Apr
6
Comments on Radio Show
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Apr
6
But he’s been to the Bunny Ranch.
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Mar
12
Invitation to Angel de Fazio’s Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation Event
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Jan
15
Finally, a member of the media reports honestly on Sam the non-plumber & non-war correspondent
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Dec
19
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Nov
29
Other Inopportune Cameos by Sarah Palin’s Turkey Slaughterer
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Nov
12
Should Joe Go? You decide
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Nov
7
On March 13, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), apparently in an attempt to reassure the base,- sat down for an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News. McCain was not yet aware of the narrative Hannity had been spinning for months, and so Hannity filled him in: Ayers is an unrepentant “terrorist,” he explained, “On 9/11, […]
Oct
29
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Oct
26
Two of a kind…
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Oct
21
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Oct
18
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Oct
16
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Oct
15
Palin as President
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Turn your speakers on, and start moving your mouse around. When it signals a link, click on it.
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Oct
14
“The only public events that have so far featured his absurd choice of running mate have shown her to be a deceiving and unscrupulous woman utterly unversed in any of the needful political discourses but easily trained to utter preposterous lies and to appeal to the basest element of her audience.” Ouch.
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Oct
9
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Oct
1
TRT: :34. His left eye closes while the left side of his mouth appears to grimace in pain. Is there something he’s not telling us?
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Oct
1
Hey, Sarah!
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Sep
30
Fareed Zakaria: Will someone please put Sarah Palin out of her agony?
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Fareed says, “Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president.”
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Sep
26
Sarah Palin is just not ready for prime time. First there was David Frum, George Will, Charles Krauthammer and David Brooks. Now we have a certified right wing nut and a woman! Kathleen Parker, who not only calls Palin unqualified, she calls on her to drop out of the race. Which is what we said […]
Sep
1
Lydia on Book TV - C-Span2
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Aug
29
McPale and Palin?
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Aug
24
How many, John?
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Aug
23
We have our ticket
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It’s Biden
Aug
20
Was John McCain Really Tortured?
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Andrew Sullivan nails it again. (Not bad for a conservative.)
In all the discussion of John McCain’s recently recovered memory of a religious epiphany in Vietnam, one thing has been missing. The torture that was deployed against McCain emerges in all the various accounts. It involved sleep deprivation, the withholding of medical treatment, stress positions, long-time […]
Jul
29
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Jul
16
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Jul
15
A controversial billboard in Orange County has a picture of the burning World Trade Center and the message, “Please Don’t Vote for a Democrat.” The man who paid for the ad says he’s trying to help Republicans, but officials with both political parties are calling the billboard inappropriate.
Here’s a report CNN did on this billboard.
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Jul
15
Touche.
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Jul
14
Yes, I see their point - to illustrate the idiotic, paranoid and racist notions some knuckle draggers have of Senator Obama. But I am always reminded of H. L. Mencken’s remark. “No-one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.” Let’s hope they get it this time and that this cover doesn’t feed […]
Jul
4
Why not?
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Jul
4
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Jun
13
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Tim Russert, who pointedly but politely questioned hundreds of the powerful and influential as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” died Friday of an apparent heart attack. The network’s Washington bureau chief was 58.
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Jun
12
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Jun
12
Scott McClellan on Letterman
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TRT: 9:19
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Jun
3
We have our nominee.
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Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night, prevailing through an epic battle with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a primary campaign that inspired millions of voters from every corner of America to demand change in Washington.
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Jun
3
Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House.
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May
29
CNN’s Jessica Yellen: Network Execs Killed Critical White House Stories
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Now there’s a big shock. Don’t we tell you almost every day how corporatized and pro-right the media has become? Yeah… we do.
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May
29
Hardball: Matthews, Allen and Gregory discuss Scott McClellan’s new book
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May
26
Lydia’s new press release
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Former star of the hit show Too Close for Comfort Lydia Cornell co-hosts new Las Vegas radio show about politics and celebrity, signs with renowned literary agency for upcoming books. Click here to read the whole release.
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May
20
The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D Roosevelt with the help of half-a-million war veterans. The plotters, who were alleged to involve some of the most famous families in America, (owners of Heinz, Birds Eye, Goodtea, Maxwell Hse & George Bush’s Grandfather, Prescott) believed that their country should adopt the policies of Hitler […]
May
20
Sen. Edward Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) office just announced that he has been diagnosed with a “malignant glioma,” or tumor, in his brain. Such a condition is usually treated with radiation and/or chemotherapy, though the statement says decisions on his treatment have not been made yet. Kennedy has been hospitalized since suffering a seizure Friday night.
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May
19
How Bush’s Grandfather Helped Hitler’s Rise to Power.
George Bush’s grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany. The Guardian has obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the US National Archives that a firm of which Prescott […]
May
15
TRT: 7:12
Watch this right wing talk radio moron Kevin James prove what we’ve contended on this show for years now, namely, that the GOP has become the party of empty, meaningless talking points that they don’t even understand. Watch MSNBC’s Chris Matthews expose this ignorant, ill informed fool for the stupid “talking points repeater” that […]
May
13
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CBS had all the copies of this clip removed from YouTube yesterday, but this clip is part of Keith Olbermann’s report, so hopefully, this one won’t be taken down anytime soon. Just in case, watch it while you still can.
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May
8
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May
4
Actress - and our guest from a week ago this past Friday - Julie Rada, starred in 2 performances of “My Name is Rachel Corrie” on Saturday afternoon. Dynamic, talented actress. Moving, powerful play. I attended one of the performances and had my picture taken with Julie afterwards. I defy anyone to meet this charming […]
May
1
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And he’s right. This is a manufactured crisis. Lazy, corporate, “distraction oriented” journalism. If it weren’t for Miley Cyrus, this is the only story you’d see being reported.
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Apr
30
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Part 2 - TRT: 3:57
Apr
29
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Apr
29
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Apr
29
What about Tony Rezko?
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Anyone notice how the right is all of a sudden silent on Tony Rezko? Or as they used to like to call him, Barack Obama’s slumlord? I wonder if this just might happen to have something to do with it.
The name of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was added Monday to the roster of […]
Apr
24
A sign is causing heated arguments outside of a church in Jonesville. Pastor Roger Byrd of Jonesville Church of God put the sign up. Pastor Byrd says the sign is not meant to be racial or political but rather to make people think. “His name is so close to Osama, I have a feeling he […]
Apr
24
It’s still pretty obvious who the right wants our nominee to be. And it sure isn’t Barack Obama. The 1st two ads play on republicans’ inherent hatred, racism, bigotry and “Christian” lust for death; and both play the ‘terror/fear’ card; the 3rd ad plays on republicans’ inherent greed, and offers up the same old, tired, […]
Apr
20
Valerie Bertinelli
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Doug and Valerie at her book signing on Saturday at Borders Book Store.
(Doug: Is it just me, or do I bear a striking resemblance to Valerie’s ex, Eddie Van Halen? It’s just me? That’s what I thought. Thanks.)
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Apr
20
Lydia may not have been able to be there in person, but she was there in spirit - or at least - via photograph.
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Apr
16
Obama’s Got Game
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TRT: 10:22
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Apr
13
Why not just be honest?
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Today I received the following email…
This is TRUE! How Budweiser handled those who laughed at those who died on the 11th of September, 2001. Thought you might like to know what happened in a little town north of Bakersfield , California. After you finish reading this, please forward this story on to others so […]
Feb
1
Funny! What the repub Candidates Were Really Thinking During the Debate
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TRT: 5:20
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Feb
1
Rachel Maddow & Pat Buchanan Dissect Last Night’s Dem Debate on Countdown
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Feb
1
FAUX News’ Bill O’Lielly Turns His Back on Homeless Vets He Says Don’t Exist. Shameful.
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Feb
1
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The more insignificant and irrelevant she becomes, the more outrageous she becomes. Desperately seeking attention, anyone?
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Nov
7
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Dennis Kucinich on Tucker Carlson’s ‘program.’ (sic).
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Oct
19
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Oct
12
Legal problems escalate for Giuliani’s former police commissioner
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Bernard Kerik’s legal nightmare is about to get worse, with federal prosecutors expected to file charges against the former police commissioner that will likely include allegations of bribery, tax fraud and obstruction of justice, the Daily News has learned. The indictment, expected next month, could prove to be an embarrassing obstacle for Kerik’s former mentor […]
Oct
12
…the Senate bill (Committee draft) does contain immunity/amnesty for the telecom companies…Including retroactive immunity for anything they’ve done wrong in cooperating in illegal domestic spying for the past six years. Click here for rest of story.
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Oct
12
U.N. Pushes For War Crimes Probe Of U.S. Contractors In Iraq
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The United Nations wants probes to determine whether private security contractors in Iraq have committed war crimes and for governments to ensure that the rule of law is applied, U.N. officials said on Thursday. Ivana Vuco, the U.N.’s senior human rights officer in Iraq, told a news conference that private security contractors were still subject […]
Sep
17
The office is located at 601 S. Rancho Drive, Suite C 18 (between Charleston and Alta). The new office phone number is 702 - 477 - 0019
Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich
Did you know that your humble host and Dennis both used to quarterback their high school football teams? Yep, just […]
Jul
28
We all know how the right bristles whenever a comparison is made between George W. Bush and/or his administration and either Adolph Hitler and/or fascism. Perhaps this BBC report will shine some light on why they bristle. Perhaps it hits a little close to home?
I’ve always found it fascinating how right wing mouth […]
Jul
23
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Jul
19
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Jul
18
At first, I thought this was a ruse. I always do when I hear people talk like this, especially young people who are in college. But then I saw it was Max Blumenthal who was interviewing these smug, little, republican bastards, and I was forced to once again admit… people like this really do exist. […]
Jul
18
More on the “al-Qaeda in Iraq” lie
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The other day, I posted how happy I was… that the mainstream media was finally starting to question the Bush administration’s abused and over-used “al-Qaeda in Iraq” lie. For those of you who haven’t heard yet, a group of dissidents in Iraq - after the invasion - decided to use the name “al-Qaeda in […]
Jul
18
Diappointing report
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If you’ve ever wondered how republicans have been able to get away with hijacking the “Christianity and morals and family values” mantel, here’s a classic example. Quite often, the loyal opposition party – that would be my Democrats – act out of political fear and weakness, instead of moral righteousness and courage. The impeachment issue […]
Jul
14
Wonderful impeachment discussion - NOT for die hard right wingers
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And forgive me if the right wing disclaimer sounds harsh, but the reality is… this discussion is too nuanced, too intelligent and too based in reality… for the goose stepping, Bush supporting boot-lickers to understand. It goes completely against the mind numbing, nationalistic, fear mongering, “George W. Bush is GOD” garbage they’ve allowed themselves to […]
Jul
13
WHOA!! Michael Moore just BITCH slaps Wolf Blitzer, CNN and mainstream media
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TRT: 10:47
This is an animated and riled up as I’ve seen Michael. On a scale of 1 - 10, this is an 11. (Fahrenheit 9-11?)
