Tag: Rant of the Week

Rant of the Week: Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers, the head writer for Saturday Night Live, hosted the White House Correspondents Dinner, taking on everyone from Wil-i-am to the Donald and the President of the United States who was LHAO and watch The Donald, he does not look pleased.

White House Correspondents’ dinner: Seth Meyers mocks C-SPAN, Obama, James O’Keefe.

And then there is Thers.

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Rant of the Week: Rachel Maddow

Why a Michigan high School is Ground Zero for Politics

Rachel takes a look at one of the effects of the emergency finance law, particularly on a remarkable Detroit high school that faces closure.

Rant of the Week: Rep. Joseph Crowley

Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY 7) gave a speechless speech on the floor of the House to rant about the GOP’s lack of bills to create jobs.

He broke a little new ground in the area of floor speeches by giving an entire floor speech but not speaking at all.

Standing in front of an easel, he ripped down sheets of paper with words on them, giving his angry speech, but not actually saying a word of the partisan invective.

Rant of the Week: Cenk Uygur and Dylan Ratigan

Cenk Uygur and Dylan Ratigan discuss what it is to regulate banks in the Rant of the Week.

“Pretty please, can we regulate you with someone you like?”

The fight for Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a “fight worth waging”. Jennifer Granholm, former governor of Michigan

Rant of the Week: Anthony Weiner

This week Anthony Weiner has been the highlight of the week in the news with his sharp wit that targets the hypocritically stupid in Congress. This week his appearance at the Congressional Correspondents Dinner in Washington, DC. His self deprecating humor and spot on jokes are as funny as they are truthful. There are a few comedians who want to know who his writers are.

Embrace it, “Boner”

Rant of the Week: Stephen Colbert

Crisis in the Middle Everywhere

Rant of the Week: Rachel Maddow

THe Bargaining Battle Turns to the Ballot Box

Rachel explains how Republican efforts around the country to strip the middle class of union rights and other economic attacks are only serving to rally the Democratic voting base.

Transcript of the video is not yet available. When it is, it can be found here.

Rant of the Week: The Funnies

The last segment of this past Friday’s “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell had a collection of comments, cartoons and skits from comedians who put the top news stories into perspective.

The Week in Late Night Laughs

Top comment goes to Robin Williams for his take on Charlie Sheen’s antics:

When he did rehab at home, that’s like a self administered colostomy

Rant of the Week: Rachel Maddow

Facts are Stubborn Things

Rachel Maddow discusses the shows policy of correcting its errors and demonstrates why she is owed one by Politifact.com

Rant for the Week: David Goodfriend

The Rant of the Week is also an Open Thread.

A Cheese Head Perspective

Democratic strategist avid Goodfriend offers some advice to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. “Remember the Packers: When we all own the team and we all share the responsibilities, everyone wins.

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