I’m not pouting today! I’m happy because the mean Tea Party people lost most of their elections. I saw this article yesterday morning that told me less than a third of them won.
Late Night: Pouting Baby is Happy the Tea Partiers Lost |
| By: Jim White Thursday November 4, 2010 8:00 pm |
Thousands and Thousands of Sane People |
| By: Jim White Saturday October 30, 2010 3:30 pm |
Just wow. I had a tremendous time today at the Rally to Restore Sanity. The crowd was huge and entirely friendly. There were lots of creative signs, but people were very polite and lowered their signs when asked once the rally started. I did smell a little weed in the air now and then and saw a few folks sitting on top of traffic signals. The musical guests were tremendous. By inviting Muslims Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens) to take part in the rally, Stewart did a nice job of putting faces to Muslims as opposed to fanning the flames of hatred by stating all Muslims are terrorists.
Late Night: “Please Be Patient,” As a Battle-Cry, Sucks |
| By: Thers Wednesday October 27, 2010 8:01 pm |
No, really. As far as stirring calls to arms go, you have on the one hand stirring perorations like, oh: For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs’d they were [...]
Prop 19 Day of Action: Help Legalize Pot After the Stewart-Colbert Rally |
| By: Michael Whitney Monday October 25, 2010 11:45 am |
With just 8 days til Election Day and a neck-and-neck race for Prop 19, every minute counts to get out the vote for legalizing marijuana in California. In order to get these young voters to the polls, Just Say Now is organizing a Prop 19 Day of Action to take place across the country on Saturday, October 30.
Celebrity Organizing: Stewart, Colbert, Gaga |
| By: David Dayen Friday September 17, 2010 9:30 am |
The best political organizers in America who aren’t getting Koch money happen to be Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Lady Gaga.


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