The New Standoff: Clean-Car Jobs Vs. Disaster Relief

The New Standoff: Clean-Car Jobs Vs. Disaster Relief: "The once-rare possibility of a federal government shutdown has reared its head again — this time over House Republicans' desire to offset spending for disaster relief with money for other, unrelated projects.

A clean car loan program has become a key battleground. The House spending bill would take $1.5 billion from the program for disaster relief. Democrats say that would be a huge mistake...."

12 Oil Spills In One Year—And They Want To Build Another One?

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Disaster Relief

GOP Disaster Relief Offset Flip-Flop

Bachmann Says Earthquake and Hurricane Are Messages From Her God

Bachmann Says Earthquake and Hurricane Are Messages From Her God: "So this is how it goes…Andrea Lafferty, executive director of the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC), who says she is proud to be a member of a hate group, who is mocking “Islamists” as silly for saying the DC earthquake was a sign from Allah, is also one of the people behind Michele Bachmann’s Super Pac, according to Right Wing Watch. And Michele Bachmann, whom she is therefore supporting for President, has just announced that the earthquake and Hurricane Irene was a message from God – yes, their god killed 27 people to send a message that we need to cut spending.

Bachmann now says that was a “joke” – akin, I suppose, to the watermelon patch around the White House and Barack the Magic Negro…I think somebody needs to buy Republicans a sense of humor, if this is the best they can do. Of course, we know it wasn’t a joke at all and even if it were it is both obscene and reprehensible. This is how Bachmann thinks, as she has revealed to us many times already. This is how the whole lunatic lot of them think...."

Conservative Idiocy Over Hurricane Irene

America's Nuclear Nightmare

Photo Makes Somalia's Famine Front Page News

Photo Makes Somalia's Famine Front Page News: "New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks has been on the front lines of conflicts throughout the Middle East over the past decade, from Afghanistan to Iraq to Lebanon. This past March, Hicks was captured by Gadhafi loyalists while photographing the revolution in Libya and was held hostage for six days.

Yet Hicks has continued photographing the world's hot spots. This past month, Hicks went to Somalia to document the ongoing famine and humanitarian crisis..."

After Norway The Crazy Lone Wolf Excuse Isn’t Going To Fly This Time

After Norway The Crazy Lone Wolf Excuse Isn’t Going To Fly This Time: "For years now the Right has been fighting reality with such esteemed help that they managed to get the Bush administration’s Department of Homeland Security report warning of the increasing threat from Right Wing domestic terrorism withdrawn soon after Obama took office. The DHS’s warning was specifically about the imminent danger of Right Wing domestic terrorism being on the rise in the United States, but in the face of Right Wing outrage, it was withdrawn. No facts had changed, but it was withdrawn. The report was drawn up by a conservative Republican.

Every time a “crazy” person kills people, the Right hyperventilates trying to show that they aren’t responsible for the violence. It doesn’t matter to them if the shooter listened to their hate speech or claimed to be inspired by it or had simply absorbed it as a part of our culture. The only thing the Right appears to care about is seeing to it that they are not blamed, and if they are blamed, they’re going to make sure they take everyone else down with them, regardless of their actual participation and/or guilt. This often involves trying to paint the shooter as a Leftie, in spite of the evidence to the contrary..."

"The Poor Get Poorer! The Rich Get Richer! That's Where We've Been!"

10 of America's Most Dangerous Hatemongers

10 of America's Most Dangerous Hatemongers: "Meet the firebrands stirring up anger and hate against the 0.6% of Americans who are Muslim. The apparent recent surge in popular anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States has been driven by a surprisingly small and, for the most part, closely knit cadre of activists. Their influence extends far beyond their limited numbers, in part because of an amenable legion of right-wing media personalities — and lately, politicians like U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), who held controversial hearings into the radicalization of American Muslims this March —who are eager to promote them as impartial experts or grassroots leaders. Yet a close look at their rhetoric reveals how doggedly this group works to provoke and guide populist anger over what is seen as the threat posed by the 0.6% of Americans who are Muslim — an agenda that goes beyond reasonable concern about terrorism into the realm of demonization...."

Norway Terrorism Religio-Political View Shared in U.S.

Norway Terrorism Religio-Political View Shared in U.S.: "As we move into the 3rd day post Norway terrorist attack, more and more information is coming to the surface regarding the killer’s world view and beliefs. He was arraigned in Norwegian court today under tight security and denied an audience. The Norwegian officials were correct in restricting access to avoid grandstanding by this monster. They were also rightly concerned about covert messages being sent by Breivik to other terrorists across Europe (and possibly the globe) who may be waiting in place to enact additional atrocities.

Information coming out is revealing that Breivik certainly was a part of a larger network of like-minded extremists who are under the delusion that they are doing divine work. In fact, though he is declaring “not guilty”, he is admitting to the killings. He justifies it this way – that his acts should not be considered “criminal” because they were “necessary”. This very same rationalization has been attempted in Army of God circles with regard to murder of abortion providers..."