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Over the years I've had dozens of on-line and in-person discussions about how eliminationist rhetoric has moved from the fringes of the extreme right into mainstream conservative politics.  One of those who leads the way with this incendiary language is, of course, Rush LImbaugh, the de facto chairman of the GOP and primary spokesman.  Part of eliminationism is demeaning and disparaging everyone who not only disagrees with the speaker, but who is fundamentally different...religion, political...

It was one of those rare moments in live television...Glenn Beck, well known for extreme hyperbole and corny dramatics, was bested by one of his own guests.  Eric Massa, the now resigned member of Congress from New York, appeared tonight at Beck's invitation; Beck saw Massa as an opportunity to expose the Democrat's and President Obama's "corruption" that Massa had claimed forced him out of office.  Beck didn't quite get what he bargained for, however. ...

President Obama, in essentially a solo performance, took on the entire Republican leadership yesterday for almost 7 hours.  I was able to watch much of it, and coverage of the times that I missed.  What struck me was his depth of knowledge, not only of the pending health care reform bills, but also the insurance and health care delivery industries.  After over a year of posturing, obfuscation, distortion, and obstruction by the Republicans, it was...

Anyone who is paying the slightest bit of attention is acutely aware that the wheels of government have ground to a halt.  The Republicans, who have gone all-in against every American in an attempt to cause President Obama to fail, have targeted the November elections for the near-term win.  There number one goal, of course, is to make Obama a one-term president, and this is the first step.  As a tactic in this strategy, they...

In an entertaining exchange this weekend, Lee Fang of Think Progress ambushed ambush reporter Griff Jenkins at CPAC in Washington.  You'll recall that Griff has made quite a name for himself ambushing O'Reilly and Fox Noise enemies in their front yards and parking lots peppering them with questions and then selectively editing the result to fit their narrative.  Here's the exchange:Griff certainly doesn't like having done to him exactly what he does to others on...

At CPAC yesterday, editor of lie-filled Human Events, Jeb Babbin, injected a little "humor" while introducing Grover Norquist, one of the chief architects of the "starve the beast" strategy adopted by the Bush II administration and espoused by most rock rib conservatives.  He thought it would be funny to crack a joke about domestic terrorist and murderer, Joe Stack, drawing parallels with Norquist's hate of the IRS.  It's a real knee slapper.  Here ya' go...

Just as the right scrambles to blame yesterday's plane crash into a building in Austin, TX as a left wing nutjob, about 600 people as of the time of this publication have joined a group called "the Philosophy of Joe Stack" on Facebook. The discussions on the page paint Stack as some kind of "hero" for committing an act of terrorism that " is no different than what was going on in this same land...

I was driving along minding my own business when I heard a radio ad that almost made me pull over and lose my breakfast. Unfortunately, I don't know how to capture such ads here, but if anyone has heard this ad and wants to throw it in here they can go ahead. Kay Bailey Hutchinson released this as and it might be the most brilliant one I've heard at the state level in years. It...

It's well known that the Republicans have been 100% aligned against the President and the Democrats in both the Senate and the House since the Inauguration.  They've opposed every major piece of legislation and every single effort to spur the economy, bring jobs, reform health care as well as medicare, and even voted against defense appropriations, the sacred cow of the GOP.  Recently, they went so far as to co-sponsor bi-partisan legislation, then vote against...

As only he can do it, Stephen Colbert explains the difference between Rahm Emanuel and El Rushbo, Chairman of the GOP, calling people retards.  Presented without further comment, but with a chuckle:The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cSarah Palin Uses a Hand-O-Prompterwww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorEconomy...