Monthly Archives: April 2009

Can We Have It Back, Please?

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 10:25 pm by Bob Cesca

On Governor Perry’s watch, Texas has received the most federal funds of any state for disaster relief — quite literally redistributed wealth “from Nebraskans and Virginians and New Yorkers and Alaskans with their Eskimo poetry.” Further quoting President Bartlet: “Can … Continue reading →

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The Tonight Show and NBC Disses Ernie

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 8:46 pm by Bob Cesca

Photo: Cover of Life Magazine, April 1957 Very few people realize that Ernie Kovacs was the host of the Tonight Show in the middle 1950s. And it doesn’t really help that NBC and television historians routinely neglect mentioning not just … Continue reading →

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Prime Time Thread

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 6:39 pm by Bob Cesca

Thursday night open thread. Go! Share

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Wingnut Twitter Fail

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 5:44 pm by Bob Cesca

The “Top Conservatives on Twitter” (aka. #tcot) group appears to be throwing in the towel because the two guys who started it are now feuding. Meanwhile, Drudge is claiming he was the first person Sarah Palin chose to follow. In … Continue reading →

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Impeach Bybee

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 4:07 pm by admin

by Lee Stranahan The new ad from MoveOn.org that I produced. Share

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Conserva-pervs

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 4:06 pm by Bob Cesca

FOX News is running more footage of bikini girls. And I’m not talking about their usual semi-cross-eyed cast of blonde anchors. When I first moved (permanently) to Pennsylvania after college, I worked at a local radio station and was constantly … Continue reading →

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The Weirdness of the American Voter

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 2:25 pm by Bob Cesca

Yglesias encapsultates one of the things I worry about the most (at least in terms of politics): I think it’s very possible that Democrats could “gain so much power” that they implement at least some of their “crazy plans” and … Continue reading →

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 12:51 pm by Bob Cesca

“It’s interesting that people say the right has taken over the Republican Party — but no one can say what we’ve done. We’ve been closeted for the last eight years; it’s time for the right to come out of the … Continue reading →

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Carville’s New Book Rips Clinton Campaign

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 12:09 pm by Bob Cesca

James Carville has a new book coming out. Greg Sargent reports on the more juicy bits, including: Mark Penn, Carville says, was a key factor in Hillary’s defeat, because he “suffered fatal confusion on the subject of delegates.” Carville hits … Continue reading →

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Worst Person

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 9:45 am by Bob Cesca

Bill Hussein Cunningham. Why doesn’t he just come right out and say it? Cowardly old bitch. Share

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Chiclet Brains

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 8:08 am by Bob Cesca

Dennis Miller gets self-righteous about the president’s tea party comments: Suddenly Dennis Miller is a friend to regular people, eh? A guy who once referred to Branson, Missouri as “Thunderdome for Chiclet brains?” Miller’s descent from a smart comedian to … Continue reading →

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‘Top of His Game’

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 7:40 am by Bob Cesca

Here’s a shocker. I agree with Pat Buchanan. The president was at the top of his game last night. The section about torture was particularly strong — especially the Churchill story which was an undeniably foolproof argument against torture, but … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 04/30/2009 at 6:04 am by Bob Cesca

Pink Floyd – “Pigs on the Wing (Parts One and Two)” Share

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Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on 04/29/2009 at 11:33 pm by Bob Cesca

“On his 100th day in office, Barack Obama enjoys high job approval ratings, no matter what poll you consult. But if a new survey by the New York Times is accurate, the president and some of his policies are significantly … Continue reading →

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Radio Show

Posted on 04/29/2009 at 9:40 pm by Bob Cesca

Me and Lee Stranahan on the radio at 10 p.m. EDT with special guest: The Elvis Dingeldein. Listen live here. Call in number: (347) 945-5235, or just add your thoughts in the comments. UPDATE: Live show is over. Continuing with … Continue reading →

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