Category Archives: Propaganda

Movement Conservativism Never Fails, Only Movement Conservatives…

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

…who are then no longer part of movement conservatism (just ask Bruce Bartlett). The editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, a bastion of conservatism, pens an editorial, with the following graphic. Can you see what’s missing? That’s right: they … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Propaganda | 2 Comments

Winning the Public’s ‘Hearts and Minds’ But Losing the Progressive Pundits’: The ARRA Edition

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

In response to the claim by Ryan Cooper, a Washington Monthly writer, that people don’t like the stimulus and don’t want to hear about the ARRA (‘stimulus package’). According to Cooper, one progressive colleague said: “People don’t want to hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Fucking Morons, Propaganda

The Economist Gets Hacktacular and Data-Free About Education

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Anytime you read the phrase “radical centrist politics”, especially when education is under discussion, for your own sanity, you should just stop reading. I’m telling you this because I didn’t do that, and wound up reading this dreadful piece in … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Education, Fucking Morons, Propaganda | 2 Comments

Why Did Fox News Rip Into Paul Ryan?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

If you haven’t heard, Fox News published a piece by Sally Kohn, in which she had this to say about his GOP convention speech (boldface mine): On the other hand, to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to facts, … Continue reading →

Posted in News Media, Propaganda | 13 Comments

We Should Eliminate the Tax Deduction for Charitable Giving and Exemption for Religious Organizations

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

I don’t want to do that, because I think we should encourage people to give. But the basic problem is that too many ‘charities’ are political organizations masquerading as do-gooder entities. And tax deductions always favor the rich over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Propaganda, Religion, Taxes | 2 Comments

Crony Capitalism: Neo-Liberal, Third Way Style

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

Chicago-style corruption isn’t what it used to be. Former Obama chief of staff and current mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel has developed an ‘infrastructure trust’ to repair Chicago’s roads, rails and schools. Naturally, needless rent extraction by private entities is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, Progressives, Propaganda | 2 Comments

ZOMG!! TEH E KOLI R IN UR CHICKENZ!! BARGLE BARGLE!!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

The NY Times recently had a story about a study by a pro-vegan medical group which claimed that 48 percent of chickens bought at supermarkets are contaminated with E. coli. Of course, the vegan group referred to the E. coli … Continue reading →

Posted in E. coli, Food, Propaganda, Public Health | 9 Comments

Juicy Fruit

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

From the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History: These are circa 1959. What I love about them is that, even though they’re just advertising, they are wonderfully optimistic. It would be nice to have that optimism back.

Posted in Museums etc., Propaganda | 1 Comment

The GOP Has Not Become (More) Stupid, Just Unconstrained

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

There has been some surprise that the Republicans and movement conservatives let themselves get dragged down by the whole contraception ‘controversy’*. But this shouldn’t have come as a shock at all: the Republicans have never been especially clever. Lee Atwater, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Propaganda | 6 Comments

Why the Washington Post Must Go Out of Business: The Cult of the Stupid

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Jay Rosen often refers to the Cult of the Savvy as one of the major reasons why political news coverage is so poor. But this interview with Washington Post reporter Paul Kane, by way of Doug J, lays out a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fucking Morons, News Media, Propaganda | 1 Comment