Monthly Archives: August 2009
Randall Terry Gets Punted
From TPMV, footage of the disruption staged by anti-abortion crusader and batshit crazy lunatic Randall Terry at a town hall meeting in Reston, Virginia and his subsequent ejection. Here’s another view of Terry on his way out of the building: … Continue reading
So Long, Teddy
Whether his longstanding dream of healthcare reform will live on remains to be seen, but the “liberal lion of the Senate” unfortunately won’t be around to see it realized. Sen. Ted Kennedy finally succumbed to mortal inevitability tonight, losing his … Continue reading
Filed under Democrats
Are you now, or have you ever been…
Shorter Glenn Beck: Boo! This is the second part of Beck’s week-long series since returning from his enforced furlough, called “New Republic” — a loony, fear-filled witch hunt for Communists, Marxists, 60s radicals, community organizers, and other such nefarious villains … Continue reading
Filed under Wingnuts
Ominous Music Causes Panic in U.S.
Government officials have not determined the source of the music or what it could portend, but they urge Americans to avoid deserted mansions, woods, and eerily quiet lake cabins. Officials hope to find music’s source by interrogating an old fisherman … Continue reading
Filed under Humour
Jon Stewart vs. Betsy McCaughey
In case you missed this last week, this extended interview was a classic take-down by Stewart as he just demolished McCaughey’s insane talking points about healthcare reform. The clip here is just a brief excerpt edited for the Rachel Maddow … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care & Medicine, Wingnuts
The “Death Book” Spin
Two radically different views from Fox News and MSNBC on the so-called “Death Book” that’s become the latest ridiculous controversy in the healthcare debate. As they say, compare and contrast…
Filed under Health Care & Medicine, Media Bias
Damned Elitists!
“They [the Obamas] are smug, arrogant elitists.” — Rush Limbaugh Um, yeah… Check out Rush’s digs: And savour this excerpt from a lengthy profile that appeared in the New York Times a few months ago: “ANTICIPATING A QUESTION,” Limbaugh said … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative Hypocrisy
Capitalism: A Love Story
I wonder how right-wingers will express their unbridled loathing for Michael Moore when he takes on the big banks and Wall Street in his new film… I suspect many of them might be forced into actually agreeing with him. The … Continue reading
Filed under Liberals-Progressives
“Death Panels” Redux
Now that it’s been fairly well established that so-called “death panels” were never included (let alone envisioned) by the various healthcare reform proposals being advanced, the right-wing fear mongers have refined their line of attack into a paranoid slippery slope … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care & Medicine
