Mike Tidmus

Keith Olbermann mops the floor with former President George W Bush (video: Countdown with Keith Olbermann) A picture is worth a thousand words. So are these two words: George W Bush’s Mission Accomplished speech was delivered on 1 May 2003 (photo: AP via Wikipedia) (tip: Digby, Hullabaloo)

Christian pastor’s Ground Zero stunt garners negative attention (video: Countdown with Keith Olbermann) An infinitesimally small amount of negative media coverage of his attempt at garnering headlines, sent Pastor Bill Keller into make believe, full metal Poor Oppressed Christian™ mode: Press Supports Mosque but Condemns 9-11 Christian Center ~ Christian Newswire ST PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. [...]

They seek him here, they see him there, the fundies see him everywhere … (video: Countdown with Keith Olbermann) Gasp. I have absolutely nothing to add.

Say Cheese! Glee ‘Vogue’ Flash Mob At Sydney QVB (video: RockYourBox at YouTube) This world needs two things: more gay kiss-ins and more flash mobs. Click here to watch lots more of each.

Takedown of NOM’s Lies About Prop 8 (video: stop8org at YouTube) Well done, Matt. Over at http://stop8.org, we see a lot of silly claims about Prop 8, but the new radio ad put out by the National Organization for Marriage last week is just out-and-out deceitful. It’s packed full of lies and misrepresentations, so we [...]

No, Alveda King, Our Founders Did Not Put “God” On Our Money (video: ChrisRodda2 at YouTube) “They [the founders] had enough sense to put on the back of that money ‘In God We Trust.’ You can’t eat a piece of bread in America without remembering that you have to trust God to get it.” — [...]

That’s Gay Salutes: Focus on the Family (video: Current TV at YouTube) Current: This week, Bryan Safi salutes Focus on the Family for making sure children aren’t tricked into giving up homophobia as they head back to school. Even pictures of cute animals aren’t safe anymore! For more Bryan, tune in to infoMania on Thursdays [...]

The Beckoning (video: Countdown with Keith Olbermann) Being on the West Coast, I had time to catch Glenn Beck’s performance before heading down to the Padres game. I was truly blow away by Beck’s speech. Well, blown away by the fact that the Fox News entertainer’s speech sounded like it had been cobbled together by [...]

Cee Lo Green – F**K YOU – Music Video Spoof! (video: DeStorm at YouTube)

Gathering Storm 1960′s Parody (video: FireproofAshes at YouTube) “If coloreds are allowed to marry whites, what’s next … homosexuals?” Love it. Fireproof Ashes: A good ol’ fashioned commercial from the 60′s, upholding traditional values and fighting against the evils of the day. This is a satire of the original NOM Gathering Storm advertisement, located here [...]

Ken Mehlman shouldn’t have been expected to fight for gay rights when he didn’t know he was part of the group (video: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) To rich to not make it a Jon Stewart Twofer.

Glenn Beck wants to reclaim the civil rights movement on the anniversary of Doctor Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech (video: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)

Aug. 26: Cenk Uyger and Blogger Mike Rogers talks about the irony of Ken Mehlman’s decision to announce he’s gay after he headed one of the RNC’s most anti-gay campaigns. (video: MSNBC’s The Ed Show) Activist, blogger and publisher of PageOneQ, Mike Rogers: “All I ask are three simple things. First he should spend time [...]

Aug. 26: Is fomenting hate a Republicans election strategy? Author Dan Savage discusses (video: Countdown with Keith Olbermann) No surprises here. Islamic jihad is the greatest anti-gay force in the world? Really? Don’t think so. Come on. Don’t make me state the obvious. I’ll be willing to forgive Ken Mehlman when the Jews get around [...]

David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization (video: TEDtalks Director at YouTube) TED: David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may [...]