Supreme Court of Canada Unanimously Defrosts Libel Chill

The Globe & Mail: The media should not live in constant fear of facing a libel suit every time a provocative commentary is published or broadcast, the Supreme Court of Canada said yesterday in a major ruling won by controversial Vancouver radio broadcaster Rafe Mair. In a 9-0 decision that modernizes the...

John McCain: Domestic Violence is Hi-fncking-larious

Now here’s a surefire strategy to win over those mythical feminist Clinton supporters who refuse to support Obama no matter what–channel the spirit of Henny Youngman: As the Huffington Post reported, McCain in an interview with the Las Vegas Sun headed for the gutter while trying to explain why he...

Let me make sure I have this straight

Kathy has already touched upon the wingnut bukkake fest on Rep. Delahunt and I don’t want to be redundant, but one comment that RedState.com made about this affair really irks me: This discourse — a member of Congress glad Al Qaeda has a face it can pursue — is beneath the dignity of the Congress...

Wingnuts Want Addington in the Witness Protection Program After Delahunt Joke

The right’s hypocrisy is on display again in its unhinged reaction to Rep. Delahunt’s attempt at humor on the House floor today: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEDR7ghl7AU[/youtube] Here is what John Hinderaker had to say (emphasis mine): Today the Democrats on the House Judiciary...

Plenty of Insanity, Very Little Common Sense

The New York Times reports a surge of violence in Anbar province: Two insurgent bomb blasts struck Thursday at pro-American Iraqi targets in Anbar Province just west of Baghdad and in the northern city of Mosul. The police said more than 30 Iraqis were killed and 80 wounded. An American military spokesman...