Bush team’s plan to solve the blackout problem?
Some little elves armed with modern technology just intercepted a long-distance conference call, to which I added names completely at random… Bush: Let’s make this snappy. I am on vacation. Rove: Yes,...
View ArticleJournalists vs.bloggers: Dirty tricks
Virginia Republican telephone eavesdropping on Democratic conference calls last year a few underlings have been sentenced to probation–the former GOP executive director got his law license suspended...
View ArticleLucrative jobs for telemarketers….
1. Background: As of late February, the “scandal” had disappeared, as had all the guys responsible….. http://BetsyDevine.weblogger.com/2003/02/21#a50 2. 7 months later, columnist from conservative NH...
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New astroturf “from” US soldiers in Iraq
More identical letters signed with different names are hitting small-town papers around the country. All of them claim that the US occupation of Iraq has been an unqualified success. Right-wingers...
View ArticleOpen-source software: Eeevil in so many ways
That’s the opinion of a whole bunch of “independent” think tanks, including the Alexis De Tocqueville Institute (ADTI). There’s a fascinating analysis over at Deltoid, which quotes a bunch of colorful*...
View ArticleNew Dead Sea scroll reveals Republican Jesus
DATELINE: AMARNA 29 JUNE 2004 00:12:13 GMT This just in: lost teachings of Jesus reveal an obsession with “sinful” sexual acts. He denounced birth control, encouraged people to stone an adulteress, and...
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NH Republican scandal makes national news at last
Bush’s New England campaign coordinator James Tobin may be the unnamed co-conspirator in a 2002 case of NH election tampering. If Ashcroft’s Justice Department has its way, however, you won’t know the...
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Soldier-hating, gay-loving senior citizens
Did you realize that the AARP (American Association for Retired People) was secretly trying to kill US soldiers and/or force them into gay marriages? Thank goodness USANext is on the job, running ads...
View ArticleThe buck stops where?
Seth Godin asks: Is “I accept responsibility” the new “Your call is very important to us”? It’s a phrase getting lots of play in DC right now, as Dick Cheney and Michael Chertoff theatrically “accept...
View ArticleWal-Mart + Edelman + right-wing bloggers = Astroturf
“I’m not nearly as Pro-Wal Mart as I am anti-union.” That’s how Bob Beller aka CrazyPolitico explained getting caught (with several other right-wing bloggers) blogging Wal-Mart PR spin straight from...
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