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Jul
13
TRT: 6:33
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Jul
13
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Jul
13
Olbermann on Harriet Miers “no-show” - The death of responsibility
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TRT: 6:31
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Jul
13
Good job by CLG’s Michael Rectenwald vs. Tucker Carlson on David Vitter and DC Madam
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Listen to every point Carlson makes. How many of them did he and every other right wing hack adhere to when it came to Bill Clinton? He actually accuses Michael of holding Vitter’s sex life up to public ridicule and tells him “You ought to be ashamed of yourself.” WTF?!
And listen/watch Carlson’s condescending, holier […]
Jul
13
TRT: 9:35
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Jul
13
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Jul
12
Larry Flynt: Payback’s a Bitch
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On MSNBC with Dan AbramsTRT: 6:21
CNN Report
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Jul
12
FINALLY, the White House press corps questions “al-Qaeda in Iraq”
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For literally years now, I have whined, moaned, bitched and complained over the Bush administration’s dishonest misuse of the term “al-Qaeda in Iraq.” I have said there was no operational or “membership” link between “al-Qaeda in Iraq,” and the “real” al-Qaeda, which the Bush administration keeps telling us attacked us on 9-11.
I have said […]
Jul
12
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Jul
12
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Jul
11
Neil Cavuto is discussing the “Fairness Doctrine,” or the “Hush Rush” movement. And he begins by saying “All Senators are all welcome here… any time… any day… any moment… I’d be happy to chat with them all together.” And then he introduces his one guest, republican Senator Jim DeMint.
AARRGGHH!!!
And then DeMint calls the […]
Jul
11
TRT: 1:26
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Jul
11
K - i - s - s - i - n - g.
Listen to these 2 loud mouth fools turn the David Vitter scandal into a Clinton bashing session. And watch as Curtis Sliwa fool bogart the conversation with his obnoxioua lunacy and idiocy. And watch him wave his arms all over the place […]
Jul
11
Oh no, Mr. “Family Values” David Vitter visited brothel in New Orleans, too!
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U.S. Senator David Vitter visited a Canal Street brothel several times beginning in the mid-1990s, paying $300 per hour for services at the bordello after he met the madam at a fishing rodeo that included prostitutes and other politicians, according to Jeanette Maier, the “Canal Street Madam” whose operation was shut down by a federal […]
Jul
11
Bush suppressed health reports/ gagged Surgeon Generals
From NY Times:
Surgeon General Sees 4-Year Term as Compromised
Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional panel Tuesday that top Bush administration officials repeatedly tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports because of political considerations.
The administration, Dr. Carmona said, would not allow him to […]
Jul
10
TRT: 7:27
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Jul
10
Michael Moore and Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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Part 2 - TRT: 6:53
Part 3 - TRT: 4:40
Jul
10
Republican David Vitter supports the sanctity of marriage (hehehe)
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From Mother Jones…
We might feel bad about blogging a plain old sex scandal — I criticized FOX News for sucking at the teat of the Anna Nicole story — but when a sex story comes buried under mountains of hypocrisy, that’s more than any blogger can resist.
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Jul
10
Another family values republican gets caught in sex scandal
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Now let’s check out some of Mr. Vitter’s 2004 campaign ads. Notice the presence of his “family.” And I can’t help but wonder how much money he got from General Mills from displaying his “family size” box of Cheerios!
TRT: 1:50
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Jul
10
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Warning: This clip was recorded a little hot, and as a result, is much louder than normal YouTube videos. You might wanna’ turn your sound down a little bit before this begins. Tucker Carlson at regular volume is tough to take, high volume is almost unbearable. (And I know, Charlie will never make lead […]
Jul
9
WHOA!! Michael Moore just BITCH slaps Wolf Blitzer, CNN and mainstream media
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TRT: 10:47
This is an animated and riled up as I’ve seen Michael. On a scale of 1 - 10, this is an 11. (Fahrenheit 9-11?)
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Jul
9
From Gardner S. Thomas…
If in the past you have voted Republican, there are a small few things I am asking that you sincerely consider before doing so again sheerly from force of habit.
It is I who have sacrificed a year of my life for YOUR president’s war, and a larger portion of my life […]
Jul
8
NOBODY marched to impeach Bill Clinton. Angry citizens DIDN’T fill the streets, carry signs and beg a non-responsive Congress to do its Constitutional duty and remove Bill Clinton from his job. Panels WEREN’T held across the nation, moderated by Constitutional scholars who loved their country so much that they traversed its full span to […]
Jul
8
Quote of the day
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The Nation Magazine’s editor Katrina VandenHeuvel, appearing on “This Week” with George Stephanopoulis today.
Katrina pointed out that the overwhelming success that Democratic contenders are having in raising funds has everything to do with the fact that the Democrats are the party of ideas. Here’s her quote…
“Look at the debate we had a […]
Jul
8
Cavuto gets worse person in the world award for idiotic caption
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TRT: 2:22
If you missed it, here’s the segment to which Keith was referring.
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Jul
8
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Jul
8
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A federal appeals court Friday ordered the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging President Bush’s domestic surveillance program.
President Bush secretly instituted the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program after 9/11.
The plaintiffs — a group of journalists, scholars and legal advocates — had no legal standing to pursue their claims because they […]
Jul
7
TRT: 6:42
Watch Schultz and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz expose Burton for the right wing hack he is.
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Jul
7
Fred D. Thompson, who is campaigning for president as an antiabortion Republican, accepted an assignment from a family-planning group to lobby the first Bush White House to ease a controversial abortion restriction, according to a 1991 document and several people familiar with the matter.
Fred D. Thompson, who is campaigning for president as an […]
Jul
7
Check out the caption at the bottom of the screen. Can’t FAUX Noise bring up any topic without making a “terrorism” link and trying to frighten people?
This time… get ready…
this time… wait for it…
this time… national health care?! (I know, another WTF?!)
TRT: 2:57
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Jul
6
David Schuster was filling in for Chris Matthews on Hardball. He interviews neo-con author Fouad Ajami, who wrote a Wall Street Journal OpEd comparing Scooter Libby to our fallen soldiers in Iraq (I know, WTF?! That’s a stretch, even for the most twisted neo-con mind.)
And kudos to Schuster. He is relentless in his efforts […]
Jul
6
TRT: 1:20
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Jul
6
Olbermann slaps 2 right wing radio hosts - Limbaugh and Boortz
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Remember the Hillary/Bill Clinton Sopranos take off? It was pretty well received, and you can bet they spent a pretty penny having it produced.
Not to be outdone, the right has spent even more money on their own Clinton/Sopranos spoof, and as you might expect, it’s not flattering. They even mention… yep, Vince Foster. And […]
Jul
5
… and this is Michael Wiener’s (Savage’s) broken clock moment.
One thing that’s always bothered the living bejesus out of me… is when callers to Sean Hasn’t Any’s show begin by saying “You’re a great American, Sean.” To which he responds in kind, without even knowing who the person is, or what his fundamental makeup […]
Jul
5
The night before Ann Coulter’s most recent visit, Chris Matthews promoted and justified her scheduled appearance with these words: “Say what you will, she sells books.”
On its face, the comment is clearly intellectually dishonest, though nothing you wouldn’t expect from Matthews on the topic. Yes, Coulter sells books, yet not without the considerable boost in […]
Jul
5
The right tries to justify the Libby commutation by evoking Clinton and Mark Rich
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Which brings us to our “irony of the day” department.
Before Libby went into government, was a private attorney who represented billionaire international commodities trader Marc Rich.
Rich was indicted in 1983 by then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani on charges of tax evasion and illegal dealing with Iran during the American hostage crisis.
Rich fled to Switzerland. He […]
Jul
4
This is someone I’d found on a progressive group yesterday and invited to be our friend. Instead of either approving or denying my request, he sent me this email…
“The reason there are so many Conservative talk shows is that NO ONE wants to hear demoncrats whine. That’s all it sounds like you are doing […]
Jul
4
“I wish the Iranian people well, and only hope their experience with an inept, rigid, ideologue president goes better than ours.”
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4
As spirited a “Strategy Session” on CNN as I’ve seen in awhile
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Jul
4
Scooter Libby roundup
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I don’t know what’s more disturbing here…
… that Bush pardoned Libby, or that Al Sharpton is filling in as a host/anchor on MSNBC?! In either case, this is your “law and order” “strong on national security” republicans in action again. They have no problem outing someone who was working on nuclear proliferation issues, and […]
Jul
3
Must see!! Keith Olbermann calls for Bush & Cheney’s resignation
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Chris Matthews on Bush not taking Libby Pardon off the table
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2
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Doug: With next year’s election looming on the not so distant horizon thanks to earlier primaries and debates, repugs have to start turning sooner or later.
The cynical side of me thinks this is all part of an orchestrated effort by the RNC to help repug legislators first distance themselves - and then ultimately withdraw […]
Jul
2
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2
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Doug: Um… I’m gonna’ hazard a guess here and say, “Because it wasn’t news?”
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2
Joe Lieberman vs. everybody else. And this is a Democrat?!
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2
Former Scotland Yard detective: “Stop using al-Qaeda” for every incident like this
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He also says this attack “was so incompetent as to almost be laughable.” And this is what the Bush administration is going to use to implement Patriot Acts 3, 4, 5, etc?
And for anyone who doesn’t yet know, when you hear the Bush administration use the phrase “al-Qaeda in Iraq,” it’s not the […]
Jul
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30
If the media’s so liberal, why aren’t they showing this Iraq footage?
