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Archive for March, 2010

Fox Makes It Official: 24 Is Canceled

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under 24, Television

What I noted from Twitter reports yesterday, was made official today:
Fox confirmed today that after eight seasons, 24 will air its series finale on May 24. Star Kiefer Sutherland told EW.com that producing a ninth season for another network like NBC was not an option because he and executive producer Howard Gordon were ready to [...]

Liberal Talk Radio Host Calls For Death Of Limbaugh, Beck, and O’Reilly

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under Democrats, Dumbasses, Freedom of Speech, Glenn Beck, Individual Liberty, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

There are wackos on both sides:
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MALLOY (31:30): It took these filthy Republicans about 48 hours- 72 hours to come up with the ‘oh, yeah, well, you know, we’re getting bad phone calls too, yes we are.
And then this John Boner, this John Boner [sic] these guys created this. they created this atmosphere, they did it [...]

Blog Post Depicts Obama As A Rapist

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

There really isn’t anything nice I can say about this:

I pretty much agree with James Joyner on this one:
I happen to find Click’s cartoon both amateurish and distasteful. Further, I disagree with its hamhanded message, both literally and philosophically. (That is, while I voted against Obama and oppose his health care plan, the process [...]

Karl Rove: I Initially Told Bush Not To Pick Cheney For Vice-President

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under Dick Cheney, George W Bush, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Interesting:
“Bush’s Brain” helped get the former Texas oilman elected twice, but there was one piece of advice he flat-out refused to take: Kick Cheney to the curb.
Karl Rove told CNN’s John King on Thursday that he wanted President George W. Bush to pick someone else as his running mate.
“[Bush] was set on Cheney for vice [...]

Senate Republicans, Acting Like Two Year-Olds, Force The Senate To Shut Down At 2pm Everyday

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under Congress, Dumbasses, John McCain, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

This is perhaps the stupidest, most juvenile thing I have seen a group of politicians do in some time:
Senate Republicans fuming over the passage of health care reform are now refusing to work past 2 p.m. — a tactic they can employ by invoking a little-known Senate rule.

On Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee was [...]

What’s Wrong With Health Care And How To Really Fix It

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under Economics, Health Care Reform, Politics

The Cato Institute is generously making Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It, written by Michael Cannon and Michael Tanner, available for download for free.
Cato describes the book this way:
America’s health care system is at a crossroads, faced with rising costs, quality concerns, and a lack of patient [...]

Victoria Jackson Joins The Tea Party And Hillarity Ensues

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under Celebrities, Dumbasses, Politics

The worst actress in the history of Saturday Night Live is aiming to become the worst political activist of all time:

The Tea Party Express would be smarter to invite Toonces to their rallies.
H/T: Justin Gardner

McCain And Palin Hit The Road Again

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, John McCain, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin was in Arizona yesterday campaigning for John McCain in what is turning out to be a closer-than-anyone-thought-it-would-be primary campaign:
TUCSON — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) may have launched Sarah Palin’s national political career, but on Friday it was Palin who was lending a bit of her star power, joining her former running mate at [...]

Rednecks Want To Pretend They’re An Ethnic Group Called “Confederate Southern Americans”

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, History

I’d say that this was the craziest thing I’d ever seen, but I’m beyond being surprised anymore:
With roughly one week until census forms are due, a group of Confederate rights activists is urging southerners with Confederate ancestors to declare themselves “Confederate Southern Americans” on census forms in order to qualify for national origin protection under [...]

More Hidden ObamaCare Costs: State Financial Burdens Set To Expand

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Many states are in danger of significantly increased financial burdens thanks to the recently passed health care law:
Because of the new health care law, Arizona lawmakers must now find a way to maintain insurance coverage for 350,000 children and adults that they slashed just last week to help close a $2.6 billion budget deficit.
Louisiana officials [...]

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