James Dobson: WWJF?
By Kay Steiger - Nov 20th, 2008 at 4:39 pmThis is a pretty funny video making fun of the fact that Focus on the Family is laying off 200 employees after sinking $500,000 into…
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Focus on the Family Lays Off Employees
By Kay Steiger - Nov 19th, 2008 at 3:23 pmIt seems that James Dobson’s organization, Focus on the Family, is laying off more than 200 people–about 20 percent of the organization–after the organization sank…
Why Can’t Conservatives Be Serious About Education?
By Matt Zeitlin - Nov 19th, 2008 at 2:31 pmThe California State University system, which serves 460,000 students and is the backbone of California’s legendary public universities, is, for the first time ever, going…
Silver/Ziegler
By Dylan Matthews - Nov 19th, 2008 at 2:07 pmYes, the How Obama Got Elected site that Russell linked to yesterday is weapons-grade stupid, but it also led to funniest interview I’ve read in…
The Rewrite: Camille Paglia
By Randolph Brickey - Nov 19th, 2008 at 12:13 pm(Friend of the blog Randolph Brickey has offered to rewrite Camille Paglia’s latest column, boiling it down to its essential Pagliatude. It’s recommended that you…
Replace Bill Kristol With Someone Reasonable
By Daniel Strauss - Nov 19th, 2008 at 10:25 amOh please let it happen, please let Bill Kristol’s contract expire soon. Word is that’s what’s going to happen. But wait! There’s more! Kristol’s column…
Ingrates*
By Jamelle Bouie - Nov 19th, 2008 at 9:31 amCallous:
insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.
Asshole:
a stupid, mean, or contemptible person.
Ladies and gentlemen, Andy…
Idiocracy
By L. Russell Allen - Nov 18th, 2008 at 5:19 pmAfter deep introspection and soul searching, some of the torch bearers of the right have finally realized how Barack Obama won the presidency.
“Lots and…
What Made National Review So Crappy?
By Jesse Singal - Nov 18th, 2008 at 10:35 amI’m a bit confused by The New York Times‘ article on National Review, which opens thusly:
In a span of 252 days, the National Review…
Why Would Anyone Dislike Sarah Palin?
By Jesse Singal - Nov 17th, 2008 at 11:59 amJeff Jacoby on Sarah Palin:
After witnessing the poise, energy, and panache with which John McCain’s 44-year-old running mate handled herself on the national stage,…
Are “Closet Progressives” Obscuring the Fact That Americans Are Center-left?
By Jesse Singal - Nov 13th, 2008 at 6:25 pmVia Feministe, Robert Borosage of The Campaign for America’ Future argues that the United States is, in fact, a center-left nation:
Sure, this is a…
No, Marriage Doesn’t Have an “Ageless Meaning”
By Jesse Singal - Nov 13th, 2008 at 4:39 pmThe Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby on Prop 8:
If black voters overwhelmingly reject the claim that marriage amendments like Proposition 8 are nothing more than…
Make it Stop
By Matt Zeitlin - Nov 13th, 2008 at 2:28 pmJoe the Plumber has a website now. Does John McCain get a cut from all the earnings this incredibly average, slightly annoying guy gets from…
Neoconservatives Prepare to Re-enter Cryogenic Sleep
By Jesse Singal - Nov 6th, 2008 at 5:34 pmThinkProgress reports that Bill Kristol wants to make sure displaced neoconservatives have a warm, comfy home during the potentially barren years ahead: a sequel, of…
Talk About Being a Sore Loser!
By Jesse Singal - Nov 6th, 2008 at 1:34 pmAFP:
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama has not even been sworn in yet as the 44th president of the United States but groups are springing…
