Category Archives: Cognitive Dissonance

Morning Awful: Dissonant Candidates

Like I said the other morning, Newt Gingrich was a giant ticking bomb of inanity (Newtron bomb?). Those former staffers who accused him of being unserious were dead-on. Only an unserious candidate would say ‘please don’t vote for me:’ “I … Continue reading

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Morning Awful: Highway Hackery

Warning: this may give you whiplash. In 2009, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act was too big, but in 2011 it was too small. Really! The background: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) nixed any hope of … Continue reading

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Morning Awful: Upton Dissonance

Yes, it’s that time again. The Morning Awful will be dominated by fundraiser appeals until the inkwell is full. These blogotubes are getting set to take it to another level in the new year, and rather than hold separate fundraisers … Continue reading

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A Thousand Words

So this photo went out on the wire: And Reuters cropped it: Which Little Green Footballs’ Charles Johnson calls “proof” that (A) activists were armed with knives (B) Reuters is cropping photos for propaganda purposes, i.e. like FOX News. Problem: … Continue reading

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Cognitive Dissonance

Doof quote of the day goes to Lindsay Graham: Graham described the bill as an instrument of those who would ban guns altogether. “We’re talking about a constitutional right here,” he said, explaining that he could not support a bill … Continue reading

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Mars Needs Republicans

This is why I listen to Bob Kincaid: Or as my pal Zirgar puts it: It just occurred to me that there’s plenty of room for the red staters to live on the big, pink, sweaty gas giant known as … Continue reading

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A Visual Representation Of Cognitive Dissonance

Fox News has always gone for the tabloid sexy stuff. Not that I object to the idea; it’s Huffington Post’s business model, too. But watch this amazing video from Media Matters: As it happens, I’ve already commented on this story. … Continue reading

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Wind Power

From the AP via HuffPo, we learn that the stimulus bill has produced a huge expansion in the wind energy sector: According to Whitehouse.gov, the release of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) 4th Quarter 2009 industry assessment(PDF) indicates that … Continue reading

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The Definition Of Cognitive Dissonance

One in eight Americans is on food stamps. About one in six Americans is underemployed or unemployed, which means a lot of people aren’t even using them who probably could. Progressives see this as an example of why the food … Continue reading

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Worst Blogger

Birther apologist and Heritage Foundation hack Thomas Lifson looks at this photograph and sees exactly what he wants to see: Sergeant Crowley, the sole class act in this trio, helps the handicapped Professor Gates down the stairs, while Barack Obama, … Continue reading

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