Compassion: So Simple A Caveman Could Do it

Whether today’s conservatives call themselves Republicans, libertarians, or Teabaggers, they all share an abiding hatred for government.

Open Cordoba House

Roman bridge leading to the Mezquita, or Mosque-Church, in Cordoba, Spain I got me a bone to pick with Sharif el-Gamal, the developer of the Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan, originally called Cordoba House, on near the site of the former World Trade Center. While there are a variety of groups for and against its construction, the most frenzied …

Fear Profiteers And Propaganda Puppeteers

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Parent Company Trap www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Fux News has managed to hoist itself on its own cynical,  hypocritical petard once again, this time over the potential funding of the Park 51 Islamic cultural center.  Jon Stewart connects the dots above. About …

Gulf Ecocide Update

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…

Illegal Aliens

Was NAFTA a plot by illegal aliens to monopolize the food industry? Boy, are there a lot of dots to connect over the whole immigration issue right now, a disharmonic convergence of factors ranging from the consequences of Clinton’s disastrous NAFTA bill to how the new Arizona law, which in true Rovian fashion, seems designed to suppress voter turnout in …

Teabaggers Survey: A Racism To The Bottom

If the signs Teabaggers routinely display at various gatherings aren’t proof enough of their deep seated racism, a new NY Times / CBS survey should seal the deal.  But before getting to the meat of the matter, some related stats to better understand who we are dealing with. According to the survey, Teabaggers… …are 18% of Americans and tend to …

Let Them Eat Fake (Update)

Rachel Maddow lists the fake news that shapes the wingnut world Climate gate, the ACORN scandal, death panels, President Obama’s fake birth certificate, his evil plan to repeal the second amendment and even prevent people from going fishing, the plan to hire thousands of armed IRS agents to enforce health care reform– all bull, as Rachel politely puts it. Other …