History lesson
What blood libel actually refers to. Also too, Sarah Palin is not a victim here, even though she thinks she is.
Continue reading →Category Archives: Corruption
Foreclosures in the United States
Don’t let the banks fool you. This isn’t about deadbeat borrowers, it’s about the Rule of Law. The banks did not follow the law, and what they’ve done is fraud, probably criminal fraud. We can’t let them get away with it.
Continue reading →Just Keep Watching This
I’m about to migrate this to WordPress, at last, thank goodness, so while you’re wandering around, please keep watching this Jon Stewart clip. Because it is a thing of beauty.
Continue reading →On Harry Reid
The two best quotes so far. First, Joan Walsh in Salon: One guy is talking, perhaps inelegantly, about why he’s wholeheartedly supporting our first black president; the other is wishing the country had elected a racist. That’s exactly the same thing! And a succinct statement from Josh Marshall at TPM: Talking about racism does not make you racist; advocating racism does. Cable news today, after the publication of Halperin’s new book, is totally pukeworthy.
Continue reading →Traitor Joe
From Countdown. This says it all. Update: And as for the Administration, let me quote Tbogg: I hope they enjoy their Pyrrhic victory because they just burned the base. The Senate, however, is clearly and irretrievably broken. For months now I’ve been telling the DSCC that I wouldn’t donate another penny until they passed a health care bill with a public option, or a decent equivalent. Looks like I’ll be giving to individual candidates only in the next election round.
Continue reading →Remembering the Keating Five
Our last big financial disaster. John McCain was at the center of it.
Continue reading →Hold Rove Accountable
Finally! House Panel Votes to Hold Rove in Contempt for Defying Subpoena A House panel voted to hold former White House political director Karl Rove in contempt for defying a subpoena to testify about whether politics motivated the prosecution of the former governor of Alabama. … Now it’s time to put pressure on the House as a whole to make sure they follow through. Send Karl Rove to Jail.
Continue reading →Wanted!
Now that Karl Rove has skipped the country, it’s time to take him into custody, right? My friend Skip Mendler made this lovely poster to help in that cause, and has given permission for it to be scattered around freely. You can download a PDF version here. Print out a bunch and pass them around! I have one on my refrigerator.
Continue reading →Condoleeza Rice
Torturer. “Torture, and conspiracy to commit torture are crimes under U.S. law, wherever they occur in the world.”
Continue reading →Wal-mart Relents
Keith wins. Brain-damaged former employee can keep money A former Wal-Mart employee who suffered severe brain damage in a traffic accident won’t have to pay back the company for the cost of her medical care, Wal-Mart told the family Tuesday…. “We wanted you to know that Wal-Mart will not seek any reimbursement for the money already spent on Ms. Shank’s care, and we will work with you to ensure the remaining amounts in the trust can be used for her ongoing care,” Curran said. “We are sorry for any additional stress this uncertainty has placed on you and your family.” … Continue reading →