http://www.politicususa.com/2015/02/04/fox-news-thinks-hollywood-waging-war-men-casting-women-heroes.html
"Only in the right-wing bubble will you see people complaining that there are too many female heroes in movies these days. Because, as we all know, 15% is just way too much."
February 7, 2015
Glenn Beck Claims Measles Outbreak Is A Government Plot
Glenn Beck Claims Measles Outbreak Is A Government Plot
"It’s the 21st century and we’re bringing back diseases that were nearly wiped off the face of Earth, thanks in part to people taking medical advice from snake oil salesmen like Sherri Tenpenny and conservative carnival clowns like Glenn Beck. Stop listening to the shrill, unhinged voices of paranoia and take advice from trained, licensed medical professionals…please."
"It’s the 21st century and we’re bringing back diseases that were nearly wiped off the face of Earth, thanks in part to people taking medical advice from snake oil salesmen like Sherri Tenpenny and conservative carnival clowns like Glenn Beck. Stop listening to the shrill, unhinged voices of paranoia and take advice from trained, licensed medical professionals…please."
Fox News Embarrassingly Uses Fake Story to Try to Attack President Obama
Fox News Embarrassingly Uses Fake Story to Try to Attack President Obama
"The disdain Fox News displays toward President Obama is something of which they’re very proud. They wear it on their sleeve almost like a badge of honor. I’ve never seen a news network show such disrespect and hatred toward a sitting U.S. president like Fox News has toward Obama."
"The disdain Fox News displays toward President Obama is something of which they’re very proud. They wear it on their sleeve almost like a badge of honor. I’ve never seen a news network show such disrespect and hatred toward a sitting U.S. president like Fox News has toward Obama."
Fox News: Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Makes Men Feel Bad By ‘Empowering Girls’ (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/02/04/fox-news-disneys-frozen-makes-men-feel-bad-by-empowering-girls-video/
"Fox News may be late to comment on the immense popularity of Disney’s Frozen, but they clearly hoped to make up for lost time by issuing the most idiotic hot take on the film imaginable."
"Fox News may be late to comment on the immense popularity of Disney’s Frozen, but they clearly hoped to make up for lost time by issuing the most idiotic hot take on the film imaginable."
In Bizarre Rant, Alabama Public Official Blames Measles Outbreak On Gay Marriage And Teen Pregnancy
In Bizarre Rant, Alabama Public Official Blames Measles Outbreak On Gay Marriage And Teen Pregnancy
"For those of us who live in the fantasy world provided by modern science, measles is caused by a virus called Paramyxoviridae, which is actually more closely related to Ebola than most people would be comfortable acknowledging (you do remember the Ebola virus, right?) According to the lies of science, the virus is an extremely contagious one, and it makes people miserable when they get infected. We all know that's not true, because people have wrote books about how marvelous measles are.
It's a good thing Alabama Public Service Commissioner Chip Beeker can see right through that, though. See, Mr. Beeker knows the real cause for measles, and he identified it in a rant this week: measles is caused by same-sex marriage."
"For those of us who live in the fantasy world provided by modern science, measles is caused by a virus called Paramyxoviridae, which is actually more closely related to Ebola than most people would be comfortable acknowledging (you do remember the Ebola virus, right?) According to the lies of science, the virus is an extremely contagious one, and it makes people miserable when they get infected. We all know that's not true, because people have wrote books about how marvelous measles are.
It's a good thing Alabama Public Service Commissioner Chip Beeker can see right through that, though. See, Mr. Beeker knows the real cause for measles, and he identified it in a rant this week: measles is caused by same-sex marriage."
Jon Stewart mocks Thom Tillis for deregulated hand-washing comments
Jon Stewart mocks Thom Tillis for deregulated hand-washing comments
"On Wednesday night, Jon Stewart took aim the freshman senator from North Carolina, Thom Tillis. In response to a question about government regulation and restaurant worker hand washing at a local Starbucks, Sen.r Tillis, a staunch free-market conservative, recently stated:
“I don’t have any problem with Starbucks if they choose to opt out of this policy as long as they post a sign that says, ‘We don’t require our employees to wash their hands after they use the restroom.’ The market will take care of that.”
Naturally, Stewart had a field day with this comment."
