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Instaputz: GOP misses Matlock, grumbles

A plain blog about politics: Will pre-passage extreme rhetoric have any effect at all on post passage impressions?

Right Wing Watch: Inexplicably, this guy is portrayed as a 'moderate' but he's really just another gay -hating, creationism-loving, extremist

The Political Carnival: Taxpayers are spending more than $40,000 per month on office space, staff, cell phones and a leased SUV for former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, even as he works as a lobbyist for private corporations and foreign governments.

The Poor Man Institute: What about sunny Somalia?

ANNALS OF JOURNALISM: Hacktakular Cohen on sexism…The Flying Noon outdoes herself...Worst WaPo columnists of the zeros...Drum Roll, please...Moonie Times goes out with a joke...RIP Editor & Publisher...Your head will explode...Tucker Carlson scoop...Mainstream priorities...Oil and Vinegar!...Thomas Frank is right...Iraq Today...

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Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture

A plain blog about politics: Will pre-passage extreme rhetoric have any effect at all on post passage impressions?

Good parallel piece at Harper's (emphasis added)

…The story of capture is repeated again and again, in industry after industry, whether it is the agricultural combinations creating an impenetrable system of subsidies, or television and radio broadcasters monopolizing public airwaves for private profit, or the entire financial sector conjuring perilous fortunes from the legislative void. The real battle in Washington is seldom between conservatives and liberals or the right and the left or “red America” and “blue America.” It is nearly always a more local contest, over which politicians will enjoy the privilege of representing the interests of the rich.

Luke Mitchell here


statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

Handypants's picture

Another great RU - thanks!

Didn't want you all to miss this one:

Washington Times To Cease Sunday Publication

Rwinger noise machines have their wheels falling off right and left these days!

:)


"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that!
" ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )

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A good morning read and an interesting take:

Jane Hamsher convinced me: Pass The Bill!

Sometimes a person wants something so bad they get the exact opposite. Jane nearly always convinces me to do the opposite of what she blathers on about.


"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that!
" ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )

Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture

Junk politics, as in attack the messenger, without addressing issues.


statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

Serolf Divad's picture

Right Wing Watch link is broken.

Handypants's picture
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"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that!
" ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )

Alice X - Chomsky Nader's picture

Stunning Statistics About the War Every American Should Know

Contrary to popular belief, the US actually has 189,000 personnel on the ground in Afghanistan right now—and that number is quickly rising.

By Jeremy Scahill here


statusquObama, change you can only pretend in

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)O(

Several days ago I emailed myself the link to the whole Southpark episode, Eating With Your Butt.

Yesterday I emailed myself a link about What Does the Bible Say About Prosperity Gospel?

When I go into Yahoo mail, I just noticed yesterday, that my contacts read, "What Does the Bible Say About Eating With Your Butt."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091222/ap_on_re_...


Diabolus est Deus Inversus

Handypants's picture
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Now THAT struck my funny bone this morning!

lolololol


"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that!
" ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )

jurassicpork's picture

Things have gotten so nasty in the Senate that GOP whackjobs like Tom Coburn are actually wishing disability or death on their weakest colleagues. That's how desperate they've become.

Handypants's picture
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The GOP keeping it Klassy!


"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that!
" ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )

Handypants's picture

In case anybody missed this little gem:

The Man Who Conned The Pentagon

Lest we ever forget the sheer incompetence of Busheney.


"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that!
" ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )

pissed off patricia's picture

The ever so classy Michael Steele said the healthcare bill is like "flipping the bird" to the American people. I don't have a link but I heard a tape of it on Morning Joe. Seems Michael also has a book coming out and he's giving speeches and charging thousands of dollars for doing it. The republicans say this has never been done before by any chairman. I guess the Republican's Obama isn't working out all that well for them.


Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.

Handypants's picture

"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that!
" ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )

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neverbeenfooled's picture

At the very least this arrangement needs to be examined by an independent auditor to assure taxpayer funds are not being used for lobbying purposes. In a situation like this perception and reality could be indistinguishable. And why would anyone trust a GOP politician's word for anything? I already unintentionally donate enough of my taxes to people working against the country's best interests.

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I read Sibel Edmonds (sp?) and have concluded Hastert is a corrupt criminal.

He should be in prison (with Bush and Cheney)

OFW, eh?


"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that!
" ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )

vickif's picture

Not only that but Hastert's son is running for his father's seat. The father was bad enough but his son sounds and acts just like him.

sedum's picture

You forget that Matlock ain't no effin repug. He and Opie made that refreshingly clear during the last election.

Pugs never forget......or forgive.

Evet's picture

Jesus will come on the world's television channels, linked together by satellite. All those with access to television will be saved.

Ha ha . many people will believe it no doubt.

Batocchio's picture

Action-packed! A great eulogy for Editor & Publisher. Balloon Juice took that worst WaPo columnist list and amended it - putting Richard Cohen at #1 of the worst, where he belongs.

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