Twilight Zone Candidates

Watching the likes of  Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich these days, I feel like I’ve been ‘ported to The Twilight Zone.  In the classic intro to the original Rod Serling series,  the shattering window pane is the Overton Window of radical right wing craziness, pushed off the edge of the …

Herman Cain: Bizarro World’s Robbin’ Hood (Koch Bros Update)

  The Teabagger’ search for the anti-Romney has been a long and frustrating one. First came Michelle Bachmann. After winning the way overrated Ames Iowa Straw Poll in the same week she was featured on the cover of Newsweek as “The Queen of Rage,” staring into the camera like the batshit crazy religious zealot she is. In near record time she plummeted …

Rethugs Eating Their Own

Texas Gov. Rick Perry supports nation building abroad but not at home The Teabaggers’ latest flavor of the month, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, has enjoyed a meteoric rise to frontrunner status in the Grand Obstructionist Party‘s pursuit of the White House. But as his positions on issues like immigration, where he supports a state version of the ‘Dream Act’ …

For Whom The Bell Trolls

    Whenever I find myself holding hands with political Pollyannas, and someone foolishly yells “Red Rover Red Rover, send Chris Hedges right over,” I cringe, close my eyes, and wait for the impact of the Tasmanian Devil himself.  Seriously, this guy’s columns should come with a warning label: “Not to be read by anyone displaying signs of clinical depression or …

PORN DOGS

No sir, we are not going to shove that picture of Michele Bachmann schlopping a Porn Dog down your throats. . .

The Goofy, Bad, And Ugly

Will anything slow teh stupid that seems to flow with alarming alacrity from Lil’ Ricky’s pork-chop-on-a-stick-hole?

Wingnut Woodstock: The Sequel (Update)

A Foxbot eagerly awaiting his marching orders Following up on last year’s preview of the annual gathering of  CPAC convention, this year’s keynote speaker is none other than Glenn Beck. Other featured speakers include Dick Armey, John Ashcroft, Rep. Michele Bachmann, John Bolton, Andrew Breitbart, Tucker Carlson, Liz Cheney, Ann Coulter, Sen. Jim DeMint, Wayne LaPierre, and Newt Gingrich. That’s …