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The Vigilant Lens | November 21st 2009 by Lens1
JIHAD? Wake up America! Remember 9/11, remember Afghanistan, Iraq, Bailouts, the Patriot Act, war crimes, Katrina, Depression 2008-2015 and the deaths of hundreds of thousands. And furthermore, I want to know who this Bush criminal is. I’m proba read more
Have A US Passport, Get Hassled In Denmark!
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky
The Danish government is instituting tighter checks on individuals carrying American passports who enter their nation, particularly, anyone who is coming from the Middle East. US intelligence has indicated many terrorists are securing an American pas read more
No one's stuffing gay rights down Utah's throat
The Reaction | November 20th 2009
By Michael J.W. StickingsUtah State Sen. Chris Buttars -- a Republican, of course -- claims to support gay rights. He may even support gay rights legislation. But the struggle for gay rights in Utah is still at an early stage. Forget same-sex marriag read more
Republicans Try To Explain Their Flip Flop As They Vote To Screw…
Liberal Values | November 20th 2009 by Ron Chusid
The House passed this year’s annual fix to the flawed Medicare payment formula which would cut payment to physicians by 21 percent. The bill would also fix the formula so that we don’t have to keep going through this every year. The vote read more
Party of No’s Enforcer
Where's Eric Cantor | November 20th 2009 by Bradley Herring
I wrote yesterday about the pathetic charade Eric Cantor engaged in over the “doc fix,” the permanent measure to make sure Medicare doesn’t slash payments to doctors. Cantor and other Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee su read more
Is Rape Just Another Word?
Girl Hate | November 20th 2009
As if you needed another reason to hate Fox News and Satan himself Rush Limbaugh. Media Matters for America (via Salon Broadsheet) compiled this nauseating video of conservative pundits liberally throwing the word rape around—mostly in their argume read more
Obama, the Recession, and Polls
Outside The Beltway | OTB | November 20th 2009 by James Joyner
A CNN poll released today finds that “opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting.” According to the survey, “38 percent of the public blames Republicans for the country’s read more
FEC unwisely OKs return to cheap private jet travel by members of…
Scholars and Rogues | November 20th 2009 by Scholars and Rogues
Let’s say you’re Sen. John Dough. You’re running for re-election. You need money. Often, you have to travel to where the money is to get it. Say, in Los Angeles. So you fly. But you wish to avoid flying commercial. Too much time was read more
John McCain, Recovering Environmentalist
Griper News | November 20th 2009 by Wisco
John McCain, formerly one of the most environmentalist people on the right, has decided that fighting global warming is the worst thing ever -- and he's attacking his buddies on the issuePolitico:Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have been worki read more
Bush In 2006: Terrorists Should Be “Tried In Courts Here In The…
Mountain Sage Blog | November 20th 2009 by Mountain Sage
As Jon Stewart asked in the videos I posted yesterday, where were the crazies during the Bush administration? Bush In 2006: Terrorists Should Be “Tried In Courts Here In The U.S.” With Republicans hammering the Obama administration for trying s read more
Craziest Republican of the Day: Virginia Foxx
The Reaction | November 20th 2009
By Michael J.W. StickingsWe all know Foxx is crazy. Apparently, she's also incredibly stupid. Consider a couple of things she said yesterday:-- "Actually, the GOP has been the leader in starting good environmental programs in this country."Maybe, if read more
Justice American Style
Democrat Taylor Marsh blogs politics, Iraq, and culture | November 20th 2009
TM NOTE: I interviewed Kristen Breitweiser back in Sept. 2006 when she wrote her book, the podcast still available among the “best of” section. So I was very interested to get her reaction to the news about A.G. Holder bringing the read more
ACORN Stole NY-23?
The Right Perspective | November 20th 2009
Calls for a paper recount of New York’s embattled 23rd congressional district have risen up after Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman “unconceded” his Election Eve loss,chargeing civil right group ACORN and labor unions rigged read more
Wasson Proposes Trade with North Korea, Cut DoD by Half
Madville Times | November 20th 2009 by Cory Allen Heidelberger
GOP U.S. House candidate Thad Wasson keeps the ideas coming: He extends his proposal for bear-hug diplomacy with Iran to include agricultural trade with North Korea. He also proposes the most serious federal deficit-cutting plan I've heard from anyon read more
All 40 GOP Senators To Filibuster Obamacare
The Right Perspective | November 20th 2009
This Saturday’s Senate vote on National health care for America looks likely to turn into a long, drawn-out bloodbath as all 40 of the Republicans in the chamber have vowed to filibuster the bill. Even moderate Republican Olympia Snowe has said read more
HEADLINES FROM THE WORLD PRESS
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
Each day we offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments. UK, The Independent: “Inmates Let Out For Night” At least this means crime will go down during the day. Australia, Sydney Morning Herald read more
Military–Industrial Complex
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
A h alf century ago, President Dwight Eisenhower, who had led Allied forces in Europe during World War II, warned the American people about a growing alliance between members of the military and US defense contractors. After the appearance of a study read more
New GOP Mantra: Reality Bites – Surrealism Rocks!
Chuck McCoy - The Evil Liberal | November 19th 2009 by Chuck McCoy
What a week for the right wing meltdown crowd. A new national poll by Public Policy Polling shows that a majority of republicans feel ACORN stole the 2008 election for Barack Obama. DETAILS HERE ON TALKINGPOINTSMEMO.COM And the far right wing read more
It’s not gonna get any easier
A World of Progress TeamZine | November 19th 2009
We’ve talked about it for a while now, being quite sure that the Republican Party has collectively lost its mind. But until today, we had no statistical proof. Now we do. A new poll by Public Policy Polling reveals that 52 percent of Republican read more
Sarah Palin and Newsweek
jasers | November 19th 2009
So, as some of you out there know, Newsweek recently put out a new issue with Sarah Palin on the cover. The title is “How do you solve a problem like Sarah” and it shows her, as you can see above, in shall we say, very leggy. Some mi read more
Florida’s Worst Tax Burden
RootsWire | November 19th 2009 by Steve Hanson
Original Author: dantilson Republican political opportunism. That, in a nutshell, is the Sunshine State’s worst and not so well hidden tax burden. read more
Poll: 52% of Republicans Think ACORN Stole Election For Obama
The Moderate Voice | November 19th 2009
Before you read this story, play this video below to set the proper mood: Click here to view the embedded video. Now read this poll: Losing NY-23 candidate Doug Hoffman became the latest in an increasingly long line of conservative politicians to bl read more
Doc Fits
Where's Eric Cantor | November 19th 2009 by Bradley Herring
In case you weren’t paying attention, Congress today passed a “doc fix” for health care, preventing a 21% cut in Medicare payments to doctors. This is what’s considered “a good thing.” Unless of course you̵ read more
Ex-Gov. Gary Johnson talks better drug policy - The Alibi (New Me…
kath.A.rine | November 19th 2009
Ex-Gov. Gary Johnson talks better drug policy - The Alibi (New Mexico): More than a thousand people... read more
Dr. Timothy Wilt Stands By Mammogram Advice
The Seferm Post | November 19th 2009 by Seferm Post
The panel's recommendations "were based on the most rigorous peer review of up-to-date, accurate information about the evidence about the harms and benefits of treatment," Wilt said on ABC's "Good Morning America." read more
Serious denial
Needlenose | November 19th 2009
Trial by Monster Truck I can’t determine which is crazier – the claim that Obama shouldn’t be President because he wasn’t born here, or the belief by a large majority of Repugs that he didn’t wind because little old ACOR read more
Abstinence-Only Education Funding In Health Reform Bill To Please…
Liberal Values | November 19th 2009 by Ron Chusid
The House health care reform bill restricts abortions to get conservative votes. Now it turns out that conservatives also got something slipped into the Senate bill–funding for abstinence-only programs. From The Gaggle: Their provision would re read more
Tim Geithner Told To Resign...Summers' Head Wanted On A Platter…
BlackPoliticalBuzz | November 19th 2009
Geithner Asked To Resign; "Mr. Secretary, The Public Has Lost All Confidence In Your Ability To Do Your Job" A heated exchange erupted on Capitol Hill today as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was explicitly asked to resign.The ranking House Repu read more
Hoffman Revokes His Concession, Accuses ACORN Of Voter Fraud
BlackPoliticalBuzz | November 19th 2009
Hoffman alleges vote fraud in NY 23Even as he faces near-impossible odds of pulling ahead in the count, Doug Hoffman announced Wednesday night that he is officially revoking his concession from Election Night, and is accusing labor unions and ACORN read more
Ethics panel finds probable cause for charges against Gov. Mark S…
Daisy's Dead Air | November 19th 2009 by DaisyDeadhead
Photo of our esteemed governor is from WJBF-TV.I worried I was boring yall with the continuing Mark Sanford follies here in Carolina... so I laid off him for awhile. But hey, it's getting good again, so an update is in order. My Green Party droogs read more
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