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Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 9:35 pm
I can't remember if I tweeted you this link but it's to an article by a Professor of Moral Theology at the Jesuit Marquette University. I h...Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 8:26 pm
The six Republican Senators who sponsored the contraception mandate consist of two women who now have Stockholm Syndrome, a man who was driv...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.
Category Archives: Jon Stewart
Stewart Demolishes False Equivalence
At last: someone has taken note of the pattern of right-wing criticism. That someone, of course, is the last voice of American democracy: Jon Stewart. Bob Cesca has been all over this for a while now. The right has run … Continue reading
Noise Machine Takedown
Jon Stewart skewers the Faux Noise fear factory.
Patrick Byrne Supplied Cramer Tape to Stewart
Remember when Jon Stewart destroyed Jim Cramer with video of Mr. Mad Money bragging about how much fun it was to manipulate stock prices for profit? The source of the video was a mystery, but Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com … Continue reading
Morning Video
Jon Stewart goes after the healther movement: Programming note: I’m getting on a plane in a few hours to go cover Netroots Nation, so the fundraiser continues. Thanks to everyone who has donated so far. osborneink (at) hotmail.com
America’s Most Trusted News Source? Jon Stewart
My apologies for a dearth of posts today. The Comcast truck just finished repairing my internet connection. TIME magazine’s online poll has Jon Stewart of The Daily Show beating all three network anchors as “America’s most trusted newscaster” now that … Continue reading
Business Press
Via Barry Ritzholz at The Big Picture, an exhaustive study of the business press as the meltdown approached proves what everyone already knows: not enough investigative journalism and far too many puff pieces. If only Jon Stewart had had a … Continue reading
A Comedy of CNBC Errors
CNBC, that cheerleader of Invisible Hands, got taken down this week by Comedy Central. For those who missed it, here’s the video: The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c CNBC Gives Financial Advice Daily Show Full … Continue reading