"On Wednesday night, Jon Stewart took aim the freshman senator from North Carolina, Thom Tillis. In response to a question about government regulation and restaurant worker hand washing at a local Starbucks, Sen.r Tillis, a staunch free-market conservative, recently stated:
“I don’t have any problem with Starbucks if they choose to opt out of this policy as long as they post a sign that says, ‘We don’t require our employees to wash their hands after they use the restroom.’ The market will take care of that.”
Naturally, Stewart had a field day with this comment."
While Trying to Bash the President, Ted Cruz Ends Up Proving GOP Economic Policies Don’t Work (Video)
While Trying to Bash the President, Ted Cruz Ends Up Proving GOP Economic Policies Don’t Work (Video)
"It’s just absurd to see Republicans like Cruz try to claim Obama’s policies are causing these massive issues with income inequality when this is a pattern we’ve seen building for decades and it’s a direct result of the failed economic ideology his party supports known as trickle-down economics. And when any Republican talks about wage stagnation, while also claiming that the rich are doing better than they ever have before, they’re flat-out admitting that their entire economic philosophy is one giant scam."
"It’s just absurd to see Republicans like Cruz try to claim Obama’s policies are causing these massive issues with income inequality when this is a pattern we’ve seen building for decades and it’s a direct result of the failed economic ideology his party supports known as trickle-down economics. And when any Republican talks about wage stagnation, while also claiming that the rich are doing better than they ever have before, they’re flat-out admitting that their entire economic philosophy is one giant scam."
Scott Walker’s hilarious screwup: How he messed with University of Wisconsin — and infuriated his state
Scott Walker’s hilarious screwup: How he messed with University of Wisconsin — and infuriated his state
"This guy is seriously the best the Republicans have? Here's why he's backtracking on a lame new education "reform"."
"This guy is seriously the best the Republicans have? Here's why he's backtracking on a lame new education "reform"."
Scott Walker's Attempted Murder Of The Wisconsin Idea Fails Spectacularly
Scott Walker's Attempted Murder Of The Wisconsin Idea Fails Spectacularly
"In summary, Walker wants to change the UW system into a taxpayer-funded jobs training program, another version of corporate welfare. Walker didn't expect anyone to notice this, but when they did and expressed their outrage, he tried to spin it as a drafting error. But his own words belie that lie.
I would dare say that Walker is hoping that, with the help of a cooperative and compliant corporate media, people will soon forget this egregious pandering to his dark money benefactors and will allow his changes to stand.
The only thing Walker has left to do is change the UW-Madison mascot from a badger to one more suiting of himself - a weasel."
"In summary, Walker wants to change the UW system into a taxpayer-funded jobs training program, another version of corporate welfare. Walker didn't expect anyone to notice this, but when they did and expressed their outrage, he tried to spin it as a drafting error. But his own words belie that lie.
I would dare say that Walker is hoping that, with the help of a cooperative and compliant corporate media, people will soon forget this egregious pandering to his dark money benefactors and will allow his changes to stand.
The only thing Walker has left to do is change the UW-Madison mascot from a badger to one more suiting of himself - a weasel."
Walker Strikes Truth and Wisconsin Idea from UW Mission in Budget
Walker Strikes Truth and Wisconsin Idea from UW Mission in Budget
"In addition to unprecedented budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin (UW) system, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker struck "the search for truth" and the Wisconsin Idea from the university's mission in his executive budget bill unveiled last night."
"In addition to unprecedented budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin (UW) system, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker struck "the search for truth" and the Wisconsin Idea from the university's mission in his executive budget bill unveiled last night."
Wisconsin Bully Gov. Scott Walker's New Hard Core Right-Wing Message | Alternet
Wisconsin Bully Gov. Scott Walker's New Hard Core Right-Wing Message | Alternet
"Walker’s vain narrative, where he casts himself as a conservative hero, pleased Republicans on the call, according to the Register."
"Walker’s vain narrative, where he casts himself as a conservative hero, pleased Republicans on the call, according to the Register."
The right’s textbook freakout: What the fight over new A.P. history standards is really about
The right’s textbook freakout: What the fight over new A.P. history standards is really about
"Conservatives are at war with the College Board over U.S. history. But proper education isn't among their concerns"
"Conservatives are at war with the College Board over U.S. history. But proper education isn't among their concerns"
Right-Wing Charter Schools Looking For Toehold In Michigan
Right-Wing Charter Schools Looking For Toehold In Michigan
"The John Birch Society or some facsimile thereof is on the move, and they're aiming at charter schools in Michigan."
