Category Archives: political hoaxes

Morning Awful: PolitiFact

Lots of people have already commented on the downfall of PolitiFact, but there is one point I haven’t seen made yet: PolitiFact is a creature of the Beltway. The staff has no idea what kind of raging lunacy goes on … Continue reading

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Afghanistan and the Obama Military (UPDATE)

Operation Mushtarak began this weekend. The Obama military is going to war under the banner of a non-English noun. Mushtarak is defined as “common,” “joint,” “combined,” “concurrent,” or “collective;” in the Arabic of international relations this word is used to … Continue reading

Posted in 11-Dimensional Chess, Afghanistan, Global Governance, Global Security Issues, Muslims and modernity, Obama's Afghanistan Policy, Political Geography, global news, global president, globalization, peacemaking, political hoaxes | 2 Comments

Jo the Victim

So last night, a 20-year old Texas college student volunteer for the McCain campaign was at a bank ATM when a strange black man assaulted her and took $60. After seeing a McCain sticker on her car, he carved a … Continue reading

Posted in 2008 presidential election, Ashley Todd, October Surprise 2008, Tawana Brawley, political hoaxes | 4 Comments