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Antisemitism: Cool Again!

When we were young, we assumed "The Hamptons" had something to do with a cartoon pig—now we are older and wiser and we know that it's a place on Long Island where rich people go, even though they can surely afford to go somewhere other than Long Island. Turns out, they're just going there to get away from all the goddamn Jews! More »

2:44 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Pareene
6,666 views, 88 comments

shouting heads

Arianna Huffington: Nazi

Bill O'Reilly finally asks the question we've all been thinking: "What's the difference between the KKK and Arianna Huffington? What's the difference?" He's right! Arianna has her name attached to a website that allows anonymous commenters to write mean things about Nancy Reagan—how, exactly, is that any different from killing Medgar Evers? Exactly. [Crooks & Liars]

3:25 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Pareene
1,657 views, 44 comments

rants

Lou Dobbs: Scumbag

Last week, Dorothy Thompson's 1941 essay "Who Goes Nazi?" was made available to non-subscribers at Harpers.org. The hook: "It is an interesting and somewhat macabre parlor game to play at a large gathering of one's acquaintances: to speculate who in a showdown would go Nazi. By now, I think I know." We haven't "gone through the experience many times," as Dorothy had, but a couple media figures are so obviously jonesing for a bit of totalitarianism that anyone can see they'd fit in just swell at an old fashioned putsch. Like lovable old CNN anchor Lou Dobbs. More »

4:28 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Pareene
4,739 views, 52 comments

Latest by n/a: Anyone else notice that this deranged old racist discovered a new word last night on CNN? The tiresome rube used the word "savant" about 20 times in 15 minutes. Guess who got a thesaurus from Mr Claus this more »