U.S. Economy 101 (in Plain English, with Humor!): How the GOP and the Media Are Shucking You
Be honest: You and most people are affected by the economy, but you only have a glimmer of an idea why it’s screwed up. There is the massive disinformation campaign … Continue reading
Eric Cantor’s Shorts and Other Ethical Tales of GOP “Shameless Craven Unprincipled Partisan Hackery”
Eric Cantor’s shorts were exposed earlier this week. No, the Republican Congressman from the 7th District of Virginia isn’t having a Weiner moment. He’s doing something far worse: Betting against … Continue reading
Mr. Obama is not the 3/5ths President – 50 Years of GOP Addiction to Racism
The sheepskin of George W. Bush may have said Yale, but the mouthful of “Bushisms,” from the “decider” to “misunderestimated” made him the butt of billions of dollars of “dumb” … Continue reading
The Power of the Big Lie for the GOP
Last night, the first Republican Presidential primary debate for the 2012 election was awash with all kinds of interesting factoids that were dead-bang wrong. Illusions. Myths. Mendacities. Lies. They project … Continue reading
So Over Weinergate
All the media seems to talk about these days is Congressman Anthony Weiner. He tweeted inappropriate photos. He had inappropriate conversations with women who were not his wife. Was it … Continue reading
Another One Rides The Bus: What is Sarah Palin Up To?
Last weekend Sarah Palin began her “One Nation” bus tour, barnstorming around the Northeast, with news organizations scrambling like flies around media manure to keep abreast of what she will do next. … Continue reading
Things Get Worse With Koch: Tea Party Pumps Up $4 Gas
UPDATED 5/25/11: Ancient tribes blamed angry deities for their troubles. Drought? The goddess of rain is angry. Four dollar gasoline? There is always that push to blame the Arab oil … Continue reading
Dissecting Right Wing Political Extremism
OPINION – Democrats stink at branding and messaging. They still live in the wonkish intellectual nirvana that somehow if we explain the societal benefits of policy to the American people, … Continue reading
Tea Party Quicksand in the GOP Presidential Landscape
When Newt Gingrich is too moderate for the Republican Party, the Tea Party has turned the political landscape to quicksand for GOP presidential aspirants. Gingrich, appearing on NBC’s Meet the … Continue reading
GOP 2012: Running for the Sidelines, Not the White House
Most of the “GOP hopefuls” know that they do not have a hope in hell of winning. So why do it? The label “Republican Candidate” is a rhetorical gold mine … Continue reading
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