Sometimes, the best thing to do with a child throwing a tantrum is to let them have it and wait for them to wear themselves out. Could the GOP-after voting to repeal Obamacare more than 50 times-have finally grown tired of its own screams? For the first time in quite some time, Republicans’ congressional calendar […]
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Daily Meme: It Ain’t Easy Being a Koch
Pity the poor Koch brothers. All Charles and David want to do is make America safe for good, old-fashioned, Wild West capitalism. But somehow, they seem to be teeing everybody off-left and right. Plus, it’s so doggone pricey to buy control of the federal government these days! The K-Bros dished out $400 million to defeat […]
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Daily Meme: Monica Lewinsky Tells All (Again)
Online editors and traffic-watchers across the country jumped for joy today when Vanity Fair published a teaser of Monica Lewinsky’s tell-all piece in its latest issue, due out later this week. Here’s the money quote: “Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual […]
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Could a Clinton Candidacy Give Us a Healthy Debate About Sexism?
She’s been surprisingly willing to talk about it, given how afraid politicians usually are of coming off like victims.
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Daily Meme: The Fall of Cliven Bundy
It’s media discovery day here at the Daily Meme. What’s being discovered? The story of the day is of course Nevada rancher and public property thief Cliven Bundy, who, to the surprise of pretty much nobody, turns out to be a stone-cold racist. When a guy holding a press conference starts a sentence with, “I […]
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With Cliven Bundy, the Right Is Reaping What It Sows
They may try to distance themselves from his racist comments, but they can’t escape responsibility for him and people like him.
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Future of Television at Stake at Supreme Court Today
OK, that’s a slight exaggeration. But the case of the scrappy, disruptive startup Aereo could alter the cable landscape.
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The Circle of Scam Keeps Turning
Tea Party groups pay conservative radio hosts, who tell their audiences to contribute to Tea Party groups. Everybody wins, except the people forking over their money.
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Stephen Colbert Isn’t the Only One With a Fictional Character
If you hear a conservative complaining about Colbert replacing Letterman, he’s probably just pretending.
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Sunday Show Becomes 10 Percent Less Awful
A tiny bit of progress on Meet the Press.
