Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:20:59 pm
Add this to the increasing marginalization of radical anti-Muslim views: A Catholic diocese in Massachusetts today rescinded its invitation to Robert Spencer, a prominent anti-Muslim writer and activist, to speak about Islam at an upcoming conference. "Although the intention of the conference organizers was to have a presenter on Islam ...

Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:44:52 pm
AARP AFL-CIO Ambulatory Pediatric Association American Academy of Pediatrics American Civil Liberties Union American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing American Medical Women's Association American Medical Student Association American Medical Association American Association for the Surgery of Trauma American Trauma Society American Federation of Teachers American Association of School Administrators American Alliance for Rights and Responsibilities American Medical Association American Bar Association American Counseling Association American Academy of ...

Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 5:48:18 pm
When the chattering of the cable classes begins to get on your last nerve, there's the new album by Brian Eno. LUX is Brian Eno's first solo album on Warp Records and his first solo album since 2005's Another Day On Earth. It finds him expanding upon the types of ...

Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:31:44 am
At Buzzfeed, McKay Coppins has the pathetic tale behind the Romney campaign's frantic efforts to capitalize politically on Hurricane Sandy without looking like they were capitalizing politically: The Making of Romney's Storm Relief Event. After some deliberation, the campaign decided to use their existing venue in Ohio to stage ...

Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:52:29 am
Now it's up to the Supreme Court for a final decision: NY Appeals Court Nixes Defense of Marriage Act. NEW YORK (AP) -- A divided federal appeals court in Manhattan struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Thursday as unconstitutional, joining an appeals court in Boston in rejecting the law ...

Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:40:00 am
Mother Jones has released another potentially damning video, featuring Mitt Romney introducing Glenn Beck at a 2009 fundraiser for George Wythe University in Utah, founded by followers of far right crank W. Cleon Skousen. Among the superlatives he peppered his introduction of Beck with was the word "statesman." In 2009, Mitt ...

Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 3:28:11 pm
Right Wing Watch takes a look at this weekend's Values Voter Summit, the annual meeting of some of the right wing's craziest elements -- Birthers, bigots, homophobes, conspiracy theorists, Dominionists, and a host of miscellaneous fundamentalist fanatics: Who's Who at the Values Voter Summit 2012. Tony Perkins Tony Perkins is president ...

Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 6:35:11 pm
The Democratic Convention opens tomorrow, and here's the most recent schedule of locations, speakers, and events: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Morning Prayer Gathering (Room 211AB/212AB). 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Caucus Session 1. Women's Caucus (Ballroom ABCD). 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. R+D and America's Energy Outlook. Moderator: Amy Harder, Energy ...

Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 7:08:20 pm
[Link: www.alternet.org...] The ads, which were rejected in New York by the Metropolitan Transit Authority before a judge ruled that the decision violated free speech rights, send a strident pro-Israel message. They read: "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man." Then, between two ...

Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:54:19 am
In the span of just a few years, Berkeley Prof. Richard Muller went from being a climate change skeptic to a believer that humans are responsible for climate change. The reason: overwhelming evidence. My total turnaround, in such a short time, is the result of careful and objective analysis by ...

Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:14:03 pm
Video This is an interesting video that was posted by LGF author Randall Gross a couple of weeks ago; I tracked down the source and the original video for the full context. The video was secretly shot by Democratic opponents of Romney in the 2002 Massachusetts governor's election, and shows him boasting ...

Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 6:21:18 pm
In a way, Tim Pawlenty is the perfect running mate for Mitt Romney; he's a fundamentalist Christian, a creationist, and a climate change denier, but he somehow manages to project a bland non-threatening persona. In other words, a reactionary nut who doesn't look like a reactionary nut. Perfect. It was four ...

Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 7:49:00 pm
We haven't had one of these posts in a while, not because the hate mail has dried up, but because it's usually so unimaginative and dull. But here's one that pretty much lays bare the deranged bigotry of the anti-Muslim crowd, in a few quick sentences dripping with vitriol. Tonight's bigot ...

Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:15:38 pm
Read the whole thing here. A hangman's noose. For two decades, that's what the elite Albuquerque Police Department unit assigned to the city's worst criminals has used as its symbol. It will no more. After Journal inquiries, Police Chief Ray Schultz said in an email late Thursday that he is doing away ...

Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:17:14 am
Kudos to Gov. Bill Haslam and his administration for not caving to the bigot brigades. Sadly, the Governor will probably now be labeled a RINO and accused of being connected (or at least sympathetic) to the Muslim Brotherhood. Added emphasis mine. Samar AliTea party and anti-Muslim activists are taking aim ...

Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:35:14 pm
Vimeo A trip on the road at supersonic speed spanning across five continents and four seasons. Official video for "Chemin Vert" of electronic musician A Ghost Train. The video was made using panoramic frames from Google Street View from different parts of the world mapped as stereographic projections. If you have a ...

Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:48:49 pm
Mitt Romney was on the defensive today at an education roundtable in Philadelphia, trying to tell teachers that smaller class sizes are less important than "school choice:" Romney Defends Class Size Stance to Teachers. (CNN) - Mitt Romney, who is spending this week promoting a plan for America's public school ...

Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:56:32 am
Documents obtained from Guidestar reveal that John O'Sullivan -- former editor and current staff writer and "editor-at-large" for National Review -- is listed on the board of directors for the white nationalist organization Lexington Research Institute Limited (aka The VDare Foundation) most commonly known as VDare. Form 990s obtained from Guidestar ...

Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 1:42:58 pm
I guess if anyone would know about "selective editing," it's the shiny-faced mini-Breitbarts: THE VETTING: Ben Smith Releases Selectively Edited Obama Race Video. "THE VETTING" refers to the last project bequeathed to them by their forefather; they're "vetting" President Obama with BOMBSHELLS and EXCLUSIVES and video clips from his days at ...

Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:36:14 am
Sarah Palin came out yesterday and denounced Rush Limbaugh's disgusting misogynistic attacks on law student Sandra Fluke... OK, you already know I'm kidding so I'll just knock it off. In reality, of course, Palin apologized and made excuses for Limbaugh with one of those deliciously incoherent word salads so beloved of the ...

Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:31:02 am
As recently revealed in the leaked documents from the Heartland Institute, the climate change denial front group (with financial aid from energy industries) is producing a "global warming curriculum" for public schools, to indoctrinate children with the false notion that climate science isn't settled, and that there's nothing to worry ...

Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 2:13:47 pm
Emissions via Shutterstock There's more today on those devastating internal documents from the Heartland Institute; Heartland has confirmed that they were mistakenly emailed by a staff member. The Heartland Institute has confirmed in a prepared statement that it mistakenly emailed its board materials to an anonymous third party - confirming the ...

Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:09:19 am
Hate group leader Pamela Geller is spewing insults at me again, for pointing out her disgusting exploitation of a murdered Muslim woman. As usual with right wing tirades, she attempts to reverse the reality and project her own illness onto me, accusing me of being "pro-jihad," of being a "misogynist ...

Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 6:48:08 pm
Here's a great little short film about a great little hamburger joint in midtown Manhattan.

Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 11:51:05 am
James O'Keefe and his idiot squad (aka "Project Veritas"), who committed voter fraud in New Hampshire in order to help Republicans promote their "voter ID" laws across the nation, are being investigated by the US Attorney's Office and the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, and New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch ...