Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda

Glenny Mnemonic

Wait...is Barack Obama is a comunist, muslem or oligarh? Help! I'm confused!

a screenshot from Beck's Thursday program

Gotcha Suckas!

Like I've always said, the Dems got no running game.

Looks like Sarah and the Hitler Youth are the winners in this match.

I can't wait for the next round when the administration pushes their more childs-left-behind education bill and the birthers/teabaggers/crypto-fascists cry that Obama will force teachers to sodomize children in health class and burn American flags in social studies.

Look Who Made the U.K.'s Blacklist

America's favorite sociopathic talk radio show host:

The Americans on the list included a San Francisco-based radio talk-show host, Michael A. Weiner, known to radio audiences as Michael Savage, who was described by the Home Office as “seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence.”

Mr. Savage said he was considering filing a lawsuit against Jacqui Smith, the British home secretary, for defamation, according to WorldNetDaily.com, a conservative Web site. “She’s linking me with mass murderers who are in prison for killing Jewish children on buses?” the Web site reported that he said. “For my speech?”

Dang, based on his dossier, he's in pretty good company with all those hate-spewin' militant Islamic clerics.

A Weekful of Wingnuts

A little inside baseball to get everyone ready for the new week:

1) Michael Steele, having been thoroughly humiliated by the GOP faithful, will stop giving interviews for a while.  A Republican spokesman who can’t speak. I like it.

2) The latest thing among the selfish classes is “going John Galt” - this means that Randians stop contributing anything useful to society (in the event they were doing so in the first place) and settle back to watch civilization collapse.

Nothing Left

Sarah Palin. Joe the Plumber. Rush Limbaugh. Eric Cantor. Bobby Jindal. The GOP all stars who would save their party are a pretty sorry bunch. They are deeply ignorant and breathtakingly selfish people. Yet the wingnuts heap praise on these loons and clamor for one of them to ride to the rescue. And now there's another candidate:

SITTING in the back seat of his mother’s van as she drives through Atlanta suburbs, Jonathan Krohn is about to sign off with a conservative radio talk show host in Florida. In the 40 minutes he’s been on the air, with the help of his mother’s cellphone, this hyper-articulate Georgia eighth grader has attacked the stimulus bill, identified leaders he thinks will salvage the Republican Party’s image, and assessed the legitimacy of Barack Obama’s birth certificate.

Would it surprise you if I told you he's home-schooled?

Bobby Bends Over

Michael Steele dropped to his knees before Rush Limbaugh, what?  Twenty-four hours after criticizing him?  And now Bobby “The Exorcist” Jindal wants sloppy seconds:

Jindal also responded to Michael Steele’s recent flap about Limbaugh: “I’m glad he apologized. I think the chairman is a breath of fresh air for the party. As I said before, I think Rush is a leader for many conservatives and says things that people are concerned about.”

“Says things that people are concerned about”? What the fuck does that mean?

A Gathering of Sociopaths

Conservatives, sociopaths, and other GOP criminals are currently attending CPAC.  NPR tells me that anybody interested in the 2012 Republican preznit nod speaks there as a matter of course.  Yesterday it was Fuckabee [video]. Today it’s Mittens and some other shitbag whose name I forgot. Joe the Plumber is, of course, holding court and spouting the usual shit.

The End of Wingnut Welfare?

News that three-quarters of Loyal Bushies remain unemployed has given libtards everywhere a healthy and enjoyable dose of schadenfreude.  Paul Krugman thinks this might be a sign that the days of wingnut welfare are over:

As an economist, I’m supposed to believe in incentives; and the remarkable cohesiveness of conservatives has a lot to do with incentives.

Show some independence, and you’ll face a lavishly financed primary challenge from the Club for Growth. Be a loyal soldier, and you will be taken care of — through what’s commonly referred to as “wingnut welfare.”

Remember when Scooter went to The Hudson Institute to be a “scholar”? - well, he was until he was convicted of multiple felonies and they disappeared him.