"The John Birch Society or some facsimile thereof is on the move, and they're aiming at charter schools in Michigan."
Thugs and Demagogues: 7 Right-Wing Wackos the Media Will Shove Down Our Throats in 2016 | Alternet
Thugs and Demagogues: 7 Right-Wing Wackos the Media Will Shove Down Our Throats in 2016 | Alternet
"Thanks to the Kochs, ready or not, here they come."
"Thanks to the Kochs, ready or not, here they come."
Scott Walker's War on Wisconsin
Scott Walker's War on Wisconsin
"By the time he leaves the governor's mansion, our once great public school system, our model environmental protections and our world-class university will be mere shadows of their former selves.
Walker is, of course, a favorite of the Koch brothers. He showed up at their swanky retreat in Palm Springs after his star turn in Iowa, just as the Kochs announced they will spend $889 million in the 2016 election cycle––as much as each party's presidential nominee.
Walker is a great frontman for the Kochs' ideology: union busting; deregulation, especially of their own fossil fuel industry (the governor in Iowa said Wisconsin was planning to sue the federal government over new EPA limits on power plant carbon emissions); tax cuts for the rich; repeal of the Affordable Care Act (another Walker applause line); and the privatization of everything."
"By the time he leaves the governor's mansion, our once great public school system, our model environmental protections and our world-class university will be mere shadows of their former selves.
Walker is, of course, a favorite of the Koch brothers. He showed up at their swanky retreat in Palm Springs after his star turn in Iowa, just as the Kochs announced they will spend $889 million in the 2016 election cycle––as much as each party's presidential nominee.
Walker is a great frontman for the Kochs' ideology: union busting; deregulation, especially of their own fossil fuel industry (the governor in Iowa said Wisconsin was planning to sue the federal government over new EPA limits on power plant carbon emissions); tax cuts for the rich; repeal of the Affordable Care Act (another Walker applause line); and the privatization of everything."
February 6, 2015
There’s No Vaccine For Obama Defiance Disorder
There’s No Vaccine For Obama Defiance Disorder
"A few years ago, there was a joke going around about yellow snow. If President Obama came out against eating yellow snow, members of the right-wing would issue statements, arguing for it. How dare Obama try to control what we eat, why does he hate winter, is Obama prejudiced against dogs, etc. We’ve seen it with healthy eating and the First Lady: when Michelle Obama and Subway teamed up, conservatives went crazy with anger, posting incredibly racist and hateful comments against Mrs. Obama and Subway. And we are now seeing Obama Defiance Disorder in regard to vaccines."
"A few years ago, there was a joke going around about yellow snow. If President Obama came out against eating yellow snow, members of the right-wing would issue statements, arguing for it. How dare Obama try to control what we eat, why does he hate winter, is Obama prejudiced against dogs, etc. We’ve seen it with healthy eating and the First Lady: when Michelle Obama and Subway teamed up, conservatives went crazy with anger, posting incredibly racist and hateful comments against Mrs. Obama and Subway. And we are now seeing Obama Defiance Disorder in regard to vaccines."
Alex Jones Defends "Listener" Rand Paul On Vaccines By Attacking "Whore," "Trash, Tramp, Filth, Scum" CNBC Anchor
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/02/04/alex-jones-defends-listener-rand-paul-on-vaccin/202411
"Alex Jones defended ally and "listener" Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) from media attacks over his controversial vaccination remarks by lashing out at a CNBC anchor who challenged Paul. Jones, who helped Paul get elected to the Senate in 2010, called CNBC's Kelly Evans a "whore" and "pimp" for "signing on to a system of murder, you little piece of trash, tramp, filth, scum woman"
"Alex Jones defended ally and "listener" Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) from media attacks over his controversial vaccination remarks by lashing out at a CNBC anchor who challenged Paul. Jones, who helped Paul get elected to the Senate in 2010, called CNBC's Kelly Evans a "whore" and "pimp" for "signing on to a system of murder, you little piece of trash, tramp, filth, scum woman"
GOP senator: Don’t make employees wash their hands after going to the bathroom, because freedom
GOP senator: Don’t make employees wash their hands after going to the bathroom, because freedom
"For much of the past 36 or so hours, we’ve heard from a number of Republicans that risking the occasional measles outbreak is simply the price of liberty. While Rand Paul and Chris Christie were busy championing the sacred right to expose others to disease, it fell to freshman Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) to take up the next great cause in the fight for freedom from regulatory overreach. We speak, of course, of the right of restaurants not to require their employees to wash their hands after using the restroom."