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30
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Doug: I guess this is the poor man’s version of the “Fairness Doctrine!”
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30
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29
Keith Olbermann and Larry Johnson debunk London car bombing
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29
The sister of Mike Webb on Friday confirmed to KOMO that the body found under a tarp inside a Queen Anne home is that of former KIRO radio personality Mike Webb.
Marian Bagni said Seattle police informed her of the identification earlier in the day, and the The King County medical examiner’s office says the […]
Jun
29
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28
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28
MNSBC’s Mika Brzezinski refuses to lead with Paris Hilton story - shreds it
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Jun
28
Our politicians always seem to be so far behind reality - probably in their never ending attempts to be politically correct. A couple of days ago, we talked about them presently calling for a new direction in Iraq, when they should be saying a new direction from Iraq. Behind reality. Same situation with the “Fairness […]
Jun
28
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28
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Jun
27
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, are taking on conservative lightning rod Ann Coulter — and using her to raise campaign cash. “We are past the time for caution and calculation,” John Edwards said at a Houston fundraiser Wednesday. John Edwards started his speech Wednesday by saying he was proud of his […]
Jun
27
And if I haven’t given you enough reasons to hate Ann Coulter yet…
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Listen to the unadulterated, bald faced lies in this clip. Not to mention, the self-righteous, arrogant way she delivers long ago debunked untruths. From Iraq lies to media lies, Coulter is nothing… if not consistent. Consistently wrong, and consistently, perenially and terminally dishonest. Let’s hope her latest John Edwards “assasination” remark (if you missed […]
Jun
27
This is why Elizabeth Edwards confronted Ann (the man) Coulter
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: And can you just imagine the conservative, corporate controlled media’s response if a Democrat made a joke about terrorism? And in so doing, wished that a republican, presidential candidate would be assassinated? My Gawd, the roof would cave in. There’d be a virtual barrage of “out of touch” and “insensitive” accusations.
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Jun
27
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Unfortunately, he’s still calling for a “new direction” in Iraq. When something is a crime, you can go in any direction you wish, but it’s still a crime! The problem isn’t which “direction” we took in Iraq. The problem is that we went to Iraq. The only acceptable “new direction” with regards to Iraq… […]
Jun
27
Jon Stewart on Dick Cheney
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26
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And watch how… And watch how… a) predictably rude, ignorant and arrogant Coulter is, (not to mention, her supporting minions in the background); and b) how frustrated Chris Matthews gets with Coulter. Which begs the question. Why in the Hell do you continue to have her on and afford her credibility she neither […]
Jun
26
Former Environmental Protection Agency boss Christie Whitman says she urged Ground Zero workers to wear respirators, but then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani blocked her efforts. She also said city officials didn’t want EPA workers wearing haz-mat suits because they “didn’t want this image of a city falling apart.”
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Jun
26
Dana Perino gets grilled on Cheney’s claim he’s not part of executive branch
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26
Sean Hannity’s dim-witted RWW talking points shot down by a Fox contributor
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25
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25
Keith Olbermann on the dishonest, power-hungry, evil world of Dick Cheney
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25
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Jun
22
Now this is “sicko” - Ground zero workers in “Sicko” under investigation
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Jun
22
CNN: CIA secrets revealed
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Jun
21
Stunning “nukular” stats…
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Jun
20
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20
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20
Rep. Emanuel on President Bush’s Veto of Stem Cell Research
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20
It was a casual shot across the bow, a shrugged comment last week from Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.): Advocates of an immigration overhaul would have to “deal” with talk-radio hosts who he said don’t know what is in the legislation but want to kill it nonetheless. The return fire to that passing comment […]
Jun
20
George Carlin would be proud - Chris Matthews uses one of the “7 Deadlies” on TV
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Jun
20
Though critics have argued that he does not understand the futility of his current situation, President Bush announced today that he has no plans to remove his head from its current position: wedged painfully between two balusters on a White House staircase. Bush has refused to budge from his position.
“Setting a timetable for withdrawal of […]
Jun
20
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20
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Jun
19
O’Reilly explains why we hate FOX News - yep, he blames the “liberal media, and ambushes Angelina Jolie
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19
Countdown: White House, RNC E-Mail Scandal Bigger Than Originally Thought
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Jun
19
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19
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Jun
19
IRAQ now ranks as the second most unstable country in the world, marginally behind Sudan but ahead of war-ravaged or poverty-stricken countries such as Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Congo, Afghanistan, Haiti and North Korea, according to the 2007 failed state index.
Despite billions of dollars in foreign aid and the presence of more than 150,000 American […]
Jun
19
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Jun
17
Violence in Iraq reaches a “new level of intensity”
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Jun
17
Cafferty: “How’s That Workin’ Out For You, Mr. President?”
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17
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17
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Jun
15
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If you missed the original O’Reilly embarrassment, here it is.
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Jun
14
Hannity disses Angelina Jolie for refusing to speak to FAUX Noise.
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But get his reasoning. He says Angelina believes in freedom of the press, but won’t talk to FAUX Noise. Hey Sean! You’re not a member of the free press. FAUX Noise is not a legitimate news organization, and therefore is hardly a member of the press.
And then he complains because Jolie tried to ban […]
Jun
14
Good point? 9/11 - Towers did NOT fall at free fall speed!
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Jun
14
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Doug: This is further to this clip we posted yesterday, wherein O’Reilly said “bombs don’t matter.”
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Jun
14
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14
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14
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Doug: Which I think is a little unfair - whether it’s true or not. Pace is another Don Imus type “small fish” in a small pond. If he was incompetent, I would submit that - at least partially - could be attributed to the fact he was serving a very incompetent “commander guy.” I’d […]
Jun
14
Judge orders Scooter to jail without delay (Don’t worry, DeLay will be along shortly - hehe!)
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14
Ron Paul on the Colbert Report
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14
DOJ Investigates if Gonzales Tried to Influence Aide’s Testimony
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The Justice Department is investigating whether Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales sought to influence the testimony of a departing senior aide during a March meeting in Gonzales’s office, according to correspondence released today.
In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the two officials who are leading an internal Justice Department investigation of the dismissal of […]
Jun
14
Wow, check out the rock-star treatment when Ron Paul arrives at Colbert Report
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14
What an absolute disgrace. This guy’s a democrat? Lieberman says he could support repub in 08
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Doug: He criticizes John Edwards for calling the “war on terror” what it is, and then he equates the Iraq debacle with the equally idiotic “war on terror.” Says he’ll support which ever candidate “gets” the “defining issue of our time - Islamic extremism.” Right from the GOP’s talking points sheet. Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful.
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Jun
14
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14
Kucinich’s move to impeach Cheney gains support (at least it’s being reported)
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14
O’Reilly defends study that showed FOX’s lack of Iraq coverage - says another bomb doesn’t matter
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14
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13
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Jun
13
Miers and Taylor Subpoenaed
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Jun
13
O’Reilly accuses MSNBC of plot vs. Bush - says bombs going off “don’t matter”
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13
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Doug: You know, because you just can’t trust those Albanians.
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13
(About time) Liberal FL County Considering Refusing to Give Business to A Limbaugh Broadcasting Radio Station
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Rush Limbaugh has long been a thorn in the side of liberals, but now, because of him, some Democratic politicians don’t even want to join with a local radio station to broadcast hurricane information.
Radio station WIOD, AM 610, has been the official channel for emergency information from Broward County government for the past year. The […]
Jun
13
Barney Frank calls Romney “The most intellectually dishonest human being in the history of politics”
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US Representative Barney Frank, who’s been known to have a caustic word or two about Republican pols, lays into Mitt Romney in an interview with NECN’s Jim Braude to be broadcast tonight. Frank calls Romney “the most intellectually dishonest human being in the history of politics.”Here’s the full quote, as provided by NECN: “The real […]
Jun
13
The compassion of Mitt “Consummate flip flop - always play to the base” Romney
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Decorated Iraq war veteran Anthony Circosta seemed like an ideal candidate for a pardon from then-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for his boyhood conviction for a BB gun shooting. Romney said no — twice — despite the recommendation of the state’s Board of Pardons.
At age 13, Circosta was convicted of assault for shooting another boy in […]
Jun
12
Another anti-gay, gay republican outed - Tom Tancredo’s webmaster
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Tyler Whitney, the webmaster for the right-wing antigay Colorado Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo’s presidential campaign, has been outed by the Michigan gay paper Between the Lines. I had reporter Todd Heywood on the show today. Bay Buchanan, Team Tancredo Senior Advisor and sister of the fire-breathing Pat Buchanan, is defending Whitney, saying, “A person’s sexual […]
Jun
12
Dan Rather defends his “dumbed down” and “tarted up” comments
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12
(WTF?! Are they serious?!) Pentagon once considered building a bomb to turn enemies gay
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Doug: Oh that’s right. Because gays aren’t born that way - being gay is a choice. And what if this bomb did turn them gay? They somehow can’t fight any longer? And what would our military geniuses do then? Drop another conventional bomb on them because they’re gay?! Jeebus.
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12
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Doug: They really love this guy, don’t they?
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12
Girls Gone Wild? Impeach Bush (and note which network’s mic they’re speaking into)
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12
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“Six human rights groups released Wednesday a list of 39 people they believe have been secretly imprisoned by the United States and whose whereabouts are unknown and called on the Bush administration to abandon secret detentions,” according to advance copy of an article to run in Thursday’s New York Times.
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The four suspects in an alleged terror plot to bomb a New York airport were set up in an elaborate plan by the US Republican party to retain hold of the White House, the daughter of an arrested suspect claimed on Tuesday. Huda Ibrahiim, daughter of Amir Kareem Ibrahiim, one of four men accused of […]
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6
What a dick. FAUX Noise’s Roger Ailes says “If Dems can’t face FOX News, they can’t face al-Qaeda.”
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5
Mike Gravel: No repub has anything to say that’s worth listening to. They’re hypocrites.
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5
Oh, those funny republicans
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5
Eskimos Attack America!
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Fox mistakes John Conyers for William (freezer dough) Jefferson - Fox offers lame apology
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Fox’s “fair and balanced” apology. Right.
Here’s Conyers’ statement courtesy Brad Friedman of BradBlog.
