Oliver Willis This is unacceptable. The United States has apologised for controversial remarks made by a US diplomat who spoke of “dark and dirty” Indians, calling the comments “inappropriate”. US Vice-Consul Maureen Chao told Indian students on Friday that her “skin became dirty and dark like the Tamilians” after a long train journey, according to Indian media … Read more
This is just one more example of why we simply lose when we engage the right one-to-one on issues of policy. These are people who believe the modest benefits people receive from social security are “lavish.” These people are the descendants intellectually of those who opposed the reforms of the turn of the century in … Read more
Conservatives have claimed for a long time that Rush Limbaugh isn’t a racist, that this image of the conservative thought leader is an invention of the so-called “liberal media.” This list exposes that for the lie that it is. It is a selection of Limbaugh comments, largely from the last 5-6 years (Limbaugh has been … Read more
“The pictures were discovered on laptops and cameras seized by prosecutors from dozens of female guests as part of their investigation into the Italian prime minister. The 74-year-old is alleged to have paid for sex with a 17-year-old belly dancer called Karima El Mahroug – as well as 32 other women – giving them cash … Read more
One of the upsides of being the richest man in the world and one of history’s biggest philanthropists is that you get to say exactly what you think about issues. In this case, Gates is discussing Andrew Wakefield and the entire anti-vaccine scam: Gupta: There has been a lot of scrutiny of vaccines recently — … Read more
I see President Obama has returned from his meetings with the GOP leadership and has come back waving and bragging of the agreement that cedes the Sudentenland (background) to the Republican party on taxes. President Barack Obama announced the parameters of a tentative deal with Republicans on extending the Bush tax cuts, acknowledging that he … Read more
Genius. Absolute genius. When Glenn Beck is correcting you on foreign policy, well… genius. Oliver WillisOne of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor at Media Matters for America and The American Independent. Follow on Twitter at @owillis. Full bio.
This is the kind of thought process that comes out of a Republican nowadays. In fact, Cantor is a Republican leader. Asked about a proposal to fix the nation’s federal deficit co-authored by a Democratic budget expert and noted non-European retired Sen. Pete Domenici (R), which would actually lower taxes on income and corporations, Cantor … Read more
New GOP, same as the old GOP A conservative Maryland physician elected to Congress on an anti-Obamacare platform surprised fellow freshmen at a Monday orientation session by demanding to know why his government-subsidized health care plan takes a month to kick in. Republican Andy Harris, an anesthesiologist who defeated freshman Democrat Frank Kratovil on Maryland’s Eastern … Read more
Here’s $100 million money vacuum Albert Haynesworth just laying down. LAYING DOWN on a play. LAYING DOWN. I didn’t think the Redskins could be worse than last year, and yet… Oliver WillisOne of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor at Media Matters for America and The … Read more