Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

Come on, man.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

The current Supreme Court is a dangerous, rogue court.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

If you’re gonna whine, it’s time to resign!

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

The republican ‘Pastor’ of the House is an odious authoritarian little creep.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”

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

Republicans in disarray!

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

We’re watching the self-immolation of the leading world power on a level unprecedented in human history.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

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I spent the last hour at a place that had CNN on (with no sound, fortuantely), so a few observations to get things rolling:

 

  1. What’s the I-4 corridor of Wisconsin, is it the wealthy suburbs ringing the city of Milwaukee?
  2. The CNN version of Chuck Todd (maybe some guy from Gallup, I couldn’t tell from the captioning) sucks.  He may be on crack.  Yes, Chuck Todd didn’t get the memo about contemporary tie width and my band teacher called and he wants his goatee back, but at least the Toddler doesn’t remind me of Billy Mays, Tebow rest his soul.
  3. Erin Burnett should be on Fox.  The flashing eyes, the flowing tresses, the right-wing views. What she does to a brother…but still she annoys me.
  4. Until Romney proves that he can capture the elusive ethnic Albino vote, this is anyone’s primary.

Over to you.

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  1. 1.

    barkleyg

    “Erin Burnett should be on Fox. The flashing eyes, the flowing tresses, the right-wing views. ”

    You forgot: “And the ease with being able to LIE while batting those flashing eyes”

  3. 3.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    I was thinking the other day, when I saw one of the networks had Newton Leroy as a guest for some reason, that he will have no effect at all on the outcome of this election barring a full-on Buchanan-level race-baiting reichstag-burner at the convention, and I’m sure Romney will insist on editing his speech. Santorum, OTOH, is out of it this year, and probably sees himself as ‘next in line’. If he insists on Romney toeing the Catholic Bishops’ line, he could be Romney’s downfall.
    /idle wool-gathering speculation while I wait for dinner to cook.

  4. 4.

    lamh35

    did anyone care to listen to Romney’s “response” to POTUS speech today? He gave it on Hannity’s radio show.. I didn’t care to listen, what did he say?

    Also, I’m not watching returns, but I suspect Romney is gonna win it all, so I suspect that in his speech he will do he best anti-Obama speech and try to say something profound or whatever ever. I expect a lot of digs at POTUS that are blatant lies that will NOT be refuted by the village.

  5. 5.

    DougJ, Head of Infidelity

    @Baud:

    Perfect, right down to the use of “notorious”. Why does everyone say that now? Notorious first pitch hitter, notorious three-point shooter, etc.

  9. 9.

    Woody

    Erm . . . Erin Burnett is on CNN precisely because she should be on GOPTV Fox. Pleasant on the eyes, a harpy on the ears.

  11. 11.

    Violet

    What are the weird light blue/grey boxes around each of those indented observations?

  12. 12.

    lamh35

    Oh and this is OT, but I just thought it was cool that Obama is doing this. Maybe it’s because he’s the youngest POTUS ever, but Obama and Michelle have go to be the most pop culture savvy POTUS and FLOTUS ever right?

    President Obama to introduce ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ on TV

    “I’m deeply honored that President Obama will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by introducing it to a national audience,” Lee said in a statement. “I believe it remains the best translation of a book to film ever made, and I’m proud to know that Gregory Peck’s portrayal of Atticus Finch lives on — in a world that needs him now more than ever.”

    I’m kinda embarrassed to say that I’ve never actually seen “To Kill A Mockingbird”, and I don’t remember reading the bbook sice high school.

  20. 20.

    David Koch

    What’s the I-4 corridor of Wisconsin,

    They call it the cheese aisle. In 2008, Obama dominated among gorgonzola and feta precincts, while McCain played to a draw among the Velvetta and Cheese Whiz demo.

  21. 21.

    FlipYrWhig

    Erin Burnett is so horrible. But she’s not a Foxbot exactly, because, for starters, she’s not blonde. She’s more like a hapless attempt to evoke the quippiness and knowing fourth-wall-breaching of Rachel Maddow and, occasionally, Anderson Cooper.

  22. 22.

    SiubhanDuinne

    What’s the I-4 corridor of Wisconsin, is it the wealthy suburbs ringing the city of Milwaukee?

    Yes, that’s right. So fuckin wealthy they are in FLORIDA.

  23. 23.

    David Koch

    Erin Burnett should be on Fox.

    Not possible. She’s Jewish. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence, but Fox doesn’t have any non-christian hosts.

  25. 25.

    Heliopause

    Erin Burnett should be on Fox.

    Before I get to the meat of my comment let me make the following disclaimer: insofar as I’ve been made aware of Erin Burnett’s political and policy views I find them repulsive.

    She couldn’t be on FOX because she’s too genuine and has far too much personality. Seriously, are the female newsreaders and pundits on FOX even human? Honestly leaving the politics aside, they’re made up to look like goddamned Stepford wives. Maybe conservatives prefer their women that way. Anyway, I’m far from an Erin Burnett groupie or anything, but she at least seems marginally human.

  28. 28.

    Rita R.

    The key to the Fox News babes can be summarized in two words and it’s not blonde hair: lip gloss. They all slather it on, which draws focus to their mouths and all the sexy thoughts that brings up. It is also one of Sarah Palin’s weapons, and I believe may have been responsible for those infamous starbusts Rich Lowry saw during her 2008 debate performance.

