Far East Cynic

The 50 worst places to get your news.

Regardless of your political persuasion. The list that is given below is a rogues gallery of misinformation, diatribe, uninformed commentary, factually inaccurate reporting-and general all around mean spiritedness that can be found in the civilized word. When you hear someone saying, ” I was just reading or watching (fill in

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The irony, of course, is lost on them.

I love the fact that conservative supporters of the selfish, fat, ignorant, pigs teabaggers are up in arms because literally thousands of their fellow citizens exercised the same right claimed by the selfish, fat, ignorant, pigs teabaggers to assemble peaceably to express their displeasure with the government’s obsession with rewarding

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Some thoughts on the S&P

First and foremost-they are in no position to judge. These are the same goons who who rated subprime-backed securities as just fine and dandy. Now they think they they are qualified to pass judgement on US fiscal policy? Really? Second, as has widely been reported-they had their numbers wildly wrong.

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What he said…….

Want to get rich? Play poker with Obama-you will make a fortune! This so called deal will kill any hope of a recovery. Enjoy life in a totally self created depression, teabaggers. I wish you the joy of Grover Norquist while it lasts. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman said

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The phony war.

It seems the spoiled children just can’t get enough attention.  A group of House GOP freshmen will appear at the White House tomorrow morning with a letter demanding the president present a written plan detailing his ideas for deficit reduction.            Sadly-my own douchebag of a Congressman,

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Too stupid to be allowed to live……

John Cole has it right. The current crop in Congress is positively evil: Considering they haven’t created one job since taking office, and haven’t so much as advanced one plan to create jobs since they took office, and, mind you, presided over the worst economic collapse since the Depression, it’s

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The next time someone says…..

“It is the spending, stupid”-beat them over the head with this chart. Most of the GOP and most of Phib’s commenting class, want to ignore this fundamental truth: The very large, but permanent and worsening, budgetary impact of the “Bush tax cuts” — which when first proposed back in the

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Spring Day!

Today is a beautiful spring day. Time to play some golf! This will be the first time I have played golf since last October. Big scores on the horizon I fear. For those of you doing your taxes still-here are some tax tips from those who pay no taxes:

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Malevolent surgery

ma·lev·o·lent? ?/m??l?v?l?nt/ –adjective 1. wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful. 2. evil; harmful; injurious: a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others. 3. Astrology . evil or malign in influence. That is

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An un-enterprising mindset….

This post is not so lovingly dedicated to Phib’s commenter Anathema, who was the central figure in the comment fest over at his place. The veracity with which he defends the flawed decision making of our gutless Naval Leadership-compels me to write this post. Please forward to him if you

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