Monthly Archives: July 2014

When the Blue Model Fails Don’t Blame the GOP

Posted on July 31, 2014 by

Sally Kohn at the Daily Beast: The Republican Occupation of Detroit It took him two tries, thwarting his state’s voters’ will, but Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder got his wish—a major city that is dead politically. Detroit is no longer a … Continue reading →

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WTF Wednesday Wound-Up

Posted on July 30, 2014 by

A couple things happened yesterday. @lydiadepillis @owillis @NLRB One more step on the way to fast food becoming fully automated. — Klown 2.0 (@realmyiq2xu2) July 29, 2014 pic.twitter.com/TRqUEP1soU — Klown 2.0 (@realmyiq2xu2) July 29, 2014 If fast food workers start … Continue reading →

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How Sausage is Made

Posted on July 29, 2014 by

There is an old saying that if you watch sausage being made you won’t want to eat it. Let’s take a peek behind the curtain at political sausage being made. Democrat Michelle Nunn’s campaign plan was accidentally made public. Eliana … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged | 138 Comments

Trapped on the Not-So-Merry-Go-Round

Posted on July 28, 2014 by

Jazz Shaw puts his finger on the problem: The committees have apparently recruited and deployed more than 16,000 workers on the local level – primarily precinct captains and minority outreach coordinators – to make first person contact with “low propensity … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Nothing Breakfast Burrito

Posted on July 27, 2014 by

I just spent the past two hours looking for a topic to discuss. I found nada planada. I’m gonna go back to bed and try to sleep until Monday. Maybe the world will look better by then. This is an … Continue reading →

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It’s Caturday Open Thread

Posted on July 26, 2014 by

The original working title for this post was “Hollywood, Race, Sexism, Homophobia and the Rulz” but after staring at a blank screen while stuck on stupid for about an hour I realized how late it was and put this thread … Continue reading →

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Flood Control

Posted on July 25, 2014 by

From the Department of How Stupid Do They Think We Are?: Mexico concerned about Texas’ plan to deploy National Guard on border The Mexican government on Tuesday expressed its “concern” over the decision by Texas authorities to send 1,000 National … Continue reading →

Posted in How Stupid Do They Think We Are?, Illegal Immigration, Immigration Reform | Tagged , , | 130 Comments

John Kerry – The Rodney Dangerfield of Diplomacy

Posted on July 24, 2014 by

From the Beeb: Egypt media applaud tough security check on John Kerry A highly unusual security check that US Secretary of State John Kerry and his senior aides were subjected to at the presidential palace in Cairo before meeting Egyptian … Continue reading →

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It Was Obvious When You Think About It

Posted on July 23, 2014 by

From Palm Springs Life: Rancho Mirage May Become Home to President Obama Reports say Thunderbird Heights house is about to close escrow The Palm Springs area may once again become the home of a U.S. president. Reports from several media … Continue reading →

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POTUS Is Too Big To Fail

Posted on July 22, 2014 by

Chris “Mad Bitch Beer” Sleaza at WaPo: It’s virtually impossible to be a successful modern president Being president is the most powerful job in the world. At which you will almost certainly fail. Why? For lots of reasons up to … Continue reading →

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Are Secular Liberals Religious Fanatics?

Posted on July 21, 2014 by

WMCB has been talking about this: How liberalism became an intolerant dogma At the risk of sounding like Paul Krugman — who returns to a handful of cherished topics over and over again in his New York Times column — … Continue reading →

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The Nutroots Troll Themselves

Posted on July 20, 2014 by

Apparently the past few days there was a meeting in Detroit. It was the annual gathering of the progressive blogosphere, also known as Nutroots Nation. (It started off as “YearlyKos” but they changed the name a few years ago.) Conservative … Continue reading →

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Are You Ready for Warren?

Posted on July 19, 2014 by

On the weekends I like to do goofy and whimsical posts. Elizabeth Warren’s 11 Commandments of Progressivism Watch Elizabeth Warren give a speech to her fold, and you realize she’s one of the rare Democrats who can excite her base … Continue reading →

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The Clothes Have No Emperor

Posted on July 18, 2014 by

The word that comes to mind is “surreal”: President Barack Obama provoked fury in the U.S. on Thursday by casually devoting less than a minute to the deaths of 295 people aboard a Malaysian airliner, as he began an often … Continue reading →

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More Issues Than National Geographic

Posted on July 17, 2014 by

Checking in with an old friend: Salvage is the story of Parastrata Ava, a “so-girl” on a deep space merchant ship who commits an unpardonable sin. A so-girl is something like an assistant manager but in this case, Ava can … Continue reading →

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Todd Kincannon is a Douchebag!

Posted on July 16, 2014 by

No, seriously. He’s a douchebag. BREAKING: Todd Kincannon Breaks His Silence – He’s Been Tracked & Targeted! Anyone who has encountered or followed Todd Kincannon (@todd_kincannon) on Twitter knows what a contentious character he is. Love him or hate him, … Continue reading →

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Another “Fake” Scandal

Posted on July 15, 2014 by

From the Department of You Can’t Make This Shit Up: Republicans are investigating another Obama administration official who played politics on the job but escaped prosecution when the Federal Election Commission recycled her hard drive before evidence could be recovered. … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Department Of You Can't Make This Shit Up, Scandalpalooza | Tagged , , | 125 Comments

Oh Shit, It’s Monday Already!

Posted on July 14, 2014 by

Monday morning seems to have snuck up on me so instead of a new post I only have the usual lame excuses. I promise I’ll write a real post later this morning. For now, here’s an open thread.

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Define “Reform”

Posted on July 13, 2014 by

From the list of Shit That Pisses Me Off: Poll: Republican voters back immigration reform? While immigration reform may not be high on voters’ lists of priorities heading into the 2014 midterms, a new survey of a variety of critical … Continue reading →

Posted in Illegal Immigration, Immigration Reform, Shit That Pisses Me Off | Tagged , , | 124 Comments

Here We Go Again

Posted on July 12, 2014 by

I have literally been watching this Israel vs. the Palestinians and Arabs drama play out the same basic script over and over and over my entire life. This current burst of activity is just the latest installment. What kind of … Continue reading →

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