Archive for the ‘myth busting’ Category
Remembering the (REAL) world after 9/11 (with photos).
Special 9/11 Edition A tiny group of “Christian” Extremists in Florida plan on going through with their “Burn a Koran Day” to protest a tiny group of Islamic Extremists that attacked America on 9/11. There are (reportedly) fewer than 50 members of the Florida church planning this event, yet the Muslim World is already painting […]
September 9, 2010
Posted in: General, myth busting, Right-Wing Insanity, Terrorism
CEOs: “Reinvest those profits or we’ll tax your bonus!”
(Update: It was pointed out to me that I probably should have titled this Op/Ed: Corporations: “Reinvest those profits or we’ll tax them!” Because the real problem are Corporations paying NO taxes vs. CEO’s whose priority is Corporate Profits over their own. I apologize for any confusion. – Mugsy) While some may question my sanity, […]
September 6, 2010
Posted in: Economy, Money, myth busting, Politics
The Party of Lincoln has become The Party of Jefferson Davis
Two years ago next month, I wrote one of my most referenced Op/Eds: “Time to put this ‘Party of Lincoln’ nonsense to bed.” I pointed out at the time that present day Republicans take enormous pride in reminding minority voters that Abraham Lincoln… the founder of their Party… “freed the slaves”… the most intrusive, anti-big […]
July 26, 2010
Posted in: Election, myth busting, Politics, Racism, Right-Wing Insanity
Mainstream Racism, part 1 – the Bush/Obama/Hitler false-equivalency
This past week, the NAACP passed a resolution demanding that leaders of the Tea Party denounce all the racists signs, statements and activity that appear at Tea-bagger events on a regular basis. Not only have Tea Party leaders (and most Republicans) denied that there are any racists involved with the Tea Party movement, but the former chairman […]
July 19, 2010
Posted in: myth busting, Politics, Racism, Right-Wing Insanity
Conservatives Conflate Immigration with Drug War
Supporters of Arizona’s draconian new Immigration Reform bill (pdf) repeatedly cite ONE reason for the need to clamp down on illegal immigration: Drug crime. And so, they target ALL immigrants (or people who just look Hispanic) in fighting America’s failed “War on Drugs”. This is like passing laws against “automobile passengers” to fight “getaway cars”. […]
July 12, 2010
Posted in: myth busting, Politics, Racism
Who’s Better at Running The Economy? A look at the numbers.
One of the greatest stumbling blocks when comparing how well the U.S. economy does under Democrats vs. Republicans is the four years of the Carter Administration. Republicans like to point to the economic “failure” of Jimmy Carter and the economic “success” of Ronald Reagan. Democrats point to the economic “success” of Bill Clinton and the […]
May 17, 2010
Posted in: Economy, Money, myth busting, Politics
If Obama were a Republican, they’d be singing his praises by now.
I am NOT one of those people that thinks President Obama is a “closet Republican”, nor a full-blown Conservative. I lump people who say things like that in the same group of Tea-nuts that call President Bush “a Liberal” (yes, those people really are out there), and those who, during the 2008 presidential campaign, called […]
April 12, 2010
Posted in: Election, myth busting, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity
Massey Mine Disaster debunks Self-Regulating Free-Market Myth
You hear it all the time. Some self-proclaimed “Libertarian” or “Free-Market Republican” will argue against “government regulation” and insists that “corporations will always do what is in the best interests of the community because their survival depends upon it.” That’s the very cornerstone of “Free Market” ideology. Ron Paul built his political career upon it. […]
April 7, 2010
Posted in: Energy Independence, Money, myth busting
Rove’s faulty memory on Iraqi oil revenues funding reconstruction. A Quick List.
Iraq War Anniversary Edition Last week on Meet the Press, Karl Rove made the following astounding assertion: “No one in the Bush Administration ever said the reconstruction of Iraq could be paid for with Iraqi oil revenues.” Really? Are you F-ing kidding me? That little bit of revisionist history may fly with your neo-Conservative buddies, […]
March 17, 2010
Posted in: myth busting, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, War
Time traveling with Karl Rove and the Bush Rehabilitation Crew
A little secret about me: I love time travel movies. Time After Time, Time Rider, Frequency, Back to the Future, and even JCVD’s TimeCop. I love imagining what might happen if one could travel into the past and change events in the future. But one thing I absolutely DESPISE are people who try to rewrite history by lying about […]
March 15, 2010
Posted in: General, myth busting, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, War
Republican to English dictionary
About a week ago, a Right-Wing caller into one of the major Progressive radio-shows I listen to called President Bush “a Liberal”. Saturday, one of my YouTube videos drew the same “accusation”. Of all the things George W. Bush was, “a Liberal” was not one of them. Liberals don’t view government as “evil”, but as a […]
February 22, 2010
Posted in: myth busting, Politics
Putting the “Snowpocalypse” into perspective with maps
Recently, the Right-Wing echo chamber has been in a lather over record snowfall in the American North East, suggesting that it is “proof” of the nonexistence of “Global Warming”. Last week, I noted how famed Conservatives Sen. Jim Inhoff (R-OK), Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), Sean Hannity and Sarah Palin are all giddy over how foolish […]
February 18, 2010
Posted in: Global Warming, myth busting
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