The Bain Of Romney’s Existence
Bain Capital fired a lot of people and that’s how they got prosperity for the rich.
Romney, The Prevaricating Bully
Willard Mitt Romney during his bullying days at Cranbrook School “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft, where we are hard, cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very …
Cognitive Dissonance As A Campaign Strategy
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook If cognitive dissonance didn’t exist, the Republicans would have to invent it. Otherwise, they’d have nothing in the tank to fuel their media lies and distortions. In the clip above, Jon Stewart explores some of the latest examples of GOP reverse thought …
Coming To America: The Handmaid’s Tale
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy In Ayatollah Santorum & The Republic(ans) Of Gilead, we noted some eerie parallels between Margaret Atwood‘s novel The Handmaid’s Tale and a resurgence of the extreme religious right’s influence over the GOP in this presidential election year. The issues are familiar ones: separation of church and state (a …
Are We Insane?
ARE WE INSANE? Is anxiety, and even depression, a rational response to what passes for reality these days? Chris Hedges seems to think so. Here’s how he frames the issue: Welcome to the Asylum When civilizations start to die, they go insane. . . Let the masses be thrust into extreme poverty and left without jobs while the elites, drunk …
Heartland Institute Crashes Through The Overton Window
A Heartland Institute billboard along Chicago’s Eisenhower Expressway Last October, in Twilight Zone Candidates, we noted that the then current crop of GOP presidential candidates were forced to out-crazy each other in order to secure the support of the extremist wing of the Rethuglican electorate. We agreed with the conventional wisdom that once the nomination was settled, as it is …
