Daily Archives: September 23, 2011

Cannonfire Viral Video

It’s not viral yet. (Help make it so.) It was made by Joseph Cannon

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Tribal Drum

Kevin Drum at Mother Jones: The Power of Flat Out Lies Not to put too fine a point on it, but this is a real problem for liberals. Sure, we cherry-pick evidence, we spin world events, and we impose our … Continue reading

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I remember when we wanted to make Bush a one-term president too

Politico: Morgan Freeman: Tea party is racist Morgan Freeman says that the Obama presidency has made racism in the U.S. more apparent. During an interview that airs Friday, CNN’s Piers Morgan asked the actor, “Has Obama helped the process of … Continue reading

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The New New Civility – Be a H8er

(NSFW) Bristol is minding her own business when some guy screams “Your mother’s a whore!” So Bristol calmly gets in his face. Lucky for this creep that Piper wasn’t there. She would have opened a can of Whoop-Ass on him. … Continue reading

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Flashback – my very first blog post

Reprinted from March 28, 2008 at Corrente: Ratfucking – A GOP Tradition Did you ever wonder what some of the obnoxious trolls claiming to be Obama supporters are hoping to accomplish by insulting the supporters of Hillary Clinton? Their tactics … Continue reading

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Bob Somerby on Spoony

Liberal self-destruction watch: RNC wet-dream edition! It isn’t that he’s wrong: A few months ago, Digby added David Atkins to the roster at Hullabaloo. It turns out that Atkins is thirty years old. He’s also an RNC wet dream. It … Continue reading

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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

Bruce A. Dixon at Black Agenda Report: Barack Obama VS Those Craaaazy Republicans: Is He the Lesser Evil, or the More Effective Evil? […] In the words of economist and financial historian Michael Hudson, the job of corporate American politicians … Continue reading

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Solyndra Hearing Live Blog

Let’s see how many times Brian Harrison (president and CEO) and W.G. ” Bill” Stover (chief financial officer) take the Fifth. (the over/under is 47 1/2) UPDATE: According to what I can find the hearing is supposed to be aired … Continue reading

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Warning signs

New York Times: In Rush to Assist Solyndra, U.S. Missed Warning Signs President Obama’s visit to the Solyndra solar panel factory in California last year was choreographed down to the last detail — the 20-by-30-foot American flags, the corporate banners … Continue reading

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The “R” word

Mediaite found them a raycist Tea Bagger Partier: Congressman Joe Walsh: The Media Will Protect Obama Because He Is Black Congressman Joe Walsh told the Media Research Center‘s Brent Bozell that the media will do whatever it takes to protect … Continue reading

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