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Who Killed the Electric Car

The Next Must-See Documentary

Check out the new movie that The New York Times calls “a prosecutorial examination of the role of oil companies, the automobile industry and the Bush administration (them again) in stymieing the development of emission-free electric vehicles.”

 

Posted on Jul 6, 2006 READ MORE  | 37 READS


Ann Coulter and Keith Olbermann

Olbermann Talks to Coulter Plagiarism Spotter

The guy who used special computer software to catch Coulter’s pilfering said there were so many instances of misappropriations that he had to quit before his “eyes start to bleed.”

Posted on Jul 6, 2006 READ MORE  | 34 READS


Seymour Hersh

Sy Hersh: War Planners Have No Hard Targets in Iran

The investigative journalist par excellence tells CNN that many higher-ups in the Pentagon have grave concerns about the White House’s military designs in Iran.

Posted on Jul 4, 2006 READ MORE  | 46 READS


AOL account guy

AOL Said, ‘If You Leave Me I’ll Do Something Crazy’

Listen to the hilarious “Today Show” appearance of a guy who nearly had to sacrifice his firstborn child to get an AOL customer service representative to cancel his account.

Times article on him

Posted on Jul 3, 2006 READ MORE  | 89 READS


Dana Priest Smacks Down Bill Bennett

Dana Priest Smacks Down Bill Bennett

Washington Post reporter Dana Priest threw Bill Bennett’s gambling history back in his face when the conservative pundit attempted to lecture Priest on ethics.

Posted on Jul 2, 2006 READ MORE  | 166 READS


Gitmo Interrogation Room

Behind the Scenes at Gitmo

ABC News gets an extremely rare (maybe unprecedented) look at the inside of Guantanamo Bay. Watch it.

  • The head interrogator denies all use of torture, and even refers to his interrogations as “custodial interviews.”
  • The room pictured above—which has a plush lazy chair—is supposedly one of the interrogation rooms.
  • This sugar-coated look at Gitmo feels sort of like the tours of North Korea that Westerners sometimes get.

  • Posted on Jun 30, 2006 READ MORE  | 36 READS


    Stephen Colbert and Brit Hume

    Colbert: The N.Y. Times Wants Your Family Dead

    Colbert sums up the N.Y. Times bank records issue. This clip also contains the not-to-be-missed zinger about Brit Hume and Superman.

    Posted on Jun 30, 2006 READ MORE  | 49 READS


    Jon Stewart and Al Gore

    Jon Stewart Schools Al Gore in Profit Mongering

    On “The Daily Show,” Al Gore says he is giving away 100% of the profits of his book and movie to causes related to global warming. But Jon Stewart has a better idea….

    Posted on Jun 30, 2006 READ MORE  | 43 READS


    Barney Frank

    Dem Rep. Barney Frank Smacks Down GOP Rep. Renzi

    The Democratic congressman from Massachusetts puts the GOP representative from Arizona in his place while debating the N.Y. Times censure issue.

    Posted on Jun 30, 2006 READ MORE  | 39 READS


    Helen Thomas and Jon Stewart

    Helen Thomas Chides Tony Snow on ‘Daily Show’

    The first lady of White House correspondents tells Jon Stewart that Tony Snow yelled at her because she called him “a Johnny-come-lately.” (via Huff Po)

    Posted on Jun 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 59 READS


    Aussie TV skit

    Aussies Reveal Racial Profiling at Its Funniest

    In this skit from Australian TV, we see that justice is indeed not blind.

    Posted on Jun 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 30 READS


    Jon Stewart

    Stewart Skewers Gonzales Over Sears Tower Plot

    The “Daily Show” host wonders how seven evildoers could wage what the attorney general termed a “full ground war against the United States.”

    Posted on Jun 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 20 READS


    Stephen Colbert

    Colbert Rocks the Minimum Wage

    The “Colbert Report” host is very understanding when it comes to the minimum wage.

    Posted on Jun 28, 2006 READ MORE  | 43 READS


    Katherine Harris spoof video

    The Rejected Katherine Harris Campaign Video

    Check out the wickedly satirical video that’s leading the pack in this month’s Huffington Post “Contagious Festival.”

    Posted on Jun 26, 2006 READ MORE  | 29 READS


    Former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Carl Ford

    Former Bush Intel Official Derides ‘Crap We Give You’

    Former Bush Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Carl Ford tells members of Congress not to “accept the crap we give you” regarding intelligence data. (via Huff Po)

    Posted on Jun 26, 2006 READ MORE  | 34 READS


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