Archive for December, 2011
Zany To The Max
Mitt Romney, in an interview with the New York Times (12/14/2011): Mitt Romney is sharpening his warning to Republicans about the consequences of nominating Newt Gingrich, declaring in an interview on Wednesday: “Zany is not what we need in a president.” “Zany is great in a campaign. It’s great on talk radio. It’s great in print, it [...]
Non-Existent Voter Fraud Strikes Again
The conservative media and blogosphere have erupted in outrage from the news that Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hiter have signed the recall petition against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker! Wisconsin ABC 12 (12/14/2011): “Mickey Mouse, Adolf Hitler Allowed on Wis. Recall Petitions” MADISON, Wis. — The signatures of Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler will be counted on recall petitions targeting Gov. [...]
8.6 = 9.0
This would be a drastic fail if it wasn’t intentional. (via ThinkProgress) Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
The Top 10 Mic Checks Of 2011
One of the greatest inventions of political speech this year has been the repurposing of Occupy Wall Streets “Human Microphone” into a tactical means of heckling called the “Mic Check.” Using an entirely subjective algorithm based mainly on impact factor, potency, and the deer in the headlights reaction, we at 1115 have come up with the [...]
Serving The Interests Of An Imaginary Group
There’s nothing more indicative of obstructionism than when a political party protects the interests of a group that doesn’t exist. NPR had an excellent segment on Morning Edition today where the delved into the Republicans claims that the millionaire surtax provision in the Payroll Taxcut Extension would hamper the ability of small business owners to [...]
Donald Trump, Home Alone Once More
Suddenly, Donald Trump‘s brief cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost In New York has taken on a whole new meaning… CBS News (12/8/2011 1:40 p.m.): The planned Donald Trump-moderated Republican presidential debate seems to be turning into a bust. Rick Perry’s campaign indicated Thursday that the Texas governor will not participate, saying he will be focused [...]
The GOP’s New Stance On Social Security
Remember when Rick Perry rocketed to the top of the polls in September and decried Social Security as a “Ponzi Scheme”? You might recall that a number of prominent conservative voices stepped up to support his claim. Even though many didn’t necessarily accept the characerization of Social Security as a “Ponzi Scheme,” many still spoke [...]
Mitt Romney Is A Liar
This has got to be the most shameful thing anybody has said thus far on the GOP presidential campaign trail: “First of all, ads are propaganda by definition. We are in the persuasion business, the propaganda business…. Ads are agitprop…. Ads are about hyperbole, they are about editing. It’s ludicrous for them to say that an [...]
Saying Goodbye to Herman Cain
Herman Cain has officially “suspended” his bid for the Republican nomination for president. The announcement comes after Cain had been accused of a 13-year affair with a woman he claims was just a long time friend. During Cain’s announcement of his campaign ending, he specifically attributed his leaving the race to the many accusations of [...]
The Gingrinch
Only two weeks ago, Newt Gingrich excitedly told an audience at Harvard that, “Most of these [failing] schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school. The kids would actually do work, they would have cash, they would have pride in [...]