On the Halperin nonsense: ’m sorry, but this is crazy. Halperin’s crack was crude and dumb, but it doesn’t deserve indefinite suspension. Halperin’s use of an expletive is trival when compared with the degradation of our political discourse we witness on a regular basis from Halperin and many others — degradation that is seen as …
Archives for June 2011
I love the smell of Franzia in the morning
The wingers don’t seem very excited about DickGate but FranziaPundit amused me: Am I the only one who takes more offense at the blurted phrase “Oh my God” (by Joe Scarborough) than the use of the word “dick” to explain the President’s behavior? I think insulting the President is rough political discourse, but saying “Oh …
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Colbert’s Joke Is On Us, Apparently
Campaign finance reform advocates are worried that Stephen Colbert’s SuperPAC shtick may open the door to some real abuses by the corporate-owned press depending on how the FEC rules. For its part, the commission has been treating Colbert’s request like any other. It’s created some quirky moments, like when Colbert had to assure the …
The mask slips
I don’t have anything special against Mark Halperin. Okay, that’s not true, I think he’s a sociopathic douchebag. But what bothers me most about him is not his poor sense of humor or poor track record of predicting things accurately, what bothers me is that he presents himself as a non-partisan observer. He’s a Republican, …
Sample of One
I’ve posted about my proud Hispanic, former Goldwater Republican mother before. I always assumed that the recent brown hate bothered her, but I learned the depth of her animosity last night. It started with her pulling out this George Will column: The Republican future without Hispanic support would be bleak. Forty-seven percent of Americans under …
Bailin’ Palin (or Why Sarah Palin’s bus tour was cancelled)
Those of you who have been reading my little posts for a while will know that I do everything I can to avoid coming into direct contact with Sarah Palin ever since I was a judge on the Miss Alaska pageant all those years ago. After that experience, and our little plane trip together, I …
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Thursday Morning Open Thread
President Obama’s “unusually feisty” press conference yesterday (NYTimes has the full video) seems to be getting excellent reviews. The Washington Post praised his “combative new tone“; Dana Millbank added, “This was Obama as he ought to be… Populism, pugilism and American exceptionalism: From a stoic president, this was a refreshing blend..” __ Greg Sargent pointed …