Were you aware that Rush Limbaugh has been bullshitting you lately, by saying things he doesn’t necessarily believe? Yup: Now I’m liberated from having to constantly come in here every day and try to buck up a bunch of people who don’t deserve it, to try to carry the water and make excuses for people who don’t deserve it. *** … Read More
Groganisms
"Groganism" – n. (1) a strained metaphor or simile, or a series of mixed metaphors, inserted into a political opinion column; (2) misused words and phrases — named after columnist Kaye Grogan Today’s Groganisms: "If the pollsters associated with Zolby, the Associated Press, and other liberal media would conduct polls without allowing themselves to be systematically biased — they would … Read More
Nathan Tabor Is Insane
Latest screed: I find it interesting that, in today’s maniacal media world, conservatives are taken to task for every syllable they utter, but liberals are given a pass. A GOP gaffe will be replayed ad nauseam on news broadcasts, news magazine programs, and comedy shows. Then, it may get a second round of play on liberal talk radio and ripped-from-the-headlines … Read More
From The Memory Hole
Somebody found a picture of very dated Rush Limbaugh with a kid who was faking (or exaggerating) his medical condition: Rush is the guy with the moustache in the white suit, not the clown/huckster on the wall.
Coulter Comeupance?
Ann Coulter, the anorexic gibbon-pawed shrill conservative pundit, made fun of the Florida voters in 2000 for their inablity to cast a simple ballot. That was among her lesser sins, but it is particularly ironic, now that she is under investigation for committing voter fraud — also in Florida. Conservative columnist Ann Coulter has refused to cooperate in an investigation … Read More
The Swiftboating Of Michael J. Fox, Day 3
Well, it’s still a story, for some reason. And the right is still attacking Fox. I think it has something to do with the fact that Alex Keaton isn’t the Alex Keaton of the 1980’s (for a refresher, see photo at right). But I wanted to note that some of the media got it wrong yesterday — Rush did not … Read More
Everybody Picks Up Limbaugh/Michael J. Fox Story
UPDATE: For those late to the game, The Carpetbagger Report will catch you up. USA Today: WASHINGTON — Rush Limbaugh has accused actor Michael J. Fox of exaggerating the physical effects of his Parkinson’s disease in political ads urging viewers to vote for Democrats in next month’s election. The conservative radio host told listeners Monday that Fox’s lurching, palsied movements … Read More
The Political Right Is Mad That They Can’t Attack Handicapped People
Exhibit A. After a televised political debate in Wyoming, Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo) said the following to one of her opponents, Thomas Rankin (Libertarian candidate), who has has multiple sclerosis and uses an electric wheelchair: "If you weren’t sitting in that chair, I’d slap you across the face." Exhibit B Columnist Dean Barnett on Michael J. Fox, who appears in … Read More
O’Reilly: Irony-Impaired
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
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