Bush Unplugged

He's looking for a job:
 

Snakehandler Update

Who cares that the economy is fucked and that we’re fighting two wars - what’s important is protecting Blastocyst-Americans:

North Dakota appears intent on triggering another round of litigation in the hopes of overturning Roe v. Wade. North Dakota’s House of Representatives has voted 51-41 to declare that a fertilized egg has all the rights of any person. The vote would make abortion murder.

A Festival of Wingnuts

Now that the GOP is out of power, they're pumping out even more batshit insanity in an effort to stay visible. I have two pieces of Grade A wingnuttery for you (and one bonus nonpolitical piece of insanity). Tell me about others you know about in the comments, and I'll add them.

Q) Who is to blame for the economic meltdown? Chuck Schumer and George Soros! (best wingnuttery begins about 5 minutes in).

Adventures of the Keyboard Kommandos

First it was silly putty, then it was balls, and now the Red State Strike Force is in formation to stop our socialist president from destroying America:

So Lonely ... So Very Lonely

Can you imagine the desperation of these assclowns? 

The ubiquitous Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber” and “Joe the War Correspondent,” will soon add a new moniker to his profile — “Joe the Economist.” Politico reports that House GOP congressional aides decided to invite Wurzelbacher to a meeting on the stimulus in hopes that it will attract some media attention.

Yes, I know, he managed not to get himself killed or kidnapped when he was in Gaza.

the end of an error

UPDATED below. It wasn't easy, but I read all of today's Bill Kristol column in the NYT. But the last line made my suffering worthwhile:

"This is William Kristol’s last column."

It's a big day. For some reason, known only to a few, this country's most ignorant, most consistently wrong pundit will no longer be flinging poo on our most prestigious op-ed page. His contract won't be renewed.

I urge you all to head over to the NYT and comment on Kristol's final steaming pile. My comment appears after the jump.

The Stupid. It Burns.

“Joe” the “Plumber”:

I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war. I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what’s happening day to day. You make a big deal out of it. I think it’s asinine. You know, I liked back in World War I and World War II when you’d go to the theater and you’d see your troops on, you know, the screen and everyone would be real excited and happy for’em. Now everyone’s got an opinion and wants to downer–and down soldiers. You know, American soldiers or Israeli soldiers.

Reminds me of Michelle Bachman.

Court Takes Wide Stance, Rejects Bathroom Goblin's Motion to Withdraw

Buried in in the Blagojevich avalanche we find the following:

Larry Craig, not surprisingly, isn’t happy a Minnesota court rejected his attempt to withdraw the guilty plea in his airport bathroom sex case.

His statement: “I am extremely disappointed by the action of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. I disagree with their conclusion and remain steadfast in my belief that nothing criminal or improper occurred at the Minneapolis airport. I maintain my innocence, and currently my attorneys and I are reviewing the decision and looking into the possibility of appealing. I would like to thank all of those who have continued to support me and my family throughout this difficult time.”

I will be extremely disappointed if he doesn’t appeal. Way to keep it in the news Larry!

From ThinkProgress:

Additionally, the “court upheld the government’s power to ban ’sexual solicitations’ in a public restroom, rejecting Craig’s claim that the law violates freedom of expression.”

Larry Craig Miffed But Still Guilty [Politico]

Manna from Heaven

Mirabile Dictu - David Vitter is going to try and hang on to his Senate seat.

Louisiana GOP Senator David Vitter would have seemed like a prime candidate for retirement this cycle. After all, he went through a particularly nasty scandal last Summer when it was revealed that he was on the D.C. Madam’s client list, a prostitute came forward and said he’d been a client of hers back in Louisiana, and he confessed to a “very serious sin.”

But not so — local Louisiana station KTBS reports that Vitter has decided to run again! And considering the generally Republican nature of Louisiana’s voters these days, he probably starts out at the very least as the slight favorite to win, too.

Analysis and hooker/wife comparison after the jump.

Bad Law Professor of the Week

Once again Agitprop presents Bad Law Professor of the Week. Today we offer Jack Landman Goldsmith for your consideration. Believe it or not, this clown teaches at Harvard, where he is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law.  And today he has an editorial in the WaPo.  Let’s dive right in.

