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    Colonel Mustard: Was DeVore in rehab or something when Bush springboarded the Patriot Act off the back of 9/11? Yeah, let's go with rehab. #2010 more »
    BicycleShed: I think Matt Fong in 1998 was a half legit challenge to Boxer. She ended up winning by something like 10 points, but I remember some Boxer supporters... more »
    AndPreciousLittleofThat: The big problem for both parties is balkanization. There aren't very many reliable voting blocks any more, and candidates on both sides have shown th... more »
    Bostom: House Republican leader John Boehner, speaking on the Capitol steps earlier today, waved papers he referred to as "My copy of the Constitution" and pr... more »
    shwahaha: As someone who attended this horrifying crazyfest (it was for work, I swear), let me just say I am now a shell of the human being I once was. The hig... more »
    jaxdesert: Just remember, it's not about health care. It's about Bachmann. One of the interesting things in this story is how this particular gathering came abo... more »
    intime: FoxNews is easily distracted by white children who have gone missing or who are found in strange places. It's similar to the distraction some experie... more »
    MisterMustard: Many of those protesting have no idea what a public option is, and when asked if they support a public option many have asked "...option to what?" #mi... more »
    sarrible: I would rather be governed by the fucking lizard people than Palin/Bachmann. #michelebachmann more »
    vayapues: Vitajex, You presume too much. That is not at all how we think, however I can appreciate that pretending that this is how conservatives think makes ... more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: I have been trying for the past 30 minutes to come up with something witty or funny or something about Bachmann. I cannot do it anymore. This woman i... more »
    farfull123006: ya know if I didn't care about this country going down the shitter I'd wet my pants in anticipation of a Palin/Bachmann ticket... Dumb and Dumber, an... more »
    croush1211: Honestly, partisan politics aside, the idea of a White House... no, a COUNTRY ran by Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann is the most terrifying thing I ... more »
    vitajex: I just can't get over how these people have been so snowed by whoever pulls their strings. They've been convinced that they are the special elites of... more »
    twoeightnine: "Palin/Bachmann 2012!" I have to wait two years for that video? Please tell me TMZ is going to at least leak a few clips first. #michellebachmann more »
  • #predictions

    2010 Preview: GOP to Be Teabagged

    It's basically a given that the president's party will lose seats after his first midterm (except when 9/11 happens). So let's not get our hopes up. But Republicans really wanna try to prove that bit of conventional wisdom wrong. More »
  • #teabaggers

    Michele Bachmann's Teabagging Hordes Storm the Capitol

    A bunch of angry white people are yelling at members of Congress right now — both for and against healthcare reform. It's a good thing the Capitol complex has tunnels underneath it so members can avoid these filthy common people. More »
  • #wingnuttheory

    Town Hall Crazies Go Through the Ideological Rabbit Hole

    Unalloyed xenophobic rage presents a challenge similar to one posed by habitual lying—just as it's hard to keep up with one's own falsehoods, it's difficult to remember whether shouting "Heil Hitler!" at a Jew is good or bad. More »
  • #apologies

    Susan Roesgan Must Apologize For Not Being Polite to Angry Mob

    CNN's Susan Rosegan went to a "Tea Party" full of angry folks protesting everything ostensibly liberal. The tea parties were co-sponsored by conservative news network Fox. She must apologize for explaining all that! More »
  • #hypocrisy

    Fox-Bashing CNN Reporter Applied for a Job at Fox

    CNN's Susan Roesgen went nuts on the air Wednesday at a Chicago tea party, blaming everything (accurately) on Fox News. But maybe she was angry because Fox turned her down for a job—twice! More »
  • #teabagging

    Oh ... That's What That Means: Fox News Learns the Definition of 'Teabagging'

    Foxnews.com has published a screed taking the mainstream media to task for their "orally charged" coverage of the tea parties: Namely, the repeated use of the term "teabagging" for giggles. More »
  • #teaparties

    Fox Among the Teabaggers

    Neil Cavuto has been at Sacramento's TEA PARTY protest for hours, and he thinks maybe the protesters were "playing to the media"! More »
  • #teaparties

    Teabagging Jokes, Killer Robots Sweep the Nation

    It's not just cable pundit "teabagging" jokes (attached) we have to deal with today: it's freedom fighters versus socialist/fascist big government ROBOTS! HAPPY TEA PARTY TAX DAY! More »
  • #teabagging

    Neo-Nazis: 'Tea Parties' Are "the White Revolution We've Been Waiting For"

    Hah, it's fun to marginalize a protest movement by selectively focusing on its craziest fringes, but the "Tea Party" movement is all fringe and no legitimate grievance. Look, the white supremacists are psyched! More »
  • #crazies

    A Very Special Book-Burning Glenn Beck Tea Party

    Here is a Glenn Beck 9/12 Project Tea Party meeting, in case you were wondering what goes on at these things. What goes on? Crazy ranting! More »