The Local Crank

Musings & Sardonic Commentary on Politics, Religion, Culture & Native American Issues. Bringing you the finest in radioactive screeds since 2002! "The Local Crank" newspaper column is distributed by Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.

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Just a simple Cherokee trial lawyer, Barkman has been forcing his opinions on others in print since, for reasons that passeth understanding, he was an unsuccessful candidate for state representative in 2002. His philosophy: "If people had wanted me to be nice, they should've voted for me."

Monday, June 23, 2008

In Memorium (NSFW)




Thanks, George.

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Monday, April 07, 2008

"Liberal" Media Rush to Defend McCain...

...from vicious little girl. And also to point out that McCain's crazy preachers are "patriotic," unlike Obama's crazy preacher. Thanks for clearing that up, guys! I feel better.
Also, McCain is endorsed by someone else who doesn't really understand the economy all that much.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

This Just In!

Right-wing, corporate media, Republic Party propaganda lapdogs are full of USDA Prime, Grade-A crap!
Film at eleven!

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Saturday, August 11, 2007

Conservative Blowholes Want You to Die

An assorted of the leading elements of the Right Wing Media Freak Parade are now openly praying for "another 9/11" in order to "wake America up." These people are beyond disgusting and beneath contempt. But, again, apparently there's no crypto-fascist pronouncement too outrageous or repulsive to be lovingly broadcast by your Liberal Media.

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Sunday, July 22, 2007

John Edwards' Hair = the New Al Gore

"Liberal media," my ass. So, apparently, the media-ocracy that helped Ralph Nader bring you George W. Bush have now decided to hate John Edwards in a group slam-book worthy of any roving gang of 12 year old girls. Because he's rich. Or relatively young-looking. Or because of his hair. Who really knows? The point is, clearly Edwards is History's Greatest Monster, much worse than Mitt Romney (who looks as though he was assembled from a kit).

In other news, hard-hitting investigative journalism reveals that Hillary Clinton has boobs. President urges calm.

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Saturday, January 06, 2007

Ninety-Nine Percent of the Internet is Crap

Normally, I don't write about inter-blogosphere "controversies," primarily because most of them are about as interesting and relevant as a gang of fourth-graders armed with slam books. However, this typically exhaustive and well-written piece from Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald demonstrates a point about the Right Wing Blogosphere that could easily be true of any conservative media or corporate media outlet: their shameless, blameless shilling for the Bush Administration.

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Monday, December 11, 2006

It Shouldn't Surprise Me...

...given how some on the Right cheered bloodthirsty terrorists as "freedom fighters" and a psychotic child-molesting cult-leader as a martyr to the Second Amendment, to see these same people gush over a bucolic old fascist like Augusto Pinochet. It does make me wonder, though, if there is any exercise of executive power (by a Republican President) that would disturb these folks at all.

UPDATE: Apparently not.

UPDATE 2: Your Liberal Media Conspiracy in action.

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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

This Moment of Feigned Moral Outrage Brought To You By...

Your liberal media at work again, as the MSM obediently parrots Right-Wing talking points about a Kerry comment that is clearly being twisted out of all resemblance to its original context, which was a cheap shot at George W. Bush. At least Kerry knows to fight back now. If this does nothing, it should remind Democrats of the vital importance of GOTV. Let's just recognize this artifical "controversy" for what it is, yet more evidence that the GOP's death throes.

Meanwhile, Senator George Allen (R-Wannabe Redneck) has graduated from tagging those who displease him with obscure West Africa French colonialist racial slurs to having his goons beat the crap out of them. The MSM had no comment.

UPDATE: Media Matters has a compilation of Your Liberal Media regurgitating the GOP line.

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Monday, April 10, 2006

Your Liberal Media At Work...

Cynthia McKinney? News. Tom DeLay's thugs breaking up a press conference? Not so much.

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