Ladies and gentlemen, Rep. Trent Franks

by David Safier Obama is an enemy of humanity. It must be true. Trent Franks said so. UPDATE: Franks didn't mean to say Obama is an enemy of humanity. Bethany Haley, spokeswoman for Franks, said the congressman was referring to "unborn humanity" and should have clarified his statement. Ah. Obama is an enemy of unborn … Read more

Republicans don’t even believe what they are saying

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: So now I'm supposed to believe that the Republican Party is the defender of Medicare? Seriously? In my lifetime Republicans have castigated Medicare as the gateway drug to socialism (Saint Ronnie Reagan got his political start opposing Medicare as socialism in 1961) and they have sought to either kill or reduce funding … Read more

Sound and fury

by David Safier This is a bit late, but I just saw this on Kenny Jacobs' new blog, a Pithy Diarist: a Youtube video from the crazy-base 9/12 event in D.C.. One guy walks through the crowd with a large Public Option Now sign, and . . . Let the Boos Begin! It's the same … Read more

Movie trailers: Fear, Apocalypse, Vampires

by David Safier I saw the film, The Informant!, yesterday. Amusing, quirky film. But before the show, I was taken by the fact that almost all the films previewed dealt with looming disasters, end-of-the-world scenarios, and towns (in one case the entire world) populated with vampires. Films, and art in general, tap into the prevailing … Read more