Author: BooMan

The Paranoia Runs Deep

It appears to be an article of faith on the right that members of the black community will riot if George Zimmerman is acquitted. Some right-wingers are going further than that and predicting that the jurors will be murdered and...

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Wanker of the Day: John Fund

I knew that John Fund was a liar, but I didn’t know that he was an amateur conspiracy theorist. He’s quite bad at it. Let’s start with the headline of his piece: Obama’s Alinskyite Administration. You may be...

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They Are Going to Roar

David Brooks is making sense: Whether this [immigration] bill passes or not, this country is heading toward a multiethnic future. Republicans can either shape that future in a conservative direction or, as I’ve tried to argue,...

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White People Won’t Save You

Alan I. Abramowitz and Ruy Teixeira understate the stupidity and futility of the GOP doubling-down on the all-white electoral strategy. Why? Because, while they prove that the strategy won’t work, they neglect to point out...

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Prosecution’s Closing Arguments

This morning, I had basically given up on the idea that George Zimmerman would be convicted of anything. I just didn’t feel like the prosecution had removed all reasonable doubt about self-defense. After watching the...

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