progressive politics and regressive entertainment. like peanut and butter.
August 31, 2012 4 Comments
RACHEL MADDOW: That was the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen at a political convention in my entire life.
And in case you missed the original, ThinkProgress compiled a highlight reel…
August 31, 2012 5 Comments
THE DAILY SHOW: A party too patriotic for facts. A candidate too successful for taxes. A city where flip-flops are evening wear. From Tampa, Florida, this is the Republican National Convention: the Road to Jeb Bush 2016.
August 30, 2012 2 Comments
Women and Children Worst
Dad always goes in line first because he doesn’t want to wait for all the grandchildren because it takes forever. Parents are cutting their meat and serving everything up and he’s usually finished by the time the rest of us sit down.
Mitt’s tax breaks for the rich that we
Have felt unfair, we now can see
As compliments remarkably.
By offering his leavings, he
Is treating us like family.
The Romney Family addresses supporters (Photo credit: Talk Radio News Service)
August 29, 2012 1 Comment
The creator of Modern Family, Steve Levitan, replies to Ann Romney’s announcement that the show is her favorite…
Thrilled Ann Romney says ModFam is her favorite show. We'll offer her the role of officiant at Mitch & Cam's wedding. As soon as it's legal.—
Steve Levitan (@SteveLevitan) August 28, 2012
August 29, 2012 Leave a comment
When is the GOP going to realize that their attempts to show they get it are only making things worse?
The Only Difference is the Victim’s Consent
I lived something similar to [rape] with my own family. … Uh, having a baby out of wedlock.
–Senate candidate Tom Smith to the Associated Press
To this rape-child debate I can bring
Real experience. We know the sting
Of this stuff. Man it sucks!
I can cut to the crux
Of what rape is: it’s sex with no ring.
The red “GOP” logo used by the party for its website (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
August 28, 2012 1 Comment
I discovered the Obama Campaign’s website RomneyEconomics via the following video…
The website is pretty good — concise, factual, and sharp-edged…
Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts promising more jobs, less debt, and smaller government. Here’s what Massachusetts got instead:
- Jobs: 47th out of 50 states in job creation
- Taxes and fees: Increased by $750 million per year
- Long-term debt: Increased more than $2.6 billion
- Outsourcing: State jobs outsourced overseas
- Manufacturing: Jobs declined at twice the national rate
Romney Economics didn’t work then, and won’t work now.
Perhaps Mitt Romney really is the current standard bearer for Reaganomics?
August 28, 2012 6 Comments
Tone Deaf
Our demographics are changing and we have to change not necessarily our core beliefs, but how we — the tone of our message and the message and the intensity of it, for sure.
“Well, our tone has impaired us immensely.
We’ll do fine if we phrase things less densely.
. All the poor will shrug, ‘So?’
. As their voting rights go;
. And they’ll let us deny
. Any change to cli-
. Mate; the middle-class will
. Gladly shoulder the bill
. As we rapidly switch
. Tax to them from the rich;
. And raped ladies won’t mind
. Bearing kids,” Jeb opined,
“If we speak of these things less intensely.”
August 27, 2012 1 Comment
I’m excited about the release of comedian Mike Birbiglia’s film, Sleepwalk With Me. Like many people, I first came across Birbiglia’s easygoing charm in an August 2008 This American Life episode entitled Fear of Sleep. This American Life included Birbiglia’s tale of a sleep disorder and the havoc it created on his personal life. The story came from his one-man show, which also formed the basis for the movie.
I feel fortunate that Sleepwalk With Me is opening on August 31 at the Aquarius in Palo Alto. Ira Glass co-wrote the script and This American Life is asking its fans to make sure the film has as wide a distribution as possible. It has a 6.5 rating right now on IMDB, which isn’t great for an independent flick, but I like the people involved enough to make sure and give it a go. As you can see from the trailer, there’s even a part in it for Marc Maron!
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August 27, 2012 Leave a comment
ThinkProgress has a short post up which includes this graphic from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, demonstrating how allowing the Bush tax cut for the wealthy to expire would save nearly a trillion dollars over the next ten years.
I would like to point out that this is a slightly conservative option. A centrist option would aim to recover the revenue that we lost from having these tax cuts in the first place. A progressive option would aim to recover the lost revenue and then cut the deficit even further through additional tax hikes on those who can afford it.
As is usually the case, the progressive option would be the most fiscally responsible, but the children in the beltway would rather clap their hands harder so that one day Reaganomics will work.
August 26, 2012 Leave a comment
God has already expressed his displeasure with Mitt Romney, perhaps because Mittens is gearing up to break at least the “Hey, lay off the lying, you Etch-a-Sketch bastard” commandment. (That’s number nine, right? I think it’s number nine.) The anti-Romney campaign is doing God’s work, with a sense of style and humor.
August 26, 2012 Leave a comment
Last Thursday’s Louie returned to its standup roots at the start, opening with Louie performing at the Comedy Cellar.
LOUIE: I, uh, I actually, I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping – as we all should.
Some semi-spoilerish reactions after the jump…
