The Thinker--or Just Sitting Around?

I've wondered about Rodin's famous sculpture. Is he engaged in deep thought or sitting around wasting time? And why isn't he wearing pants? I ask the same of myself. Here we comment on well, mostly politics. Or we may just sit! If you like it, tell a friend. If not, tell us, but please read the GROUND RULES before you do.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Palin Beat Obama? The Typically Loquacious Uncle Joe Biden

... Didn't Have to Say a Word:

World's Worst Returns In Style, As Ailes Regurgitates Like a Nazi And Keith Schools Jon

In which Keith conflates Fox CEO Roger Ailes and schools that "Nazi" Jon Stewart on the meaning of false equivalence between Fox a...

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Washington Idiot Punditocracy's Strange Perspective On The American Political Spectrum

In a bizarre twist of innocent self-deluded posturing, the hyper-connected corporatist member of the Washington media elites, Politico, cond...

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Shock And Awe, Meet ... GROPED AND GLOW!

So much for making the flying experience a living hell — and the passengers haven't even set foot on the plane — with reduced amenities,...

Keith Olbermann, World's Worse Person. NOT REALLY.

So Keith brings back "Worst Persons in the World" segment and ignores the expressed wishes of a whopping 73 percent of the viewers...

Dim Bulb Joe Barton Must Read This Blog: Declares Healthcare Is "My Alamo"

That's strange, because I recall having evoked the nightmarish Alamo metaphor to describe Glenn Beck's losing battle against our min...

Dear Representative John Boehner And Senator Mitch McConnell, HYPOCRITES

If your conference wants to deny millions of Americans affordable health care, your members should walk that walk. You cannot enroll in t...

Monday, November 15, 2010

More Marisa: Cry Me A River ...

This is too good, just had to share. The amazing virtuoso guitarist accompanying her is Raphael Rabello, whose life ended tragically, too s...

Justice Dept. Report Says CIA Helped Nazis Get Safe Haven in The U.S.

I’M SHOCKED! SHOCKED, I SAY!! This “revelation” is likely to generate a whole lot of guffaws South of the border from millions of people w...

Musical Interlude: Marisa Monte, Brazilian Diva

DIVA: The word entered the English language in the late 19th century. It is derived from the Italian noun diva, a female deity. The basic s...

Saturday, November 13, 2010

30 Rock Holds a Tea Party

The scary part is fake candidate "Steve Austin" is tame compared to the REAL Teabagger candidates, like "Westie" here: ...

Friday, November 12, 2010

Glenn Beck’s Monstrous Anti-Semitism Reveals The Quality and Character of His Target

Sometimes the most malignant of intentions result in unintentional good outcomes. From the moment he took to the airwaves, Glenn Beck has be...

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Deficit Reduction Commission Preliminary Report May Be DOA, But at Least It's a Start

One of the clichés, as certain as night follows day , about a president’s budget to Congress is that it’s “dead on arrival.” The same can be...

TEA PARTY Remedial Education: GOP Sandbags Teabaggers on Earmarks; What's Next?

Here's your first test, Teabaggers. Whatcha gonna do about it? Give it the old college try and walk away from the country club Republica...

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

DISPATCHES FROM THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT: THE BRAIN OF GLENN BECK IS UNDER OUR CONTROL

Please resume all normal activities. FULL STOP. Dear boys and girls: Do you believe in coincidence? Zeitgeist? I didn’t think so. How abou...

When All Else Fails …

As the last political argument lost to Glenn Greewald (from beautiful, sparkling Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Maravilhosa) reverts to steering vie...

Ted Rall: We Need a Revolution

Cartoonist Ted Rall sounds off on the tenor of these pre-revolutionary times and presidential leadership: "We need an FDR." Or an ...

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Message to Glenn Beck: We're Coming For You

In the wake of Glenn Beck's latest contemptible rant against the Tides Foundation, showing no sense of remorse or responsibility for hav...

The Last Gasp of Aging White Power: But Time Is Not on Your Side

By Tim Wise, AlterNet Posted on November 5, 2010, Printed on November 9, 2010 This essay by Tim Wise is the most compelling and poetic pie...

Bravo, Madam Secretary! A Delightful Side of Hillary Clinton

Maybe Hillary is just now getting comfortable in her role, but if this is the result, we'd love seeing more of America's most charmi...

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