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Red Right Returning…Florida Edition
(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading
Red Right Returning…South Carolina Edition
(Red Right Returning, a nautical mnemonic for the side of the buoy or marker on which to pilot a ship in order to stay in the channel, is a look back at the activity of the past week of the Republican candidates … Continue reading
Raising Cain in South Carolina
Since the beginning of the political season, the creative people at Comedy Central’s hit shows, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report have had a great deal of material to work with. Stephen Colbert, in particular, Has … Continue reading
The Reckoning
David Stockman appeared on The Colbert Report last night. You may recall Stockman is the former budget director from the Reagan cabinet (also mentioned in Max’s recent article). Stockman is one of many Republicans who are coming out of the closet … Continue reading
And Your Little Dog, Too.
Just before the election, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held a monster rally on the mall. Stewart dubbed it a “Rally for Sanity” but nobody was sure what to expect… over-the-top craziness, wicked lampooning of the right-wing, silly political skits? … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Show, Jon Stewart, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert
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My Rally’s Bigger Than Yours
by Mr. Universe Saturday morning was the date of Jon Stewart‘s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear”. It was held on the National Mall just in front of the Capitol. The overriding message was one of the freedom of … Continue reading
Rally to Restore Sanity/March for Fear
President Obama got the entirety of the show on ‘The Daily Show‘ last night; the only sitting President to do so. President Obama on The Daily Show Jon Stewart didn’t softball him either. He asked questions about what happened to … Continue reading
Barn Burner
You know the one enjoyable thing about running a political blog is that I have a reason to run a political blog. The polarization in politics gives me a reason to sit here and jam out diatribe on my keyboard. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fire department, Keith Olbermann, Obion County Tennessee, Stephen Colbert, Tennessee
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Throw Republicans From the Train
This past weeks’ primaries have changed the political landscape a bit. The obvious difference being the Delaware results. Since Mike Castle’s defeat combined with Christine O’Donnell’s low popularity numbers and whacky political positions, there is a renewed hope for … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Jon Stewart, Michael Castle, Stephen Colbert
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