(stolen from Rising Hegemon)
Category: Politics
Bartle and Lembke hate democracy
Two seek new stem cell vote Two Republican legislators want Missouri voters to do an about-face on the issue of embryonic stem cell research by tossing out a constitutional amendment approved last month and replacing it with a strict ban on certain forms of research. Republican? Why am I not surprised? The proposed constitutional amendment, … Continue reading “Bartle and Lembke hate democracy”
Sounds Dreadful
Fox News Preps News Satire Show Joel Surnow, co-creator of “24,” is shooting two half-hour pilots of a skein he described as ” ‘The Daily Show’ for conservatives,” due to air in primetime on Saturdays in January. See: I predict it will be awful
Nobody hates the troops more than…
I think it’s important to note that nobody hates the troops more than decorated war hero John Kerry. We’re all very, very lucky that we have draft-dodgers like George Bush and Dick Cheney to point that out to us. — Jimmy Kimmel
Bill Kristol: Idiot
(via Eschaton) It may be that things will look a little better in the next two months in Iraq. — Bill Kristol (September 03, 2006) It’s almost 2 months later, are things any better in Iraq? Why does anyone even listen to Bill Kristol?
You can’t call yourself a think tank if all your ideas are stupid
New Rule, in two parts: A) You can’t call yourself a think tank if all your ideas are stupid. And B), if you’re someone from one of the think tanks that dreamed up the Iraq War, and who predicted that we’d be greeted as liberators, and that we wouldn’t need a lot of troops, and … Continue reading “You can’t call yourself a think tank if all your ideas are stupid”
Rick Santorum is an Idiot
Yes, I called a U.S. Senator an idiot, what are you going to do about it? Santorum defends Iraq war Embattled U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said America has avoided a second terrorist attack for five years because the “Eye of Mordor” has been drawn to Iraq instead. Santorum used the analogy from one of his … Continue reading “Rick Santorum is an Idiot”
People are Stupid, Part V
(via Best Seller Lists)
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
Top 5 at a Glance
- STATE OF DENIAL, by Bob Woodward
- CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O’Reilly
- I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK, by Nora Ephron
- SAVING GRACES, by Elizabeth Edwards
- MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan
CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O’Reilly? Who the fcsk are these people and why are there so many of them?
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I predict it will be awful
OK, who’s laughing now? … Fox, alone among the Big Four networks without a late-night franchise, is now developing a pilot called “This Just In,” from “24” executive producer Joel Surnow, that’s being described as a conservative answer to “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.” a conservative answer to “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.” … Continue reading “I predict it will be awful”
North Korea in the Dark
(via dailymail.co.uk) Here’s a satellite photo of the Korean peninsula at night. Notice the difference between North and South Korea. I guess there’s a reason the official web site for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) is actually hosted from a server in Spain.