Blame It On Steinski

Using crooks to investigate crooks, Chapter 2

Who’s the guy the White House has appointed (with much fart and belch of publicity) to investigate Karl Rove?

Seems he’s under a bit of investigation himself. In fact, the same type of investigation he’s supposed to be conducting of Rove. And he’s got a curious take on his official responsibilities.

Mark Crispin Miller speaks of the stranger-than-fiction hiring practices and background of…

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Whatever happened to Ashleigh Banfield?

Yow….

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One reason you don’t see more protests is because you don’t see all the protests that happen

You didn’t hear about this, right? One tiny story in the AP that showed up only (as far as I know) in The Guardian in the UK.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fourteen anti-war protesters were arrested in a Senate office building Thursday after unfurling a banner calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Fabulous, elegant work. I’ve got individual pictures below of the…

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A music video even I like

Mainly for the lyrics.

“Thou Shalt Always Kill”

Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

Thanks to Kev for the initial tip, and Andy for the…

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There’s nothing new under the sun – or in the voting booth

Here’s part of the history – and a long history it is, too – of the Republican efforts to keep non-Republican voters away from the polls illegally. “Voter fraud,” y’understand.

In 1964, arch-conservative Barry Goldwater (who, in comparison to the administration currently ruining the country, seems like a pussycat, but never mind) ran for President. Since no sane person would vote for him and…

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Why webcams were invented.

Pat Condell , a man from the UK with a brilliant, six minute, one-take video essay on the relationship between the UK and the US.

Funny beyond words. And like most things that funny, not safe for work.

If you have a moment, the gentleman does go on.

In a good way, I…

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What’s the difference between the Republican Party and the Mafia?

The Mafia wears better suits.

Political Briefings At Agencies Disclosed
White House Calls Meetings Lawful
By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 26, 2007; Page A01

White House officials conducted 20 private briefings on Republican electoral prospects in the last midterm election for senior officials in at least 15 government agencies covered by federal…

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Moyers turns over the flat rock (updated)

“The substitute for reporting far too often has become ‘Let’s just ring up an expert.’ . . . This is journalism on the cheap, if it’s journalism at all.”

Bill Moyers documentary “Buying The War” about the media’s eager, ignorant, and irresponsible repetition of Republican dog poop is now viewable online.

Watch it and weep.

These people should be ashamed of themselves; they couldn’t…

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Democrats prove to be almost as good as Republicans…

… at licking the collective tuchus of their employers.

Witness the slow disintegration of the minimum wage bill in Congress.

This surgery performed by people who do not live on a minimum wage, do not have to worry about health care, and in fact, as long as they do what they’re paid to do, don’t have to worry about much of…

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Between The Acts At The Opera

Who remembers Willie and Eugene Howard? They don’t have a page in Wikipedia, or their own page on the web. They’re mentioned briefly in the IMDB and related sources for their 1926 film short “Between The Acts At The Opera,” which you won’t find on Youtube.

Two of the most popular vaudeville comedians, The Howard Brothers laid ‘em in the aisles back in the day – and by that I mean the turn of…

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