I gotta be honest, Colbert sometimes gets too into character, but this one nails wingnut nitwit Beck better than anyone else did this year.
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Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt
Bob Cesca: Republican Hypocrisy on Terrorism Reaches New Levels of Awful
Needless to say, Cheney is well-qualified to take an authoritative posture when it comes to terrorism. After all, he and his little buddy “kept us safe” from terrorist attacks for eight years, right? Other than the worst terrorist attack in American history, of course, along with the Anthrax Attacks, the Beltway Snipers, the thousands of terrorist attacks on our contractors and soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the attacks on our allies in London and Madrid, Cheney did a fine job keeping us safe…. Good job, Mr. Cheney!
Thanks again for telling it like it is Bob!
In the aftermath of the successful and terrible 9/11 attacks, Bush’s approval ratings shot up to 90 percent. Democrats and Republicans rallied around the president in defiance against violent religious extremism. Meanwhile, President Obama has just presided over a failed terrorist attack in which a Qaeda-doof botched a crotch rocket — the airplane landed on time and there were minimal injuries. The hijacker is still alive and is talking like Chatty Cathy doll. Yet President Obama is somehow targeted by the right as an utter failure because of it. Now imagine if there had been an attack even close to the scope of the 9/11 hijackings.
In other words, preside over the biggest terrorist attack in American history and it’s an EPIC WIN for President Bush. Preside over a failed attack and it’s an EPIC FAIL for President Obama.
Fox And Friends To Obama: Quit It With Your Big Words Like ‘Allegedly’ (VIDEO) | TPM LiveWire
You know, if FAUXNews was some operation out of some small town on the Plains, you’d feel bad for them saying stupid shit like this. Instead, one of our biggest media companies has a problem with him because he speaks actual English instead of the Hooked-on-Phonics crap they trade in.
Seriously, how freaking stupid can Republicans be? First they spend millions and decades on trying to force everyone (except Southerners) to speak English. Now that we finally have a president again who can speak it, they don’t understand what he’s saying.
Morons.
Political Irony › Occasionally Leno is Funny
“The wife of Al Qaeda’s second in command is now calling on women to become suicide bombers. To qualify, they must be able to push a car loaded with explosives, because, as you know, women aren’t allowed to drive over there.”
– Jay Leno
Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog! Go!: Very Serious Question
If we had to remove our shoes after the (failed) Shoe Bomber attack, and we had to start chucking our bottled liquids following the (failed) liquid explosives attack, what will we have to remove and chuck following the (failed) Underpants Bomber attack?
Political Irony › Republicans have some explaining to do
A roundup of the screwups and lies of the GOP that directly led to a rich man’s kid trying to blow up an airplane.
What’s Inside Kiwi Shoe Polish? Smells Like Gas, Tastes Like Gum | Magazine
If love these features by Wired. This month’s “What’s Inside?” covers shoe polish.
GOP: Party First
Arlen Specter tells us what we already know: that the GOP is so determined to not let President Obama succeed that they are willing to screw over (and in the case of health care reform – kill) American citizens just to score talking points.
The truth about airplane security measures. – By Christopher Hitchens – Slate Magazine
I think Hitchens overdoes it in his hatred of religion (not that he’s necessarily wrong on some points, but I digress) though he hits it on the head in this article about the collective stupidity called “airline security”.
Winners and losers of the decade: Washington edition | David Rothkopf
Now here’s your (mostly) political wrap-up of the decade. It is pretty depressing to read; yeah, even some of the “good” stuff.