Archive for December 28th, 2010

PolitiFact’s most-read fact-checks of 2010

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PolitiFact’s most-read fact-checks of 2010

PolitiFact.com revealed today the top ten most-read fact-checks of 2010, and they overwhelmingly confirm one thing we already know: Republicans are filthy liars. Six out of the top ten were Republican statements, and all of them were rated “False” or “Pants on Fire”. Out of the four Democratic statements, two were true, one was “Barely […]

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LNV: Captain Beefheart

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​Late Night Video: Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart passed away early this month.

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Readings for Tuesday Evening

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Cozy up to your laptop or iPad and enjoy Tuesday night’s interesting reads

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It’s Palin Hunting Season

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It’s Palin Hunting Season

As the GOP is wont to do, they’ve have begun turning on their own. Obama’s 14 point lead over Teapubican Sarah Palin must be scaring them.

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Fearing for Science

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Fearing for Science

If you forget about those that died on Deepwater Horizon, then you might think it was a cool explosion like the future chair of the House Science and Technology Committee. Oh yeah, that climate warming stuff, scientific fraud.

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Palate Cleanser – A Delightful Rant

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Palate Cleanser – A Delightful Rant

Josh Marshall at TPM takes apart the idea that Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour was ever a serious presidential contender.

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Tuesday Open Thread

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The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Mad Skillz Might Not Be Enuff

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Mad Skillz Might Not Be Enuff

“. . . there’s a price to be paid for the excesses of the past decade; that the U.S. economy was profoundly out of whack before the recession hit; and that we need major changes in the kind of work people do.” – James Surowiecki in The New Yorker

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Grandstanding Will Be The GOP Forte

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Republicans will have a slim majority in the House of Representatives, but that’s about it.

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Snow Politics

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New Jersey governor Chris Christie decided going to Disney World for vacation was more important than responding to a snowstorm.

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Handicapping the 2012 Presidential Race

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Handicapping the 2012 Presidential Race

Nate Silver at 538 starts looking at some of the factors that will influence the 2012 election.

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The Trouble With Libertarians

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The Trouble With Libertarians

New York Magazine has an interesting article on libertarians and the enduring popularity of libertarianism.

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Homophobes Last Stand against DADT

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Captain Oveur: You ever been in a cockpit before?
Joey: No sir, I’ve never been up in a plane before.
Captain Oveur: You ever seen a grown man naked?

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