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
The Meaning Of Mel
S.Z. at World O’ Crap does all the research and work; I just steal. Largely due to The Passion of the Christ, as well as his macho movies that distort history (The Patriot, When We Were Soldiers), Mel became the darling of the right-wing, including a grassroots push to have him be President. S.Z. now takes a look at the … Read More
The Ugly Christian
If Ann Coulter is "an extraordinarily good Christian", then I hope nobody every calls me a Christian. I just don’t want to be in the same league as her. Read this vile interview (on a religious website) in which she is just plain mean and rude and self-righteous, not only on the subject matter being discussed, but to the interviewer.
Inside The Pod’s Mind
Die-hard conservatives are absolutely blown away with praise for Oliver Stone’s new movie "World Trade Center", which tells the true story of two NYC policemen trapped in the rubble of WTC on 9/11. Cal Thomas, for example, calls it one of the great Hollywood movies of all time, writing: Whatever one thinks of Oliver Stone, the man knows how to … Read More
Taxi Drivers Strike Again
It always amuses me how conservative pundit often invoke their personal conversations with taxi drivers as support for their positions. You know, as in . . . "I was talking to a taxi driver the other day, and he told me that he thinks that Iraq must have had weapons of mass destruction, and they are now in Syria." Therefore … Read More
Kaye Grogan Sez You’re A Loser
Kaye Grogan written a column for a few weeks. Presumably, she was on vacation, or in detox. Apparently, whatever it was, it didn’t take. You know that any column that ends with "And by the way . . . you’re the real losers — so get in the long line" was written by a very pissed-off columnist. There are some … Read More
Nathan Tabor: “Brits See U.S. As Vulgar?”
Nathan Tabor don’t like them redcoats: This past week we celebrated America’s independence, I was struck by this item that crossed the electronic news site of record, the Drudge Report: Britons See U.S. as Vulgar Empire Builder. Ladies and gentleman, this is what Nathon calls the "news site of record". If you had any doubts whether the War of Independence … Read More
Vitriol Aside…
Ann Coulter: NY POST: Vitriol aside for a moment, how would you define a liberal, politically speaking? ANN: Naive, misinformed fanatical Mother Earth-worshipers and fervent America-haters — and those are their good traits. RELATED: Angered by allegations of plagiarism directed against her, Ann Coulter calls the New York Post a "tabloid" which, you know, it is.