That an anti-Muslim flame-thrower would try to turn his followers’ fear into cash: Jon Ritzheimer, the man who organized an anti-Muslim protest rally and “draw Muhammad” cartoon contest on Friday in Phoenix, reportedly launched a GoFundMe page to raise $10 million to “protect his family.” KPNX television reporter Brahm Resnik tweeted on Sunday that Ritzheimer had set up a …
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How Dare The President Run Out Of Damns To Give
Over the weekend President Obama had arguably his best stuff yet on display at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, ripping into Republicans, Democrats, and the Village alike. The annual scolding and pearl-clutching from the right is almost as hysterical, albeit for different reasons. This year’s accidental comedy routine comes from the pen of Assrocket …
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Late Night Horrorshow Head Start Open Thread
Game of Thrones is premiering on a Tuesday? RT @SenRandPaul: pic.twitter.com/6epeNwmIAZ — Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner) April 3, 2015 Politico, needless to say, is very excited… Sen. Rand Paul gave POLITICO a sneak peek at the slogan he will unveil at his presidential campaign announcement on Tuesday: “Defeat the Washington machine. Unleash the American dream.”… Problem …
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The Fast And The Furious: Indiana Grift
And as Jeebus said in the Book O’ Moolah, “Show me the one among you who in my name will stand up and refuse to cater a big gay wedding with reasonably priced pizza, and lo, that person will have all of Glennbeckistan to stand with them.” Lawrence Billy Jones The Third …
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The Kroog Versus The GOP Budget
Paul Krugman is tired of Republican fraudsters powered by Magical Laffer Curve Fairies in general, but this year’s version of the Hunger Games is particularly bonkers. So, about those budgets: both claim drastic reductions in federal spending. Some of those spending reductions are specified: There would be savage cuts in food stamps, similarly savage cuts …
Open Thread: Jeb’s Business Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost
… And some of them look a lot like vultures. Per the Washington Post, “Jeb Bush’s tie to fugitive goes against business-savvy image he promotes“: Jeb Bush was a young man building a real estate business in Miami in 1985 when health-care entrepreneur Miguel Recarey Jr. hired him to help locate office space in South …
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Open Thread: G(rifters)OP in Disarray!
Even Conservative @EWErickson is becoming the new Even The Liberal New Republic http://t.co/geGp4w0JLb — daveweigel (@daveweigel) March 18, 2015 Now that Erick “Voice of the GOP Gated Community” Erickson is studying up for his preacher’s license, he wants the established old-school Baptist shouter to STFU with the penny-ante “miracle cure” snake-oil peddling already. Per Media …