Political Theatre category archive

Warning: Mild language.

Via Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog.

It’s not about where you’re from. Really and truly, no.

It’s about what you look like. Really and truly, yes.

A growing number of United States citizens have been detained under Obama administration programs intended to detect illegal immigrants who are arrested by local police.

In a spate of recent cases across the country, American citizens have been confined in local jails after federal immigration agents, acting on flawed information from Department of Homeland Security databases, instructed the police to hold them for investigation and possible deportation.

Americans said their vehement protests that they were citizens went unheard by local police and jailers for days, with no communication with federal immigration agents to clarify the situation.

Via Atrios.

I suspect that Mitt the Flip is truly enchanted to know he’s cast his spell on Christine O’Donnell:

Christine O’Donnell, once the darling of the tea party, took aim Tuesday at members of the movement that made her a political household name by endorsing Mitt Romney for president.

Not in a good way. Steve M. explains.

Addendum, Later That Same Day:

Hanlon:

Really, no matter who ends up running against Obama, it’s going to come down to one difference: they think Americans are only certain types of people, we don’t.

To the right, there are vast swaths of people in this country (Hispanics, Muslims, gays, atheists, liberals) who aren’t “American” and must be eradicated.

The reality is that Sarah Palin is soooooo ooooover.

. . . the Fox News contributor is having some trouble selling a follow-up to the Mark Burnett-produced “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” her TLC show that bowed in November 2010 to a record-breaking 5 million viewers.

The Hollywood Reporter reports Palin and Burnett are pitching another reality series, this one more focused on Palin’s husband Todd and his career as a championship snowmobile racer.

Sounds like someone is running low on ideas.

But for now, TLC owner Discovery Communications has passed, say sources. And A&E Networks, which entered into a bidding war with Discovery for “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” also is not interested.

Via Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog.

Via BartCop.

Thomm Hartmann tangles with rightwing bloviators about several issues; watch the clash of fact and propaganda. The description from the website:

Heather Cirmo, Conservative Strategist & Neil McCabe, Human Events Online joins Thom Hartmann. Why are firefighters watching homes burn down in Tennessee? I’ll ask my panel of Conservatives if this is what a Libertarian Paradise looks like in tonight’s Lone Liberal Rumble.

An offering from Unqualified Offerings:

(Some manufactured wingnut faux outrage; follow the link for details–ed.) discussed yesterday, does put me in mind of an apparent difference between right-wing and left-wing calls for “sensitivity.” Both sides have these, but the right wing versions are often about the importance of respecting the victim-group’s hatreds.

(snip)

“You liberals will tolerate everything, but you won’t tolerate intolerance Har Har Har!” chortles the conservative, thinking he got in a total zinger.

When one’s politics are based on being hate-full, one desires respect for the hating.

It is a step closer to military rule.

More here.

Make mine a triple Scotch with a Bourbon chaser.

Via Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog.

New reality show: Republican Shore, with Snooky and The Donald in a situation:

Business mogul Donald Trump is questioning Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann’s loyalty after she repeatedly sought his advice but then chose to skip a debate he is hosting.

Trump told Fox Business Network on Friday it amazes him Bachmann would meet with him four times and phone for his guidance, only to snub his Dec. 27 debate in Iowa.

My friend has a theory about how to deal with illegal immigrants.

I believe we should treat them like politicians. If they get away with it, it means they are smart enough to stay.

January 21, 2013: Wall Street will rest easy tonight.

Via Steve Benen, whose post is worth a look.

Annoying liberals. It what the base values most.

Click for a larger image.

Via Some Guy with a Website, who also points out this.

Via Contradict Me.