Tuesday is like nails on a chalkboard, yet still better than freaking Monday. Go figure.
Ten Things You Might Not Know About Christmas by T. Steelman:
There are so many traditions associated with Christmas. Many of them we just take for granted, accepting the “prevailing wisdom” as to their origins. But sometimes things are not what they seem. Here are ten things that you may not have known…Read more
The (Not-So) Hidden Agenda Of For-Profit Universities by finitia:
University of Phoenix spokespeople claim to have worked against the legislation to prevent repetition of programs and — of course — tax hikes and budget strains. But six years ago, University of Phoenix Founder John Sperling praised one of his executives for “killing the … four-year degree program in Arizona.” Read more
Fun With Right-Wing Memes: ‘Why Pay For The Care Of The Careless?’ by Cicero:
See, this is one of the great divides between Democrats and Republicans in this country that really isn’t a divide at all. It’s the solution to the problem that divides us. Republicans tend to cry “Reject!” while Democrats lean more toward “Refine!” Read more
No Obvious 2016 Republican Leader In Sight; Romney/Ryan Still Haunted By ‘The 47%’ by David K. Keene:
The Republican base has not yet settled on a standard-bearer to carry their cause into the 2016 Presidential race. Which is surprising, because usually, in conservative circles, there’s someone waiting impatiently backstage, barely able to wait for the previous sacrificial goat’s corpse to cool before leaping forward to take up the sacred charge. Read more
GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Staff Using Personal Emails To Hide Communication by Justin “Filthy Liberal Scum” Rosario:
If Jindal doesn’t have anything to hide (hey, if the police can use that argument to strip our rights, we can use it, too!), he would immediately make those emails public. That he hasn’t raises the question of why he feels the need to conceal his administration’s work. Read more
Jon Stewart’s Vision For Satirical ‘Daily Show’ Almost Killed By ‘Asshole Co-Workers’ by Egberto Willies:
According to Stewart, when he got into the initial meetings with the writers and producers, he met strong resistance was told, point-blank, not to change or improvise the jokes. This didn’t sit well with Stewart and according to him, he immediately contacted his agent about quitting. Read more
Tea Partier Bids For Boehner’s Job by Nathaniel Downes:
The talk for weeks has been questions on whether House Speaker John Boehner, will be keeping his job. Now a name is attached to the discussions about ousting the man with the “biggest gavel,” Tom Price of Georgia’s 6th congressional district. Read more
Gingrich Says Republicans Have ‘No Chance’ If Hillary Runs In 2016 by Michael Hayne:
Along with having support from the always popular and beloved godfather of the Democratic party, Bill Clinton, Hillary would also have the vigorous support of President Barack Obama, who will still be a “relatively popular president,” Gingrich added. Read more
The misinformation that the media have been complicit in making part of the political debate did not start with the 2012 election or with the election of President Obama. It has been ongoing at least since the 1980 elections. In the primaries between George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, the press was derelict by giving plausibility to Reagan’s supply-side economic policies which Bush coined as “voodoo economics.” Read more
