Confronting Wingnuttery, Volume I

Confronting Wingnuttery, Volume I

How many straws can rest atop a camel’s back before it breaks?
That’s the question that spurs this entry. I routinely receive mounds of junk e-mail from conservative causes, mostly because I am looking for the shred of truth in whatever arguments are being made on various issues. While my search is typically in vain, at [...]

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Wednesday Funnies, more or less

Wednesday Funnies, more or less

Jon Stewart slams Fox News
Jon Stewart and Fox News have been trading jabs all week over Stewart’s “go fuck yourselves” comment made on the air. Fox struck back while trying to maintain the high ground, slamming Stewart for not challenging his own bias. Stewart (below) does  a great job of reminding Fox on the difference [...]

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The Wednesday Wicked for April 21, 2010

The Wednesday Wicked for April 21, 2010

This is the Insomniac Edition of OLV tonight, so we will just jump straight to the Wicked tonight. Our nominees tonight:
William Gheen
You know that the Tea Party represents the lunatic wing of the wingnut fringe when they eat their own, as they have been doing so often of late. But William Gheen has taken this [...]

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Midweek Mayhem II - The

Midweek Mayhem II – The “Tea Party Edition”

It’s been a busy week in OLV Land, so forgive the time away. That’s the trouble with day jobs – they keep us wacko progressives honest, sometimes until very late into the night!
With that, here are a few snippets to highlight the world’s wackiness since the last time we met. We promise more articles this [...]

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Midweek Mayhem

Midweek Mayhem

It’s been a busy news week already, and we didn’t want to let some of these gems pass us by.
Yes Virginia, there are wingnut rednecks in power
Let’s start with a midweek Wicked Award for Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. It wasn’t bad enough that he began his term with his administration telling public colleges and universities [...]

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A political must read for all reasonable people...

A political must read for all reasonable people…

I have a number of Republican friends who consider themselves reasonable people, and for whom I believe that is an accurate assessment. These are people of good conscience, who work hard and are as concerned with their future, the future of their children and of America as I am. I consider these people to be [...]

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Worthy and Wicked for April 4, 2010

Worthy and Wicked for April 4, 2010

Welcome to a somewhat personalized version of Worthy and Wicked for April 4, 2010. With the end of the health care debate in Congress, it hasn’t been nearly as entertaining a week in Washington, but no worries – we have several noteworthy entries from outside the Beltway for this week.
THE WORTHY
This week’s worthy isn’t timely [...]

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An oldie but goodie

An oldie but goodie

BREAKING NEWS…
In a stunning and historic admission, former President George W. Bush is to disclose in forthcoming memoirs that the invasion of Iraq was conceived by his administration as an intentional misleading of the American people into war.
According to one passage:
“Everyone in the room… that is, Cheney, Karl, Dick (Rumsfeld), and Paul all knew that [...]

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Is America yearning for Fascism?

Is America yearning for Fascism?

“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” – Sinclair Lewis
Now here’s a nice, light question to start your day with. But it is a relevant one.
Below is an article from Chris Hedges. Hedges is someone I consider to be far more left-wing than I am, and [...]

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