Get Ready For A Ratings Boost

Hey NFL! Feel the wrath of the Mighty Right-Wing Jugger...not.

The right should organize another one of their devastating boycotts. It worked so well to bring down David Letterman.

It's like their version of the Colbert Bump.

Oh, For Crying Out Loud.

Really? Again? Why doesn't this guy just wear ties made of Kleenex?

Fat Chance

For Rush Limbaugh, NFL stands for Not F#@&ing Likely.
Looks like his racist*, misogynistic and homophobic rantings - though they are protected as free speech - carry a price.

Let the whining and ridiculous charges of "reverse racism" begin.

*the evidence.

And here's the whining right on cue - smothered in a rich victim sauce.
Delicious.

Another Fiasco

Frank Rich holds the right people accountable:

"Let’s be clear: Those who demanded that America divert its troops and treasure from Afghanistan to Iraq in 2002 and 2003 — when there was no Qaeda presence in Iraq — bear responsibility for the chaos in Afghanistan that ensued. "

It's a column fat with details on just who got the U.S. into this mess and why it's well within Obama's right as Commander In Chief to not do what his predecessor did which was place more importance on being seen as "The Decider" of "Bold Decisions". Bush knew he would not have to clean up after himself - business as usual for him - so he didn't care what kind of mess he left for the next person to govern from the oval office.

Oh, That's How It Works

So now they're giving out Peace Prizes as consolation for not winning the Olympics?

No wonder I didn't get one.

Obama My God!

Last night on the Daily Show, Jon Stewart did a segment that included the right's over reaction to school kids singing a song with lyrics about The Great Black Marxist from Kenya.
Rough transcript:

"Alright, so that's one school in New Jersey. Obama had nothing to do with it. It occurred during Black History Month just after the inauguration. It was part of a program saluting other presidents as well and parents were notified of the lyrics before hand. And there were no complaints before the show, during the show or after the show. I believe I have said everything up to the appropriate level of panic."

What followed was a montage of FOX news clips showing various crazy FOX people panicking well above the appropriate level - also known as "their normal state of mind" - going on about Hitler, indoctrination and even the Khmer Rouge.

Back to Stewart who then went on to say "If you can brainwash kids to sing a song praising the first African American president you can probably convince them that president Bush and FEMA did a great job during Hurricane Katrina" We are then treated to a video of Laura Bush with the "Katrina Kids" praising another president.
Stewart quotes the lyrics: "Congress, Bush and FEMA people across our land together have come to rebuild us and we join them hand in hand."
So, again, selective outrage grips the right.
I wanted to link to the Daily show clip but, being in Canada prevents me from doing so - thanks a lot Comedy Central. If you too reside in the Home of Evil Socialized Medicine and Geddy Lee, you can see the show here for as long as it's on their site.

In lieu of that, I did manage to find this charming performance which, much to my shock and awe, never registered on the right's constantly red-lined outrage-o-meter.

Hallelujah.

The History Of "Rogue"

Professional quitter Sarah Palin is happy to announce her ghost writer, Lynn Vincent, has finished her book. The title, Going Rogue, however cute and sassy it may seem to Americans south of Canada's border, may not sit so well with Alaskans familiar with Palin's not so cute politics.

During the ethics investigation of Sarah Palin now known as "Troopergate," that phrase became seared into the collective consciousness of Alaskans. Palin's spokeswoman Meghan Stapleton used that word referring not to Palin, but to former Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan. Palin had pressured Monegan to fire her ex-brother-in-law, Trooper Mike Wooten, whose nasty divorce from Palin's sister had left bitter feelings. Monegan refused to fire him, and was subsequently dismissed by the governor, leaving the Department of Public Safety without leadership and leaving many Alaskans with a bad taste in their mouths.
In a stinging press conference, Stapleton said that Monegan, a particularly well-liked and respected public servant, former police chief and ex-Marine had displayed "egregious rogue behavior." Stapleton, who had been a respected news anchor before her association with Palin, suffered withering criticism from Alaskans on both sides of the political spectrum. Alaska is a small town. Monegan was no "rogue," everyone knew it, and the use of the term disgraced her.

Classy? You betcha.

An independent investigator was hired to look into the firing.
How did that go?

"I conclude that such claims of fear were not bona fide and were offered to provide cover for the Palins' real motivation: to get Trooper Wooten fired for personal family reasons," Branchflower wrote.
The Branchflower report states Todd Palin used his wife's office and its resources to press for Wooten's removal, and the governor "failed to act" to stop it. But because Todd Palin is not a state employee, the report makes no finding regarding his conduct.

Poor Todd. His own douchebaggery forever to wallow in the shadow of his wife's big league muchmoredouchierbaggery.

A Platform Of Torture

Adam Sewer at The American Prospecton on the rising star of the GOP, Liz Cheney:
"Reality, it seems, is a nemesis not only for the former vice president but for the entire Cheney family."

And Ye Shall Know His Compassion By The Women He Mocks Tears He Sheds

I give you Right-wing role model, the King of Crybabies, and the current face of FOX, Glenn Beck.
A woman's tragedy is his comedy.

"We do not cheerlead for one cause or another."

Um, yeah, about that...

"Other Than 80% Of The American People."

Finally, someone comes to the defense insurance companies:

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

Joe The Yeller's Awesome State of Health Care

Rachel Maddow on the sick state of South Carolina.
Palin/Wilson 2012 - Oh Yeah.

Oh My God. Obama Has A Time Machine!

More panic from the right:
Obama's Dems are fascists!!!
They will no longer tolerate TRUTH!!!
Pre-emptive censorshiiiiiiip!!!!!!

Except, again, not

"[Just to clarify: Even though I clearly wrote that it was the committee "primer' -- and not the rules themselves -- that were updated, I've gotten a bunch of emails from readers who think Slaughter and Co. actually revised the underlying regs. Not so. The document produced was merely a new guide of existing rules.]"

Obviously this proves Obama has the ability to travel back in time where he creates policies that will help him in his takeover of the galaxy.
I like this area 51 very much.

Protesting Numbers

Lies and the Lying Liars - Part 2,000,000

It's All Obama's Fault!!

Except, you know, not.