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O’Reilly slams John Edwards’ “war on terror bumper sticker” comment
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Scarborough skewers O’Reilly’s “TB Guy - secular progressive” paranoia and delusion
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O’Reilly both today’s worser and worst person in the world - worst for calling “TB guy” secular progressive!
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4
Olbermann goes after RNC chair in Arkansas for saying “We need more terrorist attacks in U.S.” - goes on to question ALL Bush “terror” warnings
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Hillary smacks little Dick “5 deferment” “Last throes” “Greeted as liberators” Cheney
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Fair and balanced and wrong. FOX News Mistakes Bill Jefferson
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another Bush Administration political appointee testifies before Congress tomorrow re: Justice Department replacing “most experienced lawyers” in favor of “Republican loyalists
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Two years ago, in a speech at the Justice Department marking the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Bradley J. Schlozman, then the acting chief of the department’s civil rights division, found much to celebrate.
“The voting enforcement efforts of the civil rights division during this administration have been as strong, if not […]
Jun
4
George W Bush has seen off Al Gore, John Kerry and Saddam Hussein. But with the varnish fast disappearing from his administration, the president may finally be about to meet the man who could prove his undoing.
Preet Bharara is a 38-year-old Indian-American lawyer, who made his name prosecuting the bosses of the Gambino and […]
Jun
3
Commanders say surge not doing the job (So much for Gen. Petraeus’ “September progress”)
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Three months after the start of the Baghdad security plan that has added thousands of American and Iraqi troops to the capital, they control fewer than one-third of the city’s neighborhoods, far short of the initial goal for the operation, according to some commanders and an internal military assessment.
The American assessment, completed in late May, […]
Jun
3
Are you ready to be lied to again? Gen. Petraeus expects to report progress by September
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The senior U.S. commanders in Iraq — Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno and Gen. David Petraeus — want the surge to continue until at least December and expect to report enough progress in Iraq by September to justify it, officials told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz.
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3
Bob Shrum vs. John Edwards
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About that surge? Military announces 14 troop deaths since Friday
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Fourteen American soldiers were killed in three deadly days in Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday, including four in a single roadside bombing and one who was struck by a suicide bomber while on a foot patrol southwest of the capital.
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Jun
3
He’s cashing in on 9/11, working with Karl Rove’s henchmen and in cahoots with a Swift Boat-style attack on Hillary.Will Rudy Giuliani be Bush III?
Rudy giuliani is a true American hero, and we know this because he does all the things we expect of heroes these days — like make $16 million a year, […]
Jun
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Laura Ingraham resents being introduced as “outspoken.” (OK, how about “Right-wing, lying, blonde-headed ho’?”)
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2
“The Nanny” for congress?!
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Appearing tomorrow afternoon at the North-Shore LIJ Cancer Center, the liberal-leaning actress will give a keynote lecture about her 2000 diagnosis with uterine cancer and her successful struggle against the disease.
But her appearance in front of a positive audience on Long Island fueled speculation she might also announce a run against Republican Rep. Peter King.
“If […]
Jun
2
It is with tremendous sadness that we must convey the news that Steve Gilliard, editor and publisher of The News Blog (www.thenewsblog.net), passed away early this morning. He was 41. To those who have come to trust The News Blog and its insightful, brash and unapologetic editorial tone, we have Steve to thank from the […]
Jun
2
Cartoons from Jack Ohman
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The Senate and House Intelligence Committees are asking former attorney general John Ashcroft to testify about a March 2004 hospital-room confrontation during which he refused to sign off on a continuation of President Bush’s warrantless eavesdropping program, according to congressional and administration sources.
The requests for Ashcroft’s testimony reflect the mounting frustration on the part of […]
Jun
1
RFK: Rove And Rove’s Brain, Griffin, ‘Should Be In Jail,’ Not In Office
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Voting rights attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for prison time for the new US Attorney for Arkansas, Timothy Griffin and investigation of Griffin’s former boss, Karl Rove, chief political advisor to President Bush. “Timothy Griffin,” said Kennedy,”who is the new US attorney in Arkansas, was actually the mastermind behind the voter fraud efforts […]
Jun
1
Vote caging is an illegal trick to suppress minority voters (who tend to vote Democrat) by getting them knocked off the voter rolls if they fail to answer registered mail sent to homes they aren’t living at (because they are, say, at college or at war). The Republican National Committee reportedly stopped the practice following […]
Jun
1
US Attorney Resigns Following Conyers’ Request for BBC Documents
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Tim Griffin, formerly right hand man to Karl Rove, resigned Thursday as US Attorney for Arkansas hours after BBC Television ‘Newsnight’ reported that Congressman John Conyers requested the network’s evidence on Griffin’s involvement in ‘caging voters.’ Greg Palast, reporting for BBC Newsnight, obtained a series of confidential emails from the 2004 Bush-Cheney campaign.
In these emails, […]
Jun
1
Friends of his from Texas were shocked recently to find him nearly wild-eyed, thumping himself on the chest three times while he repeated “I am the president!” He also made it clear he was setting Iraq up so his successor could not get out of “our country’s destiny.”
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Jun
1
Dan Bartlett, one of President Bush’s most trusted advisers and his longest-serving aide, said Friday he is resigning to begin a career outside of government. The move was announced on Bartlett’s 36th birthday. He has been with Bush for nearly 14 years, from Bush’s first campaign as governor of Texas, through two races for the […]
Jun
1
TB man’s father-in-law specialized in spread of TB at CDC (Huh?)
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Sick, demented neo-cons - The Case for Bombing Iran: I hope and pray that President Bush will do it
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by Norman Podheretz CIP (certifiably insane person)
The Europeans seem no readier to lift a finger to prevent a second Holocaust than they were the first time around. Not so George W. Bush, a man who knows evil when he sees it and who has demonstrated an unfailingly courageous willingness to endure vilification and contumely in […]
May
31
Arab linguists dismissed because they’re gay - but Pentagon won’t say how many
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Doug: Because - you know… terrorists are one thing, but them damn queers are something else altogether. Once again, we see homophobia and hatred trumping GOP (Gays on Parade) security, war on terror rhetoric. Pathetic.
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31
123 Dead US Soldiers this month of May - 3rd worse month of war - Odierno asks for more time
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Douglas Feith - Worst person in the world (+ John McCain and Fred Thompson)
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31
Valerie Plame and her publisher filed suit yesterday against the CIA, its director, Michael Hayden, and Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, charging that they are wrongly blocking her from disclosing certain details of her agency career in her forthcoming memoir.
The details in question? The exact dates of Plame’s federal service, which the intelligence agency […]
May
31
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday criticized Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as a European caricature who would turn the United States into a welfare state. “She gave a speech a couple of days ago and laid out her vision for America. And as I listened to her I figured her platform wouldn’t even […]
May
30
As the Bush administration completes secret new rules governing interrogations, a group of experts advising the intelligence agencies are arguing that the harsh techniques used since the 2001 terrorist attacks are outmoded, amateurish and unreliable.
Doug: And what would we expect exactly, from the outmoded, amateurish and unreliable Bush administration? Hello.
The psychologists and other specialists, commissioned […]
May
30
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May
30
25 GOP Senators may vote for Democratic Iraq withdrawal timetable in September
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Was talking to an influential Republican strategist who thinks if Iraq looks the way it does now in September, Bush will lose about 25 Senate Republicans on a bill with some sort of timetable for withdrawal. John Aravosis at AmericaBlog has the story.
Doug: Should the Democrats be ready for this and just jump all over […]
May
30
Through four elections, Debbie Thompson has supported Representative Mark Steven Kirk, a Republican and staunch backer of the Bush administration’s policies in Iraq. But Ms. Thompson, a mother of two from this affluent suburb of Chicago, says her views on the war have evolved, and she now wants Mr. Kirk to change, too. “My patience […]
May
30
Hillary in my city today - defends Iraq war bill vote (like a vote to bring the troops home from a dishonest war needs defending?!)
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Clinton initially opposed cutting off funds for the troops, but said Wednesday that she believed last week’s vote was cast in support of soldiers abroad. “The best thing I can do to continue my very vigorous support of the troops is to begin to bring them home,” she told the AP. Clinton was on her […]
May
30
Local peace activists expressed surprise, sadness and sympathy following Cindy Sheehan’s Memorial Day announcement that she’s leaving her controversial role as the face of America’s anti-war movement. “I was shocked and stunned like everybody else, but, actually, in retrospect, I’ve been kind of thinking the same things and I think probably she was under a […]
May
30
Media Prevented From Covering the Reality of War (like this is new?)
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Since last year, the military’s embedding rules require that journalists obtain a signed consent from a wounded soldier before the image can be published. Images that put a face on the dead, that make them identifiable, are simply prohibited.
Working reporters say the soldiers in the field are not overly concerned with media coverage - they […]
May
29
More on “The Surge”
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29
Now this is funny
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May
29
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May
29
Special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald has made it clearer than ever that he was hot on the trail of a coordinated campaign to out CIA agent Valerie Plame until that line of investigation was cut off by the repeated lies from Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
In Friday’s eminently readable […]
May
29
MSNBC reports today (29th) on the Valerie Plame story we reported on the 26th
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An unclassified summary of outed CIA officer Valerie Plame’s employment history at the spy agency, disclosed for the first time today in a court filing by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, indicates that Plame was “covert” when her name became public in July 2003. The nature of Plame’s […]
May
29
About that surge - American troops suffer worst month this year
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May was the deadliest month this year for American troops in Iraq. Six more American soldiers were killed in bombings to the north of Baghdad on Monday, the US military said today, bringing the number of American military deaths to 112 this month. The worst month for US forces was November 2004, when 137 were […]
May
29
Wow, almost 30 DOJ officials threatened to quit after ashcroft hospital visit, including virtually, the entire top leadership
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Attorney General John Ashcroft is really sick. About to give a press conference in Virginia, he is stricken with pain so severe he has to lie down on the floor. Taken to the hospital for an emergency gallbladder operation, he hallucinates under medication as he lies, near death, in intensive care. On the night after […]
May
29
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29
O’Reilly knows for a fact Rosie was fired - Barbara Walters says she was not
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Doug: Notice how O’Reilly describes Rosie as “parading her neuroses” on the program and “attacking Elizabeth Hasselback.” WTF?! Criticizing your government is neurotic?! I would say demonizing those who criticize their government is neurotic.