"For much of the past 36 or so hours, we’ve heard from a number of Republicans that risking the occasional measles outbreak is simply the price of liberty. While Rand Paul and Chris Christie were busy championing the sacred right to expose others to disease, it fell to freshman Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) to take up the next great cause in the fight for freedom from regulatory overreach. We speak, of course, of the right of restaurants not to require their employees to wash their hands after using the restroom."
Congressman: Measles Outbreak May Be Caused By ‘Illegal Aliens’
http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2015/02/03/3618647/mo-brooks-measles-immigrants/
"But researchers have traced recent outbreaks to the persistent — and completely misguided — belief that vaccines are harmful to children. In fact, the vast majority of new cases of measles are found in children whose parents had “philosophical” objections to the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine."
"But researchers have traced recent outbreaks to the persistent — and completely misguided — belief that vaccines are harmful to children. In fact, the vast majority of new cases of measles are found in children whose parents had “philosophical” objections to the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine."
GOP Anti-Vaxxer: Help, Help, We're Being Oppressed
GOP Anti-Vaxxer: Help, Help, We're Being Oppressed
"When is the fascination with the "stupid is the new smart" movement going to end? Why must we be constantly reminded that the ideology of the Republican party stems from complications from the Dunning-Kruger Effect"
"When is the fascination with the "stupid is the new smart" movement going to end? Why must we be constantly reminded that the ideology of the Republican party stems from complications from the Dunning-Kruger Effect"
NC Senator: Starbucks Workers Shouldn't Have To Wash Hands After Bathroom Break
NC Senator: Starbucks Workers Shouldn't Have To Wash Hands After Bathroom Break
"It's really not funny, though. Years of this kind of insanity have gotten us to the point where people think these statements are "reasonable"."
"It's really not funny, though. Years of this kind of insanity have gotten us to the point where people think these statements are "reasonable"."
Why serious people discount Fox News
http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/x2130548318/Why-serious-people-discount-Fox-News#.VMaYWft9sNg.facebook
"You can forget that facts matter, that logic is important, that science is critical, that he who speaks claptrap loudly still speaks claptrap -- and that claptrap has no place in reasoned and informed debate. Sometimes, it takes someone from outside to hold up a mirror and allow you to see more clearly what you have grown accustomed to.
This is what the French and the British did for America last week.
For that, Fox owed them an apology. But serious people owe them thanks."
"You can forget that facts matter, that logic is important, that science is critical, that he who speaks claptrap loudly still speaks claptrap -- and that claptrap has no place in reasoned and informed debate. Sometimes, it takes someone from outside to hold up a mirror and allow you to see more clearly what you have grown accustomed to.
This is what the French and the British did for America last week.
For that, Fox owed them an apology. But serious people owe them thanks."
Fox News: The World’s Comic Relief | The Nation
Fox News: The World’s Comic Relief | The Nation
"Legitimate academic studies of Fox’s effect on its viewers demonstrate that it not only makes them more conservative but also less informed. However, instead of recognizing Fox for what it is—a danger to our democracy and a cancer to the cause of journalistic credibility—competing journalists have treated it as just another news organization, albeit one with a bit of a political bent."
"Legitimate academic studies of Fox’s effect on its viewers demonstrate that it not only makes them more conservative but also less informed. However, instead of recognizing Fox for what it is—a danger to our democracy and a cancer to the cause of journalistic credibility—competing journalists have treated it as just another news organization, albeit one with a bit of a political bent."
Fox Anti-Obamacare Segment Goes Off The Rails When Guest Says He 'Didn't Have Healthcare Before'
Fox Anti-Obamacare Segment Goes Off The Rails When Guest Says He 'Didn't Have Healthcare Before'
"A Fox News interview that was presumably intended to bash President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law took a left turn on Sunday when the guest admitted that he could only afford insurance for the first time thanks to Obamacare."
"A Fox News interview that was presumably intended to bash President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law took a left turn on Sunday when the guest admitted that he could only afford insurance for the first time thanks to Obamacare."
