Getting Funky
May 31st, 2009 | 0 Comments | Comedy, Politics |
With my G.O.P. homies.
The usual suspects are lining up.
MariaSonia Sotomayor, a latina single mom, is sure to get opposition over her statement that her ethnicity and gender inform her judicial philosophy.
I held off on this until I was reasonable sure it wasn’t a con of some kind.

Testimony in Congress is blowing away any last shreds of defense that torture advocates might have. FBI interrogator Ali Soufan’s opening statement is crucial, and I encourage you to read every word — I promise you won’t be bored.
He’s a gift that keeps on giving to progressives. Watch here as Rachel Maddow, tongue firmly in cheek, asks a well-respected and dyed-in-the-wool Republican if there’s anyone, anywhere, who can get him to stop.
She’s a gift that keeps on giving.
Scheduled for tax day, these are a load of hooey. This is what I wrote about them on MOL, and I’m sticking to it…
What’s wrong with this? Well, lack of numbers for one.
With Kathleen Harris having fouled out, the mantle goes to Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota. Today she’s heard grilling Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke on the new bailout plans. Let’s listen in…
You decide.
This is must-see TV. The irony of course is that this most-penetrating analysis comes from a “comedy” channel. “Comedy” in quotes because even though you laugh, deep down it’s not funny at all.