Keith Olbermann on terrorism and the modern Republican Party: …The dictionary definition of the word ‘terrorize’ is simple and not open to misinterpretation: ‘To fill or overpower with terror; terrify; coerce by intimidation or fear.’ Note please that the words ‘violence’ and ‘death’ are missing from that definition. For the key to terrorism is not [...]
This made me laugh. And then I felt guilty about laughing, because there’s nothing funny about this. He’s such an idiot. Via Atrios
Oh, so sweet. Before they were popular, the Stones sang a jingle for Rice Krispies. Bet they didn’t get nearly the same royalties for that one that they did for “Start Me Up.” (Via Daring Fireball)
From Sky News Ireland, via Daily Kos:
Uh oh! Our first isolationist moron decided to write to Newsday to complain that no one helps the big ol’ America when we’re in trouble, but we’re the first to respond when another nation needs help: When a tsunami strikes in Southeast Asia, the United States is one of the first countries to offer aid. [...]
I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. My local paper, Newsday, gets letters from some real pieces of work. Long Islanders are notoriously worried about immigration, property taxes, and traffic conditions, for good reasons, so most of the letters to Newsday are related to those categories, but sometimes a letter rises above it [...]
