As if this comes as any shocker: Corporate America finished the second quarter with “near-historic” profits, largely by cutting costs, laying off employees and streamlining operations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Profits for companies in the S&P 500 soared 38 percent from the same period last year, hitting $189 billion, the WSJ says, the sixth-highest […]
Apparently Fred Phelps and his ilk of hate mongering minions don’t like anything, comic books included. That’s why it’s no surprise that they showed up at an annual convention of comic book enthusiasts to protest the event: But the comic fans, or as some may call them “nerds”, didn’t sit down and take it. Instead […]
It looks like the Hispanic population is all on board with completing their census forms: What boycott? Close to 9 in 10 Hispanics say they intend to participate in the 2010 census, with immigrants more likely to say the government count is good for their community and that personal information will be kept confidential, according […]
Steve Benen finds one of the most important lessons from Tuesday night: Keep in mind, the two Republican statewide candidates who won this week — Christie in New Jersey and McDonnell and Virginia — wanted nothing to do with Palin, while the high profile conservative candidate who embraced Palin — Doug Hoffman in NY23 — […]
Get ready for the newest chapter in right wing lunacies – the “art fraud” chapter. Malkin and her minions are on a rampage over what they consider to be “fraudulent art” in the White House. Here is their smoking gun: The artist is Alma Thomas and the piece is called “Watusi”. As Malkin can’t help […]
The great white hype hope of the Republican Party, Sarah Palin, has decided she likes earmarks again. As matter of fact she is so defensive of them that she will send her minions out to take on anyone in the media who dares question them. Simply put – Sarah Palin is the key ingredient in […]
Brian Williams did a great introduction to the Ashley Todd story last night, hitting on the fact that the campaign “steered reporters” to believe that the B was for Barack: Todd is also showing her right wing instincts by now blaming the media for blowing this story into a firestorm. Perhaps she should look to […]