  29. 29.

    mainmati

    The Mittbot 5000 is a 1970s gas guzzling model with 1960s fins and lots of heavy steel. It uses a lot of gas but has very little gas.

  30. 30.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Raven:

    Okay. I admit I took my glasses off for a sec so I could rub my tired old eyes, but goddam if I didn’t read THIS

    Let’s see if Texas asked for help with the tornadoes

    as THIS:

    Let’s see if Texas asked for help with the tomatoes

    (Glasses replaced on bridge of nose, thanks for asking.)

    P.S. Raven, and completely O/T, but how goes the flooded bathroom and burst pipe? And did The Bhodi get extra treats for his alertness?

  31. 31.

    FlipYrWhig

    @Heliopause: I have a hunch that Ailes et al are consciously evoking beauty pageants and the bygone age of “weather girls” in selecting women for on-air “talent.” And it’s because their audience is predominantly late middle-aged men with retrograde views on race and gender.

  33. 33.

    David Koch

    @FlipYrWhig: She might be Jewish, but in any event, she’s barely on tee vee, as her show is only 30 minutes, once a week, on saturday mornings.

  34. 34.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    @Woody: In the time I spent forced to watch CNBC all day (one of the less pleasant elements of working on a trading floor) the only one of the female talking heads that didn’t drive me crazy was Liz Claman. I single out “female” because there may have been a male on the network that didn’t offend me, but I don’t remember for sure.

    Attractive, smart and not a complete nut. What she’s doing on Fox Business I have no fucking clue.

  35. 35.

    beltane

    @FlipYrWhig: As always, sex sells. What better way to sell neo-fascism than to wrap it in…well, I’m too much the lady to say what it’s being wrapped in.

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    @lamh35: Atticus Finch is the only person I have ever wished could be my dad, besides my own, of course. Easily in the top 10 movies of all time, for me anyway.

    The timing of this release couldn’t be more perfect. You really need to see the movie.

  43. 43.

    Anoniminous

    The only primary of interest is Wisconsin.

    Maryland and DC are infested with GOP insiders and Romney will win ’em handily. Frothy has an outside chance of taking Wisconsin but the odds aren’t good. I expect Waukesha County to do their regular thing: won’t report diddly until everybody else is in and then find just enough votes to throw the election to RomBot.

  44. 44.

    nellcote

    @David Koch:

    Fox doesn’t have any non-christian hosts.

    I beg to differ. Fox doesn’t appear to have any christian hosts if the videos are any indication.

  47. 47.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @lamh35: Oh my lord. Go now. Although, I watched a PBS thing on Harper Lee last night, and Andrew Young said he didn’t need to read it or see the movie: he had lived the experience. He wasn’t denigrating the book or the movie. He was simply saying that some of the lessons from either weren’t needed by certain people; they already knew.

  48. 48.

    JCJ

    @DougJ, Head of Infidelity:

    Not exactly sure what the I-4 corridor is, but if you mean an area rich in wingnuts it would be Waukesha County, the next county west of Milwaukee County. Jefferson, Washington and Walworth Counties are also laden with wingnuts. I live in Brookfield (in Waukesha County) and I am completely surrounded by these fools. My part of Waukesha County is represented by F James Sensenbrenner, a grade A shithead and the person who presented the impeachment case to the senate against Clinton, and I believe the southern part of the county is part of Paul Ryan’s district (at least I see signs for him in the southwest part of the county.) Jefferson County is where the Fitzgeralds (Walker’s henchmen in the state assembly) are from. Gnoot and Frothy were speaking to the Republican Party of Waukesha County last weekend at some horseshit thing about “faith and freedom,” whatever the hell that means.

  49. 49.

    Death Panel Truck

    @lamh35:

    Maybe it’s because he’s the youngest POTUS ever

    No. Obama was 47 when he took the oath of office. JFK was 46 when he died. Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest-ever POTUS at 42.

  50. 50.

    David Koch

    @Death Panel Truck: Let me put a twist on the stats.

    Yes, in absolute terms, TR was the youngest, but relative to the life expectancy, Obama is the youngest.

    In 1900, life expectancy in the US was 47. In fact, TR’s first wife died at age 22 from kidney disease. In 1960, life expectancy was 70. Today it is 79.

    So based on age relative to life expectancy, Obama is the youngest US President, just ahead of Clinton and JFK.

  51. 51.

    Comrade Carter

    I-4 is apparently I-94, that’s the freeway the runs around Milwaukee County.

    I am ‘outside’ because I’m about 1/2 a mile from Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa.

    It apparently, to them, defines Waukesha County, where the Republicans went when they left Wauwatosa.

  52. 52.

    Btom89

    I do have to give props to Erin Burnett, because she was offered a job at Fox Business channel and she turned it down flat. They even offered her a lot of money. That channel was a spinoff from Fox News and they tried to attract talent to it to bolster it as a reputable alternative. They didn’t really get any bites from anyone with credibility in the business. Of course, when your main channel attacks all other media as biased and by extension, the journalists involved with those outlets, you can’t really expect zero ambivalent feelings in return.

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