California proposition 19 — to decriminalize and tax marijuana — is being opposed by an organization called “Public Safety First”. But it seems ironic that an organization whose very name implies that they want to promote public safety, has received a rather large donation from the California Beer and Beverage Distributors. Why would the alcohol […]
© Joel Pett I’m all for reform, but it seems like we are going backward rather than forward.
It was bad enough when, back in 2003, Fox News won a lawsuit against two whistleblowing reporters who accused the network of deliberately and knowingly lying. Two Fox reporters were working on a story about the significant health risks of milk coming from cows treated with bovine growth hormone (BGH). The station was initially excited […]
“New FBI statistics say that crime in the United States fell 5 percent from last year. You see what happens when we put Lindsay Lohan in jail?” – Jimmy Kimmel “You know things are bad when even criminals can’t find work in this country.” – Jimmy Kimmel “Experts say the decrease in crime could be […]
The Bible says that lust in your heart is committing adultery. So you can’t masturbate without lust. – Christine O’Donnell, Tea Party, and now Republican candidate for the Senate, and founder of an organization opposed to masturbation. Wouldn’t this Jimmy Kimmel routine be funnier if it were Karl Rove doing the masturbating? Then, when he […]
“President Obama insisted that the U.S. economy is still showing improvement. And he said you can take that to the bank, if you can find any that are still open.” – Jay Leno “Newt Gingrich said President Obama is out of touch with how the world works. Then Gingrich was like, ‘Hold on, I think […]
Because reason is just one letter away from treason! UPDATE: More on the march/rally, and the blogosphere’s role in getting it going. UPDATE 2: Oh the irony! CNN has a quick poll asking “Is the Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert rally on Washington D.C. serious or just a stunt?” Proof that CNN just doesn’t get it? […]
Just some quick notes: First, the only thing comforting about the thought that the Republicans will gain power in the upcoming mid-term elections is that that just means that they will be shooting themselves in the foot again. Just look what they did with 8 years with Bush as president, control of the Supreme Court, […]
Tina Dupuy has an excellent article entitled “The Enthusiasm Gap or He’s Just a President” that speaks to one of my pet peeves. It is bad enough that the right-wing is (semi-successfully) painting Obama as a socialist, fascist, foreign-born, Muslim sleeper agent. But it doesn’t help that the left-wing is depressed and disillusioned. So disillusioned […]
© Bill Schorr The only thing the GOP seems to unequivocally support is the military, so it makes sense!
Today, France banned the burqa. To be precise, they made it illegal to wear clothing that covers the face, which includes the burqa, a solid covering over the body with a semi-transparent mesh over the eyes, and the niqab, which covers everything but leaves a small opening for the eyes. The hajab, which covers the […]
© Ruben Bolling Defeated by our own lofty principles, indeed. This comic is ironic on so many different levels, but if the right-wing can scream about anchor babies and terror babies, why not?
“Florida Pastor Terry Jones originally planned to burn the Koran tomorrow, then yesterday he called it off because he believed he made a deal with an Imam to stop the plan to build a Mosque near Ground Zero. The Imam said that wasn’t true, he agreed to no such thing. Then Pastor Jones said he […]
The stimulus bill (not to be confused with TARP, which was passed by Bush) was Obama’s first major act to improve the ailing economy. Republicans opposed it vehemently. So how did it perform? If you divide jobs into those lost before the stimulus, to those lost after the stimulus, it looks like this: from Robert […]
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