Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:27:48 am
Mitt Romney has learned the lesson of the Big Lie -- how to simply state things that are not true, with authority: Romney: I 'Did Not Speak About' Palestinian Culture. CBS News) Under fire from Palestinian leaders for recent comments suggesting that Israel's economic success is borne out of its ...

Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 1:47:20 pm
Speaking of dumb propaganda (we were, weren't we?), there's a hilarious post by Joel Pollak at Breitbart.com, desperately trying to spin Mitt Romney's references to "culture" in his Jerusalem fundraiser speech. The screaming all caps headline: HOW AP, NPR LIED ABOUT ROMNEY 'JEWISH DONORS' SPEECH, USING PALESTINIAN PROPAGANDA The "vicious lie" Pollak ...

Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 10:03:09 am
All Mitt Romney had to do in Israel to avoid another embarrassment was to just praise his hosts and refrain from disparaging remarks -- but it's almost as if he can't help himself: Romney Comments on Palestinians Draw Criticism. Speaking to roughly four dozen donors at the King David Hotel ...

Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:12:02 pm
For the most part, the right wing blogs have been desperately trying to ignore Romney's amazing gaffeage in Britain, but one wingnut among them ventured fearlessly into the fray. Another classic outburst from proud Internet caveman Dan Riehl, who clearly doesn't appreciate our shared "Anglo-Saxon heritage:" A Limp Wrist-Ed David Cameron Hits ...

Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:09:23 pm
Am I being cynical to suspect that this is a choreographed dance: first, the racially charged statement from an unnamed adviser, then the walk-back and counter-charges of dishonesty? Just seems like we've seen this play before: Romney Camp Denies 'Anglo-Saxon Heritage' Comment. According to the Telegraph, the adviser suggested that Mr. ...

Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 1:55:03 pm
This is a good example of the difference between Democrats and Republicans, because a Republican would never say something like this about one of their own, knowing how it would be used by the opposition: Feinstein: Someone at White House Is Behind Recent Intel Leaks. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman ...

Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 11:27:22 am
If you recall, current Breitbartian and former person-who-appeared-frequently-on-CNN Dana Loesch and her husband Chris Loesch were behind the silly "Twitter gulag" conspiracies that suggested LGF's Charles Johnson was secretly controlling Twitter and suspending the accounts of those who disagreed with him. Despite the absurdity of the claims, the Loeschs ...

Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 10:25:28 am
Awful news from Aurora, Colorado, this morning, where a 24-year old student brought an arsenal into a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," and killed at least 12 people in a horrific massacre: Aurora, Colo. Batman Shooter James Holmes Was PhD Student. The suspected "lone-wolf" shooter of the Batman movie ...

Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 2:41:43 pm
YouTube Video One of the big stories of this election is the absolutely blatant dishonesty of the Romney campaign. In these cynical days, everybody expects politicians to stretch, exaggerate, and slant their talking points to benefit themselves. But Mitt Romney is pioneering a relatively new type of presidential campaign distortion (much ...

Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 6:28:03 pm
You know that woman who testified that George Zimmerman had molested her for years, and was identified only as "Witness 9?" Breitbart.com's Lee Stranahan outed her today: Trayvon, George, Witness 9 & Other Obama Political Casualties. Welcome to the news cycle, Witness 9. The accusations of molestation by Zimmerman — ...

Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:27:32 am
A Washington DC police officer is in trouble today for making threatening comments toward First Lady Michelle Obama, and at Glenn Beck's fake news site "The Blaze," this is the cue for right wing commenters to spew torrents of hatred and racism: DC Metropolitan Police Department Officer Demoted to Desk ...

Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 7:14:49 pm
Would someone please let Breitbart.com writer Laura Rubenfeld know that Pamela Geller has no "constitutional right" to demand that the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles give her a venue to spread hate speech? Proving, once again, that those who scream loudest about constitutional rights are often those who know the least ...

Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 11:47:12 am
Remember when I wrote "Rep. Joe Walsh Will Now Become a Right Wing Hero Because He Acted Like a Total Jerk on CNN?" Sure enough, CNN contributor and right wing loon Erick Erickson is singing Walsh's praises: CNN's Erickson Defends GOP Rep's Attack on Wounded Veteran. After Walsh received widespread criticism ...

Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:14:00 pm
There goes that Chris Rock again, rattling the right wing's cage: Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren't free but I'm sure they enjoyed fireworks — Chris Rock (@chrisrock) July 4, 2012 Well, you know that the incredibly patriotic keyboard commandos of the wingnutosphere weren't going to take that lying down. ...

Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:01:36 pm
Here's one of those rare moments when I agree with Breitbart.com wingnut Joel Pollak: Mitt Romney should just quit. I think we should all get behind this initiative by the Breitbart genius squad.

Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 5:24:29 pm
Wingnuts seem to love this joke; it's always a special moment when the leading lights of the online conservative movement go into Sexually Frustrated Adolescent Idiot Boy mode. From Breitbart.com's Ben Shapiro and Media Research Center weirdo Brent Bozell: Remember when Anderson Cooper thought "teabagging" was hysterical? No comment. — benshapiro (@benshapiro) July ...

Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 12:44:12 pm
In case you hadn't noticed, the Romney campaign is completely shunning the mainstream media, and yesterday Zac Moffat, Digital Director of the Romney Campaign, admitted as much in an interview with Breitbart.com operative Larry O'Connor: Romney Campaign: Drudge, Breitbart Leading Rise of Center-Right Media. My jaw hit the floor when I ...

Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 3:53:59 pm
I notice that the wingnut blogs are settling on a new line of attack for the "Fast and Furious" fake outrage: if you point out that the whole thing is a politically driven phony scandal, that means you're a heartless monster who doesn't care about murdered agent Brian Terry, his ...

Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 2:25:40 pm
Source code via Shutterstock Here's where I geek out and lavish praise on a great software tool I wish I'd started using a long time ago: LESS « The Dynamic Stylesheet language. In web development, one of the drawbacks of CSS is that it's not really a language, but a static list ...

Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 11:01:00 am
Reporter Joe Williams, suspended from Politico after a hit piece by Breitbart.com's John Nolte, is now leaving his job: Joe Williams to Leave POLITICO. As we noted at the time, the Breitbart operative who authored the hit piece on Williams, John Nolte, is himself a raving lunatic who often calls for ...

Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:06:20 pm
Whenever you see an article like this at Breitbart.com, you know it's a signal to their right wing commenters that it's time to let their racist freak flags fly: CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS WALKS OUT ON CONTEMPT VOTE. First, the premise of the article is false -- it wasn't just the Congressional ...

Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 6:19:11 pm
Earlier today, while observing wingnut reactions to the Supreme Court's decision, I noticed a meme rapidly gaining strength in the right wing hivemind: Right wing 101: respond to any political defeat by saying, "This will energize the base" and "They've awakened a sleeping giant." — Charles Johnson (@Lizardoid) June 28, 2012 The ...

Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:03:59 am
Yes, here's the bottom line: Health Care Ruling: Individual Mandate Upheld by Supreme Court. Looks like all those pundits who saw the destruction of the Affordable Care Act in their tea leaves now have some crow to eat. So, are the right wing blogs gibbering and freaking out? Of course they are ...

Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 1:30:53 pm
YouTube Video As we noted yesterday, in his comments to a GOP committee meeting, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai let slip the real reason for Republican-sponsored Voter ID laws; his exact quote: “Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it’s done. First pro-life legislation – abortion facility regulations – in 22 years, ...

Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 3:14:56 pm
Politico has suspended reporter Joe Williams, after Breitbart.com's John Nolte published some tweets from Williams' private Twitter account: POLITICO Reporter Suspended for Remarks. On MSNBC today, Williams made a remark suggesting Mitt Romney was only comfortable around white people. The video was first flagged by conservative website Washington Free Beacon. ...