Lewis Black has that rare ability to make you laugh and think at the same time…
(hat tip: Greg Laden)
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When was the last time a Republican Congressperson or Senator did something like this?
Just wondering…
More at Hullabaloo.
Do not read AlterNet’s article on The 10 Weirdest, Grossest Ingredients in Processed Food either before or after a meal. Seriously.
5. Beetle Juice in Sprinkles and Candies
You know that shiny coating on candies like Skittles? Or the sprinkles on cupcakes and ice cream sundaes? Well, they get that glaze from the secretions of the female lac beetle. The substance is also known as shellac and commonly used as a wood varnish.
6. Sheep Secretions in Bubble Gum
The oils inside sheep’s wool are collected to create the goopy substance called lanolin. From there, it ends up in chewing gum (sometimes under the guise of “gum base”), but also is used to create vitamin D3 supplements.
7. Human Hair and/or Duck Feathers in Bread
What’s in your morning bagel? If you get it from Noah’s Bagels, it contains either human hair or duck feathers, and it’s your guess as to which. The substance, called L-cysteine or cystine, is used as a dough conditioner to produce a specific consistency. While artificial cysteine is available, it is cost prohibitive and mostly used to create kosher and halal products.
(hat tip: Pam’s House Blend)
Do you know why so many right wing leaders like to show outrage at the stupidest things? It’s because they know they’ll get the masses inflamed enough to send them a bunch of money. That’s all. It’s all about the money.
Thomas Frank in the Wall Street Journal:
To point out that [Fox News] is different, that it is intensely politicized, that it inhabits an alternate reality defined by an imaginary conflict between noble heartland patriots and devious liberals — to be aware of these things is not the act of a scheming dictatorial personality. It is the obvious conclusion drawn by anybody with eyes and ears.
(hat tip: Crooks & Liars)
Wingnuts (and Republicans in general) believe that tax cuts are a solution to all economic woes.
Bruce Bartlett, a former Treasury offical under Ronald Reagan, demonstrates conclusively that what tax cuts do best is increase the deficit.
Oops. Another uncomfortable fact for the wingnuts to ignore.
(hat tip: Daily Kos)
Fox News lied about being excluded from a press pool interview with a White House official.
Recall also that Fox News fought for in court and won the legal right to lie to its viewers.
Someone explain to me why Fox should be considered a legitimate “news” organization, please…
UPDATE 10/24/09 6:19 PM EDT: Naturally, infamous Internet liar Jim Hoft is helping to spread this lie.
Want to see a wingnut coward being subjected to a smackdown of legendary proportions? Go read Ed Brayton’s post on the antics of gutless jacktard Patrick Adkins.
Classic.
Republicans have stood up to big government, and voted against Al Franken’s amendment to require the Pentagon to no longer do business with any contractor which prevents its employees from suing if they are sexually abused. Republicans for Rape supports these courageous legislators.
Check out the thirty brave Republican Senators who spoke out in support of the patriotic companies that work hard everyday to defend freedom and liberty. With three out of four Senate Republicans voting in favor of rape, we can be sure that rape is a Republican value. A big thank you to these Senators for protecting liberty, and freedom (including the freedom of companies to cover up rape!).
God bless these brave men for standing up for good old-fashioned conservative values.
…let’s not forget that the Obama administration just declared war on Fox, if you define “declared war” as “pointed out that they are consistently biased and declined to appear on their air while not making any effort to shut them down.”
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