Category Archives: The Hardcore Stupid

You call this “freedom of the press”? You call this “moral”?

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Um, yeah. Riiiiiight. From Aporrea: On Tuesday, February 6, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice will hold a constitutional hearing to determine whether the collective rights of citizens were violated by RCTV (Channel 2). The articles in question are numbers 46, … Continue reading →

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Some people waited five years for this

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Boy, do I feel sorry for them. Microsoft has admitted that speech recognition features in Vista could be hijacked so that a PC tells itself to delete files or folders. Vista can respond to vocal commands and concern has been … Continue reading →

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A tale of two marches

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Tell me, dear friend: have you heard about the March for Life? You know–the one that took place this year, as it does every year, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade? It is awfully hard to miss an annual … Continue reading →

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Why are they doing this?

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Uh, this must be part of that “culture of life” I always hear right-wingers babbling on about. The city of Miami is planning an official celebration at the Orange Bowl for whenever Cuban President Fidel Castro dies. Discussions by a … Continue reading →

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Talking to Americans, Australian edition?

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Rick Mercer, watch out. Here’s a comedian claiming to be Prime Minister John Howard–and NO ONE catches on. But they sure do say the darndest things.

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TPM Cafe infiltrated by right-wing nutters?

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Sure smells that way. And if I were them, I’d be a little more concerned about the credibility of the site, and not let anything like this go up without a big, fat disclaimer–or better still, a hazardous-waste warning label:

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Comment is free, and so is bullshit

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“We had a deadly weapon: the media.” –Vice-Admiral Hector Ramirez Perez, on the coup of April 11, 2002 As Hugo Chavez’s mandate widens, and his Bolivarian Revolution deepens, we’re bound to see more rubbish about him in the English-language media. … Continue reading →

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Are Hal Turner and Patwa in cahoots?

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Sure smells that way to me. First, from the Virginian-Pilot, we get this cute little item… Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson cited communications with God in predicting Tuesday that horrific terrorism aimed at the United States will result in “mass killing” … Continue reading →

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Oh, fergawdsakes!

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Barely is the dictator cold in his grave, and already the would-be hagiographers are calling for a monument (or several) to this sick-ass freak… A group of right-wing politicians has proposed erecting three monuments to Chile’s former military leader, General … Continue reading →

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Toady Blair, suicide bomber

Posted on December 19, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Does this man enjoy being Bush’s bitch? He must, because there is simply no other explanation for THIS: Tony Blair has defended Britain’s relationship with the US, after claims he had failed to wield any significant influence over President Bush. … Continue reading →

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