Halftime in America
It seems Wingnuttia is in a furious tizzy over Chrysler’s Super Bowl ad: Former Bush “brain” Karl Rove, now a Fox “News” contributor resembling a large ham with glasses, paragon…
Karl Rove
Throw the baby out with the Atwater. Karl Rove has tantrum over Clint Eastwood Super Bowl ad.
“Hey Turd Blossom, catch that Dirty Harry flick. Man, that Eastwood is a mofo.” “Uh-huh”. Karl “Dirty Tricks” Rove is upset that director/actor Clint Eastwood appeared in a Super Bowl…
The Wildrose Party’s Redford Files: Not nearly as funny as the first time…
The Redford Files website: evidence the Wildrose Alliance is on the ropes. Below, an image grabbed from the site. If “the Redford Files” really are “authorized by the Wildrose Party,”…
Who is behind the ‘push poll’ attacking Alison Redford?
Is this the Albertan to whom I am speaking? The mystery push-pollster busy in Alberta this week – the caller you’re speaking with, of course, may not be exactly as…
Put Those Things Away Ladies. This Is Too Important
The Wall Street protests continue, with activists promising to hold out for months. However, another element has been brought in, that has no place in a legitimate rally.Topless women with…
Karl Rove: Sarah Palin will run
The shiny mettle that used to be Karl Rove is a bit tarnished these days, what with his grand failure of 2006. Anything he says any more is suspect. But…
Battle of lightweights: Bush vs. Perry
Well, not Bush personally. He's too busy sitting back in his La-Z-boy or clearing brush from his porch. But Karl Rove, Bruce Bartlett et al. are waging a battle royale…
Ann Coulter is Not a "Free Speech Heroine". She’s an Idiot.
I must admit that I had never heard Ann Coulter speak, but have read many of the things she has written. Certainly no intellectual, but if I understand correctly, she…
When Hatred Goes Mainstream
Jolly Berlin crowds in the brightly-lit Kurfürstendamm nightlife district had more fun last week than these beery, sausage-stuffed revelers have had in months. Well-dressed German women and their swank, duel-scarred…
DAY ELEVEN: The Bush/Rove Propaganda Playbook
When writing about the 2011 Canadian election, it could be a pretty facile exercise to point to the Conservative candidate, proclaim he's just like his American counterpart (Bush) and then…
DAY TEN: Platforms (part three)
Wresting the narrative away from the spinners and media is an auspicious way to begin a campaign and Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal Party deserve a lot of credit for…