Monthly Archives: December 2012

Tea Baggers with guns: The Dick Armey edition

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

You know that Dick Armey got $8 million from the Tea Baggers to leave Freedom Works, the lobbying organization that he and others formed under the pretense that it was a grass roots organization. Few people seem to point out … Continue reading →

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Kindle vs. iPad: the battle rages

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

Looks like there’s a new development in the computer wars (from Crooks and Liars): Amazon on Thursday announced that, among a record-setting 306 items sold per second on the November 26 Cyber Monday, its Kindle Fire line of tablet devices … Continue reading →

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At the Harley-Davidson Museum

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

The history of motorcycles in one building in Milwaukee: Related articles Harley-Davidson announces start of ticket sales for 110th anniversary (fox6now.com) Harley-Davidson sets date for Milwaukee 110th anniversary tickets (jsonline.com) Official: Harley-Davidson Museum opens tsunami motorcycle exhibit (autoblog.com)  

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A look back at the insanity of 2012

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

From Tom Tomorrow:

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They lost. Why don’t they shut up?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

During the campaign, Mitt Romney was the greatest thing since sliced bread, according to the Republican party and the Tea Baggers. How soon they forget: Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips on Thursday disputed that President Obama claimed a mandate … Continue reading →

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A look at gun possession … and of gun use

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

The Journal News in suburban New York published a story a few days ago that involved going through public records and finding the names of every registered gun used in Westchester and Rockland counties. Then it took every name and … Continue reading →

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Now he tells us

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

Looks like we did Mitt Romney a favor by not voting for him: Mitt Romney’s eldest son Tagg Romney told the Boston Globe that his father had “no desire” to run for president again 2012 but was persuaded by his … Continue reading →

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Homer Simpson buys a gun

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

    This is supposed to be satire, but it sounds too familiar.  

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Stupid is as stupid does: The ship of fools

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

A week after the presidential election, a group of about 600 rich Republicans took a “conservative cruise of a lifetime” to the Bahamas, sponsored by the National Review. New York magazine has the details. The diplomatic way of saying it is, … Continue reading →

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A more traditional Christmas song

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

(via Brad Delong)

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