Category Archives: Politics

Fox News Makes News By Misreporting the News; Palin Threatens the President

Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2013 by mlitman

Fox News published an article on April 30, 2013 accusing the Pentagon and President Obama of trying to prevent members of the military from practicing their religion. Sarah Palin jumped at the chance to attack President Obama, and in a threatening way … Continue reading →

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Radical Right Blames Dubya for Housing Crisis and Loss of Wealth by Minorities

Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Now that the President has submitted his nomination for Director of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the right-wing has begun their anti-government propaganda to obstruct the nomination. From ThinkProgress.org: The first … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Republicans Push Legislation To Protect Animal Abusers

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Just when you thought Republicans could sink no lower, they eagerly prove you wrong. It seems that in Tennessee, helpless animals aren’t as worthy of the state’s protections as those who abuse them. Tennessee is the latest state to propose … Continue reading →

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Someone Call Rick Perry A Waambulance, STAT!

Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 by Ken

Texas Governor Rick Perry is disgusted, by the following cartoon from Jack Ohman of the Sacramento Bee. Perry wrote a letter to the editor demanding an apology, and his Lieutenant Gov. thinks the Sac Bee should fire Ohman. Thankfully the … Continue reading →

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Multiple Casualties In Latest Madman Rampage

Posted on Sunday, April 28, 2013 by Ken

Today it is a church in Albuquerque New Mexico.  When the choir rose to sing the final hymn an assailant targeted the choir leader.   Several innocent bystanders were struck in the commotion before the attacker could be subdued by the congregation. … Continue reading →

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Republicans, Once Giddy About the Sequester, Now Blame Obama for the Predictable Consequences

Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

I’ve always maintained that passing the “sequester” legislation was nothing more than a well-planned, Republican strategy – they get the massive cuts they wanted and the opportunity to blame the President for the consequences. Repeating lies has become the radical … Continue reading →

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Howard Kurtz Is A Cad

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Ken

Cad: A man whose behavior is unprincipled or dishonorable. CNN’s program Reliable Sources with Howard Kurtz was widely anticipated following a very shaky week of reporting by several media outlets after the Boston Marathon bombing.   CNN in particular had a bad week after they broke … Continue reading →

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ANONYMOUS VS. WESTBORO

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Annie Walker-Leonard

The Westboro IDIOTS are at it again… just hours after the bombing, Westboro tweeted their plans to protest the funerals of those killed in the Boston blast. “WestboroBaptist Church to picket funerals of those dead by Boston Bombs! GOD SENT … Continue reading →

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“I’d Like to Buy the World” (says) KOCH

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Annie Walker-Leonard

“Media bias has been a favorite theme of the Right for decades, of course.-”Thomas Frank The political activities of the Koch brothers have been influencing policy for decades.  The grand puppet masters sit atop their corporate throne pulling the strings … Continue reading →

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Conservative Studies: Another Case Study In Just Making Stuff Up.

Posted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 by Ken

Several days ago I posted  about a George Will quote from last Sunday: “Conservatism begins by facing facts.” Beyond Will’s own record of willfully lying whenever he feels like it the last several weeks have seen the dismantling of two widely … Continue reading →

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