Category Archives: politics

Patriotism vs. Nationalism (Barack, Are You Listening?)

Daniel Larison explains: …this is the crucial difference between patriotism and nationalism: patriotism is love of one’s country and defensive, while nationalism is expressed typically through contempt and fear of other nations and a will to power over other nations.  The Iraq war was made possible by a propaganda campaign by the government, the exploitationContinue reading “Patriotism vs. Nationalism (Barack, Are You Listening?)”

Quote of the Day: Limbaugh

"We have no intention of prosecuting Rush Limbaugh because lying through your teeth and being stupid isn’t a crime." —Marc Dann, speaking for the Ohio Attorney General’s office, on why the state doesn’t intend to prosecute the radio host for inveigling Ohio Republicans to change parties to vote for Hillary Clinton–

Racist Democats Don’t Like Obama

A shocker! From the latest Pew Research Center poll: In particular, white Democrats who hold unfavorable views of Obama are much more likely than those who have favorable opinions of him to say that equal rights for minorities have been pushed too far; they also are more likely to disapprove of interracial dating, and areContinue reading “Racist Democats Don’t Like Obama”

Why Limbaugh (Really) Hates McCain

Given that John McCain is universally considered to be the most electable of all Republican candidates this year, a lot of us pinko lefties have been wondering why rightwing radio blowhard Rush Limbaugh hates him so much. I mean, sure, McCain is "soft" on torture, and believes we are changing the climate with greenhouse gases,Continue reading “Why Limbaugh (Really) Hates McCain”

Ralph Nader Takes Credit for Al Gore’s Nobel Prize

Believe it or don’t. Here’s the ever-charming Nader, in an interview with the BBC: BBC: A lot of people blame you for allowing George Bush to come in in 2000, because you took a fair number of votes that would have gone to Al Gore for the Democrats. NADER: No, actually the studies show thatContinue reading “Ralph Nader Takes Credit for Al Gore’s Nobel Prize”

An Incoming Democratic Tide — in Texas?

So Arnold Garcia, Jr., in a commentary for the Austin American-Statesman: Even in the reddest counties in a deep red state, Texans are streaming to vote in the Democratic primary at double and sometimes triple the number voting in the Republican primary. Early vote tallies compiled since Tuesday — the day early voting opened forContinue reading “An Incoming Democratic Tide — in Texas?”

Obama Wins in Landslide over McCain and Hillary

Sometimes numbers tell the story far more clearly than words. Whatever it is about Obama that appeals to voters, the trend continues: in yesterday’s primary in Wisconsin, he came home with about 646,000     votes. Hillary garnered 453,000. McCain, by comparison, 224,000, and Huckabee about 151,000. All by himself, Obama came within range of defeatingContinue reading “Obama Wins in Landslide over McCain and Hillary”

Why Republicans Like Bad Meat

Beats me. But — according to Eric Schlosser, author of the well-known "Fast Food Nation" — they do. It’s an agricultural policy insisted on by so-called "conservatives," in fact. Scholosser said this to Warren Olney, of the interview program "Which Way L.A.?" this evening, on the subject of the recall of 143 million pounds ofContinue reading “Why Republicans Like Bad Meat”

The Inconvenient Truth on the Campaign Trail

JohnnyRook for Daily Kos makes the unavoidable point: No candidate, even if he or she truly understands the urgency of dealing with the climate crisis, is going to say what really needs to be said about global warming until after they are elected. The reason: if they do they won’t get elected. (FDR didn’t startContinue reading “The Inconvenient Truth on the Campaign Trail”