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May
28
I have endured a lot of smear and hatred since Casey was killed and especially since I became the so-called “Face” of the American anti-war movement. Especially since I renounced any tie I have remaining with the Democratic Party, I have been further trashed on such “liberal blogs” as the Democratic Underground. Being called an […]
May
28
Memorial Day tribute
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28
American soldier in Iraq: We could stay 10 years and it won’t fix anything
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“If we stayed here for 5, even 10 more years, the day we leave here these guys will go crazy,” he said. “It would go straight into a civil war. That’s how it feels, like we’re putting a Band-Aid on this country until we leave here.”
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May
28
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28
Rosie Exits “The View” early
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Rosie O’Donnell will not be back on “The View,” ABC announced Friday, two days after she and co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck got into a huge political dust-up live on the talk show. “We had hoped that Rosie would be with us until the end of her contract three weeks from now, but Rosie has informed us […]
May
27
Thanking American Conservative Theocracy for 6 Great Years!
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27
Andrew Card booed at UMass over their decision to award him honorary degree
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27
Maher nails the right’s “Jimmy Carter outrage” in his final “New Rules” for the season
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May
27
Michael Moore on Bill Maher’s Real Time season finale Friday night on his new film “Sicko”
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Doug: Maher makes the point that even Fox News calls Moore’s film “brilliant and uplifting.”
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May
27
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Doug: If you wonder from time to time why the conservative base of the GOP is so ill informed and ignorant, here’s why. They surround themselves with “safe” conservative “news” organizations that feature lemmings like Ann Coulter, who in this clip actually says…
…”The conservative base of the Republican Party is much more reflective of […]
May
27
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May
27
Way back in March, the Washington Post reported…
“Al-Qaeda in Iraq is the United States’ most formidable enemy in that country. But unlike Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda organization in Pakistan, U.S. intelligence officials and outside experts believe, the Iraqi branch poses little danger to the security of the U.S. homeland.”
And yet, over and over again yesterday, […]
May
26
The entire Fitzgerald sentencing memorandum is worth reading, but this sentence stuck out:
===First, it was clear from very early in the investigation that Ms. Wilson qualified under the relevant statute (Title 50, United States Code, Section 421) as a covert agent whose identity had been disclosed by public officials, including Mr. Libby, to the press. […]
May
25
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25
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25
Olbermann on Dems cave, Boner’s tears and Bush’s bird poop
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May
25
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May
24
Yeah, but his hair sure looks nice, doesn’t it?
PAUL Wolfowitz has really had a bad couple of weeks. He not only lost his job, he lost his girlfriend, too. Wolfowitz, one of the architects of the Iraq war, was pushed out as president of the World Bank over a controversial pay and promotion package […]
May
24
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May
24
Senate follows house, agrees to keep funding US soldier’s deaths with no timelines, readiness or rest provisions. Shameful.
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The US Senate on Thursday, following the lead of the House of Representatives, approved $120bn in new funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without a timetable for withdrawing combat troops. By a vote of 80-14, the Senate passed the emergency funding bill, sending it to President George W. Bush, who is expected to […]
May
24
Boo hoo, Boner cries - at least, that’s how the media is portraying it
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May
24
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May
24
Tucker Carlson says he feels like impeaching Bush after his “leaving Iraq” remark today
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May
24
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May
24
Five-term veteran Shelley Berkley, who represents Las Vegas and environs, said Thursday afternoon, “My district is pretty evenly divided. I haven’t done polling, but according to other polls it’s apparent that more than 50 percent now oppose the Iraq war in my district or in Nevada.”
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May
24
86 Democrats vote to keep funding US soldier’s deaths, with no timelines, no readiness and rest provisions. Shameful
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The vote was 280-142, with Republicans supplying the bulk of the support needed to send the measure to the Senate for final passage later in the evening. There were 194 Republicans in favor, as well as 86 Democrats, three members of the leadership among them. Pelosi and 139 other Democrats voted against the measure, as […]
May
24
Rahm Emanuel tries to explain why new Iraq bill is a good thing. Sorry, not convinced.
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May
24
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May
24
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Doug: This is all I’ve been able to find thus far, Sam. Still looking for footage that features the exchange you mentioned, wherein Goodling’s lawyer interrupts and Davis responds. If I find it, I’ll post it.
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May
24
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24
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May
24
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May
24
Past guest Robert Greenwald says “Impeach Gonzales” on ABC
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May
24
Bush tells reporters al-Qaeda is after their children (* snort *)
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May
24
Bill Moyers on Pat Robertson’s Regent University and Monica Goodling
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May
24
Chris Matthews/Hardball’s take on the Goodling/Gonzo farce
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May
24
Another Democrat sellout - Bob Kerrey - his shameful WSJ column
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American liberals need to face these truths: The demand for self-government was and remains strong in Iraq despite all our mistakes and the violent efforts of al Qaeda, Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias to disrupt it. The key question for Congress is whether or not Iraq has become the primary battleground against the same radical […]
May
24
These people are certifiably insane - US warns Iran as armada enters Gulf
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THE US today threatened new UN sanctions to punish Iran’s nuclear drive as it ratcheted up tensions with the biggest display of naval power in the Gulf in years. A bristling US armada led by two aircraft carriers steamed into waters near Iran for exercises, hours before UN watchdogs said Iran was expanding its uranium […]
May
23
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May
23
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May
23
Goodling admits she crossed the line - used political litmus test in screening applicants
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Doug: Check the classic response from Goodling. “I don’t believe I intended to commit a crime.” WTF?!?!
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May
23
How A Democrat Can Get My Vote - Advice from seven recent war veterans
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Three years ago, in 2004, 60 percent of military voters polled by the Military Times identified themselves as Republican. Today, that number is down to 46 percent, or less than half. The reason for this change is obvious: Iraq has gone from bad to worse. Afghanistan, too, is in trouble. Many Democrats […]
May
23
Ouch! Matthews calls Giuliani a liar; WaPo reporter asks him, “So you’re ‘fact-based’ now?” Ouch!
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May
23
Dodd announces he won’t vote for new Iraq bill; calls on other presidential candidates to join him
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Doug: And while I’m sure Senator Dodd wanted this to sound forceful, decisive and presidential, I really don’t like the “safe” way he uses the word “redeploy” instead of “bring our troops home.” Why? Because our troops don’t need to be redeployed, they need to be brought home. Period.
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May
23
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May
23
Dem Rep Lloyd Doggett nails the failure Bush; says “Support the troops, bring them home.”
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Doug: Unfortunately, he makes the same mistake as most progressives keep making. He criticizes the idiotic, GOP created, never ending war in Iraq, but then supports and defends the idiotic, GOP created, never ending “war on terror.” Hello, can’t anyone make the connection that the “war on terror” was brought to us by the […]
May
23
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May
23
Rosie and Elizabeth Hasselback call each other cowards (spit, hiss)
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May
23
Nadler questions Goodling
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May
23
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May
23
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May
23
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May
23
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May
23
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May
23
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May
23
Guess who the little RWW nazi kicking a girl when she’s down is?
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None other than Deryk Schlessinger, Dr. Laura’s son. And did you know he had his own MySpace page? At least he did until MySpace removed it because it contained cartoon depictions of rape, murder, torture and child molestation; photographs of soldiers with guns in their mouths; a photograph of a bound and blindfolded detainee captioned […]
May
23
Seeking to rally support for the war, President Bush is pointing to U.S. intelligence asserting that Osama bin Laden ordered a top lieutenant in early 2005 to form a terrorist unit to hit targets outside Iraq, and that the United States should be first in his sights. The information, which Bush was to cite Wednesday […]
May
23
Just when you think GWB couldn’t possibly screw up any more: Opium now being grown in Iraq
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Farmers in southern Iraq have started to grow opium poppies in their fields for the first time, sparking fears that Iraq might become a serious drugs producer along the lines of Afghanistan. The shift to opium cultivation is still in its early stages but there is little the Iraqi government can do about it because […]
May
23
Reza Aslan offers the most reasoned dissertation on Iran I’ve heard.
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23
Cafferty asks “Did Democrats drop the ball by removing timelines?”
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May
22
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May
22
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May
22
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May
22
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Doug: Can you think of better ways we could be spending $275 million dollars a day?
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May
22
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May
22
A small group of protesters gathered near the funeral services to criticize the man who mobilized Christian evangelicals and made them a major force in American politics — often by playing on social prejudices. A group of students from Falwell’s Liberty University staged a counterprotest. And Campbell County authorities arrested a Liberty University student for […]
May
22
Bill Maher on Monica Goodling and Pat Robertson’s Law School
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May
22
Shameful - FAUX Noise Uses Lebanon Conflict To Promote War Against Iran
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Doug: And they call upon “The Walrus” to help them do it, who immediately plays the “Time is not on our side” canard. I think we have at least enough time to wait until this incompetent, war-mongering Bush administration mercifully ceases to exist.
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May
22
“The View” discussses Jimmy Carter, Fox News, and “terrorists”
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May
22
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May
22
You have got to be pooping me - Dems set war bill without Iraq timeline?
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In grudging concessions to President Bush, Democrats intend to draft an Iraq war-funding bill without a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and shorn of at least some of the billions they want for domestic programs, officials said Monday. The legislation would include the first federal minimum wage increase in more than a decade, […]
May
21
Michelle Malking and Dem strategist Kirsten Powers diss Ron Paul over 9-11 remarks
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May
21
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Doug: And note how Matt Lauer plays it safe at the beginning of the report by saying, “Some think he’s gone a little too far.” Think, Matt?
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Doug: If you haven’t heard it yet, here’s the song “Barack, the Magic Negro.”
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May
21
Remember when the right was all a twitter over this film - “Death Of A President”…
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… the film wherein George W. Bush is assassinated? Here it is in its entirety, all 93 minutes in 10 different clips. Very well done and very interesting (and I’m sure intentional) how the GOP’s reaction to Bush’s death parallels Bush’s reaction to 9-11 with regards to Iraq. (In case you’re wondering, Bush is shot […]
May
21
Past guest on the show Robert Greenwald on Rupert Murdoch’s Page 6 scandal
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Here’s a link to a story on the page 6 scandal.
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May
21
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Doug: This putz actually sends a cardboard likeness of himself on a trip every week to find out… wait for it… here it comes… are you ready? To see (* barf alert *) what people think of him. I think I’m gonna’ hurl.
