Old School Corruption
When conservatives go bad, they do it the old-fashioned way. Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) has been implicated, obliquely, in illegal contributions allegedly funneled to his campaign:
The CEO of a major marine technology company is alleging that he was pressured by a friend and associate of Norm Coleman to secretly funnel tens of thousands of dollars [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“For women are as roses, whose fair flower
Being once display’d, doth fall that very hour.”
—Twelfth Night, 1.4.38-39
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“The devil a puritan that he is, or anything constantly but a time-pleaser;
an affectioned ass, that cons state without book, and utters it by great
swarths: the best persuaded of himself; so crammed, as he thinks, with
excellences, that it is his ground of faith that all that look upon him love
him; and on that vice in [...]
More Death Threats
As the rhetoric of the McCain campaign becomes more desperate, so does that of their remaining supporters. Concurrent with the busted assassination sorta-plot, here’s the ignorant racist trash viewpoint (video at link) from Monday:
A demonstrator outside a McCain rally in Pottsville, Pennsylvania on Monday could be hearing from the Secret Service after his statements were [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“If I do not gull him into a nayword, and make him a common recreation,
do not think I have wit enough to lie straight in my bed. I know I can do it.”
—Twelfth Night, 1.3.146-50
Ft. Jackson Basic Trainees Dying
The third soldier in weeks? Jesus. In my day at Ft. Jackson, we never took it seriously when a drill sergeant threatened to PT us to death. That was the peacetime Army.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Officials at Fort Jackson say a 21-year-old soldier has died after she collapsed while running during the Army’s physical fitness [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more
cakes and ale?” —Twelfth Night, 1.3.24-26
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Dave Stewart & Friends: “American Prayer”
Stevens Convicted
It’s a little early for Halloween candy, but this sure is sweet. Sen. Ted Stevens (R–AK) was just found guilty in Washington federal court on all counts of lying to investigators:
WASHINGTON – Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been convicted of lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor.
The [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“What a caterwauling do you keep here!” —Twelfth Night, 1.3.79
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