Category Archives: General discussion

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I don’t have evidence to back that up

Posted on 4/17/2013 by John Casey

The FBI and I don’t know who planted the bombs in Boston.  Nor does Susan Collins, Senator from Maine.  She, however, is willing to speculate (from Dave Weigel at Slate): “Whenever we have an attack like this it’s difficult not to … Continue reading →

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El milagro de los milagros

Posted on 4/2/2013 by John Casey

A viewer of televangelist Pat Robertson’s 700 Club asked an obvious but important question about Miracles.  Here it is (via Raw Story via Reddit): On Monday’s episode of CBN’s The 700 Club, Robertson responded to a viewer who wanted to know why “amazing miracles (people … Continue reading →

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Don’t try this at home

Posted on 3/26/2013 by John Casey

Hunter, writing at the The Daily Kos makes a salient point about iron manning.  Speaking of Ralph Reed, invited just this Sunday to NBC’s Meet the Press to comment on the subject of gay marriage (he commented on the science!), he … Continue reading →

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Slippery coke

Posted on 3/21/2013 by John Casey

Check out this  Brian McFaden Comic (at the Daily Kos):* Seems like your standard slippery slope argument to me (in addition to some poignant commentary on how wasteful this particular argument is). We’ve talked about this a lot here–here’s one by … Continue reading →

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Work it

Posted on 3/20/2013 by John Casey

Rogers Ailes, head of Fox News, seems to think that government work makes you lazy (via TPM): “Obama’s the one who never worked a day in his life,” Ailes said in Zev Chafets’ book “Roger Ailes: Off Camera.” “He never … Continue reading →

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A sad repost

Posted on 3/19/2013 by John Casey

It’s the anniversary of the Iraq War.  If anything, this war ought to teach us that arguments have consequences.  Here is the most recent assessment (according to a recent study): (Reuters) – The U.S. war in Iraq has cost $1.7 … Continue reading →

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Pump up the jam, pump it up

Posted on 3/12/2013 by John Casey

Timorous airline passenger and Fox News alleged liberal Juan Williams has admitted to making one of his weekly columns an undergraduate copy paste job.  According to Salon‘s Alex Seitz-Wald: In a case of apparent plagiarism, Fox News pundit Juan Williams lifted — … Continue reading →

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Opinions for hire

Posted on 3/2/2013 by John Casey

However much we berate the conservative commentariat, we usually presume their opinions are actually their opinions.  Turns out we might have been wrong.  Turns out some of them, a crew of ten or so, were on the payroll of the anti-democratic government … Continue reading →

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Can’t tell if troll part the millionth

Posted on 3/1/2013 by John Casey

It turns out the military rape (of women) is a problem.  The National Review Online responds, as you might imagine, by blaming the victims and by changing the subject. In an epic move that should be satire, but isn’t, Heather … Continue reading →

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Satire and Nihilism

Posted on 2/25/2013 by Scott Aikin

Jim Geraghty at National Review Online has an interesting essay on the state of satire in American political culture.  He makes a contrast between satire in the good old days and the way it’s used today: When everybody’s getting mocked, … Continue reading →

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