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Defenders of Marriage


Found this rather appropriate given today’s news about the latest in the long line of wife-cheating Republicans:

Memo to Lee Fisher: Remember to Look Surprised!


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Has Lee Fisher Gone Gay?


I’m to the point where it’s impossible not to comment on this. When you see a politician do the kabuki dance of triangulation with positions, it’s hard to ignore. Less Fisher is the latest and we’ve seen this dance before.
You’ll remember the ‘06 primary between our great buddy “Krazy” Ken Blackwell [...]

Fox’s Shepard Smith Calls Out Insane Wingnut Emailers


Bold prediction: Shepard Smith will not be long for Fox News. Mark it down. He’s gone WAY off message:

How’s That DHS Report Strike You Know?


Wingnut anti-abortionist kills a doctor. White supremacist shoots up a museum. What do you think about the DHS report NOW?
How they liked them then:

How they like them now:

Duh.

Surprise! Another “Lone Gunman”!


Who could have ever predicted this?
Oh, wait. We did!
WASHINGTON — An elderly gunman opened fire with a rifle inside the crowded U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, gravely wounding a security guard before being shot. Authorities said they were investigating a white supremacist as the suspect. The assailant and his [...]

Tiller Murder Puts DHS Report in New Light


I read this post by Jason Linkins at HuffPo earlier today and meant to post and comment on it. I was reminded of it by ModernEsquire, who links to a previous PB post and – as usual – does a thorough dismantling of his target. in this case, our beloved Bizzy Blogger Tom [...]

Is Scott Roeder A Domestic, Anti-Abortion, Pro-Life, Rightwing Extremist Terrorist?


A very good question:
Imagine an Islamist fanatic had assassinated a pro-Israel rabbi in a synagogue, and had harassed synagogues for years, including one arrest for bomb materials in his car. Imagine if one of his associates had tried to kill the rabbi before. Would there be any question that this was Islamist terror? So why [...]

Scott Roeder not part of “the movement”?


Not part of the movement? Riiiight!
In the rear window of the 1993 blue Ford Taurus that he was driving was a red rose, a symbol often used by abortion opponents. On the rear of his car was a Christian fish symbol with the word “Jesus” inside… Dinwiddie said she met Roeder while picketing outside [...]

Anti-abortion Violence Not New


This is not new:
_ May 31, 2009: Prominent late-term abortion provider George Tiller is shot and killed in a Wichita church where he was serving as an usher. The gunman fled but a city official said a suspect is in custody.
_ April 2007: Authorities say Paul Ross Evans placed a homemade bomb in the parking [...]

Pro-Life, Anti-Abortion, Extremist Political Group…Which Is It?


So now the drumbeat from the right is going to be “Hey! This Scott Roeder character is not “Pro-Life”, he’s “A rightwing extremist!”. Hah. Good luck with that political alchemy! It seems unlikely that you can separate the two. The anti-abortion crowd has been pretty firmly affixed to the right-wing [...]

YoungCon Anthem is LOL


Just LOL. That is all:

I LOVE IT when they try this shit. Always epic fail. always.

President Obama Most Popular World Leader, By Far


Of course he is:
President Barack Obama remains by far the most popular world leader among people in major Western nations and is the one political figure on whom people consistently pin their hopes in the economic crisis, according to new polls conducted for the International Herald Tribune.
About 80 percent of people in France, Germany, Italy [...]

Bizzy Falls for Dealership Conspiracy, Even “gates” it


How do you know someone is reaching to make a political argument? They append “gate” to the end of whatever it is they are trying to gin up. In this case, Tom “BizzyBlog” Blumer (aka Tom “Motherfucker” Blumer), tries to jump on the wingnut bandwagon and pushes “Dealergate”.
You know, Obama is only closing [...]

Eric

Eric Vessels is the founder of Plunderbund. He started this site in October of 2005, following closely the Paul Hackett firestorm. This was the impetus to continue to blog in a manner that caused serious heartburn to both Republican and screwed up Democrat alike. Eric is famous for his surprise phone call to gay-baiting Democrat Bill Ritter in a primary bid for the Ohio House. Almost fittingly so, he is almost more famous for once having danced on a barstool. In September of 2006 - just before sweeping Democrat wins in Ohio - Eric went to work as the Online Director of a progressive non-profit called Progress Ohio. Eric's work was instrumental in a successful launch. Progress Ohio is now a powerful force in Ohio Progressive Politics. He lives with his wife and two kids in a van down by the river.