The Politimat for Current Politics

I’ve come to a point where I almost know Keith Olbermann’s game. Believe me, I would love nothing more that to write on this blog what a great guy he is and how he exposes the truth and helps us all come together. But I can’t say any of those things. After the earthquakes in [...]

Like most news sources Jon Stewart took some time to review the horrible and really and truly racist ways Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh politicized the tragic earthquakes in Haiti. But I was happy to see that he also took the time to criticize Rachel Maddow’s politicization of the earthquakes. Rachel basically said Obama and [...]

It’s coming from Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, Keith Olbermann on Countsown, and Bob Costas on who knows what. All these people are talking about Mark McGwire and his use of steroids. They are mad that he used steroids and that he’s destroying their dream. But I don’t think their personal goal is to punish [...]

I’m watching Countdown (with Lawrence O’Donnell) and I just saw the segment about how Rudy Giuliani obviously lied about Obama not being as strong or responsive to the underwear bomber as George W. Bush was in similar situations. He also claims there were no terrorist attacks after 9/11 on George W. Bush’s watch. In truth, [...]

I’ve been experimenting here with trying to express myself in different ways. But with politics, it’s difficult to ever feel like you have a grip on what’s going on. I will never have the time to really understand what’s going on in, well, almost any political situation. We don’t know what’s really going on with [...]

Blogging about political stuff really helps me to process it. It also gives me something to do other than simply get frustrated by literally everyone involved. So a while back I started blogging while watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Today was the first day after the holiday break and during the first story I started getting [...]

Keith Olbermann lists the most serious whack-jobs of 2009 including Sarah Palin, Orly Taitz, and Glenn Beck.

Quick Facts Featured Story Is aviation security mostly for show? Who Bruce Schneier (CNN) Excerpt Today, we can project indomitability by rolling back all the fear-based post-9/11 security measures. Our leaders have lost credibility; getting it back requires a decrease in [...]