Glenn Beck: Hooray for California Fires!

Mormonofascist cokehead* Glenn Beck on his radio program yesterday: I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today. Unfortunately for them – good for America. *I wouldn't...

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Great Moments in ‘Debating’

In the Michigan debate, economic imbecile John McCain just recommended that Ron Paul read The Wealth of Nations. Oh Jesus. Paul had just commented on how America's fiscal insolvency is a result of maintaining a welfare-warfare – especially warfare – state. The...

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Statue of Liberty Plays

Today at TomDispatch, Robert Lipsyte looks at recent media sideshows involving Michael Vick, Marion Jones, Barry Bonds, Bill Belichick, et al., and wonders if there's trickeration afoot: After all, the powers-that-be love to promote sports scandals which encourage a...

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Will US Attack Iran? Hersh, Kolko Weigh In

Seymour Hersh maintains that the Bush administration is determined to strike Iran, though tactics and justifications have changed: This summer, the White House, pushed by the office of Vice-President Dick Cheney, requested that the Joint Chiefs of Staff redraw...

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Like, Literally, Dude

Via Jonathan Schwarz: Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., said he thought Columbia's invitation to Ahmadinejad was a mistake "because he comes literally with blood on his hands." Click here to read Orwell's thoughts on the debasement of language in the service of...

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