Mike's Blog Round Up
November 8, 2015

Addicting Info: They call Alabama the Crimson Tide. On Saturday, many called them racist douchebags, too.

The Baseline Scenario: The size of Ted Cruz’s tax cut plan is massive but it bends toward the very rich.

Mad Kane: The Ark of history is long but it bends toward Ben Carson.

Religion Dispatches: Ben Carson deploys the “secular progressive” straw man as a shield.

Liberaland: Muslim customer at Applebee’s assaulted by another diner for not speaking English.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"[Freedom of religion in America was] meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mahometan, the Hindoo, and Infidel of every denomination.] ” (Thomas Jefferson, 1821)

Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round for the last time this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

Can you help us out?

For nearly 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit, but now Facebook is drowning us in an ocean of right wing lies. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. Thank you.

Explore more

Discussion

We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. Please refer to our Terms of Service for information on our posting policy.
Mastodon