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May
21
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May
21
Mike Gravel on CNN yesterday
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May
21
Your latest right wing morals and family values kinda’ guy
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A former member of the South Dakota House was arrested Friday on charges of rape and other offenses against two girls who were his foster children, the second time in a year that the Legislature has been rocked by allegations of improper sexual conduct. Ted A. Klaudt, R-Walker, was charged with eight counts of second-degree […]
May
20
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If you missed Carey’s appearance on Cavuto’s show, here it is.
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May
20
Democrats Investigate Missing 12 Billion Republicans Ignored
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May
20
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May
20
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May
20
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Doug: And why would the propaganda arm of the GOP report on this story, you might be wondering? Because the loyal right doesn’t like John McCain. Because the loyal right wants to sink McCain’s campaign (like he isn’t doing a good enough job himself). John McCain condemns torture. You can’t represent the political party […]
May
20
New Rule: Death isn’t always sad. Bill Maher addresses Falwell’s death
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May
19
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Doug: Best line goes to actor Bradley Whitford, who says, “I feel like my ancestors snuck into this country back in the 1,600’s, so I think we should leave the immigration debate to the indigenous people like Lou Dobbs.” Great line.
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May
19
Bill Maher offers brilliant summation of Ron Paul and the republican debate
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Bill says “This was Fox News… republican candidates… a South Carolina audience - a perfect storm of stupidity.” Ouch.
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May
19
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Doug: And listen to Elisabeth Hasselbeck spit out one meaningless right wing talking point after another. And catch her fondness for one of the right’s favorite buzz words, “terrorists.” And kudos to 2-time past guest, Congressman Paul for getting people talking. This can only be a good thing.
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May
19
Now this is interesting
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Doug: Here’s a little comedy skit for something called “Juggy Academy,” a school that focuses more the size of women’s breasts than their brains. But note who plays the part of the professor in the skit. Right wing nut and Bush apologist, Ben Stein! Now I don’t have a problem with this skit - […]
May
19
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May
19
In case you’re wondering, the “Half Hour News Hour” still isn’t funny
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May
18
JFK assassination doubts on CNN
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Doug: This is a follow-up to this story we brought you yesterday.
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May
18
(Bush shows us how to support the troops) White House: 3.5 percent pay hike unnecessary
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Troops don’t need bigger pay raises, White House budget officials said Wednesday in a statement of administration policy laying out objections to the House version of the 2008 defense authorization bill.
The Bush administration had asked for a 3 percent military raise for Jan. 1, 2008, enough to match last year’s average pay increase in the […]
May
18
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May
18
WaPo editorial on Comey’s testimony and illegal wiretapping program
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It matters enormously whether the president, once that mission failed, was willing nonetheless to proceed with a program whose legality had been called into question by the Justice Department. That is why Mr. Bush’s response to questions about the program yesterday was so inadequate.
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May
18
Olbermann on White House shameful opposition to military pay raise
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May
18
Strong, fun performance by Howard Dean on the Colbert Report
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May
18
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May
18
Latest on Plame-Gate
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Plame Seeks Showdown With Cheney
A lawsuit brought by a CIA agent whose cover was blown by Bush administration officials, Valerie Plame, is expected to face a withering attack this morning at a court hearing in Washington. Through their attorneys, the defendants in the case have denounced it as a political vendetta on the part of […]
May
17
Tucker Carlson uses sex and porn to dishonestly demonize Hillary Clinton
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Doug: Tucker says the whole porn community will be for Hillary Clinton. Ummm… not so, Tucker. Scroll down to the “Political Ambitions” headline. You’ll see this on Mary’s own web site. “In June 2005, Carey announced her bid for Lieutenant Governor of California as an Independent in 2006. She also attended a GOP fund-raiser […]
May
17
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May
17
Big Brother is listening
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May
17
From the WaPo (page 3) today: Scientists Cast Doubt on Kennedy Bullet Analysis
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In a collision of 21st-century science and decades-old conspiracy theories, a research team that includes a former top FBI scientist is challenging the bullet analysis used by the government to conclude that Lee Harvey Oswald alone shot the two bullets that struck and killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
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May
17
If Cindy Sheehan is wrong for using her son’s death to prevent the deaths of more soldiers…
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… why is it acceptable for these people to use their loved one’s deaths to promote the deaths of more soldiers? Have you ever heard Joseph Williams, Debbie Lee or Mark Crowley demonized on Hannity and Colmes? Or on any of the conservative talk radio programs?
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May
17
Wolfowitz resigns. Take note, Gonzo. You too, Dick and George.
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Doug: Yeah, but his hair sure looks nice, doesn’t it? Doin’ a heckuva’ job, Bushie. Thanks for embarrassing and shaming this nation yet one more time.
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has resigned his post, effective June 30. An internal panel tasked with investigating the lucrative pay and promotion package Wolfowitz arranged in 2005 for […]
May
17
O’Reilly & Malkin attack Ron Paul
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May
17
Jonathan Turley on NSA Spying: “I don’t know of a more potential charge of impeachment”
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May
17
It has been with dismay that we have watched your cavalier handling of our freedoms time and again. When it has been important that legal boundaries hold unbridled government power in check, you have instead used pretextual rationales and strained readings to justify an ever-expanding executive authority. As lawyers, and as a matter of principle, […]
May
17
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing legislation that would force the CIA to release an inspector general’s report on the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The CIA has spent more than 20 months weighing requests under the Freedom of Information Act for its internal investigation of the attacks but has yet to release […]
May
17
Hardball’s David Schuster hard hitting report on Comey’s testimony and illegal wiretapping program
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17
Ron Paul educates Giuliani and all those who use the “You’re blaming America” canard
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May
17
CNN report on Comey and illegal domestic eavesdropping by Bush admin.
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17
Bush sidesteps question on Comey’s testimony on illegal, warrantless wiretapping
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Doug: Oh yeah, and he lies about keeping congress informed about this program. And then he launches into some idiotic diatribe over our “enemy that wants to kill us.” Isn’t this getting a little old? I mean, really old?
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May
17
James Comey’s compelling testimony re: illegal, warrantless wiretapping program
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May
17
Boy, the propaganda arm of the morals and family values GOP sure loves their cleavage, don’t they?
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May
16
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May
16
Outstanding! Christopher Hitchens smacks down both Sean Hannity and Ralph Reed
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May
16
Doug: Check out this line from her column:
“If you still think it isn’t Christ whom liberals hate, remember: They hate Falwell even more than they hate me.”
So let me get this straight. If we hate Jerry Falwell and Ann Coulter… we hate… Christ?! Can anybody please explain this connection to me?!
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May
16
Finally! Chris Matthews nails a meaningless RWW talking point and the dishonest repug who says it
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May
16
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May
16
Ron Paul on CNN re: his clash with Giuliani at last night’s repug debate
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May
16
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May
16
Since this war began the number of soldiers in Iraq who think Saddam Hussein was responsible for 9/11 has stunned us all. We continue to be surprised by the number of troops over there who still think we’re winning, convinced we’re doing good, and that if America pulls out they will follow us home.
The military […]
May
16
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Here’s the money quote: “The empty life of this ugly little charlatan proves only one thing: that you can get away with the most extraordinary offenses to morality and to truth in this country if you will just get yourself called Reverend.”
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May
16
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May
16
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May
16
Repugs try to “out-tough” one another on torture at last night’s debate. Embarrassing
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Not to mention that only FAUX Noise would come up with a question as idiotic as this. They are appealing to the knuckle dragging “tough talkers” in their base - those brave souls who fight the “ideological struggle of our time” from behind the safety of their computer keyboards.
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May
16
Ron Paul and Rudy Giuliani mix it up at last night’s debate
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And listen to the right wing lemmings respond to Giuliani’s machismo perversion of the truth. And watch the other candidates all stick their chests out and ask for time to attack Paul. Their posturing is as pathetic as the people who actually buy into it.
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May
16
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May
16
Once again, Sean Hannity attacks honesty and logic at repug debate last night
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Amazing. When you scold your child of doing wrong, and try and steer them on a better path, you’re a good parent. But when you apply the same principle to your country, you’re accused (by the Hasn’t Any’s in the media) of being anti-American.
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May
16
With a final outcome like that, you know a lot of Democrats voted against this bill, including Jim “Macacca killer” Webb, whom we all thought was going to be this firebrand who’d hold George W. Bush’s feet to the fire when he got to the Senate. All the Democratic presidenial candidates in the senate (Clinton, […]
May
16
Bullets were pinging off our armor all over our vehicle, and you could hear multiple RPGs being fired and flying through the air and impacting all around us. All sorts of crazy insane Hollywood explosions… I’ve never felt fear like this. I was like, this is it, I’m going to die. That’s a quote from […]
May
14
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May
14
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May
14
“The Iraqi government is a huge disappointment,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN’S Late Edition on Sunday. “I want to assure you, if they vote to ask us to leave, we’ll be glad to comply with their request,” he said.
Doug: So what happened to “If we don’t fight them over there, we’ll have to […]
May
14
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May
14
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May
14
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FRONTLINE addresses an issue of major consequence for all Americans: is the Bush administration’s domestic war on terrorism jeopardizing our civil liberties? Reporter Hedrick Smith presents new material on how the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program works and examines clashing viewpoints on whether the president has violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) […]
May
14
George Carlin on America
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May
14
DOD Blocking Internet Use — Don’t our troops deserve the same “freedoms” they’re allegedly fighting for?
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Starting Monday, the Defense Department will block access to MySpace, YouTube and a host of other sites on official department computers worldwide, in an effort to boost its network efficiency… the move leaves servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan who use the popular picture- and video-sharing sites with little or no access to them.
In a message […]
May
14
Congress today announced that the Office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of January 1, 2007. The move is being made to save the President’s $500,000 yearly salary, and also a record $521 trillion in deficit expenditures and related overhead the office has incurred during the last […]
May
14
General Paul Eaton
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If Bush won’t listen, Congress must.
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May
14
Henry Waxman (D-CA), chairman of the House oversight committee, announced today that former CIA Director George Tenet has agreed to testify before his committee. The topic: the White House’s hyping of false intelligence in the run-up to the war, specifically Iraq’s alleged efforts to procure uranium from Niger.
