A Nod to the Good Old Days

Notice: This is not a stolen page from the GOP's scripture according to "no," but rather a Chicago Tribune political cartoon from 1934. Note the subtlety of their opposition to the New Deal, the classy fear mongering and the careful attention paid to the Stalin's beard. It's called tact, Teabaggers. (Click to embiggen.)

All That Socialism

This has been making the rounds on reddit after originating, I believe, somewhere near 4chan. I thought it merited posting today. As always, clicken to embiggen.

Anti-Tax Protestors Know Shit About Taxes

From the I Am Jack's Complete Lack of Surprise file comes this Forbes piece on the latest Tea Party protest in DC. David Frum rallied some interns and had them poll the crowd with some very basic tax-related questions. I've excerpted a couple below, but you probably already know where this is going.

What is the total Federal tax revenue as percentage of GDP?
Tea Baggers: 42% (average); 40% (median)
Actual: 14.8%

How much does a typical family with an income of $50,000 pay in taxes?
Tea Baggers: $12,710 (average); $10,000 (median)
Actual: $8,694 (single); $6,669 (married)

And to hammer this home, when the Baggers were asked whether taxes were higher, lower, or the same as when Barack Obama was inaugurated, more than two-thirds thought that taxes were higher. The reality? Taxes are "considerably lower by every measure since Obama became president."

In defense of Tea Baggers, it's hard to read with balls in your eyes, though that tends to happen when the head is placed in proximity to, or inside of, one's own ass.

Oh, Hugo...

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who is criticized by media freedom groups, called on Saturday for regulation of the Internet and singled out a website that he said falsely reported the murder of one of his ministers.

"The Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done. Every country has to apply its own rules and norms," Chavez said.

Actually, Hugo, I'm fairly certain that this is exactly what the internet is supposed to be.

Apropos...