News Corp. Gives Money to Republicans

by progressivepen on August 20, 2010

Jon Stewart dusts off his Glenn Beck impersonation to mockingly follow the (direct) money trail of Newcorp’s $1 million donation to the GOP.

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Stewart at the Top of His Game

by progressivepen on August 20, 2010

Thanks to Jon Stewart and The Daily Show staff for watching the Fox Propaganda Network (a.k.a. Fox News) so we do not have to. 

These days, Fox News is of course feverishly spreading “Ground Zero Mosque” hysteria.  Thankfully, Jon Stewart is here to point out the absurdity of the nonsense being spewed by Fox.  Watching Stewart cut Fox News to pieces, as only Stewart can, is truly a pleasure.

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Christina Romer’s Resignation

August 6, 2010

The fact that Christina Romer is resigning does not come as a shock. For quite some time, it has been clear that the Rubin disciples — Larry Summers and Timothy Geitner — hold the real power on the president’s economic team. Apparently, Romer felt that she did not have enough direct access to the president. [...]

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Sherrod Says ‘No’ to Fox News Interview

July 30, 2010

Apparently, Shirley Sherrod is a sought-after interview at the moment;  The Huffington Post reports that Fox News producers are “begging” Sherrod for an interview.  Ms. Sherrod’s response? “I will not give Fox an interview, period.”  Liberals would do well to follow Ms. Sherrod’s example.  It is well-documented that Fox News is a tool for Republican propaganda, [...]

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Fox News Acorn Coverage

July 24, 2010

While this video is a few months old, it is must-see.  So if you missed it the first time around, watch Rachel Maddow expose Fox News for selectively editing the infamous California Acorn videos to produce misleading reports.  The very fact that Fox News’ manufactured version of events was accepted as truth by the mainstream [...]

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The Last Straw?

July 17, 2010

Simon Johnson and Cenk Uygur discuss the possibility of Obama caving in to Wall Street and Treasury Secretary Geithner, who oppose making Elizabeth Warren head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Johnson and Uygur both suggest that if Obama does in fact side with Wall Street interests, and nominate someone other than Elizabeth Warren, it [...]

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Mitch McConnell: Tax Cuts Are Self-Financing

July 14, 2010

Via Paul Krugman, Mitch McConnell made the following statement in support of Jon Kyl:  [T]here’s no evidence whatsoever that the Bush tax cuts actually diminished revenue. They increased revenue, because of the vibrancy of these tax cuts in the economy. So I think what Senator Kyl was expressing was the view of virtually every Republican [...]

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‘Oil Rigs Don’t Cause Spills’

June 20, 2010

In his column for yesterday’s New York Times, Frank Rich notes that Obama has never apologized for nor explained a statement he made in April that “oil rigs today generally don’t cause spills.” As you may have guessed, Obama’s made the comments in the wake of his March 30 announcement of plans to expand offshore [...]

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Jon Stewart takes on Joe ‘I’m sorry BP’ Barton

June 18, 2010

GOP Congressman Joe Barton publicly apologizing to BP for what Barton termed a government “shakedown” — i.e. the $20 billion escrow fund for damages — was a ridiculous (and teling) spectacle. Thankfully, we had Jon Stewart to put Barton in his place, as only Stewart can. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs [...]

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Beck: ‘Cap and Trade = 9/11’

March 28, 2010

Via Media Matters, Fox News blowhard Glenn Beck recently compared a cap and trade system to limit carbon emissions to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Beck proclaimed: “It’s 9/11 all over again except we didn’t have the collapsing buildings.” You stay classy, Glenn Beck. Technorati Tags: Glenn Beck,cap and trade,9/11

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