So far this has been a week of shaking our heads at flop-sweating Republicans twisting themselves into rhetorical pretzels as they try to explain why this…
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Wire: ‘Unskewed Polls’ guy figures that since Obama is gay, he’s probably not a Muslim
Our friends at Talking Points Memo think it’s news that Dean Chambers, the delusional data debaucher who gave the world “Unskewed Polls” to prove that Mitt…
Wire: The super awesome government shutdown blame game has begun
(via Wonkette) Well all right then. The government shutdown happened. While some Republicans were calling this “dance” something to “compromise” and…
Wire: Tyrannical justice department will sue to force its ‘let everybody vote’ agenda on North Carolina
(via Wonkette) The U.S. Department of Justice will sue to block North Carolina’s terrible new voter suppression laws, according to the Associated Press…
Wire: Ted Cruz bravely joins Senate in passing bill He yammered against for 21 hours
(via Wonkette) 21-hour not-quite filibuster, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Alberta) warned that “Any senator who votes [to allow debate on the House continuing resolution to fund…
Colorado State Sen. Kent Lambert exposes ‘mind control’ technology behind civil unions, spontaneously combusts
(via Wonkette) How’s this for a match made in heaven? No, not a ghey-marriage match, silly, those are lies from the pit of hell. We mean the combination of insane…
Wire: Ted Cruz, humble man of the people, refused to study with anyone from ‘The Lesser Ivies’
(via Wonkette) Ted Cruz is a man of the people, from humble roots. Just ask Sarah Palin, who knows a thing or two about selling herself as a simple down-home…
Wire: Sarah Palin threatens senate run if Obamacare isn’t defunded
(via Wonkette) Sarah Palin’s ghostwriter really liked that “forget Syria, let’s bomb Obamacare” metaphor a couple weeks back, so they must have figured, why let it go?
Wire: Virginia teabagger tells hi-larious joke about how jews like money, hardy har har, vote for Ken Cuccinelli!
(via Wonkette) Oh, Virginia, your Republicans are ever so charming. You’ve got state attorney general and wannabe-but-not-gonna-be governor Ken Cuccinelli…
Wire: MSNBC’s Chuck Todd explains media don’t need to show you no stinking facts on Obamacare
(via Wonkette) On MSNBC Wednesday, Chuck Todd patiently explained that it’s not the media’s job to correct lies about the Affordable Care Act, because what…
Wire: Terrible New Orleans prosecutors behave terribly and ensure that terrible New Orleans cops get new trial
(via Wonkette) Would you rather start your day out with sadness or rage? Fortunately, thanks to the New Orleans Police Department and the United States…
Wire: Michelle Obama wants kids to ‘drink up,’ conservatives now hate water
(via Wonkette) You know that jokey little joke bit of strategery some of us around here like to throw out whenever Obamz&Co come up with any kind…

