The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook The not-as-funny way to make the point Jon Stewart made about the Republican conception of the entitlement society and where it fails to intersect with reality comes from Simon Johnson. The true “moochers” in American life are, not surprisingly, [...]
The Real Beneficiary of the Moocher Society – Wall Street |
| By: David Dayen Thursday September 20, 2012 10:16 am |
“To Express a Feeling of Mass Injustice”: #OccupyWallStreet Hits a Tipping Point |
| By: David Dayen Sunday October 2, 2011 12:07 pm |
So much for the idea that there isn’t a specific policy message coming out of the Occupy Wall Street protests. This video, from the Institute for Policy Studies, which has been widely linked on the We Are the 99% Tumblr page, shows how easy it is to convert the frustrations of a generation of poor [...]
Walker Punked By Fake Koch Brothers Call |
| By: David Dayen Wednesday February 23, 2011 7:33 am |
This is priceless. Ian Murphy of Buffalo Beast (the site appears to be down at the moment, but twolf1 has posted both videos on MyFDL) called up Gov. Scott Walker, posing as wealthy industrialist and campaign donor David Koch. They had a 20-minute chat. Here’s an excerpt: Koch: We’ll back you any way we can. [...]




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