Bill O’Reilly lauched a tirade against the "off-the-charts vitriol" on blogs. In the course of his complaint, O’Reilly said this of free speech on the Internet: "Because if I can get away with it, boy, I’d go in with a hand grenade." Not that’s vitriol!
Three Years Late To The Party
Finally finally finally, even Jonah Goldberg stops drinking the Kool-Aid. He admits that the Iraq War was a mistake. But his cognitive dissonance is such that he still can’t admit that people who opposed war all along were right. Watch this worm squirm: The Iraq war was a mistake. I know, I know. But I’ve never said it before. And … Read More
Kaye, We Missed You!
She hasn’t written in a while. But sheee’s baaaack. Eschewing capital letters and grammar, Kaye Grogan writes an almost indecipherable piece called "Window of opportunity? . . .quick close it!". Let’s check it out and see what Kaye is blustering about today: Are you getting mired down from the annoying propaganda of the political analysts who think they have a … Read More
Gay Outings
If you’re not following the "gay outing" controversy, you should be. A gay activist blogger has released the names of GOP Congressman including social conservative Larry Craig (R-Idaho), GOP governors, other GOP politicians and their staff who, it is alleged, are closet homosexuals. This is apparently not errant name-calling, and there is (supposedly) proof to back up his claims. Now, … Read More
Foley Fallout
It’s rather pathetic to watch the right wing pundits try to spin the Foley mess as a Democratic foible. Jonah Goldberg asks: “Where was the left’s furor over the Clinton sex scandals of the ’90s?”, claiming that Democrats are being a bunch of hypocrites. Well, Jonah — the Democrats DID had furor over the Clinton sex scandal in the 1990’s, … Read More
Liberal Media
Yeah, right. Look at the cover of this week’s Newsweek, broken down by geographical region. Important story about how Afghanistan (which was at one time a victory) is being moved to the "loss" column, and what do we in the U.S. get? A cover story about Annie Leibovitz. Sheesh. (HT: Rising Hegemon)
Get Over Yourself, Bill
Bill O’Reilly boasts to Barbara Walters, saying he is on al Qaeda’s "death list". He knows this because the FBI told him. The FBI responds: "I’m not aware of any FBI agents warning anyone at Fox News of their presence on any list….For that matter, I’m not aware of any Al Qaeda hit list targeting journalists. Agents from the D.C. … Read More
Irony Alert
Glenn Greenwald points out that Michelle Malkin supports fair trials and due process for Christian terrorists… but has claimed in the past that fair trials for Muslim detainees is "coddling" terrorists. Strange how her attitude changes when the religion of the terrorists changes.
Lowry, By The Numbers
Rich Lowry in Townhall: [T]he American public is not yet ready to quit. A CNN poll in August found that 69 percent of Americans oppose withdrawing American troops by the end of the year… The CNN poll that Lowry refers to: "Do you think the U.S. should withdraw SOME troops from Iraq by the end of the year, or do … Read More
Men In Frights (Manly Men!)
From behind their comfortable chairs, dressed only in their pajamas, the warbloggers of the right can exude their unique brand of machismo …because — God forbid — it’s not like they’re going to go and fight in a war they support. The latest faux-macho bedwetter to come to my attention is David Warren, a columnist for the right-wing Real Clear … Read More
Give Me A Break
Shorter Jonah Goldberg: "Yes, Bush looked the other way while New Orleans drowned. Yes, his Iraqi war is one big clusterfuck. Yes, he hasn’t done squat to capture Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the worst attack on this country in our history. Yes, Bush likes to violate our civil liberties. But these are just superficial and transient issues, so … Read More
My Culture Of Destruction
We’ve never heard of this punctuation and grammar-impaired conservative columnist before, but we’re going to keep an eye on him. His name is Ken Hughes, and his column is entitled "The Democrats Culture of Destruction". Note the lack of an apostrophe in the title. Yup, it gets better: Is The "Culture of Destruction" practiced by Democrats a winner or will … Read More
Bo Dietl On Islam
I actually worked with Bo Dietl on several occasions (back when I was doing law in New York), and while he is a great private investigator, he is as dumb as a doornail when it comes to politics and, well, everything else. From Think Progress: Today on Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, private investigator Bo Dietl argued that … Read More
Nathan Tabor on Plan B
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! THE MORNING AFTER PILL IS COMING! IT’S A-COMIN’ I TELLS YA! That’s Nathan Tabor, trying to convince his readers that the Plan B pill, recently approved by the FDA and soon to be available over the counter (with proper I.D.), spells bad news for the general health care of women in this country. Enjoy Nathan’s fact-free … Read More
Soundbites From The Right
(1) Judie Brown at Renew America: But when it comes to avoiding pregnancy, there is a simple solution: A woman can avoid sexual contact with members of the opposite sex. Um, okay. Hot lesbian action works for me. (2) Marie Jon Apostrophe at Renew America: The Iraqi people are grateful for the United States and our magnificent troops. We freed … Read More