2009 Flashback VIDEO: Countdown with Keith Olbermann - The Nexus of Politics...
What would we ever do without Keith Olbermann to connect the visual dots for us? This was from a 2009 broadcast, one that I thought was appropriate right about now. I watched today's heart wrenching...
View Article"Time to leave 9/11 behind"
Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, via Mark Karlin (with permission): 9-11 was indeed a devastating loss of personal life. Those who died were mostly US citizens, but included people of all...
View ArticleVIDEO- Martin Sheen joins Medicare fight: "In OUR America, cynics & fear...
When President Bartlet speaks, people listen: DCCCVideo2012: Help us reach 1 million signatures telling Republican that ending the Medicare guarantee for seniors to pay for tax breaks for special...
View ArticleWas a staffer for GOP Rep. Thad McCotter behind a anti-liberal, Breitbart...
Who is Saul Alinsky? Saul Alinsky campaigned to clean up the slums in Chicago and fought segregation and abuses by banks. Back in the early '80s, Barack Obama was trained by *gasp!* an Alinsky-style...
View ArticleForget the Scary Headlines: Social Security Has More Than a $2.7 Trillion...
Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, via my buddy Mark Karlin: Get ready for the pro-Paul Ryan austerity headlines that will predict an imminent demise of Social Security. On April 23, the Social...
View ArticleLet’s Move Beyond the Fear-Mongering and Power Struggles Over Immigration
Welcome back to the newest guest contributor to TPC, Kathleen Schafer: Let’s Move Beyond the Fear-Mongering and Power Struggles Over Immigration This week immigration moves back into the national...
View ArticleVIDEO: Defining birtherism in 45 seconds
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Anthea Butler nails much of what's behind all that birthersim in a most concise 45 seconds, including this: President Obama...
View ArticleVIDEO: Why Would Anyone Proudly Call Themselves a Conservative?
Leave it to Thom: "Conservatives are yelling "stop" when it comes to marriage equality. They're yelling "stop" when it comes to climate change legislation. They're yelling "stop" when it comes to...
View ArticleFreshman Republican: House GOP "angry... incapable of governing... defer to...
John Dean speaks the truth, just as this Republican did, as you'll see below: Welcome to another edition of "Republicans Eating Their Own" courtesy of The Hill: Freshman Republican Rep. Richard Hanna...
View ArticlePowerful VIDEO: "It's not a dog whistle. We can HEAR you. And we're calling...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The words "powerful" and "effective" don't do this short segment by Melissa Harris Perry justice. "This may be practical...
View ArticleVIDEO: GOP fear factor kicked into higher gear on... November 6, 2012
Via TPM. President Obama was re-elected on November 6, 2012, which is exactly when this video was released. The Heritage Foundation has lost its collective mind. And by mind I mean empty space between...
View ArticleVIDEO-- Peggy Noonan: "People are buying guns like crazy now. Not because...
Via Watch More News Videos at ABC | Technology News | Celebrity News Good grief, speaking of "nutty," can Peggy Noonan sound any more sanctimonious? Her level of "concern" and condescension is only...
View ArticleVIDEO-- Democratic Ga. Mayor Kasim Reed: "Both President Bush and President...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Democratic Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, Kasim Reed, who needs to check his facts: "Both President Bush and President Obama...
View ArticleVideo- Bill Cunningham Revives "Hussein" Fixation, Says Obama's "Middle Name...
Via. The post Video- Bill Cunningham Revives "Hussein" Fixation, Says Obama's "Middle Name Is A Clue" For His Stance On Terrorism appeared first on The Political Carnival.
View Article"Modern conservatism has relied on white resentment for political power and...
Another Los Angeles Times letter to the editor, because our voices matter: Re "Rand Paul's paleo pal," Opinion, July 16 According to Jonah Goldberg, Jack Hunter — the aide to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)...
View ArticleVIDEO: "They should start tying a bell around these [GOP fringe] guys so we...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rachel Maddow did a great job highlighting the fringiest of the conservative fringe. Here are excerpts of her segment...
View ArticleCory Booker, On Our Radar, Don't Have Gaydar, And Why Should I Caredar?
For the past few years I'd heard the name, Cory Booker, but being based in LA I wasn't exposed to very much coverage of the man. What I had heard about him, his mayoral position in New Jersey and the...
View ArticleNot from the Onion: "Screw gun grabbers, grab this beauty now! Free rifle...
An ultra-conservative website called Independent Living News has a Very Special Offer for gun fondlers, so if you fit that description, Hurry! Act now, before it's too late! This is a limited time...
View ArticleVIDEO: Creepy Uncle Sam Anti- #ObamacareGuy is ba-ack
Okay, first things first. "Chad"? Chad?? Really? They're trying to appeal to young consumers by naming the star of their totes adorbs little cinematic effort after... a TV star from the 1970s? How...
View Article"Suspending #Obamacare penalties is tantamount to delaying the mandate"
All day, I've been watching, hearing, and reading news reports like this one: More Senate Dems call for Obamacare enrollment extension and lifting the penalty for those who are uninsured. Well,...
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