The Politically Incorrect Guide to....Blatant Propaganda

From Regnery Publishing, that bastion of intellectual rigor and commitment to truth and objectivity, comes the amazing new series that explains everything you wanted the ignorant public to think on just about every current politically controversial issue:

Blogger Jerome Armstrong Settles Stock-Touting Suit with SEC

Influential liberal blogger Jerome Armstrong, the founder of MyDD and an originator of the netroots movement, has agreed to pay $29,000 in fines and penalties to settle a 2003 SEC suit accusing him of touting a stock on Internet message boards without disclosing his financial interest in the company.

Rising Republican Accused of Deviate Sexual Conduct

Glenn Murphy Jr., who has been credited with reviving the Republican Party in in his Indiana county, and was recently elected president of the Young Republican National Federation (YRNF), has been accused by a 22-year old male of performing an unwanted sex act on him while he slept.

Minnesota Bridge Collapse Likely to Spawn Nasty Political Debate

Because nothing in America is non-political these days, I'm betting that the collapse of the bridge in Minnesota will spark a really nasty political fight, and will do it sooner than later.

God, Secular Schools, and Religiosity: The Fascists and the Religious Right

A few quotes from recent days and a few from the glory days of Fascism, on some of the religious right's favorite subjects:

Internal Displacement of Iraqis said to be 'Human Tragedy Unprecedented in Iraq's History'

According to the blog Iraq Slogger, a recent report from the Iraqi Red Cresent calls the displacement of Iraqis within the country a "Human Tragedy Unprecedented in Iraq's History."

A Reality-Based David Brooks

David Brooks is one of the few people in the world who has the New York Times editorial page for a platform. Why he has it is anybody's guess, but it probably isn't because of his economic acumen, honesty or openness, judging from his latest column A Reality-Based Economy.

Tony Snow Presents: Catch-22

White House spokesman Tony Snow had a doozy of a news conference Wednesday, mainly about the House Judiciary Committee's vote to refer contempt charges against Harriet Miers and Josh Bolten.

FEC Complaint Filed Against Daily Kos

An FEC complaint filed Monday by conservative blogger John Bambenek claims that the liberal web site Daily Kos functions as a political action committee and should be subject to disclosure laws and other regulation of its activities.

Snow and Fielding: Brothers in Spin

For an administration that came to power mocking President Clinton's "depends on what the meaning of 'is' is," semantics, the Bush II White House has been an absolute joke. The latest punch lines were delivered by, once again, Tony Snow in a recent press conference, and by the President's Counsel, the one and only Fred Fielding.