TNC has a good take on Michelle Malkin’s appearance on the “Today” show: I love watching these “respectable” journalists get all indignant with provocateurs that they invite on their show–like they actual thought the guests would be sensible. Dig Michelle Malkin below, and Matt Lauer who is shocked–Shocked!–to discover that Malkin thinks, among other things, …
Archives for July 2009
An American Disgrace (not AS or MM)
Stan Brock may be a bigger saint than Mother Teresa. But the fact that his Remote Area Medical program, originally conceived to provide volunteer medical, dental & vision care to destitute villages in the heart of the Amazon Basin, is currently devoting 60% of its mission to helping Americans is a national godsdamned disgrace. Stan Brock / …
Know your rights
Some winger who works at the LAPD (via MY): You may be tooling along on a Sunday drive in your 1932 Hupmobile when, quite unknown to you, someone else in a 1932 Hupmobile knocks off the nearby Piggly Wiggly. A passing police officer sees you and, asking himself how many 1932 Hupmobiles can there be …
The Insanity Continues
Sullivan digs in: I want Obama to instruct the Hawaii officials to release the official original document they say they have in their hands. Why not? Release it to who? Release it where? Could Glenn Beck and Geraldo Rivera have a live primetime special with the birth certificate? Or should we mat it on a …
The Mystery Of Megan McArdle
Tom Levenson gives McMegan’s latest far more time and space than her work deserves. Still, someone has to answer the nonsense, and Tom is an excellent writer. Go read and enjoy. I don’t read McArdle much because I know she doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and the glibness of her ignorance and the infantile …
The mogul that dare not speak its name
Chuck Todd’s gutless rant (via Ben Smith): *** On The Glen Becks And Howard Beales: The White House doesn’t want to give Glen Beck a bigger platform or extra oxygen — especially regarding his remark yesterday that the president has “a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture” — so they won’t comment, …
Fucking-a-right
Commenter Eric K summarizes the birther issue perfectly: “50 years ago you shouted nigger, 30 years ago you talked about States Rights, now you ask to see the president’s birth certificate.” Update. Here’s the quote (from Lee Atwater) that refers to You start out in 1954 by saying, “Nigger, nigger, nigger.” By 1968 you can’t …