The vast majority of police officers in the United States are honorable men and women dedicating–and sometimes risking–their lives to protect and serve the public. Then there are also some dicks in blue–the type for whom their badge serves as passport for an ego trip.
I would consider Sgt. Raul Ramirez of El Paso, TX one [...]
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When Good Cops Go Bad
Posted in J'accuse, Today in Crazy Also tagged ABC, abuse of power, cops, El Paso Police Department, internal affairs investigation, journalists arrested, KVIA, police, Sgt. Raul Ramirez Comments closed
Gun Owners: Locked and Loathed
Posted in Whine & Cheese Also tagged 2nd Amendment, concealed weapons, concealed weapons permits, gun control, NRA, Stephen Colbert, Tennessee, The Word, Waye LaPierre Comments closed
Steele Kowtows to the GOPfather
Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, is learning who’s really the BIG boss of the Republican Party.
Steele had the error in judgment to speak ill of Rush Limbaugh in an interview on CNN this weekend. Some of Rush’s fans were shocked God didn’t smite Steele dead on the spot, but the comments provoked [...]
Posted in Bitching and Moaning, J'accuse, Politics Also tagged GOP, Michael Steele, Republican National Committee, Republicans, rightwing radio, RNC, Rush Limbaugh, talk radio Comments closed
Chinese Premier Shames George W. Bush
On February 2, Martin Jahnke, a 27-year-old pathology student originally from Germany, took off his gray athletic shoe and winged it at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during his speaking engagement at Cambridge University.
Jahnke was apparently inspired by Iraqi journalist and Dogood hero Muntazer al-Zaidi, who flung the shoe heard round the world at President George Bush [...]
Posted in Dirt, Heroes, J'accuse, Politics Also tagged Cambridge, China, George W. Bush, Iraq, Iraqi journalist, Muntazer al-Zaidi, protest, shoe protest, sole protestors, Wen Jiabao Comments closed
Sloppy Joes–Biden and the Plumber
Posted in Politics, Whine & Cheese Also tagged Daily Show, Israel, Joe Biden, Joe the Plumber, Jon Stewart, Middle East, Palestine, Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, video, war correspondents, war reporting Comments closed
Stewart Lampoons Palin’s Blame Campaign
Posted in Politics, Whine & Cheese Also tagged campaign, Daily Show, election, Jon Stewart, Sarah Palin, video Comments closed
A Note From “Bored, Anonymous, Pathetic Bloggers”
I am going to embroider Sarah Palin’s words on tea towels, use the to wipe my ass, and then burn them in a ceremony commemorating unattributable.com’s triumphant annoyance of the Alaskan political diva. I’ve only gossiped about her family once, but the recent remarks apparently hit home.
Palin thinks the mainstream media has been unfair in [...]
Posted in Dirt, Politics Also tagged bloggers, Bristol Palin, campaign, drugs, election, John McCain, Levi Johnston, Sarah Palin, Sherri Johnston Comments closed
Ann Coulter Is Such a Cunt
Something is warming that little black chunk of coal Ann Coulter considers a heart simply because it dutifully keeps a steady rhythm beating in that concave chest of hers. Could it be the death of cute twin polar bears in Germany? The downfall of a corrupt “liberal” governor? Or the economic woes of a growing [...]
Posted in Bitching and Moaning Also tagged Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, economy, layoffs, new media, newspapers, politicunt, rightwing blogosphere, talk radio, yellow journalism Comments closed
American Journalist Seized in Afghanistan
A friend in Afghanistan emailed me yesterday to break some very, very, very bad news. One of the United States’ most respected foreign correspondents has been taken hostage, reportedly by a leader of the Taliban.
I will not be sharing the journalist’s name, and you will hopefully not read any news of this abduction in the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged abduction, Afghanistan, hostage, journalist, war correspondent Comments closed
Tina Brown’s Editorial Urges: A Beastly Burden
With Tina Brown’s new media endeavor just days old, one would expect the beasties to be enjoying their honeymoon period. However, sources in the belly of the Daily Beast report tensions behind the scenes have already cast a pall over its launch week.