Your life does depend on it
Today, things are different. Today, we awoke a nation perhaps forever changed, thanks to a president who considers destroying everything that once made this nation great a good thing. And thanks, also,...
View ArticleShut up and accept reality
Listen, my Republican friends, when confronted with commercials like the ones featuring Michael J. Fox, or the prospect of seeing flag-draped coffins returning from Iraq, or the photos from Abu Ghraib,...
View ArticleJumping on Kerry to play up the idiot vote
So John Kerry makes what he terms a "botched joke", one that every sawed-off Republican I've heard has both misinterpreted and taken out of context and you would have thought the world had exploded....
View ArticleMore problems in Ohio
At 10:15 a.m., I was the first person to vote electronically at my precinct in Cleveland Heights. Having arrived at 6:30 when the polls opened, we were immediately told by poll workers that none of the...
View ArticleWith great power ...
It's hard to assemble one's thoughts in the wake of such a massive Democratic - and democratic - victory in Tuesday's election. Results are still pouring in and others may remain up in the air for some...
View ArticleThe most important memo Democrats will ever read
TO: Interested DemocratsFROM:Joseph HughesDATE: Wednesday, November 9, 2006SUBJECT: An important message for new and promoted Democratic members of CongressHello! I know you're in a whirlwind of events...
View ArticleThe conscious mindlessness of conservatives
Dear Nancy,Having read your article, "Unconscious Consumption", in the latest issue of GOOD Magazine, two words immediately came to mind. Thank you. As an unabashed progressive writing an unabashed...
View ArticleWe, the mob
In a widely-circulated and much-discussed Wall Street Journal editorial, Joseph Rago, the paper's assistant editorial features editor, takes a swipe at the blogosphere. He accuses blogs - "the blog...
View ArticleThree thousand. Why?
What follows is an amended, updated version of a story I originally wrote on October 25, 2005, when word of the 2,000th U.S. soldier killed in Iraq broke.Today brings us very sad news. The U.S. death...
View ArticleMore Katrina victim bashing
I don't know how many more examples we need to put to bed the "compassionate conservative" myth once and for all. I mean, conservatives couldn't even let Gerald Ford be put to rest before they...
View ArticleFox lies about control of the Senate (Updated)
When is the majority not the majority? When Fox News is doing the reporting, of course!Flipping through the coverage this morning of the new day in Congress, I had the unfortunate opportunity of...
View ArticleWhat's more serious than death, Joe?
It's safe to say the latest blogosphere-wide rallying point is the repeated, embarrassing, condescending wrongheadedness coming from the latest Serious Journalist/Foreign Policy Pundit Joe Klein....
View ArticleDid Bush really accept blame?
In short, no. A lot is being made of a particular part of Wednesday night's speech by the president in which he said, "The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to the American people - and it is...
View ArticleBarbara Boxer should apologize for nothing
Looks like the right wing has once again cranked up its outrage machine in an effort to deflect America's attention from a very stark reality. Today's victim? Sen. Barbara Boxer who, during Thursday's...
View ArticleMore right-wing hilarity with Barbara Boxer
When I wrote Friday about the right wing's spectacularly misguided outrage over the comments levied by Sen. Barbara Boxer toward Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, I prepared myself for the coming...
View ArticlePresident Bush, "60 Minutes" and a grim future
Having just watched President Bush's appearance on "60 Minutes", I have a few thoughts working their way through my head. Here's my initial reaction: This president doesn't seem to have a solid grip on...
View ArticleOne day later, King's lessons lost
Though I originally wrote this one year ago, I've updated it in the hopes that we never forget Dr. King's legacy.Yesterday, millions of Americans commemorated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.,...
View ArticleGlenn Beck's common senselessness
All-around bad guy Glenn Beck, you'll recall, is joining ABC's "Good Morning America". While ABC's rightturn isn't the news here, what is remarkable is the degree to which supposedly reputable...
View ArticleYou can't have it both ways, Ed Schultz
I read with great interest that Ed Schultz is spitting mad that Sen. Hillary Clinton's people "treat us like dirt". Says Schultz, who today met with Sen. Barack Obama, "We are constantly disregarded,...
View ArticleHelp send a blogger to Washington
Last November, America let its voice be heard, sending a clear message to Congress and the Bush administration that a progressive change in course is needed. On Saturday, January 27, the people again...
View ArticleHelp send a blogger to Washington (Updated with thanks and a question)
Last November, America let its voice be heard, sending a clear message to Congress and the Bush administration that a progressive change in course is needed. On Saturday, January 27, the people again...
View ArticleA letter from the march on Washington
"Thank you for coming to take care of your country," shouted Rep. Maxine Waters to a rapturous response. It wasn't even 10:30 in the morning - the official march hadn't even started and the scores of...
View ArticleSpitting on the truth (now with action alert)
By most accounts, the participants in Saturday's massive anti-war march numbered somewhere north of 100,000. So, with such a strong showing, what promises to remain one of the most enduring headlines...
View ArticleMore questions arise about spitting incident
After reading Digby's latest update on the spitting "incident" involving Joshua Sparling at last Saturday's anti-war march, I feel compelled to comment further. One, Sparling needs to get his story...
View ArticleHow patriotic are you?
Now, it could just be the after-effects of the myraid cold, flu, sore throat and stuffy nose medicines I'm presently using, but stories like this make me very, very cranky. It seems that Pat O'Brien,...