February 5, 2015
Watch: Jon Stewart Skewers Christian Hypocrite Mike Huckabee | Alternet
Watch: Jon Stewart Skewers Christian Hypocrite Mike Huckabee | Alternet
"Huckabee is hawking a book, generating comic gold in the process."
"Huckabee is hawking a book, generating comic gold in the process."
Anti-Semitic Hate Group Funding Republican National Committee Israel Trip
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/01/30/anti-semitic-hate-group-funding-republican-national-committee-israel-trip.html
"Of course Republicans are happy for the support, and the all-expenses paid 9-day trip to Israel from an evangelical hate group that shares and promotes their core bigoted bible-based beliefs. However, it is likely they will not get the warm welcome they expect because Israelis now understand their visit is completely funded by an anti-Semitic “Christians only” group whose only regard for Israel is provoking a substantial conflict in the Middle East to bring about the war of Armageddon and end of the world."
"Of course Republicans are happy for the support, and the all-expenses paid 9-day trip to Israel from an evangelical hate group that shares and promotes their core bigoted bible-based beliefs. However, it is likely they will not get the warm welcome they expect because Israelis now understand their visit is completely funded by an anti-Semitic “Christians only” group whose only regard for Israel is provoking a substantial conflict in the Middle East to bring about the war of Armageddon and end of the world."
Republicans Call for Imposing ALEC Zones on Poorest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee
Republicans Call for Imposing ALEC Zones on Poorest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee
"Two suburban Wisconsin lawmakers have unveiled an economic development plan for the lowest-income neighborhoods of Milwaukee, and their "solutions" for the Wisconsin communities hit hardest by deindustrialization come directly from a national right-wing playbook.
Rep. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) and Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) represent two of the wealthiest districts in Wisconsin and have no background in economic development, yet have proposed at 23-page plan targeting the majority-minority communities with the highest unemployment rates in the state -- and have done so without consulting any of the elected officials who actually represent the area."
"Two suburban Wisconsin lawmakers have unveiled an economic development plan for the lowest-income neighborhoods of Milwaukee, and their "solutions" for the Wisconsin communities hit hardest by deindustrialization come directly from a national right-wing playbook.
Rep. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) and Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) represent two of the wealthiest districts in Wisconsin and have no background in economic development, yet have proposed at 23-page plan targeting the majority-minority communities with the highest unemployment rates in the state -- and have done so without consulting any of the elected officials who actually represent the area."
Scott Walker, The Big And Bold (Faced Liar)
Scott Walker, The Big And Bold (Faced Liar)
"Big and bold lie #1: Walker promised to create 250,000 jobs in his first term in office.
Reality: As of last September, there has been 102,000 jobs created since Walker took office. And many of those jobs came during the first six months of his term, before any of his policies or budgets took effect.
As if Walker's job abysmal job creation record wasn't bad enough, Wisconsin's wages are at the bottom of the scale as well. Hell, even Chuck Todd knew that!"
"Big and bold lie #1: Walker promised to create 250,000 jobs in his first term in office.
Reality: As of last September, there has been 102,000 jobs created since Walker took office. And many of those jobs came during the first six months of his term, before any of his policies or budgets took effect.
As if Walker's job abysmal job creation record wasn't bad enough, Wisconsin's wages are at the bottom of the scale as well. Hell, even Chuck Todd knew that!"
Rand Paul Courts Millennials With Fake 'Secret' Hillary And Jeb Recording
Rand Paul Courts Millennials With Fake 'Secret' Hillary And Jeb Recording
"I'm assuming he's aiming at millennial-type voters with this, but if so, it's a dismal failure on a number of levels."
"I'm assuming he's aiming at millennial-type voters with this, but if so, it's a dismal failure on a number of levels."
Grover Norquist Turns on His Anti-Tax Bae Sam Brownback
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/grover-norquist-turns-sam-brownback
"Brownback's tax cuts have wrecked the state budget and forced the governor to propose raising taxes in order to avert fiscal calamity. And Norquist is now rallying conservatives in the Kansas Legislature to oppose the Republican governor's plan."
"Brownback's tax cuts have wrecked the state budget and forced the governor to propose raising taxes in order to avert fiscal calamity. And Norquist is now rallying conservatives in the Kansas Legislature to oppose the Republican governor's plan."
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