“With thousands of people dead already and as the suffering continues in Haiti, Limbaugh and his ilk only care about one thing: destroying Obama.” John Amato — Crooks and Liars. REPORT: Top Fox News programs devote scant coverage to Haiti earthquake — On January 13, Fox News’ three top-rated programs for 2009 — The O’Reilly [...]

Cruise ships still find a Haitian berth — Luxury liners are still docking at private beaches near Haiti’s devastated earthquake zone for holidaymakers to enjoy the water. Despite the immense suffering in Port-Au-Prince and surrounding areas, a Royal Caribean luxury liner packed with vacationers docked at at the “heavily guarded” resort of Labadee on the [...]

Andy Borowitz of BorowitzReport.com writes: Firing up voters on the eve of the special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat, Republican candidate Scott Brown spoke at a campaign yesterday, proclaiming, “With your help, our dream of depriving millions of health care is within reach.” “Let’s send a message, Massachusetts!” Mr. Brown [...]

“Conservative political icon Sarah Palin plans to attend the Feb. 14 Daytona 500. The former governor of Alaska and 2008 running mate of Republican candidate John McCain requested credentials to attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock-car race. Palin, who is booked to speak at the annual Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce dinner on Feb. [...]

If not for Haiti, the course of U.S. history could have been very different, with the United States possibly never expanding much beyond the Appalachian Mountains. “By their long and bitter struggle for independence, St. Domingue’s blacks were instrumental in allowing the United States to more than double the size of its territory,” wrote Stanford [...]