Even though most people probably just want to forget about the Bush presidency (what were we thinking, anyway?), there are two wrap-ups that are definitely worth reading: The first is AlterNet’s “The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency” with some outrageous lines like “One of the Bush administration’s favorite pastimes over the past […]
Here’s an amazing audio recording of Ronald Reagan, campaigning for Harry Truman for president and Hubert Humphrey for Senate in 1948. How many people know that Reagan was originally a Democrat?
Four police officers have been suspended with pay after being caught on videotape stealing toys from the Toys for Tots program in Washington DC. Ironically, this is the first year that the police had been involved in the program. From WTOP, DCExaminer, and Raw Story.
Sometimes, all you need for irony is a headline: Candidate For RNC Chair Sends Out CD With Song Called “Barack, The Magic Negro” Good thing they are working hard to dispel all those rumors that they are secretly racist.
The Washington Post has an interesting story up about how the CIA is finding creative new ways to pay off informants in the War against Terrorism in Afghanistan. The problem is that giving them weapons often backfires, and giving them money often leads to displays of conspicuous consumption, which reveals to people that they are […]
And you know, I think even more highly of Rachel Maddow for taking responsibility for this and discussing it in detail. Read the LA Progressive article “Why I love Rachel Maddow“.
It wasn’t that long ago that Americans travelled to third world countries to shop for cheap handicrafts and other products. Now, the New York Times reports that a flood of Mexicans are crossing the border, but now north to the US to pick up cheap products. Are we becoming the new third-world for rich foreigners? […]
An in-depth study of government records by the Associated Press shows that the banks that are receiving government bailouts paid their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year. The average amount paid to each of the banks’ top executives was $2.6 million — not bad for someone whose business […]
If this is any indication, we care more about our vices than our rights.
Talking Points Memo reports this bit of irony. One of the votes in the Minnesota Senate race was challenged by the Coleman campaign because the voter had written the following on the ballot (along with his vote for Franken): Thank you for counting my vote! The vote goes to Franken, who now leads by a […]
Obama “Barack Obama picked another Cabinet member, former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, to be his agricultural secretary. Vilsack! Doesn’t that sound like a condition you should see your urologist about? ‘Excuse me doc, has the nurse left the room? It’s my vilsack. Seems inflamed.’” -Jay Leno “Everybody looks forward to ‘Time’ magazine naming their ‘person […]
How does Goldman Sachs repay us for bailing them out to the tune of $10 billion? Of course, by moving all their money overseas so they wouldn’t have to pay taxes on it. They managed to get their effective tax rate for 2008 down to below 1% (it was over 34% in 2007). As Congressman […]
Thrown Shoes “Yesterday, at a press conference in Baghdad, an angry Iraqi threw his shoes at President Bush’s head. Yeah, when he saw the shoes, President Bush said, ‘See, I knew you guys had weapons of mass destruction.” -Conan O’Brien “Of course, the big story over the weekend is that President Bush had that press […]
As usual Rachel Maddow says it best.
“Here’s an interesting story. According to the Washington Post, President Bush spent 2,496 hours on various exercise machines during his time in the White House. That’s a lot. I guess during retirement he’s just going to read a lot of classified memos.” -Jay Leno “President Bush’s term is winding down, and all these articles are […]
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