Posts Tagged ‘Government’

The Speech That Killed Wall Street

By now, you have surely heard about the “partisan” speech by Nancy Pelosi on the House floor before the bailout vote…
Well, to hear House Republicans tell it, the speech was so patently offensive that at least 12 votes were “turned around” as a result.
Judge for yourself, here’s the speech:

FCC Endorses Crotch Shots & Jesus as ‘Bona fide Newscasts’

Josh Silver covers the FCC’S declaration of TMZ and 700 Club as “Bona fide Newscasts” via The Huffington Post

Nobel Economist Gets Smeared, White House: “Lacks courage…”

If you want to discuss the hidden costs of the Iraq war, you better have your cup on, because you WILL get kicked in the nuts.
Think Progress » White House Smears Nobel Economist: ‘Lacks Courage’ For Ignoring ‘Cost Of Failure’ In Iraq

Iran Speedboat Video: All Your Navy, Are Belong To Us…

Juan Cole has a great post on the Iran Speedboat video controversy that erupted after the US charged that Iranians were intimidating naval vessels and threatening to blow them up…

That sounds pretty bad… Then, we saw and HEARD the video…

In a accent somewhere between Steve Martin’s “Wild & Crazy Guys” SNL character and that cuban guy who rolls cigars on Miami Beach, the ominous voice is heard saying: “I am coming to YOU…” and “You will explode after a few minutes…”.

3 QUADRILLION Dollars… Mwuhahaha

Open letter to the Katrina victim suing for $3,014,170,389,176,410…
Congratulations on your incredibly boneheaded attempt to bring attention to this matter.
Perhaps you thought you were sending a message. It sends a message alright. Only, the message is that those suing in the aftermath of Katrina are silly and frivolous.
It sends the message that those you [...]