View ArticleWhat bloggergate says about the movement
Like good drivers treat their cars in the midst of a frigid winter, the right wing must make regular efforts to rev up its outrage machine. From Coretta Scott King's funeral to Barbara Boxer's...
View ArticleClenched-fist progressive politics
Score one for the good guys: To put an end to the bloggergate non-scandal, John Edwards announced that he is keeping Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan on board. His brief statement, which can be found...
View ArticleThey've got nothing
More often than not, the fallback Republican response to criticism is something along the lines of "The Democrats have no ideas." Expressed in myriad ways and by myriad Republicans and Republican...
View ArticleI am Spartacus
Admittedly, it has been a rough couple of weeks for the progressive blogosphere. What started as great news from the John Edwards presidential campaign - the hiring of two insightful, respected...
View ArticleTeammates in hate: Basketball's Bill Donohue
From marriage to adoption, the debate over gay rights takes many forms in myriad venues. Last week, former NBA center John Amaechi came out as a gay man, a brave move in the world of sports. Some...
View ArticleShut your mouths
I feel like having a Rude Pundit moment. While what I'm about to say will likely fall nowhere near the Rude One in terms of the preciseness and sheer efficiency of his colorful take-downs, I've been...
View ArticleShut your mouth, Triv
The other day, I said I was feeling like having a Rude Pundit moment. Well, I feel like another. Now, I'm usually content to leave the remarkably impressive strings of colorful take-downs to the Rude...
View ArticlePro-Romney site equates Howard Dean with Ann Coulter
Yesterday, you'll remember, Ann Coulter referred to John Edwards as a "faggot". In a well-crafted response, Howard Dean said, "There is no place in political discourse for this kind of hate-filled and...
View ArticleSlick Dancing Mitt's troupe of Coulter-defending dancers
I'll give Evangelicals for Mitt's Charles Mitchell credit, he's proven himself to be one of the few on the other side to not respond to criticism by using language most commonly heard uttered by Vice...
View ArticleTalking McCain and the NCAAs
Over at AMERICAblog, AJ in DC pens a great little post titled "McCain wimps out", which discusses the Republican presidential hopeful's picks for an NCAA basketball tournament bracket. Says AJ:You...
View ArticleThis is who they are
While yesterday I focused on the fact that the Republican Party is reeling, today - thanks to the latest outburst from Glenn Beck - I'd like to remind everyone of something equally important: This is...
View ArticleConsultant class bozos and the FOX "debate"
It's people like Rich Masters who lose elections for Democrats.Hosting, as he frequently has in the past, "The Bill Press Show", Masters, billed as a Democratic consultant, chose to weigh in - and take...
View ArticleThe hidden scandal within the prosecutor purge
Written and researched by Joseph Hughes of Hughes for America and Melissa McEwan of Shakespeare's SisterBetween the thousand-page document dumps, somewhat rejuvenated press corps and always...
View ArticleFreeper animals insult the Edwardses
As you know, for every isolated example put forth by the right that the progressive movement is held hostage by an extremist fringe, there's the unsaid fact that, at the heart of the conservative...
View ArticleThis is for you, Katie Couric
Cross-posted at Hughes for AmericaDear Katie, Some people just saw you interview John and Elizabeth Edwards on "60 Minutes". Others did not. Even those who did see you interview the Edwardses are of...
View ArticleThis is for you, Katie Couric, Pt. 2
Seeing as my thoughts Sunday about Katie Couric's interview of John and Elizabeth Edwards have sparked muchdebate, I thought I would add to what I said. Look, there's little doubt that Couric -...
View ArticleWhy the right will always be wrong on the Edwardses
You know, there's a very easy-to-understand, very concise, reason why so many right-wingers fail to grasp why John Edwards wouldchoose to stay in the presidential race despite the recurrence of...
View ArticleDon Imus and free speech
In response to something I wrote about the Don Imus saga Friday, Matt, a journalism graduate school friend of mine, replied and made his case quite succinctly. Another friend, Karl, weighed in, as did...
View ArticleDon Imus and what's ailing the media
Looking back at the exchange of ideas that started with this story and now continues with this one, I'd like to further engage in the discussion of the Don Imus saga, specifically as it relates to the...
View ArticleBeltway Derangement Syndrome
One of the biggest - and yet largely undiscussed - problems facing progressive activism (blogging in particular) is burnout. Every so often, the blogosphere loses one of its brightest lights to the...
View ArticleAir America's saddest day
Remember the dust-up over John Edwards's two hires, Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan? You know, the personal vendetta and charge for their firings led by bigotedBillDonohue? That's right, the same...
View ArticleCharles Gibson should look in a mirror
I've really gotten quite used to being lectured by the "elite media" about who I am and am not as a progressive blogger, while, at the same time, being chastised by same for being right on the most...
View ArticleA stunning look back. An inspiring push forward.
I'm a sucker for a lot of things: Personal journalism. Progressive politics. Behind-the-scenes reporting. Media criticism. Strong, intelligent women. In Connie Schultz's new book, "... and His Lovely...
View ArticleI donated to Barack Obama today
I donated to Barack Obama's campaign today, in part because of the race the candidate has run, but mostly I donated because of last night. I donated today because last night represented the most...
View ArticleOur Obama story
We came in touch with something special over the last few months, something that had already been happening for many months before that. People came together to work on something big, something much...
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