Monthly Archives: August 2011
Shecky Bachmann
From JOHN NICHOLS at THE Nation: Borrowing a page from Pat Robertson, whose 1988 Republican presidential run stumbled when his own partisan allies became ill at ease with too much mixing of religion and politics, Michele Bachmann seems to be … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, humor, movies, parody, Pat Robertson, politics, religion, Republicans, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Darrell-iction of Duty
From THINK PROGRESS: On Thursday, the New York Times responded to a demand for a retraction from Oversight Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) office regarding a major piece published two weeks ago about Issa’s many conflicts of interest between his … Continue reading
The Private Eye Goes Public
From the Guardian: Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has revealed the names of the News of the World staff who instructed him to carry out phone hacking, his solicitor has confirmed. Original DVD cover
Filed under humor, Media, movies, parody, politics, Republicans, Rupert Murdoch, Scandals, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Muammar Goes Daffy!
From The Sydney Morning Herald: When you’re the single, dynamic secretary of state for the United States, you’re bound to pick up groupies in all corners of the international diplomatic scene. But for Condoleezza Rice, who charmed diplomats from Rome … Continue reading
Filed under Chimpy, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, humor, movies, parody, politics, Republicans, snark, State Department, Wordpress Political Blogs
A Poisoned Apple for Teacher
From INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: Presidential candidate Rick Perry has touted Texas’ thriving economy as a sign that he would make an excellent economic steward, but one of his proposals might not do so well on a national scale: a plan … Continue reading
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Wheel of Distortion
From Alex Pareene at Salon: Erick Erickson is a popular and influential Republican blogger because his name is fun to write and say. At least I think that’s why he’s popular and influential. It certainly isn’t because he’s a deep … Continue reading
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Goldman Sucks
From THINK PROGRESS: Last week, ThinkProgress revealed that Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) hired Peter Haller, a former Goldman Sachs vice president, as one of his top aides. Haller, who adopted his mother’s maiden name in 2008 and had escaped … Continue reading
Filed under Darrell Issa, humor, Justice Department, movies, parody, Patrick McHenry, politics, Republicans, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
