Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

Republicans in disarray!

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

A Senator Walker would be an insult to the state and the nation.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

People are complicated. Love is not.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

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  2. 2.

    Englischlehrer

    Beautiful weather, just wanted to give a shoutout from Germany and again say how glad I am not to be inundated with cable news. Having only internet, I only watch what I want and not just 24 hours of crap over and over. Thanks for putting important clips up.

  3. 3.

    Genine

    Since there is an open thread, I will take this opportunity to request more Tunch pics. It’s been a while and I think I am starting to feel the effects of withdrawal.

  5. 5.

    Punchy

    Cole, yo ‘Rates are 2-1. In first place!

    Can anyone stop the Doumit and McLouth jauggernaut? The Zach Attack? Peelin’ (Matt) Capps?

    Good lord, what next? Malkin and KidSid shoehorn their way into the StanCup?

  6. 6.

    cleek

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Afghan intelligence agents are sharing information with militants about U.S. and NATO troop movements, a top Taliban commander told NBC News.

    "The people of Afghanistan are with us," said Sirajuddin Haqqani, in an exclusive interview. "The Afghan intelligence officials are sympathetic to the Taliban and they communicat

    luv ya, Barack. but it’s time to quit this one, too.

  7. 7.

    Brian J

    That clip of Frank was the one I was talking about last night. I thought the question was somewhat loaded but also that Frank responded well even if he was too testy. Then again, I’d be testy too if I was being unfairly blamed so many times. And notice of course that unless part of the clip cut him off, he never responded to Frank’s question of what he should have done. I wonder if he can.

  9. 9.

    The Moar You Know

    @Zifnab: I think I’m starting to like Barney Frank. Yeah, he’s in the industry’s pocket, but dammit, he’s the only Dem I’ve seen so far who is willing to fight Republicans using their language and their methods. He dishes it out, and sure enough, they can’t take it.

    So far, only he and Hillary Clinton have displayed the courage to name that which cannot be named – "a vast right-wing conspiracy".

    Back in the day I thought Hillary was being both a little paranoid and disingenous. Boy, was I wrong. Sorry, Ms. Clinton.

  10. 10.

    gbear

    Barney Frank is my hero, but everytime I see him on TV he looks like he’s sitting in a bean bag chair. Does he have health issues or is he just incredibly slouchy by nature?

    (can’t watch the clip at work)

  13. 13.

    Laura W

    My long distance provider, CREDO (previously Working Assets) has a fantastic round-up option on my monthly bill, as well as this program I was unaware of. (They also have amazing customer service with warm and helpful people answering the phone.)

    CREDO raises money for nonprofit groups like Planned Parenthood through automatic donations. Each time a CREDO customer makes a call or a purchase with the Working Assets Credit Card, a portion of the charges automatically goes into the CREDO donations pool. These contributions come at no extra cost to the customer. The groups that receive funding are nominated by CREDO customers, who also vote on how the donations are distributed.

    I love the voting at year’s end — I get to allocate the percentages of all contributions to a wide array of nonprofits. I just got the break out of all donations from CREDO to these groups in my bill and thought it share-worthy. Total donations for 2008 were $3,345,331. Talk about making a huge difference through literally pennies.

    Edit: Interesting that Planned Parenthood and Doctors Without Borders were the only two groups to exceed $100,000. Very cool.

  14. 14.

    David

    Do Wingnuts have an explanation for why, when you look at the international news, you see absolutely no mention of America’s overnight descent into Socialism and/or Fascism (depending on the day)? Apparently neither enemies nor allies care even the slightest bit.

  16. 16.

    The Grand Panjandrum

    Thanks for the clip Zif. That was full of awesome.

    Barney Frank is one of the smartest people in the Congress so you better bring your "A" game if you want to get up in his grill, or he will swat you away like a bothersome little wingnut gnat.

  17. 17.

    gbear

    @Persia:

    Not going to click on that link or go there, but what the hell is Sully sinking into crap like that for? I know he has pet issues, but man…

  19. 19.

    Persia

    Sully’s accusing the Palin camp of orchestrating the whole thing, I think. He’s not accusing Levi of doing anything with his sister. Because as insane as he is, he’s not that insane.

    Actually, the picture of Levi gun-totin’ with his sister is kind of cute. Linky to something that’s not on RedState.

  20. 20.

    The Moar You Know

    “No one ever says good for you, that happened on your watch.”

    Pure, unadulterated win.

  21. 21.

    The Moar You Know

    @Persia: That was posted a couple of days ago over at RedState, and the intent was pretty unmistakable.

