Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Macaca Awards! Part III

We continue with nominations for the Mock, Paper, Scissors-Hysterical Raisins 1st Semi-Regular Macaca Awards. (Image courtesy of Tengrain) Tonight’s category is Outstanding Achievement in Promoting Propaganda Thinly Veiled as Journalism, and the nominees are:

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The Macaca Awards! Part II

We continue with nominations for the Mock, Paper, Scissors-Hysterical Raisins 1st Semi-Regular Macaca Awards. (Image courtesy of Tengrain) Tonight’s category is Outstanding Achievement in Race Baiting, and the nominees are:

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The Macaca Awards!

Welcome to the 1st Semi-Regular Macaca Awards!  I’ll borrow the introduction from my collaborator, the handsome and talented Tengrain of Mock, Paper, Scissors: It seems so long ago that George Allen uttered the words that moved a generation (and sank … Continue reading

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Why would I buy food from someone who makes me lose my appetite?

(Scroll down for a special announcement, Raisinettes!) From TALKING POINTS MEMO: If you ever find yourself in a post-nuclear holocaust environment and come across people eating beef stroganoff, odds are they’ll be Glenn Beck fans. You may have heard about … Continue reading

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James Inhofe Has Crystal Balls!

From THINK PROGRESS: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), right-wing conspiracy theorist and oil-industry apologist, has promised that Republicans are “certainties” to win at least the ten seats necessary to regain control of the U.S. Senate on November 2. In an interview … Continue reading

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Koch Choler

From Joe Conason at Salon: Is there a vast corporate conspiracy behind the Tea Party and the midterm resurgence of the far right? The most suggestive evidence involves the well-documented role of the billionaire Koch brothers, their Americans for Prosperity … Continue reading

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Shafted? I Report, You Decide

From abc NEWS: Juan Williams, who was fired from his job at NPR after comments he made on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” this week regarding Muslims, fired back at the radio station on Friday while guest hosting “The O’Reilly … Continue reading

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The Sharron Angle Non-Obamacare Old-Fashioned Medicine Show

LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in control of the U.S. Senate, accused Republicans on Friday of peddling discredited “snake oil ideas” about the U.S. economy. On a five-day sprint through western states, … Continue reading

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