MAPS: On the move to get your money
Anti-MAPS video made by my friend David.
Coburn's contradictory health care message: 'You're on your own' but 'call my office'?
This is the now famous clip of Oklahoma’s cruel doctor, Senator Coburn, responding to a constituent’s suffering with such utterly cold political pandering that even after years of Republican meanness …
The New Lord's Prayer for Republicans
[Update: well, you can tell I’m not religious. It’s the 23rd Psalm, not the Lord’s Prayer, which is being rewritten here. I won’t change the title because it will screw …
The Oklahoman's pity party
An open letter to the OKC Council & mayor: Dear Oklahoma City Council members and Mayor Mick Cornett: “Pity the members of the Oklahoma City Council.” Thus began an editorial, …
Stealing democracy
… Open Secrets shared a truly repulsive open secret this morning when they revealed the immense sums of special interest money going to candidates who will be voting on their …
Review of Revolting Teabagging Event in OKC (updated)
My friend David attended and got some pics and other impressions, which I posted earlier. But he also was brave enough to do an interview with the local event organizer …
'Grapes of Wrath' 70th anniversary
On April 14, 1939, The Grapes of Wrath was released, to immediate public and critical success. And to immediate controversy. In Oklahoma, the book was sometimes misunderstood, or perhaps understood …
Enough! so says Keith Olbermann and most of the country
One of Keith’s better “Special Comment” rants. .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 …
The Party of Big Business is neither big, nor working in the interest of business. Discuss.
John Cole at Balloon Juice may have found the silver lining in the economic disaster looming down on us: The main purpose of the Republican party is to support the …