Why do the Republicans hate women?
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Also: Next month she addresses a Washington gathering of prominent conservatives. She's going ahead with a book. Her Facebook page has 410,000 friends. She wants to influence policy knowing the...
The Politics of MSNBC
Lesley Stahl interviewing Rachel Maddow: LESLEY: Everybody they hire to anchor their shows is distinctly liberal and encouraged to express themselves that way, wouldn’t you say? RACHEL: At MSNBC...
Morning Awesome
Morcheeba - "Gained The World" Directed by Joel Trussell
We Do Need An Education
Posted by JumpyPants Is there a magic bullet to creating a better future, one in which the planet starts to get better, the economy is robust yet equitable, and humanism catches up with technology...
You Know What Else? Screw Mike Pence, Too.
I just saw Congressman Pence (R-IN) on Hardball use the pejorative "Democrat bill" instead of "Democratic bill." You know, the infamous GOP trick to emphasize the "rat" part at the end. These...
Postponed, Not Canceled
The family planning section of the recovery bill is being yanked out. But... Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama supports the concept but wants it included in a different bill. Damn right. It...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery and whatever else is stimulating your economic forecast. Tonight! Who thinks Congressman Boehner's gonna cry on television before...
‘I Got This’
Admittedly, for the last two days, I've been reading articles like this one and finding myself becoming enraged and impatient with the president. He's conceding way too much to the spazzy pee-pants...
Doof Quote of the Day
"Now that the CBO has analyzed an Obama initiative and has not come out completely favorable, it’s interesting to see liberals now attacking the CBO and essentially saying that you can’t trust them."...
Screw You, Mr. Boehner
Politico is reporting: President Barack Obama is coming to the Capitol this afternoon to curry favor with congressional Republicans. But it appears GOP leaders have already made up their minds to...
For What It’s Worth
It's been roughly four weeks, and still no new edition of the very serious Halperin's Take.
Administration Smacks Citigroup
The Obama Treasury Department is taking action against Citigroup and their ridiculous airplane: The Treasury official called the bank to complain and told the executive to find a solution. Among the...
Oh Look! An Actual CBO Report!
And guess what? It shows that the Obama recovery package "would have a noticeable impact on economic growth and employment in the next few years." Kevin Drum reports: Overall, then, it looks like the...
WMD All Over Again
No excuse. None. ThinkProgress has found that since the AP’s report last Tuesday, the CBO report has been cited at least 81 times on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, the Sunday shows and the network...
WTF?
No, no, no. WASHINGTON -House Democrats are likely to jettison family planning funds for the low-income from an $825 billion economic stimulus bill, officials said late Monday, following a personal...
Morning Awesome
They Might Be Giants - "Employee of the Month" There's a really great story behind this video here.
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery and whatever else defrags your harddrive. Tonight! NIMBY!
NIMBY Shmimby
The Republicans, FOX News and John McCain are making with the pee-pants-dance over the closing of Guantanamo. Think Progress: SEAN HANNITY: That’s somewhat frightening, you’re going to close...
Woodward Is Raping My Childhood
Posted by JumpyPants I grew up thinking the world of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. All the President's Men was my favorite book (and movie) for a year or two. I wrote a long paper on the book in...