Category: A Voice From the Outer World
Is there No Limit to the Deviousness of the American Capitalist?
Damn those American companies who take foreign money! Damn them to the hottest regions of the infernal! When will their treachery cease? In a different day and age, Jeff Hart would be the most famous American in our country right now. He would be honored at the White House. Schoolchildren would learn of his skill [...]
Could You Go Be Poor Somewhere Else? I’m Biking Here!
Carol of No Sheeples Here is a blogospheric treasure, possessed of a cutting wit, boundless creativity, and wicked good Photoshop mojo. She has taken a series of photos from the Great Depression and blended them with elements from today to illustrate just how closely our modern elites relate to the elites back then. Her touch is exquisite. [...]
Network that Mainstreamed the “Tea Bagging” Slur Chides NRSC for Use of the Word “Hickey”
Back in April, 2009 CNN’s Anderson Cooper trotted out the term “tea bagging” to describe the everyday Americans of the Tea Party movement who took to the streets to protest runaway government spending and control. A month later, he issued a deceitful “apology” that was more defense than remorse that he preceded with a couple [...]
MS-NBC: Lean Forward, But Try Not to Flail Your Arms Too Much
MS-NBC, tired of being so far in the ratings behind Fox News that they can’t make it out clearly with the Hubble Space Telescope, has decided to close the gap with a shiny new slogan. This slogan will reflect the network’s progressive bias in a positive way, will frame the channel as a serious place [...]
Some People Write Sad, Goth Poetry; Paul Krugman Writes Screedy Columns.
The amount of arrogance and sheer idiocy from Paul Krugman in this opening line is staggering. A note to Tea Party activists: This is not the movie you think it is. You probably imagine that you’re starring in “The Birth of a Nation,” but you’re actually just extras in a remake of “Citizen Kane.” The [...]
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