The HuffPost Sellout Is Almost Complete

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Monday August 26, 2013 · 1:20 PM PDT

2013/08/26 · 13:20

I'm not talking baout Arianna Huffington's selling Huffpost to AOL, I'm talking about AOL's selling out everything we thought HuffPost was about. In addition to the new comment disclaimer: "Due to the potentially sensitive nature of this article, your comment may take longer to appear publicly" - appearing just beneath an 85 image slide show of Miley Cyrus one step short of buck naked - or the new ban on anonymous comments (because the threat to a free exchange of ideas from anonymous comments is much graver than the the intimidation of identified users), we now have this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

You better be nice, you better not try to say anything anonymously, and, by the way, here's an insulting image of the President of the United States we like to amuse ourselves with. Your friends at AOL.

Two Words Scare The Sh*t Out Of Boehner

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Thursday December 22, 2011 · 3:13 PM PST

2011/12/22 · 15:13

Nope, it's not "President Obama." It's not "Speaker Pelosi.' Heck, it's not even "Speaker Cantor." The scariest two words in the English language to John Boehner are "I Object." Pretty innocuous, no? Not if you're Speaker Boehner. If he hears those two wonderful words when he asks for Unanimous Consent to accept the Senate's payroll tax extension, he may start sobbing again.

If there's some Democrat out there with the guts to call out the Republicans, he or she will object to the motion. By objecting, Boehner will be forced to convene a full session to consider the bill, and every Republican will have to vote aye or nay ON THE RECORD. Every Tea Bagger will be forced to choose between voting with Obama or voting for a tax increase. Every Republican right winger will have to choose between tanking the economy for political ends or voting for a middle class tax break.

Start emailing and tweeting your congressman right now, because if just a single Democrat has a backbone, we can find out just have craven and disgusting many (most?) of these Republicans truly are.

Weighing-In on Christie's Girth

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Monday October 03, 2011 · 2:17 PM PDT

2011/10/03 · 14:17

Yeah, that's a lame headline, but I gotta hook you, don't I? Better news is that this is short, and to the point.

Is it fair to consider Chris Christie's weight/girth/fat when assessing his qualities as a possible presidential candidate? Normally, my answer is, "Hell no." Just as I like to think I can look past someone's weight when considering them in other roles, I like to think I can do the same here. But in this specific case, I have to say, Chris Christie's weight matters.

Why does it matter to me? One episode in his brief gubernatorial career explains why: The helicopter ride. Lost in the bourgeoisie entitlement of Christie's using a State Police helicopter to take him to his son's ball game is the car ride that followed. After swooping over the diamond and landing next to the field, Mr Christie then boarded a state sedan for the 100 yard ride to the ball game. That's right, he couldn't/wouldn't risk walking 100 yards.

This tells me Christie's weight disqualifies him as serious presidential timber. Either he is too obese and unhealthy to walk a mere 100 yards, or he is simply too lazy (hence, fat) to walk the 300 feet.

Either way, that means he's too fat to handle the job of President of The United States.

Crooked Timber's Crooked Ethos

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Tuesday July 19, 2011 · 8:26 PM PDT

2011/07/19 · 20:26

I got blocked today by Crooked Timber, one of the leading Academic/PoliticalPoliSci blogs on the Internet. Yup, I got blocked by a bastion of "academic freedom," better known for compelling discussions about neo-liberalism, modern day Marxism, and the quality of book reviews in The Financial Times. It also seems to be the place for a select group of academicians to flame and bait their rivals.

My crime, as nearly as I can figure, is that I said something uncomplimentary about Aaron Swarz, "a good friend, as well as an active member of the Crooked Timber community." Oh, a "good friend" who has been charged by the US Attorney for breaking into an MIT wiring closet and making alterations to their network in order to hijack the bandwidth for a massive transfer of data, causing disruption of service to MIT and academics around the world.

So these guys are promoting an online petition (we all know how effective those are) to "Free Aaron," supposedly an embattled fighter for free(r) access to information, whilst I am shut down for calling him a criminal (ahem, alleged criminal).

Well, maybe not for calling him a criminal, per se...

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Friday July 15, 2011 · 1:23 PM PDT

2011/07/15 · 13:23

Whether he means it, or it's just an act, Bill Maher's jokes about possibly getting laid by Ann Coulter aren't worth giving her his valuable air time. And really Bill, it's not attractive to see you flirt with such a horrible shrew. It's as revolting as watching Hannity drool over Sarah Palin.

Bill Maher's commitment to allowing as many points of view possible a voice on his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher, is admirable. Most weeks Maher includes at least one Republican FemBot on his panel to regurgitate the right wing talking points memorized from Grover Norquist emails. But when he continues to invite a person as base, despicable, and vicious as Ann Coulter, it's time he re-examined his standards.

His July 8, 2011 show is a prime example. In the 26 or so minutes of the show with the main panel, Coulter proffered no less than a dozen BIG lies. 12 unapologetic, intentional, calculated lies. 12 easily refuted, indefensible lies. Lies designed to misinform, mislead, demean, diminish, and belittle people she doesn't like. Lies she whores for right wing speaking fees, Fox News blood money, and book profits (which isn't actually working - her latest book is a pathetic 83 on Amazon).

Think that's partisan hyperbole? I'll itemize them for you...

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Friday July 08, 2011 · 12:00 AM PDT

2011/07/08 · 00:00

A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. (Woo hoo hoo?)

