It seems as if a certain political sentiment has fully metastasized into the form it will take for the next 7 months. It goes something like this…as Krugman notes on point.. And it’s not just gas prices, of course. In fact, the conspiracy theories are proliferating so fast it’s hard to keep up. Thus, large [...]
The Way in which God works are not THAT mysterious
Part 1 The thrilling conclusion Previously covered here
Top Ten Myths about the Arab Spring of 2011
1. The upheavals of 2011 were provoked by the Bush administration’s overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq 2. President Obama was wrong to ask Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down. 3. Muslim radicalism benefited from the revolutions in the Arab world. 4. Muslim religious groups spear-headed the revolutions. 5. The uprising in Bahrain was merely a manifestation of sectarian [...]
Another Election Season, Another Crazy Republican Lady to Make Fun Of
Seriously, y’all, there are ACTUALLY a number of women in the Republican party that are not walking jokes. To be sure, many of them wouldn’t win any beauty pageants, but that’s not any reason to pick a…oh…right… Anyway, here’s the latest from this election season’s gaffe machine. Rep. Michele Bachmann kicked off her presidential campaign on [...]
Why Bush’s Tax Cuts Didn’t Work, and Why Pawlenty, Bachmann, Gingrich’s Won’t Either : Simple Math
So here’s the Republican mantra: “Lower taxes will lead to higher economic output and ultimately increase government revenue.” It sounds like it might work. You think, well, if I take a smaller piece of a larger pie, I’ll get more pie, right? Let’s a take a few simple assumptions, and see how they work out: [...]
The evolution of a Common nontroversy
So this one started here…note the picture…date…etc… link to full story So Fox gets the controversy juices flowing…tying Lonnie Lynn, Jr. (a thuggish name if I’ve ever heard one) to the controversial Rev. Wright, then spends all day talking about it…parsing the relationship…googling the internets…hoping to find that one tasty nugget of juicy innuendo to [...]
Texas governor calls for prayers for rain, Obama asks him to just call
(Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry called for three days of prayer for rain as a wave of moisture and cooler temperatures on Thursday helped firefighters contain wildfires that have charred more than 1.5 million acres across the state this year. Perry sought increased federal help in combating the blazes last weekend and urged Texans [...]
CEOs tell Arizona; “Your constant derp is hurting business”
Dozens of major Arizona employers are urging state lawmakers to not pass additional legislation targeting illegal immigration, saying it would damage the economy and tourism industry. The CEOs’ letter to Russell Pearce A letter signed by CEOs of major employers and several business and civic groups says Arizona should be pushing for federal action on [...]
What Anonymous Wants (Get: What Anonymous Wants)
I was going to post this earlier, then I waited until version 1.1 came out. This name, capitalized..Anonymous…has come to mean certain things. This is what Anonymous wants, in case anyone asks. Also, I’m going to try and make this exhaustive, as Anonymous has, in case the google picks up on the answer to this [...]
In which RPN tries to find some Republicans to Agree With re: Revolution, Egypt
This is not an easy task, I assure you. This is a group that, when not whining about the size of the debt, is either clamoring for war, tax cuts, or both simultaneously. Finding prominent ones that say things one could construe as “sane” and “rational” is rare. When it happens twice in a day, [...]
Roger Ailes Exposed as the Whiny Baby He Is (oh, and the Nazi Examples)
I mentioned in this post that after the tragedy in Tucson, certain folks put it on themselves to be the real victims. A number of people backed up those claims, and all of these victims work for the same guy, Roger Ailes. This always-the-victim-and-therefore-above-reproach approach that Fox News takes comes directly from the guy who [...]
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