Monthly Archives: January 2010

Reality Check

I will be struck by lightning and survive, twice,  while simultaneously standing on my head perched atop a fencepost and holding the jackpot tickets for both Powerball AND Mega Millions, before anyone — ANYONE!! — with the last name “Bush” wins … Continue reading

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Charitable summation

Will Wilkinson, summarizing as far as he knows the position of progressives on the Citizens United ruling: A government that accepts that its rightful power is indeed limited along the lines of a naive reading of the First Amendment  – … Continue reading

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Mob Hits We Can Believe In

Obama: “The world is a warzone, and we’ll kill anybody we even remotely think is doing something.  Even if you’re a U.S. citizen, whatever, we finna snipe your ass!” Glenn Greenwald: “Isn’t this the kind of crap we bitch about … Continue reading

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Quite appropriate in an odd way…

At Balloon Juice, a bunch of comments waxing philosophic on the purpose of the State — in the lead-up time to a State of the Union speech. Now if only there were a little less “Conservative?  Anarchist?  Same thing!” shot … Continue reading

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Interpretation of Interpretation of Interpretation Fail

Psst…somehow I doubt that is what they meant.  I know that isn’t what I mean at least: [A]s my liberal friends all seem to be indignantly announcing in the aftermath of the Citizens United ruling, corporations aren’t really people! They’re … Continue reading

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An anti-landmark ruling

Shorter US Supreme Court: “Yeah, we know the band-aid was applied over a gaping ax wound.  That band-aid still has to come off”: Corporations can spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the Supreme Court ruled … Continue reading

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"Less kidnappings, more civilian shootings!!"

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: “NYPD to help train Haitian police“…

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Wishful Thinking: Catch It!

Since the events of yesterday are going to be endlessly hashed out until you find yourself screaming “SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!” at the top of your lungs, here’s some related Stupid to chuckle at: Naive Dem base Stupid: “Mr President, … Continue reading

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Intellectual Property is Triumph

As in “it poops on a lot of stuff“: As a deal nears for Conan O’Brien’s exit from NBC, one thing is certain: The characters and recurring comedy bits O’Brien originated during his 16-plus years on “Late Night” and “The … Continue reading

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"God is Convenient!"

It cannot, must not, be ignored: there are people among us, hidden in plain sight, who due to their ideology, fueled by a twisted interpretation of religion that rejects the pluralism that liberal Western society holds so dear, see no … Continue reading

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