If Joe Biden wants to make his mark on history, now is the time. He can be considered the most valiant man to ever hold the office of Vice President. He can be the guy they talk about in junior high history class as the man who put his legacy on the line for the American people. Heck, he could even be known as the 45th President of the United States of America. But to do it he has to save Social Security and Medicare from the avaricious Republican Guard® and inept fumblings of his boss.

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Thursday April 14, 2011 · 3:02 PM PDT

2011/04/14 · 15:02

Ever wonder just how inept, naive, or just downright dumb the Congressional Democrats are? You got a definitive answer to that today with the House budget vote. Given the chance to cripple the Republican propaganda machine, to decapitate Republican leadership, and to send a message that Republican thuggery is dead, Pelosi and her party did... nothing.

Worse than just rolling over like they usually do - this time they actually HELPED the Republicans. They could have let the Republican Party commit fratricide and fall apart. But the Dems are just TOO STUPID.

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Wednesday March 09, 2011 · 5:21 PM PST

2011/03/09 · 17:21

IT'S A TRAP!!! Stay in Illinois!

The Republicans BROKE THE LAW with this latest attempt to destroy workers' rights, and it won't stand in court. BUT, if you show up at the capital tomorrow the Republican thugs will have their quorum, and reintroduce the bill with you present, and THEY'LL PASS THE ACTUAL BILL. Wait until you get a court ruling on this "bill" before you return home.

Don't let them do it! Stay in Illinois until the bill is officially and irrevocably changed or revoked. Don't be a PATSY for these political muggers. Stay strong, stay smart, stay savvy, stay out of Wisconsin.

We ALL appreciate your sacrifices.

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Is it a trap?

580 votes Vote Now!

Is it a trap?

YES! Don't be fools - stay out!

517 votes

No, we can trust Wisconsin Republicans

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It doesn't matter, the committee meeting was legal

55 votes

Nancy Pelosi: Large and In Charge??

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Wednesday December 15, 2010 · 7:54 PM PST

2010/12/15 · 19:54

In all the perversities of Washington gamesmanship, one seems to finally be falling the Democrats' way. But will they actually be savvy, smart, and tough enough to use it? The Democrats have lived up to their end of the bargain on taxes, but this is the only opportunity to prevent the Republicans from reneging on their part of the deal.

The horrible Obama tax cut (it's no longer the Bush tax cut, that ends on Jan 1) has handed the House, the Democrats, and Nancy Pelosi a singular opportunity to to get important work done. If the Republicans want their precious tax cut, including their odious "Tax Break For The Dead," they can sit and rot until the Senate addresses the other important bills now pending.

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Friday November 05, 2010 · 2:54 PM PDT

2010/11/05 · 14:54

Like most readers on DKos, I'm unhappy with the way MSNBC is treating Keith Olbermann. Maybe not as unhappy as many, but still unhappy. (BTW, is there anyone out there who still thinks Politico is a non-partisan news source?) What I'm most unhappy about is the "Indefinite suspension without pay" declaration. That's completely unnecessary and appears only intended to embarrass Mr Olbermann. The proper announcement was a simple "off the air until we complete our investigation," and leave it at that. Anyway...

I've seen urgings to call NBC Universal to complain, but that lacks the impact it once had (you'll probably end up forwarded to a call center in Malaysia or sent into an automated attendant). Advertisers are now sophisticated enough to know the difference between a narrow pressure group and a true public relations disaster. Mail is too slow, and email will just be sent into a reject pile and never bee seen again. Except...

I call it: the "email bomb..."

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Friday August 27, 2010 · 2:07 PM PDT

2010/08/27 · 14:07

Like every decent human being, I have been disgusted and nauseated by Glen Beck's Crying Circus coming to Washington this weekend in a blatant display of disrespect for one of the greatest moments in our nation's history. To hijack this date, this site, and this great man is utter contempt for America, for Dr. King, and for centuries of struggle. It is also the worst kind of conceit and hubris I have ever - EVER - witnessed in my half century of living. My frustrations are overwhelming. While it's probably too late to do much about it, I have come up with a modest idea.

ImaJoeBob

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Wednesday June 09, 2010 · 5:50 PM PDT

2010/06/09 · 17:50

Bill Clinton finally got to screw the SEIU for endorsing Barack Obama in 2008.

Yesterday's Arkansas primary wasn't as much a victory for Blanche Lincoln than it was payback for the Clintons. Despite the Clintons' virtually identical positions as Obama's on Healthcare, Financial Reform, and Climate Change, Blanche Lincoln did everything she could over the last 18 months to obstruct, dilute, or defeat everything the Democratic leadership and Barack Obama proposed. She was instrumental in killing the Public Option; she continues to oppose Employee Free Choice; she tried to block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. In other words, on key issues important to most Democratic voters, she sided with Republicans and big business.

So what did she get for screwing her constituents, her party, her president?

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The HuffPost Sellout Is Almost Complete

Two Words Scare The Sh*t Out Of Boehner

Weighing-In on Christie's Girth

Crooked Timber's Crooked Ethos

Bill Maher: Think with your big head & lose Coulter

Where Have You Gone, Joe Biden?

Stupid is as Democrats Does

WI Senate Dems: STAY AWAY!!!

Nancy Pelosi: Large and In Charge??

Olbermann "email bomb"

Can a Dream defeat fear and loathing in DC?

Bill Clinton's Big FU to SEIU