Known RedState troll and CNN (!) contributor Erick Erickson may have just given away the game by foolishly blasting this nonsense into the twitter verse:
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You may be shocked to discover that your freedoms are being oppressed right now as you read this.
This morning, Twitter was buzzing about the Mercatus Center’s latest rankings of Freedom in the 50 States. Rounding out the top 5 slots in descending order are Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and South Dakota. And the number one MOST FREE state according to this year’s rankings? The great shining beacon on the hill known as North Dakota! That’s right. North Dakota. Continue reading
Every year at this time, a collection of artists from across the world get together to celebrate one another’s inspiring performances and crowning achievements in the industry. Unfortunately for us, the Oscars aren’t until the end of the month. So let’s bust out some cheap booze and watch the Grammys!
Seacrest is already doing the red carpet of E!. The show stars at 8 ET on CBS. Hey… did you know CBS airs Two Broke Girls, Mike & Molly and a variety of CSI programming? You will tonight! Continue reading
First Take, a generally awful ESPN program hosted by Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, was discussing Redskins rookie QB Robert Griffin III aka RG3. RG3 is a black quarterback, so that is automatically a story for the sports media. So much so that RG3 keeps getting asked about his blackness during press conferences. Here’s how he handled the question of being a black QB in DC during his last presser: Continue reading
During Tuesday’s much talked about Townhall debate, undecided voter Katherine Fenton asked a question about equal pay for women in the workplace. This complex, convoluted question forced Mitt Romney to accidentally reveal his secret binders full of women to the electorate. Unfair!
According to the bizarro rules of the conservative media world, the next logical step is to discredit the questioner by destroying that person publicly. After some flimsy attempts to connect her to Feminazism, the crack investigative team at the Washington Free Beacon studied Ms Fenton’s twitter account and discovered some damning information. Continue reading
Digbysblog brings attention to a pair of surveys developed by the American National Election Survey asking peoples feelings regarding inter-partisan marriages. The results are unsurprisingly polarized: Continue reading
Rule number one of a good fact checking article—never let the actual fact checking process get in the way of a good balanced narrative.
We all know by now that Paul Ryan’s infamous Vice-President acceptance speech was chock full of actual real lies. Most of us, here on Earth-prime, have accepted this fact. Unfortunately, we are also forced to accept that Both Sides Do It™ at all times, because the media must be “balanced” instead of correct. Correct doesn’t get page views, dammit! Continue reading
Did you know everyone is ok with politicians lying? Well they are, because science! Continue reading