    Circular firing squad…FIRE!

  23. 23.

    Mark S.

    Well, as long as this is an open thread, can I get something off my chest? Is Kant the worst moral philosopher in the world? He says don’t look at the consequences of your actions.

    My understanding of him is that if something is wrong in the general, it is always wrong. So, If I lie about the location of Anne Frank’s family to the Nazis I am wrong for lying, because we could not have a society based on lying.

    It might better if society were always just, but we all know that is bullshit. My question is: Is Kantian Ethics defensible?

  24. 24.

    Roger Moore

    @gbear:

    I know he has pet issues, but man…

    Sully is a major league Palin hater. He apparently decided that he hated her after the nomination, and he’s been on a one-man anti-Palin crusade ever since. I’m sure that some of it is just a counter-reaction to winger starbursts, but he’s gone way overboard into stalker territory on the issue.

  27. 27.

    Corner Stone

    @cleek

    luv ya, Barack. but it’s time to quit this one, too.

    What do you mean "quit this one, too"? Have we mysteriously removed a significant number of troops out of Iraq while I slept last night? Last time I checked I thought we still had about 130,000 +/-. He can talk about giving it back to the Iraqis all he wants. Til that number declines I have to say I will remain sceptical.

  28. 28.

    wasabi gasp

    If anything is gonna make sharing a bed awkward, finding my name tattooed on my sister is it.

  29. 29.

    Wisdom

    Just like a congresspimp who supported every bill that created this mess will not be held accountable for it, we can assume the treehuggers will not be held accountable for the crappact flourescent dimbulb fiasco.

    Every CFL light contains a small ac-dc power supply with reactive components in it that will affect the CFL’s power factor (PF) – that is, the load presented to the ac line. The closer the PF is to 1, the better. A load with low power factor draws more current and is less efficient than a load with a high power factor for the same amount of useful power. The higher currents required by the lower PF devices mean increased energy lost in the grid due to such things as I2R losses. These power losses don’t show up directly on our electricity bill, but the utilities sure see the effects.

    I put one of my home CFL bulbs on my Kill-O-Watt power meter recently and measured its power factor: It was .57. This is lousy. Although each CFL is only 13W, there are millions of them out there.

  30. 30.

    cleek

    He can talk about giving it back to the Iraqis all he wants. Til that number declines I have to say I will remain sceptical.

    of course you’re right about that.

    but at least he’s talking about a reduction in Iraq, which is quite the opposite of what he’s talking about doing in Afgh.

  33. 33.

    Bulworth

    I’m wondering now that the trial is over, and that one of the writers at NRO has come out in favor of Norm Coleman’s needing to concede, and that Franken’s lead has increased in recent days, whether it’s time for the media to call again for another revote in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race.

  35. 35.

    Cris

    @Xanthippas:

    Luttrell said they were oblivious as he raised a 9 mm pistol from about 25 yards away and had one of them dead to rights.

    But as the car pulled away, he didn’t fire.

    Damn. That’s some impressive restraint.

    I mean, unlike Luttrell, I don’t own a gun, I don’t have PTSD, and I’m pretty prone to letting people take advantage of me. But if somebody killed my cat like they killed his dog, I’d be pretty ready to put a bullet in a motherfucker.

  36. 36.

    Brachiator

    @Roger Moore:

    Sully is a major league Palin hater. He apparently decided that he hated her after the nomination, and he’s been on a one-man anti-Palin crusade ever since. I’m sure that some of it is just a counter-reaction to winger starbursts, but he’s gone way overboard into stalker territory on the issue.

    Sadly, some of Sully’s anti-Palin rants seem to use the same template ("Pathological," etc) as some of his earlier anti-Hillary Clinton rants. I give him more credit than other posters here, but I think he has a problem with women.

    As for Palin herself, even though conservatives try to keep her name alive and her image burnished for the benefit of the GOP base, she has become a marginal — and marginalized — figure. And with Levi’s "Busted Abstinence" Media Tour, Palin is being dragged into the infotainment end of the media pool, next to Octo-Mom and Madonna.

  37. 37.

    WereBear

    Boy, that dog story blew me away.

    I really think they should get a lot more than six months. It’s a sign of psychopathology, for cryin’ out loud!

  38. 38.

    Montysano (All Hail Marx & Lennon)

    I’m starting to think that 8 years of Dubya has lowered the national IQ by a good 15-20 points, because everywhere I turn (co-workers, customers, family, etc.) I get blasted by Teh Stoopid.

