less likely to know what’s going...

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Environment

Foaming at the Mouth

Dr. Douglas Brinkley, a historian at Rice University, testified before the House Natural Resources Committee today on the dangers of drilling for oil and gas in the National Wildlife Refuge located...

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Economy

The Success of Failure

As we witness the failure of the Super Committee in real-time, it's important to remember that a failure on the part of the committee is a victory for Democrats. Why? Because if the Super Committee...

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Open Thread

The Deadline

Artist - Daryl Cagle In other news, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden were booed during their appearance at Homestead-Miami Speedway today. The pair attended to honor military families and promote the...

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Racism

Birtherism Just Won’t Die

It may no longer be receiving the media attention it once did, but Birtherism is still alive and well and it showed its ugly face in the state of New Hampshire yesterday. The birther wars continue...

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Open Thread

Unprepared

Artist - Joe Heller In other news, according to 2010 census data, one in five American children now live in poverty. The child poverty rate rose by one million between 2009 and 2010. Meanwhile, Paul...

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Comedy

Made in the USA

You can call this a shameless plug if you want, but I find it to be very amusing. The Obama Campaign is now offering up their limited edition Made in the USA mug in exchange for a $20 donation to the...

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