Bogus ‘Facts’? Twisted Logic? Raw Hate? Of Course: It’s Democratic Underground!
Next time somebody tries to tell you that the Right is a collection of crazy wingnuts, tell ’em to check out the DUmmies: Compared to the poltroons at DU, the Huffington Post* is a regular collection of rocket scientists. Even the assemblage of cretins at the Daily Kos has been heard to advise the DU, […]
‘Notification of Donation Received’
One of the great joys of blogging is when people hit the tip jar and, when I send them a thank-you e-mail, they write back. A certain tip-jar hitter wrote back today to say he would have given me more, except he’s saving up to buy that 7-carat diamond ring from Amazon. That there’s funny, […]
Don’t Mess With the Zilla!
Zilla of the Resistance gives John Hawkins a piece of her angry mind over his “Coming Death of Independent Blogs” article: John Hawkins at Right Wing News has posted a piece proclaiming that if you’re not a big important blogger like him and are just a smaller, newer, blogger like me, then you should just […]
Muslims: Don’t Hurt Their Feelings!
For example, it hurts their feelings when an Australian court says they can’t have sex with 8-year-olds. And it especially hurts their feelings when you suspect them of involvement with terrorism: Right-wing websites quickly pointed the finger at “jihadis,” and Pamela Geller, publisher of the website Atlas Shrugs and executive director of Stop Islamization of […]
Possible T-Shirt Slogan?
When I Tweeted that out this afternoon, I’d just done a minor rattle of the tip jar in my Oslo update, which brought responses from three readers: Mike in Ardmore, Stephen in Texas and Richard in Missouri. That’s three Good People, out of more than 9,000 visits Saturday. Of course, many others have hit the tip jar at least […]
CAIR Loves ‘Em Some LGF: ‘Glad to See That Chaz Is Now Marketing the Caliphate’
Doug Ross: “It’s come to this: CAIR now tweeting links to LGF.” “Breivik was deeply involved in the ‘counter-jihad’ blogosphere and UK far right groups . . . Breivik boasted online of his discussions with the English Defence League (the anti-Muslim group praised and supported by US bloggers Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller), and with […]
Dear John Hawkins …
. . . twice now I’ve meant to respond to your recent contributions to the “Death of Blogging” meme: The Slow, Painful Coming Death Of The Independent, Conservative Blogosphere The Slow, Painful Coming Death Of The Independent, Conservative Blogosphere Part 2 Unfortunately, for some strange reason, every time I start working on a response, a […]
It’s Not News, But Why Miss a Chance to Use ‘Palin’ in a Deceptive Headline?
Today’s news from the Department of Deceptive Headlines: Bristol Palin To Star In A Reality Show With Disney Channel’s Kyle Massey Checking my calendar — yep, it’s July 18 — I point out this headline from a press release issued on May 9: BIO CHANNEL GREENLIGHTS UNTITLED BRISTOL PALIN, CHRISTOPHER MASSEY AND KYLE MASSEY DOCU-SERIES Permit […]
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