June 19th’s the date. And to make things […]
May
14
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Hitchens discusses his new book, “God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.”
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May
14
Sean Hannity’s pathetic attack on the Clintons - From last night’s “Hannity’s America”
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With all the crimes of the Bush administration a “newscaster” could be shining some light on, Hasn’t Any’s still standing on an orange crate “peeping” into the Clinton’s bedroom. Illegal wars and illegal spying programs just isn’t newsworthy in Hasn’t Any’s America. But what you do in the alleged privacy of your own bedroom, […]
May
14
He railed against the United States, helped scout out military installations for attack, offered to introduce his comrades to an arms dealer, and gave them a list of weapons he could procure, including machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
These were not the actions of a terrorist, but of a paid FBI informant who helped bring […]
May
14
“Now, I am target,” Mr. Tatar said, standing in the deserted restaurant on Thursday afternoon. “How do I know some kid won’t come and. …” Instead of finishing the sentence, he raised the thumb of his right hand and jabbed his forefinger, riddling the air with invisible bullets. Everything has changed for Mr. Tatar since […]
May
13
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May
13
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May
13
Great little 3 min. film: “Impeach Bush: Why we went to Iraq”
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May
13
The sons and daughters of some iconic Republicans are contemplating crossing the aisle.
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Susan Eisenhower is an accomplished professional, the president of an international consulting firm. She also happens to be Ike’s granddaughter—and in that role, she’s the humble torchbearer for moderate “Eisenhower Republicans.” Increasingly, however, she says that the partisanship and free spending of the Bush presidency—and the takeover of the party by single-issue voters, especially pro-lifers—is […]
May
13
Hagel: GOP Has Been “Hijacked by Single-Minded Power Projectors”
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May
13
Bush and Gonzales’ “Monica problem” (Can we please have a semen stain?)
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Two years ago, Robin C. Ashton, a seasoned criminal prosecutor at the Department of Justice, learned from her boss that a promised promotion was no longer hers. You have a Monica problem,” Ms. Ashton was told, according to several Justice Department officials. Referring to Monica M. Goodling, a 31-year-old, relatively inexperienced lawyer who had only […]
May
13
N.Y. Times’ Frank Rich: Earth to G.O.P.: The Gipper Is Dead
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They don’t seem to get that there is not another major brand in the country — not Wal-Mart, not G.E., not even Denny’s nowadays — that would try to sell a mass product with such a demographically homogeneous sales force. And that’s only half the problem. The other half is that the Republicans don’t have […]
May
13
Happy Mother’s Day
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Mother’s Day for Peace
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May
13
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Edwards launched a new Web site today, SupportTheTroopsEndTheWar.com. Edwards is proposing that this Memorial Day, we take back patriotism.
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May
13
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May
13
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May
12
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Listen to 1) the idiot Mancow blame the Opie and Anthony incident on them being liberals; and 2) the Idiot Hasn’t Any defend Opie and Anthony.
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May
12
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May
12
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Galloway hasn’t lost a step. He calls Blair and Brown “2 cheeks of the same backside.” Gotta’ love him!
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May
12
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May
12
One of the most reasoned and reasonable dissertations on Iran you’re going to hear
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John Stewart interviews Reza Aslan, author of “No God But God.” This is excellent! Reza single handedly exposes all the rabid right’s Iran bluster for the dishonest fear and war mongering it is.
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May
12
Christopher Hitchens on Real time with Bill Maher 5-11-2007
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Hitchens discusses his new book “God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything”
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May
12
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May
12
O’Reilly says (*snort*) “I’d like to have an honest media”
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Doug: Only in George W. Bush’s America would a member of the dishonest right wing media call for an honest media. Amazing.
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May
12
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May
12
Nah, it wasn’t about oil
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‘IoS’ today reveals a draft for a new law that would give Western oil companies a massive share in the third largest reserves in the world. To the victors, the oil?
That is how some experts view this unprecedented arrangement with a major Middle East oil producer that guarantees investors huge profits for the next 30 […]
May
11
Hoo boy - CREW: Mel Martinez broke the law in order to win an election
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) - a non-partisan ethics watchdog group - filed a complaint today with the Federal Election Commission alleging that U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez did not fully disclose information about nearly half of his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign contributors. The complaint by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington […]
May
11
CBS’s explanation was this. “CBS has “internal” standards that dictate against this sort of advocacy,” which the spokesperson defined as “expressing a public opinion that is coming from an advocacy point of view.” She added: “You are not allowed to take a public position on an issue.” But TPM has discovered that another CBS consultant […]
May
11
Michael Moore fights back
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Further to this story we brought you yesterday, we now learn this from Michael’s diary.
Hello Kossacks, Michael Moore, here. I know you all are aware of the controversy surrounding my recent trip to Cuba with a group of 9/11 heroes for my upcoming movie SiCKO and the subsequent letter I received from the Treasury Department […]
May
11
CBS fires Gen. Batiste over VoteVets ad
Iraq veteran Gen. John Batiste “has been asked to leave his position as a consultant to CBS News” over a new VoteVets ad criticizing the Iraq war.
If you missed the ad, here it is.
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Keith Olbermann interviewed General Batiste tonight. Watch it.
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May
10
Another RW hate monger joins H&C - Blames liberals for next attack on America
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Listen to this self-righteous, sanctimonious little prick. And ponder what that makes anyone who buys into his hateful dishonesty.
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May
10
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May
10
U.S. warns that ‘world is watching’ Wolfowitz saga
The United States warned on Thursday that “the whole world is watching” to see that embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is treated fairly as critics press him to quit over a pay-and-promotion dispute.
Doug: The United States most certainly did not warn that the whole world is watching. […]
May
10
On Thursday, May 10, 2007, Lawrence Wilkerson, speaking on National Public Radio, proposed impeaching President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. really do think that our founding fathers, Hamilton, Washington, Monroe, Madison, would all be astounded that over the course of our short history as a country, 200 plus years, we haven’t […]
May
10
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday he believes President Bush’s low approval ratings are hurting the GOP yet won’t affect the party’s 2008 nominee.
“I don’t think there’s any doubt that when the president’s polling numbers are low that it harms the Republican Party in general, but I think that when it comes election time […]
May
10
U.S. House passes Iraq “installment” funds bill Bush would veto
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed an Iraq war funds bill that President George W. Bush has promised to veto because it only provides enough money to continue combat for the next two or three months without a guarantee of future funding.
By a vote of 221-205, the House approved the Democratic-backed bill […]
May
10
The Democratic-controlled House defeated legislation Thursday to require the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq within nine months, then pivoted to a fresh challenge of President Bush’s handling of the unpopular war. Democrats advanced legislation for a vote later in the evening to provide funds for the war in two installments.
The first portion would […]
May
10
Just when you thought Michelle Malkin couldn’t make a bigger fool of herself
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May
10
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Rep. Doggett: “”Defeatism? That’s an administration that lacks the courage to admit its failures, and which pays for those failure with the blood of the brave - the blood of someone else. It is not the enemy that has us pinned down in Iraq today. It is this Administration’s unwillingness to admit its mistakes […]
May
10
The Bush administration has withheld a series of e-mails from Congress showing that senior White House and Justice Department officials worked together to conceal the role of Karl Rove in installing Timothy Griffin, a protégé of Rove’s, as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The withheld records show that D. Kyle Sampson, who […]
May
10
OxyContin: The Giuliani Connection
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Rudolph Giuliani and his consulting company, Giuliani Partners, have served as key advisors for the last five years to the pharmaceutical company that pled guilty today to charges it misled doctors and patients about the addiction risks of the powerful narcotic painkiller OxyContin.
Federal officials say the company, Purdue Frederick, helped to trigger a nationwide epidemic […]
May
10
Gonzo testifying today
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Congressman John Conyers opening.
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Rep. John Conyers questions.
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May
10
Defense authorization bill fails to address habeas corpus for detainees
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The new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee dealt a blow to the human-rights community by failing to include provisions to overhaul GOP legislation governing military tribunals in the 2008 defense authorization bill. The chairman’s move is attracting criticism from some who say Democrats’ dedication to the issue is wavering.
Scores of human-rights lawyers and […]
May
10
Latest on Michael Moore
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Weinsteins set ‘SiCKO’ release date
The Weinstein Co. has pegged a June 29 rollout for Michael Moore’s Cannes-bound docu “SiCKO” and brought in Lionsgate to partner on releasing the documaker’s first pic since “Fahrenheit 9/11.”
Michael Moore In Trouble For Cuba Trip
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is under investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department for taking ailing […]
May
10
I smell a rat - Iraqi lawmakers call for US withdrawal timetable
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A majority of Iraqi lawmakers have signed onto draft legislation calling for a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq and demanding a freeze on the number of such troops already in the country, lawmakers said on Thursday.
Doug: Even tho’ we know BushCo doesn’t want to leave Iraq, they’re eventually going to have […]
May
10
MySpace Brightens News Corp. Earnings
ALTHOUGH OVERSHADOWED BY MOVIE AND cable earnings, interactive was still a bright spot for News Corp. last quarter. The owner of MySpace said Wednesday that fiscal third-quarter profit rose to $871 million, or 27 cents per share–from $820 million, or 26 cents per share, a year ago. Revenue, meanwhile, rose 21% […]
May
10
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May
9
Past guest on the show Greg Palast’s latest- Naked neo-cons: Perjury and the Big, Bad Wolfowitz
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Watch it here, or read it on Greg’s web site here.
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May
9
Bill O’Reilly, character assassin, attacks Wes Clark over new VoteVets ad & Soros
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If you missed the new VoteVets ad, here it is.
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May
9
So, so sad
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Officer Robert Tim Buckman was rushing to warn rural residents about the approaching storm when the tornado swept up his squad car and flung it 300 yards into a field. The 46-year-old officer hung on long enough for his daughter’s wedding at his hospital bedside, then died of his injuries at a hospital Tuesday morning, […]
May
9
YES! Repub says his party lacks the depth of knowledge, intellect, and experience necessary for a viable political party any more.
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I think the GOP was dissolving. Now it’s drying up and the wind’s going to blow it away. I just don’t think we have the depth of knowledge, intellect, and experience necessary for a viable political party any more. I’m not sure if maybe the GOP has been hijacked by the base, or by Karl […]
May
9
BREAKING: Conservative Dems expected to vote with GOP to give Bush unfettered blank check on Iraq tomorrow
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John Aravosis at AmericaBlog has the story.
I just heard from an impeccable source that there is serious concern on the Hill that conservative Democrats in the House will vote with the Republicans to strip any and all restrictions from the Iraq supplemental tomorrow, effectively giving Bush all the money he wants with no restrictions and […]
May
9
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9
Pelosi threatens to sue Bush over Iraq bill (For what - impersonating a president?)
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is threatening to take President Bush to court if he issues a signing statement as a way of sidestepping a carefully crafted compromise Iraq war spending bill. Pelosi recently told a group of liberal bloggers, “We can take the president to court” if he issues a signing statement, according to […]
May
9
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Doug: Just what these people need. More destructive hot air.
May
9
Today’s Hot Topic: Restoring Habeas Corpus - Dems pledge to repair American justice
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Last year, Congressional Democrats allowed the Bush administration to ram through one of the worst laws in America’s history - the Military Commissions Act of 2006. This year, the Democrats pledged to use their new majority to begin repairing the profound damage the law has done to the nation’s justice system and global image.
May
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May
9
New ad from VoteVets.org
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May
9
Bush threatens to veto bill majority of Americans support - Don’t cave, Dems
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Most Americans disagree with President Bush’s decision last week to veto the war funding bill that contained a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. What do they think Congress should do now? Former Sen. John Edwards said Congress shouldn’t back down. “If we don’t have the votes to override the veto, the Congress should send him […]
May
9
Pentagon survey exposes deep demoralization of US occupation troops
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The study exposes the deteriorating behavioral health status of US troops—including depression, anxiety, alcoholism, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), marital problems and suicide. These mental health and personal problems are shown to directly influence the attitudes US soldiers hold toward the Iraqi population—resulting in increasing levels of terror and brutality meted out to civilians.
That the majority […]
May
8
Federal authorities have arrested six men identified as “radical Islamists” and accused them of plotting to “kill as many American soldiers as possible” in an attack on the Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey.
Doug: And of course, the conservative media - desperate to find something to bestow accolades upon George W. Bush over - […]
May
8
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May
8
Bill Maher on CNN today
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May
8
Doug: Yeah, but doesn’t his hair look nice?
A World Bank panel has found that bank President Paul Wolfowitz’s handling of a promotion and pay increase for his companion represented a conflict of interest and broke rules, but made no recommendation on how he should be reprimanded. The former US deputy defence secretary, a key architect […]
May
8
A recent Newsweek poll showing Democrat Barack Obama leading top Republican presidential hopefuls could have been made up and might help al-Qaida, conservative commentator Ann Coulter said in her latest verbal broadside.
Coulter, a best-selling author known for outrageous and often controversial statements, was asked Sunday on Fox News’ “At Large” what she thought about the […]
May
8
In a triumph for the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate on Monday killed a drive to allow consumers to buy prescription drugs from abroad at a significant savings over domestic prices. On a 49-40 vote, the Senate required the administration to certify the safety and effectiveness of imported drugs before they can be imported, a requirement […]
May
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May
8
Chris Matthews rips a meaningless right wing talking point (and the right winger who says it)
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May
8
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If you missed his original, delusional tirade, here it is.
May
8
This newspaper reluctantly endorsed the U.S. troop surge as the last, best hope for stabilizing conditions so that the elected Iraqi government could assume full responsibility for its affairs. But we also warned that the troops should not be used to referee a civil war. That, regrettably, is what has happened.
Having invested so much in […]
May
8
From past guest on the show, Eric Boehlert.
The good news was that Beck’s special, “Exposed: Climate of Fear,” was a commercial flop, finishing dead last in total viewers among CNN, Headline News, Fox News, and MSNBC programs that night. The weak showing simply highlighted Beck’s recent, albeit little-discussed, ratings woes.
Just months after being hyped as […]
May
8
Conservatism historically has seen government as a problem to overcome, an albatross. President Reagan stated it succinctly when he said, “we need to get government off our backs.” Conservatives usually justify this negative view of government in the name of freedom. They conflate freedom with unregulated markets, anti-unionism, low taxes and a rabid individualism. Without […]
May
8
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Doug: This is the best FAUX Noise can come up with to criticize Democrats? Bernard Kerik?!
May
7
Olbermann: Federal Prosecutor Scandal All About Voter Suppression
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What a shock. This is what you have to do when your policies benefit so very few Americans. You have to steal elections.
May
7
Repugs starting to run away from Iraq. Now Trent Lott supports timetables.
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Doug: Not that there’s any honor involved here. There’s an election around the corner. The repugs don’t care about timetables or soldier’s deaths. They only care about being elected. So… how come George W. Bush isn’t accusing Boehner and Lott of “waving the flag of surrender?” Hmmm? Sick bastards.
Senate Republican Whip Trent Lott said […]
May
7
My take on the Rocky Anderson / Sean Hasn’t Any debate Friday night
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When Will Public Progressive Figures Ever Learn?
by your humble host, Doug Basham
I just had the opportunity to watch the much bally-hooed debate that took place on Friday night up at the University of Utah between Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and FOX News’ Sean Hannity.
And let me preface this article by stating unequivocally […]
May
7
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Whatever your politics or your views on the Iraq war, the admission by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that as a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee he knew that America was duped into a war, but remained silent because he was sworn to secrecy, was a stunner.
“At the time of this debate,” he recently […]
May
7
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Doug: Once again, the “Decider Commander Guy” embarrasses us. Had enuff yet?
Update
From John Aravosis at AmericaBlog.
John says “He really is an idiot. Then he follows it up with what one might call a sexist comment as well. She is, after all, a head of state. Then again, I guess we should be thankful he […]
May
7
The rebuilding effort in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kansas, likely will be hampered because some much-needed equipment is in Iraq, said that state’s governor. Governor Kathleen Sebelius said much of the National Guard equipment usually positioned around the state to respond to emergencies is gone. She said not having immediate access to things like tents, trucks and […]
May
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May
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Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said Sunday he doesn’t believe former CIA Director George Tenet “has credibility with anyone in the United States.” The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee told CBS’ “Face the Nation” Tenet should be investigated for his role in the buildup to the Iraq War.
May
6
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N. Y. Times: An Empty Place Where a Kansas Town Once Stood
Four soldiers from Fort Riley and a reserve police officer were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of looting cigarettes and alcohol from a store, The Associated Press reported. (WTF?!)
May
6
Excellent! Law and Disorder
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TRT: 1:09
May
6
From our WTF? Department: Conservative Christian Seminary Invites Ann Coulter to Speak
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Why would a Christian Seminary invite controversial writer, speaker, columnist and pundit Ann Coulter to come to speak? That is the question many have been asking since Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte announced Coulter would be speaking on May 10. Coulter is has received lots of media attention for her caustic comments seems an unlikely […]
May
6
“Scandals collide! The BushCo-rattling US Attorneys scandal may have intersected with the titillating DC Madam scandal. And just in time, after the extraordinary buildup and letdown from ABC News “investigative reporter” Brian Ross on Friday night (transcript). I guess 20/20 doesn’t believe in full release and happy endings.”
Suzie-Q has the story.
May
6
They’re not happy with their own media. Too many rogue elements still displaying “liberal bias.” So they got their own on-line encyclopedia - conservapedia - because Wikipedia is just so “liberally biased.” Now, they’ve set their sights on another “liberally biased” target, YouTube. Their solution? QubeTube. Two Republican White House veterans have launched QubeTV as […]
May
6
Gingrich - Bush Not the Solution or Future (and some other repub is?!)
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TRT: 1:01
May
6
A roadside explosion outside the Iraqi capital on Sunday killed six American soldiers and a civilian journalist, the military said, among 12 U.S. troop deaths reported on a day when two car bombs killed at least 44 Iraqis at a Baghdad market and a police headquarters.
Doug: Doin’ a heckuva’ job, Bushie. George W. Bush and […]
May
6
Latest on GonzoGate: Justice Official Says He Was Directed to Call Fired Prosecutors
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The chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty has told congressional investigators that phone calls he placed to four fired U.S. attorneys — calls that three of the prosecutors say involved threats about testifying before Congress – were made at McNulty’s direction.
May
6
TRT: :30
May
5
Representative Darrell Issa expects Iraq troop levels to drop in less than a year, but warns it could take much longer before all U.S. personnel and equipment come home. In a conference call from Baghdad, where he is visiting with members of Congress, the San Diego-area Republican said he believes the number of troops in […]
May
5
A Department of Defense Mental Health Advisory team on Friday released key findings from a report on the mental health of U.S. troops in Iraq. A survey of more than 1,300 soldiers and nearly 450 Marines gave a snapshot of the mental state of some of the men and women fighting in Iraq. Of those […]
May
5
Excellent! Must see. Bill Maher slams the right for trashing France
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May
5
Wow. Sean Penn lets loose on Bush, Cheney et al, says they should all be in f–king jail!
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Doug: Watch for this to be all over the right wing shows - radio and television - on Monday. Watch the hosts all line up like the mindless lemmings they are, calling the very patriotic Sean Penn unpatriotic. Bet on it.
May
5
You can watch the entire fiasco from beginning to end on Google here.
Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Part 4
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Part 5
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Part 6
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May
5
The U.S. economy added a modest 88,000 jobs in April, the slimmest gain in more than two years, and the unemployment rate edged up, the government said on Friday in a report that showed weaker economic growth taking a toll on the job market. The Labor Department said the jobless rate ticked up to 4.5 […]
May
4
Award winning study finds Bill O’Reilly a propagandist (I’m shocked)
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Using analysis techniques first developed in the 1930s by the Institute for Propaganda Analysis, Conway, Grabe and Grieves found that O’Reilly employed six of the seven propaganda devices nearly 13 times each minute in his editorials. His editorials also are presented on his Web site and in his newspaper columns. The seven propaganda devices include:
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May
4
“Is George W. Bush even trying to make sense anymore? On Wednesday, speaking to the Associated General Contractors of America, Bush gave himself a new nickname. Responding to a question from the audience, he asked rhetorically whether “the Congress or the commanders” should decide how many U.S. troops are needed in Iraq.
“And as you know,” […]