As Josh Marshall said of this clip, “I have no words”: Herman Cainâs Campaign Promises with Mike Tyson from Mike Tyson Update: Link now fixed to point to FunnyOrDie.com, and here’s a bonus: Herman Cain Sings ‘Imagine There’s No Pizza’ … Continue reading
Here’s the latest 100-second video from Talking Points Memo, this one summarizing the November 9 debate among Republican presidential candidates. Note that while everyone’s been talking about Perry’s forgetting the name of one of the three federal departments he wants … Continue reading
CNN Money asked economics professors whether today’s candidates would pass their course in introductory economics. They tended to doubt it. Brief excerpt: Another professor who teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Michael Salemi, was able to … Continue reading
There’s an interesting, very opinionated article by T.A. Frank about current GOP frontrunner Herman Cain in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. Frank is up front about not being a particular fan of Cain’s, so don’t expect a completely unbiased judgment. … Continue reading
The Washington Monthly‘s Steve Benen has a nice summary of how federal court rulings on the health care reform law have been covered by major media outlets. For example: The Washington Post DC Circuit ruling (upholding the ACA): article on … Continue reading
If you live in the United States, you know that Christmas is by far the biggest holiday of the year, and despite that the far right insists that there is a vast “war on Christmas” waged by pretty much everybody. … Continue reading
According to this correction on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website, “In a Nov. 3 story about a Texas judge who was secretly videoed beating his teenage daughter, The Associated Press misquoted the judge’s ex-wife. She blamed the violence on his addiction … Continue reading
Today’s special dessert at Piper’s Deli in Durham NC is — I swear — chocolate bacon cake. by
Apparently she wanted to tell her Facebook friends that she was so enamored of a guy that she could “smell his cologne even when he’s not near me.” Very romantic, except that unfortunately, owing to bad spelling possibly augmented by … Continue reading
A report from Health News Digest notes that although only a limited number of changes have come into effect so far as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (what some call “Obamacare”), the improvements for Medicare … Continue reading