Insert a Trite Metaphor for a Corral #86

Posted on February 28, 2011 in Roundup

The last time I did one of these, I was cautiously celebrating the fact that Obama had won the Iowa Caucuses! The big news today was that the police union refused to oust the teachers’ union which busted the Wisconsin governor’s balls. I’m not calling us out of the tunnel just yet. Oh we are living in dire times now, but I have plenty of stuff to share that just might keep you engaged!

• It’s IGNORE SARAH PALIN WEEK! — You betcha!
• Buffalo Beast Poses as David Koch, Calls WI Gov. Walker — Probably the choicest and most disturbing story of the week. Also here
• Is Pro-Life Actually Pro-Abortion? — Another progressive notes that the so-called Pro-Life movement does very little to change the conditions that lead women to have abortions.
• I’ve just about had it with Ed Schultz — raises the question of just where were all these people who are mad as hell with Walker last November? Hmm?
• George Soros — He’s No Koch Brother — And unlike Glenn Beck, he is a GREAT man
• Starting With Your Own Answers to The Big Questions Leads to Reducing Stigma In Others — A psychiatrist who is also a patient considers religion
• How Corporations Have Mastered the Art of Not Paying Their Fair Share of Taxes
• Louisiana Just Printing Out Wikipedia Pages, Calling It History — No one writes their own inscriptions anymore.
• Vatican confirms report of sexual abuse and rape of nuns by priests in 23 countries – I’m waiting for Pope Benedict to blame this on homosexuals
• Really Bad Reporting in Wisconsin: Who ‘Contributes’ to Public Workers’ Pensions? – O’Really?
• Cops shut down Ga. Girl Scout cookie stand — I confess to stalking Girl Scouts for their cookies, but this is pure Chamber of Commerce
• Stop Buying Bottled Water Immediately! (INFOGRAPHIC)
• Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators — You got to love these guys
• The Death of Organized Labor, or its Rebirth?
• Paris Hilton’s birthday cake burgled! — At $3212, what did it taste like?
• The Man Who Wrote the Revolution Rulebook — Gene Sharp
• Introducing the American Dream Movement — One of many great answers to the Tea Party
• How to Build A Progressive Tea Party — The most important article of 2011 and, perhaps, the decade