Mark Maynard | Paul Revere

The time to revolt draws near, my friends….

By Mark | July 10, 2011

On Friday, it was announced that the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to support a $649 billion defense spending bill. According to the Associated Press, this represents a $17 billion increase over last year’s appropriation. This, as the AP article points out, is particularly noteworthy, given that drastic government cuts are being demanded elsewhere. […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2012 federal budget, A National Strategic Narrative, Bill Maher, budget, budget cuts, budget deficit, Bush tax cuts, class warfare, compromise, debt ceiling, defense spending, entitlements, Ezra Klein, grand bargain, Joint Economic Committee, Mark Mykleby, Medicaid, Medicare, military industrial complex, military spending, Mitch McConnell, Mr. Y, Obama, priorities, Robert Pear, the growing gap between rich and poor, the plight of the overtaxed rich, theology of tax cuts, unemployment, Wayne Porter | 52 Comments

Colbert reenactment vindicates Palin on Revere history

By Mark | June 8, 2011

The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive For those of you who still can’t sleep, and are looking for something else to watch, I highly recommend this awkward video of Ann Coulter being interviewed about her private life by Piers Morgan.

Posted in Media, Politics, Pop Culture | Also tagged Add new tag, Ann Coulter, misunderstanding American history, reenactment, rewriting history, Sarah Palin, Stephen Colbert | 5 Comments

Weiner, acknowledging mistakes, gushes apologetically

By Mark | June 6, 2011

I had higher hopes for my Weiner. A few days ago, when the penis-posting rumors first started flying about Anthony Weiner – one of my favorite Congressmen – I was tempted to post something here about how he’d been set up by scumbag, bottom-feeding Republican infotainment purveyor Andrew Breitbart. That was, for many of us […]

Posted in Politics, sex, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andrew Breitbart, Anthony Weiner, Clarence Thomas, Congress, Facebook, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Democrats, James O'Keefe, John Edwards, Liberty Central Inc., Lisa Weiss, men who email photos of their penises, Obamacare, self-destructive urges, sexting, Twitter, Virginia Thomas | 29 Comments

Paul Revere, bell-ringing British informant

By Mark | June 5, 2011

I wasn’t going to comment on it, but, as many of you no doubt know, Sarah Palin made news a couple days ago when she came out with an alternate version of Paul Revere’s historic ride, in which the celebrated American patriot rang bells throughout the Massachusetts countryside, warning the British that the Colonists were […]

Posted in History, Politics, Pop Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1775, American history, Beastie Boys, College Humor, Global Warming, global warming denial, John Hancock, Massachusetts, midnight ride, misunderstanding American history, Mitt Romney, Samuel Adams, Sarah Palin, stupid Americans, the distrust of facts | 30 Comments

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The time to revolt draws near, my friends….

Colbert reenactment vindicates Palin on Revere history

Weiner, acknowledging mistakes, gushes apologetically

Paul Revere, bell-ringing British informant

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