“Oil companies are now saying that the unrest in the Middle East could lead to an increase in gas prices. Did you ever notice that everything leads to increased gas prices: Egypt, the snowstorm, Snooki’s book, the ‘American Idol’ judges.” – Jay Leno “Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he would resign, but Egypt would then […]
© Matt Davies Some Republicans seem to be falling over each other proclaiming that we can’t allow Egypt to have a democracy, since they might, you know, decide to do something we can’t predict or — worse — don’t like. Get over it.
[This is an excerpt from a post in Fred Wickham’s Bullseye Rooster. Dan is Fred’s brother, and Buzz is his business partner in a small business. I totally agree with this idea.] Two years ago, Dan and Buzz were heartened by the election of Obama. Aside from all the marvelous change he would be bringing […]
“While in Egypt, CNN’s Anderson Cooper was attacked and beaten, which raises 2 questions. Is it safe to send our media into these places? And how do we get Glenn Beck over there?” – Conan O’Brien “Anderson Cooper from CNN was there (in Egypt), and he got punched 10 different times. And I thought, well, […]
Today is Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday (they will even start the Super Bowl with a video tribute to the Gipper), so it is fitting to look back on his legacy. Is Reagan a true American hero, or was he simply the first actor to play the role of President in real life? I’m not sure, […]
The Fox News headline on their website proclaims “Obama Botches Bible Verse at Prayer Breakfast“. They claim that Obama misquoted a familiar Bible verse, and even accompany it with a rather unflattering photo of the president. OMG! Is this proof that Obama isn’t really a Christian? Are conservatives right when they claim he is a […]
“Protesters in Egypt are demanding that President Murabak step down by Friday. Murabak says he’ll leave in 5 years and then hand the job off to Conan.” – Jimmy Kimmel “Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he won’t run for another term. The bad news is that this spring he’s taking over for Regis.” – Conan […]
© Vic Harville The largest American oil company, Exxon Mobil, recently announced that their profits for the fourth quarter of 2010 had increased by a staggering 53%. This was in line with strong increases in profits of other large energy companies, largely due to rising oil prices. But it gets worse. Oil prices are continuing […]
Including the deficits. Texas has long been touted by conservatives as a model for fiscal conservatism — if you cut taxes, cut regulations, and cut government services, that will stimulate the economy and the benefits will “trickle down” to everyone. And for the last year, it looked like Texas might escape the budget woes that […]
“Egypt has responded to hundreds of thousands of protesters by shutting down the internet. Listen, if you want people to stay home and do nothing, turn the internet back on.” – Conan O’Brien “Egypt has shut off cell phones and the internet. It’s like visiting your parents’ house.” – David Letterman “Celebrities are tweeting about […]
© Clay Bennett One day, maybe soon, we will look back at our health care system before reform like we look back at the dark ages.
“There were two Republican responses to the State of the Union. So if you watched the whole night, it was kind of evolution in reverse. You have Obama, then Paul Ryan, and then Michele Bachmann. Then Animal Planet had a squirrel monkey give his take.” – Bill Maher “You saw the big controversy with Michele […]
It only takes one show for Rush Limbaugh to show what a hypocritical jerk he is. At the start of the show, Rush makes jokes about reporters in Egypt who have been detained — and typically beaten — by the army: I mean, even two New York Times reporters were detained. Now, this is supposed […]
© Keith Tucker Thom Hartmann has more to say about this. UPDATE: An interesting insider’s view of what is really happening in Egypt.
[I’m reprinting this from Margaret and Helen. There is a followup posting there that you should read as well. – iron knee] I told you, Margaret. It’s only just beginning. Texas Governor Rick Perry said he will introduce emergency legislation requiring women seeking abortions to first get a sonogram of the fetus and listen to […]
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