Rush Limbaugh demonstrates, yet again, what an utterly loathsome, hypocritical, morally vacant douchebag he is. No wonder he has such a compelling appeal to countless millions of right-wing “dittoheads”… By the way, MSNBC did very well hiring former Republican campaign … Continue reading →
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Red Tory v.3.0.3: Cain 2012: Performance Art Project?
We should have known at Pokemon! Rachel Maddow is now convinced that Herman Cain’s campaign is nothing more than an elaborate performance art project. As far as offbeat theories to rationalize the otherwise inexplicable go, this hypothesis may have some … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: In Over Their Heads
Bill Maher’s rebuttal to the right-wing talking point that President Obama is a failure because he’s “in over his head”…
You can watch the entire show at this site.
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Brotherly Love
Speaking to a friendly audience at a Washington area rally organized by the Koch Brothers funded astroturf political organization “Americans for Prosperity,” Herman Cain gets his shuck n’ jive on to proudly declare he’s the billionaire oil magnates “brother from … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Promoting “Conservative Values”
Judge William Adams, caught on tape in 2004 after his daughter secretly filmed him repeatedly beating her on the backside with a belt, apparently for illegally downloading music and games from the Internet that she claims were “unavailable for legal … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Rick Perry v. 2.0
You may well have seen some or all of Rick Perry’s astounding speech last Friday to a conservative “family values” group in New Hampshire in which the Texas Governor goes a bit… well, crazy. If not, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow recaps … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Not Quite “Clearing the Air”
Uh oh. The bizarre and increasingly erratic “Cain Train” to the White House has been abruptly derailed for the moment by past allegations of sexual harassment on the part of the former pizza CEO that surfaced in Politico over the … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Visions of Hell
Imagine being stuck in a room full of jabbering Marylanders in their local Republican Club’s “Iowa Style Caucus”…
For what it’s worth, Newt Gingrich “won” the meaningless event.
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: He Carried Yellow Flowers
If you thought the “smoker” ad launched by the Herman Cain campaign was atrocious, well, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet: If, after having watched that horrible monstrosity, you can still regard the Herminator as anything but a joke candidate effectively … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Cain Targets… Republican Smokers?
In another curious example of the Herminator’s offbeat campaign strategy, it’s apparently now aiming to win over Iowan cigarette smokers to support the former pizza mogul and his “999” Plan from Outer Space… “The message behind the ad was to … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Martin Bashir uses his sanctimonious “Clear the Air” editorial segment to indignantly rip into Texas Governor Rick Perry for his latest cack-handed attempt to burrow into the most loathsome depths of the Republican Party’s dark amygdale. It’s surprising that Perry … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Robertson Warns GOP of “Extremism”
In a rare moment of pragmatic clarity, Pat Robertson worries that shameless pandering to the extreme right-wing base of the Republican Party will make the eventual winner of the primary race completely unelectable in the 2012 presidential contest. It’s a … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Viva Las Vegas!
Well, another week, another silly Republican “debate” during which the would-be leaders of the free world squabbled like a fractious bunch of children scrapping over access to the school’s playground equipment. A lot of pundits in the post-debate spin zone … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: The “Magic Underpants” Factor
As a non-believer, I have to admit that it’s absolutely hilarious to watch the various candidates for Republican nomination frantically dancing around the comments made by Southern Baptist Convention Leader Dr. Robert Jeffress last week at the so-called Values Voters … Continue reading →
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Republican Eric Cantor Concerned About Growing Mobs On Wall Street
In a shameless but hardly surprising display of partisan hypocrisy, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) referred to the Occupy Wall Street protests as “growing mobs.”Why is this hypocritical? Well it has something to do with his enthusiastic s…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: ‘If you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself’
So says Republican Presidential nomination hopeful Herman Cain. Expressing his disdain for the Occupy Wall Street movement, Cain seems at a loss to understand the anger people feel over the failure of the United States Federal Government to reign in th…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: GOP Google/Fox Debate
For those who didn’t watch the “debate” last night on TV or participate online, TPM provides a one minute highlight reel of instantly forgettable soundbites: Aside from the unremitting craziness of the GOP hopefuls on stage, Google and Fox set … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Rick Perry’s Guiding Light
Texas Governor and current frontrunner in the race to potentially be the next Republican president talks candidly about the pivotal role of supernatural events in his life… Good grief. Hasn’t the world had enough of American presidents that take direction … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Tea Party Republican Debate
Hey, there’s another thrilling GOP “debate” taking place tonight in Tampa, Florida.
This one is billed as the “Tea Party Republican Debate”… whatever that means. Presumably, the candidates will have to out-crazy one another. You know, mo…
Continue readingAmericans pissed at politicians, particularly at the GOP
This has been a summer of discontent in American politics. According to The Pew Research Center, 79 per cent of the U.S. public are dissatisfied with the way things are going in their country and even more are frustrated or angry with their federal go…
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