February 2012
34 posts
“The Democratic Party owes a sincere apology to George Bush, Dick Cheney and...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)
well said, fuck the hypocrisy, end this bullshit.
though, I can’t help but think this, this, and this top link which oddly no longer works.!. — carlbgood
“Thus the Obama administration, using the same 9/11 pretext as George Bush for...”
– No, Drones are Never OK! (via azspot)
this president has done a lot things right, but this shit ain’t one of em. this is fucked up, it’s outrageous. hilarious part, his political opponents are mum on the subject.
gay rights: no fucking way. (republican originated) bail-outs that...
“a terrorist is someone who has a bomb but doesn’t have an air force.”
– killinghope.org
“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making...”
– Max Planck (via azspot)
man this strikes a chord. bigots, control freaks, homophobes, reefer madness—what do you think the youngest member of the republican party is.. 67? 68?? it won’t be long.
U.S. drones targeting rescuers and mourners →
The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan has killed dozens of civilians who had gone to help rescue victims or were attending funerals, an investigation by the Bureau for the Sunday Times has revealed.
The findings are published just days after President Obama claimed that the drone campaign in Pakistan was a “targeted, focused effort” that “has not caused a huge number of civilian casualties”… .
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Congressman Hurt To Discover Lobbyist Not Really... →
the Onion.
face in hands - “God, I’m such an idiot!” hilarious.
Must the Rich be Lured into Investing? Who are the... →
1) Supply Side assumes that the rich have a zillion other uses for their cash and thus have to be lured into investing it! Now ponder that nonsense statement. Roll it around and try to imagine it making a scintilla of sense! Try actually asking a very rich person. Once you have a few mansions and their contents and cars and boats and such, actually spending it all holds little attraction....
“US multinational corporations cut domestic employment by 2.9 million during the...”
– Thomas Edsall (via azspot)
“free-markets” / “job creators” / “trickle-down economics” / “horseshit” —cbg
On this day in history:
a balanced budget??? well that sounds awfully responsible of you.
BILL CLINTON, GREATEST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF ALL TIME!! wait… —cbg
rod42:
1998 - U.S. President Clinton introduced the first balanced budget in 30 years.
Hmmmmmm….a balanced budget, what’s that?
“What Jesus was about was starting a revolution. He called this revolution, ” the...”
– Greg Boyd (via azspot)
who the fuck is this guy?? sounds like a fuggin tehr-rist to me, some commie-socialist obama-lovin extreeemist. and why does he keep mentioning jesus, I thought those sandy pants loved moo-hom-med.
oh, he’s a white american theologian? an evangelical pastor who...
January 2012
47 posts
“[T]he ongoing slump in Britain is now longer and deeper than the slump in the...”
– Paul Krugman, “The Greater Depression.”
See Krugman’s “Austerity Memories” for another good (and very short) comment on the failure of austerity measures in Britain.
(via ryking)
we have a century’s worth of depressions, recessions, and national responses from which to glean possible...
The SEC Mulls An Investigation Calls Grow For John... →
ryking:
John Boehner is heavily invested in Canadian oil companies which stand to profit handsomely if the Keystone XL pipeline were built.
oh noes… an unethical politician— unheard of. and a republican? never have I ever..
we need ALL THE REPUBLICANS to fuck ALL THE PLANETS!!! MORE REPUBLICANS, PLEASE!!!
—carlbgood
“It’s long past time to rip those blindfolds off of the Lady Justice statues....”
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)
“Last [September], Ron Paul was on The Daily Show, and under the gentlest of...”
– Ron Paul, Crazy Person (via ryking)
in a nutshell. - cbg
Cash From Marijuana Fuels Mexico's Drug War →
NPR (jason beaubien)
“Marijuana and cocaine are the two largest sources of revenue for the cartels, generating billions of dollars in illicit profits each year. But some analysts say marijuana may be the cartels’ greatest source of cash in part because the Mexican gangs control the production, trafficking and distribution of the drug.”
1/2. I’d imagine it’d hurt a...
“There was a study recently in which thirty of the largest companies in the...”
– Elizabeth Warren on the Daily Show tonight (via kateoplis)
how’s this possible?? how’s it possible that companies so burderned by taxation could actually outspend their tax bill in lobbying.
because they make so much fucking money off the government teet they could have a tax rate...