There has been much speculation about how the Obama administration will deal with what many view as the Bush administration’s harsh, abusive and illegal interrogation program. Some have called for an investigation by Congress or the Justice Department, possibly leading to criminal sanctions. Others think such investigations are infeasible or would smack of political retribution, proposing instead that a bipartisan commission look into the matter.

These are all bad ideas. They would bring little benefit, and they would further weaken the Justice Department and the CIA in ways that would compromise our security. (I worked at the Justice Department from 2003 to 2004 on issues that probably would be subject to new investigations, so readers should consider my views accordingly.) (emphasis supplied)

This has to be the most blatant attempt at a CYA in the history of opinion journalism.

Ann Coulter's Jaw Wired Shut

Perhaps it is a good day to blog:

She’s usually one of the most opinionated women in the nation, but Ann Coulter’s going to be keeping her mouth shut for the next few weeks. 

The 46-year-old was forced to get her jaw wired shut after taking a nasty tumble last month, reports the New York Post’s Page Six.

Though she’s on the mend, the injury’s making it difficult for Coulter to record the audio version of her latest tome, The New Ann Coulter.

If Sean Hannity loses his voice it’ll be the best day ever.

Ann Coulter’s Jaw Wired After Fall [wowOwow]

Holy Joe

Keeping his Homeland Security Chair.

They mock us.

Wingnut of the Day

Krugman points us to the alternative universe that is the WSJ editorial page:

The treatment President Bush has received from this country is nothing less than a disgrace. The attacks launched against him have been cruel and slanderous, proving to the world what little character and resolve we have. The president is not to blame for all these problems. He never lost faith in America or her people, and has tried his hardest to continue leading our nation during a very difficult time.

Our failure to stand by the one person who continued to stand by us has not gone unnoticed by our enemies. It has shown to the world how disloyal we can be when our president needed loyalty — a shameful display of arrogance and weakness that will haunt this nation long after Mr. Bush has left the White House.

I do not think the word “slanderous” means what the writer thinks it means.

The author of this bit of fiction is one Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - more on him after the jump.

Weekend Wingnut Roundup

As John McCain wanders around the country trying to find a Reverend Wright that will work, the wingnuts are freaking (and yes, one is verbatim - speculate in comments, and no peeking):

Ace of Spades - Missouri will go for McCain because negroes standing in front of Greek columns make them nervous.

American Thinker - a careful review of selected bits of scripture reveals that not only would Jesus have been for the Bush tax cuts, he would have benefitted from them.

Atlas Shrugs - my knee-jerk racism has even destroyed my relationship with those liberals over at Little Green Footballs … oh well.

You want the wingnuts? You can’t handle the wingnuts!

Return of the Roundup

Due to a lack of popular demand, and conceding that no one is really at fault, the Weekend Wingnut Roundup returns over at Stinque. Steel yourselves.

Discuss

Caption this … hat tip: SanFranLefty.

Compare, and discuss.

Looks Like a Frum Kinda' Week

Blogger John Cole was a believer in Peak Wingnut, but I never have been.  One reason is that I know the scope and depth of the Wingnut supply. Also, as we have learned in recent weeks, there is a huge untapped source of Wingnut in Alaska. It’s also the case that, for every major wingnut, there are at least ten thousand minor-league wingers out there spouting nonsense.

Another factor is the ability of right-wingers to snap back into form after saying something that almost makes sense.  Consider David Frum, who I wrote about only yesterday.  Last night on MSNBC:

From his first answer, however, it was clear Frum had a very different agenda: to attack Rachel Maddow. Discussing the “ugliness of tone” in American politics, he said that Maddow’s show, “unfortunately, is itself an example of that problem.” He then compared her tone to the hateful outbursts of some McCain-Palin supporters:From his first answer, however, it was clear Frum had a very different agenda: to attack Rachel Maddow. Discussing the “ugliness of tone” in American politics, he said that Maddow’s show, “unfortunately, is itself an example of that problem.” He then compared her tone to the hateful outbursts of some McCain-Palin supporters:

Exchange after the jump.