    Years ago, I worked as a farmhand. I showed up at 7:00 AM, sack lunch in hand, drove off on a tractor, saw or spoke with no one all day, came back in at 5:00 PM, went home. That was one sweet fuckin’ job.

  39. 39.

    D-Chance.

    "open threads" always trumps "hasty, wrong posts".

    Why do you think that Eschaton place has a dozen or so of them every day? It’s just a matter of self-restraint.

  41. 41.

    LD50

    As for Palin herself, even though conservatives try to keep her name alive and her image burnished for the benefit of the GOP base, she has become a marginal—and marginalized—figure. And with Levi’s "Busted Abstinence" Media Tour, Palin is being dragged into the infotainment end of the media pool, next to Octo-Mom and Madonna.

    The funny thing is, tho, that may well have no effect on her ability to get the nomination in ’12.

  42. 42.

    schrodinger's cat

    I give him more credit than other posters here, but I think he has a problem with women.

    He is a great fan of Thatcher though.

  43. 43.

    schrodinger's cat

    BTW is it possible to over furminate your cat? I think I was a little too enthusiastic with the furminator yesterday, the kitteh
    loved it though. Also I have a question for people who have cats what is a good diet cat food?

  45. 45.

    The Moar You Know

    @Xanthippas: Damn. I read that and…damn. Not fair. Poor fucker’s been through enough, and some jerkoffs do that to him? That is FUCKED.

    I guess he did the right thing by not killing those men, but in a way it’s really a goddamn shame he didn’t.

  46. 46.

    Comrade Dread

    Also, Some asshole from RedState just accused Bristol Palin’s babydaddy of fucking his sister.

    No.

    Really.

    What the fucking fuck? Explain to me. Someone. Please.

    Conservatives, at least those on the internets, have completely lost their minds.

    I blame ACORN and their secret plan to increase precious mind controlling Fluoride in the tap water of Conservative writers.

  47. 47.

    bago

    As someone who has been to wasilla and grew up in a trailer park, I can say that Sully’s criticism is right on the mark. Serious hillbilly. When the father of your grand-child is the subject of your press-staffers, you have a problem, and you are not in the least bit professional.

  49. 49.

    Xanthippas

    What the fuck kind of asshole goes around killing dogs with his buddies? For fuck’s sake.

    The kind of assholes that we should let ex-Navy SEALs take out, in my opinion.

  51. 51.

    JK

    What day will Al Franken be formally sworn in as the next senator from Minnesota?

    Why is it taking these dummies so damn long to sort this mess out?

    Minnesota is starting to look like a bigger joke than Alaska.

    I can’t wait for the moment when Al Franken comes face to face with Super Douchebag John Cornyn after he’s finally allowed to take his rightful place in the Senate.

  52. 52.

    canuckistani

    Palin is being dragged into the infotainment end of the media pool, next to Octo-Mom and Madonna

    I will smile for the rest of the day now.

  53. 53.

    Zuzu's Petals

    So I clicked through on John’s Amazon link and bought a luggage lock. Thought it might somehow benefit John or the site, but nothing in the checkout process told me that.

    Anyway, please let me know if there’s a way to make sure this site gets the credit … I buy a lot of stuff on Amazon.

  54. 54.

    Laura W

    @Montysano (All Hail Marx & Lennon):

    I’m starting to think that 8 years of Dubya has lowered the national IQ by a good 15-20 points, because everywhere I turn (co-workers, customers, family, etc.) I get blasted by Teh Stoopid.

    Not ten minutes ago I emailed a friend and wrote: "Suffice it to say that some people make the simplest, tiniest changes/requests/projects so fucking complicated and drawn out you’d think you’d asked them to stick a probe up your ass and diagnose your colon polyps."

    So yeah. I feel your pain today. And every day.
    (I don’t have polyps, BTW. Yay me.)

  55. 55.

    JK

    Andrew Sullivan’s harsh treatment of Sarah Palin is entirely justified because Palin was far and away the DUMBEST candidate to ever run for President or Vice President from either major party.

    The #1 reason McCain chose Palin as his running mate was her SEX APPEAL.

    It was obvious from watching how Republican males at the GOP convention reacted to Palin. They were all dying to get into her panties.

    Who can seriously doubt that National Review editor Rich Lowry was masturbating when he wrote the following comments after watching Palin debate Biden

    "I’m sure I’m not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, "Hey, I think she just winked at me." And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America. This is a quality that can’t be learned; it’s either something you have or you don’t, and man, she’s got it."
    http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDYzMGFiNjQ0MWRjNmI0ZTlkYjgwZTExMjA3MWNiZTk=

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