Monday, May 30

About that hostage taking with tax cuts and Medicare


I'm not sure yet about Ryan, but Grover Norquist and Rush? They just wanna see the muthafukka burn.

And the fact that Ryan and McConnell and Boehner and the rest of the Republicans have let those two unelected moneybags take over the policy directives of their party is the crime of the century.

Friday, May 27

Our Weekly Podcast - The Professional Left


The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 75 Can we ultimately undo GOP 2011's shenanigans?

May 26, 2011

A listener writes in to ask if it's actually possible to undo the legislative baloney being passed this year in GOP State Houses. And is using the term "hippie punching" a petulant whine or a call to action? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com

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Friday, May 20

Our Weekly Podcast - The Professional Left


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Ep 74: Is Roger Ailes #%^ing with us? And how can we respond to right wing email memes?

May 19, 2011

The GOP presidential race seems concocted for pure comedy. Is it? And while DG records from his madre's house (helping out during a family hospitalization) BG answers some right wing bigoted emails that have, gasp, puppy and butterfly gifs attached. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com

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Tuesday, May 17

Photoshops for "The Brooks Meme"

Details at The Atlantic:


It's like I'm in Callista Gingrich's HEAD, man!


Because back on May the SECOND I did a Fake Callista post where I said all Newt's thank you's to her came in a Robin's Egg Blue Box.

And now it turns out Newt has a half-a-mil used-up credit line at Tiffany's?

In all honesty, it could be stuff not for her, or crystal stemware for entertaining Heritage Foundation fellows and big pharma donors. Or it could be payoffs for the College of Cardinals, many of whom I'm sure, squeal with delight every time they see that tell-tale ribbon.

Whatever.

Monday, May 16

Ever Wonder what Blue Gal's Dining Room Table Looks Like?


Driftglass says it looks like a bad accident on the Spoonpuppet Expressway. :D

Like everything around here, it's a work in progress. (8 yo is making puppets for school based on Cinder Edna, a very funny book that is BG recommended for kids of all ages. A rough synopsis is here.)

And yes, it is not possible to make wooden spoon puppets without some yarn from mommy's stash. Also, glitter glue is essential.

Friday, May 13

Our Weekly Podcast - The Professional Left


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Ep 73 The End of the World and "Thug Rapper" Poetry

May 12, 2011

What we want from Armageddon, how Republicans abuse language, Paul Ryan vs. the reality-based community, David Brooks, Karl Rove. Also, the serious consequences of raising artist children. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com

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Two articles on Republicans and Language:

Republicans Contort Language Into Strange Configurations That Make It All But Meaningless


Alice in MedicareLand

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Wednesday, May 11

Question of the Day: @maddow take note


We know FOR A FACT that Vice President Cheney made 7.75 million dollars in Halliburton stock options during ONE YEAR as Vice President. What are David Gregory's holdings? David Brooks? How much of its own stock does GE hold, and how much does GE make when corporate welfare benefits their war machinery business?

And why is this spending off the table?

Sunday, May 8

A repost from last March.

...And it's paid for with the blood of five thousand US soldiers and many more Iraqi civilians.

Anyone who gives her a seat on their television show is twisting the knife on all that is decent and honorable about America.




The idea that her father's war profits...
pay for cosmetic surgery...
to make her look more telegenic...
so she can promote and defend the murder of innocents and the torture of any...
in order to "keep me safe"?

Liz Cheney, and the networks who give her a stage, make Jesus himself vomit.

Friday, May 6

Wonderland


Highly recommended (liked it so much I made an illustration, above) Alice in Medicareland.

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Ep 72 Osama, Obama, and How to be an Effective Liberal

May 05, 2011

We discuss the death of Osama bin Laden, why writing is like politics, and how to keep "the dream" alive when politicians break your heart. (Note: we also appear this week in Ep 10 of the Matthew Filipowicz show, matthewf.net.) More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com

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Tuesday, May 3

Fox and Friends cover the story



Via Sandy Underpants at The Aristocrats, addressing FOX and Friends: "Why is Ronald Reagan not getting more credit for the killing of Osama? He did invent helicopters and gun powder and shoes. He put the whole operation in motion."