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A Fantastic Short: Spy vs Guy

Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 1:34:04 pm
Vimeo A retired Russian spy hunts down dangerous technology after it falls into unsuspecting hands. Go behind the scenes of Spy Vs Guy at: http://www.redgiant.com/videos/redgian ttv/item/371/ Spy vs Guy was made with the help of Red Giant BulletProof - a complete offload, prep, and delivery system for your footage. Signup now ...

Elvis Impersonator Cleared of All Ricin Charges

Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 6:25:47 pm
Who'd want to frame Elvis? Federal authorities dropped charges against Paul Kevin Curtis, who was arrested last week when he was suspected of sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and a Mississippi judge. The decision comes a day after authorities failed to find evidence of the poison ...

Updates: Ricin Letter Suspect Released on Bond; No Ricin Found in His Home or Car

Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 12:24:14 pm
Investigators in Mississippi were unable to find any evidence of ricin poison in the home or car of Elvis impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis, and today he was released on bond. Slate also has some interesting details on the ricin found in those letters: Investigators believe that the ricin in the letters ...

Sen. Roger Wicker Hired Ricin Letter Suspect as Elvis Impersonator

Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 1:04:45 pm
Paul Kevin Curtis, suspect in the ricin letter investigation, once worked for Sen. Roger Wicker as an Elvis impersonator. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said Thursday that he hired Paul Kevin Curtis to perform as Elvis at an engagement party. Curtis allegedly mailed poison-laced letters to the senator, the White House, a ...

Officials: Arrest Made in Ricin Letter Investigation

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:52:49 pm
CNN is reporting, and it's backed up by official sources on the record so you can believe it this time, that an arrest has been made in Tupelo, Mississippi in the ricin letter case. (CNN) -- An arrest has been made in connection with letters sent to President Barack Obama ...

Jon Stewart on Rand Paul's Embarrassing Howard University Fail

Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:41:12 pm
(If you can't see the MP4 video above, click below.) Comedy Central

GOP Rebranding Watch: Rand Paul Ducks Record on Civil Rights in Awkward Howard Speech

Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:57:49 am
As part of their much-heralded rebranding effort, the Republican Party bigwigs apparently thought it would be a great idea to send a Congressman to speak at historically black school Howard University. Who did they choose for this important task? Which representative did they think would be the best to express their ...

Quack Right Wing "Researcher:" Gay People More Likely to Have Sex With Animals

Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 6:10:04 pm
Here they go with the animal-fucking again. The wingnut imagination is obsessed with bestiality for some weird reason, and quack "researcher" Paul Cameron of the rabidly anti-gay Family Research Institute (who was tossed out of the American Psychological Association for faking and misrepresenting his work) told the National Press Club ...

National Review on Creationist Caveman Paul Broun: "Quirky and Colorful"

Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 10:39:36 am
At the National Review today, we find a brainless fluff piece about one of the most deranged Republicans in Congress: Can Paul Broun Win? Author Betsy Woodruff admires Paul Broun's "quirkiness and candor," and his penchant for saying "colorful" things like this: [Item List] That wacky, irrepressible caveman has a direct line ...

Breitbart.com's Epic Fail of the Day: The Fake Story That Paul Krugman Filed for Bankruptcy

Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:32:08 pm
Seems like it was only yesterday that Breitbart editor John "Murder the Liberal Teachers" Nolte posted a lengthy gloat about the Washington Post falling for a satirical story at The Daily Currant, slamming author Suzi Parker for not recognizing a parody and ending with this memorable sentence: "[Palin] drives members ...

Atoms for Peace: 'Ingenue'

Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 9:22:16 pm
Label: XL Recordings Dancers: Thom Yorke and Fukiko Takase Director: Garth Jennings Choreographer: Wayne McGregor Production Company: STK Films Producer: Helen Power Director of Photography: Nick Wood Editor: Dominic Leung @ Trim Focus: Karl Hui Gaffer: Paul Allen Make up: Carol Hart With thanks to Trinity Laban, Norton & Sons, and Grenson P & C Unsubstainabubble Ltd 2013

Stephen Colbert on Rand Paul's Filibuster Conspiracy Theories

Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:29:57 pm

John McCain Accurately Describes Rand Paul and Ted Cruz: "Wacko Birds"

Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 1:49:59 pm
John McCain is not wrong this time: McCain Calls Paul, Cruz, Amash 'Wacko Birds'. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is continuing to criticize his fellow Republicans for their filibuster of incoming CIA Director John O. Brennan over drone policy. In an interview with the Huffington Post, McCain referred to Sen. Rand ...

