Political Theatre category archive
Republican “B” Sides 0
Warning: Language.
How Stuff Works: The Religious Right 0
Chauncey Devega interviews Frank Shaeffer about how the religious right took over right-wing politics.
Follow the link and listen up, y’hear.
The Pile Next Time 0
Hilary Sargent and Roberto Scalese of Boston.com attempt a taxonomy of snow shovelers on the sidewalks in Beantown. Here’s a bit from one that seems too true to be funny (emphasis in the original):
Follow the link to find out where you and your neighbors fit in.
“Business Experience” 0
Daniel Ruth reviews the record of Jeb “Oh God Please Not Another” Bush. A snippet:
The Miami Herald has reported that between 2007 and 2010, the Cash McCall of Miami served as a board member and consultant to InnoVida, which sounds a bit like Lucille Ball’s tipsy commercial for Vitameatavegamin, and was about as successful.
For all that keen consulting, Bush, R-Betamax, hauled in a cool $15,000 a month. InnoVida was supposed to manufacture lightweight building materials for affordable housing, which sounds like a bully idea. But the firm went belly up in bankruptcy court and its founder, Claudio Osorio, went to the federal slammer for 13 years for running a Ponzi scheme.
There’s more. Lots more.
And, in related news . . . .
Mitt the Flip Diva
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Mitt flips his hat out of into out of* the ring while Steven M. sums it up. A nugget:
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention my favorite line from the Times story:
He (Romney—ed.) added that it was “unlikely” that he would change his mind.
Oh, for crissake, Mitt. Just stop. We know this is killing you and you still want to leave the door open a teeny, tiny, crack, but it’s closed, it’s locked, and it’s bolted. Nice knowing you. Now go away.
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*As of this afternoon. Tomorrow is another day.
The Galt and the Lamers 0
Whom someone admires says much a person (and about a political party).
“Wordslaw” 0
Jim Wright marvels at Sarah Palin’s recent speech. Here’s a bit:
Edit: No in retrospect, mulch and compost are the wrong words. “Word salad” is pitifully inadequate. It’s more like Word Coleslaw. Wordslaw!
Do read the rest.
None Dare Call It Terrorism 0
Chauncey Devega explains how terrorism is not “terrorism” when it’s done by the white right people.
Fire-Trapped 0
Pennsylvania Republicans are on fire with the white heat of self-righteousness (emphasis added).
(snip)
Occasionally, guests would whisper about where Risoldi got her money, since her only known job was in her daughter’s law office. She often explained that she inherited a windfall from her late husband’s successful tile company.
State prosecutors provided their own theory last week: rampant insurance fraud. The Attorney General’s Office on Thursday charged Risoldi and several members of her family with bilking insurers out of $20 million after her mansion caught fire three times in five years.
Had she worked for a Wall Street Bank, she’d have gotten a bail out, not a bail bond.
Afterthought:
If my house caught fire three times in five years, I’d want a new house or, at least, an arson investigator and a private eye.
She, however, had a burning desire for her cause. She carried a torch for Republicans. Republicans flicked her Bic. She was a fan of the Bu-Tane Clan. Republicans lit up her life. She was on fire for the cause. She let her light so shine under the bullshit bushel. She glowed little glow-worm glimmered glimmered.
I’ll stop now, but you can continue. The opportunities are endless.
The Campaign Trail 0
Daniel Ruth is doing his homework before hitting the hustings. A snippet:
I figure if I show up on the stump decked out like George Washington, demand a return to the pelt standard, call for an electrified 300-foot-tall border fence (land mines optional) and the repeal of Obamacare in favor of a universal national health care system providing free Vaseline petroleum jelly for every true American, I’m at least halfway up Pennsylvania Avenue.
