January 2011
brooklynmutt:
Jon Stewart rips Indianapolis’ WXIN for ‘Homeless Talent Show’
TVSpy
Like every Fox affiliate I’ve ever encountered, WXIN finds a way to make shitty local newscasting somehow less watchable.
'Official Dupont Circle Snowball Fight' Scheduled... →
Like last year’s snowball fight, I’ll probably skip it in favor of drinking at my house. I’d totally consider it if I lived near DuPont, though.
Republican Congressmen admit they monitor talk... →
jonathan-cunningham:
Our political system is controlled by unbelievably effective demagogues and liars. *sigh*
Jersey Shore will have more seasons than Arrested Development. Hope you’re proud...
– Gizmodo’s Jason Chen. (via vanityfair)
District-by-District Analyses of the Impact of... →
bulldogalley:
Thanks to the boys at E&C. Click on your district. Call your likely shiny new Republican rep.
Best gif ever?
three50eight:
the-danimal:
best gif, worst nightmare
The Founding Fathers would have hated your guts…they were everything you...
– Bill Maher on the Tea Party (via balltillifall)
tpdsaa:
twitter.com/benjohannemann
House Republicans not interested in mix seating as... →
Speaker Boehner skips Tucson memorial for RNC... →
leftofsound:
The new speaker of the House skipped a nationally televised memorial in Arizona honoring victims of Saturday’s shootings, opting instead to host a cocktail party Wednesday night.
Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) declined an offer to ride to Tucson on Air Force One with President Barack Obama and other lawmakers, Politico reported.
When all they seem interested in is their own greed...
Time to get classy →
[Reddit]
Clyburn: Palin Intellectually Unable To... →
iwasjustsayin:
Oh Congressman Clyburn you stole the words outta my mouth.
DCist: Everything That's Wrong With The Redskins... →
Oh, Dan Snyder, you are such a card!
And there’s a huge contrast in the media. Listen to Rachel Maddow or Keith...
– Paul Krugman (via azspot)
Yesterday's Grand Old Priorities
Amazed to see each Member spend the first day of the 112th Congress recite a few words from the Constitution, Erica said, “the last Congress passed equal pay for women it’s first week in session.” If having a birther interrupt yesterday’s proceedings wasn’t enough of a harbinger for what follows over the next two years, that juxtaposition of priorities should give you...
CBO: Health Care Repeal Would Up Deficit By $230... →
Yeah, but we all know the CBO is a pinko liberal organization.
[HuffPo]