Keith Olbermann’s Firing at Current TV Could Be his Ruin or his Salvation

It’s hard to know whom to root for in the coming legal showdown between Keith Olbermann and Al Gore, the former a widely reviled liberal polemicist who cannot hold a job in cable TV and the latter a failed presidential candidate who launched a cable network in 2005 seemingly just for the fun of running it into the ground.

Read the rest of this entry »

It has become increasingly common that your employer (or prospective employer) will search for your personal online activity. This is why you should configure your Facebook privacy settings accordingly…or don’t post content that could get you in trouble at work. Now some employers are taking it a step too far by requesting your Facebook username and password. This is what happened to Justin Bassett when he interviewed for a new job.

Read the rest of this entry »

Republican Logic. It turns your brain into a pretzel.

Read the rest of this entry »

This is GOP Logic: Issue One for January 11th, 2012

Read the rest of this entry »

Articles recently retweeted:

Occupy Wall Street: It Worked Before—Here’s Why It Won’t Work Now

ACT UP’s 1987 Wall Street protest launched five years of highly successful activism. Why the new movement on the street is so different. Read the rest of this entry »

Some notable retweets from the past week.

@RBReich – Robert Reich
Rs believe more money will motivate the rich to work harder, while less money will motivate the poor to work harder.

@SenatorSanders – Senator Bernie Sanders
Ford’s federal income tax rate was just 2.3% in 2009 even though it made $3 billion in profits. What was your tax rate?

@PaulBegala - Paul Begala
One of Begala’s Laws of Politics: if Republicans accuse you of “class warfare”, you’re winning.

@ThinkProgress
Jane Lynch on her daughter’s tea parties lately: “They complained abt taxes, called Obama a communist + wondered how the Latina kid got in.”

@BorowitzReport - Andy Borowitz
At a time like this, when America’s problems are so complex, maybe it’s time to elect a moron.

@MorningVapors
The GOP says churches and volunteers should care for the sick and poor as if there’s something currently stopping them.

@DanteAtkins – Dante Atkins
Two options to create jobs: 1) give more money to rich people in the hopes that they’ll create jobs, or 2) create jobs. Hmm…

@TheNewDeal
The GOP Had No Problem Spending Trillions to Invade & Rebuild Iraq, but Refuse to Spend a Dime Rebuilding America.

@ZandarVTS
To recap, the people who will decide the GOP candidate applaud letting people die due to lack of insurance.

@RBReich – Robert Reich
Biggest lie in recent US history: Cutting government spending and balancing the budget will generate more jobs and better wages.

Tasty morsels discovered or shared on the twitterverse…

Know Your Rights: Photographers – ACLU
The ACLU has released a great guide for photographers rights. It’s a summary of your legal rights when in public spaces or on private property and also contains some tips if you get questioned.

Zakaria: Obama’s jobs proposals not enough - CNN
Thursday night Obama delivered his much-anticipated jobs speech where he revealed The American Jobs Act. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria responds with his critique of the speech and what he thinks is needed to get the economy going.

Ben & Jerry’s releases new Schweddy Balls flavor
OK, for those of you not in on the joke, watch the classic SNL skit below. I first received word of this new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor from Mr. Schweddy himself  -  Alec Baldwin - via twitter. It definitely made for a good laugh and “Schweddy Balls” trended on twitter for at least a few hours yesterday.

Random tasty morsels from the twitterverse:

from guardian.co.uk – Duncan Graham-Rowe
2109: a life of equality – but no polar bears

It is going to take 98 years for there to be pay parity between men and women. But what other predictions can be made for the year 2109?

from usatoday.com – Rick Hampson and Jim Norman
Fewer would trade rights for security than in days post-9/11

 The number of Americans who say the government should do whatever it takes to protect its citizens against terrorism —even if it means violating civil liberties — has dropped almost in half since the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll.

from alternet.org – Steve Fox
Marijuana Is Going to Be Sold One Way or Another — Question Is, Would You Rather it Be Cartels or Regulated Businesses?

For decades, the United States has been embroiled in a debate over whether marijuana should be legalized. The battle has been waged on the state level, where 16 states and the District of Columbia have authorized the use of medical marijuana by qualifying patients. And it has been fought on the national level, with the federal government investing more than a billion dollars over the past decade on a media campaign designed to demonize marijuana.

from techcrunch.com – MG Siegler
Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Is Very Real. I’ve Seen It, Played With It

 It’s called simply the “Amazon Kindle”. But it’s not like any Kindle you’ve seen before. It displays content in full color. It has a 7-inch capacitive touch screen. And it runs Android.

from truth-out.org – Robert Reich
Obama’s Jobs Plan: Will He Offer Policy Miniatures or Give ‘Em Hell?

Next Thursday President Obama will unveil his jobs plan. He’ll choose either Plan A or Plan B.

Not exactly daily mash-up of  interesting, informative or amusing morsels on the twitterverse.

ThinkProgress - Energy Secretary Steven Chu: ‘It Saddens Me’ That Political Leaders Don’t Understand Climate Science

After giving a speech at The National Clean Energy Summit, Energy Secretary Steven Chu responds with “it saddens me” on the lack of understanding about climate science and climate change deniers. Regarding climate change science, Chu says “it’s not rocket science”.

CitizenVox – New IPS Report: CEO Pay exceeds corporate taxes

Yes you read that correctly. It turns out that 25 of the 100 highest paid CEOs in this country made more money than their companies paid in federal income taxes in 2010. The Republicans respond with, “they are the job creators.”

The Raw Story – Connecticut governor calls Ron Paul an ‘idiot’

Wednesday on CNN, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy strayed slightly from the talking points when he called presidential hopeful Ron Paul ‘an idiot’. Paul probably isn’t an idiot but I forgive Malloy’s moment of honesty when taking into consideration Paul’s stance on FEMA.

BPK8YRNZ3TUE