Archive for August, 2011
Sometimes I feel so happy, sometimes I feel so sad
There are those who say that we should root for a sane Republican to win the primary, because all that matters in a general election is the economy and if it’s in the tank, we want Generalissimo Romney not Generalissimo Perry to become president. Sometimes I feel happy that Republicans will probably put a possibly [...]
August 31, 2011
· 
Angry DougJ · 
183 Comments
Posted in: We Are All Mayans Now
Wednesday Evening Open Thread: “Good News”
(John Backderf’s website) ... that being the root meaning of ‘evangelize’, according to the evangelists. I remember a couple of the BJ regulars had their own opinions about Touchdown Jesus, so this seemed ripe for sharing. What’s new in the idealogical-idolatry-construction in everyone else’s neighborhood, this evening?
August 31, 2011
· Anne Laurie · 241 Comments
Posted in: #notintendedtobeafactualstatement, Open Thread
What’s the Point Of This?
Has anyone else been following this Dan Choi saga? What is he on trial for, exactly? I don’t know what the point of trying him is, anyway, if it is for civil disobedience. He just wants attention. Just give him a fine and ignore him would be the smart thing to do. On a somewhat [...]
August 31, 2011
· John Cole · 189 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs
This is a feel good news item that will make people on the teevee cry…
I would agree with Steve Benen that President Obama calling to address a Joint Session of Congress is a good sign. And beyond that, I like how a coincidence of scheduling puts this important speech at a time that will pull focus from the silly season of the GOP dog and pony show. I think [...]
August 31, 2011
· Dennis G. · 176 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread, Our Failed Media Experiment
Obama’s upcoming job speech
This is a smart analysis: If you’re going to propose things that can pass Congress and they create jobs, then I don’t think it matters whether or not they’re popular. The job creation will be rewarded. But if you’re going to pass something that can’t pass Congress, then it doesn’t matter at all whether it [...]
August 31, 2011
· Angry DougJ · 300 Comments
Posted in: Good News For Conservatives
More Friedman than Friedman
People like this are truly enemies of our society. Go live under Putin if you really this way, Matt Miller. (here’s a link to the article, though I’d rather no one actually click through)
August 31, 2011
· Angry DougJ · 79 Comments
Posted in: We Are All Baader-Meinhof Now
Ah, Glibertarians
PZ Myers reads Reason so we don’t have to.
August 31, 2011
· John Cole · 33 Comments
Posted in: Glibertarianism
Because Soshalism, That’s Why!
Further evidence of the Kenyan Mooslim’s utter failure to grasp the essentials of free market economics. Bonus flashback [Huffpo link]: On the auto bailout, despite GM going public last week and sending billions of dollars back to taxpayers, Perry still insisted that it wasn’t successful and said the federal government shouldn’t be involved in private [...]
August 31, 2011
· Tom Levenson · 76 Comments
Posted in: Clown Shoes, Crazification Factor, Free Markets Solve Everything, Uncategorized
Honest Questions
Atrios links to this Media Matters post about the day of service on 9/11, where they find a bunch of stupid wingers (Gateway Pundit, Pam Geller, somebody at Fox Nation*, Weasel Zippers and, of course, El Rushbo) calling Obama a socialist because he asked us to serve soup at a kitchen instead of shop. My [...]
August 31, 2011
· mistermix · 96 Comments
Posted in: Seriously
We Dodged A Bullet
The North Anna nuclear plant, ten miles from the epicenter of last week’s earthquake, was designed to withstand a 5.9-6.1 magnitude earthquake, and may have exceeded its design limits. It’s a good thing everything worked: The spent fuel pools at North Anna contain 4-5 times more than their original designs intended. As in Japan, all [...]
August 31, 2011
· mistermix · 34 Comments
Posted in: Science and Technology
This must have been for the Texas preachers, too
Rick Perry loses a round: A federal judge on Tuesday blocked key provisions of Texas’ new law requiring a doctor to perform a sonogram before an abortion, ruling the measure violates the free speech rights of both doctors and patients. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks upheld the requirement that sonograms be performed, but struck down [...]
August 31, 2011
· Kay · 65 Comments
Posted in: Blatant Liars and the Lies They Tell
Dear Heather, Plato would have hated your article
Occasionally somebody publishes something that is such a combination of totally uninformed and incredibly condescending that you almost have to admire it. There’s a kind of shit-eating brio that you just have to take your hate off to for a minute. Then after that minute, you need to take a scalpel to it. Fair warning, [...]
August 31, 2011
· Freddie deBoer · 123 Comments
Posted in: Because of wow., Education
Open Thread: The TerMITTnator
(Mike Luckovich via Gocomics.com) Don’t have a Mac, iPod, or iPad, but (or should that be “therefore”?) I LOL’d. *********** Steve Benen at the Washington Monthly reports that my personal nemesis, Willard “Mitt” Romney, has decided he can no longer stand above the fray now that James Richard “Guv Goodhair” Perry is stealing the GOP [...]
August 30, 2011
· Anne Laurie · 45 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Election 2012, Open Thread
Open Thread
I had this really weird dream last night that I was hanging out with Patton Oswalt and David Cross and Oswalt told Cross to “STFU while the candles are burning or there will be no fun.” Later on I had a dream that I went back into the Army to my old unit and realized [...]
August 30, 2011
· John Cole · 147 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread
That describes it perfectly…
I have an aging relative who is struggling with the early phases of dementia, also known as Alzheimer. She spends her time watching the Fox News—and calling other relatives throughout the day with fearful/angry regurgitation of the latest manufactured Fox nonsense. In travels this summer I have spoken to many folks who also have such [...]
August 30, 2011
· Dennis G. · 84 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread, Our Failed Media Experiment
