"Dear Haitian, First of all, kudos on developing the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Your commitment to human rights, infrastructure, and birth control should be applauded. As we prepare to assist you in this difficult time, a polite request: If it’s possible, could you not re-build your island home in the image of its predecessor? Could you not resort to the creation of flimsy shanty- and shack-towns? And could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?" – Paul Shirley.
Category: Awards
Moore Award Nominee
"This is what John Roberts did today. This is a Supreme Court-sanctioned murder of what little actual Democracy is left in this Democracy. It is government of the people by the corporations for the corporations. It is the Dark Ages. It is our Dred Scott. I would suggest a revolution but a revolution against the corporations? The corporations that make all the guns and the bullets," – Keith Olbermann.
Malkin Award Nominee
“My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed. You’re facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don’t think too much further than that. And so what you’ve got to do is you’ve got to curtail that type of behavior. They don’t know any better," – South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, on people who receive government aid.
(Hat tip: Think Progress)
Moore Award Nominee
"They'll be a population of demented very old people, like an invasion of terrible immigrants, stinking out the restaurants and cafes and shops. I can imagine a sort of civil war between the old and the young in 10 or 15 years' time. There should be a [euthanasia] booth on every corner where you could get a martini and a medal,"- Martin Amis, provocateur.
Malkin Award Nominee
“I think they think if they can create enough animosity toward Wall Street and corporate America, they get into this traditional sort of Democrat rhetoric and tap into the populist anger out there. For Democrats to be successful they’ve got to create a sense of class warfare and an us versus them mindset,” – Senator John Thune.
Yglesias Award Nominee
"I have not really researched all of these statistics myself, and I have certainly not made them up. The New York Times has done all the intense and intricate work. It is available on the Times web-site under Results and Analysis. (There are still many ways in which this newspaper is the real paper of record. I need to learn that, even when it rankles me, I am dependent on it and love it.)" – Marty Peretz, who knows Massachusetts, and loves the NYT as much as I do (which means to say it sometimes drives us bonkers but we couldn't live without it).
Moore Award Nominee
"In short, in Scott Brown we have an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against women and against politicians with whom he disagrees," – Keith Olbermann. Ugh.
Malkin Award Nominee
“"Illegal immigrants from Haiti have no reason to fear deportation, but if they are deported, Haiti is in great need of relief workers, and many of them could be a big help to their fellow Haitians," – Congressman Steve King (R-IA).
Moore Award Nominee
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Yglesias Award Nominee
"By the way, let me — let me very briefly say that in your interview you asked [Palin] if "60 Minutes" gave her an opportunity to respond, and she said, "Well, they didn't come to me, and if they came to one of my people" and then it was unintelligible. But it was something like I don't know about it. I checked with the executive producer of "60 Minutes" today. I've known him for 30 years. He's a straight-shooter. And he said, 'We definitely asked her to come on,'" – Bernie Goldberg catching Palin in yet another lie, talking to Bill O'Reilly.
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