Dobbs is probably trying to reposition himself as a moderate in order to win a GOP nomination, but that possibility just doesn't sit well with the racist Americans for Legal Immigration PAC:

Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is withdrawing support for Lou Dobbs after years, including the suspensionRead full post »

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009 11:07AM

Glenn Beck: Community Organizer

Remember when the GOP mocked community organizers? Glenn Beck clearly doesn't. Then again, right-wingers always operate on short-term memory and low information.

In a letter posted on his personal website, Beck announced plans to conduct a series of conventions to teach his followers “how to be

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No surprise here; anyone with half a brain (which thus excludes right-wingers, as they  are utterly brainless) can see that the simpleton is completely unqualified to be a leader./

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009 4:27PM

"A Right-Winger's Guide To Life's Value"

A right-winger's guide to life's value
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NOVEMBER 13, 2009 2:44PM

Anatomy of a Republican

(Click here for larger image and the source) Anatomy of a Republican

Steve Benen:

"I just wish conservative Republicans would come up with an argument here. I’m not looking for air-tight reasoning — just something coherent and half-way intelligent. Because at this point, I have a hard time imagining that even the most dimwitted member of Congress actually

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Lying about why she was fired from her post as Miss California wasn't enough, after claiming she's the victim of a conspiracy to silence her, we now learn that the "bastion" of morality Prejean tried to convince her ex-boyfriend to lie about how old she was in the sex tape she… Read full post »

NOVEMBER 13, 2009 10:30AM

Bombshell: Pentagon Funding the Taliban

From Jeremy Scahill's latest expose:

"...[T]he US military's contractors are forced to pay suspected insurgents to protect American supply routes. It is an accepted fact of the military logistics operation in Afghanistan that the US government funds the very forces American troops are fighting. And iRead full post »

...ignores reports of Blackwater bribes. I know, I know, what a shock: The opposition research/propaganda arm of the GOP bashing an organization that helps people while ignoring the criminal actions of a radical right organization dedicated to killing people.

Read it and weep, rightards:

Further proof that this election was not solely focused on Obama, 56 percent of Virginians said that the president was not a factor when it came down to their vote. In New Jersey, that number increased to 60 percent of the people who went to the… Read full post »
NOVEMBER 4, 2009 4:34AM

11/3/2009: A Massive GOP Fail

You have to love the so-called liberal media:

A Republican Party left for dead by many in the wake of recent Democratic landslides sprang back to life Tuesday with wins in hotly contested races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.

For twenty years, the party that

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009 3:44PM

"Further Right" Than WHAT?

 I am very tired of hearing/reading that a Hoffman win in NY-23 would encourage the GOP to move further to the right, and how wonderful, disastrous, or wonderfully disastrous this would be.

I'm sorry, "further to the right?" You mean the GOP would:

OCTOBER 28, 2009 2:52PM

New Poll: America Hates the GOP

From MSNBC's "First Thoughts," writing about the new NBC/WSJ poll:

While impressions of Obama’s professional performance are mixed, the same can’t be said of the Republican Party at large. Put simply, the GOP’s brand is still a mess. According to the poll, just 25% have a positive… Read full post »
OCTOBER 27, 2009 5:11PM

What? Only Thirty?

From "30 Reasons Why Fox News Is Not Legit:"

Below are some cornerstones to journalism's Code of Ethics, followed by clear-cut examples of how Fox News tramples that code:

--Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid

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OCTOBER 26, 2009 4:47PM

Swing

swing

"Police officers from the district of Ar Gul, swing away with long sticks to eradicate a patch of illegally grown opium poppies in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan on July 16, 2009. Two years ago, opium - the raw ingredient used to make heroin - was grown onRead full post »

Harry Reid is expected to introduce a health care bill that includes an opt-out option for the states -- meaning everyone living in a state controlled by the GOP in 2013 (when health care reforms would kick-in if passed) can kiss the public option good-bye. Of course, his plan could easily… Read full post »

OCTOBER 26, 2009 2:16PM

Bursting Another Right-Wing Bubble

The right-wing hate-o-sphere is crowing over this news; too bad they don't really understand what they're crowing about:

According to [a recent Gallup] poll, "Forty percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 20% as liberal." Additionally, the poll foundRead full post »

OCTOBER 25, 2009 9:03PM

Faux News Propagandist Gets Touchy

Gregg Jarrett gets his nose bent out of place by Congressman Rob Andrews asking for a little fairness and balance as "an exception" while the Faux News anchor and Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn are hammering at him simultaneously with GOP talking points./
OCTOBER 25, 2009 8:24PM

Wonder Woman Day IV

OCTOBER 25, 2009 1:40PM

Move Over, Greenwashing...

The "Buy Local" small business movement has been such a success that multibillion-dollar corporations, some of them transnational, are now marketing their businesses, subsidiaries, and products as "local" (or "localwashing" them) to deceive consumers:

HSBC, one of the biggest banks on the planet, hRead full post »

OCTOBER 24, 2009 5:24PM

About That Public Option...

The public option is expected to cover only 12 million people (according to the Congressional Budget Office), it won't kick in until 2013, and its management is more than likely going to be outsourced to a private insurance company.

This is not change I can believe in. Further, the fact that… Read full post »

OCTOBER 24, 2009 1:03PM

Displaced

displaced

"A girl and her dog look out from a vehicle as they wait with her family for security clearance on the outskirts of Bannu, a town on the edge of the Pakistani region of Waziristan, on Thursday. Pakistanis are fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan against the Taliban.… Read full post »

OCTOBER 24, 2009 12:51PM

Faux News Lied About White House Ban

From Mediaite:

On Thursday night, Fox News ran a shocking report that the “Obama administration” had “contacted the White House pool” and made executive pay czar Kenneth Feinberg available for round-robin interviews, “but specified that all members of the pool were welcoRead full post »

OCTOBER 24, 2009 11:31AM

How to Deal with Right-Wing Trolls

Read the comments attached to this post about right-wing "moran" Scott Baio. Baio groupie "whatchawearing" is particularly amusing in his stupidity. And note his constant attempts to impress people with off-topic claims about what he "owns."

The long and the short of dealing with right-wing trolls: H… Read full post »