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Liberals will defend anything1 comment

Bret Rickert wrote 1 week ago: We already know that to a liberal Benghazi is just a  “Republican witch hunt.” Media Mat … more →

Tags: Humor, Politics, Dave Granlund, I.R.S., J. D. Crowe, Julian Bond, Liberals, Media Matters, Political Cartoons

Since When Did Conservatives Care About The Masses?

pzerzan wrote 1 month ago: If you read Matt Yglesias today, you have to wonder if he is paying attention to American politics a … more →

Tags: Conservatives, Liberals, Democrats, Republicans, Matt Yglesias, Progressives, libertarians, humble Burkean, inequalitys

On Rand Paul, Freddie deBoer, And The Failures Of Our Constitution

squarelyrooted wrote 2 months ago: Freddie deBoer’s post on Rand Paul’s filibuster has inspired three thoughts – one … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Congress, GOP, Freddie deBoer, Balloon Juice, Rule of Law, Civil Rights, rand paul, filibuster

Obama, drones, the media and snow

Bret Rickert wrote 3 months ago: It has been awhile since I have done a ‘Sunday Funnies” because, quite frankly, I have b … more →

Tags: Politics, Humor, MSNBC, Political Humor, obama, Eric Allie, joe heller, Drones

Rudimental - Not Giving In [feat. John Newman & A. Clare]

tallguyian wrote 3 months ago: The Hackney quartet’s co-op with John Newman has produced yet another banger with ‘Not G … more →

Tags: Music, electronic, Drum & Bass, rudimental, Allen Añas, Hottest 100

What do you do?11 comments

Lois wrote 4 months ago: When I meet people for the first time, one of the most common things people ask – and one of t … more →

Tags: A STRONG HAND FROM ABOVE, Farholm, Flipside, LOVING JUDAH, Night Vision, Short stories, THE DOUBLE ACT, THE STALKING OF ROSA CZEKOV, Writing #2

Not Again3 comments

John wrote 5 months ago: I could have lived happily ever after without knowing where Newtown, Connecticut is.  I certainly co … more →

Tags: All Things Political, Newtown, connecticut, Sandy Hook, Adam Gopnik, Balloon Juice, Shooting, Guns

AT LAST, CALIFORNIA = HOPE

Arlen Grossman wrote 6 months ago: The Land of Milk and Honey Once More By Robert Scheer/ Truthdig/ November 16, 2012 AP/Sandy Huffaker … more →

Tags: Politics, Government, Education, California, TruthDig, robert scheer, California politicis, "Land of Milk and Honey", dan walters

Disasters and trickle down economics

UTMB wrote 6 months ago: John Cole writes about the broken crane in NYC: For those of you living in a cave or in one of the a … more →

Tags: Photography, TEA PARTY, Republican Party, Income Redistribution, Class War, War on the Middle Class, President Obama, Politics, News

Hey, Where'd My Vote Go?

Arlen Grossman wrote 7 months ago: GOP voter suppression, butterfly ballots, long lines, provisional ballots, Diebold voting machines, … more →

Tags: Politics, Elections, Mitt Romney, daily kos, H.I.G. Capital, Gerry Bello, Bob Fitrakis, harvey wasserman, solamere

New war footing on Thai-Cambodian border.

Alfred Wilhelm Meier wrote 8 months ago: Is Thailand preparing for war with Cambodia? By John Cole and Steve Sciacchitano Since early January … more →

Tags: Thailand, Cambodia, South East Asia - SEA, Travel, Royal Thai Army, RCAF Cambodia, Politics, rta, Major General Chalit Meekkukda

Eleven years after 9/11

EdinburghEye wrote 8 months ago: Four days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush gathers his national security team at Camp David for a wa … more →

Tags: Politics, Justice, War, George W. Bush, iraq, Iraq War, Labour, Desmond Tutu, Tony Blair

Biden's outrageous comments inject RACE into the election!

UTMB wrote 9 months ago: Source: stfuhypocrisy John Cole mocks the pseudo rightwing outrage over the supposedly “new ug … more →

Tags: Republican Party, vote 2, President Obama, Politics, News, Mitt Romney, Democratic Party, LOL, Sarah Palin

Inside the mind of a rightwing nutjob: James Taranto 5 comments

UTMB wrote 10 months ago: John Cole posted the following and, rightly, tells James Taranto to go fuck himself: “James Ta … more →

Tags: TEA PARTY, Republican Party, Politics, News, Wall Street Journal, Colorado, WSJ, Seriously, Aurora

Horse race coverage designed to make you hate all horses, plus racing

Wiesman wrote 1 year ago: I almost took pity on my poor brain and didn’t write anything today, but then I decided that c … more →

Tags: false balance, i hate my brain, Elections, media, Rachel Maddow, Corey Booker, Horse Racing, Wiesman is grumpy

Cartoon(s) of the Week - Ch-ch-ch-Changes...

btchakir wrote 1 year ago: Matt Wuerker in Politico: Some things never change… - and - Jeff Danziger in the L. A. Times: … more →

Tags: Word from Bill, Art, Politics, Arts, Humor, Opinion, Editorial, President Obama, News

Friday Dinner Music

TaMara wrote 1 year ago: I think I might start something new.  I did a few over the Christmas holidays and now  I think I … more →

Tags: Tamara, music and video, Balloon Juice, Music, Delbert McClinton, Memphis Beat

Limbaugh sliced, diced, dissected and wreckeded10 comments

Lex wrote 1 year ago: I’ve never met John Cole, the proprietor of the blog Balloon Juice. But this much I know: I ne … more →

Tags: Y'all go read this, Hold! Them! Accountable!, Balloon Juice, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, hot air, Ed Morrissey

Santorum, Romney, GOP want poor women to have more poor and disabled babies so they can complain about more welfare moms

seesdifferent wrote 1 year ago: Women's health: GOP would just Leave it to BeaverJohn Cole tells in some detail the attempts by … more →

Tags: Healthcare, GOP, Republican, Mitt Romney, rick santorum, planned parenthood, title x, prenatal care, Welfare


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