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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In a very timely follow-up to the wingnuts article, Karl Rove was shouted down at a book signing event last, forcing him to make the decision to leave before he could actually sign any books.
Based on the number of people in attendance at this event, don’t count on Karl Rove’s next career to be motivational [...]

Yesterday’s arrests of nine members of a Michigan militia bent on the overthrow of the United States government and fighting the anti-Christ at the end of times serve as an obvious reminder that the words utilized in our public discourse matter.
While there always have been and always will be “crazies” in our society, the rapid [...]

Below is an article by one of my favorite current events writers, Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene Robinson from the Washington Post. I think it is apparent to people on both sides of the political spectrum that the current environment surrounding political debate has been poisoned by incivility, death threats, bricks through windows, and other acts [...]

Here is a very thoughtful piece by David Sirota on the difference between liberalism and progressivism, which to me is right on the mark. Of course since it is a thoughtful piece that would aid anyone in understanding the difference, I won’t expect wingnuts to read it – understanding isn’t exactly at the top of [...]

Let’s kick off our current events post on the subject of health care. More accurately, the hatred and vitriol surrounding the health care debate. As Keith Olbermann points out in this Special Comment, the Republicans are truly a party in denial. Exactly when did majority rule become totalitarian? Exactly when did [...]