Susie Madrak Confronts David Axelrod about Blogger Bashing by White House

Although I actually was was a genuine “hippie” in the late ’60s, I have no idea what “hippie punching” is. I also doubt that most of the bloggers who refer to themselves as “hippies” actually walked the walk. But I digress… The definition of “hippie punching” doesn’t seem to be in the Urban Dictionary either. [...]

Cover up those dirty pillows!

Q: What do women’s breasts and toy trains have in common? A: They were intended for children but it’s grown men that play with them. You just can’t make up shit like this. SF Gate: Katy Perry’s cleavage is fine for Russell Brand — not so for Elmo and Sesame Street. The children’s show says [...]

Thursday Morning News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!!!!! President Obama is beginning to get some push back from the public about his many broken promises. The latest example of this came last night at fundraiser in Manhattan. Here’s some of the video: I have to ask: What *would* be the proper time and place for Americans to address their complaints [...]

Daily Beast: Hillary “passed the buck” to Obama on Afghanistan

In a review of the “juicy bits” from the new Bob Woodward book Obama’s Wars, this is what the Daily Beast calls “passing the buck”: [Hillary] must have hidden under a desk when Woodward went to Foggy Bottom. Perhaps she’s still smarting from The Agenda. There’s one killer scene: While the senior staff is formulating [...]

Wednesday News

Good Morning Conflucians!! Let’s see what’s in the news today. You’ll never guess, more stuff about O’Donnell. No way. Yes way. Here’s a bit from ABC: Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell broke her nearly week-long silence in the national news media Tuesday night in an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity.” But “mama grizzly” O’Donnell, who has [...]

What kind of evil game is the NYTimes playing?

Two incidences does not mean correlation but let’s just say my tin foil antenna are twitching. Yesterday, the NYTimes posted an article on the unemployed who are 55 or older.  They feature a picture of the subject of the article.  Patricia Reid, to put it kindly, is overweight, with a double chin and is no [...]

Pitch Perfect Analysis on a Mama Grizzly from a Big Dawg

H/t to commenter fif for linking to this piece in the morning thread. From George Snuffleupagus (I just don’t want to typo his name) at ABC… Bill Clinton on Palin: ‘Resilient,’ Like Me, Don’t ‘Underestimate’ Her: I sat down with the former president  as he kicked off the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative. Palin, who [...]

Carter: “I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents.”

Wow. In an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, former President Jimmy Carter, who has been a target of the right through the years, lauded his own post-presidency, telling Williams, “I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents.” Carter, who is out with a new book defending [...]

Rape as Entertainment

Remember the 15-year-old girl who was gang raped behind her High School in Richmond, California during a homecoming dance? According to police, at least 20 people watched while this child was being repeatedly attacked and violated. She had been lured to the scene by a “friend” who plied her with alcohol. One of the rapists [...]

Don’t misunderestimate her

Mark Halperin gets it: FROM: Mark Halperin TO: Coastal Elites, the Media and Establishment Politicians of Both Parties RE: Sarah Heath Palin Don’t underestimate Sarah Palin. Yes, she is hyper-polarizing: she sends her fans into rapture and drives her detractors stark raving mad. But she can dominate the news cycle with a single tweet and [...]