Wanted to talk about the huge win for democracy enthusiasts in Pennsylvania yesterday, because voter suppression is bigger than a single state or a single law. Conservatives and Republicans lost this round for two reasons: incompetence and overreach. Governor Corbett put the law in place months ago, and then he and his appointees did absolutely …
Crazification Factor
Open Thread: The 24/7 Media Beast
David S. Bernstein at the Boston Phoenix has a note on the dark side of the Wingnut Wurlitzer: … There’s a common wisdom, in high-profile campaigns, that you need to “feed the beast,” meaning the media, with things to write about — or else they will go out looking for things, which might not be …
A rare moment of a tool speaking truth to fools
The modern conservative movement is carefully designed to appeal to the greedy, the stupid, the gullible and the fearful. At their annual Lack of Values Summit in DC, one of the movement’s biggest tools let the truth of it slip out. The Buzzfeed headline and story captured the moment: Rick Santorum Says “Smart People Will Never …
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There’s that number again…
<a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/59124558@N06/7982844829/” title=”27-percent-again by dengre.bj, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7982844829_b64b827613.jpg” width=”427″ height=”351″ alt=”27-percent-again”></a> Looks like Mitt has finally locked up the crazification vote, but he needs to be careful. One rational statement about any topic and he’ll lose them. How about an open thread… Cheers
When you’ve lost Halperin and his 500…
<a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/59124558@N06/7461775248/” title=”Craven by dengre.bj, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7461775248_0645eef526.jpg” width=”292″ height=”431″ alt=”Craven”></a> …does it mean you might not be ready for Prime Time. Here is how Mini-Drudge reacted to Mitt’s ill-advised smirkdown: Unless the Romney campaign has gamed this crisis out in some manner completely invisible to the Gang of 500, his doubling down on criticism …
I Wish Andrew Were Correct, But…
…when he writes stuff like this: …by adding Ryan to the ticket, Romney has ensured that the far right will not be able to blame defeat on a RINO candidate. They will have to accept that a teenage Randian vision of domestic society and a revolutionary militarist foreign policy are not acceptable options in a …
My Money’s on the Hologram
The Wall Street Journal reports that Republicans are trying to gin up some excitement with a stunt: Buried deep in the convention schedule released Monday is a vague reference to a mystery speaker scheduled for the event’s final evening. “To Be Announced” has a prime speaking slot late in the Thursday program. …The only other …