Monthly Archives: September 2011
Imagine the media sh*tfest if the NYPD pepper sprayed a teanut
Cityroom, via James Fallows: I am sure teanuts will take note that YouTube’s random video handle includes the term “pig”. Cue the fake controversy Asshats. Unless it is Lloyg Bankfein in disguise, this will go nowhere. Cuz, you know, security … Continue reading
Filed under Asshats
GOP debate TV ratings, greatest TV event evah
6 million Americas saw how stupid & unintentionally funny the clowns in the buffoon rodeo are: More than six million people watched the Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News on Thursday night, the biggest audience for any of the … Continue reading
Filed under Buffoons, TV Punditry, TV Talking Heads, TV Wankery
#MktPlaceRadio continues to fret about government dysfunction, blames something vague called “Congress”
Following Thursday’s awesome report blaming “Congress” (and not the majority nuts that make up the House GOP), comes Friday’s report: Congress could deal a blow to the economy The Senate rejected a House plan to fund the government past mid-November. … Continue reading
Filed under Golden Teabag Award, Media, Wankers, Wankery, What liberal media
#Mktplaceradio is fair & balanced in not calling out who’s to blame for government shutdown (not)
Note what’s missing from yesterday’s Marketplace episode on the risks of another government shutdown: This time Congress is fighting over how to pay for disaster relief. If they can’t agree, the lights go out Oct. 1. Businesses worry this might … Continue reading
Filed under Asshats, Media, Weasels, What liberal media
The good stuff: Elizabeth Warren
Representing liberals well (via Atrios): I hear all this, you know, “Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever.”—No! There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there—good for you! … Continue reading
Filed under The good stuff
Amazons vision of American workplace: Chinese sweatshops
Evade taxes, blackmail states, create shell companies .. and, now, sweatshops. Is this the greatest company or what? But, Jeff Bezos creates jobs with his tax savings launching rocketships! Yay
Filed under Labor rights, Retail sales, Retail woes
Michele Bachmann fights founding fathers over vaccination
Ethan Allen: Green Mountain Rebel Allen even angered town leaders by letting Young vaccinate him against the deadly disease smallpox. The new practice of vaccination was controversial. Many believed it went against the teachings of the church, so vaccination was … Continue reading
Filed under Batshit crazy, Buffoons, Science, Wingnut
GOP on jobs: We’ll pass on this bill
Maybe GOP would pass this bill if it included a rider that banned abortions? GOP Balks at Taxes to Pay For Jobs Plan The prospects for Obama’s jobs plan grew dimmer as he unveiled the fine print of how it … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative politics, Crap, Crumbling economy, economy, Zombie ideas
Video gaming industry blackmail
Is there any corporate entity that doesn’t blackmail taxpayers to get tax cuts? Amazon, Walmart, AT&T .. EA Many tax policy analysts say the breaks for the video game industry — whose domestic sales of $15 billion a year now … Continue reading
Filed under Corporate communism, Corporate cronyism, Corrupt, Corrupt pigs
F&*k you, Amazon
Let me get this straight, CA would get $300M in tax revenue by stopping Amazon’s tax evasion. Amazon wants CA to drop the bill, lose $300M in revenues in exchange for creating 7,000 $10/hour jobs? So, Amazon would rather these … Continue reading
Filed under Tax rates, Tax revenues, Taxes
