Wednesday February 22, 2012
But don’t worry; Santorum’s press secretary Alice Stewart explained that this was all a misunderstanding: Santorum wasn’t attacking the President’s faith, just his “radical Islamic policies.” Oh, thank God it’s just his radical Islamism; for a second there it sounded like Santorum was questioning the President’s faith. Stewart later said she misspoke and was actually trying to say “radical environmental policies.” Nicely done, Ms. Stewart, nicely done! If you ever find yourself in trouble and in need of damage-control, you know who to hire. “Your honor, my client wasn’t trespassing through his neighbor’s backyard, he was just trying to burn his house down.” Read More »
Tuesday February 14, 2012
Whether you’re upset today because you hate participating in the commercial industry of love, or because can’t think of an original Valentine’s gift (heart-shaped chocolate box is just fine), or because the world is reminding you that nobody loves you (don’t believe it, we’re sure someone does), today still means something very different to you than it does for Bahrain. Read More »
Thursday February 09, 2012
Health-warning: don’t play drinking games with Islamophobic references at CPAC (we’re just guessing it’ll be dangerous). Read More »
Tuesday January 31, 2012
The consequences were tragic: immediately following Santorum’s remarks, over a billion and a half Muslims died of laughter. We at Countdown encourage the remaining ones (when done mourning, of course) to let Santorum know that equality is kind of a familiar concept to them, and that the God of Abraham is actually their God too. Read More »
Tuesday January 24, 2012
A bigoted woman in a Santorum forum (rhyme not intended) told him that Obama “is an avowed Muslim [and…] has no legal right to be calling himself President.” How did Santorum respond? By saying “I’m doing my best to get him out.” We never thought we’d say this, but at least McCain had the decency, however terribly executed, to try to repudiate his crazy supporter’s remarks. Welcome, once again, to the 2012 election. Read More »
Wednesday January 18, 2012
We at Countdown don’t really care whether Colbert makes the ballot in South Carolina. We’re just dying for him to be allowed to join the debates. Can you imagine an exchange between Colbert and Newt? Yes, we can’t stop smirking at the thought either. Read More »
Wednesday January 04, 2012
Michele Bachmann apparently has spiritual powers we can’t quite fathom. Over the summer, she predicted that “a curse [will come] into play” if the US backs away from unreserved support for Israel. A couple of days ago, she noted that the polls that have her pretty far behind in Iowa meant nothing, saying “I think Tuesday night people are going to see a miracle.” A miracle, huh? So what was the actual result? She came in 6th in a 7-way race, beating only the guy who doesn’t get recognized when he goes shopping at a Trader Joe’s near Washington. Having seemingly come to terms with the fact that God isn’t intervening in the election on her behalf, she withdrew from the race today. Read More »
Wednesday December 21, 2011
If you’re not playing “the final countdown” in the background, you should be, because it’s the final Countdown (of the year). Don’t worry, we’ll be back after the Holidays, but you gotta hear the stories closing this year out Read More »
Wednesday December 14, 2011
Doesn’t it sometimes feel like there is an inside bet among candidates over who can get away with saying the most outrageous thing this election season? If there is such a bet, Gingrich may very well have just won it. Read More »
Tuesday December 06, 2011
For those who would like exclusive footage of how we (the Countdown team) took it here at the office when we first heard of Cain’s decision to quit, click here. Read More »
Wednesday November 23, 2011
Every week, we reach the conclusion that we’ve seen the full extent of Herman Cain’s ridiculousness, and every week he proves us wrong. Read More »
Wednesday November 16, 2011
It may be hard to believe at this point, but we promise that Herman Cain is not being paid by the Countdown team to provide us with material; he really is behaving this absurdly entirely on his own (pinky swear). Read More »
Tuesday November 08, 2011
President Perry’s solution to illegal immigration will be to personally patrol the border in his pickup truck Read More »
Tuesday November 01, 2011
Herman Cain is a no-nonsense kind of guy. He doesn’t believe in mythical beings like... the Palestinian people? Read More »
Tuesday October 25, 2011
Because Bashar is popular, Obama ruined the Arab Spring, and Cain knows everything. Read More »
Tuesday October 18, 2011
From Tahrir Square to Wall Street, politicians demagogues and street beats Read More »
Thursday October 13, 2011
The Huffington Post suggests there is a good chance Herman Cain got his "999" tax plan from a video game. Let’s hope none of the candidates are playing Mortal Kombat when they’re trying to decide which interrogation techniques are appropriate for detainees. Read More »
Wednesday October 05, 2011
Joe Lieberman (I-CT) just became the first U.S. Senator to call for a no-fly zone over Syria. What makes this proposition complicated is that a no-fly zone would have to entail “attacks on Syrian military assets” in order to make the measure enforceable. This comes only a day after media reports indicated that the Syrian government had warned it would respond to any foreign military action against it with “hundreds of rockets and missiles” on major Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv. Read More »
RT @mpac_national: #FBI drops antiMuslim training materials & meets w/ @mpac_national @isnahq @AAIUSA @SALDEF @intrfthalliance http://t.co/FlS9QXg7
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RT @yorikirii: The ISLAMOPHOBIA Monitor is out! http://t.co/a0Upu40W â–¸ Top stories today via @socalmoslem @fahadfaruqui @giorgos_const @aaiusa
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RT @mpac_national: #FBI drops antiMuslim training materials & meets w/ @mpac_national @isnahq @AAIUSA @SALDEF @intrfthalliance http://t.co/FlS9QXg7
about 7 minutes ago.
Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 18
Be Part of the Change!New York Times' reporter, Anthony Shadid died unexpectedly this week. With his passing we lose America's finest reporter on Arab World issues—at the time when Americans need his work more than ever. The importance of Shadid’s writings to Americans and Arabs cannot be overstated. His reporting was unique, reflecting both his understanding of the history and culture of the Arab World and his concern for its people. Read More »
Air Date: 12/29/2011
Rob Malley, Middle East and North Africa Program Director at the International Crisis Group; Amb. Hussein Hassouna, Chief Representative of the League of Arab States to the United States; Lara Friedman, Director of Policy and Government Relations for Americans for Peace Now. Read More »
The subcommittee's meeting today to explore whether there are risk factors or preincident indicators of terrorist activity identified by intelligence and law enforcement organizations to enable them in thwarting attacks while preserving -- let me repeat that -- preserving individuals' right to privacy and civil liberties. Read More »
