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.
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.
Republicans increase gerrymandering efforts while Democrats increase outreach efforts.
Pretty much sums up how the two parties expect to win in the future.
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.
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?
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.
Daily Kos: Chrysler gives workers the day off to vote
Here’s hoping Chrysler shows that lies have consequences.
Romney Rebuts Romney On Uninsured And Emergency Rooms | TPMDC
Ignorant, sociopathic or both? You make the call.
Rep. Broun Spox: Comments Decrying Science As Satanic Lie Were ‘Off Record’ | TPM LiveWire
That’s your answer? “You weren’t supposed to see that.”?
This clown is on the House Science Committee.
Just shut the country down and board it up. If this is how we’re going to run it, might as well close up shop.
A Test of the System - Paul Krugman
Romney is widely credited with having “won” the debate. By lying, apparently.
Winning by cheating is sadly a fact of life in politics, business, sports, personal relationships and saving your immortal soul (see my published works). Hopefully, however, the Obama campaign’s promise to hit Romney on his lies and evasions will not only be implemented fully, it’ll resonate.
GOODRIDGE: Governor Romney, tell me — what would you suggest I say to my 8 year-old daughter about why her mommy and her ma can’t get married because you, the governor of her state, are going to block our marriage?
ROMNEY: I don’t really care what you tell your adopted daughter. Why don’t you just tell her the same thing you’ve been telling her the last eight years.
” —Romney’s Insensitivity To LGBT People: ‘I Didn’t Know You Had Families’ | ThinkProgress (via Mike Monteiro)
I’m speechless.
Romney-Ryan details remain elusive: Just ask a surrogate - Fortune Features (via Paul Krugman)
Uh-huh.
I’m not sure I understand the New York Times’ Alessandra Stanley’s complaint about MSNBC panelists calling Republican claims “lies” when, you know, it’s completely provable that they are, in fact, deliberately factually incorrect.
Paul Ryan’s Hypocritical Attack on Barack Obama - Bloomberg
Josh Barro actually hits what I think is the perfect tone if you’re someone who still believes journalists must be unbiased bastions of truth. Yes, Obama has, in terms of the economy, been an underwhelming leader. But Romney and Ryan have failed to produce any evidence they’ll do any better — other than market faeries and trickle down — and, most importantly, they just lied through their teeth to you.
Well, it’s easy to keep working when you’re a pompous, moralizing gasbag who just sits on his ass judging other people. It’s a little different if you’re digging ditches.
