Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™
I have decided to coin a phrase: Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™, defined as the psychological imbalance produced by a toxic mix of right-wing identity politics and diva training.
I have decided to coin a phrase: Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™, defined as the psychological imbalance produced by a toxic mix of right-wing identity politics and diva training.
Azam Nizamuddin | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics
In the Ft. Hood aftermath, we shouldn't allow right-wing hooliganism, wherever it stems from, to dictate how we view tragedies and interpret human beings with cultures and religions separate from our own.
Washington Post | Jason Horowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics
Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech. "My name's a verb now," she said....
Media Matters | B.C.O. | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
Right-wing media figures have used the shooting at Fort Hood as an excuse to attack Islam and American Muslims in particular, with Debbie Schlussel, f...
New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics
Barack Obama's most devilish political move since the 2008 campaign was to appoint a Republican congressman from upstate New York as secretary of the ...
Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.28.2009 | Media
Remember when the web used to be about following links to someone's cool blogspot site? Now it's all about the world of ultra-ultra-niche or the secret gems that the big sites troll daily for their unique takes.
Bob Cesca | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
If recent polling is any indication, people don't want to be associated with the party that elevates the self-satirical wackaloons. Especially when they refuse to be honest about who they are.
David Ormsby | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago
If Hynes ultimately were to become governor and enact his plan, the entire Illinois governing class would be exempt from an Illinois income tax increase. Oops.
Eric Boehlert | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media
Like a proud peacock showing off its feathers, the right-wing media was in full bloom, showing the Times all the tricks that have made the movement's trade so renowned.
The Colorado Independent | Katie Redding | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver
As a proposed national Latino census boycott receives increased media attention, many Latino and immigrant organizations in Colorado say they're thank...
The New York Review of Books | Michael Tomasky | Posted 09.29.2009 | Books
Michael Tomasky The New York Review of Books We have never seen, at least in the modern history of the United States, a right-wing street-protest mo...
Disgrasian | Posted 09.29.2009 | Media
In an attempt to counter the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, HuffPost is putting together a "Great American Liberal Women" Calendar of its own. The Institute's Facebook Fan Page seems dubious about this counterpunch.
Eric Boehlert | Posted 09.29.2009 | Media
The conservative movement has become a mindless mob, and the right-wing media, more and more often, are sending their overeager foot soldiers out on seek-and-destroy missions involving private citizens.
The Daily Beast | Posted 09.22.2009 | Media
"I'm a human being," Malkin says from her home in tranquil Colorado Springs (tranquil, except for the shrieking of Air Force jets--"the sound of freed...
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media
David Von Drehle's article is a clinic for journalism students who wish to learn about faux balance, false equivalencies, straw men, and omissions of important facts.
Media Matters | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
Media Matters Action Network announced the launch of SmearBuster.org, a new website fighting back against the right-wing smear machine's progressive w...
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 09.15.2009 | Comedy
The "Daily Show" returned last night after a three-week hiatus, the longest in the show's history. While August was a surprisingly eventful month, Ste...
Edward Murray | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy
Average Conservative Blogger responds to readers' questions.
David Kronke | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy
Michelle Malkin: Why didn't Obama save every child from drowning? Why just one? This myopia stems from his old, outdated liberal-elitist sensibility.
Larry Gellman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
Apparently in addition to being a socialist, a terrorist, a Kenyan, a Nazi, a granny killer, and like Hitler -- Obama is not even really our president. The whole thing was just a big liberal lie.
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.20.2009 | Comedy
We have obtained "leaked footage" of President Obama's speech to our nation's children. Take a look. But be warned, it may shock and horrify you.
Andy Ostroy | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
These Obama-hating conservatives and their dumbed-down, myopic philosophies appeal to the lowest common-denominator of the Republican Party, which is why it got trounced in the last election.
Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
A journey through Daybreak is an educational awakening, and an alert to the misdeeds of those we've elected. It's a clarification of why these deeds are wrong, why they must be challenged, and how they can be changed.
HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Dean | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
Conservative media outlets are waging an online defamation campaign against Presidential Science Advisor Jon Holdren, using out-of-context quotes and ...
Harry Moroz | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
Criticism of Obama and the czar "system" is overblown. In fact, a czar's power comes not from dictatorial authority, but from humble restraint.
Matt Osborne | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media