Archive for August, 2014

This Is Why We Said No to Invading Iraq in 2003. Those who pushed for war, please shut up.

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Last June, The Rachel Maddow Show commented on the number of former Bush Administration figures that were suddenly being booked on the Sunday Political Talkshows to pontificate on the rise of ISIS, the Sunni-based terrorist organization: Attention Media: Stop booking Yahoos to advise on Iraq! (4:52) [flv:http://mugsysrapsheet.com/4blog/video/trms-stop_booking_yahoos_on_iraq-140620.flv http://mugsysrapsheet.com/4blog/video/trms-stop_booking_yahoos_on_iraq-140620.jpg 512 288] Yesterday on ABC’s ThisWeek, Bill […]

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August 25, 2014
Posted in: Middle East, National Security, Politics, rewriting history, Terrorism, War

Where Are the Anti-Police State Cliven Bundy Supporters on Behalf of Michael Brown?

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Last April, Federal agents from the Bureau of Land Management (BLS) arrived at the home of Cliven Bundy, a cattle rancher that has been grazing his cattle on public land for the last 20 years without reimbursing the government for upkeep of that land, to evict his cattle from said public land and demand he pay the $1 […]

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August 18, 2014
Posted in: Crime, Guns & Violence, Politics, Racism, Right-Wing Hypocrisy

If Republicans Sue Obama, Democrats MUST Impeach Bush for Commiting Same Crime

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In 1867, two years after the assassination of President Lincoln, the Republican Party was in open revolt against a Republican president, threatening him with impeachment. In an attempt to reach out to the Southern states, President Lincoln replaced his 1st term vice president Hannibal Hamlin with Andrew Johnson… a Republican, but from the Southern state of Tennessee. Lincoln, who had just defeated […]

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August 11, 2014
Posted in: fake scandals, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, rewriting history, Right-Wing Insanity, Unconstitutional

Both Sides Are At Fault? Democrats Don’t Control the Senate. They Just Don’t.

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Every time the news reported on how little Congress got done before embarking on their annual August Recess, some newscaster was always sure to point out the fact that “the Senate… controlled by Democrats…” likewise has been every bit as unproductive as the GOP-controlled House. The obvious implication being: “Both sides are equally to blame!”, […]

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August 4, 2014
Posted in: Election, General, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics