A popular guy goes to Washington D.C., where he tells 3 gazillion of his fans who have gathered there the following (and this is an exact quote): "I went to the National Archives and I held the first inaugural written in his own hand by George Washington." You know, George Washington — who could never tell a lie. Except, as … Read More
Fox News = Terrorist Funder
Yesterday morning on Fox & Friends, Fox News contributor Dan Senor observed that The Kingdom Foundation, whose chairman is Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, is a funder for the Cordoba House Initiative. “The Kingdom Foundation, so you know, is this Saudi organization, headed up by the guy that tried to give Rudy Giuliani $10 million after 9/11 that was sent back, funds radical madrassas … Read More
What A Shame
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who just couldn't refrain from using the N-word eleven times on her radio show last week (in order to make, according to her, a "philosophical point") is retiring from her radio show. In tribute to "Doctor" Laura, I offer the Sorkin treatment… a classic scene from The West Wing in which the President does a drop-in at a gathering … Read More
More Attempted Journalistic Lynching of Shirley Sherrod
One would think that the right would want to move past the Shirley Sherrod story. For those living under a rock last week, the story in a nutshell is this: Right wing provocateur Andrew Brietbart, pissed that the NAACP had accused the Tea Party movement of racism, fired back on his blog magazine by posting a video of a low-level … Read More
Shorter Charles Krauthammer
Shorter Charles Krauthammer: Obama uses the word "I" a lot, and refers to the secretary of state as "my secretary of state". Just more proof that he's a uppity n*gger. Seriously, why does the Washington Post employ this columnist?
Obama Has Sharks With Lasers, Too
I miss Kaye Grogan. She was a columnist for Renew America, a right-wing Christian/political website started by many-times presidential candidate Alan Keyes. Kaye was crazy, and her columns had the added pleasure of being written in the worst English-torturing manner. I mean, worse than my writing even. Kaye's columns quietly disappeared from the Intertubes a year or so ago, and there's … Read More
Big Hollywood Whine Of The Day
Jeffrey Jena at the conservative entertainment site, Big Hollywood: A few years ago one of the most culturally significant cities in the United States ended up under water and millions of Americans rushed to her aid. A lot of conservatives and liberals joined church and civic groups and headed to The Big Easy to help rebuild the city. The Hollywood … Read More
Glenn Beck Show Death Watch?
Due to a grassroots campaign, 123 sponsors have refused to air ads on Glenn Beck's show on Fox "News" (a detailed list of declining sponsors is here). The boycott is even more effective in England, where Beck's program also airs. In England, Beck's show has been running for almost 3 months with no advertising sponsors. Back in the U.S., Beck's audience … Read More
Bachmann’s Latest Whopper
Last night on CNN: But today, the federal government literally owns banks, the largest insurance company in the United States. Words have meanings, and apparently Bachmann doesn't know the definitions of the word "own", "bank", or "insurance company" — it's hard to tell exactly which (perhaps all three!!) And she definitely doesn't know the meaning of the word "literally". The … Read More
Michelle Bachmann Just Making It Up
Apparently, the federal government now owns and controls 51% of the private economy. She said so this weekend: The funny part is that Chris Wallace of Fox News corrects Bachmann… but not to challenge the absurd 51% figure.
Beck Lets It Slip That He’s Just A Mere Charleton And Showman
From a Forbes profile/interview of Glenn Beck: With a deadpan, Beck insists that he is not political: "I could give a flying crap about the political process." Making money, on the other hand, is to be taken very seriously, and controversy is its own coinage. "We're an entertainment company," Beck says. He has managed to monetize virtually everything that comes … Read More
Obama: Outright Evil, Or Simply Wrong?
That's the title of a piece written by Michael Medved here, and I'll jump to his answer: Obama (in his view) is "simply wrong". He goes on to chasten the Republican rank-and-file, who express vitriol at Obama in hyperbolic terms ("he's a socialist anti-Christ blah blah blah"). This tactic, Medved insists, will alienate moderates and independents (who Republicans need), and … Read More
Quote Of The Day
The right's arguments against health care reform have been laughably false, or have been getting worn from overuse. So now they've come up with another reason to hate health care reform. You ready? Health care reform is racist. And why? Because of the provision in the health care reform act that includes a 10 percent tax on indoor tanning salons … Read More
Justin Bieber Is Like 9/11 All Over Again
…except for the collapsing buildings. And instead of terrorist flying planes and a nation going into war in random overseas countries, there's a kid singing pop songs. But other than that, it's just the same. H/T Glenn Beck: