Whistlin’ Dixie: The Slave Power rises again

by Rich Broderick | September 8, 2009 • Like the birther cult, like baseless claims that Barak Obama is a secret Muslim, socialist or fascist – take your pick – like the lies about “death panels,” like the frightening displays of armed unreason at this summer’s townhall meetings, the trumped up controversy over the anodyne speech the President delivered to schoolchildren on Tuesday was just ano Continue Reading

Drug for “Restless Boy Syndrome” making critics jumpy

by Rich Broderick | 6/2/09 • Controversy has broken out over Merck Pharmaceuticals’ heavily promoted new prescription drug “Sitztilaty,” which the company claims is an effective treatment for “Restless Boy Syndrome,” a recently identified disorder affecting pre- and early-adolescent males.

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