Author Archives: Bob Cesca

We Should All Be So Lucky

Posted on 05/25/2012 at 1:20 pm by Bob Cesca

While Americans are losing their homes without any leeway or help, one of the financial players most responsible for the economic collapse and recession is getting off without being brought up on charges by the SEC. The agency has been … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on 05/25/2012 at 11:17 am by Bob Cesca

Narrated by Jane Lynch… Share

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Fiscal Conservatives Never Waste Taxpayer Money

Posted on 05/25/2012 at 9:32 am by Bob Cesca

Except they always do. For example: The Missouri House “spent more than $1,100 in taxpayer money on a security camera to keep watch over a new bronze bust of conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh.” The small-government conservative talk show-host was inducted … Continue reading →

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The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show 5/24/12

Posted on 05/25/2012 at 7:35 am by Bob Cesca

Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and Mafia-style Bust Outs; Cory Booker and False Equivalences; No More Mob Shows; Republican Lies About the Deficit; Real Deficits and Regular Old Deficits; The New Karl Rove Commercial is Silly and Stupid; Everything We Didn’t … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 05/25/2012 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

Weezer covering Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android” Share

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Quote of the Day

Posted on 05/24/2012 at 2:20 pm by Bob Cesca

“I simply make the point, as an editor might say, to check it out; do not buy into the BS that you hear about spending and fiscal constraint with regard to this administration. I think doing so is a sign … Continue reading →

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Eric Bolling Suggests Forced Vasectomies for Welfare Recipients

Posted on 05/24/2012 at 1:31 pm by Bob Cesca

Granted, he’s talking about someone with 30 kids, but holy hell… I didn’t even think a racist crank like Bolling would go there. Silly me. Share

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War Against Women in Pennsylvania

Posted on 05/24/2012 at 11:26 am by Bob Cesca

Here we go. Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will introduce legislation on Wednesday that would defund Planned Parenthood, adding his state to a list of four others that have pending bills to strip public funds from the family planning … Continue reading →

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Another Gallup Poll with Questionable Results

Posted on 05/24/2012 at 9:33 am by Bob Cesca

The latest Gallup poll shows more Americans identify as “pro life” than “pro choice.” Disappointing on the surface, and not just because of the superficial results. It’s disappointing because Gallup and other polling outfits continue to use generalized language that … Continue reading →

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The Latest Ridiculous Conspiracy from Far-Right Wackaloons

Posted on 05/24/2012 at 7:11 am by Bob Cesca

Evidently, the president was photoshopped into one of the famous photographs taken in the Situation Room the night Bin Laden was killed. This according to a far-right blog that’s been previously endorsed by crackpots Rush Limbaugh and Lou Dobbs. The … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 05/24/2012 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

Metric – “Stadium Love” Share

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The Republican Lie About Carbon Dioxide, And The Idiots Who Believe It

Posted on 05/23/2012 at 7:21 pm by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column for The Daily Banter. It’s an important one so RT often. One of the memes I often have to repeat is, simply put, the Republican and conservative leadership routinely lies to its followers. I mean, outright lying … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on 05/23/2012 at 1:21 pm by Bob Cesca

“If I embarrassed the state, I apologize but that certainly wasn’t my intent.” Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett Nah. He didn’t embarrass the state. Only half of it — the half composed of people with brains in their heads. … Continue reading →

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Karl Rove’s New Anti-Obama Ad is Predictably Deceptive

Posted on 05/23/2012 at 11:37 am by Bob Cesca

The new Crossroads GPS ad could be the most lie-packed thing to be produced by the Rove team since the justifications for invading Iraq. Seriously. Benen enumerated the lies and cynicism: It talks about bailouts, assuming voters won’t know it … Continue reading →

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Cable News Dopplegangers

Posted on 05/23/2012 at 9:29 am by Bob Cesca

Mediaite put together a pretty eery montage of cable news lookalikes. In particular, Tamron Hall and Bill O’Reilly are weirdly similar to their celebrity counterparts. And I’ll post this one, because I’m sure it’ll drive Hannity fans crazy. Share

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