Archive for the ‘rewriting history’ Category
What the Debt Ceiling Fight is REALLY About: Impeachment
By the time you read this, you’ll already know whether or not the GOP has once again Shutdown the Federal Government for the first time since they last did it 17 years ago. But let me make a last minute prediction that in the wee hours of the morning, both sides will agree to a one-month extension, at […]
October 1, 2013
Posted in: Economy, fake scandals, General, Healthcare, Money, Partisanship, Politics, Predictions, rewriting history, Right-Wing Insanity, Unconstitutional
Okay Wingnuts, Ya Wanna Talk Impeachment, Let’s Talk Impeachment
Since 2006, I’ve had two bumper stickers in the rear window of my car (affixed with Scotch Tape). The first reading “EndlessThis War” from MoveOn.org that… fittingly… blew out of my car window last month when the tape cracked & dried with age, and the other reading: “Support Our Troops. Impeach Bush-Cheney”. Every once in a while someone asks me […]
May 13, 2013
Posted in: fake scandals, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, Rants, rewriting history, Right-Wing Insanity, Unconstitutional
Republicans Seem Eager to Invade Syria Over WMDs On Ten Year Anniversary of “Mission Accomplished”
In 2006, three years after “Mission Accomplished”, the GOP controlled Congress set aside $20 million dollars in the 2007 Defense Budget for “a victory party” to celebrate the end of the Iraq & Afghanistan wars. (note: the linked story is dated “2009” because it was updated, but I’ve had it bookmarked since October 2006, as the date in the URL confirms.) It […]
April 29, 2013
Posted in: Middle East, Politics, rewriting history, Right-wing Facism, Terrorism, War
It’s Quite Clear Now the GOP is Trying to Link the Phrase “9/11” to Obama
Just as they have every week since last September, Fox “news” Sunday pulled out the defibrillator to revive the feux claim that the assault on our embassy in Benghazi, Libya last September 11th was some massive intelligence failure that resulted in the deaths of four Americans despite advanced warnings, with the Obama White House engaged in “a massive […]
February 17, 2013
Posted in: fake scandals, Middle East, Partisanship, Politics, rewriting history, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism, War
Why the Right is still hyping the Benghazi non-story
On August 9th, 1974, five men (working for the CIA) were caught after breaking into National Democratic Headquarters based in the Watergate Hotel/Office-complex in Washington D.C.. The scandal was traced all the way back to the White House (and likely Nixon himself), culminating in the conviction and incarceration of 43 people, including the highest ranking law official […]
November 19, 2012
Posted in: fake scandals, Middle East, Partisanship, Politics, rewriting history
Bush Administration Makes Allies of America’s Worst Enemies – And our enemies their greatest benefactors.
IE7/Firefox users: Please use RSS for a browser link that notifies you every time this Blog is updated! You must REGISTER before you can post comments. (It was tough deciding on whether or not to follow up on last weeks reports on the continuing decline of the stock market after last Friday’s plunge of 281 […]
August 5, 2007
Posted in: Middle East, National Security, Politics, rewriting history, Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Scandals, Terrorism, War