One of the most aggravating things about the “liberal” media is their claim that “both sides do it” – as if this somehow forgives the insane behaviors of the modern GOP. From David Gregory to David Brooks to Charlie Rose, this mantra is a Villager staple. Here are a few literally false equivalencies for you:

Remember when those Code Pink activists showed up at a Bush rally with semiautomatic weapons?

Remember when Marc Maron called Laura Bush a cunt on Air America?

Remember when that liberal activist blew up a federal building after Bush started the Iraq War?

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“Former Vice President Dick Cheney received a heart transplant on Saturday, his office announced. A statement from the former vice president’s office said Cheney is now recovering in the Intensive Care Unit of Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va., outside of Washington.”  [CBS]

This creepy Santorum video is hidden – you have to have the link to find it – and the comments are disabled.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DApjHZq9o7M

He really thought we wouldn’t find it?

“During a speech at Wesleyan University last night, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia offered a strange revision of the time he joined with four of his conservative colleagues to make George W. Bush president: ‘It was a long time ago, people forget…It was a 7-2 decision. It wasn’t even close,” he said.'” [ThinkProgress Justice]

“While Christie and Bush might be fine candidates, perhaps the Republicans should consider a more inspired and game-changing pick: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.” [via Balloon Juice]

“They masquerade their bullshit in the words of Jesus and the all-knowing free market, but it is transparent what motivates them. Not love for their fellow man, not love for their fellow citizen, not love for country- what motivates them is hate for the other.” [Balloon Juice]

“At a town hall in Atlantic, Iowa, Saturday afternoon, Gingrich gave an unusual reason for his present denial of man-made global warming. ‘I’m an amateur paleontologist,’ Gingrich said. ‘I spend a lot of time looking at the Earth’s temperature for a very long time. I’m a lot harder to convince than just looking at a computer model.'” [Think Progress]