Towards A Grand Unified Theory of Wingnuttia. The (not so) shocking thing about this is just how accurate it is.
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Pat Tillman
War hero Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan last year, believed the US war on Iraq was “f***ing illegal” and counted Noam Chomsky among his favorite authors. Must read story from The Nation. The right wing hasn’t come up with its spin yet, so they are just claiming to know Tillman more than his… Continue reading Pat Tillman
what karl told the fbi
WASHINGTON – Karl Rove testified for the fourth and final time Friday before the grand jury investigating whether his conversations with two reporters led to the leaking of a CIA operative’s identity. The White House aide spent about four and a half hours inside the federal courthouse, and left without commenting to reporters. From the… Continue reading what karl told the fbi
fool me once, shame on you
We bring you these coincidences, reminding you, and ourselves here, that perhaps the simplest piece of wisdom in the world is called “the logical fallacy.” Just because Event “A” occurs, and then Event “B” occurs, that does not automatically mean that Event “A” caused Event “B.” Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 13… Continue reading fool me once, shame on you
the real problem in the us
The real problem with the US political environment…not enough celebrities.
halliburton
Cheney’s Halliburton Stock Options Soar to $9.2 Million. And that is not counting the deferred salary.
unicef bombs smurfs
Any headline that includes the words bomb and smurfs needs no other explanation.
faux news
Fox News Admits To Being Part of the Conservative Team
Fall of the Rovean empire?
For 30 years, beginning with the Nixon presidency, advanced under Reagan, stalled with the elder Bush, a new political economy struggled to be born. The idea was pure and simple: centralization of power in the hands of the Republican Party would ensure that it never lost it again. Under George W. Bush, this new system… Continue reading Fall of the Rovean empire?
christopher hitchens on imperialism
Christopher Hitchens is a right wing pundit that annoys me to no end. Not because his arguments are flawed, but because they are so well thought out and so damn convincing. Case in point East Timor was for many years, and quite rightly, a signature cause of the Noam Chomsky “left.” The near-genocide of its… Continue reading christopher hitchens on imperialism