Political Theatre category archive
Do You Want Word Salad with That? 0
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Fantasies in a Fantasy Land 0
Balloon Juice’s Anne Laurie does a masterful takedown of Libertarianism and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.
Just read it.
Chartering a Course for Disaster 0
Wayne O’Leary does his homework and uncovers the motivation for the charter school movement; he finds that it’s not educational excellence. A nugget:
Cold War Redux? 0
Thom and Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst, review how the US went back on its word and what how that may have affected what’s happening Ukraine.
Twits on Twitter 0
Very Special Twits.
Confessions of a Repentant Republican 2
Edwin Lyngar describes his journey from supporting teabaggery to enlightenment. It is a fascinating read. Here’s a snippet:
I finally “got it.” In 2012, I shunned my self-destructive voting habits and supported Obama. . . .
I have a close friend on permanent disability. He votes reliably for the most extreme conservative in every election. Although he’s a Nevadan, he lives just across the border in California, because that progressive state provides better social safety nets for its disabled. He always votes for the person most likely to slash the program he depends on daily for his own survival. It’s like clinging to the end of a thin rope and voting for the rope-cutting razor party.
Beyond the Palin 0
Funny or Die lauds the features of the new “Sarah Palin Channel.
Thom Cracks the Code 0
From the website:
Thom Hartmann shares from his book, “Cracking the Code”, the differences between how Liberals and Conservatives view the world.
“Map My Teabag” 2
TPM has an interactive map where you can find out just how popular teabaggery is in your county.