Book Review: Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, by Greg Palast
Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps, by Greg Palast If you’re not familiar with Greg Palast, you should be. The author … Read more
James Israel
Senators Who Vote for the War, But Not for the Warriors
40 Senators overrule 58 — Only in America! It seems like it’d be an easy thing for senators to pass in an election year: a bill to help … Read more
So Convenient: Mysterious Anti-Muslim Video Sparks Unrest, GOP Pundits Get to Slam President on Foreign Policy
It all unfolded like a badly-scripted tragedy, similar to the anti-Muslim video itself. Just coincidence? Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, as they say. So it is with the … Read more
40 Percent of ‘Loser 47 Percent’ Were Going to Vote Romney; Change Minds
‘I used to like how he made fun of everyone else, but then he called me a loser,’ says ex-fan, part of 47 percent. ‘That cinches it.’ Mitt … Read more
Paul Ryan: ‘Honest Abe Lincoln Inspires Every Speech’
‘My grandfather hung out with him,’ says VP candidate Ryan Paul Ryan is back out on the stump this week, feeling good after what many called an “incredibly … Read more
Pat Robertson: ‘We Did It! We Prayed Away the Gay!’
‘We feared there were just too many gays in Tampa, but we out-prayed ’em,’ says televangelist Pat Robertson Pat Robertson today, on his 700 Club TV show, declared … Read more
As It Turns Out, the Female Body DOES Have a Way to Shut the Whole Thing Down!
Ladies, follow Mr Akin’s advice, and Shut the Whole Thing Down! Rep. Todd Akin, R-Missouri, made a comment last week that is still reverberating throughout the blogosphere: “If … Read more
Todd Akin Not Quitting: ‘Voters Would Reject a Legitimate Idiot’
‘I made a mistake in the words I said, but according to a wise man, stupid is as stupid does’ says Akin WASHINGTON — Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) … Read more
Editor’s Rant: Wikileaks and Assange
As I write, British police have surrounded the Ecuadorian embassy there, demanding the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange into their custody. Britain wants to extradite him to … Read more
Pat Robertson Blames Lack of Belief in God on Atheists
‘Atheists would all go to hell, except they don’t believe in it,’ says televangelist After the tragic shooting at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee that left 6 people … Read more
