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Sometimes I think it would be nice to live in a country that assiduously implemented programs that work instead of going batshit insane whenever the government tried to do anything.
OH, WELL.
A Great Nation
Does not behave like this.
(via Fox Asks If Children Should Work For School Meals | Blog | Media Matters for America)
Uhnnnnnnnnnnnnnn…
(via Woodward: White House Official’s Email Was Code For ‘You Better Watch Out’ (VIDEO) | TPM LiveWire)
This whole thing is so stupid. Woodward would have us believe that Sperling was saying “as a friend” (Sperling’s words)… I’M GONNA GITCHA! As opposed to “as a friend” I think you’re gonna end up looking like an idiot here.
But when the movie of this is made, the part of Bob Woodward will be played by Mickey Rourke in Sin City.
The film opens with the words “Based on Firsthand Accounts of Actual Events.” But the filmmakers immediately pass fiction off as history, when a character named Ammar is tortured and afterward, it’s implied, gives up information that leads to Osama bin Laden. … In fact, torture led us away from Bin Laden.
Torture, Lies and Hollywood - NYTimes.com
I repeatedly have this argument with liberal friends who say “I’m against torture, but it’s obvious it works. But I’m still against it because it’s bad!”
But it doesn’t work. It doesn’t actually work.
Trends
Republicans increase gerrymandering efforts while Democrats increase outreach efforts.
Pretty much sums up how the two parties expect to win in the future.
James Yeager, the CEO of Tactical Response who recently said “I’m gonna start killing people” if President Obama takes executive action on gun violence, advertises his services as a firearms instructor with a long list of state and federal certifications. One of the more prominent claims is innacurate, according to Tennessee law enforcement.
Tactical Response CEO Lists False Firearms Training Credentials Online, State Says | TPM LiveWire
Remember the NRA’s old ad campaign featuring average Joes who said “I’m the NRA!” This guy really is the NRA.
Just a reminder. The NRA is an industry lobby for the gun industry. The industry that makes consumer products largely designed to kill people. Not deer. Not rabbits. People.
On economics, as in hard science, modern conservatives don’t want to hear anything challenging their preconceptions — and they don’t want anyone else to hear about it, either.
Mark Steyn Explains To Fox's Doocy How Dems Win: They "Bribe People With The Obama Phone"
I voted for Obama. I had never heard of an “Obama Phone” until after the election. To these guys, every person who voted for Obama is a lazy welfare addict. Straw men sure do burn purty, don’t they?
I can’t believe that my fellow Americans elected a man who allowed four men to be murdered,” said Craig.
The Agony And Ecstasy Of Election Night | TPM Media
This from a woman who most likely voted for George W. Bush. Twice. I don’t know how these people keep from bursting into flames from the cognitive dissonance going on in their heads.
