Dead Rodent Typing

Friday, February 4, 2011

Incisive comment regarding the Daily Show:

" I'm not sure what your point with the MSNBC bit was lat night. It played as dated and just sort of mean-spirited. I understand your need to indulge in false equivalence to try and reinforce your "We're the rational folks" posture, but if you're going to go after Olbermann and MSNBC, could you at least be funny about it? And maybe have a point? Otherwise, you just look nasty and like you're pandering to folks who are never going to like you or watch you."

http://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow/posts/192168770801126

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Republicans Not Sure Which Egyptians To Bomb Or Where

"Pssst! Where's Egypt again?"

Egypt

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

How Egypt Is Really About My Theory About What's Wrong With Your Theories

by ROSS
DOUTHAT

Let's be clear about one thing: Egypt is an example of EPIC LIBERAL FAILURE.

Sure, there was torture, repression, extremes of social inequality, some more torture--okay, a lot of torture--and some other bad stuff. But hey, do you want Khomeini in charge? That guy was a religious fanatic.

Totally different from our fanatics: All they want is to have everyone worship the real god (God), the real redeemer (Jesus, not some Jewish or Muslim guy, come on I mean seriously), and absolute control over every ovum in every woman's body. Then we can have true freedom and democracy. We couldn't have all that with Khomeini--we'd be worshiping the wrong god, waiting for the wrong redeemer. (We'd be doing okay on the ova though.)

And then there was Nasser. Don't get me started. Could he come back from the dead? It's happened before.

And how could we possibly have known that supporting tyrants would turn out badly? I can't think of a time in history when it did. Can you? And somehow I wrote an entire column about the Middle East without mentioning oil once. Okay, once.

The point is this: Theories don't work. The world is too complicated for theories--that's why I put my faith in Space Jesus, with whom I not only have a very up-close and personal relationship, but also with I will be flying around the galaxy for eternity in his spaceship.

p.s. Bush was right about Iraq.

ross douthat

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Winning The Future - With America's Elderly White Voters

by Bill O'Reilly

As usual Obama is full of shit. He wants to invest money--tax money--in infrastructure that will promote an American future that is not a third-world banana republic run exclusively for the benefit of billionaires and their sycophants. But my audience is too smart to fall for this.

My audience of elderly crackers knows that the best way to invest in America's future is to continue to fund Medicare and Social Security. Because those are the people who turn out to vote for America's future (which is, of course, Medicare and Social Security). Where would this country be today if God had not built a highway system? Obviously the highway system has one Divine Purpose: To allow those who watch Bill O'Reilly to drive to the nearest buffet. Obviously.

Well, I'm a simple man with simple ideas, and I think I've proved my point. Compassion should and must end at the voting booth, where it collides and is crushed by self-interest and egotism. (Rather like what I do to the truth every night on Fox News.) And above all, our future and America's future are intertwined with me, my ratings, and getting my party elected into office. Because after all, it's not your country after you're dead--who gives a shit then?

Bill O'Reilly

Glenn Beck Looking Up 'Nazi-ish' In Dictionary

Glenn Beck