Stories from bastard.logic
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Obligatory WFT McChrystal?! Post
bastard.logic &bull Jun 22, 2010
ColeA drops anA Apocalypse Now reference, whileA The Artist Formerly Known as Tacitus thinks shitcanning is imperative if the republic is to surviveA the impact ofA McChrystal's insta-infamous, still-unpublished (but available here) Rolling Stone interview. A [T]o paraphrase Lyndon Johnson, Obama may prefer to keep McChrystal in the tent even if heas pissing out, rather than outside the tent pissing into it.A Once relieved of his command, McChrystal may have a lot more to say about the Obama administration than what will appear in Rolling Stone this month. The good general is now walking backwards atA quite theA furious paceA… Full Story »
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Israel & the Freedom Flotilla Assault: It's All About the Gaza Blockade
bastard.logic &bull Jun 1, 2010
With one deadly commando raid of an aid flotilla bearing essential goods in violation of Israel's (illegal) blockade of Gaza, the Israeli government has reasserted its expressed right to, essentially, defend its borders by any means necessary. Thus far, a good amount of the discussion of events has centered around whether Israel was prudent in ordering… Full Story »
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Quote of the Day: Bartlett 1, Libertarianism 0.
bastard.logic &bull May 21, 2010
As we know from history, the free market did not lead to a breakdown of segregation. Indeed, it got much worse, not just because it was enforced by law but because it was mandated by self-reinforcing societal pressure. Any store… Full Story »
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Topics:
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Rand Paul Parties Like It's 1964
bastard.logic &bull May 20, 2010
Belated congratulations to newly-minted Kentucky GOP Senate candidate and latest Tea Party ubermensch of the moment Rand 'Son of Ron' Paul, for defeating the establishment candidate with Chuck Norris round-house kicks a well-fought insurgent primary campaign. PAUL: You had to ask me the "but." I don't like the idea of telling private business owners-I abhor racism. I think it's a bad business decision to exclude anybody from your restaurant-but, at the same time, I do… Full Story »
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Rima Fakih's Trojan Bikini
bastard.logic &bull May 17, 2010
Sometimes it takes well over a thousand words to highlight the absurdity of the viral xenophobia that periodically sweeps over the more Islamophobic denziens of Outer Wingnuttia. The idea that the judges in those pageants let Muslim women win for… Full Story »
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Topics:
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Reanimation
bastard.logic &bull May 2, 2010
Whoda thunk that one's traffic would grind to a screeching halt (even Google-friendly Ann Coulter links) if one only posts once or twice in a single month? Clearly this calls for more one-line squibs and embedded flash vids courtesy 3rd… Full Story »
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Topics:
- ann coulter
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Cameron Tories Quietly Castigate Single Mothers: J.K. Rowling Brings Teh Pwn
bastard.logic &bull Apr 15, 2010
As they say, read the whole damn thing, then read it again - and, if you are a UK citizen of voting age, maybe think twice before uttering the foreboding words "I've never voted Tory before, but . Categories:UncategorizedTagged:bullshit, class,… Full Story »
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Choosy Moms Choose Teleprompter
bastard.logic &bull Feb 10, 2010
by matttbastard Much like wealth redistribution, she was for it before she was against it. (Read Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘Palinland’, and then try your goddamndest to not give Palin’s latest scorchingly stupid [yet unfortunately all-too-effective] PR offensive any more… Full Story »
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"Roger Ailes as Howard Hughes"?
bastard.logic &bull Jan 12, 2010
by matttbastard Let’s hope the ugly SOB still clips his toenails. Seriously — producing daily crypto-fascistic dispatches carefully crafted to rile up the rubes while scoring mega ad rev? Understandable. Poor hygeine? Absolutely unforgivable. h/t Krugman (who, speaking of unforgivable… Full Story »
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Canadian Libel Reform, Meet Economic Reality
bastard.logic &bull Dec 28, 2009
by matttbastard So, you think that recent SCOC ruling will help fight the chilling effects of Canada’s draconian libel laws? Think again, says Ryerson journ prof Jeffrey Dvorkin: While editors are hailing the ruling as a breakthrough for more aggressive… Full Story »
