Timothy Egan (see blog link at right) is arguably the New York Times’ best writer. His latest blog, on Sarah Palin’s stupid Facebook entry:
“In Alaska, the former governor, a woman who was nearly a heartbeat away from the presidency, now tells followers that “Obama death panels” could decide if her parents and her baby, Trig, [...]
HBO comic/political commentator Bill Maher:
“Just because a country elects a smart president doesn’t make it a smart country. A few weeks ago I was asked by Wolf Blitzer if I thought Sarah Palin could get elected president, and I said I hope not, but I wouldn’t put anything past this stupid country.”
Maher’s idol [...]
This from blogger/best-selling author Steve Pizzo’s amusing and accurate latest rant:
“I saw one those GOP “grassroot protesters” on the news last night. He was right out of dumb-ass central casting; a stereotypical Joe the Plumberish guy, pot belly and all, yelling (as is the wont dumb-asses) at a Democratic member of Congress.
“I may not be [...]
“Doonesbury’s” Roland Hedley’s funny tweet on the historic Saturday swearing-in:
“Latinas crying across country yesterday reminded me how golf buddies and I misted up when we heard John Roberts confirmed.”
New York Times reporter David Leonhardt’s concise take on wingnut/CNN bloviator Lou Dobbs, as quoted in an interesting new Dobbs piece in The Daily Beast (this after Dobbs falsely claimed that cases of leprosy were spiking here because of Mexican immigrants):
“Mr. Dobbs,” said Leonhardt, ” has a somewhat flexible relationship with reality.”
NY Times columnist Gail Collins has nailed both its chairman and the ridiculously low numbers of voters it represents.
On feckless chairman Max Baucus:
“The Senate Finance Committee chairman is Max Baucus of Montana, whose powers and responsibilities on health care are so great that they require the political genius and moral fiber of a Rocky [...]
Moron-in-Chief Glenn Beck
Those ignorami disrupting town hall meetings are being encouraged by the Republicans, who are feeding them lies about health care. The Times’ Paul Krugman:
“The driving force behind the town hall mobs is probably the same cultural and racial anxiety that’s behind the “birther” movement, which denies Mr. Obama’s citizenship. Senator Dick [...]
“Want to see town hall for myself. So impressed that people are willing to take an unpopular stand against civil debate.”
And this:
“Hoping to see principled brawl at town hall today. So relieved GOP brand becoming robust again.”
Talk Radio isn’t all right-wing nuts and stupid, ignorant people. There are a few good talkers left.
Thanks to two of them for their kind e-mailed comments on my latest Huffington Post blog — Norman Goldman and Thom Hartmann, both on Air America stations in your area. Do tune in.
Norm fills in for “Big Ed” Schultz [...]
I offer four creative ideas in my new Huffington Post blog today. It’s getting lots of comments.