Turns Out He Did It For The Air Conditioning

A poetic response to Roger Lichtenberg Simon from TBogg.

In the end, one must ask: "Is Roger L. Simon good enough to be the next Kirk Van Houten?"

Sadly, No.

Hey, Did You Smear The One About Obama?

Ari Berman on the smearing of Obama.
Basically he explains why it is I double over in fits of laughter whenever the right complains about the lack of civility in the political discourse.

Seeing No End In Sight

Just saw No End In Sight on CBC's Passionate Eye documentary series.
It's a must see.

From the film's website:

NO END IN SIGHT examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy – the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government, and the disbanding of the Iraqi military – largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today. How did a group of men with little or no military experience, knowledge of the Arab world or personal experience in Iraq come to make such flagrantly debilitating decisions? NO END IN SIGHT dissects the people, issues and facts behind the Bush Administration’s decisions and their consequences on the ground to provide a powerful look into how arrogance and ignorance turned a military victory into a seemingly endless and deepening nightmare of a war.  

Sunday Sermon

TBogg supplies a few well chosen words regarding what I can only assume is a very authentic Panic™ that has gripped the bedwetters on the right who are losing so much sleep due to their fears that Barack Secret-Muslim-Manchurian-Candidate Obama may turn the White House into the Black House.

"A Torrent Of Lies Under Oath"

A must read on the U.S. Attorney firings.

Geography Lessening

As one wades through all the Very Serious smear jobs being levelled at Barack Look!-His-middle-name-is-just-like-Saddam's-so-he-must-keep-a-summer-home-in-Gaza Obama, we must remember the kind of brilliant minds on the right who have been leading the charge.
A prime example:
The ironically named Astute Bloggers with their history making geography lesson:
"OBAMA IS A KENYAN-AMERICAN NOT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN"


You cannot make this stuff up.


Unless of course you're an Ass Toot Blogger.

Hypocritter

Over at Hullabaloo, as dday points out, W can't give advice without being a hypocrite.

Update:
Atrios adds an "Indeed".

The Knob On My Television Set

That would be Tim Russert.

I'm Just Sayin'

I'm not saying Bill O'Reilly is a member of NAMBLA. I'm just saying there is no difference between what the two do. I just want everybody to know that.

The Right Priority

If you are a misogynistic right-wing arm-chair warrior dedicated to the "Bush-never-makes-a-mistake-ever-la-la-la..." world view, then, yes, I guess you could say things are getting better in Afghanistan.

Otherwise you might be inclined to think it's getting worse.

Adding:
But more important to the former is "Ubama is a Secret Muslim!!! Hitlary looks scary in photographs!!! Run for your lives!!!"

Observations 101

From our "It Should Go Without Saying" Dept.:

If you are going to doff your pajamas in "Solidarity" and show the world the size of your balls by posting the controversial Muhammed cartoons, it would be a better tribute to your testicular vastness if you didn't do it, you know, anonymously.

Popularity Context

John Dickerson is a silly, silly man.

Wilted Flowers

Christine M. Flowers, like so many right-wing (knee)jerks, has been spouting absolute nonsense when it comes to Barak Obama. As usual, their arguments are easily dismantled by doing a bit of what responsible journalists and bloggers do: research.
But then, if Flowers and her fellow serious Jrrrnalists™ did that, they would have nothing to knicker-knot about.

Adding: Is referring to Obama as "Halfrican" supposed to add some sort of dignity to the political discourse?

Monday Morning Spit Take

Pfffffffttttt!!!

Straw Man Weak Man

Here is some good reading for the brilliant minds who believe FOX news to be fair and balanced.


...and while on the topic of reading.