Eric Holder Responds to Rand Paul's 13-Hour Rant With One Word: "No"

Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 11:41:47 am
Attorney General Eric Holder has responded to Sen. Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster filled with paranoid conspiracy theories about drones killing American citizens on US soil, with a single word. Dear Senator Paul: It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: "Does the President have the ...

The New Hero of the Right: Rand Paul

Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:45:18 am
Pseudo-libertarian kook Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster yesterday to block the confirmation of John Brennan as CIA director was so confused and senseless, even John "Get Off My Lawn" McCain was fed up. And Lindsey "Benghazi" Graham now says Paul's filibuster has convinced him to vote to approve Brennan. "Calm down, ...

Rand Paul on Glenn Beck Show: "Something Really Depraved Is Rising in the Country"

Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 7:58:25 pm
“I think that our country needs a spiritual cleansing. I really think we need a revival in this country — and I do need your prayers and I do need the strength to go on with this, because this isn’t always easy. [...] I think our country’s problems are deeper than ...

Paul Ryan: Obama's Tricking Republicans Into Playing the Villain

Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 10:41:10 am
Empty-eyed granny-starver Paul Ryan is warning Republicans to watch out for that black man in the White House -- he's devious. He's making Republicans say horrible disgusting things, and they're falling into his tricksy trap: Rep. Ryan: Republicans Can't Play the 'Villain' in Obama's 'Morality Play'. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) ...

Your Right Wing Hack Moment of the Day

Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 5:57:18 pm
Possibly the most laughable right wing reaction to the Benghazi hearings comes from the Washington Post's conservative figurehead, Jennifer Rubin, whose eyes popped right out of her head when Rand Paul took the microphone. There was also this eye-popping moment in which Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) showed why he is ...

Video: Hillary Clinton Erupts at Ron Johnson Over Benghazi Fake Scandal

Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 9:45:48 am
Here we see Hillary Clinton reaching the limit of her patience with the idiotic right wing talking points parroted by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. It's been fascinating to watch one Republican after another mindlessly repeating the Fox News line, revealing the base deception that lies at the heart of their ...

Republican Hypocrisy Inaction Watch

Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 4:53:54 pm
Oct. 29, 2012: Flooded streets caused by Hurricane Sandy at the corner of Brigham St. and Emmons Ave. in Brooklyn NY, US. (Anton Oparin / Shutterstock.com) The Republican Party owns this mess and more specifically the House of Representatives Republicans, up to and including Speaker John Boehner. They have had weeks ...

Boehner Reelected as Speaker by Bare Majority

Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:38:21 am
Speaker of the House John Boehner was reelected to that position today, but just barely: Boehner Reelected as Speaker; Nine Republicans Defect in Vote. Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) was reelected Speaker of the House on Thursday after a week of rumors of a possible GOP revolt.  Boehner won a bare majority ...

Gun Control: Don't Fall for the 'Mental Health' Diversion

Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 11:27:06 am
Take a look around the right wing blogs and news sites, and watch Fox News, and you may notice that there are suddenly a lot of conservatives arguing that the real problem that leads to gun violence is mental illness -- and that the solution is "better mental health care." While ...

Paul Ryan: I Didn't Lose on the Issues, I Lost Because of Black People

Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 9:44:21 am
Paul Ryan is showing just how deep Republican introspection will go after their huge loss; he now says he didn't lose because of the issues, but because too many black people got to vote. In his first interview since losing the election, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) wouldn't admit that voters ...

Adviser: Romney Was 'Shellshocked'

Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 6:32:50 pm
Details are now leaking out about what it was like in the final hours of the Romney campaign: Adviser: Romney 'Shellshocked' by Loss. Romney was stoic as he talked to the president, an aide said, but his wife Ann cried. Running mate Paul Ryan seemed genuinely shocked, the adviser said. ...

Paul Ryan Doesn't Understand Obama's "Horses and Bayonets" Jibe

Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:00:45 pm
Whenever I see an experienced politician like Paul Ryan say something this absurdly stupid, I wonder: is he really so dumb that he honestly doesn't understand Obama's very simple point in bringing up horses and bayonets as examples of outdated military technology -- or is he really that horrifyingly cynical, ...

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