I did a radio show this week and the host asked a pretty engaging question: has Bush done anything right since taking office over five years ago? On the air, nothing came to mind (for either of us), but I thought I’d throw it open to some discussion. There has to be something. On the […]
I usually stick to political discussions, but a lot of people seem pretty interested in the Academy Awards, so I thought I’d open this up for some reader insights. Oddly enough, perhaps the most exciting part of tonight’s show is the host — does anyone not love Jon Stewart? Who will win Best Picture? What […]
There’s usually no point in paying too close attention to Bill O’Reilly and his various personal feuds/vendettas, but this week, O’Reilly seemed to cross the sanity line just a little bit when he threatened a caller of his radio show with “a little visit” from “Fox security” for mentioning MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann’s name on the […]
If Ralph Reed was planning to start measuring the drapes in Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor’s office, he may want to rethink his plans. His role in the Abramoff affair just got considerably worse (thanks to J.C. for the tip). Ralph Reed has said he didn’t know it until last year, but emails suggest he was informed […]
Last month, at the annual gathering of the National Religious Broadcasters, TV preacher Pat Robertson found himself on the outside looking in for the first time in his professional career. NRB effectively told Brother Pat, “Thanks for everything, but you’re not invited.” Of course, Robertson denied the snub. The CBN chairman insisted that he had […]
First up from this week’s God machine is a story that made its way around the ‘sphere pretty quickly yesterday. Some sites have gotten a few of the details wrong, but it’s still pretty disturbing. In the heart of the Bible Belt, a few Missouri state lawmakers are trying to give Christianity a measure of […]
Political parties, especially at the state level, are constantly in search of adding names and addresses to their voter lists. Usually, both sides play by the rules and acquire information legitimately. Recently, Republicans in Minnesota tried a different approach. A computer disk that the Minnesota Republican Party prepared to support a ban on gay marriage […]
Guest Post by Morbo Here is the opening sentence from a recent Associated Press dispatch from Wise, Va.: An investigation that began with allegations of cigarettes, alcohol and pork rinds being offered for votes led to the indictment Thursday of a small town’s mayor and 13 others on charges of election fraud and corruption. To […]
Long time readers know that I sometimes find it helpful to take a moment, particularly on Fridays, to take stock of the week that was and consider what we’ve learned about the president and his administration over the last seven days. This week seemed particularly revealing. * The White House was warned repeatedly two years […]
Newsweek’s Howard Fineman recently caught Bill Clinton at the National Governors Conference recently and was struck by just how impressive the former president is discussing, well, anything. In this instance, Clinton delivered an “hour-long, impromptu aria on the health-care crisis facing the country,” with an emphasis on childhood nutrition and obesity. Fineman marveled at Clinton’s […]