On Saturday, RNC Chair Michael Steele decided that the way to make the GOP more gay-friendly was to recast their stance on marriage to a simple question of economics (and not civil rights). Steele claims that recognizing gay marriage could put a dent in the pocketbooks of small businesses as they are forced to provide […]
Glenn Greenwald in Salon quotes Maureen Dowd in the New York Times, and says that her column is “uncharacteristically cogent and substantive”. Hmmm. TPM points out that at least one paragraph from Dowd’s column was plagiarized from an earlier column by Josh Marshall in TPM. Does that explain why Greenwald thought it was such a […]
© Tom Tomorrow Personally, I think people who use the “ticking time bomb” scenario to justify torture have been watching “24” too much.
“Oh, the FDA now scolding General Mills for claiming that Cheerios can lower your cholesterol by 10%. They say that would be considered an unauthorized health claim. The FDA also said there is no evidence that Lucky Charms are magically delicious.” – Jay Leno “Yesterday, the New York State Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill approving […]
“President Obama did a great job delivering jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. In fact, NBC is trying to sign him now for the 9 p.m. slot.” – Jay Leno “After the dinner, President Obama was all excited and stuff, so he head-butted Rush Limbaugh.” – David Letterman “Dick Cheney, the former vice president, […]
News Flash: Taliban Waterboards Captured U.S. Soldiers–Claims “Not Torture” According to reports out of Kabul, the Taliban announced that they have waterboarded three U.S. soldiers taken prisoner. The Taliban commander asserted that waterboarding is not torture and does not violate the Geneva Convention or U.S. law. He assured everyone that a medical officer monitored all […]
Dick Cheney in 1994, talking about invading Iraq: Dick Cheney in the last few weeks: Now here’s where it gets interesting. When Cheney attacked Colin Powell and declared that he’d rather have Rush Limbaugh as a spokesperson for the Republican party than Powell, he royally pissed off Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who was chief of staff […]
Today, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich attacked current Speaker Nancy Pelosi, calling for an investigation. “I think that the House has an absolute obligation to open an inquiry, and I hope there will be a resolution to investigate her. And I think this is a big deal. I don’t think the speaker of the House […]
Republicans “Dick Cheney was on the news this week, and he said that it would be a mistake for the Republicans to moderate their policies. He said they should remain true to their core principles: gay bashing, war profiteering and torture.” – Bill Maher “I am starting to really worry about the Republican Party. I […]
It is interesting watching the debate about health care reform, especially because it is hard to tell who is actually trying to reform the US health care system, and who is just looking out for their own interests: One of the most ironic things is how the government and the media (even including those people […]
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