Tag Archives: Civility

Heads Are Popping All Over

From the Daily Kos: I’m F*cking Pissed: I’m fucking pissed, and I’m not going to take it anymore.  I have just sat down and shut up my whole life until I’m backed into a corner, and I feel like I … Continue reading

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Progressive Civility on Display

The standard bearers of tolerance and civility are having some difficulties with tolerance and civility after losing big in Wisconsin last night. Twitchy has a wonderful compilation of tweets from these loving, compassionate and peaceful Americans, including: Ima be right … Continue reading

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The Other Mr. McCain Goes To Washington

Robert Stacy McCain recently traveled to D.C. and posted an entry titled, “Fear and Loathing on Capitol Hill: The GOP Caucus Is Decadent and Depraved”: I decided to come to Washington, D.C., today, wearing a Serious Business Suit for a … Continue reading

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Graduating Senior Denied Diploma Because Family and Friends Cheered

From the “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up Dept.,” Anthony Cornist has been denied his High School Diploma because family and friends cheered too loudly at the graduation ceremony when his name was called. The Senior at Mt. Healthy High … Continue reading

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Kimberlin Provokes ‘National Day of Blogger Silence’ Friday

Twitchy reports that National Bloggers Club president targeted by Brett Kimberlin supporters; National Day of Blogger Silence planned for Friday. Supporters of convicted bomber and online terrorist Brett Kimberlin have gone after another conservative activist and his family with their anti-free … Continue reading

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Shamelessly Worshiping in the Cult of Personality

Maureen Dowd had an absolutely marvelous piece on Obama in Sunday’s NY Times, titled, “Dreaming of a Superhero.” Seriously. On Friday, an ugly job market report led to the stock market’s worst day of the year. As the recovery flat-lined, … Continue reading

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The War of WordCraft

Ace has a posting on Axlerod’s Goofing earlier today. But he takes a nice slap at The Narrative and the creative use of vocabulary by our biased friends in the media: I’ve asked @buzzfeedben and @buzzfeedandrew to craft a consistent … Continue reading

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