Thursday, February 16, 2012
© Matt Bors I don’t know about the Matrix, but the big question about the Internet is how long it will take for corporations to figure out how to co-opt it, the same way they did the media, restaurants, and rock & roll.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
© Tom Tomorrow I usually don’t like comics like this, where they make fun of a politician for something they didn’t actually do (especially when there are plenty of things they did do that are just as bad). But this one is making a good (albeit subtle) point. The vampire capitalism practiced by companies like […]
Monday, February 13, 2012
Everyone has heard about the common offense (at least in police eyes) of “Driving While Black” but this is a new twist. A white man who is babysitting his 5-year-old black granddaughter is hassled (more than once) by police. Mind you, we are only seeing one side of this story, but his account certainly has […]
Monday, February 13, 2012
Has anyone checked the temperature in hell recently? Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has written a column that I completely agree with! In fact, it is downright reasonable. O’Reilly defends JC Penney’s right to hire Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson. She is openly gay, and at least one conservative group is calling for JC Penney […]
Sunday, February 12, 2012
© Jim Morin © Lee Judge I’m still convinced that the Republicans will eventually come to their senses, and realize that Rick Santorum, while being the ideal ultra-conservative, is so far out of the mainstream that he has no chance of getting elected. I mean, someone who wants to outlaw birth control even for married […]
Saturday, February 11, 2012
© Adam Zyglis The whole bruhaha about birth control was just a political stunt. Twenty eight states already require the Catholic Church to cover birth control in their insurance policies, and 97% of Catholic women have used birth control at sometime in their life.
Friday, February 10, 2012
I was pleasantly surprised by an editorial by conservative George Will condemning Republicans for saying that Obama is weak on defense. By George, Will wonders never cease! Here are two quotes from it, but the whole thing is short and definitely worth a read. The U.S. defense budget is about 43 percent of the world’s […]
Thursday, February 9, 2012
© Derf In the current Republican race, what’s important is not the winner of the latest primary or caucus, what’s important is who is losing. After all, all of the current candidates have won at least once (except for Ron Paul). As candidates lose momentum and drop out, the winner will not be the person […]
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
© Ed Stein Why in the world do we spend billions of dollars spying on people? How much do we spend on the CIA, or on spy satellites? All you have to do is set up a social network and people will tell complete strangers everything about their lives, including photos (who needs spy cameras?). […]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
The Susan G Komen for the Cure foundation has gone into full damage-control mode in order to reverse the perception that they let politics affect their charity work … by “getting help on crisis communication from Ari Fleischer“, former White House press secretary for the George W Bush administration. Sheesh. And be sure to read […]
It is going to be a bitter, nasty presidential election. This weekend a secretive 3-day long fundraising conference hosted by the Koch brothers netted $100 million in pledges to fund efforts to defeat Obama in the 2012 election. Most of this money will be funneled through super PACs to get around campaign financing restrictions, something […]
Clint Eastwood in a stirring commercial aired by Chrysler during the Superbowl: Ironically, Eastwood is a libertarian-leaning Republican who endorsed John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. UPDATE: Think this ad is political? Then you should read this. Why aren’t you complaining about the Skechers ad that is clearly a metaphor for Newt Gingrich’s campaign […]
© Chan Lowe Mitt Romney has a personal wealth that is larger than the most recent eight presidents (Nixon to Obama) combined. Times two.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
I’m sure most of you have heard all about the recent kerfuffle between the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation and Planned Parenthood. This episode will likely be used in business schools in the future as an example of how not to do something. But there are a couple of take-home messages for all […]
Saturday, February 4, 2012
© Ted Rall In the future, the only campaigning politicians will do is asking large corporate donors for money.
